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ONI 34 Mendez vs Cro Cop PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mits Tumbles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Luis Leonardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luis Leonardo has chosen Taio Cruz - Dynamite as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mits Tumbles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Antonio Luis Leonardo!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tumbles tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Luis Leonardo swivels and escapes.
Luis Leonardo stuffs the takedown attempt from Tumbles. Tumbles gets slowly back to his feet.
Tumbles looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Luis Leonardo is fending him off so far but Tumbles persists. Nope, Luis Leonardo circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mits Tumbles. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tumbles pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Luis Leonardo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tumbles sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Luis Leonardo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Luis Leonardo looks to throw the jab but Tumbles is out of range.
Luis Leonardo throws a hook to the side of Tumbles's head but Tumbles sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Luis Leonardo throws a hook but Tumbles avoids it easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tumbles.
Tumbles swinging wildly here.
Tumbles tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Luis Leonardo swivels and escapes.
Luis Leonardo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tumbles has managed to clinch.
Luis Leonardo is looking to break free of the clinch but Tumbles has double underhooks.
Tumbles is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Luis Leonardo pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Tumbles is working for takedown but Luis Leonardo is calmly controlling the position for now.
Luis Leonardo throws a punch but it's blocked by Tumbles.
Luis Leonardo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Luis Leonardo as Tumbles tries to tie him up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tumbles has Luis Leonardo pressed against the cage, preventing Luis Leonardo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Luis Leonardo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Luis Leonardo working hard to break the clinch.
Luis Leonardo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tumbles tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Luis Leonardo smiles and moves away.
Tumbles takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Luis Leonardo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Luis Leonardo looks to score with a jab to the body but Tumbles is just out of range.
Luis Leonardo misses the shot to the body.
Luis Leonardo throws a jab when Tumbles was well out of range.
Luis Leonardo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Luis Leonardo misses the jab.
Tumbles slips under a jab.
Luis Leonardo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tumbles on the side of the head.
Luis Leonardo digs a good body shot into Tumbles's ribs.
Tumbles is breathing heavily.
Luis Leonardo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tumbles's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luis Leonardo throws out a loose jab but Tumbles uses good head movement to avoid it.
Antonio Luis Leonardo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Luis Leonardo cracks Tumbles with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slow jab from Luis Leonardo misses its intended target.
Tumbles steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Luis Leonardo.
Luis Leonardo might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Luis Leonardo misses with a body shot.
Tumbles throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Luis Leonardo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tumbles moves away.
Tumbles misses with a takedown attempt - Luis Leonardo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Tumbles tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Luis Leonardo scores with a decent looking hook.
Luis Leonardo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Tumbles.
Luis Leonardo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tumbles.
Nice straight punches there by Luis Leonardo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Luis Leonardo.
Luis Leonardo scores with a nice strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Luis Leonardo. That snapped Tumbles's head back.
Luis Leonardo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Tumbles fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Luis Leonardo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tumbles scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tumbles takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Luis Leonardo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tumbles misses with a takedown attempt - Luis Leonardo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Luis Leonardo throws a shot from downtown. Tumbles moves away and avoids it.
Decent striking displayed by Luis Leonardo there.
Tumbles throws out a loose jab but Luis Leonardo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Luis Leonardo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tumbles.
Tumbles gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Luis Leonardo.
Tumbles takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luis Leonardo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tumbles stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Luis Leonardo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tumbles fails with a takedown attempt.
Luis Leonardo jabs Tumbles right on the nose. Tumbles blinks but takes it well.
Tumbles defending well as Luis Leonardo loads up on a big left hand.
Tumbles shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Luis Leonardo but Luis Leonardo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A jab from Luis Leonardo misses.
Luis Leonardo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tumbles has a takedown stuffed.
Luis Leonardo throws out a powerful jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Luis Leonardo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tumbles manages to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Tumbles.
Luis Leonardo scores with a jab to the jaw.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Luis Leonardo dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Luis Leonardo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tumbles has closed the distance and engaged Luis Leonardo in a clinch.
Luis Leonardo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Luis Leonardo wants to break free but Tumbles has control.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Luis Leonardo tries to break the clinch but Tumbles is controlling the position.
Tumbles's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Luis Leonardo lands a really nice looking cross but Tumbles seems unphased.
Luis Leonardo lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Tumbles steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Luis Leonardo.
Luis Leonardo throws a big shot that misses.
Luis Leonardo misses the shot to the body.
Tumbles defending well as Luis Leonardo loads up on a big left hand.
Tumbles tries for a takedown but Luis Leonardo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Luis Leonardo misses with an uppercut.
Mits Tumbles is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tumbles is looking to clinch but Luis Leonardo is avoiding it.
Luis Leonardo throws a lazy right hand but Tumbles sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Luis Leonardo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Tumbles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luis Leonardo looks to land a left hand but Tumbles moved out of range nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Luis Leonardo misses with an uppercut. Tumbles saw that one coming.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Tumbles is defended easily by Luis Leonardo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mits Tumbles. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Luis Leonardo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Luis Leonardo scores with a nice right hand.
Tumbles closes the distance and clinches up with Luis Leonardo, looking for a takedown. Tumbles pushes Luis Leonardo against the cage but Luis Leonardo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Tumbles is defended easily by Luis Leonardo.
Luis Leonardo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tumbles manages to avoid it.
Luis Leonardo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Luis Leonardo misses with a looping right.
Tumbles tries to clinch but Luis Leonardo is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luis Leonardo misses with a wild body shot.
Tumbles uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Luis Leonardo.
Tumbles keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Luis Leonardo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Luis Leonardo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Tumbles avoids the body shot from Luis Leonardo.
Luis Leonardo takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A decent looking cross lands there for Tumbles.
Luis Leonardo scores with a jab to the body.
Tumbles keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Luis Leonardo.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Tumbles. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Tumbles throws a sloppy head kick and Luis Leonardo moves out of range easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Luis Leonardo misses the target.
Tumbles cracks Luis Leonardo with an open hand slap.
Luis Leonardo connects with a body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tumbles shoots in but Luis Leonardo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Tumbles on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luis Leonardo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Tumbles forces Luis Leonardo back against the cage and clinches.
Tumbles wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Luis Leonardo has him pressed against the cage.
Luis Leonardo tries to stall but Tumbles uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Luis Leonardo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tumbles fails with an attempt to clinch.
Luis Leonardo digs a good body shot into Tumbles's ribs.
Luis Leonardo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tumbles in his tracks.
Tumbles bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Luis Leonardo misses the jab.
Tumbles looks to land a combination but Luis Leonardo avoids it well.
Tumbles keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Luis Leonardo.
Luis Leonardo jabs at Tumbles's body.
Luis Leonardo lands with an overhand left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luis Leonardo lands a slapping body shot.
Luis Leonardo with a hook.
Tumbles fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Luis Leonardo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A looping hook to the body misses from Luis Leonardo. Tumbles does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tumbles is looking to clinch but Luis Leonardo is avoiding it.
Tumbles steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Luis Leonardo.
Tumbles shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Luis Leonardo lands a jab to Tumbles's midsection.
Luis Leonardo throws a hook but Tumbles avoids it easily.
Tumbles keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Horrible takedown by Tumbles or perhaps it was just good defense by Luis Leonardo which made him look bad.
Antonio Luis Leonardo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Luis Leonardo scores with a shot to the body.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Luis Leonardo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Luis Leonardo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tumbles moves away.
Tumbles shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Luis Leonardo sprawls well. Luis Leonardo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tumbles gets slowly back to his feet.
Luis Leonardo scores with a nice strike.
Luis Leonardo thows a body shot but no joy.
Luis Leonardo misses with a straight left.
Luis Leonardo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Tumbles.
Tumbles throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Luis Leonardo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tumbles throws a looping overhand right but Luis Leonardo ducks down to avoid it.
Luis Leonardo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tumbles moves away.
Luis Leonardo digs a good hook to Tumbles's body.
Luis Leonardo jabs at Tumbles's body.
Tumbles looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luis Leonardo with a hook.
Luis Leonardo loads up on a big right hand but Tumbles slips the punch.
Luis Leonardo stuns Tumbles with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Luis Leonardo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Luis Leonardo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Luis Leonardo throws an overhand right that lands on Tumbles's shoulder, as Tumbles tries to avoid the shot.
Luis Leonardo lands a head shot.
Luis Leonardo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Luis Leonardo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tumbles.
Luis Leonardo scores with a body shot.
Tumbles displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Luis Leonardo throws out the jab.
Tumbles fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mits Tumbles. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Luis Leonardo. Tumbles does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tumbles staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luis Leonardo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Luis Leonardo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Tumbles misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Luis Leonardo lands an overhand right.
Luis Leonardo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tumbles at a distance.
Luis Leonardo loads up on a big right hand but Tumbles slips the punch.
Tumbles tries to move into range but Luis Leonardo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Tumbles staying out of range there.
A head kick misses from Tumbles.
Tumbles avoids the body shot from Luis Leonardo.
Luis Leonardo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tumbles's hands.
Antonio Luis Leonardo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Luis Leonardo, as that shot connected.
Tumbles takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tumbles looks to score with a jab to the body but Luis Leonardo is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tumbles keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Luis Leonardo.
Luis Leonardo swings for the body but Tumbles moves out of range.
Luis Leonardo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tumbles was well out of range. Poor timing from Luis Leonardo.
Tumbles tries to clinch up but Luis Leonardo circles away and keeps his distance.
Tumbles closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Luis Leonardo to the mat! Luis Leonardo manages to get full guard.
Luis Leonardo is adopting a defensive guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tumbles accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tumbles trying to control but Luis Leonardo is working from the bottom.
Tumbles trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tumbles trying to control but Luis Leonardo is working from the bottom.
Tumbles is stalling in the full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Antonio Luis Leonardo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Luis Leonardo winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antonio Luis Leonardo!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Slobozel Doruletz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Batista (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Batista is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Slobozel Doruletz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Batista!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doruletz misses with a takedown attempt - Batista sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Batista misses with a jab, cross combination.
Doruletz shoots in but no luck this time.
Doruletz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Doruletz misses with a takedown attempt - Batista sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Slobozel Doruletz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Doruletz misses with a two punch combination.
Doruletz looks for a takedown but Batista sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doruletz closes the distance and pushes Batista back into the cage.
A shot in the inside from Batista.
Doruletz is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Batista gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Doruletz manages to break the clinch.
Doruletz avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Doruletz is defended easily by Batista.
Batista wants to clinch up but Doruletz keeps it at a distance.
Doruletz fails to land the takedown.
Doruletz has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Slobozel Doruletz has been cut.
Doruletz closes the distance and clinches.
Doruletz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Horrible takedown by Doruletz or perhaps it was just good defense by Batista which made him look bad.
Doruletz throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Batista's waist but Batista gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Doruletz off to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batista throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Batista stuffs the takedown attempt from Doruletz. Doruletz gets slowly back to his feet.
Batista tries to clinch up.
Batista keeps the fight on the outside.
Doruletz clinches up against the cage.
Batista is trying to force a seperation but Doruletz has the dominant position.
Doruletz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Batista throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Doruletz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Batista.
Doruletz tries to bum rush Batista with a series of wild strikes but Batista uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batista closes the distance and pushes Doruletz back into the cage.
Doruletz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Doruletz closes the distance and clinches up with Batista, looking for a takedown. Doruletz pushes Batista against the cage but Batista circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Doruletz connects with a high kick.
It looks like John Batista has been cut.
John Batista is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Doruletz throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Batista.
Doruletz tries to clinch there but Batista circles away.
Doruletz tries to clinch
and Batista counters by moving into the clinch.
Doruletz jumps guard but Batista stands there with Doruletz around his waist. Doruletz gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Batista being controlled against the cage.
Batista gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Doruletz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doruletz manages to break the clinch.
Doruletz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Batista misses with a wild combination.
Doruletz is looking to clinch but Batista is avoiding it.
Batista will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Batista looks to land a combination but Doruletz avoids it well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Doruletz plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Batista looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Slobozel Doruletz dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Doruletz changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Batista tries to avoid it but Doruletz manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Batista to the ground. Batista escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Doruletz tries to clinch up.
Slobozel Doruletz is winning the standup battle so far.
Batista gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Batista breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Doruletz clinches but Batista breaks the clinch
and Batista counters with a left and a right that stings Doruletz.
Doruletz has his takedown stuffed
and Batista counters by moving into the clinch.
Doruletz dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Batista lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Doruletz breaks the clinch.
Doruletz shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Batista defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Slobozel Doruletz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Doruletz is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Doruletz is defended easily by Batista.
Doruletz looks to land a combination but Batista avoids it well.
Doruletz is trying hard to land a takedown here. Batista sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Batista rushes Doruletz and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Batista breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Doruletz shoots in and drives through. Batista sprawls well.
The fight stays on the outside here - Batista looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Doruletz tries to close the distance and clinch but Batista swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Doruletz is defended easily by Batista.
Doruletz throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Batista's waist but Batista gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Doruletz off to one side.
Batista leaves Doruletz with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Batista stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Batista wants it to stay on the feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Doruletz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batista circles away from the clinch attempt
and Batista counters with a one-two to the body.
Batista wants to clinch.
Batista keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Doruletz.
Slobozel Doruletz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Batista throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Doruletz.
Doruletz fails with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Batista tries to close the distance and clinch but Doruletz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Batista throws a nice looking combination but Doruletz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Doruletz lands a high kick!
Doruletz shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Batista defends it nicely.
Doruletz changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Batista tries to avoid it but Doruletz manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Batista to the ground. Batista escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Batista throws a series of punches but Doruletz moves out of range.
Batista misses with a hook.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
John Batista showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Doruletz fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Batista forces Doruletz back against the cage and clinches.
Batista prevents the takedown attempt.
Doruletz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Doruletz shoots in for a double leg but Batista sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Slobozel Doruletz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Doruletz looks to land a combination but Batista avoids it well.
Doruletz fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch combination from Batista misses.
Doruletz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Batista moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Batista moves out of range of the leg kick from Doruletz.
Batista displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Doruletz.
Doruletz shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Batista sprawls well. Batista wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Doruletz gets slowly back to his feet.
Doruletz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Doruletz shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Batista sprawls well. Batista wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Doruletz gets slowly back to his feet.
No luck for Doruletz with that takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Batista lands with a cross.
Slobozel Doruletz's cut is getting worse.
Doruletz fails with the takedown.
Doruletz gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Batista cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Doruletz.
Doruletz tries to clinch up but Batista circles away and keeps his distance.
Doruletz looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Batista is fending him off so far but Doruletz persists. Nope, Batista circles away and we're back to standing.
Batista stuffs the takedown attempt from Doruletz. Doruletz gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Batista throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Doruletz counters with a head kick.
That has opened up John Batista's cut even more.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batista throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Doruletz shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Doruletz shoots in looking for a takedown. Batista tries to sprawl out of it but Doruletz keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Batista manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Batista throws a series of punches but Doruletz moves out of range.
Doruletz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Batista paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Doruletz tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Batista counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Batista misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Doruletz looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Doruletz looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Doruletz dodges the punch combination from Batista.
Batista has taken the fight to the clinch.
Doruletz tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Batista smiles and moves away.
Doruletz throws a jab but it's blocked by Batista.
Doruletz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Batista.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Batista comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Batista has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Batista!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oni Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Destroyer Of Worlds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Of Worlds's choice of entrance music: All That Remains: This Calling. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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23
283 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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24
255 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Oni Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Destroyer Of Worlds!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Sosuke Kotani and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Of Worlds checks a leg kick.
Of Worlds closes the distance and clinches up with Black, looking for a takedown. Of Worlds pushes Black against the cage but Black circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Of Worlds shoots in for a takedown but Black shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Of Worlds looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Black is fending him off so far but Of Worlds persists. Nope, Black circles away and we're back to standing.
Oni Black has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Destroyer Of Worlds.
Of Worlds throws a wild body kick that Black sees coming a mile off.
Black fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Of Worlds.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Of Worlds is defended easily by Black.
Of Worlds takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Of Worlds is defended easily by Black.
Black is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Black misses with a low kick.
Black misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black is looking to slow Of Worlds down with leg kicks.
Of Worlds scores with a takedown into Black's guard.
Of Worlds postures up in Black's guard and throws a big left but Black blocks it.
Of Worlds throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Black works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Black preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Of Worlds wants to pass the guard but Black is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Of Worlds postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Black tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Of Worlds throws a strike but Black rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Of Worlds is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A looping hook to the body misses from Of Worlds. Black does a little dance to reset his feet.
Of Worlds looks to land a body kick but Black moved away.
Of Worlds looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Black is fending him off so far but Of Worlds persists. Nope, Black circles away and we're back to standing.
Black scores with a spinning back kick!
Black leaves Of Worlds with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Of Worlds shoots in for a double leg but Black sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Of Worlds will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Black.
Of Worlds on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Black. Black obviously looking to wear him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black stuffs the takedown.
Of Worlds looks gassed!
A decent looking cross lands there for Black.
Of Worlds misses with a leg kick
and Black counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Of Worlds misses with a takedown attempt
and Black makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Of Worlds misses with a takedown attempt
and Black counters with a body kick.
Black throws a nice inside leg kick.
Destroyer Of Worlds seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Black lands with a thumping leg kick.
Of Worlds takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Of Worlds gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nice body kick there by Black.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Black moves into the clinch.
Black using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Black connects with a nasty looking knee right to Of Worlds's face.
Black lands a good knee to the midsection. Of Worlds won't want to take too many of those.
Black tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Of Worlds avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black connects with a nasty looking knee right to Of Worlds's face.
Black landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Of Worlds takes a knee right on the jaw!
Black missing with knees to the body.
Black misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Of Worlds.
Black misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Of Worlds.
Black misses with a knee to the head.
Of Worlds gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Black is trying to maintain the position but Of Worlds is very close to passing his half guard.
Of Worlds is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Black wants to control but Of Worlds is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Black avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Of Worlds.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Oni Black dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Of Worlds lands a nice shot to the body.
Of Worlds circles away from the clinch attempt.
Of Worlds takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Of Worlds closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Of Worlds lands in his opponent's guard.
Black working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Of Worlds.
Of Worlds postures up in Black's guard and throws a big left but Black blocks it.
Of Worlds postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Of Worlds stands up over Black, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Black working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Of Worlds.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Of Worlds's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Black has his feet on Of Worlds's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Of Worlds fails with the takedown
and Black counters with an outside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Black.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Of Worlds.
Black moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Of Worlds misses with a hook. Black ducked under it nicely.
Of Worlds fails with the takedown
and Black counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Of Worlds thinking.
Oni Black has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Destroyer Of Worlds.
Of Worlds will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Of Worlds shoots and misses
and Black counters with an outside leg kick.
Black scores with a head kick.
Black avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Of Worlds fails with the takedown
and Black finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Black fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Of Worlds, pushing him back against the cage.
Black misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Of Worlds.
Of Worlds's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Black tries to land knees in the clinch but Of Worlds avoids the damage to the body.
Of Worlds drops down looking for an ankle pick but Black pulls his leg out and moves away.
Of Worlds fails with a takedown attempt.
Black lands a nice leg kick that just misses Of Worlds's sensitive parts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Of Worlds checks a leg kick.
Black throws a nice outside leg kick.
Of Worlds shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Black counters with a nice low kick that buckles Of Worlds's knee momentarily.
Black fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Of Worlds, pushing him back against the cage.
Black looking to throw knees to the head but Of Worlds is blocking nicely.
Black trying to land knees to the body.
Black unloads a knee to the mid-section. Of Worlds lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Of Worlds avoids a wild elbow strike from Black.
Black misses with a knee strike.
Black trying to land knees to the body.
Black looking to throw knees to the head but Of Worlds is blocking nicely.
Of Worlds is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A knee to the head by Black.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Of Worlds gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Of Worlds must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Of Worlds advances to half guard.
Black avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Of Worlds.
Black pushes Of Worlds off looking to stand but Of Worlds dives back in and keeps control.
Ground and pound from Of Worlds.
Of Worlds is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Black!
Of Worlds thowing shots but they're missing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Of Worlds unloading with bombs!
Black tries to buck Of Worlds off but he can't manage it.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Oni Black will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
A low kick from Of Worlds is predictable there
and Black counters with a left to the body.
Black throws a chopping leg kick but Of Worlds manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Black lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Black throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Black is looking to wear down Of Worlds with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Black tries a low kick but Of Worlds avoids it.
Black stuffs the takedown attempt from Of Worlds. Of Worlds gets slowly back to his feet.
Black defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Of Worlds.
Oni Black is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice sprawl there from Black as Of Worlds shoots in.
Oni Black has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Destroyer Of Worlds.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Of Worlds dives in and grabs Black's left leg, looking for a takedown. Black pushes down on Of Worlds's head and hops out.
A nice inside leg kick there by Black. That's going to slow Of Worlds down.
Black is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Destroyer Of Worlds is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Of Worlds misses with a wild combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Of Worlds shoots for a double leg takedown but Black sprawls well. He's pushed Of Worlds's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Of Worlds throws a leg kick
and Black counters with a body kick.
Of Worlds misses with a body shot
and Black makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Black.
Of Worlds with a poor takedown
and Black finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Black lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Black with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Black lands a head kick. Of Worlds smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Black scores with a kick to the midsection.
Black chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Black lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Black lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Black scores with a kick to the body.
Black connects with a solid leg kick.
Of Worlds chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Black can pounce on him.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Of Worlds takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Black dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Of Worlds. That did some damage!
A thudding body kick lands there by Black!
Of Worlds on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Black. Black obviously looking to wear him down.
Black pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Of Worlds shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Black counters with a solid body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Black.
Black thumps Of Worlds with a low kick.
Black cracks Of Worlds with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Of Worlds swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Of Worlds takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Of Worlds misses with a takedown
and Black counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Black lands with a thumping leg kick.
Of Worlds takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Of Worlds takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Black with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Black connects with a solid leg kick.
Destroyer Of Worlds has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black is looking to slow Of Worlds down with leg kicks.
Black lands a nice leg kick that just misses Of Worlds's sensitive parts.
Of Worlds on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Black thumps Of Worlds with a low kick.
Black throws a nice outside leg kick.
Black with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Black lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Black fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Of Worlds.
Oni Black is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Black fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Of Worlds.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Of Worlds fails with the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Of Worlds misses with a takedown attempt
and Black makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Of Worlds really felt that one!
Black dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Of Worlds. That did some damage!
And that's the end of the fight!
Oni Black showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Black, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:26
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oni Black!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kwak Napieray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Heisenberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kwak Napieray has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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295 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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308 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kwak Napieray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mr Heisenberg!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heisenberg thows a body shot but no joy.
Napieray gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Heisenberg in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Napieray has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Heisenberg stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Napieray swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Heisenberg postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Napieray is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Heisenberg, into his guard.
Heisenberg not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heisenberg looking to hit a scissor sweep but Napieray is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Napieray trying to control the position from guard on top but Heisenberg is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heisenberg tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Heisenberg looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Heisenberg looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Napieray takes a swing at Heisenberg's ribcage but misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Heisenberg slips a straight right by Napieray.
Heisenberg fails to land the takedown.
Nice uppercut lands for Napieray. That snapped Heisenberg's head back.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Kwak Napieray dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Heisenberg tries for a takedown but Napieray sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
It looks like Mr Heisenberg has been cut.
Napieray pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kwak Napieray seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Napieray misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Heisenberg.
Heisenberg takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Napieray fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Heisenberg manages to avoid it.
Napieray tests Heisenberg's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Napieray misses with a low kick.
Napieray gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Heisenberg missing with knees to the body.
Napieray gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Heisenberg.
Good body shot from Napieray.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heisenberg tries to throw a body punch but Napieray avoids it by throwing Heisenberg back against the cage.
Heisenberg has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Napieray avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kwak Napieray has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mr Heisenberg.
Napieray works on Heisenberg's body with a couple of short punches.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A right handed body shot lands from Napieray.
Heisenberg is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Napieray pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Heisenberg has Napieray pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Napieray manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Heisenberg tries for a takedown. No joy.
Heisenberg is breathing heavily.
Heisenberg drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Heisenberg misses with a body punch.
Napieray gets underhooks to prevent Heisenberg's takedown attempt.
A short body shot lands from Napieray as the two fighters clinch.
Heisenberg can't get the takedown.
Napieray prevents the takedown attempt.
A right hand to the body from Napieray.
Napieray on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Napieray throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A right handed body shot lands from Napieray.
Heisenberg looking for a takedown.
Napieray lands a body shot.
Heisenberg has Napieray pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Napieray manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A short left from Napieray.
Napieray lands a shoulder strike.
Napieray lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Still in the clinch, Napieray scores with a nice short uppercut.
Napieray lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Napieray cracks Heisenberg with a nice body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Napieray.
Heisenberg is trying to drag Napieray to the mat but Napieray just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Heisenberg changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Napieray fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heisenberg throws a predictable looking body shot
and Napieray counters with a nice right hand that sends Heisenberg toppling to the canvas! Heisenberg scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Napieray finish him?!
Heisenberg is rocked!
Napieray cracks a nice hook into Heisenberg's ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Napieray rushes Heisenberg and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Heisenberg takes a shot to the head.
Heisenberg is still on wobbly legs! Can Napieray finish him?
That has opened up Mr Heisenberg's cut even more.
Heisenberg can't get the takedown.
Heisenberg seems to have recovered his senses.
Napieray scores with a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Napieray.
Heisenberg goes for a takedown attempt but Napieray pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Heisenberg takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Napieray is looking to wear down Heisenberg with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Napieray scores with a body shot.
Heisenberg takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heisenberg slips under a jab from Napieray.
Napieray tries to work over Heisenberg's front leg with a kick but Heisenberg checks it.
A slow jab from Napieray misses its intended target.
Napieray throws a hook to the side of Heisenberg's head but Heisenberg sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Heisenberg closes the distance and clinches up with Napieray, looking for a takedown. Heisenberg pushes Napieray against the cage but Napieray circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Napieray swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Napieray lands a nice shot that snaps Heisenberg's head back.
Heisenberg shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Napieray is looking to control Heisenberg's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Napieray avoid being mounted?
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Kwak Napieray dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mr Heisenberg's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Heisenberg misses with a takedown attempt
and Napieray counters with a straight right hand.
Heisenberg walks straight into a right hand from Napieray - that's dropped him! Napieray jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Heisenberg from any more punishment! Heisenberg complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Kwak Napieray!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hideo Toyoku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and tomas fonacier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). fonacier is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Rush. Hideo Toyoku had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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180 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hideo Toyoku!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, tomas fonacier!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Taro Takaoka and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toyoku stuffs the takedown attempt from fonacier. fonacier gets slowly back to his feet.
fonacier shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Toyoku as he avoids it easily.
Toyoku looks to land a left hand but fonacier moved out of range nicely.
Toyoku connects with a right hand. fonacier shakes it off.
fonacier shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Toyoku's guard.
fonacier missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
fonacier trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Toyoku is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
fonacier trying to control but Toyoku is working from the bottom.
Toyoku is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Toyoku missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
fonacier wants to control but Toyoku is keeping busy.
fonacier actively working from the bottom here.
Toyoku is trying to work for a kimura but fonacier is defending well.
Toyoku is trying to control the action in half guard but fonacier is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Toyoku wants to pass the guard but fonacier is defending well.
Toyoku is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. fonacier doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Toyoku.
Toyoku works his way into full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Toyoku looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Toyoku tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Toyoku putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
fonacier tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Toyoku postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. fonacier looks a forlorn figure.
Toyoku controlling the position easily from mount.
fonacier wants to hold on but Toyoku pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
fonacier squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
fonacier is trying to escape the mount.
Toyoku tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Toyoku thowing shots but they're missing.
fonacier is squirming around, avoiding Toyoku's attempts to control the action.
fonacier is not a happy chappy
he wants out of there.
fonacier keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
fonacier regains half guard.
fonacier looks gassed!
Toyoku lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
fonacier avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Toyoku.
Toyoku sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. fonacier defending well though.
Toyoku is looking to advance position but fonacier won't allow it.
fonacier wants to control but Toyoku is keeping busy.
fonacier keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Toyoku slips a nice elbow through fonacier's hands, connecting with fonacier's forehead.
fonacier is looking for a sweep. Toyoku is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Toyoku is thwarting fonacier's attempts to control the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Toyoku misses with the combination.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Hideo Toyoku dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Toyoku misses with a wild body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Toyoku as he connects with a hook.
fonacier throws a push kick but Toyoku slaps the foot to one side.
fonacier uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Toyoku.
fonacier will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
tomas fonacier is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Toyoku lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
fonacier drops his hands momentarily and Toyoku takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Toyoku throws an uppercut from half a mile away. fonacier sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Toyoku lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toyoku lands a left and a right that send fonacier crashing to the mat, dazed. Toyoku thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
fonacier is rocked!
fonacier is breathing heavily.
Toyoku throws a jab when fonacier was well out of range.
fonacier is still on wobbly legs! Can Toyoku finish him?
Hideo Toyoku is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
fonacier misses with a body shot
and Toyoku counters with a nice right hand that sends fonacier toppling to the canvas! fonacier scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Toyoku finish him?!
Toyoku thows a body shot but no joy.
fonacier seems to have recovered his senses.
Toyoku misses with a jab, cross combination.
fonacier misses with a takedown attempt
and fonacier takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Toyoku swings for the body but fonacier moves out of range.
Hideo Toyoku is winning the standup battle so far.
Toyoku misses with the combination.
fonacier takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toyoku lands a straight punch to the body, keeping fonacier at a distance.
fonacier misses with a takedown
and Toyoku counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps fonacier thinking.
Hideo Toyoku has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of tomas fonacier.
Toyoku lands with a straight right. fonacier didn't see that one coming.
fonacier staying out of range there.
Toyoku throws out a leg kick but fonacier moves out of range and Toyoku only half commits.
Toyoku fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Toyoku scores with a nice head shot.
fonacier misses with a double jab
and Toyoku counters with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toyoku just misses with a punch to the body.
Toyoku scores with a shot to the body.
Toyoku lands a big right hand that sends fonacier crashing to the mat! Toyoku stays standing though and waves fonacier back to his feet!
The fighters circling - Toyoku throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Toyoku throws a leg kick but fonacier moved away.
Toyoku throws a right hand that fonacier ducks under and follows up with a left that fonacier also avoids with ease.
Toyoku is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that fonacier can do to turn this around?
Toyoku scores with a body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Toyoku changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Toyoku is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toyoku lands a jab to the nose.
Toyoku loads up on a big right hand but fonacier slips the punch.
Toyoku works fonacier's body with a nice hook.
fonacier avoids the body shot from Toyoku.
fonacier shoots and misses
and Toyoku counters with a straight right hand.
Toyoku wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Toyoku lands a left and a right that send fonacier crashing to the mat, dazed. Toyoku thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Toyoku misses with a low kick.
fonacier slips a jab and a cross from Toyoku.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Hideo Toyoku dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
fonacier uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Toyoku.
Toyoku scores with a jab.
fonacier throws out a leg kick but Toyoku moves out of range and fonacier only half commits.
fonacier moves forwards but Toyoku connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A jab from Toyoku misses.
fonacier with a lazy takedown attempt
and Toyoku counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Toyoku connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Toyoku throws a hook but fonacier avoids it easily.
Toyoku throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
fonacier tries for a takedown but Toyoku circles away easily
and Toyoku counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
fonacier takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
fonacier ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
fonacier fails with the takedown
and Toyoku counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hideo Toyoku has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of tomas fonacier.
fonacier shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
fonacier uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Toyoku.
Toyoku scores with a jab to the jaw.
Toyoku fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
fonacier gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Toyoku counters with a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toyoku listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
tomas fonacier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Toyoku connects with a right hand. fonacier shakes it off.
fonacier avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Toyoku missing with a left hand there. fonacier was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Toyoku looks to land a combination but fonacier avoids it well.
fonacier avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
fonacier takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
fonacier walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
fonacier shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. fonacier showed some decent athleticism there.
Toyoku works his way to full guard. Good work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Toyoku is on top in guard.
Hideo Toyoku is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Toyoku got a little sloppy there for a moment and fonacier has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Toyoku has managed to get both his arms back between fonacier's legs - danger averted.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Toyoku not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
fonacier trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
fonacier is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Toyoku advances position into side control!
Toyoku tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
fonacier is trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hideo Toyoku showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Toyoku has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:26
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:26
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hideo Toyoku!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sidney Crosby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Krayzie Bone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bone is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Wont Be Long. Krayzie Bone is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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225 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sidney Crosby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Krayzie Bone!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yuuki Gou and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crosby throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bone.
Crosby uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bone.
Crosby throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Crosby tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bone was well out of range. Poor timing from Crosby.
Crosby comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Crosby is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bone.
Bone takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bone looks gassed!
Bone throws a jab but it's blocked by Crosby.
Crosby throws a nice looking combination but Bone bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Crosby slips a straight right by Bone.
Bone misses with a body shot.
Crosby looks to land a left hand but Bone moved out of range nicely.
Crosby looks to land a combination but Bone avoids it well.
Bone connects with a looping right hand.
Sidney Crosby seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crosby misses the jab.
Crosby misses with a few strikes there.
Crosby swings for the body but Bone moves out of range.
Crosby lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Crosby tries to bum rush Bone with a series of wild strikes but Bone uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Crosby rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bone moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Crosby shoots and misses
and Bone cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bone lands a nice leg kick that just misses Crosby's sensitive parts.
Bone keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Crosby.
Crosby slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Bone misses the target.
Crosby lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bone circles away quickly and effectively.
Bone avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bone throws a hook to the side of Crosby's head but Crosby sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crosby takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Crosby shoots and misses
and Bone counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Crosby throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A punch combination from Crosby misses.
Crosby lands with a nice combination. Bone backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Krayzie Bone has been cut.
Crosby ducks under a wild hook from Bone.
Bone defending well as Crosby loads up on a big left hand.
Crosby misses with a straight left.
Crosby throws a nice looking combination but Bone bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Crosby cracks Bone with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bone. Crosby shrugs it off though.
Bone keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sidney Crosby. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crosby shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bone's guard.
Bone managing to control the position.
Bone is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Crosby has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Crosby stopping the sweep attempt from Bone.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bone is on top in guard.
Bone is pushing down on Crosby's leg trying to pass to half guard. Crosby is fighting to maintain full guard but Bone has managed to sneak the leg through.
Bone prevents Crosby from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bone wants to pass to mount but Crosby is defending the position.
Crosby looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Crosby wants to improve his position but Bone is controlling well.
Crosby is pressing down on Bone's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Crosby wants to stand but Bone is controlling the position.
Bone lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bone throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bone missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Crosby wants to sweep here but Bone controlling him for the moment.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Sidney Crosby dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Krayzie Bone's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bone tries to clinch up but Crosby circles away and keeps his distance.
Sidney Crosby is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Crosby throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slow jab from Bone misses its intended target.
Crosby throws a jab when Bone was well out of range.
A big left from Bone misses.
Crosby fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bone manages to avoid it.
A big right from Crosby misses.
Crosby throws a shot from downtown. Bone moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Crosby. Bone does a little dance to reset his feet.
Crosby moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Horrible takedown by Crosby or perhaps it was just good defense by Bone which made him look bad.
Bone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crosby was well out of range. Poor timing from Bone.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bone uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Crosby.
Crosby takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Crosby misses with a looping left.
Bone gets a clinch.
Crosby lands a shot to the body.
Bone landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Crosby swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Crosby struggles to land a body shot inside as Bone controls his hands.
Crosby tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bone's elbow.
Crosby has hold of one of Bone's legs. Bone is fighting the takedown attempt but Crosby gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Crosby postures up and lands a big shot to Bone's brow.
Bone looking for a sweep. Not yet Bone, not yet.
Bone looking to control but Crosby passes into half guard.
Bone is trying to get back to full guard.
Bone is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crosby wants to pass the guard but Bone is defending well.
Bone avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Crosby.
Crosby prevents Bone from improving his position.
Bone gets back to full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Crosby is looking to stand up but Bone won't let him.
Crosby passes into half guard.
Crosby tries to pass the half guard into mount. Bone knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Bone regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crosby trying to control but Bone is working from the bottom.
Bone is pulling down on Crosby's head to control his posture.
Bone looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Crosby advances to half guard.
Bone is trying to control but can't.
Bone is looking to improve his position.
Crosby wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bone keeps working.
Crosby tries to pass the half guard into mount. Bone knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Bone is looking for a sweep. Crosby is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bone is staying active underneath Crosby, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Crosby swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Crosby uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bone has time to react.
Bone lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Crosby rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bone moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sidney Crosby is winning the standup battle so far.
Crosby moves away from the strike by Bone.
Bone avoids the body shot from Crosby.
Crosby closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Crosby lands in his opponent's guard.
Crosby advances to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bone makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Bone.
Crosby stopping the sweep attempt from Bone.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Sidney Crosby dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Krayzie Bone's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Bone moves away from the strike by Crosby.
Crosby throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bone sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Crosby tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bone swivels and escapes.
Crosby takes a swing at Bone's ribcage but misses.
Bone slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bone throws a body kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Crosby. Bone does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bone throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Crosby misses the body punch
and Bone counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Crosby throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bone.
Crosby throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bone counters with an outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crosby takes a swing at Bone's ribcage but misses.
Crosby misses with a series of wild punches.
Crosby misses with a body punch
and Bone counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Crosby striking off his back but it's not causing Bone any problems.
Crosby looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bone is one step ahead there.
Bone loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Crosby is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bone is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Crosby is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Crosby has escaped and now he's on top!
Bone takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bone lands a decent punch to the body there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crosby looking to pass the guard.
Bone looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Crosby wants to pass the guard but Bone is keeping the position.
Bone looking to control.
Crosby throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bone not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Crosby is looking to work some ground and pound but Bone has wrist control.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
An inside leg kick from Crosby misses.
Crosby misses with a few strikes there.
Crosby throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bone counters with a nice body kick.
Crosby scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bone in his tracks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bone swings for the body but Crosby moves out of range.
Crosby thuds a left hand into Bone's body.
Crosby tries to bum rush Bone with a series of wild strikes but Bone uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Crosby connects with a right hand. Bone shakes it off.
Crosby throws an overhand right that lands on Bone's shoulder, as Bone tries to avoid the shot.
Crosby just misses with a punch to the body.
Crosby scores with a jab to the body.
Crosby with a poor takedown
and Bone counters with a left to the body.
Crosby ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bone moves away.
A telegraphed right hand from Crosby misses the target.
Bone looks to throw the jab but Crosby is out of range.
Bone is looking to land body kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crosby misses with a combination
and Bone counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bone has Crosby pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Crosby manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Crosby is looking to break free of the clinch but Bone has double underhooks.
Crosby blocks the elbow strike.
Bone unloads a knee to the mid-section. Crosby lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Crosby lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bone or not.
Crosby is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sidney Crosby. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crosby tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Crosby fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bone has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Crosby is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Bone has Crosby pressed against the cage, preventing Crosby from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bone gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Crosby.
Bone crunches a lovely knee into Crosby's ribcage.
Crosby has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bone is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Crosby can't find room to land a body shot as Bone controls the action.
Bone lands a body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Crosby.
Crosby tries to break free but Bone pushes him back against the cage.
Krayzie Bone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sidney Crosby is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Crosby tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bone smiles and moves away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Krayzie Bone comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Crosby has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sidney Crosby!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Crocker Tubbs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michael James struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 171.8lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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185 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Crocker Tubbs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michael James!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good shot there by Tubbs.
Tubbs throws a half hearted mid kick.
James tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tubbs keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Tubbs lands with a nice body punch.
Tubbs throws a jab but it's blocked by James.
Tubbs lands a nice looking kick to the body. James takes a step back to recover.
Tubbs explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Tubbs looks to land a body kick but James moved away.
James slips a straight right by Tubbs.
A jab from Tubbs finds it's way through James's defenses.
Tubbs scores with a jab to the body.
James takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Tubbs lands a nice shot that snaps James's head back.
Tubbs swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tubbs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tubbs looks to land a combination but James avoids it well.
Tubbs throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Good exchange - Tubbs coming out on top.
Tubbs jabs at James's body.
Tubbs lands with a shot to the body.
Crocker Tubbs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tubbs cracks James with an open hand slap.
Tubbs throws a shot to the body.
Tubbs throws a combination but it was largely blocked by James.
Tubbs throws a series of punches but James avoids them all with ease.
Tubbs dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on James. That did some damage!
Tubbs scores with a kick to the midsection.
James takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Tubbs digs a good hook to James's body.
James looks gassed!
Tubbs is looking to land body kicks.
Tubbs ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tubbs jabs at James's body.
Nice body punch from Tubbs.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tubbs swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tubbs with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tubbs clobbers James with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Tubbs.
Tubbs lands a jab-cross combination.
An inside leg kick lands from Tubbs.
James takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Crunch! Tubbs slams his shin into James's torso.
Tubbs dips to his left and cracks James with an uppercut!
James moves out of range as Tubbs throws a body kick.
Tubbs misses with a few strikes there.
Tubbs changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tubbs tests James's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tubbs lands a nice leg kick that just misses James's sensitive parts.
Tubbs ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tubbs lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Tubbs scores with a shot to the body.
Tubbs scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tubbs with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
James has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from James there as he acknowledges the shot.
James has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Nice body kick from Tubbs.
James gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tubbs.
Tubbs connects with the punch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tubbs fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt James.
Tubbs lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Tubbs lands a two punch combo.
James is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tubbs lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
James is still on wobbly legs! Can Tubbs finish him?
Tubbs lands a right hook to the body.
James walks into a stiff left hand from Tubbs.
Tubbs lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tubbs is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Tubbs listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
James closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Tubbs lands a nice looking body shot.
Tubbs ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tubbs lands with an uppercut that bounces James off the cage and back into rage.
Tubbs lands with a good body shot.
Tubbs with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tubbs, right into the meat.
Tubbs connects with a right hand. James shakes it off.
Tubbs throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Crocker Tubbs dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tubbs connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
James closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tubbs circles away.
James seems to have recovered his senses.
Tubbs scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Crunch! Tubbs slams his shin into James's torso.
Tubbs throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tubbs lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
James's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tubbs moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Tubbs scores with a jab to the body.
Tubbs lands with a right hand.
Tubbs explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
James on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tubbs scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tubbs scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Tubbs lands a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot to the liver by Tubbs. Beautiful body shot.
James is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James walks into a left hand.
Good leg kick by Tubbs there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Crocker Tubbs is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tubbs looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tubbs feints and then cracks James's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow James down.
Tubbs scores with a hook to the body. James takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tubbs bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tubbs throws a series of punches but James avoids them all with ease.
An inside leg kick lands from Tubbs.
Good leg kick by Tubbs there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tubbs scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tubbs misses with the combination.
Tubbs digs a good body shot into James's ribs.
Tubbs delivers a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tubbs throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tubbs connects with a solid leg kick.
James walks forward, straight into a front kick from Tubbs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
James on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tubbs lands with an overhand left.
James has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Tubbs.
Tubbs feints and then cracks James's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow James down.
A slapping body kick lands there for Tubbs.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tubbs.
Tubbs connects with the punch.
Tubbs comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A shot to the liver by Tubbs. Beautiful body shot.
James needs to keep his hands up - Tubbs had a free shot at his head there.
Tubbs scores with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James gets cracked there but stands up to it.
James gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tubbs digs a good hook to James's body.
James walks into a stiff left hand from Tubbs.
James has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Tubbs ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tubbs.
An inside leg kick lands from Tubbs.
James drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Tubbs is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that James can do to turn this around?
Tubbs cracks James with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
James walks into a left hand.
Tubbs scores with a jab to the body.
Tubbs connects with a good right hand that stumbles James. James circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Tubbs lands an impressive looking overhand right. James doesn't seem phased though.
Tubbs ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
James tries to move into range but Tubbs moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Tubbs connects with a jab.
Tubbs will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tubbs stuns James with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Crocker Tubbs is winning the standup battle so far.
Tubbs slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tubbs throws a one two combo.
Tubbs connects with a right hand. James shakes it off.
Michael James is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
James takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tubbs digs a good body shot into James's ribs.
Tubbs lands with a good body shot.
Jab by Tubbs.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Crocker Tubbs dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
James on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tubbs thumps James with a low kick.
Tubbs scoring well with a low kick there.
James on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tubbs. Tubbs obviously looking to wear him down.
A punch lands to the side of James 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tubbs scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Tubbs scores with a nice body kick.
James on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tubbs throws a combination. James tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
James shoots in but Tubbs avoids the takedown attempt easily.
James shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Tubbs lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
James takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tubbs lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as James backs up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tubbs looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tubbs lands a nice hook to James's body. James takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
James takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tubbs throws a front kick that sends James stumbling back into the cage.
Tubbs takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
James has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tubbs finds it's way round the side to connect with James's head.
Tubbs throws a combination. James tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Tubbs lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tubbs throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tubbs throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Tubbs connects with the punch.
James takes one to the side of the head.
James walks into a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tubbs wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tubbs lands with a nice combination. James backs away looking to recover.
Tubbs swinging wildly here.
James on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Tubbs bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tubbs with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
James takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tubbs throws out a powerful jab.
A slapping body kick lands there for Tubbs.
Tubbs looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jab from Tubbs.
Tubbs lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tubbs lands a really nice looking cross but James seems unphased.
James on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tubbs. Tubbs obviously looking to wear him down.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Tubbs.
Tubbs darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tubbs throws a leg kick which misses James's front leg but catches the back leg as James tries to avoid it.
Tubbs scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
James takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tubbs misses with a kick to the body.
Tubbs lands a jab to the nose.
Tubbs smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Tubbs scores with a sloppy right hand. James should have avoided that one.
Tubbs connects with the punch.
Tubbs bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps James's head backwards.
James takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tubbs thumps James with a low kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but James might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Tubbs has got the better of the exchanges.
Tubbs lands a jab to James's midsection.
A good leg kick by Tubbs.
Tubbs connects with a nice looking jab.
Tubbs throws a leg kick which misses James's front leg but catches the back leg as James tries to avoid it.
Tubbs lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
James takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Tubbs with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tubbs lands with a kick to the ribs.
James chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tubbs can pounce on him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tubbs, right into the meat.
Tubbs bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Michael James has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Crocker Tubbs is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tubbs scores with a jab. James acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Crocker Tubbs showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tubbs has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:24
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:24
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Crocker Tubbs!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between George St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rufus Hitzlspergher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Pierre's entrance music is Make Ginger Tap!. A fine choice. George St Pierre could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Rufus Hitzlspergher's chin.
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, George St Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rufus Hitzlspergher!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Hitzlspergher is in all sorts of trouble here.
St Pierre is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Hitzlspergher can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Hitzlspergher avoids a series of strikes thrown by St Pierre.
Hitzlspergher wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by St Pierre.
St Pierre has hold of Hitzlspergher's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Hitzlspergher manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
St Pierre goes for an armbar but he's not got it
Hitzlspergher turns into him and now he's in St Pierre's guard.
Hitzlspergher wants to pass the guard but St Pierre is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St Pierre has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Hitzlspergher should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, St Pierre has tightened it up now! Hitzlspergher should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). George St Pierre!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matt Heizel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Truck The Icepick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Truck The Icepick is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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178 lbs
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170 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Matt Heizel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Truck The Icepick!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Sano and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Icepick waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Heizel.
The Icepick waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Heizel.
The Icepick throws a looping overhand right but Heizel ducks down to avoid it.
Heizel looks to throw the jab but The Icepick is out of range.
Heizel swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by The Icepick.
A head kick from Heizel lands but The Icepick takes it in his stride.
Heizel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by The Icepick.
Nice jab there from Heizel.
Heizel cracks The Icepick with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Heizel lands a brutal head kick. The Icepick looks out on his feet and Heizel throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Matt Heizel!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Xavier Mendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mirko CroCop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). CroCop has chosen Duran Duran - Wild Boys as his entrance music. Mirko CroCop is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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280 lbs
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235 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Xavier Mendez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mirko CroCop!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
CroCop misses with a kick to the body.
CroCop moves out of range of the body kick from Mendez.
CroCop throws a push kick but Mendez slaps the foot to one side.
Mendez cracks CroCop with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
It looks like Mirko CroCop has been cut.
CroCop takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
An inside leg kick from CroCop misses.
CroCop throws a nice outside leg kick.
CroCop lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mendez throws a right hand that CroCop ducks under and follows up with a left that CroCop also avoids with ease.
Mendez takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mendez bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Mendez moves out of range of the body kick.
CroCop throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Mendez counters with a nice body shot.
CroCop misses with a looping right.
CroCop swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mendez counters with a thumping low kick.
CroCop looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
CroCop misses with a body kick.
Mendez cracks CroCop with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mendez avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's one minute gone in the round.
CroCop drops his hands momentarily and Mendez takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
CroCop attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mendez checks a leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! CroCop crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Mendez - the referee stops the clock and CroCop gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Mendez. CroCop manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
CroCop looks gassed!
Mendez throws an overhand right that drops CroCop like a sack of potatoes! Mendez dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Xavier Mendez!
Xavier Mendez is the new heavyweight champion!
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