 |
RFC Showdown in Tokyo 27 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Makres (ranked 2107 p4p, 268 weight class) and Krisko Kurtev (ranked 2863 p4p, 345 weight class). Makres comes into the arena with SABATON - Coat of Arms blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
 |
|
 |
| 190 cm
21
212 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
|
189 cm
21
211 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine |
|
Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Makres!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Krisko Kurtev!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kurtev throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Makres's waist but Makres gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kurtev off to one side.
Makres looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kurtev fails with the takedown
and Makres counters with a nice kick to the body.
Kurtev gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Makres.
Jab, jab by Makres - just one landing.
Kurtev looking to score a takedown here. Makres is defending well but Kurtev drives through and ends up in Makres's guard.
Makres looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kurtev is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Makres wants to stand up but Kurtev is controlling him.
Kurtev throwing strikes from guard but Makres blocks nicely.
Kurtev really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Makres. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kurtev with a nice head shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makres wants to stand up but Kurtev is controlling him.
Makres had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kurtev defends it easily.
Makres throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kurtev trying to control the position from guard on top but Makres is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kurtev makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kurtev throwing strikes from guard but Makres blocks nicely.
Makres throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Makres is looking for a triangle but Kurtev pushes his legs off easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makres looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Kurtev is defending well. Makres quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Kurtev has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Makres celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). John Makres!
After the fight, John Makres was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
44% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Five Finger (ranked 2073 p4p, 263 weight class) and Kasey McRobbie (ranked 1738 p4p, 221 weight class). Finger comes to the cage accompanied by Jekyll and Hyde. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
 |
|
 |
| 187 cm
21
206 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
|
185 cm
22
215 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
Dangerous GnP
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
|
BJJ Purple Belt
Good elbows
Determined |
|
| |
|
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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Five Finger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Kasey McRobbie!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McRobbie lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Finger circles away quickly and effectively.
McRobbie misses with a leg kick.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that McRobbie has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Finger looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
McRobbie looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Finger throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Finger avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good standup being displayed there by Finger as he connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finger drives through and clinches with McRobbie against the cage.
McRobbie misses with an elbow strike.
Finger lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Finger lands a right hand that snaps the head of McRobbie backwards.
McRobbie throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Finger lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Finger breaks the clinch.
McRobbie misses with a wild body shot.
Finger went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Finger.
You can see the frustration on McRobbie's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Finger misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
McRobbie can't do much from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finger just content to control the position.
Sloppy strikes there by Finger.
McRobbie dodges the ground and pound from Finger.
Finger throws a strike aimed at the side of McRobbie's head but McRobbie avoids it well.
Finger sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but McRobbie is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
An elbow from Finger crashes against the mat.
Finger is working McRobbie over with some ground and pound from side control.
McRobbie prevents Finger from improving position.
Finger trying to control the action but McRobbie is working from the bottom.
McRobbie defending against the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McRobbie is trying to improve his position.
Finger looking to control but instead McRobbie has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Finger thows a huge punch but McRobbie dodges it nicely.
McRobbie is looking for a sweep. Finger is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
McRobbie blocking the ground and pound attempt from Finger.
McRobbie avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Finger.
Finger misses with a head shot. McRobbie uses the momentum to regain guard.
Finger throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finger is looking to work some ground and pound but McRobbie has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McRobbie is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Finger stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McRobbie swivels though and keeps the full guard.
McRobbie keeping moving, preventing Finger from controlling successfully.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Finger throws a strike but McRobbie rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Finger avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Finger looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Finger is looking to stand up but McRobbie isn't so interested in that idea.
Finger looking to control but McRobbie passes into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Five Finger dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Finger swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Finger takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Finger missing with a left hand there. McRobbie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McRobbie doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Jab by Finger.
Finger slips a straight right by McRobbie.
It looked like Finger was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
McRobbie misses with a combination
and Finger counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
It looks like Kasey McRobbie has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finger thows a leg kick but McRobbie checks it
and Finger takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Five Finger has been cut.
Five Finger is winning the standup battle so far.
McRobbie swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Finger displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McRobbie throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McRobbie has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from McRobbie there as he acknowledges the shot.
Finger closes the distance and pushes McRobbie back into the cage.
Finger scores with a nice hook to the head.
Finger tries to land knees in the clinch but McRobbie avoids the damage to the body.
A short right from Finger.
McRobbie throws an elbow that misses.
Finger taking a breather.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, McRobbie just misses with a elbow thrown towards Finger's brow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, McRobbie just misses with a elbow thrown towards Finger's brow.
McRobbie pushes off an throws an elbow but Finger leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Finger scores with a nice short uppercut.
Finger pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Finger lands a nice shot that snaps McRobbie's head back.
Finger misses with an attempted mid kick.
McRobbie doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McRobbie shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McRobbie takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
McRobbie throws the left hand but Finger avoids the punch easily.
Oooooh!!! Finger has knocked McRobbie down with a huge combo! Finger steps away and waves a wobbly McRobbie back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
McRobbie swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Finger looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Finger closes the distance and clinches up with McRobbie, looking for a takedown. Finger pushes McRobbie against the cage but McRobbie circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
McRobbie tries to counter by closing the distance.
Sloppy strikes from McRobbie. Those never looked like landing.
Finger connects with a good right hand that stumbles McRobbie. McRobbie circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McRobbie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Finger manages to avoid it.
Finger scores with a shot to the body.
McRobbie's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and McRobbie duly obliges.
Finger throws a jab when McRobbie was well out of range.
Finger is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McRobbie can do to turn this around?
Finger misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
McRobbie is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Finger tries to clinch up but McRobbie circles away and keeps his distance.
Finger fails with a takedown attempt.
McRobbie let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Five Finger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McRobbie throws a body shot but no joy.
Finger lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
McRobbie moves into range and connects with a jab.
McRobbie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Finger was well out of range. Poor timing from McRobbie.
Finger was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot to the body from McRobbie misses
and Finger counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McRobbie checks a leg kick.
McRobbie steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Finger.
McRobbie swinging wildly here.
Finger is looking to counter punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Five Finger dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Finger moves out of range as McRobbie strikes.
It looked like Finger wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
McRobbie on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Finger lands a glancing blow to the side of McRobbie's head.
We've been told by Finger's head coaches at Hare of the Dog Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
McRobbie misses with a body shot.
McRobbie misses with a hook to the body
letting Finger counter with a right hand.
Finger paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
McRobbie is rocked!
Finger throws a left and a right that both miss
and McRobbie counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McRobbie ducks into an uppercut from Finger and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Five Finger!
Five Finger thanked the fans post fight for their support.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
57% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between William Bonin (ranked 3853 p4p, 435 weight class) and Billy Quinn (ranked 2394 p4p, 305 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
 |
|
 |
| 178 cm
21
174 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
|
171 cm
22
170 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin |
|
Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, William Bonin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Quinn!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Sosuke Kotani and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quinn fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bonin checks it well.
Quinn's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bonin under the eye.
Quinn gets the takedown into side control.
Bonin is trying to get back to half guard.
Quinn looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Quinn tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Quinn controlling from side mount.
Bonin tries to improve position but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quinn working the ground and pound but Bonin is defending the strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Quinn is putting a hurting on Bonin here, landing some big shots from side control.
Quinn trying to control the position but Bonin is working away.
Bonin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Quinn on the ground.
Quinn tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quinn misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Quinn has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Bonin!
Quinn sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Quinn postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Bonin looks a forlorn figure.
Quinn looking to finish with strikes here!
Quinn postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Bonin looks a forlorn figure.
Quinn pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Quinn thowing shots but they're missing.
Bonin can't escape the position.
Quinn lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Quinn dominating with strikes here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quinn is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Bonin can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Quinn misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Quinn controlling from mount.
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!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Quinn trying to control but Bonin is having none of it.
Quinn scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Bonin?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Quinn working for a guillotine from mount but Bonin is in no mood to give up.
Quinn trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Quinn tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Quinn connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quinn looking to control and managing it successfully.
Quinn is working for a guillotine from mount but Bonin frees his head quite easily.
Quinn punching from mount but Bonin doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Quinn looking to finish Bonin with some ground and pound. This is bad for Bonin!
Quinn is working for a guillotine from mount but Bonin frees his head quite easily.
Quinn throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Quinn punishing his opponent with strikes.
Quinn lands a nice shot to the head.
Quinn lands a nice shot to the head.
Quinn has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Quinn has control of Bonin's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Bonin regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Bonin wants to hold on but Quinn pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quinn is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Quinn controlling the position easily from mount.
Bonin is looking to get to half guard.
Quinn breaks from Bonin's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Quinn lands with some strikes.
BOOM! Quinn connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Bonin is rocked!
Quinn postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Bonin badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Quinn around the waist but Quinn pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Quinn is the winner by TKO! Quinn jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Billy Quinn!
In his post fight interview, Billy Quinn started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
47% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yves Trudeau (ranked 4026 p4p, 410 weight class) and Mama Tosen (ranked 23086 p4p, 598 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
 |
|
 |
| 180 cm
21
159 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
|
177 cm
21
154 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Big heart |
|
BJJ Brown Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yves Trudeau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mama Tosen!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Hirohito Nitta and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tosen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tosen closes the distance and pushes Trudeau back into the cage.
Tosen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tosen presses Trudeau against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tosen has Trudeau pushed against the cage.
Tosen lands a knee to the head.
Tosen pressing his opponent against the cage.
Tosen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tosen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Good body shot from Trudeau.
Tosen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Trudeau backwards.
Trudeau tries to break free but Tosen pushes him back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tosen.
Tosen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tosen lands a knee to the body.
Tosen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Trudeau is breathing heavily.
Tosen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A frustrated look appears on Trudeau's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tosen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tosen drops Trudeau with a big knee straight up the middle! Trudeau is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Trudeau is rocked!
Tosen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Trudeau, pushing him back against the cage.
Oh Trudeau is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Trudeau tries to break free but Tosen pushes him back against the cage.
Tosen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tosen drops Trudeau onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Trudeau is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters are playing wrist control here with Trudeau pressed against the cage. Tosen frees himself up and cracks Trudeau with an uppercut straight from the bowels of hell! Trudeau crumples to the floor, out cold! Tosen jumps on to the cage and takes in the roar of the crowd! That was nasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mama Tosen!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
100% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Steven Lurkman (ranked 4072 p4p, 183 weight class) and Zhang Jun (ranked 3279 p4p, 165 weight class). Zhang Jun has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Steven Lurkman's chin.
 |
|
 |
| 168 cm
20
143 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
|
150 cm
20
130 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily |
|
Good wrestler
Brawler
Powerful |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Steven Lurkman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Zhang Jun!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lurkman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jun showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lurkman.
Decent striking displayed by Lurkman there.
Jun shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lurkman changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jun dives in and grabs Lurkman's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lurkman pushes down on Jun's head and hops out.
Lurkman lands a head shot.
Jun shoots in for a takedown but Lurkman shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Steven Lurkman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zhang Jun.
Jun closes the distance and clinches.
A bit of stalling here from Jun.
Lurkman takes a shot to the head.
Jun tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Jun jumps guard and drags Lurkman to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lurkman controls from within his opponent's guard.
Our spies down at at Zero Tolerance inform us that Jun has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jun keeping full guard, as Lurkman tries to pass.
Lurkman has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Lurkman will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Lurkman got a little sloppy there for a moment and Jun has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lurkman has managed to get both his arms back between Jun's legs - danger averted.
Lurkman preventing the sweep.
Lurkman looking to pass the guard.
Lurkman looking to sit in guard and control but Jun gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lurkman manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jun manages to get himself to full guard.
Jun working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lurkman doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lurkman manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Jun has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lurkman can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Lurkman has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Lurkman looking to sit in guard and control but Jun gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jun postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lurkman is really struggling to control Jun but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Lurkman has Jun pulled in close to control his posture.
Jun lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Lurkman not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jun with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jun postures up and lands a big shot to Lurkman's brow.
Jun makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Jun lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Lurkman is rocked!
Jun lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Oh Lurkman is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jun lands a couple of elbows.
Jun throws a big right hand that misses.
Jun is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jun chips away with some ground and pound.
Jun is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Jun arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Lurkman's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Zhang Jun!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
40% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gustav Ahr (ranked 732 p4p, 87 weight class) and Chief Navajo (ranked 1881 p4p, 211 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
 |
|
 |
| 169 cm
28
152 lbs
10 - 8 - 1 |
|
173 cm
28
154 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
|
Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Powerful |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gustav Ahr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chief Navajo!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Taro Takaoka and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Navajo shoots for a double leg takedown but Ahr sprawls well. He's pushed Navajo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Navajo shoots in for a takedown but Ahr shows good takedown defense.
Ahr misses with a wild body shot.
Ahr falls off balance throwing a combination
and Navajo counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Navajo.
Navajo is looking to work some ground and pound but Ahr has wrist control.
Navajo lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ahr is trying to control the position but Navajo postures up.
Ahr wants to stand but Navajo is controlling the position.
Navajo landing some decent shots from guard.
Navajo preventing the sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Navajo content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ahr has momentary wrist control but Navajo slips an elbow through the middle.
Navajo throws an elbow that misses. Ahr uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Navajo's guard. Nice move by Ahr!
Navajo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ahr doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ahr manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Navajo has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Ahr doesn't defend quickly enough and Navajo has managed to lock this one up! Can Ahr escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Navajo on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Chief Navajo!
Chief Navajo made sure to mention his sponsor, Big Chief Nutrition & Laundry Services (80%) in his post fight interview.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
69% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undercard bout
|
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michelangelo Di Lodovico (ranked 467 p4p, 69 weight class) and Ronaldo Gonya (ranked 1502 p4p, 207 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
 |
|
 |
| 185 cm
22
195 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
|
190 cm
21
190 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
|
BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
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
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Michelangelo Di Lodovico!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ronaldo Gonya!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yuuki Gou and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Di Lodovico throws a body punch but Gonya moves out of range.
Gonya looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Di Lodovico closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Gonya is refusing to be controlled, as Di Lodovico sits in half guard.
Di Lodovico wants to pass to mount but Gonya is defending the position.
Di Lodovico missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gonya really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Di Lodovico. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gonya holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Di Lodovico is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Gonya sees it coming and defends easily.
Gonya is refusing to be controlled, as Di Lodovico sits in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonya is trying to get back to full guard.
We've been hearing that Di Lodovico has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Di Lodovico lands a nice short elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Di Lodovico seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gonya does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Di Lodovico is looking to advance position but Gonya won't allow it.
Gonya wants to control but Di Lodovico is keeping busy.
Di Lodovico sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Gonya has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Di Lodovico is working away from the top position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Gonya is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Di Lodovico scores with a couple of nice shots.
Gonya has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Di Lodovico is working away from the top position though.
Di Lodovico controlling the action here.
Gonya looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Di Lodovico is looking to advance position but Gonya won't allow it.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Di Lodovico connects with a nice short shot to Gonya's temple.
Di Lodovico seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Di Lodovico wants to control but Gonya is keeping him busy.
Gonya is looking to improve his position.
Di Lodovico wants to pass to mount but Gonya is defending the position.
Di Lodovico looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gonya with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Gonya trying to control from the bottom.
Di Lodovico is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Gonya reaches up and holds on to Di Lodovico to control the position.
Di Lodovico tries to control but Gonya wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Di Lodovico controlling from the full mount.
Di Lodovico looking to control but Gonya is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Gonya is looking to improve his position but Di Lodovico isn't that keen on the idea.
Di Lodovico controlling from the full mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gonya tries to lock up and control but Di Lodovico gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Di Lodovico landing strikes, looking to finish!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michelangelo Di Lodovico dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gonya doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Di Lodovico swings for the body but Gonya moves out of range.
A slow jab from Gonya misses its intended target.
Di Lodovico scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Gonya misses with a wild combination.
Gonya slips under a jab from Di Lodovico.
Di Lodovico shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Di Lodovico sitting and controlling from the half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonya tries to roll over but Di Lodovico keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonya is controlling Di Lodovico's trapped leg to prevent Di Lodovico from advancing to side control.
Gonya wants to control the action here but instead Di Lodovico manages to pass to full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Di Lodovico trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Gonya is bucking up trying to escape but Di Lodovico cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Gonya tries to hold on but Di Lodovico postures up.
Di Lodovico looking to control and managing it successfully.
Di Lodovico trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Gonya tries to reverse the position but Di Lodovico maintains control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonya wants to hold on but Di Lodovico pushes him away.
Di Lodovico looking for a guillotine from mount but Gonya is having none of it.
Di Lodovico looking for a guillotine from mount but Gonya is having none of it.
Di Lodovico trying to control but Gonya is having none of it.
Di Lodovico controlling his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonya is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Di Lodovico has taken his back.
Di Lodovico is hanging on to Gonya's back as he tries to escape.
Di Lodovico is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! Gonya is tapping out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Michelangelo Di Lodovico!
Michelangelo Di Lodovico decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
32% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Co-main event
|
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Konstantinos Nevrakis (ranked 859 p4p, 125 weight class) and Coiote Magrin (ranked 1636 p4p, 225 weight class). Nevrakis comes into the arena with Winds of Ithaca blaring out of the sound system. Konstantinos Nevrakis could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Coiote Magrin's chin.
 |
|
 |
| 167 cm
29
161 lbs
11 - 2 - 0 |
|
170 cm
26
175 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Cardio machine |
|
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
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
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Konstantinos Nevrakis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Coiote Magrin!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yuuki Gou and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nevrakis rushes Magrin and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nevrakis successfully pulls guard.
Magrin trying to control but Nevrakis is working from the bottom.
Nevrakis working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Magrin doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Magrin manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Magrin avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Magrin tries to free his leg and advance position but Nevrakis is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nevrakis working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Magrin has passed into half guard!
Nevrakis is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nevrakis's coaches at Spartan Mixed Martial Arts have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Magrin wants to pass the guard but Nevrakis is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nevrakis is staying active underneath Magrin, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Nevrakis looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Nevrakis tries to roll over but Magrin keeps him under control.
Nevrakis is not content to let Magrin control the position.
Nevrakis actively working from the bottom here.
Magrin passes the guard and advances to mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magrin tries to control but Nevrakis wriggling away.
Nevrakis is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Nevrakis is working hard here to advance position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nevrakis tries to improve his position but instead Magrin has taken his back!
Nevrakis tries to break free.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nevrakis tries to roll but Magrin sticks to his back.
Magrin wants to control but Nevrakis is keeping busy.
I would not like to be Nevrakis right now.
Magrin is hanging on to Nevrakis's back as he tries to escape.
Magrin doesn't have the hooks in and Nevrakis manages to turn into his guard.
Nevrakis drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Magrin dives on top into guard.
Nevrakis throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Magrin wants to control from the top but Nevrakis keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magrin avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Nevrakis is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Magrin defends well.
Nevrakis throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Magrin escapes and throws Nevrakis's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Nevrakis tries to get back to half guard but can't.
We've been informed that Magrin has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Coiote Magrin will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nevrakis closes the distance and pushes Magrin back into the cage.
Magrin is trying to pull guard but Nevrakis has him pressed against the cage.
Nevrakis successfully pulls guard.
Nevrakis is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Coiote Magrin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nevrakis keeping moving, preventing Magrin from controlling successfully.
Magrin is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nevrakis escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Magrin gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Nevrakis keeping full guard, as Magrin tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nevrakis is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Nevrakis is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Magrin is aware though and is defending well.
Magrin wants to control from the top but Nevrakis keeps moving.
Nevrakis keeping full guard, as Magrin tries to pass.
Magrin got a little sloppy there for a moment and Nevrakis has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Magrin has managed to get both his arms back between Nevrakis's legs - danger averted.
Nevrakis is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Magrin defends well.
Nevrakis is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Magrin trying to control the position from guard on top but Nevrakis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Magrin wants to pass the guard but Nevrakis is keeping the position.
Magrin is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Nevrakis looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Magrin looking to improve position, pressing down on Nevrakis's thigh with his hand. Nevrakis seems to be working to lock up a guilotine though... is Magrin paying attention? Apparently not! He's locked it up tight! Magrin's face has turned purple! Will he tap? Will he! YES! He's tapped! Nevrakis picked his opening and made it count! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Konstantinos Nevrakis!
Konstantinos Nevrakis decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
27% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Main event
|
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Martin Eugen (ranked 227 p4p, 27 weight class) and Sisu Sisu (ranked 488 p4p, 63 weight class). Eugen comes to the cage accompanied by Kickboxer - Advance Training. The key to victory for Martin Eugen has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
 |
|
 |
| 179 cm
28
154 lbs
19 - 4 - 0 |
|
170 cm
21
150 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
|
Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Martin Eugen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sisu Sisu!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Ren Mimura and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eugen thuds his right hand into Sisu's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Eugen.
Sisu misses the shot to the body.
Sisu throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Eugen's waist but Eugen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sisu off to one side.
We've been told by Eugen's head coaches at Spartan Mixed Martial Arts that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Sisu tries to move into range but Eugen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Eugen lands with a shot to the body.
Martin Eugen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Eugen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sisu throws a body shot but no joy.
Eugen is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Eugen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sisu looks for a takedown but Eugen sprawls well.
Eugen misses with a left hand
so Sisu counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sisu slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sisu trying to control the position from guard on top but Eugen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sisu controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Sisu trying to control the position from guard on top but Eugen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Sisu sitting in guard here, content to control.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Eugen lands a jab-cross combination.
Eugen misses with an uppercut.
Eugen misses with a straight right.
Sisu is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Eugen looks to throw the jab but Sisu is out of range.
Eugen misses with a looping right.
Sisu tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Sisu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Eugen.
Sisu walks into a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sisu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Eugen throws a looping overhand right but Sisu ducks down to avoid it.
Martin Eugen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Eugen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sisu drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Eugen defends it well.
Eugen lands with a good body shot.
Sisu misses with a wild body shot.
Sisu misses with a looping left.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Sisu.
Sisu moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Let's hope that Sisu has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sisu creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Eugen sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Eugen is not content to let Sisu control the position.
Sisu tries to advance to mount but Eugen denies him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sisu content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martin Eugen dominated that round.
That's time! Eugen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Eugen misses with a hook.
Eugen lands with an uppercut that bounces Sisu off the cage and back into range.
Martin Eugen is winning the standup battle so far.
Eugen moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Sisu takes one on the button.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Sisu.
Sisu wants to lay and pray for a moment but Eugen keeps working.
Sisu postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Eugen is trying to buck Sisu off.
Sisu has knee on belly and moves into mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eugen is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sisu connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Sisu controlling from mount.
Sisu trying to control but Eugen is having none of it.
Sisu Sisu has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two 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.
Eugen is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Sisu takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Eugen is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Sisu content just to control the position here.
Sisu thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Sisu controlling the position easily from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sisu pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Eugen wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Sisu.
Sisu looking to control but Eugen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Eugen holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Sisu tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Sisu controlling from mount.
That's four 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.
Sisu raining down shots from the mount!
Eugen trying desperately to get to his feet.
Sisu tries to control but Eugen wriggling away.
Sisu controlling from the full mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sisu Sisu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Eugen lands a nice hook to Sisu's body. Sisu takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Eugen throws a body punch but Sisu moves out of range.
Eugen throws a shot from downtown. Sisu moves away and avoids it.
Sisu changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Sisu looks to land a combination but Eugen avoids it well.
Danga de danga de dang - Eugen scores with a four punch combination!
Eugen lands a body shot.
Sisu misses with a looping right.
Eugen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eugen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sisu takes one to the side of the head.
Eugen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Eugen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Eugen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sisu is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Eugen avoids the body shot from Sisu.
Sisu slips a straight right by Eugen.
Sisu drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Eugen defends it well.
Sisu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Eugen.
Sisu fails with the takedown.
Eugen lands a nice hook to Sisu's body. Sisu takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sisu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sisu drops his hands momentarily and Eugen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Eugen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Eugen misses with a looping right.
Sisu is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Sisu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Eugen moves away.
Eugen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Eugen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sisu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sisu tries to bum rush Eugen with a series of wild strikes but Eugen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Eugen throwing a counter right hand but Sisu manages to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Eugen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Eugen throws out a powerful jab.
Sisu throws a shot to the body.
Eugen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Eugen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
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!
Horrible takedown attempt by Sisu or perhaps it was just good defense by Eugen, which made it look bad.
Sisu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Eugen.
Eugen missing with a left hand there. Sisu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sisu slips a jab and a cross from Eugen.
Sisu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Eugen.
Eugen misses with a hook.
Eugen missing with a left hand there. Sisu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A jab lands there for Eugen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sisu takes a swing at Eugen's ribcage but misses.
Sisu avoids the body shot from Eugen.
Sisu fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Martin Eugen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sisu Sisu.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sisu is defended easily by Eugen.
Eugen's corner calls for a 1-2. Eugen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sisu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Eugen.
Eugen misses with an uppercut. Sisu saw that one coming.
Eugen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sisu on the side of the head.
Eugen swings for the body but Sisu moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sisu works the jab nicely.
Sisu staying out of range there.
Sisu blocks a jab.
Sisu's coach down at was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Sisu's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Eugen misses the jab.
Sisu misses with a double jab.
Sisu shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Eugen manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sisu wants to pass the guard but Eugen is keeping the position.
Eugen wants to stand and escape but Sisu is having none of it.
Sisu wants to control from the top but Eugen keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martin Eugen clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sisu closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Sisu wants to take a breather but Eugen is having none of it.
Eugen looks like he's trying to stand up.
Sisu perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Sisu trying to control the action but Eugen is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sisu wants to pass to mount but Eugen is defending the position.
Eugen is refusing to be controlled, as Sisu sits in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sisu controlling the action here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A jab from Eugen misses.
Sisu ducks under a wild hook from Eugen.
Eugen scores with a shot to the body.
Sisu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Eugen looks to land a combination but Sisu avoids it well.
Sisu misses with a wild body shot.
Eugen throws a hook to the side of Sisu's head but Sisu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sisu changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Sisu throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Eugen's waist but Eugen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sisu off to one side.
Eugen stalks Sisu and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Sisu's face. Sisu staggers backwards, shaken.
Sisu is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Eugen rather than just go for the knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Eugen.
Eugen ducks under a wild hook from Sisu.
Eugen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sisu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Eugen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Eugen loads up on a big right hand but Sisu slips the punch.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Eugen enables Sisu to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Eugen manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sisu looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sisu is continuing to stall.
Sisu trying to control the position from guard on top but Eugen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Sisu is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Eugen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sisu ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Eugen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sisu takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A jab from Eugen misses.
Eugen throws a shot from downtown. Sisu moves away and avoids it.
Eugen misses with a wild body shot.
Sisu swings for the body but Eugen moves out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sisu swings for the body but Eugen moves out of range.
Eugen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sisu drops his hands momentarily and Eugen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martin Eugen had his way with Sisu Sisu in that round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Eugen misses with an uppercut. Sisu saw that one coming.
Eugen connects with a crisp jab.
Eugen stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Eugen wants it to stay on the feet.
Sisu misses with a straight left.
Eugen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sisu has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Eugen.
Eugen moves away from the strike by Sisu.
Sisu slips a straight right by Eugen.
Eugen missing with a left hand there. Sisu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Eugen is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Sisu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eugen scores with a hook.
Sisu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Eugen was well out of range. Poor timing from Sisu.
Eugen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A punch lands to the side of Sisu 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Eugen wants to clinch.
Sisu drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Eugen defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Eugen misses.
Eugen throws a hook but Sisu avoids it easily.
Sisu throws an off balance right hand
and Eugen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Eugen throws a right hand that Sisu ducks under and follows up with a left that Sisu also avoids with ease.
Sisu misses with an uppercut
and Eugen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sisu takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sisu thuds a left hand into Eugen's body.
Eugen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sisu can do to turn this around?
A big left from Eugen misses.
Eugen misses with a hook
and Sisu counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Eugen wriggles free and stands up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Decent striking displayed by Eugen there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eugen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sisu.
Sisu swings for the body but Eugen moves out of range.
Sisu feints and as Eugen raises his hands in defense, Sisu changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sisu pushing down on Eugen's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Eugen wants to get back to his feet.
Sisu works his way into side control.
Sisu content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eugen is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Sisu taking a breather here.
Martin Eugen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Sisu.
Sisu Sisu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sisu tries to move to mount but Eugen blocks the move with his legs.
Sisu working the ground and pound but Eugen is defending the strikes.
Sisu moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Eugen dodges the ground and pound from Sisu.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Martin Eugen showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Eugen 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 49:46
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 49:46
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Martin Eugen!
Martin Eugen retains his featherweight title!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Martin Eugen waved his t-shirt featuring Voodoo Nutrition's logo in front of the cameras.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
42% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
