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QFC Tournament 1019 Round 1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Akira Tatakai (ranked 4549 p4p, 4543 weight class) and Bucephalus Schwarber (ranked 417 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Akira Tatakai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bucephalus Schwarber!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Fujiwara and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tatakai dives in for a single leg takedown but Schwarber sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Tatakai gets caught napping as Schwarber dives in and scores a takedown. Tatakai manages to retain guard.
Schwarber working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Tatakai trying to keep a closed guard but Schwarber is proving a slippery customer.
Schwarber lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Schwarber is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Schwarber is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Schwarber postures up and lands a big shot to Tatakai's brow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schwarber pushes down on Tatakai's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Schwarber frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Schwarber is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Tatakai can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
 Tatakai is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schwarber looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Tatakai covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bucephalus Schwarber!
Bucephalus Schwarber thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nick Smiley (ranked 4485 p4p, 4600 weight class) and Lee Chimech (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Brawler
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nick Smiley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lee Chimech!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Ren Mimura and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chimech throws a quick inside leg kick.
Smiley connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Chimech's hands.
Chimech fails with a takedown attempt.
Smiley rushes Chimech and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Smiley will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Chimech up against the cage.
Chimech has Smiley pushed against the cage.
Chimech escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smiley wants to clinch.
Smiley closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chimech tries to pull guard but Smiley holds him up against the cage and eventually Chimech drops back down to his feet.
Smiley managing to block the knees to the body from Chimech.
Chimech breaks the clinch.
Smiley has taken the fight to the clinch.
Smiley looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Smiley is trying to break the clinch but Chimech has him pressed against the cage.
Chimech leaning his opponent against the cage.
Chimech breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chimech looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Smiley is fending him off so far but Chimech persists. Nope, Smiley circles away and we're back to standing.
Nick Smiley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lee Chimech.
Chimech jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Smiley has Chimech up against the cage in a clinch.
Chimech's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smiley looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Smiley rushes Chimech and presses him up against the cage.
Smiley wants to get back to striking at distance but Chimech won't allow it.
Chimech has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Smiley avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Chimech breaks from the clinch.
Smiley lands with a straight right. Chimech didn't see that one coming.
Smiley takes the fight into the clinch.
A short uppercut from Chimech.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chimech gets control of Smiley's arms and successfully pulls guard. Chimech will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Chimech is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Smiley has his hands clasped together but Chimech extends and breaks Smiley's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Chimech.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Lee Chimech!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Havoc (ranked 4545 p4p, 4533 weight class) and Bobby Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jimmy Havoc!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bobby Brown!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown misses the shot to the body.
Havoc went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Havoc looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Havoc trying to control the pace.
Brown gets full guard.
Havoc wants to stand but Brown is controlling his posture from full guard.
Havoc stopping the sweep attempt from Brown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Havoc tries to free his leg and advance position but Brown is retaining full guard.
Havoc has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Havoc is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Brown manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Havoc manages to get himself to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown slips nicely into half guard.
Brown working Havoc over with strikes.
Havoc is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Brown scores with a couple of nice shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brown lands strikes from half guard.
Havoc is rocked!
Brown looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Oh Havoc is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brown lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Havoc quite badly. Havoc pulls Brown in close trying to recover. Brown postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Havoc on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Havoc doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bobby Brown!
A relieved looking Bobby Brown thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Red Reed (ranked 4511 p4p, 4427 weight class) and Kota Ibushi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Red Reed !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kota Ibushi!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Hirohito Nitta and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ibushi thows a body kick. Reed tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Ibushi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ibushi misses with a few strikes there.
Reed misses with an uppercut.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ibushi.
A low kick lands for Ibushi.
Ibushi scores with a spinning back kick!
Reed will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ibushi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ibushi throws a shot from downtown. Reed moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reed avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ibushi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Reed throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Ibushi was covering up waiting for the punch and Reed finishes the takedown easily into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reed 's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Ibushi really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Reed . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reed scoring with punches to the head and body.
Reed is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Ibushi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Reed is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Reed postures up and lands a big shot to Ibushi's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Reed showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Reed working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ibushi's head.
Ibushi is trying to keep Reed in close.
Reed sitting in guard here, content to control.
Reed has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Reed is pushing down on Ibushi's leg trying to pass to half guard. Ibushi is fighting to maintain full guard but Reed has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reed in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Ibushi tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Reed !
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Red Reed !
During a confident post fight interview, Red Reed thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Urbina (ranked 4569 p4p, 4459 weight class) and Nano Talon (ranked 419 p4p, 0 weight class). Urbina's entrance music is This Calling . A fine choice. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Antonio Urbina!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nano Talon!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Taro Takaoka and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Talon throws a wild body kick that Urbina sees coming a mile off.
Left hook, right uppercut from Talon.
Urbina fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Talon checks a leg kick.
Urbina stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Urbina wants it to stay on the feet.
Urbina tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Urbina defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Talon.
Talon tries a head kick but it misses.
Urbina tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Talon shoots in for a takedown but Urbina shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Antonio Urbina has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nano Talon.
Urbina changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Talon looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Talon tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Talon is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Urbina's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Talon is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Talon trying to control the hands but Urbina breaks the grip.
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.
Talon won't enjoy being in this position. Urbina looking for the choke. Oh... he's slipped the arm under the neck - Talon is tapping - it's over boys! Urbina picks up the submission victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Antonio Urbina!
Antonio Urbina bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Christ (ranked 4580 p4p, 4434 weight class) and Right Meow (ranked 421 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jesus Christ!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Right Meow!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Sosuke Kotani and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meow closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Christ moves into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Meow wants to control from the top but Christ keeps moving.
Meow stays in close to Christ's body and controls the position.
Meow working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Meow stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Christ swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Meow sitting in guard here, content to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meow won't allow Christ to sweep him here.
Meow pushing down on Christ's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christ wants to improve his position but Meow is controlling well.
Christ moves into full guard.
Meow passes Christ's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Christ is looking for a sweep. Meow is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Meow is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Christ sees it coming and defends easily.
Meow is looking for submissions but instead, Christ has regained full guard.
Meow wants to pass the guard but Christ is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christ is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Meow is looking to improve his position.
Christ is looking to take a break and control but Meow is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Christ is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Meow is controlling Christ's trapped leg to prevent Christ from advancing to side control.
Meow trying to control but Christ postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christ is stalling here. Meow is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Christ seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Meow has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
A lull in the action here as Meow stalls from top position.
Christ gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Meow is controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meow is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Meow drops an elbow to the side of Christ's head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Christ is looking to control Meow's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Christ avoid being mounted?
Christ gets full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Right Meow dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Meow shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Meow showed some decent athleticism there.
Meow is working for a kimura but Christ is defending it quite comfortably.
Meow wants to control but Christ is keeping him busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Christ taking some punishment here, with Meow in his half guard.
Meow not doing much here.
Christ wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christ is pressing down on Meow's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Meow chips away with some ground and pound.
Christ can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Meow controls the pace.
Meow postures up.
Christ is really struggling to control Meow but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Christ looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Meow has picked Christ up and slammed him! Christ can't keep hold of the triangle and Meow manages to pass to side control!
Meow works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Meow is looking to take a break and control but Christ is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meow working the ground and pound from side control.
Christ regains half guard.
Christ tries to get to full guard but Meow has control of the leg.
Meow is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Christ sees it coming and defends easily.
Christ is trying to get back to full guard.
Christ is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meow is looking for a kimura here.
Christ is trying to control but Meow passes into side control!
Meow is trying to get an arm triangle but Christ is defending well.
Christ manages to work his way to half guard, despite Meow's best efforts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Christ is looking to improve his position.
Meow slips a nice elbow through Christ's hands, connecting with Christ's forehead.
Right Meow has got the better of the ground game so far.
Meow lands with a punch from half guard.
Meow is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Christ is looking for a sweep. Meow is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Meow has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Meow landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Meow is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Meow takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Right Meow showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Meow drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Meow lands a few punches from side control.
Christ tries to buck Meow off but Meow is having none of it.
Christ is not content to let Meow control the position.
Christ manages to work his way to half guard, despite Meow's best efforts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Christ works his way to full guard. Good work.
Meow passes into half guard.
Meow tries to pass to full mount but Christ defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meow wants to take a breather but Christ is having none of it.
Meow scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Christ is looking for a sweep. Meow is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Meow is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Christ has hold of Meow's hands but Meow slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Christ looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Meow not doing much here.
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.
Meow wants to free his trapped foot but Christ is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Meow landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Meow lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Christ is pressing down on Meow's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meow with a nice head shot there.
Christ looking to hit a scissor sweep but Meow is one step ahead there.
Christ looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Meow passes into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Christ prevents Meow from moving into mount.
Christ is working to avoid the ground and pound but Meow connects with a decent elbow.
Jesus Christ has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Meow looking to control but instead Christ has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Christ gets full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meow landing some decent shots from guard.
Meow sitting in guard here, content to control.
Christ has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Meow has passed into side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Christ is looking to reverse the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Right Meow comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Meow 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Right Meow!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Right Meow!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Right Meow!
Right Meow wins by unanimous decision!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sammy Cruzo (ranked 4540 p4p, 4561 weight class) and The Eagle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Counter fighter
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sammy Cruzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, The Eagle!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eagle misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Cruzo to counter with a crisp jab.
Eagle misses with a hook to the body
and Cruzo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Eagle throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cruzo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Cruzo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Cruzo throws a head kick but Eagle moves out of range.
Cruzo avoids the body shot from Eagle.
Cruzo clobbers Eagle with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Eagle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Eagle is putting a hurting on Cruzo here, landing some big shots from side control.
Cruzo tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Eagle easily slips into full mount!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Eagle cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Eagle cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Cruzo is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruzo is looking to improve his position but Eagle isn't that keen on the idea.
Cruzo is working hard here to advance position.
Eagle lands a big elbow.
Oh Cruzo is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cruzo squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Eagle drops a big elbow. That's hurt Cruzo! More shots from Eagle and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). The Eagle!
During a confident post fight interview, The Eagle thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Israel Juarbe (ranked 4544 p4p, 4534 weight class) and Darryl Vidal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Israel Juarbe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Darryl Vidal!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vidal closes the distance and clinches.
Juarbe is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Vidal to keep the fight standing.
Vidal is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Juarbe gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Vidal breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vidal throws a body punch but Juarbe moves out of range.
Juarbe attempts a counter takedown but Vidal avoids it well and moves away.
Vidal has managed to clinch.
Vidal prevents the takedown attempt.
Vidal breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vidal moves into range and clinches up with Juarbe.
Vidal slows down the pace here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vidal breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vidal misses with the combination.
Juarbe half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juarbe shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Vidal as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Israel Juarbe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vidal misses the shot to the body.
Juarbe shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Juarbe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vidal.
Vidal throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vidal just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromJuarbe.
Vidal throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Juarbe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Juarbe moves out of range as Vidal strikes.
Juarbe tries to counter with a takedown but Vidal is quick to defend against it.
Vidal closes the distance and clinches.
Vidal manages to break the clinch.
Juarbe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juarbe ducks under a wild hook from Vidal.
Vidal darts in and clinches Juarbe up against the cage.
Vidal content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Vidal has Juarbe pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Juarbe manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Vidal pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Juarbe misses with a head kick.
Vidal gets a clinch.
Juarbe jumps guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Juarbe looking to control but Vidal passes into half guard.
Vidal lands strikes from half guard.
Juarbe has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Vidal is working away from the top position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vidal works his foot free and advances to mount.
Juarbe is trying to escape the mount.
Vidal tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Juarbe tries to lock up and control but Vidal gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's four 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.
Vidal lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vidal lands a big shot there that rocks Juarbe but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Juarbe is rocked!
BOOM! Vidal connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Oh Juarbe is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Juarbe is breathing heavily.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Vidal! Juarbe is hurt baaadly! Vidal is firing away with more strikes - Juarbe is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Darryl Vidal!
Darryl Vidal seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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