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Rise of Cleric XII PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Badr Hari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maximilian Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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250 lbs
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Excellent MT
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Badr Hari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Maximilian Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson throws a right hand that Hari ducks under and follows up with a left that Hari also avoids with ease.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hari.
Anderson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Anderson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Anderson throws an elbow but Hari slips to the side and avoids it well.
Anderson is looking to take a break and control but Hari is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hari takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Hari tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Anderson working the ground and pound.
Anderson 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.
Anderson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hari knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson tries to move to mount but Hari blocks the move with his legs.
Hari wants to control but Anderson postures up.
Hari taking punishment in the form of punches.
Anderson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Hari tries to bench press Anderson off him but Anderson keeps the position.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Hari is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Anderson moves into full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hari keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Anderson is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Hari has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Anderson looks gassed!
Anderson jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Hari manages to avoid the submission attempt.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Anderson working away.
Anderson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Anderson connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Hari some visible discomfort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hari is looking to reverse the position.
Anderson scores with a couple of short elbows.
Hari is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Anderson connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Hari some visible discomfort.
Hari is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
You can see the frustration on Hari's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Anderson is putting a hurting on Hari here, landing some big shots from side control.
Anderson landing a few strikes.
Anderson is looking to take a break and control but Hari is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hari tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hari could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Hari is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Maximilian Anderson!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Shingen Yamamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Money Pakyaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shingen Yamamoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Money Pakyaw!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Sosuke Kotani and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamamoto throws a leg kick which misses Pakyaw's front leg but catches the back leg as Pakyaw tries to avoid it.
Pakyaw fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yamamoto swats away the attempt to clinch by Pakyaw.
Pakyaw tries to clinch but Yamamoto moves out of range.
Money Pakyaw seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yamamoto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pakyaw wants to clinch up but Yamamoto keeps it at a distance.
Pakyaw wants to clinch up but Yamamoto keeps it at a distance.
Pakyaw moves in looking to clinch but Yamamoto pushes him off.
Yamamoto instigates a clinch.
Yamamoto keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pakyaw's efforts to push away.
Yamamoto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pakyaw closes the distance looking to clinch
and Yamamoto counters with a takedown into side control.
Pakyaw pushes Yamamoto away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Yamamoto gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Yamamoto has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Yamamoto tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pakyaw is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Yamamoto with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Yamamoto is breathing heavily.
Pakyaw is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Yamamoto controlling his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pakyaw is trying to stand.
Yamamoto controlling the pace for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pakyaw is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Yamamoto tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Yamamoto controlling the pace for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Yamamoto won't let Pakyaw get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yamamoto is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Yamamoto controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shingen Yamamoto dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Pakyaw instigates a clinch.
Pakyaw wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Yamamoto prevents Pakyaw from breaking the clinch.
Pakyaw lands a nice shot to the body.
Pakyaw tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pakyaw lands with a light punch inside.
Yamamoto working hard to break the clinch.
Pakyaw working hard to break the clinch.
Pakyaw lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yamamoto backwards.
Pakyaw tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamamoto blocking some punches.
Pakyaw is trying to force a seperation but Yamamoto has the dominant position.
Yamamoto breaks the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Yamamoto scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Yamamoto is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamamoto wants to take a breather but Pakyaw is having none of it.
Yamamoto is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Yamamoto is keen to just control but Pakyaw is a slippery customer.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Shingen Yamamoto.
Pakyaw darts in trying to clinch
and Yamamoto counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Pakyaw's guard now.
Yamamoto trying to control the position from guard on top but Pakyaw is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto stops Pakyaw from standing up.
Yamamoto throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pakyaw works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pakyaw wants to stand and escape but Yamamoto is having none of it.
Yamamoto stays in close to Pakyaw's body and controls the position.
Yamamoto wants to pass the guard but Pakyaw is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Yamamoto misses with an uppercut. Pakyaw saw that one coming.
Pakyaw pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pakyaw fails to land the takedown.
Pakyaw is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice body kick there by Yamamoto.
Pakyaw shoots in for a takedown but Yamamoto shows good takedown defense.
Yamamoto throws a head kick that misses.
Yamamoto tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Pakyaw swivels and escapes.
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.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pakyaw looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pakyaw with a poor takedown
and Yamamoto counters with a nice double leg into side control. Pakyaw won't be happy with that.
Shingen Yamamoto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Money Pakyaw.
Yamamoto decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Yamamoto circles away from the clinch attempt
and Yamamoto counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Pakyaw!
Pakyaw really wants to buck Yamamoto off and get back to his feet.
Yamamoto controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shingen Yamamoto dominated that second round.
That's time! Yamamoto's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Yamamoto circles away from the clinch attempt
and Yamamoto makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Pakyaw wants to clinch but Yamamoto slips to the side
and Yamamoto counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Pakyaw closes the distance but Yamamoto moves to the side
and Yamamoto counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Pakyaw is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Yamamoto throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pakyaw works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Shingen Yamamoto overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pakyaw keeping full guard, as Yamamoto tries to pass.
Yamamoto is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamamoto gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
A head kick by Yamamoto misses
and Pakyaw counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Yamamoto's guard now.
Pakyaw must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Pakyaw stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Yamamoto throws up his legs and catches Pakyaw in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Pakyaw tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Yamamoto! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Shingen Yamamoto!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo Mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manuel Past (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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170 lbs
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177 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rodrigo Mir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Manuel Past!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Ren Mimura and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mir tries to clinch up.
Mir looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Past slaps away a takedown attempt from Mir, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mir misses with a few strikes there.
Mir shoots in for a double leg but Past sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Past takes the fight into the clinch.
Past lands an elbow inside.
Mir takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Rodrigo Mir has been cut.
Past tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mir avoids it.
Past lands a damaging elbow.
Past utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Past lands an elbow that stopped Mir in his tracks for a moment.
Past gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Past pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Past darts in and clinches Mir up against the cage.
Past gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Past gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mir takes an elbow to the forehead.
Past comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Past lands a nice elbow.
Rodrigo Mir's cut is getting worse.
Past lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Past obliges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Past lands an elbow that stopped Mir in his tracks for a moment.
Past lands a nice elbow.
Nice elbow from Past.
Past gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mir takes an elbow to the temple.
Mir takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mir is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Past.
Oh Mir is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mir could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Past gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Past lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rodrigo Mir's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Nice elbow from Past.
Mir takes an elbow to the temple.
Past gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Past pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Past throws a head kick that misses.
Past steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Mir is out on his feet! Past sets himself and nearly takes Mir's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Manuel Past!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alessandro Pittana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Nixon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Richard Nixon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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195 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alessandro Pittana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Richard Nixon!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pittana throws a series of punches but Nixon avoids them all with ease.
Nixon misses with the combination.
Nixon misses with a combination
and Pittana counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nixon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nixon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pittana throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nixon throws a nice looking combination but Pittana bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nixon connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Pittana's hands.
Pittana slips a jab and a cross from Nixon.
A big right followed by a crushing left from Pittana knocks Nixon out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Alessandro Pittana!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jacques Delaney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kazuushi Sakuraba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Kazuushi Sakuraba enters the cage!
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179 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jacques Delaney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazuushi Sakuraba!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Taro Takaoka and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sakuraba fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Delaney sprawls well initially but Sakuraba persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sakuraba is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Sakuraba prevents Delaney from improving his position.
Delaney makes his way to full guard, as Sakuraba worked for a kimura.
Delaney pulls Sakuraba in to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakuraba has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Delaney is proving hard to escape from.
Sakuraba wants to stand and escape but instead Delaney has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sakuraba wants to improve his position but instead Delaney has moved into half guard.
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.
Sakuraba looks like he's trying to stand up.
Sakuraba really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Delaney. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Delaney wants to take a breather but Sakuraba is having none of it.
Delaney is working for a submission of some sort.
Delaney is trying for a kimura here. Sakuraba looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Delaney wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jacques Delaney!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Akiro Yakumacu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adolf Hitla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adolf Hitla will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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280 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Akiro Yakumacu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Adolf Hitla!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Hirohito Nitta and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Yakumacu.
Yakumacu misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hitla scores with a hook to the body. Yakumacu takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hitla thuds a left hand into Yakumacu's body.
Yakumacu is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hitla connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Yakumacu to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Hitla!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Adolf Hitla!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Toney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Banfo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James Toney has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, James Toney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marco Banfo!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banfo shoots in and drives through. Toney sprawls well.
Banfo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Left hook, right uppercut from Banfo.
It looks like James Toney has been cut.
Toney throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Banfo dodges the punch combination from Toney.
Toney lands with a big left! Banfo is wobbled badly! Toney comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Banfo to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). James Toney!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marco Pepinhos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roronoa Zorro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pepinhos comes to the cage accompanied by Macaco - Hacen Falta Dos. Roronoa Zorro will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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202 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
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203 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marco Pepinhos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Roronoa Zorro!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pepinhos clinches up with Zorro and pushes him back against the cage.
Pepinhos tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Pepinhos tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zorro avoids it.
Zorro stalling against the cage.
Zorro lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pepinhos backwards.
Zorro slowing the pace effectively.
Pepinhos successfully pulls guard.
Zorro wants to control from the top but Pepinhos keeps moving.
Zorro is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Pepinhos keeping moving, preventing Zorro from controlling successfully.
Pepinhos pulls Zorro in close to prevent any damage.
Zorro trying to control but Pepinhos is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Roronoa Zorro.
Pepinhos moves out of range of the body kick.
Zorro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pepinhos gets a clinch.
Zorro tries to land a knee to the head but Pepinhos blocks with his arms.
Zorro looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Zorro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zorro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
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.
Zorro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zorro lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Pepinhos backs up against the cage.
Pepinhos throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Pepinhos avoids the head kick by Zorro.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Pepinhos.
Pepinhos is trying to get an arm triangle but Zorro is defending well.
Pepinhos in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Zorro is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Marco Pepinhos!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Adaephon Delat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ozzy Osborn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adaephon Delat has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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19
180 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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24
170 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Adaephon Delat!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ozzy Osborn!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Osborn tries to score a power double leg takedown but Delat sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Osborn somewhat.
Osborn tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Delat swivels and escapes.
Delat misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Osborn takes one to the chin there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Delat.
Osborn shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Delat defends it nicely.
Adaephon Delat has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ozzy Osborn.
Delat throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Delat throws a front kick aimed at Osborn's knee but Osborn avoids it well.
Delat fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Osborn checks it well.
Osborn is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Osborn scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Osborn is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Delat looks calm but he's in trouble here. Osborn gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Delat is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Osborn lets go of the hold and Delat can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ozzy Osborn!
Ozzy Osborn is the new welterweight champion!
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