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PHOENIX 7 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Steve Collins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joao Batista (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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172 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong |
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Basic striking
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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
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Steve Collins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joao Batista!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Taro Takaoka and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Collins tries a head kick but it misses.
Batista shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Batista was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Collins keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Collins is working hard here to advance position.
Batista lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Batista trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Collins takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Batista lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Batista landing strikes from the mount and Collins is in trouble!
Batista really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Collins. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Batista scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Batista takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Collins is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Collins is trying to escape the mount.
Batista controlling from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Batista.
Collins is trying desperately to improve position.
Batista wants to control but instead Collins manages to regain half guard.
Batista seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Batista seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Collins does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Batista not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Collins looking for submissions off his back.
Ground and pound from Batista.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batista tries to pass to full mount but Collins defends it.
Batista is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Collins looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Batista blocks the strikes from Collins.
Collins moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Batista with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Batista with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Collins has his foot on Batista's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Batista works his way back into a safe position though.
Collins is breathing heavily.
Batista stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Collins swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Collins is looking for a triangle but Batista pushes his legs off easily.
Collins has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Batista can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batista trying to control the position from guard on top but Collins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Batista pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Collins is keeping the position for now.
Collins has momentary wrist control but Batista slips an elbow through the middle.
Collins keeping moving, preventing Batista from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Collins fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Collins throws a hook but Batista avoids it easily.
Batista moves out of range as Collins strikes.
Collins throws a hook to the side of Batista's head but Batista sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
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.
Collins rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Batista moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Collins misses with a series of wild punches.
Batista looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Collins working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Batista doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Batista manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Batista's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Batista scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Batista sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Batista postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Batista lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Batista works over Collins with some ground and pound from guard.
Batista slips nicely into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joao Batista dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Batista looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Collins throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Batista fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Collins sprawls well initially but Batista persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Nice strikes from Batista there.
Batista lands with a punch from half guard.
Batista content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Batista lands strikes from half guard.
Batista takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Collins is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Batista scores with a couple of nice shots.
Batista trying to pass the guard but Collins defending well.
Collins gets back to full guard.
Batista must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Collins looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Collins tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Batista tries to free his leg and advance position but Collins is retaining full guard.
Batista scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Batista sitting in guard here, content to control.
Batista with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Collins working for a triangle but Batista defends it easily.
Batista controls from within his opponent's guard.
Collins is looking for a triangle but Batista pushes his legs off easily.
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.
Batista is working Collins over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Batista controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Batista working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Joao Batista has got the better of the ground game so far.
Batista is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Batista's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Collins keeping moving, preventing Batista from controlling successfully.
Batista stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Collins swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Batista wants to control from the top but Collins keeps moving.
Batista won't allow Collins to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collins looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Batista working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Collins throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Batista lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Batista working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Batista stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Collins swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Batista keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Collins's head.
Batista scoring with some ground and pound.
Batista trying to control but Collins is working from the bottom.
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.
Batista is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Batista postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Batista wants to control from the top but Collins keeps moving.
Collins had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Batista defends it easily.
Batista trying to control the position from guard on top but Collins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Collins is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Batista with a nice head shot there.
Batista is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joao Batista showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Batista.
Batista wants to control but Collins is keeping him busy.
Collins is working to avoid the ground and pound but Batista connects with a decent elbow.
Collins manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Batista can do anything to dispel that myth.
Batista is looking for a sweep. Collins is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Collins looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Collins is trying to work for a kimura but Batista is defending well.
Batista preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Collins is working for a kimura but Batista is defending it quite comfortably.
Batista is trying to get back to full guard.
Batista trying to control here.
Batista wants to get back to full guard.
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.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Batista dodges the punch combination from Collins.
Collins tries to clinch but Batista is having none of it.
Batista closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Collins did well to prevent Batista getting side control.
Collins moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Batista preventing the sweep.
Collins keeping moving, preventing Batista from controlling successfully.
Batista controls from within his opponent's guard.
Batista wants to control from the top but Collins keeps moving.
Collins wants to sweep here but Batista controlling him for the moment.
Batista trying to control but Collins is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batista got a little sloppy there for a moment and Collins has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Batista has managed to get both his arms back between Collins's legs - danger averted.
Batista wants to control from the top but Collins keeps moving.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Collins gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Batista to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Collins striking off his back but it's not causing Batista any problems.
Batista looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Batista is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Collins keeping full guard, as Batista tries to pass.
Batista wants to control from the top but Collins keeps moving.
Collins has his foot on Batista's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Batista works his way back into a safe position though.
Batista controls from within his opponent's guard.
Collins wants to stand and escape but Batista is having none of it.
Joao Batista is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Collins is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Batista got a little sloppy there for a moment and Collins has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Batista has managed to get both his arms back between Collins's legs - danger averted.
Batista controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Steve Collins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
And that's the end of the fight!
Joao Batista comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Batista has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joao Batista!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Torrem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luke Wilson is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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163 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
KO power |
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jeremy Torrem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Luke Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Hirohito Nitta and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torrem wants to clinch up but Wilson keeps it at a distance.
Torrem tries to clinch up.
Torrem tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Torrem.
Torrem fails with an attempt to clinch.
Torrem pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wilson. That's going to slow Torrem down.
Torrem takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Wilson feints and then cracks Torrem's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Torrem down.
Wilson lands a head kick!
Wilson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Torrem. That did some damage!
Torrem chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wilson can pounce on him.
Torrem doesn't manage to clinch there - Wilson circles away.
Jeremy Torrem seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Torrem fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wilson scores with a push kick.
Wilson lands with a kick to the temple. Torrem shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A low kick from Torrem is predictable there
and Wilson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Torrem's knee momentarily.
Wilson scores with a head kick.
Torrem tries to clinch up
and Wilson counters with a good low kick that Torrem was not able to check.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torrem closes the distance but Wilson moves to the side
and Wilson counters with a good, hard body kick but Torrem shrugs it off.
Wilson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Wilson delivers a nice body kick.
Wilson lands a head kick. Torrem smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Torrem wants to clinch but Wilson slips to the side
and Wilson finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Torrem is breathing heavily.
Torrem takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Wilson lands with a kick to the ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Torrem takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Wilson throws a front kick that sends Torrem stumbling back into the cage.
Torrem tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A head kick misses from Wilson.
Wilson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Torrem takes a kick to the side of the head.
Torrem takes a kick to the side of the head.
Wilson rushes Torrem and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wilson effectively controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torrem takes an elbow to the forehead.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Wilson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Torrem trying to stall but Wilson improves his position.
Torrem can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Wilson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wilson lands an elbow inside.
Wilson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wilson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Torrem's head.
Wilson throws a head kick that half lands.
Wilson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Torrem takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Torrem throws a lazy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wilson lands with a slapping head kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wilson, right into the meat.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wilson.
Wilson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wilson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wilson scores with a head kick.
Wilson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Wilson throws a front kick that sends Torrem stumbling back into the cage.
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!
Torrem sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Wilson connects with a high kick.
Wilson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Torrem is rocked!
Wilson lands a big head kick that sends Torrem to the canvas! Wilson follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luke Wilson!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Perry van Shrike (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kazuya Nakamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). van Shrike comes to the cage accompanied by It's Raining Men. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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160 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Great low kicks
Very strong |
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Perry van Shrike!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazuya Nakamura!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Sosuke Kotani and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from van Shrike, right into the meat.
Nakamura throws a combination but it was largely blocked by van Shrike.
Nakamura throws a right and a left that van Shrike avoids nicely.
van Shrike lands with a kick to the ribs.
Nakamura takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
van Shrike plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Nakamura throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nakamura connects with a looping right hand.
van Shrike lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Nakamura throws a jab but it's blocked by van Shrike.
Nakamura stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from van Shrike.
Nakamura jabbing away but nothing is landing.
van Shrike thows a body kick. Nakamura tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Nakamura looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
van Shrike scores with a kick to the body.
van Shrike lands a nice looking kick to the body. Nakamura takes a step back to recover.
Nakamura walks forward, straight into a front kick from van Shrike.
van Shrike moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for van Shrike.
van Shrike throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Nakamura.
It looks like Kazuya Nakamura has been cut.
A good leg kick by van Shrike.
Nice body kick from van Shrike.
Kazuya Nakamura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nakamura throws a right hand that van Shrike ducks under and follows up with a left that van Shrike also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
van Shrike throws a quick inside leg kick.
van Shrike lands a big head kick that sends Nakamura to the canvas! van Shrike follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Perry van Shrike!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jordan Peters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Plauge Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peters comes to the cage accompanied by the Ong Bak theme. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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195 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
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200 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Experienced |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jordan Peters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Plauge Black!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peters throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Black scores with a leg kick.
Black lands with a thumping leg kick.
Black misses with a body shot.
Peters scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Plauge Black has been cut.
Peters misses with a body kick.
Peters looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Black checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Peters misses with a body kick.
Peters misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Peters throws a series of punches but Black moves out of range.
Black cracks the inside of Peters's front leg.
A head kick misses from Black.
Black connects with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Black avoids the head kick by Peters.
Peters throws a right and a left that Black avoids nicely.
Black works over Peters's head and body with a nice combination.
Peters is breathing heavily.
Black with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Black fails to land with a series of punches.
Black lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Peters is rocked!
Black is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Peters flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Peters is out cold! Black holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Plauge Black!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Fat Ronaldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Komatsu Akiaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Akiaki's choice of entrance music: Enter the Dragon. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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162 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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155 lbs
7 - 10 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fat Ronaldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Komatsu Akiaki!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shirou Masuda and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ronaldo misses with the combination.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Akiaki lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Ronaldo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ronaldo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Akiaki is looking to chop away at Ronaldo's legs.
Ronaldo checks a leg kick.
Ronaldo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A punch combination from Ronaldo misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ronaldo checks a leg kick.
Ronaldo throws a chopping leg kick but Akiaki manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Akiaki thows a leg kick but Ronaldo checks it
and Ronaldo counters with a stiff right hand.
A low kick from Akiaki is predictable there
and Ronaldo counters with a nice body kick.
A low kick from Akiaki is predictable there
and Ronaldo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Komatsu Akiaki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ronaldo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Akiaki thows a leg kick but Ronaldo checks it
enabling Ronaldo to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Komatsu Akiaki has been cut.
Akiaki thows a leg kick but Ronaldo checks it
and Ronaldo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Akiaki throws a leg kick
and Ronaldo counters with a two punch combo.
Akiaki throws a leg kick
and Ronaldo counters with a left and a right that stings Akiaki.
A low kick from Akiaki is predictable there
and Ronaldo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A low kick from Akiaki is predictable there
and Ronaldo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Akiaki is rocked!
The fighters circle, before Ronaldo throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Akiaki's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Ronaldo lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Fat Ronaldo!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between German Shepherd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Fallon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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143 lbs
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Decent elbows
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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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, German Shepherd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Martin Fallon!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Fujiwara and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shepherd swats away the attempt to clinch by Fallon.
Fallon is looking to clinch.
Fallon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fallon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fallon doesn't manage to clinch there - Shepherd circles away.
Fallon clinches up with Shepherd and pushes him back against the cage.
Shepherd missing with knees to the body.
Fallon trying to land knees to the body.
Fallon throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Shepherd blocks it with crossed arms.
Fallon stalling against the cage.
Shepherd landing knees to the body.
Shepherd pushes off an throws an elbow but Fallon leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Fallon tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fallon throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Shepherd.
Fallon misses with an elbow over the top.
Shepherd lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Fallon or not.
Fallon tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Shepherd obliges.
Fallon tries a knee to the head but Shepherd blocks it.
Shepherd unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Fallon looks gassed!
Shepherd blocks an elbow strike.
Shepherd scores a nice knee to the body.
Shepherd tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Shepherd lands an elbow inside that Fallon shrugs off.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Shepherd creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shepherd lands a damaging elbow.
Shepherd blocks the elbow strike.
Shepherd lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Fallon or not.
Fallon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Shepherd.
Shepherd lands a left hand.
Shepherd lands a damaging elbow.
Fallon wants a takedown but no success here.
Shepherd with a knee to the head.
Good body shot from Shepherd.
Shepherd creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fallon's defenses.
Shepherd scores a nice knee to the body.
A short body shot lands from Shepherd as the two fighters clinch.
Shepherd scores a nice knee to the body.
Shepherd throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Shepherd lands a good knee to the midsection. Fallon won't want to take too many of those.
Shepherd landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Shepherd landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A hook to the body from Shepherd.
Shepherd lands a damaging elbow.
Shepherd lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Shepherd lands a body shot in the clinch.
Shepherd gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Shepherd comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Shepherd obliges.
Shepherd scores a nice knee to the body.
Shepherd landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Fallon throws an elbow but misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Shepherd.
Shepherd presses Fallon against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Shepherd using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
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!
Shepherd cracks Fallon with a nice body shot.
Fallon takes a knee to the side of the body.
Fallon with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A right hand to the body from Shepherd.
Shepherd lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Shepherd utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Fallon looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Shepherd avoids a wild elbow strike from Fallon.
Fallon has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Shepherd avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Shepherd lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Fallon or not.
Shepherd working Fallon over with knees to the body.
Shepherd lands with a right to the head.
Shepherd lands an uppercut.
Fallon takes an elbow to the forehead.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Shepherd.
Shepherd lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Fallon is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
German Shepherd has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Martin Fallon.
Shepherd lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fallon backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Shepherd.
Shepherd utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Shepherd working Fallon over with knees to the body.
Shepherd with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Shepherd.
Shepherd tries to throw a body punch but Fallon avoids it by throwing Shepherd back against the cage.
Fallon pushes off an throws an elbow but Shepherd leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Shepherd lands a nice elbow.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Shepherd.
Fallon looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Shepherd misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fallon.
Fallon comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Shepherd blocks an elbow strike from Fallon.
Shepherd putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Fallon in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Fallon with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Shepherd tries a knee to the head but Fallon blocks it.
Fallon blocks an elbow strike from Shepherd.
Fallon misses with an elbow strike.
Fallon throws an elbow that misses.
Shepherd misses with a punch to the body.
Shepherd on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fallon tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fallon looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Fallon takes a knee to the side of the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Fallon.
Shepherd gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Shepherd lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Fallon.
Fallon lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fallon drops down looking for an ankle pick but Shepherd pulls his leg out and moves away.
Shepherd has Fallon up against the cage in a clinch.
Shepherd lands a damaging elbow.
Shepherd gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Fallon misses with an elbow strike.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A body shot lands from Shepherd.
Shepherd comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fallon is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Shepherd is keeping busy.
Fallon creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Shepherd lands a damaging elbow.
Fallon wants a takedown.
Nice elbow from Shepherd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
German Shepherd dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Shepherd throws a head kick but Fallon moves out of range.
Shepherd is looking to clinch.
Fallon closes the distance looking to clinch
and Shepherd holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Shepherd creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fallon's defenses.
Fallon goes for a takedown in the clinch but Shepherd prevents it.
Shepherd lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
German Shepherd has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Shepherd lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Shepherd stops a takedown attempt from Fallon.
Fallon tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Shepherd comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fallon misses with a knee strike.
Shepherd lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fallon turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Shepherd is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Fallon is controlling him well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Shepherd trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fallon trying to control the position but Shepherd is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shepherd is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The strikes coming from Fallon are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Fallon lands a few punches from side control.
Fallon scores with punches from side control.
Fallon throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Shepherd takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Fallon sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Shepherd is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
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.
Fallon trying to control the action but Shepherd is working from the bottom.
Fallon prevents Shepherd from escaping the position.
Fallon in side control, throwing shots but Shepherd defends.
Shepherd wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Fallon scoring with punches and elbows.
Fallon cracks Shepherd with a big right hand but Shepherd just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Fallon throws an elbow but Shepherd slips to the side and avoids it well.
Fallon scores with a couple of short elbows.
Fallon thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shepherd wants to get back to his feet but Fallon drags him back down.
Fallon cracks Shepherd with a big elbow.
Shepherd defending against the ground and pound.
Shepherd takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The strikes coming from Fallon are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Shepherd is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Fallon asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Fallon tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Fallon has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Shepherd regains half guard, as Fallon was trying to land strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Fallon is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Shepherd is trying to stand back up but Fallon is controlling him
Fallon not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Fallon looks to land a strike but Shepherd avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fallon throws and elbow that misses. Shepherd uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Fallon's guard. Nice move by Shepherd!
Shepherd is standing up over Fallon. Fallon looks to escape but Shepherd dives into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martin Fallon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Fallon closes the distance but Shepherd moves to the side
and Shepherd counters with a head kick.
Shepherd instigates a clinch.
Nice elbow from Shepherd.
Shepherd misses with an elbow strike.
Fallon tries to score a body lock takedown but Shepherd shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Shepherd on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shepherd scores with a shot to the side of Fallon's head.
Fallon misses with a knee strike.
Fallon looking to slow down the pace here.
Shepherd lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Fallon.
Fallon has Shepherd pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Shepherd manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Shepherd connects with a nasty looking knee right to Fallon's face.
Fallon throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Shepherd lands an elbow inside that Fallon shrugs off.
Shepherd comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A nice left hand lands by Shepherd.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Shepherd.
Fallon takes a knee to the side of the body.
Shepherd crunches a lovely knee into Fallon's ribcage.
Fallon takes a knee to the side of the body.
A short body shot lands from Shepherd as the two fighters clinch.
Fallon takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shepherd lands an elbow that stopped Fallon in his tracks for a moment.
Shepherd misses with a knee strike.
Fallon throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Shepherd blocks it with crossed arms.
Shepherd tries to land knees in the clinch but Fallon avoids the damage to the body.
Fallon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shepherd avoids it.
Shepherd connects with a nasty looking knee right to Fallon's face.
With the fighters up against the cage, Fallon throws an elbow but misses.
Fallon tries to land a knee to the head but Shepherd blocks with his arms.
Fallon avoiding damage as Shepherd throws knees to the body.
Shepherd avoids a wild elbow strike from Fallon.
Fallon looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Shepherd comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Shepherd lands an elbow inside that Fallon shrugs off.
Fallon is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Shepherd is keeping busy.
Shepherd lands an elbow just above Fallon 's eye.
Fallon blocks the elbow strike.
Fallon avoids a wild elbow strike from Shepherd.
Shepherd on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shepherd cracks Fallon with a nice body shot.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Fallon just misses with a elbow thrown towards Shepherd's brow.
Shepherd blocks an elbow strike.
Shepherd lands an elbow inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
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.
Shepherd lands an elbow that stopped Fallon in his tracks for a moment.
Shepherd tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Fallon just misses with a elbow thrown towards Shepherd's brow.
Fallon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Shepherd is defending well for now.
Fallon trying to stall but Shepherd improves his position.
Shepherd tries to land knees in the clinch but Fallon avoids the damage to the body.
Fallon tries to land a knee to the head but Shepherd blocks with his arms.
Fallon tries to land a knee to the head but Shepherd blocks with his arms.
Shepherd on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shepherd scores with a knee to the head.
Shepherd dodges an elbow strike from Fallon.
Shepherd lands a shoulder strike.
Fallon drops down looking for an ankle pick but Shepherd pulls his leg out and moves away.
German Shepherd has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Martin Fallon.
Fallon wants to clinch but Shepherd slips to the side
and Shepherd counters with a head kick. That will keep Fallon thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Fallon tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Shepherd counter with a right hand.
Shepherd clinches up with Fallon and pushes him back against the cage.
Fallon goes for a takedown in the clinch but Shepherd prevents it.
Fallon tries to land a knee to the head but Shepherd blocks with his arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shepherd lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Shepherd working Fallon over with knees to the body.
Shepherd tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fallon avoids it.
Fallon is looking to control Shepherd's arms but Shepherd gets an underhook and turns him. Now Fallon has his back to the cage.
Shepherd pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Fallon pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Shepherd lands an elbow that stopped Fallon in his tracks for a moment.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Fallon lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Shepherd scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Shepherd missing with knees to the body.
Fallon throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fallon throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Fallon changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Shepherd fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Fallon wants to clinch
and Shepherd holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Shepherd landing knees to the head.
Shepherd trying to land knees to the body.
Fallon looking to slow down the pace here.
Shepherd lands with a short shot to the head.
Shepherd lands an elbow inside.
Fallon misses with an elbow over the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Fallon creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Shepherd lands a damaging elbow.
Fallon throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Fallon throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Shepherd lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Fallon or not.
Fallon misses with an elbow strike.
Shepherd lands an elbow just above Fallon 's eye.
Shepherd lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Fallon is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Shepherd is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Fallon is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Shepherd is keeping busy.
Fallon creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Shepherd throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Still in the clinch, Shepherd scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Fallon obliges.
Shepherd creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fallon's defenses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Shepherd.
Fallon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Shepherd lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Shepherd misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fallon.
Shepherd with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fallon avoiding damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
German Shepherd showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Shepherd has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... German Shepherd!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Abe Nakamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Uy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nakamura comes to the cage accompanied by Enter the Ninja - Die Antwoord. Abe Nakamura has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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153 lbs
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150 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Abe Nakamura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, William Uy!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nakamura moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Uy attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nice takedown defense from Uy. No joy for Nakamura on that attempt.
Uy misses with a series of wild punches.
Nakamura shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Uy napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Nakamura working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Uy is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Nakamura asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Uy is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Nakamura is looking to take a break and control but Uy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uy manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Nakamura gets back to full guard.
Uy must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Uy drops back looking for a leg! Nakamura is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Nakamura manages to kick Uy off! Uy jumps back into Nakamura's guard.
Nakamura working a defensive guard here.
Nakamura has his hands on Uy's head, controlling the position.
Uy drops back, looking for a kneebar! Nakamura looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Nakamura looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Nakamura!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uy prevents Nakamura from moving into mount.
Uy manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Uy seems to be looking for submissions.
Uy is looking for a kimura here.
Nakamura trying to hold on to Uy's head to control him but Uy postures up.
Nakamura slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Uy is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Nakamura has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Uy is looking to defend but Nakamura has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Uy! Nakamura pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Uy taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Abe Nakamura!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Aoki Funkyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tarpulano Burdagul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Funkyama comes to the cage accompanied by Eazy E - Still cruisin. Aoki Funkyama has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aoki Funkyama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tarpulano Burdagul!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burdagul throws a jab when Funkyama was well out of range.
Funkyama lands with a good body shot.
Burdagul throws a head kick but Funkyama moves out of range.
Burdagul throws a head kick but Funkyama moves out of range.
Burdagul misses with a series of wild punches.
Funkyama shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Burdagul napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Funkyama thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Burdagul is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Funkyama off and has taken his back!
Burdagul is trying to stick to Funkyama's back but Funkyama is turning into Burdagul. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Burdagul's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Funkyama.
Funkyama pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Burdagul is keeping the position for now.
Burdagul has momentary wrist control but Funkyama slips an elbow through the middle.
Funkyama distracts Burdagul with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Funkyama 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Funkyama drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Burdagul dives on top into guard.
Funkyama tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Funkyama is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Burdagul is aware though and is defending well.
Funkyama had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Burdagul defends it easily.
Burdagul drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Funkyama manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Burdagul has Funkyama in his guard.
Burdagul looks gassed!
Funkyama thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama won't allow Burdagul to get back to his feet.
Burdagul is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Burdagul wants to get back to his feet but Funkyama is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Funkyama postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Funkyama throwing strikes but missing.
Burdagul has momentary wrist control but Funkyama slips an elbow through the middle.
Burdagul working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Funkyama.
Funkyama with a nice head shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Funkyama keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Burdagul's head.
Burdagul utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Funkyama with a nice head shot there.
Funkyama slips nicely into half guard.
Funkyama looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Funkyama lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama winds up and cracks Burdagul with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Burdagul looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ground and pound from Funkyama.
Burdagul tries to roll over but Funkyama keeps him under control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burdagul has hold of Funkyama's hands but Funkyama slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Burdagul is rocked!
Funkyama maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Burdagul could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Funkyama has cracked it and Burdagul is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Funkyama!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Aoki Funkyama!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Paul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vince Bartone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vince Bartone has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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157 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Paul!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vince Bartone!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paul fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bartone looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Paul tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bartone was well out of range. Poor timing from Paul.
Paul waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bartone.
Paul fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Paul throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Paul looks to land a right hand but Bartone moved out of range.
Paul moves out of range as Bartone strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Paul. Bartone does a little dance to reset his feet.
Paul tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bartone was well out of range. Poor timing from Paul.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartone walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Paul ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bartone moves away.
Bartone wants to clinch.
Paul cracks Bartone with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Paul misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bartone.
Bartone shoots in but Paul avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paul bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bartone slips under a jab.
Paul is looking to wear down Bartone with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Paul misses with an uppercut.
Paul avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Paul misses with a wild combination.
Paul swings for the body but Bartone moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paul misses with a jab, cross combination.
Paul takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Bartone looks to land a right hand but Paul moved out of range.
Bartone uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Paul.
Paul swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bartone misses with an uppercut. Paul saw that one coming.
A combination from Paul does no damage.
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.
Jab from Paul.
Bartone moves into the clinch.
Bartone jumps into guard, dragging Paul to the mat.
Bartone trying to keep a closed guard but Paul is proving a slippery customer.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bartone is on top in guard.
Paul looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bartone is one step ahead there.
Paul bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bartone's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bartone wants to sweep here but Paul controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Paul dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Bartone takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Paul fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bartone looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Paul throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bartone connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Paul's hands.
Paul lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Paul avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A punch lands to the side of Bartone 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paul moves away from the strike by Bartone.
Bartone fails with a takedown attempt.
Paul catches Bartone with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bartone tries to clinch up.
Paul throws the left hand but Bartone avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bartone shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Paul but Paul pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Paul lands a nice looking body shot.
Paul thuds his right hand into Bartone's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bartone throws a left and a right that both miss
and Paul counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bartone is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paul moves into range and connects with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Paul. Bartone does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bartone bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice uppercut lands for Paul. That snapped Bartone's head back.
Paul lands a right hook to the body.
Paul scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Paul stuns Bartone with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Paul darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Paul lands a right hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bartone avoids a punch combination nicely.
Paul lands a really nice looking cross but Bartone seems unphased.
Paul lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Paul avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bartone uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Paul.
John Paul is winning the standup battle so far.
Bartone uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Paul.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Paul dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Paul scores with a hook to the body. Bartone takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Paul thuds a left hand into Bartone's body.
Bartone swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Paul counters with a left to the body.
Paul connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Paul looks to land a combination. Bartone sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
It's a brutal combination of punches from Paul! Bartone is backing up but he can't get away as Paul lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Bartone and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). John Paul!
John Paul retains his lightweight title!
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