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BANZAI COMBAT 1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anakin Osborne (ranked 4251 p4p, 5293 weight class) and Srabion Mkhmeljian (ranked 424 p4p, 476 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Anakin Osborne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Srabion Mkhmeljian!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Osborne jabs Mkhmeljian right on the nose. Mkhmeljian blinks but takes it well.
Jab by Osborne.
Osborne lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Osborne drops Mkhmeljian with a naaaaasty hook - Mkhmeljian is in real trouble here! Osborne dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anakin Osborne!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Troy Knight (ranked 4081 p4p, 5127 weight class) and Lamar Moody (ranked 384 p4p, 421 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Troy Knight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lamar Moody!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knight dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Moody. That did some damage!
Knight throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Knight with the inside leg kick.
Moody fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Moody takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Knight clobbers Moody with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
 It looks like Lamar Moody has been cut.
Moody tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Knight avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Moody instigates a clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Moody throws an elbow but misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Knight.
Moody throws an elbow but it misses.
Knight manages to break the clinch.
Knight fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Moody on the side of the head.
Moody looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moody fails with the takedown.
Knight thinks about countering with a head kick.
Knight tries to bum rush Moody with a series of wild strikes but Moody uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Troy Knight seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knight throws a head kick that half lands.
Moody gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
 Moody is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Moody collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Troy Knight!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nguyen Thanh Tung (ranked 4721 p4p, 4252 weight class) and Theo Almeida (ranked 436 p4p, 418 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Thanh Tung might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Em Của Ngày Hôm Qua. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Theo Almeida enters the cage!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nguyen Thanh Tung!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Theo Almeida!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Almeida moves into the clinch successfully.
Thanh Tung looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
A short uppercut from Almeida.
Thanh Tung is trying to break the clinch but Almeida is controlling him.
A right hand to the body from Almeida.
Almeida wants to get back to striking at distance but Thanh Tung won't allow it.
Almeida gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Almeida controls from within his opponent's guard.
Almeida connects with a couple of short punches.
Almeida seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Almeida's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almeida cracks Thanh Tung with a solid left hand.
Almeida engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Almeida landing with the ground and pound.
Almeida slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
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.
Almeida works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Almeida takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Thanh Tung looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Almeida moves into the clinch successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almeida has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Thanh Tung regains guard immediately.
Almeida looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Almeida landing with the ground and pound.
Almeida is stalling in the full guard.
Almeida landing with the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Almeida keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Thanh Tung's head.
Almeida is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Almeida is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Almeida advances to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Almeida in particular looking to stall.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Theo Almeida dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Thanh Tung takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Theo Almeida seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Almeida drives through with a takedown into guard.
Almeida stays in close to Thanh Tung's body and controls the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
More stalling from Almeida.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Thanh Tung on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
 It looks like Nguyen Thanh Tung has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Almeida shoots in and bounces Thanh Tung off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Almeida engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Theo Almeida has got the better of the ground game so far.
Almeida lands a couple of digs.
 Thanh Tung is rocked!
Almeida working some strikes from top position.
Oh Thanh Tung is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Almeida works over Thanh Tung with some ground and pound from guard.
Almeida arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Thanh Tung's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Theo Almeida!
Theo Almeida seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Hooty (ranked 4342 p4p, 4006 weight class) and Tyrese Mercado (ranked 393 p4p, 383 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kevin Hooty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tyrese Mercado!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hooty scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hooty throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mercado.
Mercado slips a jab and a cross from Hooty.
Hooty showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mercado.
Kevin Hooty seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hooty scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Mercado throws a looping overhand right but Hooty ducks down to avoid it.
Mercado has Hooty up against the cage in a clinch.
Mercado lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mercado breaks the clinch.
Hooty throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mercado.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hooty throws a series of punches but Mercado moves out of range.
Mercado throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hooty throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mercado has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mercado pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mercado swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mercado forces Hooty back against the cage and clinches.
Mercado scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercado throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hootys head.
Mercado throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hootys head.
Mercado breaks the clinch.
No joy there for Hooty, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hooty lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mercado circles away quickly and effectively.
Mercado jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mercado clinches up with Hooty and pushes him back against the cage.
Mercado scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mercado scores with a shoulder strike.
Mercado lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hooty backwards.
Hooty really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hooty tries to break the clinch but Mercado is controlling the position.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mercado creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
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!
Mercado scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mercado scores with a shoulder strike.
Mercado lands with a light punch inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercado lands a right hand.
Hooty is rocked!
Hooty is trying to break the clinch but Mercado is controlling him.
Oh Hooty is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A head punch on the inside from Mercado fails to land.
Mercado swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hooty blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hooty.
Mercado misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hooty seems to have got his legs back now.
A short right from Mercado on the inside.
Mercado creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Hooty's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Hooty drops to his knees and Mercado pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tyrese Mercado!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Common Carp (ranked 4113 p4p, 4288 weight class) and Lewis Rocha (ranked 409 p4p, 426 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Common Carp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Lewis Rocha!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carp connects with a looping right hand.
A head kick from Rocha lands but Carp takes it in his stride.
Carp swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Carp connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rocha's hands.
Carp avoids the head kick by Rocha.
Carp is looking to counter punch.
Rocha misses with a straight left.
Carp throws a body shot but no joy.
Carp sizes up Rocha with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Carp throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rocha misses with a straight left.
Carp sends Rocha crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Carp is motioning to the referee to let Rocha up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
It looks like Lewis Rocha has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rocha scores with a hook.
Nice defenses there by Carp.
Carp cracks Rocha with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Rocha falls to his knees and Carp doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Common Carp!
During a confident post fight interview, Common Carp thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Takanori Gomi (ranked 3953 p4p, 4263 weight class) and Mason Barbosa (ranked 378 p4p, 390 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takanori Gomi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mason Barbosa!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomi throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gomi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gomi misses with a combination
and Barbosa counters with a stiff right hand.
Gomi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gomi throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Barbosa counter with a right hand.
Gomi's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Gomi duly obliges.
Gomi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A punch combination from Gomi misses.
Gomi has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Barbosa finds it's way round the side to connect with Gomi's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A punch combination from Gomi misses.
Barbosa lands a nice shot that snaps Gomi's head back.
Barbosa connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gomi throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Barbosa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gomi is rocked!
Barbosa darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Gomi's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Barbosa before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mason Barbosa!
Mason Barbosa tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hirota Jiro (ranked 4172 p4p, 3958 weight class) and Damion Krueger (ranked 463 p4p, 457 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hirota Jiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Damion Krueger!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jiro misses with a kick to the body.
Krueger closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Jiro's guard.
Krueger pushes down on Jiro's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Krueger looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Krueger has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Krueger landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ground and pound from Krueger.
Jiro wants to get back to his feet.
Nice strikes from Krueger there.
Nice strikes from Krueger there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krueger looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Jiro missing with punches from the bottom.
Krueger wants to control but Jiro is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jiro tries to kick Krueger off but Krueger keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Krueger scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Krueger scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Krueger takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Jiro manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Krueger keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Jiro breaks the clinch.
Jiro looks to land a body kick but Krueger moved away.
Jiro throws a jab but it's blocked by Krueger.
Krueger drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Jiro scrambles and gets back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Krueger closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jiro manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Jiro stuffs the takedown.
Krueger changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jiro tries to avoid it but Krueger manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jiro to the ground. Jiro escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Krueger looks winded!
Jiro shoots in but Krueger avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Krueger slaps away a takedown attempt from Jiro, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jiro gets caught flat footed, as Krueger shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jiro has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Krueger off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
No luck for Jiro with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hirota Jiro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Krueger shoots in looking for a takedown but Jiro manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Krueger's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jiro just misses with a punch to the body.
Krueger shoots in and gets a takedown into Jiro's guard.
Jiro doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Krueger makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Krueger stops Jiro from standing up.
Krueger cracks Jiro with a solid left hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krueger distracts Jiro with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Krueger connects with a couple of short punches.
Krueger is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Jiro controls Krueger momentarily but Krueger frees himself.
Krueger lands a couple of digs.
Krueger is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Krueger content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Krueger keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jiro's head.
Jiro keeping moving, preventing Krueger from controlling successfully.
Jiro pushes Krueger off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Hirota Jiro will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jiro throws a right and a left that Krueger avoids nicely.
Krueger closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Krueger lands strikes from half guard.
Jiro is trying to stand.
Jiro scores with a few weak punches.
Jiro wants to improve his position but Krueger is controlling well.
Krueger working the head and body with strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krueger landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Krueger is looking to stall here but Jiro recovers full guard.
Jiro wants to stand up but Krueger is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krueger landing with the ground and pound.
Jiro is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Jiro is trying to break the clinch but Krueger has him pressed against the cage.
Krueger is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Krueger has Jiro pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Jiro manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Jiro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krueger has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Jiro avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Hirota Jiro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damion Krueger.
Jiro working hard to break the clinch.
Jiro content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Jiro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jiro shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Krueger is trying to defend but Jiro finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
It looks like Jiro is going to stand back up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jiro seems to be looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krueger makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Krueger.
Jiro wants to stand and escape but instead Krueger has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Krueger is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Jiro wants to stand up but Krueger is controlling him.
Jiro manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Krueger feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Krueger preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krueger chips away with some ground and pound.
Krueger wants to control from the top but Jiro keeps moving.
Krueger lands a couple of elbows.
Krueger makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Krueger distracts Jiro with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Jiro is looking to stand up but Krueger isn't so interested in that idea.
Krueger trying to control the position from guard on top but Jiro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jiro wants to stand but Krueger is controlling the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Krueger scoring with punches to the head and body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hirota Jiro dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Krueger shoots in and drives through. Jiro sprawls well.
Jiro tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Krueger swivels and escapes.
Jiro throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jiro misses with the combination.
Jiro misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Krueger drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Jiro defends it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krueger goes for a double leg but Jiro avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Jiro continues to drive forward.
Jiro slaps away a takedown attempt from Krueger, before circling back to the center of the mat.
It looked like Jiro wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hirota Jiro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damion Krueger.
Krueger takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krueger dives in and scores a takedown into Jiro's guard.
Jiro wants to stand up but Krueger is controlling him.
Krueger distracts Jiro with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Krueger wants to control from the top but Jiro keeps moving.
Jiro wriggles free and stands up.
Krueger feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krueger prevents Jiro from getting back to his feet.
Jiro manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jiro wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Krueger has him pressed against the cage.
Jiro manages to break the clinch.
Damion Krueger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Krueger shoots in and bounces Jiro off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Krueger connects with a couple of short punches.
Krueger is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krueger keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jiro's head.
Krueger trying to control the position from guard on top but Jiro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Krueger working some strikes from top position.
Krueger is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Krueger chips away with some ground and pound.
Krueger scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Jiro working for a triangle but Krueger defends it easily.
Jiro keeping moving, preventing Krueger from controlling successfully.
Jiro wants to get back to his feet but Krueger is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Krueger connects with a couple of short punches.
Krueger connects with a couple of short punches.
Krueger chips away with some ground and pound.
Krueger postures up and lands a big shot to Jiro's brow.
Jiro is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Krueger wants to control but Jiro is keeping busy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jiro thows a huge punch but Krueger dodges it nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hirota Jiro showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jiro has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hirota Jiro!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Highlander (ranked 5246 p4p, 3404 weight class) and Hillbilly Walker (ranked 513 p4p, 409 weight class). Jackson Highlander is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jackson Highlander!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hillbilly Walker!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Highlander misses with a takedown
and Walker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Highlander with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Walker to counter with a crisp jab.
Highlander definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Walker lands a jab to the nose.
Highlander misses with a takedown attempt
and Walker counters with a nice body shot.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jackson Highlander. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Highlander takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Walker jabs Highlander right on the nose. Highlander blinks but takes it well.
Walker lands a lovely overhand right.
Highlander is rocked!
Walker looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Jackson Highlander seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Highlander tries for a takedown but Walker circles away easily
and Walker counters with a stiff jab, followed by a cross and an uppercut! That's too much punishment for Highlander to take - he tumbles to the canvas, blood pouring from his nose, barely conscious. That's the end of the fight! Great knockout by Walker!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Hillbilly Walker!
Hillbilly Walker managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Uncle Rufus Clothing .Co, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Trevor Richardson (ranked 2945 p4p, 3537 weight class) and Hail Satan (ranked 372 p4p, 416 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Trevor Richardson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hail Satan!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shirou Masuda and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richardson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Richardson throws a head kick that misses
and Satan counters with a right hand to the body.
Richardson pushes Satan up against the cage in a clinch.
Richardson tries to score a body lock takedown but Satan shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Richardson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Richardson misses with a kick to the body
and Satan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Richardson throws out a loose jab but Satan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Despite the aggression on Satan's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Richardson looks up at the clock. Bad move! Satan lands a right hand from hell, dropping Richardson. Satan pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hail Satan!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Everett Miller (ranked 4125 p4p, 3321 weight class) and Junior Calderon (ranked 269 p4p, 232 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Everett Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Junior Calderon!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Everett Miller has been cut.
Calderon connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Miller is rocked!
Calderon cracks Miller with a left hook right on the temple and Miller goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Calderon lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Miller is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Junior Calderon!
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