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The 408 - Semi-Finals PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hany Mukhtar (ranked 5033 p4p, 4031 weight class) and Jairo Anderson (ranked 164 p4p, 118 weight class). Hany Mukhtar could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jairo Anderson's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hany Mukhtar!
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, Jairo Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Eliza Hachem and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Mukhtar to the ground. Anderson is now in Mukhtar's guard.
Anderson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Anderson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Anderson drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Anderson as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Mukhtar screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Anderson! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Jairo Anderson!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arwell Jones (ranked 992 p4p, 2090 weight class) and Bruno Eriksson (ranked 126 p4p, 231 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Jones might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Don't you forget about me - Simple Minds. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Arwell Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bruno Eriksson!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Bruno Hogan and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jones misses with a head kick.
Eriksson manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Jones on his heels. He'll look to pass Jones's guard now, I'm sure.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Eriksson 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.
Jones looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jones tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Eriksson from controlling successfully.
Jones is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jones on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jones tries to get out of the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eriksson wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Jones definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Jones keeping full guard, as Eriksson tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eriksson slips nicely into half guard.
Eriksson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Jones sees it coming and defends easily.
Eriksson moves nicely into side control.
Jones tries to bench press Eriksson off him but Eriksson keeps the position.
Eriksson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Jones tries to improve position but can't.
Jones regains half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Jones trying to control here.
Jones tries to get to full guard but Eriksson has control of the leg.
Eriksson is trying a forearm choke� I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Jones is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to control but Eriksson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Eriksson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Jones tries to get to full guard but Eriksson has control of the leg.
Jones gets full guard.
Jones knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Eriksson on the ground.
Eriksson wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Eriksson postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Eriksson looking to pass the guard.
That's four 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.
Eriksson passes Jones's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Jones is defending against the submission attempts here by Eriksson.
Jones is trying to get back to full guard.
Eriksson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Eriksson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jones defends it well.
Eriksson is trying to work for a kimura but Jones is defending well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bruno Eriksson 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.
Eriksson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jones.
Eriksson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Jones manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Eriksson keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Jones comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Eriksson lands a hook that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Eriksson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Eriksson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Eriksson throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones.
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!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jones.
Jones misses with a punch to the body.
Eriksson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jones smiles and moves away.
Jones tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Eriksson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jones's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Eriksson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jones scrambles back to his feet.
Eriksson shoots in and bounces Jones off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Jones bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Eriksson's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Eriksson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jones can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Eriksson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jones gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Jones looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Eriksson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jones doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jones manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Eriksson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Eriksson throws up his legs and catches Jones in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Jones tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Eriksson! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Bruno Eriksson!
Bruno Eriksson really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that ELITE Exclusive Nutrition & Laundry logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lamar Riggs (ranked 942 p4p, 781 weight class) and Akira Sato (ranked 119 p4p, 101 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lamar Riggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Akira Sato!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Skip Squint and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sato digs a good body shot into Riggs's ribs.
Sato looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Riggs with the inside leg kick.
Sato swinging wildly here.
Sato throws a shot to the body.
Riggs defending well as Sato loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riggs fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sato.
Sato pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sato ducks right into an uppercut from Riggs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riggs avoids the body shot from Sato.
Riggs jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Riggs throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sato sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Riggs blocks a jab.
Sato punishes Riggs's body with a nice straight punch.
Riggs missing with a left hand there. Sato was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sato thuds a left hand into Riggs's body.
Sato scores with a jab to the head.
Sato is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Riggs rather than just go for the knockout.
Sato is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And Riggs counters with a quick kick to the body but Sato blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riggs misses with a hook
and Sato counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sato swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Riggs is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sato.
Sato now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Riggs ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sato moves away.
Riggs showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sato.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sato throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It appears Riggs was looking to counter with a kick there.
We've been told by Riggs's head coaches at Tokyo All-Stars that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Sato throws a right hand that misses
and Riggs counters with a nice body shot.
A head kick by Riggs misses
and Sato counters with a series of strikes. Riggs will be more careful next time no doubt.
Sato throws a right hand that misses
and Riggs counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sato throws a shot from downtown. Riggs moves away and avoids it.
Riggs getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
 It looks like Akira Sato has been cut.
Sato ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Riggs moves away.
Riggs quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Riggs throws an off balance right hand
letting Sato counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riggs tries to keep at a distance but Sato has taken the fight into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Riggs fails to land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Riggs tries to throw a body punch but Sato avoids it by throwing Riggs back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Riggs.
Riggs blocks a body shot from Sato.
Sato prevents a body shot from Riggs.
Sato works on Riggs's body with a couple of short punches.
Sato working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Riggs misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sato lands a hook that snaps the head of Riggs backwards.
A right hand to the body from Sato.
Riggs struggles to land a body shot inside as Sato controls his hands.
Sato lands a left hand that snaps the head of Riggs backwards.
Riggs misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sato makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sato misses with a body punch.
Riggs tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sato's elbow.
Sato misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Akira Sato dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Akira Sato's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sato lands a slapping body shot.
Riggs throws a sloppy body shot
and Sato counters with a series of strikes. Riggs will be more careful next time no doubt.
Sato misses with a wild body shot.
Sato looks to score with a jab to the body but Riggs is just out of range.
Sato throws a leg kick that misses.
Sato throws a hook to the side of Riggs's head but Riggs sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Riggs thinks about countering with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sato throws a left and a right that both miss
and Riggs counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sato thinking.
Riggs throws a sloppy head kick and Sato moves out of range easily.
Sato is looking for the big counter here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riggs throws a series of punches but Sato moves out of range.
Riggs keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sato moves out of range as Riggs throws a body kick.
Sato wants to counter the offense by Riggs and move into the clinch position.
Riggs lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Riggs lands with a hook. Sato tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Riggs throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sato's head.
Sato throws a hook but Riggs avoids it easily.
Riggs was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riggs throws the kick towards the body but Sato avoids it.
Sato lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Riggs backs up against the cage.
Riggs takes a shot right to the bread basket.
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!
Sato lands a body shot.
Riggs looks to throw a body kick
and Sato counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sato moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sato. That's going to slow Riggs down.
Sato thows a leg kick but Riggs checks it
and Riggs counters with a head kick that drops Sato to the mat! Sato scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sato throws a low kick but Riggs moves out of range easily.
Riggs rushes Sato and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Riggs lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sato.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Riggs.
Sato is breathing heavily.
Riggs tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sato has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Riggs lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sato blocking some punches.
Sato tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Riggs blocks a body shot from Sato.
Riggs misses with a hook to the ribs.
Riggs tries to throw a body punch but Sato avoids it by throwing Riggs back against the cage.
Riggs swings wildly with an uppercut but Sato uses good head movement to avoid it.
Riggs blocks a body shot from Sato.
Sato tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Riggs's elbow.
Riggs has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riggs misses with a punch to the body.
Sato misses with a punch to the body.
Sato lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sato blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sato is working Riggs over against the cage.
Sato misses with a hook from the clinch.
A hook to the body from Sato.
Sato struggles to land a body shot inside as Riggs controls his hands.
Riggs working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Akira Sato seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sato tries a body shot but Riggs blocks it.
Riggs lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sato backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sato lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Riggs.
Sato doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sato has a couple of punches blocked by Riggs.
Sato lands a left hand that snaps the head of Riggs backwards.
Sato lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Riggs.
Riggs doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Riggs can't find room to land a body shot as Sato controls the action.
Sato scores with a hook to the body.
Sato lands a left hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Akira Sato will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Akira Sato's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Riggs slips a jab from Sato.
Riggs with a nice calf kick.
Riggs keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sato throws a hook but Riggs avoids it easily.
Riggs throws a lazy uppercut
and Sato counters with a low kick, right behind Riggs 's knee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riggs takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sato throws an overhand right that lands on Riggs's shoulder, as Riggs tries to avoid the shot.
Sato just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromRiggs.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Riggs tries to land a body kick
and Sato counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riggs thows a body kick. Sato tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Sato throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sato tries to keep at a distance but Riggs has taken the fight into the clinch.
Riggs goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Riggs.
Sato lands a hook to the side of the head.
Riggs gets through Sato's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sato scores with a shot to the side of Riggs's head.
A right hook to the body lands for Sato.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sato creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sato lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sato blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riggs doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sato tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Riggs misses with a body punch.
Riggs can't find room to land a body shot as Sato controls the action.
Sato misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sato misses with a punch to the body.
Sato tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Riggs's elbow.
Still in the clinch, Riggs scores with a nice short uppercut.
Riggs lands a nice uppercut.
Sato misses with a body punch.
Sato misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Riggs misses with a punch to the body.
Sato lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Riggs.
Sato tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sato.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sato.
Lamar Riggs has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Riggs lands with a right to the head.
Riggs misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Riggs.
Riggs tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sato digs a right hand into Riggs's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Riggs's gas tank.
Riggs tries a body shot but Sato blocks it.
Sato blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Riggs tries to work over Sato's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Riggs lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Riggs tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sato's elbow.
Riggs lands a body punch.
Sato blocking some punches.
Riggs swings wildly with an uppercut but Sato uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sato misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sato throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Riggss head.
Sato lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Riggs misses with the head strike.
Riggs tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sato lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sato scores with a hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sato lands a shot to the body.
Sato works on Riggs's body with a couple of short punches.
Sato lands a right hand that snaps the head of Riggs backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sato lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short left from Sato.
A hook to the body from Sato.
Sato is working Riggs over against the cage.
Riggs's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sato presses Riggs against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sato stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sato lands a right hand.
Sato scores with a shoulder strike.
Good body shot from Sato.
Sato throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Riggs misses with a punch to the body.
Sato tries to throw a body punch but Riggs avoids it by throwing Sato back against the cage.
Riggs tries to work over Sato's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sato working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Akira Sato is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A head punch on the inside from Riggs fails to land.
Sato makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Akira Sato comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sato 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 Francis DeMontford scores the fight 27:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Akira Sato!
Akira Sato decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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