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KOF.63 - Samurai Spirit PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hu Hichu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Federico Lovalente (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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197 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hu Hichu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Federico Lovalente!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Sosuke Kotani and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hichu misses with the combination.
Lovalente is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lovalente tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Hichu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hichu slips a jab from Lovalente.
Lovalente rushes Hichu and presses him up against the ropes.
Hichu takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knees in the clinch landing for Lovalente.
Hichu is breathing heavily.
Hichu is trying to force a seperation but Lovalente has the dominant position.
Lovalente scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Hu Hichu has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lovalente working Hichu over with knees to the body.
Lovalente crunches a lovely knee into Hichu's ribcage.
Lovalente lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lovalente manages to break the clinch.
Lovalente throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lovalente clinches with his opponent.
Lovalente breaks from the clinch.
Lovalente wants to clinch.
Lovalente fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lovalente scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lovalente tries to clinch up but Hichu circles away and keeps his distance.
Lovalente has managed to clinch.
Lovalente breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lovalente.
Hichu swats away the attempt to clinch by Lovalente.
Hu Hichu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lovalente lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lovalente fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lovalente tries to clinch but Hichu is having none of it.
Lovalente throws a head kick but Hichu moves out of range.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Hichu crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Lovalente - the referee stops the clock and Hichu gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Lovalente. Hichu manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Lovalente lands a really nice looking cross but Hichu seems unphased.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lovalente moves in looking to clinch but Hichu pushes him off.
Lovalente fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lovalente lands a big uppercut and Hichu crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Hichu looks OK. Lovalente waves Hichu back to his feet!
Hichu is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lovalente tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hichu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Oh Hichu is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lovalente moves into the clinch.
Lovalente unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hichu lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lovalente stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hichu seems to have got his legs back now.
Lovalente working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lovalente lands a knee to the head.
Lovalente has Hichu pressed up against the ropes in a tight Thai clinch. Hichu is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Lovalente - that's hurt Hichu badly! Oh, another knee lands and Hichu is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Hichu doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Federico Lovalente!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Takuya Mori (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Portimo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Takuya Mori has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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174 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takuya Mori!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tommy Portimo!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Portimo fails with a takedown attempt.
Mori throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mori misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mori lands a nice looking body kick.
Takuya Mori seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mori stuffs the takedown.
Mori throws a head kick that misses.
A good leg kick by Mori.
Portimo takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Portimo shoots in and bounces Mori off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Mori on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mori tries to get out of the position.
Mori is looking to stand up but Portimo isn't so interested in that idea.
Mori pulls Portimo in close to prevent any damage.
Portimo is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Portimo postures up.
Mori is controlling Portimo's posture.
Portimo drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Portimo jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Portimo is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Portimo looks gassed!
Mori wants to sweep here but Portimo controlling him for the moment.
Mori knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Portimo on the ground.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Mori holds on and takes a little breather.
Portimo preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Portimo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mori avoids it really well and circles away.
Takuya Mori has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommy Portimo.
Portimo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Mori scores with a hook to the body. Portimo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Danga de danga de dang - Mori scores with a four punch combination!
Mori misses with a kick to the body.
Takuya Mori is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mori scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Mori scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A head kick misses from Mori.
Mori lands a head kick!
Portimo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Portimo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mori throws a combination. Portimo tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Portimo avoids a kick to the body.
Mori moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Mori scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Mori throws a head kick that misses.
Both fighters circling a little - Mori finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Mori goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Portimo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Portimo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mori sprawls well. Mori wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Portimo gets slowly back to his feet.
Some wild striking there from Mori.
Portimo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mori's waist but Mori gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Portimo off to one side.
Mori thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Portimo if he has to take too many more of those.
Mori chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Portimo takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Portimo shoots in for a takedown but Mori shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Portimo walks forward, straight into a front kick from Mori.
Mori scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Portimo has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Mori.
Good leg kick by Mori there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mori throws a head kick but Portimo moves out of range.
Portimo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Danga de danga de dang - Mori scores with a four punch combination!
Mori looks to land a body kick but Portimo moved away.
Mori is working the combinations to good effect here.
Mori bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mori misses with a looping left.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Portimo moves out of range of the body kick.
Portimo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mori defends it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takuya Mori dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Mori misses with a body kick.
Mori throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Portimo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mori swivels and escapes.
Portimo shoots in for a double leg but Mori sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Mori lands a two punch combo.
Portimo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mori as he avoids it easily.
Takuya Mori has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommy Portimo.
Mori stalks Portimo and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Portimo's face. Portimo staggers backwards, shaken.
Mori connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Portimo momentarily.
Portimo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mori.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Some wild striking there from Mori.
Mori throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Takuya Mori is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mori punishes Portimo's body with a nice straight punch.
Mori plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Mori gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Portimo to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Portimo won't allow Mori to get back to his feet.
Portimo looking to pass the guard.
Mori tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Portimo wants to pass the guard but Mori is keeping the position.
Portimo thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Portimo thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Portimo drops back looking for a leg! Mori is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Mori manages to kick Portimo off! Portimo jumps back into Mori's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mori looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Some wild striking there from Mori.
Mori stuffs the takedown attempt from Portimo. Portimo gets slowly back to his feet.
Mori connects with a looping right hand.
Mori gets caught flat footed, as Portimo shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Mori trying to keep a closed guard but Portimo is proving a slippery customer.
Portimo has gone for a leg lock! Mori slips out almost immediately though and dives into Portimo's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mori wants to control from the top but Portimo keeps moving.
Mori avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Mori wants to control from the top but Portimo keeps moving.
Mori wants to stand but Portimo has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Mori has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Mori is posturing up here but Portimo has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Mori tries to roll out but it's too tight and Mori has to tap! Slick submission there by Portimo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tommy Portimo!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thiago de Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shaka Zulu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thiago de Souza has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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177 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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170 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Purple Belt
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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Thiago de Souza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shaka Zulu!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shirou Masuda and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zulu throws a right and a left that both miss.
Zulu looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? de Souza is fending him off so far but Zulu persists. Nope, de Souza circles away and we're back to standing.
Zulu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by de Souza.
Zulu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
de Souza connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
de Souza throws a low kick but Zulu avoids it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zulu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zulu avoids the body shot from de Souza.
Zulu clinches up with de Souza and pushes him back against the ropes.
de Souza can't break the clinch.
Zulu wants to break free but de Souza has control.
de Souza tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zulu's elbow.
de Souza decides to pull guard.
de Souza is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Zulu thows a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
de Souza trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
de Souza utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Zulu postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! de Souza is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Zulu, into his guard.
de Souza trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Zulu wants to sweep but no luck.
de Souza decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Zulu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as de Souza throws out the jab.
Zulu fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Zulu tries to bum rush de Souza with a series of wild strikes but de Souza uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
de Souza throws a right hand that Zulu ducks under and follows up with a left that Zulu also avoids with ease.
de Souza fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Zulu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
de Souza lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Zulu circles away quickly and effectively.
de Souza takes a swing at Zulu's ribcage but misses.
de Souza fails in his attempt to clinch.
A head kick misses from Zulu.
A combination from Zulu does no damage.
Zulu misses with a body shot.
Zulu blocks a head kick by de Souza.
Zulu scores with a head kick.
de Souza swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Zulu counters with a head kick.
Zulu shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
de Souza working a defensive guard here.
Zulu trying to control but de Souza is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zulu drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and de Souza dives on top into guard.
Zulu is trying to control the position from the bottom.
de Souza trying to control but Zulu is working from the bottom.
de Souza slips nicely into half guard.
de Souza is trying to control the action in half guard but Zulu is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Zulu has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. de Souza is working away from the top position though.
Zulu tries to roll over but de Souza keeps him under control.
Zulu trying to control here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
de Souza wants to pass to mount but Zulu is defending the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from de Souza, right into the meat.
Zulu throws a head kick but de Souza moves out of range.
de Souza scores with a leg kick.
de Souza avoids the head kick by Zulu.
de Souza throws the kick towards the body but Zulu avoids it.
Zulu tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but de Souza swivels and escapes.
Thiago de Souza has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shaka Zulu.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Zulu checks a leg kick.
de Souza lands a nice shot to the body.
de Souza is looking to wear down Zulu with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Zulu looks gassed!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Zulu.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
de Souza struggling a bit here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago de Souza dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Zulu checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Zulu rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but de Souza moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zulu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
de Souza misses with a wild body shot.
Zulu jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
de Souza tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
de Souza throws out a leg kick but Zulu moves out of range and de Souza only half commits.
Zulu slips a jab and a cross from de Souza.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zulu misses with a hook.
Zulu throws a sloppy head kick and de Souza moves out of range easily.
Thiago de Souza is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
de Souza misses with a two punch combination.
An inside leg kick from de Souza misses.
de Souza clinches with his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zulu fails to pull guard.
de Souza taking a breather.
A short right from de Souza.
Zulu tries to break free but de Souza pushes him back against the ropes.
de Souza is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A hook to the body from de Souza.
Zulu fails to pull guard.
Zulu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zulu is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. de Souza gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Thiago de Souza has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shaka Zulu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zulu changes levels and goes for a takedown here. de Souza fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Zulu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
de Souza fails in his attempt to clinch.
de Souza is looking to clinch.
Zulu moves out of range as de Souza throws a body kick.
Zulu misses with a telegraphed body shot
and de Souza counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
de Souza throws a nice looking combination but Zulu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Zulu shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with de Souza but de Souza pushes him off and we're back to square one.
de Souza swings for the body but Zulu moves out of range.
de Souza swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Zulu counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Zulu.
de Souza is trying to control the position from the bottom.
de Souza is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Zulu is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
de Souza wants to hit a switch here but Zulu passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for de Souza there!
Zulu throws some wild stikes that de Souza manages to avoid easily.
de Souza is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
de Souza is looking to improve his position but Zulu isn't that keen on the idea.
Zulu is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Zulu!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Shaka Zulu!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Minard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sun Wukong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Minard might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to I Against I. Sun Wukong has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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210 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
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19
221 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Anderson Minard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sun Wukong!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wukong throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Wukong misses with a head kick.
Minard is trying hard to land a takedown here. Wukong sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Minard jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Minard misses with a straight left.
A swing and a miss from Minard.
Wukong throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jab, jab by Minard - just one landing.
Minard scores with a hook.
Wukong on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wukong lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Minard throws a head kick but Wukong moves out of range.
Minard shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Minard throws a series of punches but Wukong moves out of range.
Wukong connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wukong throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Minard shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Wukong sprawls well. Wukong wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Minard gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anderson Minard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wukong throws a leg kick but Minard sees it coming and moves out of range.
Minard throws a lazy head kick
and Wukong counters with an inside leg kick.
Wukong throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wukong thuds his shin into the meat of Minard's side.
Wukong throws a nice head kick!
Wukong misses with a low kick.
Wukong looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wukong looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wukong, right into the meat.
Wukong displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Minard throws out the jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wukong.
Minard thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Wukong if he has to take too many more of those.
Sun Wukong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wukong. That's going to slow Minard down.
Wukong chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Minard is breathing heavily.
Wukong throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wukong pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wukong, right into the meat.
Minard throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wukong with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Minard is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Wukong tries a head kick but it misses.
Wukong connects with the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Minard blocks the low kick.
Minard keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Wukong pivots, looking for a leg kick but Minard is out of range and Wukong settles back down.
Minard walks into a left hand.
Wukong throws a leg kick but Minard moved away.
Minard throws a jab but it's blocked by Wukong.
Wukong is looking to slow Minard down with leg kicks.
Minard checks a leg kick.
Minard is trying hard to land a takedown here. Wukong sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Minard lands an overhand right.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wukong.
Wukong throws a head kick but Minard moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wukong ducks under a wild hook from Minard.
Wukong staying out of range there.
Anderson Minard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Minard throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wukong lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Both fighters circling a little - Wukong finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Wukong.
Wukong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Minard.
An inside leg kick lands from Wukong.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Minard throws a leg kick that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wukong lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Good standup being displayed there by Wukong as he connects with a hook.
Minard throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sun Wukong dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Wukong looks to throw a body kick
and Minard counters with a nice body shot.
Wukong avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wukong moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wukong walks into a straight right hand from Minard.
Some wild striking there from Minard.
A low kick from Minard misses
and Wukong counters with a nice leg kick.
Wukong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Minard might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Minard takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Minard throws a solid leg kick but Wukong takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Minard.
Minard throws a series of punches but Wukong avoids them all with ease.
Minard shoots in but no luck this time.
Wukong feints and then cracks Minard's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Minard down.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Minard throws a combination that misses
and Wukong finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Minard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wukong manages to avoid it.
Wukong throws a leg kick which misses Minard's front leg but catches the back leg as Minard tries to avoid it.
Wukong lands a nice leg kick that just misses Minard's sensitive parts.
Wukong moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wukong feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Minard's calf.
Wukong keeps Minard at a distance using the push kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Wukong 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 Minard has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Minard and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Minard takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wukong is looking to slow Minard down with leg kicks.
Wukong goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Wukong throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Wukong misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Wukong.
Wukong lands with a kick to the temple. Minard shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Wukong scores with the left hand. Minard knows he should have avoided that one.
Wukong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Minard.
Minard misses with a few strikes there.
Wukong misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wukong misses with a low kick.
Minard throws a right hand that Wukong ducks under and follows up with a left that Wukong also avoids with ease.
Minard sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Wukong scores with the left hand. Minard knows he should have avoided that one.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Wukong.
The fighters circling - Minard throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A decent looking cross lands there for Wukong.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Minard shoots in for a double leg but Wukong sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Wukong lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Wukong throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wukong lands a big head kick that sends Minard tumbling to the mat! Wukong takes a step backwards and waves Minard back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Minard is rocked!
Wukong misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Oh Minard is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Minard throws a lazy right hand but Wukong sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Minard blocks a head kick by Wukong.
Minard seems to have got his legs back now.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wukong. Minard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wukong has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Minard takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wukong dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Minard. That did some damage!
Wukong with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wukong lands with a slapping head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wukong thuds his right hand into Minard's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sun Wukong seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wukong. That's going to slow Minard down.
Minard looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anderson Minard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Minard throws a sloppy head kick
and Wukong counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Minard thinking.
Wukong scores with a head kick.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Minard. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Wukong connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice body kick there by Wukong.
Wukong throws a front kick aimed at Minard's knee but Minard avoids it well.
Wukong chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Minard gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Wukong counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Wukong lands a big head kick that sends Minard tumbling to the mat! Wukong takes a step backwards and waves Minard back to his feet - he wants the finish!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sun Wukong showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Minard takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Wukong.
Wukong connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wukong blocks a jab.
Wukong lands an overhand right.
Wukong bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Wukong throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wukong throws a nice inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Minard throws a head kick that misses
and Wukong connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wukong lands with an overhand left.
Wukong feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Minard's calf.
Wukong lands a body shot.
Wukong works Minard's body with a nice hook.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wukong feints and then cracks Minard's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Minard down.
Minard will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Wukong goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Minard tries to land a body kick
and Wukong counters with a thumping low kick.
Wukong throws a sloppy head kick and Minard moves out of range easily.
Wukong lands with a kick to the ribs.
Wukong has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Minard throws a shot from downtown. Wukong moves away and avoids it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wukong. That's going to slow Minard down.
Minard on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wukong. Wukong obviously looking to wear him down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wukong throws a good cross that connects.
Wukong connects with a looping right hand.
Wukong throws a leg kick which misses Minard's front leg but catches the back leg as Minard tries to avoid it.
Wukong with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wukong throws a quick inside leg kick.
Minard throws the left hand but Wukong avoids the punch easily.
Wukong with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wukong connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Minard tumbling to the canvas! Wukong pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Minard was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Sun Wukong!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Karl Jee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yushuri Nakatano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jee comes into the arena with Get The Funk Out Of My Face blaring out of the sound system. Yushuri Nakatano has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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170 lbs
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181 lbs
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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
15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Karl Jee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yushuri Nakatano!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Sosuke Kotani and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakatano showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jee.
Nakatano takes a swing at Jee's ribcage but misses.
Jee really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Jee lands with a cross.
A left lands for Jee.
Jee throws a nice looking combination but Nakatano bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A combination from Nakatano does no damage.
Jee throws a combination that misses
and Nakatano counters with a takedown into side control.
Nakatano scoring with punches and elbows.
Jee is working to avoid the ground and pound but Nakatano connects with a decent elbow.
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!
Nakatano tries to move to mount but Jee blocks the move with his legs.
Nakatano throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Jee knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nakatano on the ground.
Nakatano misses with the ground and pound.
Jee tries to buck Nakatano off but Nakatano is having none of it.
Nakatano is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Jee is trying to escape and Nakatano transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Jee is forced to tap! Nice work there by Nakatano! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Yushuri Nakatano!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Steve Hanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yamapi Chan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chan has chosen Daite Senorita as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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24
165 lbs
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163 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Steve Hanson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yamapi Chan!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Taro Takaoka and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanson lands a glancing blow to the side of Chan's head.
Hanson misses with a looping right.
Hanson throws a looping overhand right but Chan ducks down to avoid it.
Hanson looks to score with a jab to the body but Chan is just out of range.
Hanson looks to throw the jab but Chan is out of range.
Hanson connects with a single shot there.
Chan shoots for a double leg takedown but Hanson sprawls well. He's pushed Chan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Chan moves out of range of the strikes.
A punch combination from Hanson misses.
Hanson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hanson misses with a looping right.
Chan tries to clinch up but Hanson circles away and keeps his distance.
Chan slips under a jab from Hanson.
Hanson throws a shot from downtown. Chan moves away and avoids it.
Nice uppercut there from Hanson.
Some wild striking there from Hanson.
Chan slips a straight right by Hanson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan misses with a wild body shot.
Chan is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hanson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Chan tries to clinch up.
Hanson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Chan staying out of range there.
Steve Hanson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hanson swats away the attempt to clinch by Chan.
Hanson circles away from the clinch attempt.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hanson.
Chan blocks a jab.
Chan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chan moves in looking to clinch but Hanson pushes him off.
Chan misses with a body shot
letting Hanson counter with a right hand.
Chan misses with a body shot
and Hanson counters with a series of strikes. Chan will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hanson.
Hanson misses with a series of wild punches.
Chan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Chan shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hanson sprawls well. Hanson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Chan gets slowly back to his feet.
Hanson connects with a single shot there.
Jab, jab by Hanson - just one landing.
Hanson connects with a single shot there.
Chan slips a jab from Hanson.
Jab, jab by Hanson - just one landing.
Chan moves away from the strike by Hanson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Chan is rocked!
Nice takedown defense from Hanson. No joy for Chan on that attempt.
Steve Hanson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yamapi Chan.
Chan shoots in for a double leg but Hanson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hanson cracks a nice hook into Chan's ribs.
Hanson moves out of range as Chan strikes.
Hanson catches Chan with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hanson looks to land a combination but Chan avoids it well.
Chan tries to clinch
and Hanson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hanson lands a hook that stumbles Chan back into the ropes. Hanson follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Chan to the canvas! Hanson pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Chan has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Steve Hanson!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Braathen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryuu Takeshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Braathen comes to the ring accompanied by Reptile Theme. Takeshi has chosen On The Dub-ble as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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200 lbs
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190 lbs
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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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Daniel Braathen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryuu Takeshi!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Braathen defending well as Takeshi loads up on a big left hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Takeshi.
Takeshi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Takeshi throws a hook but Braathen blocks it.
Nice body kick from Takeshi.
Ryuu Takeshi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Takeshi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Braathen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Takeshi as he avoids it easily.
Takeshi tries to clinch but Braathen moves out of range.
Takeshi scores with a body shot.
Takeshi scores with the left hand. Braathen knows he should have avoided that one.
Takeshi connects with a right hand. Braathen shakes it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice straight punches there by Takeshi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Takeshi.
Takeshi tries to clinch but Braathen is having none of it.
Takeshi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Braathen takes a kick to the side of the head.
Takeshi moves in looking to clinch but Braathen pushes him off.
Braathen staying out of range there.
Takeshi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Braathen is breathing heavily.
Braathen ducks right into an uppercut from Takeshi.
Braathen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Takeshi moves away.
Takeshi scores with a jab. Braathen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Braathen is rocked!
Takeshi scores with a jab to the jaw.
Oh Braathen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Takeshi throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takeshi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Takeshi ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Braathen's jaw. Braathen's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Takeshi does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ryuu Takeshi!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ruediger Hoffmann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Herbert Kleineiche (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
298 lbs
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299 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ruediger Hoffmann!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Herbert Kleineiche!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yuuki Gou and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kleineiche misses with a few strikes there.
Hoffmann lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kleineiche circles away quickly and effectively.
Hoffmann slips under a jab from Kleineiche.
Kleineiche lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
It looks like Ruediger Hoffmann has been cut.
Hoffmann staying out of range there.
Kleineiche connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Hoffmann to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Kleineiche!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Herbert Kleineiche!
Herbert Kleineiche is the new super heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alessio Fuschini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Evans comes to the ring accompanied by I need Scissors!. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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210 lbs
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215 lbs
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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
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chris Evans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alessio Fuschini!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evans tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fuschini swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Evans avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fuschini swats away the attempt to clinch by Evans.
Evans ducks under a wild hook from Fuschini.
Evans tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fuschini swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fuschini swings for the body but Evans moves out of range.
Evans scores with a shot to the body.
Evans tries a head kick but it misses.
Evans fails in his attempt to clinch.
Evans will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Evans is looking to clinch but Fuschini is avoiding it.
Fuschini comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fuschini on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Fuschini slips a jab from Evans.
Fuschini slips under a jab from Evans.
Evans gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Evans trying to land knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Fuschini misses with a knee to the head.
Fuschini misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Evans.
Evans looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuschini tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Evans pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chris Evans seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good shot there by Fuschini.
Evans wants to clinch.
Evans tries to clinch there but Fuschini circles away.
Evans fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fuschini goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Fuschini avoids the body shot from Evans.
Fuschini lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Evans tries to clinch there but Fuschini circles away.
Fuschini looks to land a left hand but Evans moved out of range nicely.
The fighters circle momentarily. Fuschini darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Evans misses with a two punch combination.
Evans stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Fuschini slips a straight right by Evans.
Evans tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Fuschini paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A chopping leg kick lands by Fuschini.
Evans is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fuschini misses with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Evans.
A chopping leg kick lands by Fuschini.
Fuschini throws a combination that misses
and Evans counters with a nice uppercut.
Evans wants to clinch.
A shot to de liver by Fuschini. Beautiful body shot.
Fuschini lands with a kick to the ribs.
Fuschini scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice defenses there by Evans.
Fuschini misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fuschini misses with a few strikes there.
Fuschini misses with the combination.
A slow jab from Fuschini misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuschini avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Evans fails with an attempt to clinch.
Evans looks to land a left hand but Fuschini moved out of range nicely.
Fuschini swings for the body but Evans moves out of range.
Evans takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Fuschini closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Evans! Fuschini dives in looking to finish! Evans is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alessio Fuschini!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tra Fulton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Odda Nabonaga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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247 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight 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, Tra Fulton!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Odda Nabonaga!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fulton slips a straight right by Nabonaga.
Nabonaga throws a hook to the side of Fulton's head but Fulton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fulton shoots in looking for a takedown. Nabonaga tries to sprawl out of it but Fulton keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Nabonaga manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Fulton tries to bum rush Nabonaga with a series of wild strikes but Nabonaga uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nabonaga misses with a straight right.
Fulton gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fulton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short uppercut from Nabonaga.
Fulton throws a punch but it's blocked by Nabonaga.
Fulton lands a right hand.
A short right from Fulton.
Nabonaga stalling in the clinch but Fulton improves position.
Nabonaga is trying to force a seperation but Fulton has the dominant position.
Nabonaga breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nabonaga moves out of range of the strikes.
Fulton avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nabonaga circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Nabonaga.
It looks like Tra Fulton has been cut.
Fulton jabs at Nabonaga's body.
Fulton tries to clinch up but Nabonaga circles away and keeps his distance.
Nabonaga lands a jab to the nose.
Nabonaga loads up on a big right hand but Fulton slips the punch.
Fulton wants to clinch.
Nabonaga throws and low kick but Fulton moves out of range easily.
Nabonaga throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nabonaga throws a shot from downtown. Fulton moves away and avoids it.
Fulton staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fulton tries to clinch but Nabonaga moves out of range.
Fulton takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fulton tries to close the distance and clinch but Nabonaga swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nabonaga tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fulton was well out of range. Poor timing from Nabonaga.
Nabonaga comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nabonaga throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fulton sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fulton misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Nabonaga counters with a nice uppercut.
Nabonaga pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nabonaga misses with a low kick.
Fulton doesn't manage to clinch there - Nabonaga circles away.
Fulton looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Nabonaga is fending him off so far but Fulton persists. Nope, Nabonaga circles away and we're back to standing.
Nabonaga scores with a hook to the body. Fulton takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fulton lands with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fulton on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nice uppercut lands for Nabonaga. That snapped Fulton's head back.
Tra Fulton's cut is getting worse.
Fulton is breathing heavily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fulton. Nabonaga does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fulton takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nabonaga throws a leg kick but Fulton sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nabonaga feints and then cracks Fulton's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fulton down.
Nabonaga tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fulton was well out of range. Poor timing from Nabonaga.
A bone on bone clash there as Fulton blocks the leg kick.
A jab from Nabonaga misses.
Odda Nabonaga is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nabonaga misses with a hook.
Nabonaga lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nabonaga drops Fulton with a beautiful combination! Fulton stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Nabonaga is looking for the KO!
Fulton is rocked!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tra Fulton's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Odda Nabonaga!
Odda Nabonaga is the new heavyweight champion!
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