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EFL 16- Cobra vs Grapplebox PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adon Amousou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ser Gregor Celgane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Adon Amousou has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Adon Amousou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ser Gregor Celgane!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Ren Mimura and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Celgane tries to clinch but Amousou is having none of it.
Amousou keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A cross from Celgane lands.
Celgane scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Celgane misses with a right hand
and Amousou counters with a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Celgane throws a left and a right that both miss
and Amousou makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Celgane really felt that one!
Amousou with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Celgane looks gassed!
Celgane throws a body kick the misses
and Amousou counters with an inside leg kick.
Celgane avoids the head kick by Amousou.
Amousou lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Amousou tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Amousou fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Celgane has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Amousou lands a big head kick that sends Celgane tumbling to the mat! Amousou takes a step backwards and waves Celgane back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Ser Gregor Celgane has been cut.
Amousou moves into the clinch successfully.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Celgane takes a knee to the side of the body.
Amousou pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Amousou throws a leg kick which misses Celgane's front leg but catches the back leg as Celgane tries to avoid it.
Amousou looks to score with a jab to the body but Celgane is just out of range.
Amousou thuds his shin into the meat of Celgane's side.
Amousou throws a front kick that sends Celgane stumbling back into the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Amousou thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Celgane if he has to take too many more of those.
Amousou instigates a clinch.
Celgane blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Amousou creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Celgane effectively controlling the action here.
Amousou trying to land knees to the body.
Celgane putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Amousou in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Amousou pulls Celgane into guard.
Celgane has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Amousou to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Celgane is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Amousou pulls down on the head and he's put Celgane to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Adon Amousou!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mocky Mok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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215 lbs
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211 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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mocky Mok!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chuck Lee!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mok shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Mok is working for a submission of some sort.
Mok is looking for a kimura but Lee is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Mok to get the leverage.
Mok controlling the action here.
Mok thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lee's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee taking some punishment here, with Mok in his half guard.
Mok controlling the action here.
Mok is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Lee has managed to free his arm - good work.
Lee is looking to improve his position.
Mok is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Lee has managed to free his arm - good work.
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.
Mok looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Lee is trying to stand up here but Mok is controlling him well.
Mok in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Lee tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Mok!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mocky Mok!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kazuo Nakamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julian Valdez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Valdez's choice of entrance music: so amazing. Kazuo Nakamura had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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185 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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazuo Nakamura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Julian Valdez!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakamura drives through with a takedown into Valdez's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Nakamura cracks Valdez with a solid left hand.
Valdez is looking for a triangle but Nakamura pushes his legs off easily.
Valdez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Valdez looking for a sweep. Not yet Valdez, not yet.
Nakamura is looking to work some ground and pound but Valdez has wrist control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Valdez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Valdez working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Nakamura doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Nakamura manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
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!
Valdez has his foot on Nakamura's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Nakamura works his way back into a safe position though.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Nakamura's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Nakamura with a nice head shot there.
Nakamura scoring with punches to the head and body.
Valdez is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Nakamura is aware though and is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nakamura lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Nakamura working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Valdez's head.
Nakamura throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Valdez looking for a guillotine here but Nakamura defends easily.
Nakamura wants to stand but Valdez has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamura landing some decent shots from guard.
Nakamura makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Nakamura keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Valdez's head.
Nakamura tries to stand but Valdez is controlling from the bottom.
Valdez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Valdez looks gassed!
Valdez is working an open guard so Nakamura takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Valdez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nakamura.
Nakamura scores with a three punch combo!
Valdez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Nakamura counters with a takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Valdez shoots and misses
and Nakamura counters with a takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nakamura working the body and head with strikes.
Nakamura scoring with punches from side control.
Nakamura scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Valdez to see if he's OK.
Nakamura scores with punches from side control.
Nakamura lands an elbow.
Nakamura landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Valdez taking a bit of punishment here - Nakamura scoring with strikes.
Nakamura cracks Valdez with a big right hand but Valdez just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Valdez is looking to reverse the position.
Valdez taking a bit of punishment here - Nakamura scoring with strikes.
Nakamura working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Valdez is looking for a sweep.
Valdez takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Nakamura working the ground and pound.
Valdez is working to avoid the ground and pound but Nakamura connects with a decent elbow.
Valdez is trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura cracks Valdez with a big elbow.
Valdez tries to improve position but can't.
Nakamura landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Valdez is looking to reverse the position.
Nakamura scores with punches from side control.
Valdez on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Check out the look on Nakamura's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Valdez is looking for a sweep.
Nakamura scoring with punches and elbows.
Valdez on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Nakamura working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Nakamura scoring with punches and elbows.
Valdez is working to avoid the ground and pound but Nakamura connects with a decent elbow.
Nakamura working the ground and pound.
Valdez is trying to improve his position.
Valdez takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura working the body and head with strikes.
Nakamura decides to stand back up. Nakamura steps back and let's Valdez get back to his feet.
Nakamura dives in and scores a takedown into Valdez's guard.
Nakamura scoring with punches to the head and body.
Valdez looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Nakamura is working Valdez over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Nakamura working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Nakamura trying to stand up but can't free himself from Valdez's guard.
Nakamura working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Valdez's head.
Nakamura distracts Valdez with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nakamura distracts Valdez with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Valdez looking for a sweep. Not yet Valdez, not yet.
Nakamura works over Valdez with some ground and pound from guard.
Nakamura is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Nakamura content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kazuo Nakamura dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nakamura moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Nakamura misses with the combination.
Valdez slips a straight right by Nakamura.
Valdez fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Nakamura sprawls well initially but Valdez persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Valdez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nakamura slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Valdez throwing strikes but missing.
Nakamura is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Nakamura wants to pass the guard but Valdez is defending well.
Nakamura scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Nakamura is nestled in close to Valdez, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Valdez is breathing heavily.
Nakamura stands up and beckons Valdez to join him on the feet.
Nakamura lands a glancing blow to the side of Valdez's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamura scores a takedown into full mount!
Nakamura scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Nakamura raining down hammerfists from mount.
Nakamura landing strikes from the mount.
Nakamura breaks from Valdez's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Valdez is in a horrible position here. Nakamura smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Kazuo Nakamura overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nakamura lands a big shot there that rocks Valdez but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
BOOM! Nakamura connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Valdez is trying to escape the mount.
Nakamura landing strikes from the mount and Valdez is in trouble!
Nakamura landing strikes from the mount and Valdez is in trouble!
Nakamura with the ground and pound from mount.
Nakamura looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Valdez in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Nakamura knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Valdez on the ground.
Nakamura lands a heavy elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Nakamura scoring with strikes but Valdez is staying in there.
Nakamura landing strikes from the mount.
Nakamura with the ground and pound from mount.
Nakamura lands a big shot there that rocks Valdez but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Nakamura postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Valdez looks a forlorn figure.
Valdez regains half guard.
Nakamura decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nakamura cracks Valdez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nakamura keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nakamura decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Valdez actively working from the bottom here.
Valdez on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Valdez looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valdez actively working from the bottom here.
Valdez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Nakamura tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Valdez.
Ground and pound from Nakamura.
Nakamura looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Valdez is trying to get back to full guard.
Valdez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Nakamura working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Valdez wants to improve his position but Nakamura is controlling well.
Nakamura working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Nakamura lands a nice short elbow.
Nakamura lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Nakamura looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Valdez with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Nakamura looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Valdez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Nakamura working over Valdez with some ground and pound. Valdez looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Nakamura tries to stand but can't do so whilst Valdez controls his leg.
Nakamura winds up and cracks Valdez with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Valdez on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Nakamura scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nakamura is nestled in close to Valdez, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Nakamura lands strikes from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kazuo Nakamura dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Nakamura shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Valdez's guard.
Valdez manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Nakamura tries to hold on but Valdez pushes him away.
Nakamura working to try and regain half guard.
Valdez putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Nakamura's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Poor strikes thrown by Valdez there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Nakamura is working to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Valdez scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Valdez looking to ground and pound but Nakamura is blocking nicely.
Nakamura manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Valdez not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamura keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Nakamura is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nakamura keeping hold of Valdez's head, controlling as best he can.
Nakamura regains full guard. Nicely done.
Nakamura wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Kazuo Nakamura just wasn't active enough.
Nakamura closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Valdez manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Valdez looking for submissions off his back.
Valdez is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Nakamura pulls his head out easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valdez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Valdez taking some punishment here, with Nakamura in his half guard.
Nakamura looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Valdez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Valdez taking some punishment here, with Nakamura in his half guard.
Nakamura looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Nakamura seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Nakamura lands strikes from half guard.
Nakamura tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Nakamura is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Valdez taking some punishment here, with Nakamura in his half guard.
Valdez has hold of Nakamura's hands but Nakamura slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valdez moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Nakamura has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Nakamura working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Valdez's head.
Nakamura in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nakamura postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Nakamura postures up and lands a big shot to Valdez's brow.
Valdez working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Nakamura doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Nakamura manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Valdez is looking for a triangle but Nakamura pushes his legs off easily.
Valdez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Nakamura postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Nakamura's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Nakamura postures up and lands a big shot to Valdez's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura connects with a couple of short punches.
Nakamura pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Valdez is keeping the position for now.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Nakamura's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Nakamura got a little sloppy there for a moment and Valdez has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Nakamura has managed to get both his arms back between Valdez's legs - danger averted.
Nakamura stands up and waves to Valdez to follow him.
Valdez misses with a takedown attempt
and Nakamura counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Valdez is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Nakamura landing some decent shots from guard.
Nakamura is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nakamura stands up from Valdez's guard - Nakamura perhaps looking for a knockout.
Valdez shoots and misses
and Nakamura counters with a single leg into guard. Valdez didn't expect that.
Julian Valdez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kazuo Nakamura is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Valdez pushes a forearm under Nakamura's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Nakamura is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Julian Valdez!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fred Siciliano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Lindberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lindberg has chosen Linkin park What Ive done as his entrance music. Fred Siciliano 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fred Siciliano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Matt Lindberg!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lindberg is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Siciliano will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lindberg tests Siciliano's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Siciliano fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lindberg.
Lindberg misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lindberg tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Siciliano manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Siciliano shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lindberg but Lindberg pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lindberg throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lindberg throws a head kick that misses
and Siciliano counters with a takedown into side control.
Lindberg tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Siciliano wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Siciliano lands a decent elbow from side control.
Lindberg parries the strikes from Siciliano easily there. Siciliano is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Lindberg to escape.
Siciliano misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Siciliano in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Lindberg throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Lindberg avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Siciliano.
Siciliano tries to move into full mount but can't pass Lindberg's legs.
Siciliano throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Siciliano working away.
Siciliano wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Lindberg, who protects the arm well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Siciliano has an Americana. Lindberg didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Siciliano is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Siciliano hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Fred Siciliano!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shinji Takahara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kazunari Tashiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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21
219 lbs
6 - 2 - 2 |
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28
200 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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 - 2 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Shinji Takahara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazunari Tashiro!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takahara lands a big head kick that sends Tashiro tumbling to the mat! Takahara takes a step backwards and waves Tashiro back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Kazunari Tashiro has been cut.
Takahara throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tashiro throws a head kick but Takahara moves out of range.
Tashiro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Takahara connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tashiro looks gassed!
Tashiro wants to clinch but Takahara slips to the side
and Takahara counters with a good low kick that Tashiro was not able to check.
Takahara fails with the takedown.
Takahara with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Takahara scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Takahara connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Tashiro gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Tashiro is rocked!
That has opened up Kazunari Tashiro's cut even more.
Crack! A monster head kick from Takahara and Tashiro falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Takahara!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Shinji Takahara!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Psil Ander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anton Antorio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Antorio is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: I Stand Alone. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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205 lbs
7 - 6 - 0 |
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26
203 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
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Great 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
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Psil Ander!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Anton Antorio!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shirou Masuda and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Antorio shoots in looking for a takedown but Ander manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Antorio's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Antorio fails with a takedown attempt.
Antorio checks a leg kick nicely.
Antorio throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ander counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Horrible takedown by Antorio or perhaps it was just good defense by Ander which made him look bad.
Psil Ander has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anton Antorio.
Antorio stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ander.
Ander feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Antorio's calf.
Ander forces Antorio back against the cage and clinches.
Ander manages to break the clinch.
Ander throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Anton Antorio has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Antorio scores a takedown into full mount!
Ander tries to hold on but Antorio pushes him away.
Ander is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Antorio raining down hammerfists from mount.
Ander avoids a strike by Antorio and manages to complete a very nice reversal in the process, to end up in Antorio's guard! Fantastic escape!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Antorio working for submissions but it's allowed Ander to get to half guard.
Ander wants to stand up but Antorio is controlling the position.
Ander seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Antorio is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Ander jumps into side control!
Ander trying to control the position but Antorio is working away.
Antorio tries to buck Ander off but Ander is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ander wants to stand but Antorio is controlling his arm.
Ander stands up.
Ander throws a head kick but Antorio moves out of range.
Ander pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ander stuffs the takedown attempt from Antorio. Antorio gets slowly back to his feet.
Ander tries to land a leg kick but Antorio saw it coming and moves away.
Antorio misses with a takedown
and Ander counters with a nice body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ander. That's going to slow Antorio down.
Antorio shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ander as he avoids it easily.
Psil Ander is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Antorio looks gassed!
Antorio has a takedown stuffed.
Ander scores with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antorio takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Ander lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Antorio on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ander. Ander obviously looking to wear him down.
That kick from Ander tenderised Antorio's leg. Antorio is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ander pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Antorio blocks a head kick by Ander.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Ander.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ander throws a leg kick which misses Antorio's front leg but catches the back leg as Antorio tries to avoid it.
Ander scores with a kick to the midsection.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Ander.
Ander connects with an inside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ander.
Ander tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ander. Antorio shrugs it off though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ander lands a nice looking kick to the body. Antorio takes a step back to recover.
Ander fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Antorio, pushing him back against the cage.
Ander escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ander clinches with his opponent.
Ander manages to break the clinch.
Antorio fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ander tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Antorio tries to keep at a distance but Ander has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ander pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Antorio tries for a takedown but Ander sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Antorio tries for a takedown but Ander circles away easily
and Ander counters with a thumping low kick.
Ander slaps away a takedown attempt from Antorio, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Antorio takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Psil Ander dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Anton Antorio's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Antorio avoids the head kick by Ander.
Psil Ander is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice takedown defense from Ander. No joy for Antorio on that attempt.
Antorio shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ander as he avoids it easily.
Ander buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ander gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ander pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Antorio misses with a takedown attempt
and Ander moves into the clinch.
Psil Ander has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anton Antorio.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ander.
Ander lands a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ander obliges.
Antorio's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Antorio takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ander landing knees to the body.
Ander breaks from the clinch.
Ander delivers a nice body kick.
Ander clinches with his opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ander breaks the clinch.
Antorio tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Antorio tries to clinch up
and Ander counters with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Antorio gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ander goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ander fakes the leg kick and cracks Antorio in the body.
Antorio tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ander lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Antorio chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ander can pounce on him.
Antorio on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ander scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ander pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ander rushes Antorio and presses him up against the cage.
Antorio has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ander is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Antorio takes a knee to the side of the body.
Antorio has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ander.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ander connects with a nasty looking knee right to Antorio's face.
Ander breaks the clinch.
Ander throws a head kick that misses.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ander. Antorio shrugs it off though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ander keeps Antorio at a distance using the push kick.
Ander clinches with his opponent.
Antorio takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ander lands a knee to the body.
Antorio looking for a takedown.
Ander scores with a knee to the head.
Ander pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ander rushes Antorio and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ander lands a knee to the body.
Ander escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Antorio looks for a takedown but Ander sprawls well.
Antorio bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Ander wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ander on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Ander is looking for a sweep.
Ander wants to get back to his feet but Antorio drags him back down.
Antorio thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Antorio looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Antorio working the strikes but Ander uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Antorio winds up and cracks Ander with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Antorio thows a huge punch but Ander dodges it nicely.
Ander has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Antorio is working away from the top position though.
Ander on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Antorio winds up and cracks Ander with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ander is trying to stand up here but Antorio is controlling him well.
Ander tries to roll over but Antorio keeps him under control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ander on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Psil Ander dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Anton Antorio's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Ander stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ander wants it to stay on the feet.
Antorio shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Ander avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Antorio.
Ander is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Antorio can do to turn this around?
Antorio thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ander pushes Antorio off looking to stand but Antorio dives back in and keeps control.
Antorio throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Antorio prevents Ander from improving his position.
Ander taking some punishment here, with Antorio in his half guard.
Antorio landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Antorio with the ground and pound but Ander uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ander is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Antorio stops Ander from standing up.
Antorio tries to free his leg and advance position but Ander is retaining full guard.
Antorio stands up over Ander, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Antorio stops Ander from standing up.
Antorio has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Antorio postures up and lands a big shot to Ander's brow.
Antorio throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ander works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Antorio in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Antorio working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ander's head.
Antorio with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antorio won't allow Ander to get back to his feet.
Antorio trying to control the position from guard on top but Ander is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Antorio lands a couple of elbows.
Ander preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Antorio scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Antorio works over Ander with some ground and pound from guard.
Antorio throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Antorio postures up in Ander's guard and throws a big left but Ander blocks it.
Anton Antorio has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ander not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ander working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Antorio.
Antorio stands up over Ander, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antorio cracks Ander with a solid left hand.
Antorio with a nice head shot there.
Antorio throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Antorio's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Antorio distracts Ander with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Antorio scoring with some ground and pound.
Antorio is working Ander over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Antorio distracts Ander with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Antorio postures up and lands a big shot to Ander's brow.
Ander wants to stand and escape but Antorio is having none of it.
Antorio scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ander keeping moving, preventing Antorio from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Antorio drops back looking for a leg! Ander is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ander manages to kick Antorio off! Antorio jumps back into Ander's guard.
Antorio throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ander seems keen to control Antorio's posture.
Anton Antorio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Antorio cracks Ander with a solid left hand.
Antorio trying to control but Ander is working from the bottom.
Ander wants to stand but Antorio is controlling the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anton Antorio comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ander has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Psil Ander!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ohiru Hultquist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Dicks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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25
163 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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27
165 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Counter striker
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ohiru Hultquist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jason Dicks!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hultquist rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dicks moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A jab from Hultquist finds it's way through Dicks's defenses.
Hultquist misses with a left hand
and Dicks counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hultquist won't be happy with that.
Hultquist is pushing Dicks's head away, looking to escape. Dicks manages to hold on to the position though.
Hultquist knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dicks on the ground.
Hultquist avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Dicks.
Dicks decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Dicks swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hultquist counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hultquist throws a combination that misses
and Dicks counters with a thumping low kick.
Dicks on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dicks misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hultquist tries to keep at a distance but Dicks has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dicks is trying to drag Hultquist to the mat but Hultquist just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Hultquist has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dicks has Hultquist pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hultquist manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Ohiru Hultquist has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Dicks.
Dicks slows down the pace here.
Dicks scores a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dicks is working for takedown but Hultquist is calmly controlling the position for now.
Dicks tries a body shot but Hultquist blocks it.
Dicks pressing his opponent against the cage.
Dicks breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ohiru Hultquist is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hultquist looks to throw the jab but Dicks is out of range.
Hultquist throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hultquist throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dicks counters with a takedown into side control.
Dicks landing a few strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dicks fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Dicks sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Hultquist is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Dicks decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Dicks tries for a takedown but Hultquist circles away easily
and Hultquist counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dicks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hultquist.
Hultquist misses with the combination.
Hultquist throws a looping overhand right but Dicks ducks down to avoid it.
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.
Hultquist lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dicks circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice uppercut lands for Hultquist. That snapped Dicks's head back.
Hultquist swings for the body but Dicks moves out of range.
Hultquist throws a body punch but Dicks moves out of range.
Dicks misses with a few strikes there.
Hultquist swings for the body but Dicks moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Dicks dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hultquist throws a one two combo.
Hultquist misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Dicks counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Hultquist!
Dicks wants to finish this one by submission but Hultquist is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Dicks.
Hultquist wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Dicks.
Dicks thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Dicks tries to control but Hultquist wriggling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dicks working for a guillotine from mount but Hultquist is in no mood to give up.
Dicks lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Dicks looking to finish Hultquist with some ground and pound. This is bad for Hultquist!
Jason Dicks has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hultquist taking shots to the head.
Dicks sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Dicks with good strikes from the mount here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dicks punching from mount but Hultquist doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dicks breaks from Hultquist's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Dicks cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Dicks thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Dicks content just to control the position here.
Dicks thowing shots but they're missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dicks tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Dicks is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Hultquist can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Dicks has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dicks throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Dicks lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Hultquist in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Hultquist on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hultquist tries to get out of the position.
Dicks working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Dicks 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 Dicks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jason Dicks!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Katsuro Sato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terry Krom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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22
202 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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24
183 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Katsuro Sato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Terry Krom!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sato misses the shot to the body.
Krom throws the left hand but Sato avoids the punch easily.
Krom misses with a looping left.
Krom misses with a double jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krom misses with a hook
and Sato counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krom misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sato.
Krom misses with a wild body shot.
Krom misses with an uppercut. Sato saw that one coming.
Sato throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two 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.
Krom misses with a looping left.
Sato misses with a lunging right hand
and Krom counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sato fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Krom to the ground. Sato is now in Krom's guard.
Sato tries to free his leg and advance position but Krom is retaining full guard.
Sato passes Krom's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Sato stops Krom from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krom tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Sato manages to move to mount!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Sato cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Krom is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Sato looking to secure an arm triangle but Krom defends it well.
Sato is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Krom is surviving well by controlling Sato's body position as best he can.
Krom really wants to buck Sato off and get back to his feet.
Sato can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Krom is looking to escape.
Krom is trying to stand up.
Sato lands a big elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sato looking to control but Krom is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Krom is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Sato landing strikes from the mount.
Sato is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Krom to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Krom shrugs it off.
The referee warns Krom that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Krom is desperately trying to improve his position but Sato has a good base and remains in mount.
Sato throwing strikes here but Krom is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Krom taking shots to the head.
Sato lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Krom is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Katsuro Sato dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Krom misses with a right hand
and Sato counters with an outside leg kick.
Krom stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Krom wants it to stay on the feet.
Sato moves away from the strike by Krom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sato on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sato shoots and misses
and Sato takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Krom is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Krom stuns Sato with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sato swings away with a body shot that misses
and Krom makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sato fails with the takedown
and Krom counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Katsuro Sato. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A jab from Sato misses.
Krom waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sato.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sato with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sato doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Krom throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sato takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krom throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Sato has his takedown stuffed
and Krom counters with a three punch combo that has Sato backing up. Sato nods at Krom to acknowledge the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Terry Krom showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Sato's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Sato with a poor takedown
letting Krom counter with a right hand.
Krom looks to throw the jab but Sato is out of range.
Krom misses with a body shot
and Sato counters with a single leg into guard. Krom didn't expect that.
Sato stops Krom from standing up.
Krom pushes Sato off and scrambles back to his feet.
Krom scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Krom. Those never looked like landing.
Krom slaps away a takedown attempt from Sato, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Krom lands a head shot.
Sato misses with an uppercut. Krom saw that one coming.
Sato avoids the body shot from Krom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Sato with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Katsuro Sato. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A jab from Krom misses.
Sato shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Krom's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krom manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sato manages to get himself to full guard.
Sato looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Krom would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Sato is controlling Krom's posture.
Krom wants to stand but Sato has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Sato trying to control the position.
Krom thows a big elbow that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Terry Krom.
I think Krom has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Terry Krom!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alan Cobra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and GoodAnyWhere GrappleBox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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250 lbs
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260 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong |
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Counter striker
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alan Cobra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, GoodAnyWhere GrappleBox!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cobra's jab looks to have found its range, popping GrappleBox under the eye.
Jab by Cobra.
Cobra forces GrappleBox back against the cage and clinches.
Cobra pushes GrappleBox back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cobra crunches a lovely knee into GrappleBox's ribcage.
GrappleBox looks gassed!
A hook to the body from Cobra.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Cobra unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Cobra lands a knee to the head.
It looks like GoodAnyWhere GrappleBox has been cut.
GrappleBox takes a knee right on the jaw!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cobra.
Cobra unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Cobra is pushing GrappleBox up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Alan Cobra.
Cobra throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Cobra's jab looks to have found its range, popping GrappleBox under the eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobra uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before GrappleBox has time to react.
Cobra rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but GrappleBox moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cobra plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
GrappleBox changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cobra tries to avoid it but GrappleBox manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cobra to the ground. Cobra escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Cobra throws a series of punches but GrappleBox avoids them all with ease.
Cobra scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Alan Cobra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cobra scores with a one two! GrappleBox had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
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!
Cobra fails to land with a series of punches.
Cobra lands a jab to the head.
GrappleBox uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cobra.
Cobra gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
GrappleBox can't get the takedown.
Cobra with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Cobra wants to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cobra will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning GrappleBox up against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Cobra.
Cobra slowing the pace effectively.
Cobra lands a nice knee to the body.
Cobra throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cobra is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Cobra connects with a knee to the head.
Cobra unloads a knee to the mid-section. GrappleBox lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
GrappleBox takes a knee to the side of the body.
Cobra works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
GrappleBox takes a knee to the side of the body.
GrappleBox is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Cobra gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Alan Cobra has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of GoodAnyWhere GrappleBox.
Cobra landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
GrappleBox tries to score a body lock takedown but Cobra shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A right hook to the body lands for Cobra.
A body shot lands from Cobra.
Cobra cracks GrappleBox with a nice body shot.
Cobra lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cobra landing knees to the head.
GrappleBox looking for a takedown.
GrappleBox's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Cobra.
Come on Cobra - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
GrappleBox is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Cobra pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Good body shot from Cobra.
Cobra lands a body punch.
GrappleBox being controlled against the cage.
GrappleBox looking for a takedown.
Cobra lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Cobra.
Cobra lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cobra is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
GrappleBox takes a knee right on the jaw!
GrappleBox drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
GrappleBox wants a takedown but no success here.
Come on Cobra - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cobra.
Cobra lands a good knee to the midsection. GrappleBox won't want to take too many of those.
GrappleBox takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cobra landing some nice looking knees to the body.
GrappleBox wants a takedown.
Cobra stops a takedown attempt from GrappleBox.
Cobra with a knee to the head.
GrappleBox is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Cobra pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Cobra working GrappleBox over with knees to the body.
GrappleBox tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
GrappleBox looking for a takedown.
Knees to the body from Cobra.
GrappleBox takes a knee right on the jaw!
GrappleBox goes for a takedown attempt but Cobra pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Cobra looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
GrappleBox drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
GrappleBox trying to control the position but Cobra is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alan Cobra dominated that round.
The cut man is working on GoodAnyWhere GrappleBox's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Cobra connects with a solid leg kick.
GrappleBox with a lazy takedown attempt
and Cobra connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cobra tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and GrappleBox counters with a single leg into guard. Cobra didn't expect that.
GrappleBox loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cobra is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
GrappleBox looking to sit in guard and control but Cobra gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
GrappleBox manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
GrappleBox is landing with some decent strikes but Cobra is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
GrappleBox looking to finish with strikes here!
GrappleBox looking to control but Cobra is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
GrappleBox landing strikes from the mount and Cobra is in trouble!
Cobra tries to lock up and control but GrappleBox gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cobra is trying to escape the mount.
Cobra is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that GrappleBox can do to turn this around?
GrappleBox is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Cobra can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
GrappleBox punishing his opponent with strikes.
GrappleBox sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
GrappleBox trying to control but he's not successful this time.
GrappleBox landing shots from mount.
GrappleBox looking to finish Cobra with some ground and pound. This is bad for Cobra!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobra tries to hold on but GrappleBox postures up.
GrappleBox has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
GrappleBox working the ground and pound effectively.
GrappleBox lands a heavy elbow.
GrappleBox fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
GrappleBox landing strikes from the mount.
GrappleBox content just to control the position here.
GrappleBox landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
GrappleBox landing strikes from the mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
BOOM! GrappleBox connects with a massive shot to the dome!
GrappleBox punishing his opponent with strikes.
GrappleBox postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Cobra looks a forlorn figure.
GrappleBox dominating with strikes here.
Cobra is rocked!
BOOM! GrappleBox connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Oh Cobra is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
GrappleBox looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Cobra covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). GoodAnyWhere GrappleBox!
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