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AJFC 108: Royce vs. Lieu PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wanderlei Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryosuke Takahashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 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, Wanderlei Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryosuke Takahashi!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Sosuke Kotani and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva throws a combination. Takahashi tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Ryosuke Takahashi has been cut.
Silva moves into the clinch successfully.
Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Takahashi has time to react.
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!
Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silva pushes Takahashi up against the cage in a clinch.
Silva scores with a knee to the head.
Takahashi is trying to pull guard but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Silva slows down the pace here.
Silva breaks from the clinch.
Silva has closed the distance and engaged Takahashi in a clinch.
Takahashi tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Silva just stands there and leans against the cage.
Silva displaying some good clinch control by pressing Takahashi up against the cage.
Takahashi is trying to pull guard but Silva turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Wanderlei Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryosuke Takahashi.
Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries to bum rush Takahashi with a series of wild strikes but Takahashi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wanderlei Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice takedown defense from Silva. No joy for Takahashi on that attempt.
Silva scores with a push kick.
Takahashi looks gassed!
Silva drops Takahashi with a huge uppercut! Takahashi drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Silva is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wanderlei Silva!
A very excited looking Wanderlei Silva made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Do (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Per Skinn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Skinn has chosen Decibollene - Ryggen Fri as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bruce Do!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Per Skinn!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Do moves out of range of the body kick from Skinn.
Do jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Skinn shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Do sprawls well. Do wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Skinn gets slowly back to his feet.
Skinn defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Do.
Do closes the distance and pushes Skinn back into the cage.
Skinn lands with a right to the head.
Do taking a breather.
Skinn managing to block the knees to the body from Do.
Do takes a shot to the head.
Skinn lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Skinn misses with a body punch.
Do manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Skinn misses with a knee strike.
Skinn blocks an uppercut.
Skinn wants to take the fight to the mat but Do manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Do breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Do getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Skinn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Skinn throws a chopping leg kick but Do manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Skinn misses with a body kick.
No luck for Skinn with that takedown attempt.
Bruce Do has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Per Skinn.
Skinn fails to land with a series of punches.
Do plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A slapping leg kick lands for Do.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Do lands a nice hook to Skinn's body. Skinn takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Skinn looks gassed!
Do jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Do tries a head kick but it misses.
Do misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Skinn.
Do misses with a double jab.
Do swings for the body but Skinn moves out of range.
Skinn throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Do just misses with a punch to the body.
A punch combination from Skinn misses.
Skinn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Do moves away.
Skinn attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Do misses with a head kick.
Do has managed to clinch.
Do blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Do pushes Skinn back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Do pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Do misses with a wild body shot.
Do takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Do has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Skinn finds it's way round the side to connect with Do's head.
Skinn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Do is looking to wear down Skinn with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Do keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Skinn misses with a body kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Skinn, right into the meat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Do throws a combination. Skinn tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Do misses with a shot to the body
and Skinn counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Do takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Skinn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Do misses with a hook. Skinn ducked under it nicely.
Do misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Skinn counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Do misses with a wild body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Skinn 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 Do has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Do and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Do throws a body punch but Skinn moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Skinn.
Skinn attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Do jabs Skinn to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Do connects with a looping right hand.
Bruce Do seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Skinn is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Do is defending well.
Do escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Do ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Skinn moves away.
Do misses the shot to the body.
Skinn tries a low kick but Do avoids it.
Skinn takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Do misses with a looping right.
Both fighters circling a little - Skinn finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Do takes a swing at Skinn's ribcage but misses.
Do fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Skinn manages to avoid it.
Skinn dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Do. That did some damage!
Do throws a lazy head kick
and Skinn counters with a body kick.
Skinn blocks a head kick by Do.
Do checks a leg kick.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Do throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Do throws a jab when Skinn was well out of range.
Nice defenses there by Do.
Do blocks the body kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Skinn darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A jab from Do finds it's way through Skinn's defenses.
Skinn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Do sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Skinn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Do was well out of range. Poor timing from Skinn.
Skinn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Do.
Skinn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Do moves away.
Do throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Skinn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Do.
Skinn tries to clinch up.
Do gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Skinn takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Skinn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Skinn looks to land a body kick but Do moved away.
Do throws a sloppy body shot
and Skinn counters with a nice low kick that buckles Do's knee momentarily.
Skinn scoring well with a low kick there.
Do stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Do wants it to stay on the feet.
A leg kick checked by Do.
Do pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A nice inside leg kick there by Skinn. That's going to slow Do down.
Skinn throws a leg kick but Do sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Good shot there by Do.
Do throws a sloppy head kick and Skinn moves out of range easily.
No luck for Skinn with that takedown attempt.
Skinn throws out a leg kick but Do moves out of range and Skinn only half commits.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Do fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Skinn manages to avoid it.
Skinn avoids the head kick by Do.
Skinn fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Do is out of range.
Skinn throws a push kick but Do slaps the foot to one side.
Skinn throws a nice outside leg kick.
A big left from Skinn misses.
A head kick misses from Do.
Do tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Skinn was well out of range. Poor timing from Do.
Skinn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Skinn missing with a left hand there. Do was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
No joy there for Do, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Skinn fails with a takedown attempt.
Skinn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Skinn avoids the head kick by Do.
Skinn tries to keep at a distance but Do has taken the fight into the clinch.
Do scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Skinn.
Skinn misses with a punch on the inside.
Skinn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Do avoids it.
Skinn lands a knee to the body.
Do is trying to maintain a safe position but Skinn gets an underhook and turns Do into the cage.
Skinn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Do trying to control the position but instead, Skinn has worked for underhooks and has pushed Do into the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Still in the clinch, Skinn scores with a nice short uppercut.
Skinn is looking to break free of the clinch but Do has double underhooks.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Do as Skinn tries to tie him up.
Do pushes off an throws an elbow but Skinn leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Do stalling the fight.
Do connects with a nasty looking knee right to Skinn's face.
Do blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Skinn managing to block the knees to the body from Do.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Skinn.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Do.
Skinn is trying desperately to land a takedown but Do is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Skinn.
Skinn tries to land knees in the clinch but Do avoids the damage to the body.
Skinn gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Do.
Do blocks a body shot from Skinn.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Skinn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Skinn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Skinn missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Do dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Do scores with a three punch combo!
Skinn slips a straight right by Do.
A low kick from Skinn is predictable there
and Do counters with a shoot takedown. Skinn fights it but they end up in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Skinn wants to sweep but no luck.
Skinn is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Do is aware though and is defending well.
Skinn had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Do defends it easily.
Skinn can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Do controls the pace.
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!
Skinn bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Do's guard.
Skinn is breathing heavily.
Skinn wants to control from the top but Do keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skinn trying to move into half guard but instead Do has managed to sweep!
Do sitting in guard here, content to control.
Skinn keeping moving, preventing Do from controlling successfully.
Skinn has his foot on Do's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Do works his way back into a safe position though.
Do trying to control but Skinn is working from the bottom.
Do sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Bruce Do wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Skinn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Do.
Skinn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Do misses with a jab, cross combination.
Skinn thows a body kick. Do tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Do throws a body punch but Skinn moves out of range.
Do takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Do blocks a head kick by Skinn.
No joy there for Do, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Do throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skinn throws a lazy right hand but Do sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Do throws a head kick that misses.
Do is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Do lands a nice hook to Skinn's body. Skinn takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Do has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Skinn.
Do thows a body shot but no joy.
Do misses with a wild body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Skinn.
Skinn connects with a leg kick. Do looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Do has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Skinn.
Skinn cracks Do with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Skinn scores with a jab to the head.
Do's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Skinn connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Do scrambles back to his feet.
Do ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Skinn moves away.
Do thows a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Skinn or perhaps it was just good defense by Do which made him look bad.
Do throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Do takes one to the chin there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Do takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A combination from Do does no damage.
Skinn lands a slapping body shot.
Do misses with a straight right.
Skinn throws a sloppy head kick and Do moves out of range easily.
Do fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Skinn manages to avoid it.
Skinn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Skinn looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Do is fending him off so far but Skinn persists. Nope, Do circles away and we're back to standing.
Skinn throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Skinn lands a head kick. Do smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Skinn connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Skinn takes a swing at Do's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Do. Skinn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Do looks to score with a jab to the body but Skinn is just out of range.
Do scores with a hook to the body. Skinn takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Skinn shoots in but no luck this time.
Bruce Do has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Per Skinn.
Do takes a swing at Skinn's ribcage but misses.
Do shoots in and drives through. Skinn sprawls well.
Do just misses with a punch to the body.
Do throws a sloppy head kick and Skinn moves out of range easily.
Skinn connects with a solid leg kick.
Do gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Skinn connects with a solid leg kick.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Do misses.
A solid body kick from Skinn.
Nice defenses there by Do.
Skinn wants to clinch up but Do keeps it at a distance.
Skinn looks to land a body kick but Do moved away.
Do avoids the body shot from Skinn.
Do thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Skinn checks a leg kick.
Do missing with a left hand there. Skinn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Do uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Skinn.
Do throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Do slips a jab from Skinn.
Do misses with a hook. Skinn ducked under it nicely.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Do tries a head kick but it misses.
Do defending well as Skinn loads up on a big left hand.
Skinn thumps Do with a low kick.
Skinn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Do throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Do pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Do tries for a takedown but Skinn sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Skinn swings for the body but Do moves out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Skinn. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Skinn.
Do takes a kick to the side of the head.
Do just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Do. Skinn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Do will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Do looks to score with a jab to the body but Skinn is just out of range.
Do misses with a hook. Skinn ducked under it nicely.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Skinn lands with a kick to the temple. Do shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Skinn throws a hook but Do avoids it easily.
Do tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Skinn was well out of range. Poor timing from Do.
Skinn throws a hook to the side of Do's head but Do sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Do misses with a wild body shot.
Do misses with a wild body shot.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Skinn - that will leave a mark!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A slow jab from Do misses its intended target.
Skinn throws out a leg kick but Do moves out of range and Skinn only half commits.
Nice straight punches there by Skinn. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Skinn.
Skinn shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Do throws a sloppy head kick and Skinn moves out of range easily.
Do throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Skinn.
Skinn shoots in but Do avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Do keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Skinn.
Skinn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Do just misses with a punch to the body.
Bruce Do is winning the standup battle so far.
Skinn connects with a solid leg kick.
Do pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Skinn throws a solid leg kick but Do takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Skinn.
Skinn fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Skinn scores with a nice right hand.
Do misses with a wild body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Skinn misses with an uppercut. Do saw that one coming.
A big left from Do misses.
Skinn takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Do throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Per Skinn.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Bruce Do!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Bruce Do!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Bruce Do!
Bruce Do wins by unanimous decision!
Bruce Do decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kyuzo Mifune (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mirko Cro Cop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Cro Cop's choice of entrance music: My Immortal . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kyuzo Mifune!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mirko Cro Cop!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cro Cop shoots in for a double leg but Mifune sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Cro Cop shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mifune sprawls well. Mifune wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cro Cop gets slowly back to his feet.
Mifune shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Cro Cop manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Mifune trying to control the position from guard on top but Cro Cop is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mifune looking to sit in guard and control but Cro Cop gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Mifune looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Cro Cop stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mifune swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mifune working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Cro Cop doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Cro Cop manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Cro Cop pushing down on Mifune's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Cro Cop is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Cro Cop fails to advance to Mifune's back.
Mifune wants to hold on but Cro Cop pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cro Cop working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Mifune has given up his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cro Cop working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mifune wants to get back to his feet.
Cro Cop has his arm under Mifune's chin here. Game over son! Cro Cop squeezes tightly and Mifune is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Mirko Cro Cop!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Flores (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andrew Parker has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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224 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gabriel Flores!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andrew Parker!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flores throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Parker lands an overhand right.
Flores throws a head kick that misses.
Parker throws a good cross that connects.
Flores takes one to the chin there.
Parker scores with a nice right hand.
Flores walks into a left hand.
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!
Parker lands a lovely overhand right.
Parker avoids the head kick by Flores.
Flores looks to land a combination but Parker avoids it well.
Flores throws a big shot that misses.
A big left from Parker misses.
Flores tries a head kick but it misses.
Flores is looking to land body kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker throws a sloppy body shot
and Flores counters with a nice uppercut.
Flores tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Flores doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Parker avoids the head kick by Flores.
Flores throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Flores swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Parker counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Flores is breathing heavily.
Nice cross by Parker.
Flores takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Parker lands a right hook to the body.
Flores takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A cross from Parker lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Parker.
Parker connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Parker lands a slapping body shot.
Parker cracks Flores with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Flores looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Parker finish him?
Flores is rocked!
Flores takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Oh Flores is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Flores switches off momentarily and Parker cracks him with a monster right hand! Flores topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Parker dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Parker!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Andrew Parker!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Laurent Gbagbo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kamikaze Kid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laurent Gbagbo is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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288 lbs
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271 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Laurent Gbagbo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kamikaze Kid!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Sosuke Kotani and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gbagbo lands with a right hand.
It looks like Kamikaze Kid has been cut.
Gbagbo lands a two punch combo.
Gbagbo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kid shoots in for a takedown but Gbagbo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Gbagbo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gbagbo wants it to stay on the feet.
Gbagbo scores with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gbagbo, right into the meat.
Kid dives in and grabs Gbagbo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gbagbo pushes down on Kid's head and hops out.
Laurent Gbagbo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kamikaze Kid.
Gbagbo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Gbagbo scores with a head kick.
Kid looks gassed!
Kid gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gbagbo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That has opened up Kamikaze Kid's cut even more.
Oooooh!!! Gbagbo has knocked Kid down with a huge combo! Gbagbo steps away and waves a wobbly Kid back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Kid is rocked!
The cut above Kamikaze Kid's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Gbagbo cracks Kid with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Kid tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Gbagbo pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Kid is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Laurent Gbagbo!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dennis Reder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikhail Gregovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reder comes to the cage accompanied by ACDC - TNT. Mikhail Gregovich will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dennis Reder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mikhail Gregovich!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Taro Takaoka and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gregovich swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gregovich lands with a nice combination. Reder backs away looking to recover.
Gregovich throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gregovich tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reder was well out of range. Poor timing from Gregovich.
Gregovich gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Reder to score an easy takedown into full guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Gregovich is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Gregovich really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Reder. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Reder slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Reder stops Gregovich from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gregovich keeping moving, preventing Reder from controlling successfully.
Reder throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Reder trying to control but Gregovich is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Dennis Reder.
Gregovich swinging wildly here.
Reder steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gregovich.
Reder fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gregovich checks it well.
Gregovich throws a right and a left that Reder avoids nicely.
Reder misses the shot to the body.
Mikhail Gregovich is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gregovich throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gregovich uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Reder.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reder connects with a nice looking jab.
Gregovich swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gregovich cracks Reder with a right hand to the side of the head.
A jab from Reder misses.
Reder shoots in but Gregovich avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Reder closes the distance and clinches.
Gregovich struggles to land a body shot inside as Reder controls his hands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reder lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gregovich.
A short body shot lands from Reder as the two fighters clinch.
Gregovich looks gassed!
Gregovich tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Reder drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gregovich working aggressively here.
Reder lands with a right to the head.
Reder lands a nice uppercut.
Gregovich scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reder with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gregovich cracks Reder with a nice body shot.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Reder takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A short left from Reder.
Reder misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Gregovich fails to land.
Reder will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Gregovich up against the cage.
Gregovich lands a nice shot to the body.
Reder is trying to maintain a safe position but Gregovich gets an underhook and turns Reder into the cage.
Reder stalls.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Reder.
Reder misses with a body punch.
Reder lands a hook that snaps the head of Gregovich backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reder misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gregovich misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reder swings wildly with an uppercut but Gregovich uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reder is leaning against Gregovich and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Reder has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Gregovich regains guard immediately.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Reder wants to control from the top but Gregovich keeps moving.
Gregovich is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Reder is controlling him.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Gregovich utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Reder might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Reder seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Dennis Reder just wasn't active enough.
Reder with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gregovich to score with a decent uppercut.
Gregovich misses with a double jab
and Reder counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Gregovich misses with a left hand
and Reder counters with a nice double leg into side control. Gregovich won't be happy with that.
Gregovich avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Reder.
Reder misses with the ground and pound.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Reder trying to control the position but Gregovich is working away.
Reder lands a few punches from side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reder lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Reder misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Reder cracks Gregovich with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Reder immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Gregovich is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Reder!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dennis Reder!
Dennis Reder managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Hilo Nutrition (video proof), into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dan Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Haywood Jablowme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Haywood Jablowme is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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20
167 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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22
167 lbs
6 - 8 - 0 |
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Excellent MT
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Good kicks
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dan Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Haywood Jablowme!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Ren Mimura and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones fails with the takedown.
Dan Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jablowme shoots in but no luck this time.
Jablowme closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jones circles away.
Jones takes the fight into the clinch.
Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jablowme as he avoids it easily.
A left and a right from Jones both land. Nice combination.
Jablowme manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Jones on his heels. He'll look to pass Jones's guard now, I'm sure.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Jablowme scoring with punches to the head and body.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jablowme passes into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones is trying to stand up here but Jablowme is controlling him well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jablowme takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Jablowme is looking for a kimura but Jones is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Jablowme to get the leverage.
Jablowme looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Jones wants to improve his position but Jablowme is controlling well.
Jablowme passes the guard and advances to mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jablowme goes for an armbar but Jones turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Jones.
Jablowme manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jones manages to get himself to full guard.
Jablowme trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jones wants to stand up but Jablowme is controlling him.
Jones knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jablowme on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jablowme drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Jablowme jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Jablowme drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Jones manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Jablowme has Jones in his guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jones postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jablowme is looking for a triangle but Jones pushes his legs off easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jablowme looking for a guillotine here but Jones defends easily.
Jones postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jones wants to control from the top but Jablowme keeps moving.
Jablowme looking for a sweep. Not yet Jablowme, not yet.
Jones prevents Jablowme from getting back to his feet.
Jones throws a big elbow that misses.
Jones trying to control but Jablowme is working from the bottom.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jones won't allow Jablowme to get back to his feet.
Jones wants to control from the top but Jablowme keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones stopping the sweep attempt from Jablowme.
Jablowme is looking to stand back up but Jones counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Jablowme.
Jones is trying to control. Jablowme wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Jablowme is looking to control Jones's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jablowme avoid being mounted?
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Jablowme manages to get to full guard.
Jones in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jones postures up in Jablowme's guard and throws a big left but Jablowme blocks it.
Jones wants to control from the top but Jablowme keeps moving.
Jones not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Jones throwing strikes from guard but Jablowme blocks nicely.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Jones got a little sloppy there for a moment and Jablowme has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jones has managed to get both his arms back between Jablowme's legs - danger averted.
Jones throws a big right hand that misses.
Jablowme looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jablowme bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jones's guard.
Jones is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Jablowme from controlling successfully.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Jablowme looking to pass the guard.
Jablowme slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Jones is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Jablowme tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Jablowme has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Jones is looking for a sweep.
Jones tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones tries to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Haywood Jablowme dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Jablowme looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
Jablowme throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jones's waist but Jones gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jablowme off to one side.
Nice takedown defense from Jones. No joy for Jablowme on that attempt.
Jablowme throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jablowme avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A punch lands to the side of Jablowme 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jones is looking to clinch but Jablowme is avoiding it.
Jones tries to clinch up
so Jablowme counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Jones wants to get back to his feet but Jablowme is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones pulls Jablowme in close to prevent any damage.
Jablowme connects with a couple of short punches.
Jones looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jablowme thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Jablowme prevents Jones from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jablowme 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.
Jablowme wants to pass the guard but Jones is keeping the position.
Jablowme trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
Jones is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jablowme is controlling him.
Jablowme lands a couple of digs.
Jones managing to control the position.
We're going to have a standup here because Dan Jones wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Horrible takedown by Jablowme or perhaps it was just good defense by Jones which made him look bad.
Dan Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Haywood Jablowme.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones is looking to clinch.
Jablowme tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jones paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jablowme misses with a takedown attempt
and Jones finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Jones scores with a takedown into Jablowme's guard.
Jones throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jablowme is on top in guard.
Jablowme wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jablowme drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Jones dives on top into guard.
Jablowme avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jones stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jablowme swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jones avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Jones pushing down on Jablowme's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Jones sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jablowme defending well though.
Jones missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jones trying to advance position but Jablowme counters by regaining guard.
Jablowme lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Jones!
Jones wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Jablowme.
Haywood Jablowme has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Jablowme trying to control but Jones is having none of it.
Jones is trying desperately to improve position.
Jones really wants to buck Jablowme off and get back to his feet.
Jablowme lands a big elbow.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Jablowme tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Jones is working to get back to half guard.
Jones squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jablowme with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Jones defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Jablowme.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Jablowme trying to control but Jones is having none of it.
Jablowme working for a submission but Jones is keeping him at bay.
And that's the end of the fight!
Haywood Jablowme comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jablowme 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Haywood Jablowme!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Haywood Jablowme!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Haywood Jablowme!
Haywood Jablowme wins by unanimous decision!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sinister Miro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martijn Walvoord (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miro comes to the cage accompanied by "Beyond the Veil" by TRISTANIA. Walvoord has chosen Eternity as his entrance music. 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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205 lbs
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218 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sinister Miro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Martijn Walvoord!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shirou Masuda and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walvoord tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Miro paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Walvoord tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Miro slips a straight right by Walvoord.
Walvoord misses with a low kick.
Walvoord lands a head kick!
That kick from Walvoord tenderised Miro's leg. Miro is trying to keep his angry face on.
Walvoord throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Miro shoots in but no luck this time.
Miro keeps the fight on the outside.
Martijn Walvoord seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch lands to the side of Walvoord 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Walvoord tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Miro was well out of range. Poor timing from Walvoord.
Walvoord tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Miro counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Walvoord wants to clinch
and Miro counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walvoord looks to land a body kick but Miro moved away.
A shot to the liver by Walvoord. Beautiful body shot.
Miro keeps the fight on the outside.
Walvoord tries to clinch up but Miro circles away and keeps his distance.
Some wild striking there from Walvoord.
Miro scores with a jab. Walvoord acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Walvoord fails with an attempt to clinch.
Miro fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Walvoord.
Walvoord throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Miro doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Walvoord finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sinister Miro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Miro is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Walvoord tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Miro paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Walvoord rushes Miro and presses him up against the cage.
Walvoord scores a nice knee to the body.
Walvoord landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Walvoord breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Miro gets tackled into the cage by Walvoord. Walvoord maintains the clinch.
Miro tries to break free but Walvoord pushes him back against the cage.
Walvoord lands an elbow inside that Miro shrugs off.
Walvoord landing knees to the body.
Walvoord lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Miro backwards.
Walvoord landing knees to the head.
Miro takes a knee right on the jaw!
Miro wants to break the clinch but can't.
Walvoord breaks the clinch.
Walvoord fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Miro, pushing him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miro takes a shot to the head.
Walvoord is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Walvoord lands an elbow inside.
Walvoord lands an elbow inside that Miro shrugs off.
A nice right hand lands inside from Walvoord.
Walvoord putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Miro in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Miro tries to pull guard but Walvoord forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Walvoord with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Walvoord lands a nice elbow.
Walvoord manages to break the clinch.
Walvoord fails in his attempt to clinch.
Miro avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Walvoord is looking to clinch.
Walvoord misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Walvoord throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miro gets tackled into the cage by Walvoord. Walvoord maintains the clinch.
Miro tries to pull guard but Walvoord forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Walvoord pushes Miro 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.
Miro wants a takedown but no success here.
Walvoord with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Miro has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Miro. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Walvoord using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Walvoord's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Walvoord takes a swing at Miro's ribcage but misses.
Walvoord gets a clinch.
Miro tries to pull guard but Walvoord holds him up against the cage and eventually Miro drops back down to his feet.
Walvoord breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Walvoord tries a head kick but it misses.
Walvoord gets a clinch.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Walvoord lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Miro backwards.
Walvoord prevents the takedown attempt.
Miro jumps guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Walvoord got a little sloppy there for a moment and Miro has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Walvoord has managed to get both his arms back between Miro's legs - danger averted.
Miro is looking for a triangle but Walvoord pushes his legs off easily.
Walvoord stands and steps away. Miro gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Walvoord misses with a low kick.
Walvoord looks to score with a jab to the body but Miro is just out of range.
Walvoord throws out a loose jab but Miro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Miro looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Walvoord misses with a low kick as Miro jumps back.
Walvoord misses with a head kick.
Walvoord misses with a low kick.
Walvoord scores with a hook to the body. Miro takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Walvoord forces Miro back against the cage and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Walvoord looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Walvoord scores with a shoulder strike.
Walvoord trying to land knees to the body.
Miro with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Miro misses with a short punch on the inside.
Walvoord lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Walvoord lands a hook to the side of the head.
Miro with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Walvoord putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Miro in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Walvoord lands a damaging elbow.
Miro takes an elbow to the temple.
Walvoord gets underhooks to prevent Miro's takedown attempt.
Walvoord's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Walvoord wants to clinch.
Walvoord misses with a two punch combination.
Martijn Walvoord is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Miro shoots in for a double leg but Walvoord sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Walvoord tries to clinch up but Miro circles away and keeps his distance.
Walvoord is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Walvoord clinches with his opponent.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Miro avoids the elbow strike from Walvoord, against the cage.
Miro has Walvoord pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Walvoord manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Walvoord.
Walvoord's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Walvoord tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Miro manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Miro avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Miro tries for a takedown but Walvoord sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Miro moves into the clinch successfully.
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!
Miro tries to pull guard but Walvoord forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Miro goes for a takedown attempt but Walvoord pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Walvoord fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Walvoord lands a jab.
Miro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Miro shoots in but Walvoord avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Miro dives in and grabs Walvoord's left leg, looking for a takedown. Walvoord pushes down on Miro's head and hops out.
Walvoord tries to close the distance and clinch but Miro swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Walvoord closes the distance and clinches.
Walvoord breaks from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Walvoord tries to clinch there but Miro circles away.
Walvoord is looking to clinch.
Walvoord tries to clinch there but Miro circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martijn Walvoord dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Walvoord thows a left - swing and a miss!
Walvoord misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sinister Miro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Walvoord swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Walvoord misses with a straight right.
Miro avoids a punch combination nicely.
Walvoord drives through and clinches with Miro against the cage.
Walvoord with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Miro jumps guard but Walvoord turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Walvoord lands a knee to the head.
Walvoord tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Walvoord breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A left lands for Walvoord.
Walvoord moves in looking to clinch but Miro pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Miro.
Miro blocks a head kick by Walvoord.
Walvoord misses with a series of wild punches.
Walvoord is breathing heavily.
Walvoord moves in looking to clinch but Miro pushes him off.
Walvoord tries to close the distance and clinch but Miro swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Walvoord throws a low kick but Miro moves out of range easily.
Walvoord tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Miro paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Walvoord throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Walvoord tries to clinch up.
Walvoord throws a right hand that misses
and Miro counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walvoord wants to clinch up but Miro keeps it at a distance.
Walvoord lands with a right hand.
Walvoord tries to clinch up
and Miro counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Walvoord connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Walvoord tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Miro shoots in for a double leg but Walvoord sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Miro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Walvoord has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Miro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Walvoord.
Walvoord fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walvoord tries to clinch but Miro moves out of range.
Miro showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Walvoord.
Walvoord fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Miro misses with a combination
and Walvoord counters with an outside leg kick.
Walvoord throws a head kick but Miro moves out of range.
Walvoord throws a push kick but Miro slaps the foot to one side.
Walvoord tries to close the distance and clinch but Miro swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Walvoord throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Miro cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walvoord tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Martijn Walvoord seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Walvoord misses with a head kick.
Miro avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A nice combination there by Walvoord.
Miro circles away from the clinch attempt
and Miro counters with a straight right hand.
Walvoord has Miro up against the cage in a clinch.
Miro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Walvoord has Miro up against the cage in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Walvoord is leaning against Miro and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Walvoord tries to land a knee to the head but Miro blocks with his arms.
Walvoord breaks from the clinch.
Walvoord tries to clinch there but Miro circles away.
Miro shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sinister Miro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Miro fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Walvoord tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Miro circles away from the clinch attempt
and Miro counters with a right hand to the body.
Walvoord wants to clinch up but Miro keeps it at a distance.
Miro shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Miro bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Miro stands up.
Miro keeps the fight on the outside.
Walvoord lands a nice hook to Miro's body. Miro takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Walvoord connects with a good right hand that stumbles Miro. Miro circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Miro shoots and misses
and Walvoord counters with a good, hard body kick but Miro shrugs it off.
Walvoord clinches.
Walvoord landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Walvoord.
Walvoord works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Walvoord breaks from the clinch.
Walvoord is looking to clinch but Miro is avoiding it.
An inside leg kick lands from Walvoord.
Walvoord tries to clinch up.
Walvoord tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Miro paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Miro shoots in but no luck this time.
Walvoord rushes Miro and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Walvoord misses with a body punch.
Miro takes an elbow to the temple.
Walvoord using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Miro has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Miro tries to circle away but Walvoord has him pinned against the cage.
Walvoord keeps control of Miro as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Miro jumps guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Walvoord pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Miro is keeping the position for now.
Walvoord trying to stand up but can't free himself from Miro's guard.
Miro looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Walvoord stands up from Miro's guard - Walvoord perhaps looking for a knockout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Walvoord has closed the distance and engaged Miro in a clinch.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Miro tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Walvoord just stands there and leans against the cage.
Walvoord tries to land a knee to the head but Miro blocks with his arms.
Walvoord breaks the clinch.
Walvoord lands a jab to the nose.
Walvoord fails with an attempt to clinch.
Martijn Walvoord is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Walvoord misses with a looping right.
Nice shot by Walvoord.
Walvoord tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Miro paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Walvoord fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sinister Miro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Walvoord is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Miro shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Walvoord is trying to defend but Miro finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
And that's the end of the fight!
Martijn Walvoord comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Walvoord 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Martijn Walvoord!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Martijn Walvoord!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Martijn Walvoord!
Martijn Walvoord wins by unanimous decision!
Post fight, Martijn Walvoord took to the microphone: 'There was no way I was going to lose this fight. Hell, my team spent a good time making an special gameplan just for this. Hopefully this erases that freaking loss from your memories guys. See you next time!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rolls Royce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jian Lieu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rolls Royce has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rolls Royce!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jian Lieu!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Hirohito Nitta and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Royce shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lieu pinned against the cage. Lieu gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lieu stuffs the takedown.
Royce shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rolls Royce. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Royce misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Royce gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lieu.
Royce takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lieu thows a body shot but no joy.
Royce shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lieu as he jumps to the side.
Lieu throws out a powerful jab.
Lieu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Royce.
Royce displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lieu throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Royce shoots in but Lieu avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Royce fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Lieu throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Royce stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lieu feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Royces jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Royce dives in and grabs Lieu's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lieu pushes down on Royce's head and hops out.
Royce ducks under a wild hook from Lieu.
Royce tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lieu swivels and escapes.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Royce is defended easily by Lieu.
Royce is breathing heavily.
Lieu sends Royce crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Lieu is motioning to the referee to let Royce up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Royce is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters circling - Lieu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Oh Royce is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lieu throws a hook to the side of Royce's head but Royce sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Royce.
Jian Lieu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A slow jab from Lieu misses its intended target.
Lieu loads up on a big right hand but Royce slips the punch.
Lieu misses with a looping left.
Royce slips a jab from Lieu.
Royce seems to have got his legs back now.
Lieu lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Royce falls backwards - clearly groggy! Lieu dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jian Lieu!
Jian Lieu is the new lightweight champion!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Jian Lieu waved his t-shirt featuring [CBK] Knockout Apparel's logo in front of the cameras.
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