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PMF 07 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Austin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Vera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Austin's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Motorhead-Killed by death. 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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265 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Steve Austin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brandon Vera!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Sano and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Austin does no damage.
Austin throws a hook but Vera blocks it.
Austin connects with a right hand. Vera shakes it off.
Austin slaps away a takedown attempt from Vera, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Austin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vera.
Vera changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Austin tries to avoid it but Vera manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Austin to the ground. Austin escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Vera should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
A punch combination from Austin misses.
Good shot there by Austin.
Austin throws a series of strikes that have Vera backpedaling.
Vera shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Austin defends it nicely.
Steve Austin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brandon Vera.
Austin throws a series of punches but Vera avoids them all with ease.
Austin throws a right and a left that both miss.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Austin misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Austin connects with the punch.
Steve Austin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
No joy there for Austin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vera fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Vera keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Austin.
A punch combination from Austin misses.
Vera shoots in for a double leg but Austin sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A jab from Austin does it's job there.
Vera fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Austin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vera shoots in looking for a takedown. Austin tries to sprawl out of it but Vera keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Austin manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Austin misses.
Vera takes one to the chin there.
Austin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Austin misses with an uppercut. Vera saw that one coming.
Austin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vera circles away quickly and effectively.
Vera avoids a punch combination nicely.
Left hook, right uppercut from Austin.
Austin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Austin misses with a double jab.
Austin throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Austin misses with a body shot.
No joy there for Austin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Vera is defended easily by Austin.
Vera takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Vera looks gassed!
No joy there for Austin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A punch combination from Austin misses.
Austin stalks Vera and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Vera's face. Vera staggers backwards, shaken.
Steve Austin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Austin misses.
Austin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Austin stuffs the takedown.
Austin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vera takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
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!
Austin just misses with a punch to the body.
Austin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Austin lands a jab to Vera's midsection.
Vera is trying desperately to land a takedown but Austin is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Vera.
Austin looks to land a combination. Vera sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Brandon Vera has been cut.
Austin moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Austin tries to bum rush Vera with a series of wild strikes but Vera uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Austin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vera moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vera doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Austin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Vera takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Austin scores with a nice right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Austin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brandon Vera's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Austin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Vera at a distance.
Austin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Austin misses with a series of wild punches.
Vera checks a leg kick.
Austin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vera on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Austin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Austin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vera moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Steve Austin is winning the standup battle so far.
Austin throws a body punch but Vera moves out of range.
Vera is breathing heavily.
Austin lands a two punch combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Austin misses with a wild combination.
Vera showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Austin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Austin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Vera's head.
No joy there for Austin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Austin lands a jab-cross combination.
Austin looks to land a combination but Vera avoids it well.
Austin misses with a wild combination.
Austin connects with a body shot that sends Vera's belly button to the back.
Vera slips a jab and a cross from Austin.
Austin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Vera takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Austin throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Austin tries to bum rush Vera with a series of wild strikes but Vera uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Austin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vera.
Austin misses with a two punch combination.
Austin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Left hook, right uppercut from Austin.
The fighters circle momentarily. Austin darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Austin moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Austin throws a good cross that connects.
Austin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vera can do to turn this around?
Austin closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Austin moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vera walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Vera might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Austin has got the better of the exchanges.
Austin stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Vera gets caught by a brutal right hook which buckles his knees! Vera tries to backpedal with his spaghettilegs but Austin is headhunting and goes for the kill. A jab and a right hook connect and Vera buckles badly as his eyes roll back. The referee steps in and saves Vera!! Vera is complaining but he was clearly out on his feet. Austin throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmm spit-tastic.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steve Austin!
Steve Austin managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Kobra Clothing Inc. , into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rodge Cws (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad Pickett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cws comes to the cage accompanied by Run devil Run. Brad Pickett will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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140 lbs
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135 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rodge Cws!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brad Pickett!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shirou Masuda and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pickett lands with a straight right. Cws didn't see that one coming.
Cws shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pickett as he avoids it easily.
Nice sprawl there from Pickett as Cws shoots in.
Cws shoots and misses
and Pickett counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rodge Cws. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cws takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Cws shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pickett as he avoids it easily.
Cws avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cws has his takedown stuffed
and Pickett makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Pickett scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Pickett throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cws shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pickett as he avoids it easily.
Cws looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Cws fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pickett avoids it really well and circles away.
Cws shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Pickett sprawls well. Pickett wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cws gets slowly back to his feet.
Cws is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cws fails with the takedown
and Pickett counters with a right hand to the body.
Pickett misses with the combination.
Pickett scores with a jab.
Pickett connects with a right hand. Cws shakes it off.
Pickett rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cws moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cws has his takedown stuffed
letting Pickett counter with a right hand.
Pickett cracks Cws with a good jab.
Cws throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pickett's waist but Pickett gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cws off to one side.
Pickett displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Pickett connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cws. Cws circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A combination from Pickett does no damage.
Pickett uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cws has time to react.
Cws takes one to the side of the head.
Cws is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pickett scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Oh Cws is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A swing and a miss from Pickett.
Cws gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Pickett gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brad Pickett!
Brad Pickett seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Wong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dante Xylar (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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155 lbs
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150 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Charlie Wong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dante Xylar!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wong gets a clinch.
Xylar jumps guard but Wong stands there with Xylar around his waist. Xylar gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Wong scores a nice knee to the body.
Wong lands a damaging elbow.
Wong pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Xylar tries to score a power double leg takedown but Wong sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Xylar somewhat.
Xylar tries a head kick but it misses.
Wong lands a nice leg kick that just misses Xylar's sensitive parts.
Wong lands with a thumping leg kick.
A head kick misses from Xylar.
Xylar fails with the takedown
and Wong counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Charlie Wong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dante Xylar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wong landing knees to the head.
Wong creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Xylar's defenses.
Knees to the body from Wong.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Wong gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
A knee to the head by Wong.
Xylar is rocked!
A knee to the head by Wong.
Xylar is still on wobbly legs! Can Wong finish him?
Xylar working hard to break the clinch.
Wong lands an elbow just above Xylar 's eye.
Wong connects with a knee to the head.
Xylar looks gassed!
Xylar tries to circle away but Wong has him pinned against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Wong jerks Xylar's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Xylar drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Wong goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Wong because Xylar was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Charlie Wong!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Justin Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sebastian Chloe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henderson comes to the cage accompanied by Lacuna Coil - Trip the Darkness. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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149 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Justin Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sebastian Chloe!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson fails with a takedown attempt.
Chloe darts in trying to clinch
and Henderson counters with a left and a right that stings Chloe.
Henderson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Henderson duly obliges.
A punch combination from Henderson misses.
Chloe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chloe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Henderson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice jab there from Henderson.
Henderson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Chloe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Henderson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Henderson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Henderson counters with a three punch combo that has Chloe backing up. Chloe nods at Henderson to acknowledge the strikes.
Chloe is rocked!
A decent looking cross lands there for Henderson.
Chloe tries to clinch there but Henderson circles away.
Henderson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Chloe's waist but Chloe gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Henderson off to one side.
Chloe tries to clinch but Henderson moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chloe dodges the punch combination from Henderson.
Sebastian Chloe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Henderson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Chloe tries to close the distance and clinch up but Henderson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Henderson closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Chloe did well to prevent Henderson getting side control.
Chloe is trying to stand back up but Henderson is controlling him
This has been an exciting period of action!
Henderson passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Chloe!
Chloe looks gassed!
Chloe wants to get back to his feet.
Henderson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chloe is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson with a couple of short strikes.
Henderson landing strikes from the mount.
Henderson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Henderson tries to control but Chloe wriggling away.
Henderson content just to control the position here.
Henderson landing strikes from the mount.
Henderson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Chloe can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Henderson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Henderson trying to control but Chloe is having none of it.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Henderson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson working the ground and pound effectively.
Henderson tries to control but Chloe wriggling away.
Henderson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Chloe hang on?
Henderson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Henderson controlling the pace for now.
Chloe squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Henderson lands a nice shot to the head.
Henderson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Chloe is trying to stand up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson trying to control but Chloe is having none of it.
Henderson landing shots from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henderson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Chloe hang on?
Henderson tries to control but Chloe wriggling away.
Henderson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chloe is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Henderson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Henderson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chloe moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Henderson avoids the head kick by Chloe.
A punch combination from Henderson misses.
Chloe looks to clinch
and Henderson counters with a one-two to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Chloe misses with a punch to the body.
Chloe throws a head punch that misses.
Chloe struggles to land a body shot inside as Henderson controls his hands.
Henderson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Henderson throws a series of punches but Chloe avoids them all with ease.
Chloe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Henderson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chloe gets caught napping as Henderson dives in and scores a takedown. Chloe manages to retain guard.
Chloe keeping moving, preventing Henderson from controlling successfully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henderson is really struggling to control Chloe but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson postures up in Chloe's guard and throws a big left but Chloe blocks it.
Henderson wants to control from the top but Chloe keeps moving.
Henderson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Chloe is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Henderson is controlling him.
Henderson is in close to Chloe's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Henderson prevents Chloe from getting back to his feet.
Henderson works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Chloe is breathing heavily.
Henderson 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.
Henderson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Henderson is looking for a kimura but Chloe is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Henderson to get the leverage.
Chloe on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson is looking to take a break and control but Chloe is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Henderson is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Henderson throws and elbow that misses. Chloe uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Henderson's guard. Nice move by Chloe!
Chloe decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Henderson, up you get!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chloe tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Henderson counters with a two punch combo.
Some wild striking there from Henderson.
A right-left combo lands from Henderson.
Chloe is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Henderson.
Chloe doesn't manage to clinch there - Henderson circles away.
Chloe wants to clinch but Henderson slips to the side
and Henderson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Henderson throws a right hand that Chloe ducks under and follows up with a left that Chloe also avoids with ease.
Henderson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Chloe avoids it really well and circles away.
Chloe fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chloe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chloe wants to clinch but Henderson slips to the side
and Henderson counters with a two punch combo.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chloe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Henderson is working the combinations to good effect here.
Chloe closes the distance and clinches.
Chloe struggles to land a body shot inside as Henderson controls his hands.
Chloe working Henderson over with knees to the body.
Chloe landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Chloe lands an elbow inside that Henderson shrugs off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chloe using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Chloe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Henderson's elbow.
Chloe missing with knees to the body.
Chloe lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chloe gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Knees to the body from Chloe.
Henderson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Henderson is trying to break free.
Chloe utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Chloe scores a nice knee to the body.
Henderson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Henderson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Chloe has him pressed against the cage.
Chloe tries a body shot but Henderson blocks it.
Henderson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Chloe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Henderson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Justin Henderson will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Chloe wants to clinch
and Chloe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Henderson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Chloe pinned against the cage. Chloe gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Chloe tries to close the distance and clinch but Henderson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Chloe misses with a few strikes there.
Chloe moves in looking to clinch but Henderson pushes him off.
Chloe throws a sloppy head kick and Henderson moves out of range easily.
Henderson keeps the fight on the outside.
Henderson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Henderson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Henderson has closed the distance and engaged Chloe in a clinch.
Chloe prevents Henderson from breaking the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Henderson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Chloe or not.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Henderson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Chloe tries a knee to the head but Henderson blocks it.
Henderson breaks the clinch.
Henderson fakes the leg kick and cracks Chloe in the body.
Chloe doesn't manage to clinch there - Henderson circles away.
Henderson throws a series of strikes that have Chloe backpedaling.
Henderson is looking to chop away at Chloe's legs.
Henderson connects with a single shot there.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Henderson is defended easily by Chloe.
Henderson misses with a few strikes there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chloe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Henderson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Chloe counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Henderson is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Chloe bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson swats away the attempt to clinch by Chloe.
Chloe misses with a wild combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henderson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Henderson moves out of range of the body kick.
Chloe misses with a few strikes there.
Justin Henderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A right-left combo lands from Henderson.
Chloe tries a head kick but it misses.
Henderson throws a one two combo.
Henderson blocks a head kick by Chloe.
Horrible takedown by Henderson or perhaps it was just good defense by Chloe which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Justin Henderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Henderson tries to bum rush Chloe with a series of wild strikes but Chloe uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chloe tries to close the distance and clinch up but Henderson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chloe tries to close the distance and clinch up but Henderson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chloe doesn't manage to clinch there - Henderson circles away.
Henderson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Chloe.
Chloe fails with an attempt to clinch.
Henderson keeps the fight on the outside.
Henderson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Chloe's hands.
Chloe tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Henderson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Henderson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Henderson tries to bum rush Chloe with a series of wild strikes but Chloe uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Chloe swings for the body but Henderson moves out of range.
Henderson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chloe tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Henderson counters with a left and a right that stings Chloe.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson swats away the attempt to clinch by Chloe.
Chloe tries to clinch there but Henderson circles away.
Henderson closes the distance and clinches up with Chloe, looking for a takedown. Henderson pushes Chloe against the cage but Chloe circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Chloe is looking to clinch.
Chloe wants to clinch up but Henderson keeps it at a distance.
Henderson misses with a wild combination.
Chloe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chloe throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Chloe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Justin Henderson is winning the standup battle so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Henderson misses with the combination.
Henderson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sebastian Chloe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Justin Henderson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Henderson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sebastian Chloe.
I think Henderson 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Justin Henderson!
Justin Henderson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tokyo Drift (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Kaidan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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24
154 lbs
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25
147 lbs
0 - 2 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tokyo Drift!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Victor Kaidan!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yuuki Gou and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaidan throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Kaidan keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Drift looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice body punch from Kaidan.
Kaidan scoring well with a low kick there.
Kaidan closes the distance and pushes Drift back into the cage.
Kaidan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Drift gets tackled into the cage by Kaidan. Kaidan maintains the clinch.
Kaidan misses with an elbow over the top.
Kaidan misses with a knee to the head.
Kaidan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kaidan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Drift has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Drift taking a breather.
Drift tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kaidan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Drift has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kaidan avoiding damage.
Drift is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kaidan is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaidan is trying to stall.
Kaidan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kaidan throws an elbow but it misses.
Kaidan is looking to break free of the clinch but Drift has double underhooks.
Kaidan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kaidan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Drift lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Drift pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kaidan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kaidan landing knees to the head.
Drift working hard to break the clinch.
Kaidan looking to slow down the pace here.
Drift fails to pull guard.
Kaidan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Victor Kaidan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kaidan misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaidan rushes Drift and presses him up against the cage.
Kaidan lands a knee to the head.
Nice body punch from Drift.
Kaidan blocks an elbow strike from Drift.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drift misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kaidan.
Kaidan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kaidan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Drift fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tokyo Drift. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kaidan dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Drift misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kaidan.
Kaidan scores a nice knee to the body.
Kaidan can't break the clinch.
Kaidan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drift with a knee to the head.
Drift manages to break the clinch.
Kaidan moves into the clinch.
Kaidan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Drift avoids it.
Kaidan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Drift has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kaidan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kaidan can't break the clinch.
Kaidan just leaning against Drift, taking a breather.
Drift tries to pull guard but Kaidan won't allow it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kaidan.
A frustrated look appears on Drift's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kaidan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kaidan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaidan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Drift tries to break the clinch but Kaidan is controlling the position.
Drift trying to land knees to the body.
Kaidan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Drift is defending well for now.
Drift has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Drift effectively controlling the action here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kaidan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Drift's brow.
Kaidan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kaidan is trying to break the clinch but Drift is controlling him.
Drift keeps control of Kaidan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kaidan has Drift pressed against the cage, preventing Drift from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kaidan throws an elbow that misses.
Kaidan misses with an elbow strike.
Kaidan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Kaidan dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Drift takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kaidan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tokyo Drift is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kaidan sizes up Drift with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kaidan tries to land a leg kick but Drift saw it coming and moves away.
Drift has closed the distance and engaged Kaidan in a clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Kaidan.
Kaidan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Drift avoids it.
Drift trying to land knees to the body.
Drift breaks from the clinch.
Kaidan moves into range and clinches up with Drift.
Drift wants to take the fight to the mat but Kaidan manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kaidan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Drift avoids it.
Drift working hard to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaidan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Drift is defending well for now.
Drift breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Drift tries to clinch there but Kaidan circles away.
Kaidan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kaidan has closed the distance and engaged Drift in a clinch.
Drift stalling in the clinch but Kaidan improves position.
Victor Kaidan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Drift managing to block the knees to the body from Kaidan.
Kaidan lands an elbow that stopped Drift in his tracks for a moment.
Drift tries to pull guard but Kaidan forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Kaidan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Drift.
Drift escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Drift connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kaidan throws a right and a left that Drift avoids nicely.
Drift misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tokyo Drift. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaidan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kaidan clinches up with Drift and pushes him back against the cage.
Kaidan taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kaidan managing to block the knees to the body from Drift.
Kaidan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Drift.
Kaidan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drift utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kaidan tries to land knees in the clinch but Drift avoids the damage to the body.
Kaidan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Drift has him pressed against the cage.
Drift takes a knee to the side of the body.
Drift with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Drift with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Drift is trying to push Kaidan away but Kaidan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaidan avoiding damage as Drift throws knees to the body.
Kaidan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kaidan just leaning against Drift, taking a breather.
Kaidan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kaidan content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Drift is trying to break the clinch but Kaidan is controlling him.
Kaidan lands a good knee to the midsection. Drift won't want to take too many of those.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Kaidan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A punch combination from Drift misses.
Kaidan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kaidan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Drift.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaidan breaks the clinch.
A nice combination there by Kaidan.
Drift is rocked!
Kaidan scores with a kick to the midsection.
Oh Drift is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kaidan connects with a left and a right that sees a clearly hurt Drift covering up! Kaidan comes in with a big uppercut and Drift goes doooown! He's slumped up against the cage, eyes staring blankly into space.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Victor Kaidan!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mark Munoz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Meadows (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). David Meadows will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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25
196 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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18
185 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mark Munoz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, David Meadows!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Shimada and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meadows lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Munoz swats away the attempt to clinch by Meadows.
Meadows has a takedown stuffed.
Munoz fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Meadows sprawls well initially but Munoz persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Meadows keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Munoz landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
It looks like David Meadows has been cut.
Munoz is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Meadows is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mark Munoz!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kyler Patel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robrigerto Laguna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Patel's entrance music is T.I.- Big Things Poppin. A fine choice. 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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18
222 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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22
212 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kyler Patel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Robrigerto Laguna!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Ren Mimura and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patel fails with a takedown attempt.
Laguna throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Laguna shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Laguna throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Patel fails to land the takedown.
Patel shoots in for a takedown but Laguna shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kyler Patel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Laguna drops Patel with a beautiful combination! Patel stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Laguna is looking for the KO!
Patel is rocked!
It looks like Kyler Patel has been cut.
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!
Laguna clinches.
Patel is working for takedown but Laguna is calmly controlling the position for now.
Patel fails to pull guard.
Patel jumps guard but Laguna stands there with Patel around his waist. Patel gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Patel is breathing heavily.
Laguna breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patel fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Laguna avoids it really well and circles away.
Laguna throws out a leg kick but Patel moves out of range and Laguna only half commits.
Laguna closes the distance and clinches.
Patel tries for a takedown. No joy.
Laguna pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Laguna shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Patel keeping moving, preventing Laguna from controlling successfully.
Laguna looking to pass the guard.
Patel utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laguna wants to pass the guard but Patel is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Patel trying to control the position.
Patel seems keen to control Laguna's posture.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Patel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Horrible takedown by Patel or perhaps it was just good defense by Laguna which made him look bad.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laguna has closed the distance and engaged Patel in a clinch.
Laguna's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Patel shoots in looking for a takedown. Laguna tries to sprawl out of it but Patel keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Laguna manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laguna swats away the attempt to clinch by Patel.
A combination from Laguna does no damage.
Laguna clinches.
Laguna lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Patel backwards.
Laguna breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Laguna throws a half hearted mid kick.
Patel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Laguna circles away quickly and effectively.
Laguna throws a one two combo.
Laguna is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Patel's half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Patel tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Laguna trying to control from half guard but Patel is working away.
Patel is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Laguna wants to get back to his feet.
Patel is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Laguna is looking to take a break and control but Patel is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robrigerto Laguna dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kyler Patel's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Patel wants to clinch.
Patel misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Laguna manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Patel on his heels. He'll look to pass Patel's guard now, I'm sure.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Patel is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Laguna dives into side control.
Laguna wants to stand but Patel has his arm trapped.
Patel is looking for a sweep.
Patel avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Laguna.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laguna tries to advance to mount but can't.
Laguna working the ground and pound but Patel is defending the strikes.
Patel holds on to Laguna's head and controls the position momentarily.
Laguna trying to control the action but Patel is working from the bottom.
Patel is trying to control Laguna's posture but Laguna avoids it.
Patel is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laguna tries to stand but Patel is controlling his head.
Patel being controlled for a moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Patel just misses with a punch to the body.
Robrigerto Laguna seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Patel gets caught flat footed, as Laguna shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Laguna really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Patel. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Laguna pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Patel is keeping the position for now.
Laguna is looking to stand up but Patel won't let him.
Laguna is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patel looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Patel is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Patel controls Laguna momentarily but Laguna frees himself.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Patel is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Kyler Patel.
Sloppy strikes from Laguna. Those never looked like landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laguna drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Patel is trying to control the position but Laguna postures up.
Laguna has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Patel to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Laguna is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Patel pulls down on the head and he's put Laguna to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Kyler Patel!
Kyler Patel 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Lyoto Machdoor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zenko Sudo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
184 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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25
189 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lyoto Machdoor!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Zenko Sudo!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machdoor manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Sudo on his heels. He'll look to pass Sudo's guard now, I'm sure.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Sudo keeping full guard, as Machdoor tries to pass.
Sudo being controlled here, momentarily.
Machdoor pushes down on Sudo's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Machdoor is keen to just control but Sudo is a slippery customer.
Machdoor seems to be looking for submissions.
Machdoor is looking for a kimura but Sudo is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Machdoor to get the leverage.
Sudo trying to control here.
Machdoor trying to mount his opponent but Sudo defends it.
Machdoor is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Sudo is just riding it out for now. Machdoor eventually gives up the hold.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machdoor wants to pass the guard but Sudo is defending well.
Machdoor is controlling the pace.
Sudo is looking for a sweep. Machdoor is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sudo looks gassed!
Machdoor wants to pass to mount but Sudo is defending the position.
Machdoor looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Machdoor is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machdoor moves nicely into side control.
Machdoor is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Sudo's shoulder. That is not cool.
Machdoor is looking to take a break and control but Sudo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Sudo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Sudo's face as Machdoor controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machdoor has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Sudo!
Machdoor is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Sudo is in real trouble.
Good control from Machdoor.
Machdoor seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Sudo for as long as he can get away with.
Machdoor has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Machdoor looking for the choke but no joy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Machdoor has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Sudo! Can he survive? No! He's out! Machdoor gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Lyoto Machdoor!
Lyoto Machdoor is the new middleweight champion!
After the fight, Lyoto Machdoor was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tigran Petrosian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Tigran Petrosian has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Tigran Petrosian seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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168 lbs
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170 lbs
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Brawler
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tigran Petrosian!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, William Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shirou Masuda and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrosian darts in and clinches Dos Santos up against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Petrosian.
Petrosian blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dos Santos tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Dos Santos has a couple of punches blocked by Petrosian.
Petrosian lands with a right to the head.
Petrosian pressing his opponent against the cage.
Dos Santos tries to stall but Petrosian uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Dos Santos tries to pull guard but Petrosian forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Petrosian lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Petrosian breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Petrosian has closed the distance and engaged Dos Santos in a clinch.
Petrosian has clasped his hands together around Dos Santos's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Dos Santos wants to get back to his feet.
Petrosian in side control lands a decent elbow.
Dos Santos is looking to reverse the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrosian is chipping away with strikes.
Petrosian cracks Dos Santos with a big right hand but Dos Santos just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Dos Santos gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Petrosian trying to pass the guard but Dos Santos defending well.
Petrosian wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dos Santos keeps working.
Dos Santos is looking for a sweep. Petrosian is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Petrosian is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Petrosian is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Petrosian is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Dos Santos manages to get to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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!
Petrosian lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrosian lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Petrosian won't allow Dos Santos to sweep him here.
Dos Santos utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Petrosian is in close to Dos Santos's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Petrosian connects with a couple of short punches.
Dos Santos bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Petrosian's guard.
Dos Santos drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Dos Santos jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Dos Santos trying to control but Petrosian is working from the bottom.
Dos Santos is pushing down on Petrosian's leg trying to pass to half guard. Petrosian is fighting to maintain full guard but Dos Santos has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Petrosian defends it well.
Dos Santos thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Petrosian's head.
Petrosian knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dos Santos on the ground.
Dos Santos is working for a submission of some sort.
Dos Santos missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos passes to side control.
Dos Santos tries to move to mount but Petrosian blocks the move with his legs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dos Santos tries for a kimura but Petrosian is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tigran Petrosian dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Petrosian has Dos Santos up against the cage in a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Petrosian as Dos Santos tries to tie him up.
Dos Santos tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Good body shot from Petrosian.
Petrosian breaks from the clinch.
Petrosian clinches.
Petrosian digs a right hand underneath Dos Santos's ribcage. Dos Santos let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Petrosian gets through Dos Santos's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Petrosian breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dos Santos looks to score with a jab to the body but Petrosian is just out of range.
Petrosian drives through and clinches with Dos Santos against the cage.
Dos Santos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee is keeping an eye on Petrosian - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrosian tries a body shot but Dos Santos blocks it.
Petrosian breaks from the clinch.
Petrosian forces Dos Santos back against the cage and clinches.
Petrosian avoiding damage.
Dos Santos lands a right hand.
Tigran Petrosian has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short uppercut from Petrosian.
Dos Santos tries to stall but Petrosian uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Petrosian slows down the pace here.
A right handed body shot lands from Dos Santos.
Petrosian lands a left hand.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Petrosian.
Petrosian stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrosian lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Petrosian dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Dos Santos tries to pull guard but Petrosian won't allow it.
Petrosian's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dos Santos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Petrosian manages to avoid it.
Petrosian moves into the clinch.
Petrosian scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dos Santos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Petrosian's elbow.
Petrosian stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Dos Santos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Petrosian breaks the clinch.
Petrosian instigates a clinch.
Dos Santos misses with the head strike.
A frustrated look appears on Dos Santos's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dos Santos jumps guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrosian with a nice head shot there.
Dos Santos throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Petrosian scoring with some ground and pound.
Dos Santos escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Petrosian gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Petrosian is working Dos Santos over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Dos Santos being controlled here, momentarily.
Dos Santos looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Dos Santos is breathing heavily.
Petrosian controls from within his opponent's guard.
Petrosian in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dos Santos looking for a guillotine here but Petrosian defends easily.
Petrosian cracks Dos Santos with a solid left hand.
Petrosian looking to sit in guard and control but Dos Santos gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Petrosian keeping moving, preventing Dos Santos from controlling successfully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dos Santos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Petrosian is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tigran Petrosian dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Dos Santos misses with a wild body shot.
Petrosian fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dos Santos, pushing him back against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Petrosian.
Petrosian works on Dos Santos's body with a couple of short punches.
Petrosian has clasped his hands together around Dos Santos's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Petrosian landing strikes.
Petrosian lands a few punches from side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Petrosian lands some shots froms side control.
Dos Santos takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Dos Santos manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Dos Santos is looking to control Petrosian's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Dos Santos avoid being mounted?
Nice strikes from Petrosian there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrosian winds up and cracks Dos Santos with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Dos Santos has hold of Petrosian's hands but Petrosian slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Dos Santos is rocked!
Petrosian wants to take a breather but Dos Santos is having none of it.
Dos Santos gets full guard.
Petrosian makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Petrosian wants to control from the top but Dos Santos keeps moving.
Petrosian stands up over Dos Santos, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Dos Santos is still in real trouble! Can Petrosian finish him?
Petrosian lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Dos Santos looking to hit a scissor sweep but Petrosian is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Petrosian stands up over Dos Santos, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Petrosian lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Petrosian has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Dos Santos looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dos Santos is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Petrosian is aware though and is defending well.
Dos Santos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrosian wants to pass the guard but Dos Santos is keeping the position.
Dos Santos seems to have recovered his senses.
Dos Santos controls Petrosian momentarily but Petrosian frees himself.
Petrosian postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Petrosian trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Petrosian chips away with some ground and pound.
Petrosian wants to pass the guard but Dos Santos is keeping the position.
Petrosian lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Dos Santos keeping full guard, as Petrosian tries to pass.
Dos Santos looking to control.
Petrosian stands up over Dos Santos, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrosian sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Petrosian is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dos Santos can do to turn this around?
Petrosian got a little sloppy there for a moment and Dos Santos has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Petrosian has managed to get both his arms back between Dos Santos's legs - danger averted.
Petrosian throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dos Santos works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dos Santos thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Petrosian thows a big elbow that misses.
Dos Santos trying to strike off his back.
Petrosian lands a couple of digs.
Petrosian scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Petrosian is in close to Dos Santos's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Dos Santos is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Petrosian's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dos Santos lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Petrosian!
Dos Santos looking to control but Petrosian is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Petrosian is working to get back to half guard.
William Dos Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tigran Petrosian is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Petrosian avoids a series of strikes thrown by Dos Santos.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tigran Petrosian showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Petrosian has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tigran Petrosian!
Tigran Petrosian is the new welterweight champion!
Tigran Petrosian thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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