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Rivals XXVI: Baldridge/Styles PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carnivore Carvalho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matheus Velasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carvalho comes into the arena with Deaths gates by Morbid Angel blaring out of the sound system. 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Carnivore Carvalho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Matheus Velasquez!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carvalho catches Velasquez with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Carvalho scores with a shot to the body.
Carvalho throws a nice looking combination but Velasquez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Carvalho lands a body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Carvalho darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Carvalho connects with a body shot that sends Velasquez's belly button to the back.
Velasquez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Carvalho as he jumps to the side.
Carvalho lands a body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Carvalho darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Carvalho scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carvalho is working Velasquez over with some ground and pound from side control.
Carvalho lands a decent elbow from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carvalho throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Velasquez works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carvalho missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Carvalho working Velasquez over with strikes.
Velasquez regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Carvalho.
Velasquez wants to stand but Carvalho is controlling the position.
Velasquez looks gassed!
Carvalho throws an elbow that misses. Velasquez uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Carvalho's guard. Nice move by Velasquez!
Carvalho wants to stand but Velasquez is controlling the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Velasquez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Carvalho works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Carvalho wants to stand but Velasquez is controlling the position.
Carvalho scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Carvalho throws a shot to the body.
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!
Velasquez takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Carvalho looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Carvalho is looking to work some ground and pound but Velasquez has wrist control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Velasquez can do anything to dispel that myth.
Carvalho with a flurry of punches that miss.
Velasquez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Carvalho.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez keeping full guard, as Carvalho tries to pass.
Velasquez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Carvalho accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Velasquez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Carvalho postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Carvalho has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Carvalho missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Carvalho accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Carvalho throwing strikes from guard but Velasquez blocks nicely.
Carvalho working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho stands up over Velasquez, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Velasquez wants to stand but Carvalho is controlling the position.
Velasquez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Carvalho postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Carvalho throws a big elbow that misses.
Carvalho trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Carvalho postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Carvalho trying to control but Velasquez is working from the bottom.
Velasquez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carnivore Carvalho dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Carvalho's jab looks to have found its range, popping Velasquez under the eye.
Velasquez takes a jab right on the kisser.
Carvalho gets a double leg takedown into Velasquez's guard.
Velasquez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Carvalho postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Carvalho trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Velasquez wants to stand up but Carvalho is controlling him.
Velasquez is breathing heavily.
Carvalho trying to control but Velasquez is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carvalho throws a strike but Velasquez rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Carvalho is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Velasquez is controlling him.
Carvalho is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Velasquez can do to turn this around?
Velasquez postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Velasquez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Carvalho kicks Velasquez off and gets to his feet.
Danga de danga de dang - Carvalho scores with a four punch combination!
Nice uppercut lands for Carvalho. That snapped Velasquez's head back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carvalho tests Velasquez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Velasquez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A left lands for Carvalho.
Carvalho is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Carvalho throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Carvalho with a hook.
Carvalho misses with a double jab.
Carvalho lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Velasquez circles away quickly and effectively.
Carvalho dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Velasquez on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Carvalho closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho trying to control the action but Velasquez is working from the bottom.
Velasquez taking punishment in the form of punches.
Carvalho lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Velasquez down.
Carvalho throws an elbow but Velasquez slips to the side and avoids it well.
Carvalho cracks Velasquez with a big elbow.
Carvalho is chipping away with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carvalho lands an elbow.
Carvalho lands some shots froms side control.
Carvalho scores with punches from side control.
Carvalho landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Velasquez is rocked!
Carvalho scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Velasquez is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Carvalho can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carnivore Carvalho!
Carnivore Carvalho really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Hell's Kitchen Lab Corp (159.49 $150) logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yugi Kantana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Montana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yugi Kantana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tony Montana!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Kenichi Hosakawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kantana on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A left lands for Kantana.
Montana misses with a series of wild punches.
Montana lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Yugi Kantana has been cut.
Montana moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
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!
Kantana fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Montana avoids it really well and circles away.
Kantana fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kantana needs to keep his hands up - Montana had a free shot at his head there.
Montana drops Kantana with a huge uppercut! Kantana drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Montana is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tony Montana!
A relieved looking Tony Montana thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dongmin Oh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Falcon (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 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dongmin Oh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Adam Falcon!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oh attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Falcon throws a chopping leg kick but Oh manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Falcon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Oh sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Falcon scores with a crisp jab that stopped Oh in his tracks.
Falcon throws a right hand that Oh ducks under and follows up with a left that Oh also avoids with ease.
No joy there for Falcon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Oh.
Oh throws a leg kick which misses Falcon's front leg but catches the back leg as Falcon tries to avoid it.
Falcon misses with a few strikes there.
Falcon takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Falcon throws a hook to the side of Oh's head but Oh sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A jab from Falcon misses.
Falcon punishes Oh's body with a nice straight punch.
Falcon misses with an uppercut.
Oh fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Falcon is out of range.
Oh lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Falcon takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Falcon keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Falcon scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Falcon misses with a leg kick.
Oh tries a head kick but it misses.
Oh throws a nice inside leg kick.
Falcon misses with a series of wild punches.
Falcon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Falcon fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Oh moves out of range of the strikes.
Good shot there by Falcon.
Falcon throws a leg kick which misses Oh's front leg but catches the back leg as Oh tries to avoid it.
Falcon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Oh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oh fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Falcon.
Oh throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Oh blocks the leg kick.
Falcon has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Oh.
Oh forces Falcon back against the cage and clinches.
Falcon takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Adam Falcon has been cut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Oh.
Oh tries to land knees in the clinch but Falcon avoids the damage to the body.
Oh breaks the clinch.
Oh defending well as Falcon loads up on a big left hand.
Falcon is looking to chop away at Oh's legs.
Oh misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Falcon misses.
Oh misses with a low kick.
Falcon's corner calls for a 1-2. Falcon obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Oh checks a low kick from Falcon.
Oh ducks under a wild hook from Falcon.
A nice inside leg kick there by Oh. That's going to slow Falcon down.
Falcon throws a combination. Oh tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Falcon tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Oh lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Oh with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Falcon looks gassed!
A slapping leg kick lands for Oh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Falcon misses with a hook
and Oh counters with a thumping low kick.
Falcon's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Falcon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Oh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oh connects with a leg kick. Falcon looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Oh pushes Falcon up against the cage in a clinch.
Oh lands a nice knee to the body.
Falcon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Falcon can't break the clinch.
Falcon tries to break free but Oh pushes him back against the cage.
Oh leaning against his opponent.
Falcon's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A short right from Falcon.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Falcon takes an elbow to the forehead.
Oh comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Falcon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dongmin Oh dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Adam Falcon's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Falcon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Oh.
A jab from Falcon misses.
Falcon lands an overhand right.
Falcon misses with a low kick.
Falcon misses with a double jab.
Falcon misses with a combination
and Oh counters with a nice low kick that buckles Falcon's knee momentarily.
Oh throws a sloppy head kick and Falcon moves out of range easily.
A big right from Falcon misses.
Oh fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Oh displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Falcon throws out the jab.
Falcon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Falcon throws a right hand that misses
and Oh counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Falcon is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Falcon tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oh wants to clinch.
Oh tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A good leg kick by Oh.
Nice straight punches there by Oh. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Oh.
Falcon throws the left hand but Oh avoids the punch easily.
Falcon takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Oh fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Falcon has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That kick from Oh tenderised Falcon's leg. Falcon is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oh lands a big head kick that sends Falcon tumbling to the mat! Oh takes a step backwards and waves Falcon back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Falcon is rocked!
That has opened up Adam Falcon's cut even more.
Oh lands a nice hook to Falcon's body. Falcon takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Falcon is still on wobbly legs! Can Oh finish him?
Oh bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Oh throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Falcon is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Dongmin Oh!
An out of breath Dongmin Oh thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jon Manuel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raider Browne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manuel kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is
Seek and Destroy – Metallica Song Lyrics
target=blank>Seek and Destroy. Jon Manuel has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jon Manuel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Raider Browne!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manuel dives in and scores a takedown into Browne's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Manuel is posturing up here but Browne has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Manuel tries to roll out but it's too tight and Manuel has to tap! Slick submission there by Browne!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Raider Browne!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Muay Mick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Couture might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to theres no easy way out . 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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225 lbs
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Randy Couture!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Muay Mick!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Ren Mimura and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Couture shoots for a double leg takedown but Mick sprawls well. He's pushed Couture's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Couture takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mick tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Couture counters with a shoot takedown. Mick fights it but they end up in guard.
Mick is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Mick wants to stand and escape but Couture is having none of it.
Couture stands up and waves to Mick to follow him.
Couture fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Couture closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Mick's guard.
Mick is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Couture scoring with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Couture trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Couture throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Couture throws a big elbow that misses.
Couture might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Couture stands up over Mick, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Couture postures up and lands a big shot to Mick's brow.
Mick is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Couture scoring with some ground and pound.
Couture with a flurry of punches that miss.
Couture trying to control but Mick is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Couture postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Couture lands a couple of elbows.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mick wants to stand but Couture is controlling the position.
Couture is working Mick over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Couture is stalling in the full guard.
Mick wants to stand but Couture is controlling the position.
Couture with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Couture trying to control the position from guard on top but Mick is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Couture's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Couture preventing the sweep.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Couture prevents Mick from getting back to his feet.
Couture is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Mick is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Mick has escaped and now he's on top!
Couture looking for a sweep. Not yet Couture, not yet.
Couture looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Couture has a closed guard, preventing Mick from standing up.
Mick preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Couture pushes a forearm under Mick's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Mick is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Randy Couture!
Our winner, Randy Couture, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kyler Patel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Milad Yakubi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Patel might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Lupe Fiasco - The Champ Is Here. Yakubi has chosen Panjabi MC Feat. Jay Z - Beware as his entrance music. Kyler Patel has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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217 lbs
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221 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kyler Patel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Milad Yakubi!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yuuki Gou and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patel scores with a shot to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Patel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Patel forces Yakubi back against the cage and clinches.
Yakubi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Patel breaks the clinch.
Yakubi fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Patel sprawls well initially but Yakubi persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Yakubi stops Patel from getting back to his feet.
Patel wants to control but Yakubi is keeping busy.
Yakubi trying to control the action but Patel is working from the bottom.
Patel tries to roll over but Yakubi keeps him under control.
Patel knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Yakubi on the ground.
Yakubi is looking for a kimura here.
Patel is not content to let Yakubi control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yakubi is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Yakubi is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Patel has managed to free his arm - good work.
Yakubi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Patel keeps working.
Yakubi tries to pass to full mount but Patel defends it.
Patel is not content to let Yakubi control the position.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Milad Yakubi hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Patel lands with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yakubi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Patel has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Patel lands with a nice body punch.
Yakubi throws a hook but Patel blocks it.
Patel tries to clinch but Yakubi is having none of it.
Yakubi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Patel moves away.
Patel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Patel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yakubi throws a lazy right hand but Patel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yakubi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yakubi throws a right and a left that both miss.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Patel gets caught flat footed, as Yakubi shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Yakubi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Patel swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Yakubi stopping the sweep attempt from Patel.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Patel is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Yakubi is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Patel tries to stand but Yakubi is controlling from the bottom.
Yakubi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Patel pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yakubi is keeping the position for now.
Yakubi wants to sweep here but Patel controlling him for the moment.
Patel is posturing up here but Yakubi has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Patel tries to roll out but it's too tight and Patel has to tap! Slick submission there by Yakubi!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Milad Yakubi!
Milad Yakubi thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Justin Ruiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Satriani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ruiz kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is jukebox hero. Satriani is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Live Free or Let Me Die. Joe Satriani is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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25
205 lbs
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205 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Basic striking
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Justin Ruiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joe Satriani!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Satriani tries to clinch up.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Ruiz.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Ruiz is chipping away with strikes.
Ruiz creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Satriani sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Ruiz throws an elbow but Satriani slips to the side and avoids it well.
Ruiz 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.
Ruiz cracks Satriani with a big right hand but Satriani just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
What's Satriani going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Satriani takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Satriani wants to control but Ruiz postures up.
Ruiz throwing strikes but Satriani manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Satriani is trying to get an arm triangle but Ruiz is defending well.
Ruiz wants to get back to his feet but Satriani drags him back down.
Ruiz trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Satriani has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Satriani tries to keep at a distance but Ruiz has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ruiz tries to pull guard but Satriani won't allow it.
Satriani throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruiz is trying to push Satriani away but Satriani has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
With the fighters up against the cage, Satriani throws an elbow but misses.
Satriani lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Justin Ruiz has been cut.
Satriani manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Satriani successfully pulls guard.
Ruiz tries to free his leg and advance position but Satriani is retaining full guard.
Ruiz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ruiz wants to stand but Satriani is controlling his posture from full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Satriani pulls Ruiz in close to prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruiz in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ruiz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ruiz throws a big right hand that misses.
Satriani keeping full guard, as Ruiz tries to pass.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Satriani is on top in guard.
Ruiz pulls Satriani in to control the position.
Satriani postures up in Ruiz's guard and throws a big left but Ruiz blocks it.
Ruiz is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Satriani is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Satriani loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ruiz wants to get back to his feet but Satriani is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Satriani tries to stand but Ruiz is controlling from the bottom.
Ruiz on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ruiz tries to get out of the position.
Satriani stands up from Ruiz's guard - Satriani perhaps looking for a knockout.
Satriani ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ruiz shoots in and bounces Satriani off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Satriani preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Ruiz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Justin Ruiz's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Satriani darts in and clinches Ruiz up against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Satriani just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ruiz's brow.
Ruiz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ruiz is looking to break free of the clinch but Satriani has double underhooks.
Satriani prevents a takedown attempt there.
Satriani stops a takedown attempt from Ruiz.
Ruiz is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Satriani is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Justin Ruiz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ruiz fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Satriani pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Satriani lands an elbow that stopped Ruiz in his tracks for a moment.
Ruiz has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Satriani after a bit of a struggle.
Ruiz managing to block the knees to the body from Satriani.
Satriani pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Satriani looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Satriani lands a damaging elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Satriani gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ruiz.
Satriani gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ruiz.
Satriani throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ruiz is looking to take this one to the mat.
Satriani throws an elbow but it misses.
Satriani has had enough of the clinch but Ruiz keeps him there for the moment.
Ruiz has hold of one of Satriani's legs. Satriani is fighting the takedown attempt but Ruiz gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Ruiz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Satriani is keeping the position for now.
Satriani is adopting a defensive guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruiz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Satriani works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ruiz has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Satriani manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ruiz manages to get himself to full guard.
Satriani looking to sit in guard and control but Ruiz gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ruiz stands up over Satriani, 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.
Satriani has control of Ruiz's left arm, preventing Ruiz from doing any damage.
Ruiz stands up over Satriani, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruiz throws a big elbow that misses.
Ruiz working some strikes from top position.
Ruiz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ruiz throws an elbow that misses. Satriani uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ruiz's guard. Nice move by Satriani!
Ruiz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Satriani wanted to stand there but Ruiz had control of the position.
Satriani wants to control from the top but Ruiz keeps moving.
Satriani thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Ruiz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruiz has a closed guard, preventing Satriani from standing up.
Satriani stands up from Ruiz's guard - Satriani perhaps looking for a knockout.
Satriani tries to close the distance and clinch but Ruiz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Danga de danga de dang - Ruiz scores with a four punch combination!
Joe Satriani is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ruiz circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ruiz counters with a single leg into guard. Satriani didn't expect that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Ruiz dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Justin Ruiz'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. This is the final round!
Ruiz looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Satriani tries to clinch up but Ruiz circles away and keeps his distance.
Satriani lands a high kick!
Satriani doesn't manage to clinch there - Ruiz circles away.
Ruiz keeps the fight on the outside.
Ruiz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Satriani.
Satriani scores with a head kick. Ruiz tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Ruiz fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Satriani sprawls well initially but Ruiz persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Satriani avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ruiz.
Ruiz looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Satriani with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Satriani avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ruiz.
Satriani blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ruiz.
Ruiz scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Satriani regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruiz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Satriani works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ruiz throws a big elbow that misses.
Ruiz postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Satriani lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Ruiz!
Ruiz tries to hold on but Satriani postures up.
Satriani throwing strikes here but Ruiz is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Satriani looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Ruiz is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Satriani is landing with some decent strikes but Ruiz is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Ruiz is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Ruiz is wriggling around trying to escape.
Satriani tries to control but Ruiz wriggling away.
Satriani is landing with some decent strikes but Ruiz is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ruiz is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Satriani misses with a head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruiz is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Satriani throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Satriani thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Justin Ruiz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Satriani thowing shots but they're missing.
Justin Ruiz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Satriani prevents Ruiz from getting the reversal.
Satriani sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Ruiz blocking the ground and pound.
Satriani looking to control but Ruiz is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ruiz is trying to escape the mount.
Joe Satriani has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Satriani is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Ruiz has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Ruiz really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Satriani throws some wild stikes that Ruiz manages to avoid easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Satriani misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Satriani is landing with some decent strikes but Ruiz is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Ruiz might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Satriani sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Satriani comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ruiz 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Justin Ruiz!
Justin Ruiz made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Next time Joe why don't you play some music with some words in it moron!!! '.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Baldridge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xavier Styles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Marcus Baldridge has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Marcus Baldridge seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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180 lbs
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175 lbs
5 - 1 - 1 |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marcus Baldridge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Xavier Styles!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Taro Takaoka and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Styles uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Baldridge.
Baldridge throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Baldridge gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Styles.
Styles just misses with a punch to the body.
Styles keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Baldridge.
Baldridge closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Baldridge sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Styles defending well though.
Baldridge throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Styles to regain full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Styles can't keep his opponent in guard - Baldridge advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
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!
Styles controlling the position for now.
Styles regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Baldridge.
Baldridge throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baldridge postures up and lands a big shot to Styles's brow.
Baldridge throwing strikes but missing.
Baldridge scoring with punches to the head and body.
Baldridge is looking to work some ground and pound but Styles has wrist control.
Baldridge throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Baldridge trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Baldridge throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Styles works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Baldridge throws a big right hand that misses.
Styles has control of Baldridge's left arm, preventing Baldridge from doing any damage.
Styles manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Styles throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Styles there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Styles throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Baldridge because Styles loaded up on that one.
Styles working the ground and pound effectively.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Styles misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Styles connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Styles working the ground and pound effectively.
Baldridge is in a horrible position here. Styles smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Baldridge can't escape the position.
Styles unloads with some shots from mount but Baldridge bucks and avoids them well.
Styles avoids the attempt from Baldridge to control.
Styles throwing strikes here but Baldridge is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Styles trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Baldridge knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Styles on the ground.
Baldridge tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Baldridge wants to get back to his feet.
Baldridge avoids a series of strikes thrown by Styles.
Baldridge controls the position.
Styles prevents Baldridge from getting the reversal.
Styles thowing shots but they're missing.
Baldridge is bucking up trying to escape but Styles cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Baldridge is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Styles lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Baldridge hang on?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Styles lands with some strikes.
Styles throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Baldridge manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Baldridge regains full guard. Nicely done.
Baldridge not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Baldridge wants to get back to his feet but Styles passes into half guard.
Styles not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Styles throwing shots but Baldridge is blocking nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Styles is working for a kimura but Baldridge is defending it quite comfortably.
Styles is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xavier Styles dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Styles uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Baldridge.
Marcus Baldridge seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Styles jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Baldridge throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Baldridge takes a swing at Styles's ribcage but misses.
Styles uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Baldridge.
Baldridge loads up on a big right hand but Styles slips the punch.
Baldridge missing with a left hand there. Styles was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Baldridge uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Styles.
Baldridge misses the shot to the body.
Styles throws a left that rocks Baldridge and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Styles dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Baldridge regain composure!
Baldridge is rocked!
It looks like Marcus Baldridge has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Styles lands an elbow.
Oh Baldridge is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Styles stands up.
Styles digs a good body shot into Baldridge's ribs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Styles connects with a stiff jab that staggers Baldridge - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Xavier Styles!
Xavier Styles thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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