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War FC Fight Night 3 Redux PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jason Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and el Pablo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jason Taylor has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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130 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jason Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, el Pablo!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pablo closes the distance and clinches up with Taylor, looking for a takedown. Pablo pushes Taylor against the cage but Taylor circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Pablo shoots in looking for a takedown. Taylor tries to sprawl out of it but Pablo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Taylor manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Pablo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Pablo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Taylor counters with a stiff right hand.
Jason Taylor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of el Pablo.
Taylor closes the distance and clinches.
Pablo has clasped his hands together around Taylor's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Taylor manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taylor gets back to full guard.
Pablo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Taylor. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Pablo looking to sit in guard and control but Taylor gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Taylor postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Taylor postures up in Pablo's guard and throws a big left but Pablo blocks it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Pablo can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor throws a big right hand that misses.
Taylor lands a couple of digs.
Taylor slips nicely into half guard.
Pablo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Taylor.
Pablo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Taylor.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Taylor 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.
Taylor thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pablo's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor working Pablo over with strikes.
Taylor missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Pablo is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Taylor pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Taylor thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pablo's head.
Well, if Taylor is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pablo on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Pablo is rocked!
Pablo looks gassed!
Taylor is trying for a kimura here. Pablo looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Taylor wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jason Taylor!
Jason Taylor spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Phoenix Miyamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Firus Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams has chosen Fuel-Hemorrhage as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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166 lbs
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165 lbs
8 - 7 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Decent elbows
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Phoenix Miyamoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Firus Williams!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miyamoto gets caught napping as Williams dives in and scores a takedown. Miyamoto manages to retain guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Williams has gone for a leg lock! Miyamoto slips out almost immediately though and dives into Williams's guard.
Miyamoto knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Williams on the ground.
Williams trying to keep a closed guard but Miyamoto is proving a slippery customer.
Williams is looking to sinch up a triangle. Miyamoto throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Williams's body to avoid the submission. Williams has instead reached around Miyamoto's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Williams arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Firus Williams!
Firus Williams tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Don Vasyl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stan Winner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vasyl comes into the arena with My Life Be Like- by GRITS blaring out of the sound system. Winner has chosen All I Do Is Win - DJ Khaled as his entrance music. 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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183 lbs
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176 lbs
24 - 12 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Don Vasyl!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Stan Winner!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Kenichi Hosakawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vasyl takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Vasyl misses with the combination.
Vasyl will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Winner circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice shot lands for Winner.
Vasyl checks a low kick from Winner.
Winner misses with a looping left.
Vasyl walks into a jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Winner.
Winner connects with a single shot there.
Winner walks into a left hand.
Winner connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
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!
Vasyl misses with a hook
and Winner makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Winner wants to land a leg kick but Vasyl is out of range.
Winner tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Vasyl is able to avoid easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winner shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Winner unloads with some shots from mount but Vasyl bucks and avoids them well.
Vasyl is bucking up trying to escape but Winner cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Winner breaks from Vasyl's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Winner connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Vasyl takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vasyl is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Winner thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Winner throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winner jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Vasyl is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Vasyl and Winner has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Vasyl parries the strikes from Winner easily there. Winner is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Vasyl to escape.
Winner working the ground and pound but Vasyl is defending the strikes.
Winner working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Winner fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Winner in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Winner tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Winner has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winner tries for a kimura but Vasyl is defending well.
Winner tries to move to mount but Vasyl blocks the move with his legs.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Winner landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasyl is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Winner is controlling him well.
Winner scores with punches from side control.
The ground and pound from Winner seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Winner throws an elbow but Vasyl slips to the side and avoids it well.
Winner wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Vasyl, who protects the arm well.
Winner throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vasyl defending against the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stan Winner dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Winner lands a glancing blow to the side of Vasyl's head.
Winner misses with a wild body shot.
Vasyl takes a swing at Winner's ribcage but misses.
Winner misses with a leg kick.
Vasyl throws a shot from downtown. Winner moves away and avoids it.
Don Vasyl is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vasyl looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vasyl is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Winner shoots in for a takedown but Vasyl shows good takedown defense.
Winner avoids the head kick by Vasyl.
Vasyl moves out of range as Winner throws a body kick.
Winner lands a nice shot to the body.
Vasyl fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Winner, pushing him back against the cage.
Vasyl escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winner lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nice body punch from Winner.
Vasyl tries to close the distance and clinch up but Winner swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vasyl throws a right hand that Winner ducks under and follows up with a left that Winner also avoids with ease.
Winner is looking to slow Vasyl down with leg kicks.
Winner throws a leg kick but Vasyl sees it coming and moves out of range.
Stan Winner seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Winner throws a body punch but Vasyl moves out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Winner.
Winner lands a nice looking body kick.
Winner looks to throw the jab but Vasyl is out of range.
Vasyl sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Winner works Vasyl's body with a nice hook.
Vasyl tries to clinch there but Winner circles away.
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!
Winner misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasyl throws out a loose jab but Winner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vasyl scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Winner lands a jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Winner.
Winner thuds his shin into the meat of Vasyl's side.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Winner thows a body kick. Vasyl tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Vasyl drives through and clinches with Winner against the cage.
Vasyl is trying to push Winner away but Winner has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Winner lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Winner struggles to land a body shot inside as Vasyl controls his hands.
Winner struggles to land a body shot inside as Vasyl controls his hands.
Winner lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice left hand lands by Winner.
Winner tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasyl is trying to break the clinch but Winner is controlling him.
Winner works on Vasyl's body with a couple of short punches.
Winner lands a shot to the body.
Winner stalling in the clinch.
Winner can't find room to land a body shot as Vasyl controls the action.
Winner scores with a shoulder strike.
Winner lands a nice shot to the body.
Winner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Winner tries to throw a body punch but Vasyl avoids it by throwing Winner back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Vasyl's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Winner can't find room to land a body shot as Vasyl controls the action.
Vasyl tries to land knees in the clinch but Winner avoids the damage to the body.
Winner works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Still in the clinch, Winner scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Winner.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Winner misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vasyl stalling in the clinch but Winner improves position.
Vasyl tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Vasyl prevents a takedown attempt there.
A frustrated look appears on Vasyl's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Winner controlling the action here for a moment.
Winner lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vasyl backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Winner's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A lazy left from Winner finds it's target.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Winner.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stan Winner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Winner misses with a body shot.
Winner catches Vasyl with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Winner tries to work over Vasyl's front leg with a kick but Vasyl checks it.
Winner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vasyl.
Winner misses with a wild body shot.
Vasyl will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Vasyl digs a good body shot into Winner's ribs.
Winner has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Winner pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Winner explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A swing and a miss from Vasyl.
Winner scores with a crisp jab that stopped Vasyl in his tracks.
Vasyl closes the distance and clinches.
Vasyl is leaning against Winner and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Vasyl has had enough of the clinch but Winner keeps him there for the moment.
Winner misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winner goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Winner.
Vasyl lands an elbow inside that Winner shrugs off.
A head punch on the inside from Vasyl fails to land.
Winner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Winner has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Vasyl taking a breather.
Winner prevents Vasyl from breaking the clinch.
Vasyl can't break the clinch.
Vasyl is trying to break the clinch but Winner has him pressed against the cage.
Vasyl prevents a body shot from Winner.
Vasyl misses with a hook to the ribs.
The referee is keeping an eye on Winner - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Vasyl misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winner avoids the elbow strike from Vasyl, against the cage.
Winner lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Winner is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Vasyl is keeping busy.
Stan Winner seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Winner lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Winner breaks from the clinch.
Vasyl misses with an uppercut.
Vasyl tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Winner is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head 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!
Vasyl throws a left and a right that both miss
and Winner counters with a stiff right hand.
Vasyl closes the distance but Winner moves to the side
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Winner.
Don Vasyl has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Winner misses with a straight left.
Vasyl tries to clinch up.
Winner fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Winner blocks a head kick by Vasyl.
Vasyl has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Winner.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vasyl is looking to clinch.
Winner does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Winner stuns Vasyl with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Vasyl looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Vasyl tries to close the distance and clinch up but Winner swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Winner lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Winner scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winner dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Vasyl. That did some damage!
Vasyl throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vasyl closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
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!
Winner pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vasyl looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Winner connects with a single shot there.
Stan Winner is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Winner throws a quick inside leg kick.
Vasyl throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Winner counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Vasyl chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Winner can pounce on him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Winner thuds a left hand into Vasyl's body.
Vasyl shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Winner showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vasyl.
Winner lands with a kick to the temple. Vasyl shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
And that's the end of the fight!
Stan Winner comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Winner has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stan Winner!
Stan Winner decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Drederic Tatum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raimo Pukki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tatum comes to the cage accompanied by Corrosion of Conformity - Vote with a bullet. Raimo Pukki has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Drederic Tatum's chin.
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146 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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World class boxer
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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
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Drederic Tatum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Raimo Pukki!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Taro Takaoka and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tatum is looking to clinch.
Tatum waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pukki.
Tatum keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Tatum swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Pukki counters with a straight right hand.
Tatum takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tatum fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tatum misses with a straight right.
Tatum takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Pukki, as that shot connected.
Pukki scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tatum in his tracks.
Pukki throws a body punch but Tatum moves out of range.
Tatum keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatum tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Pukki counters with an outside leg kick.
Pukki throws out a powerful jab.
Tatum is rocked!
Pukki loads up on a big right hand but Tatum slips the punch.
Oh Tatum is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tatum throws a big shot that misses.
Pukki misses with an uppercut.
Pukki throws out a loose jab but Tatum uses good head movement to avoid it.
Raimo Pukki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pukki misses with a looping left.
Pukki dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tatum slips a straight right by Pukki.
Pukki misses with a looping right.
Pukki loads up on a big right hand but Tatum slips the punch.
Pukki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tatum slips under a jab.
Raimo Pukki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tatum uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pukki.
Tatum moves out of range as Pukki strikes.
Tatum jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tatum uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pukki.
Pukki throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tatum sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tatum keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pukki.
Pukki looks to land a right hand but Tatum moved out of range.
Tatum slips a jab from Pukki.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tatum bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tatum uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pukki.
Pukki throws a shot from downtown. Tatum moves away and avoids it.
Pukki looks to land a right hand but Tatum moved out of range.
Pukki is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tatum.
Pukki looks to land a right hand but Tatum moved out of range.
Tatum ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A swing and a miss from Pukki.
Pukki misses with a straight right.
Tatum slips a straight right by Pukki.
Tatum ducks under a wild hook from Pukki.
Tatum steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pukki.
Pukki might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Pukki throws an overhand right that lands on Tatum's shoulder, as Tatum tries to avoid the shot.
Pukki misses with a straight left.
Tatum throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pukki throws a jab but it's blocked by Tatum.
Pukki misses with a looping left.
Tatum seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tatum throws out a loose jab but Pukki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pukki lands a nice hook to Tatum's body. Tatum takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tatum takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tatum looks to land a left hand but Pukki moved out of range nicely.
Tatum tries to clinch up but Pukki circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice uppercut lands for Tatum. That snapped Pukki's head back.
Pukki scores with a nice head shot.
Tatum throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pukki throws a poor cross that misses
and Tatum counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pukki with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tatum to score with a decent uppercut.
A big left from Pukki misses.
Pukki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tatum pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pukki stuns Tatum with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
No joy there for Tatum, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tatum misses with a body shot.
Tatum on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Pukki looks to score with a jab to the body but Tatum is just out of range.
Pukki avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pukki lands with a shot to the body.
Tatum closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Tatum on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Tatum fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tatum tries to move into range but Pukki moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Tatum closes the distance looking to clinch
and Pukki counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tatum swings widly with a right hand
and Pukki scores with a counter punch that sends Tatum to the canvas! Pukki smells blood - he's punishing Tatum with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Tatum has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Raimo Pukki!
After winning the bout, Raimo Pukki thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aries Dacir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vangelis Kokkalis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Kokkalis's choice of entrance music: Promises - Nero ft. Skrillex. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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220 lbs
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244 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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World class boxer
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aries Dacir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vangelis Kokkalis!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Ren Mimura and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kokkalis throws a leg kick
and Dacir counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vangelis Kokkalis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kokkalis looks to land a right hand but Dacir moved out of range.
Dacir tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dacir lands a jab to Kokkalis's midsection.
Dacir misses with a low kick.
Kokkalis thows a body kick. Dacir tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Dacir throws a head kick that half lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dacir tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kokkalis counters with a slapping leg kick.
Dacir sizes up Kokkalis with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Dacir fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kokkalis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kokkalis throws a big shot that misses.
Kokkalis lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kokkalis misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kokkalis misses the shot to the body.
Kokkalis jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
It looks like Aries Dacir has been cut.
Kokkalis fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dacir checks it well.
Dacir ducks under a wild hook from Kokkalis.
Dacir throws a sloppy head kick
and Kokkalis makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A leg kick checked by Dacir.
Kokkalis pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dacir is out of range and Kokkalis settles back down.
That kick from Kokkalis tenderised Dacir's leg. Dacir is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kokkalis throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kokkalis throws a body kick that misses.
Kokkalis pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dacir has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kokkalis.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dacir throws the left hand but Kokkalis avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kokkalis throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kokkalis throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dacir with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kokkalis to score with a decent uppercut.
Dacir takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Dacir tries to clinch there but Kokkalis circles away.
Dacir looks to clinch
and Kokkalis counters with a good low kick that Dacir was not able to check.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kokkalis.
Kokkalis loads up on a big right hand but Dacir slips the punch.
Dacir takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dacir is breathing heavily.
Kokkalis swings for the body but Dacir moves out of range.
Kokkalis connects with a solid leg kick.
Kokkalis lands a nice looking kick to the body. Dacir takes a step back to recover.
Kokkalis fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kokkalis lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kokkalis drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kokkalis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dacir works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kokkalis keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dacir's head.
Kokkalis working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kokkalis works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Kokkalis slips a nice elbow through Dacir's hands, connecting with Dacir's forehead.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kokkalis thows a huge punch but Dacir dodges it nicely.
Kokkalis sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dacir defending well though.
Kokkalis lands strikes from half guard.
Kokkalis working the head and body with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kokkalis tries to pass to full mount but Dacir defends it.
Ground and pound from Kokkalis.
Kokkalis is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kokkalis seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Kokkalis winds up and cracks Dacir with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Kokkalis moves into full mount! Dacir won't be happy about that!
A nice elbow there by Kokkalis.
Dacir is rocked!
Aries Dacir's cut is getting worse.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kokkalis unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Dacir wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Kokkalis celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vangelis Kokkalis!
An out of breath Vangelis Kokkalis 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Straus Siegfried (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Murder Warmaster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Warmaster has chosen Dead body disposal- by NECRO as his entrance music. The key to victory for Straus Siegfried has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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275 lbs
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26
265 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Straus Siegfried!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Murder Warmaster!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Siegfried thumps Warmaster with a low kick.
Warmaster moves out of range of the strikes.
Siegfried tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Siegfried fails to land with a series of punches.
Warmaster gets tackled into the cage by Siegfried. Siegfried maintains the clinch.
Siegfried putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Warmaster in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Siegfried gets underhooks to prevent Warmaster's takedown attempt.
Siegfried lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Murder Warmaster has been cut.
Siegfried connects with a nasty looking knee right to Warmaster's face.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Siegfried with a knee to the head.
Warmaster goes for a takedown attempt but Siegfried pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Warmaster throws a hook but Siegfried blocks it.
Warmaster takes a swing at Siegfried's ribcage but misses.
Siegfried scores with a leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Siegfried finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Warmaster looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Siegfried takes the fight into the clinch.
Siegfried lands a big right hand that drops Warmaster! The killer instinct kicks in and Siegfried finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Siegfried!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Straus Siegfried!
Straus Siegfried is the new heavyweight champion!
A very excited looking Straus Siegfried made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Victor Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kazuyuki Takimoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown comes into the arena with Don't You Give Your Love Away blaring out of the sound system. Takimoto is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Instrumental. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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29
171 lbs
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164 lbs
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Solid boxing
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Victor Brown!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Kazuyuki Takimoto!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Taro Takaoka and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takimoto scores with a nice head shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Takimoto darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Brown jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Takimoto misses with a leg kick.
Takimoto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Brown pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Takimoto closes the distance and clinches up with Brown, looking for a takedown. Takimoto pushes Brown against the cage but Brown circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Takimoto loads up on a big right hand but Brown slips the punch.
Brown avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Takimoto fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Brown throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brown tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Takimoto dodges the punch combination from Brown.
Kazuyuki Takimoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Takimoto fails to land the takedown.
Takimoto scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Takimoto. Brown does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd cheers as Takimoto lands an impressive looking overhand right. Brown doesn't seem phased though.
Takimoto walks into a straight right hand from Brown.
Brown avoids a punch combination nicely.
A combination from Takimoto does no damage.
Takimoto slips under a jab.
Takimoto throws a looping overhand right but Brown ducks down to avoid it.
Takimoto fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Victor Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kazuyuki Takimoto.
Brown moves out of range of the strikes.
Takimoto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Takimoto digs a good body shot into Brown's ribs.
Takimoto fails with the takedown
letting Brown counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takimoto thumps Brown with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brown walks into a jab.
Takimoto ducks under a wild hook from Brown.
Brown misses with a straight left.
Takimoto misses with a few strikes there.
Brown misses the jab.
Takimoto paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Takimoto misses with a straight right.
A slow jab from Brown misses its intended target.
A big left from Takimoto misses.
Brown throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slow jab from Takimoto misses its intended target.
Takimoto fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Takimoto shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Brown eats them both and turns towards Takimoto to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A big left from Takimoto misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takimoto tries for a takedown but Brown circles away easily
and Brown counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Brown seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown wants to pass the guard but Takimoto is defending well.
Takimoto is looking for a sweep. Brown is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Takimoto manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Brownis looking to pass into half guard but Takimoto pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Takimoto is in guard.
Brown keeping full guard, as Takimoto tries to pass.
Brown is trying to control the position but Takimoto postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takimoto looking to pass the guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Takimoto is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Takimoto sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Brown's guard.
Brown wants to control but Takimoto is keeping busy.
Takimoto is looking to take a break and control but Brown is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Brown is looking to control Takimoto's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Brown avoid being mounted?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Takimoto content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kazuyuki Takimoto dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Takimoto misses with a looping right.
Takimoto misses with a takedown attempt - Brown sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nice defenses there by Brown.
Takimoto scores with a hook.
Brown looks to throw the jab but Takimoto is out of range.
Takimoto plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Brown takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Brown throws a good cross that connects.
Takimoto with a hook.
Brown throws a right hand that Takimoto ducks under and follows up with a left that Takimoto also avoids with ease.
Takimoto shoots in looking for a takedown. Brown tries to sprawl out of it but Takimoto keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Brown manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Takimoto works over Brown's head and body with a nice combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takimoto throws a shot to the body.
Takimoto throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Brown checks a leg kick nicely.
Brown is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A nice combination there by Takimoto.
Brown misses with a straight left.
A slow jab from Brown misses its intended target.
Brown waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Takimoto.
A slow jab from Takimoto misses its intended target.
Takimoto leaves Brown with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Takimoto gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Brown counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Victor Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kazuyuki Takimoto.
Brown takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Takimoto misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown misses with an uppercut. Takimoto saw that one coming.
Brown walks into a jab.
Brown cracks Takimoto with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A punch lands to the side of Brown 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Takimoto misses with a takedown attempt - Brown sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Takimoto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brown keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Takimoto misses with a looping left.
Brown takes a swing at Takimoto's ribcage but misses.
Takimoto looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Brown swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brown closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Takimoto just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takimoto shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Brown as he jumps to the side.
No luck for Takimoto with that takedown attempt.
Takimoto scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Takimoto lands with a nice combination. Brown backs away looking to recover.
Takimoto stalks Brown and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Brown's face. Brown staggers backwards, shaken.
Brown is rocked!
Takimoto is breathing heavily.
Takimoto throws a jab when Brown was well out of range.
Oh Brown is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Takimoto lands a jab to the head.
Takimoto throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Brown stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Brown lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Takimoto throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brown.
Takimoto with a nice cross.
Takimoto misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
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!
A punch combination from Takimoto misses.
Takimoto fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Brown avoids it really well and circles away.
Brown fails with an attempt to clinch.
Takimoto is looking to score with low kicks.
Donk. Brown catches Takimoto right on the button with a cross.
Takimoto throws an overhand right that lands on Brown's shoulder, as Brown tries to avoid the shot.
Brown throws the left hand but Takimoto avoids the punch easily.
Takimoto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brown.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch but Takimoto swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Takimoto's waist but Takimoto gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Brown off to one side.
Nice defenses there by Brown.
A punch combination from Takimoto misses.
Brown misses with a looping left.
Brown seems to have got his legs back now.
Nice defenses there by Brown.
Brown misses with a double jab.
Takimoto just misses with a punch to the body.
Takimoto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brown.
Brown throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Takimoto on the side of the head.
Takimoto takes a jab right on the kisser.
Brown looking to score a takedown here. Takimoto is defending well but Brown drives through and ends up in Takimoto's guard.
Takimoto utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Takimoto working a defensive guard here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Takimoto escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Brown gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Brown distracts Takimoto with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kazuyuki Takimoto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Takimoto shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Brown as he jumps to the side.
Takimoto swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Takimoto shoots for a double leg takedown but Brown sprawls well. He's pushed Takimoto's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Takimoto keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Takimoto scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Takimoto stalling.
Victor Brown overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Takimoto is trying to work for a kimura but Brown is defending well.
Takimoto takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Takimoto is just content to waste time from the top position. Brown takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown seems keen to control Takimoto's posture.
Takimoto won't allow Brown to sweep him here.
Takimoto wants to stand but Brown is controlling his posture from full guard.
Takimoto trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Takimoto controlling from the top position.
Takimoto tries to free his leg and advance position but Brown is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takimoto trying to control but Brown is working from the bottom.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Kazuyuki Takimoto hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Brown moves away from the strike by Takimoto.
Takimoto throws a lazy right hand but Brown sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kazuyuki Takimoto seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Takimoto looks to throw the jab but Brown is out of range.
Brown misses with a hook. Takimoto ducked under it nicely.
Takimoto changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Brown looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Brown is trying to get back to half guard.
Brown looks to move to half guard but instead Takimoto has passed into mount! Damn!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takimoto looking to control and managing it successfully.
Brown is just holding on here. Takimoto manages to take his back.
Brown looking very determined here, making life difficult for Takimoto.
Brown trying to control the hands but Takimoto breaks the grip.
Takimoto is looking to control Brown but Brown is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Takimoto is controlling the position but Brown somehow manages to roll and ends up with half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takimoto wants to lay and pray for a moment but Brown keeps working.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Brown moves into full guard.
Brown looking for a sweep. Not yet Brown, not yet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Takimoto trying to control the position from guard on top but Brown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brown working a defensive guard but Takimoto manages to pass into side control anyway.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kazuyuki Takimoto really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Brown defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Takimoto.
Takimoto fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Brown has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A jab from Takimoto finds it's way through Brown's defenses.
Takimoto throws a solid leg kick but Brown takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Takimoto.
Takimoto closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Takimoto lands in his opponent's guard.
Brown avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Takimoto wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.
Brown trying to control the position here.
Brown keeping full guard, as Takimoto tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Takimoto wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Takimoto ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Takimoto tries to score a power double leg takedown but Brown sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Takimoto somewhat.
Takimoto shoots in for a takedown but Brown shows good takedown defense.
Victor Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kazuyuki Takimoto.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown misses with a body shot.
Takimoto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Takimoto changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Brown tries to avoid it but Takimoto manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Brown to the ground. Brown escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Takimoto is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Brown throws a jab but it's blocked by Takimoto.
Brown lands a head shot.
Takimoto misses with an uppercut. Brown saw that one coming.
Takimoto scores with a hook to the body. Brown takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Brown tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Takimoto was well out of range. Poor timing from Brown.
Brown tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Takimoto was well out of range. Poor timing from Brown.
Takimoto cracks Brown with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Brown tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Takimoto was well out of range. Poor timing from Brown.
Takimoto uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brown.
Takimoto lands with a nice body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Takimoto finds it's target.
Takimoto swings for the body but Brown moves out of range.
Takimoto connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Brown momentarily.
Brown scores a takedown into full mount!
Takimoto is working to get back to half guard.
Brown postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Takimoto looks a forlorn figure.
Takimoto tries to reverse the position but Brown maintains control.
Takimoto regains half guard.
Takimoto tries to get to full guard but Brown has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takimoto is trying to control but can't.
Takimoto makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Takimoto.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brown trying to control but Takimoto is working from the bottom.
Brown working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Brown won't allow Takimoto to sweep him here.
Takimoto wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Takimoto controls Brown momentarily but Brown frees himself.
Takimoto controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kazuyuki Takimoto dominated that fourth round.
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!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Brown.
Brown slips under a jab from Takimoto.
Takimoto throws a solid leg kick but Brown takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Takimoto.
Takimoto misses with a wild body shot.
Brown tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Takimoto was well out of range. Poor timing from Brown.
Takimoto scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Takimoto 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 Brown's shoulder. That is not cool.
Brown taking punishment in the form of punches.
Takimoto laying and praying for a moment but Brown takes advantage and regains half guard.
Brown controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takimoto trying to control the action but Brown is working from the bottom.
Brown has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Takimoto is working away from the top position though.
Takimoto wants to lay and pray for a moment but Brown keeps working.
Takimoto is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Brown doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Takimoto.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takimoto performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Brown is concentrating on defense, preventing Takimoto from advancing position.
Takimoto wants to control but Brown is keeping him busy.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Kazuyuki Takimoto hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Takimoto lands a nice looking body shot.
Takimoto throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Brown's waist but Brown gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Takimoto off to one side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown takes one on the button.
Takimoto lands a slapping body shot.
Brown shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Brown throws an elbow that misses. Takimoto uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Brown's guard. Nice move by Takimoto!
Brown is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Takimoto pushes down on Brown's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Takimoto controlling the pace.
Takimoto is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kazuyuki Takimoto is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Takimoto trying to control from half guard but Brown is working away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brown keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Takimoto missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Victor Brown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Still in half guard, Takimoto seems content to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kazuyuki Takimoto comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Takimoto has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 45:50
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 45:50
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kazuyuki Takimoto!
Kazuyuki Takimoto is the new lightweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Kazuyuki Takimoto thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Cottero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kendall Alves (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 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tommy Cottero!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kendall Alves!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shirou Masuda and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alves lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Alves scores with a three punch combo!
Alves throws a body punch but Cottero moves out of range.
Cottero avoids the body shot from Alves.
Cottero chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kendall Alves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alves lands a nice looking body shot.
A big right from Alves misses.
Cottero looks for the body kick but Alves saw that one coming.
Cottero jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Alves stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cottero.
Cottero misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alves.
Alves misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cottero.
A punch lands to the side of Alves 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Alves chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cottero can pounce on him.
Alves lands a right hook to the body.
Alves misses with a few strikes there.
Alves lands a jab to Cottero's midsection.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cottero, right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cottero, right into the meat.
Alves missing with a left hand there. Cottero was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Alves displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cottero throws out the jab.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Alves crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Cottero - the referee stops the clock and Alves gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Cottero. Alves manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Alves swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cottero misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alves.
Alves fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cottero manages to avoid it.
Alves tries for a takedown but Cottero sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Cottero misses the body punch
and Alves makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cottero takes a swing at Alves's ribcage but misses.
Cottero connects with a leg kick. Alves looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tommy Cottero is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cottero misses with a wild body shot.
Alves changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cottero tries to avoid it but Alves manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cottero to the ground. Cottero escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Alves misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cottero circles away.
Tommy Cottero has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kendall Alves.
Cottero showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Alves.
Cottero lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cottero fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cottero throws a poor cross that misses
and Alves counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cottero.
Alves moves out of range of the leg kick from Cottero.
Cottero tries to land a front kick but Alves steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cottero looks to throw the jab but Alves is out of range.
Alves is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cottero sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Alves throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Alves comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cottero throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cottero will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Cottero connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Alves swinging wildly here.
Cottero throws a leg kick
and Alves counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cottero thuds his right hand into Alves's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cottero.
Cottero moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Cottero uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alves.
Alves ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cottero moves away.
Alves is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cottero rather than just go for the knockout.
Cottero punishes Alves's body with a nice straight punch.
Cottero lands with a nice body kick.
Alves is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Alves misses with a hook. Cottero ducked under it nicely.
Cottero smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Alves shoots in and bounces Cottero off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Cottero seems keen to control Alves's posture.
Alves stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cottero swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cottero manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Alves is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alves stops Cottero from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Alves regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Cottero dominated that round.
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.
Cottero dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Alves. That did some damage!
Tommy Cottero is winning the standup battle so far.
Cottero blocks a jab.
Alves tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cottero was well out of range. Poor timing from Alves.
Alves tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cottero swivels and escapes.
Alves throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Cottero was covering up waiting for the punch and Alves finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Cottero tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cottero is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Cottero manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Cottero prevents Alves from getting the reversal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cottero can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Alves is looking to escape.
Alves is trying desperately to improve position.
Alves is squirming around, avoiding Cottero's attempts to control the action.
Cottero controlling the position easily from mount.
Cottero trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Alves is desperately trying to improve his position but Cottero has a good base and remains in mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cottero controlling the pace for now.
Cottero trying to control but Alves is having none of it.
Tommy Cottero overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cottero is stalling here but it's allowed Alves to get half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cottero wants to lay and pray for a moment but Alves keeps working.
Tommy Cottero has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Cottero blocks a jab.
Alves misses with a body punch
and Cottero counters with a good low kick that Alves was not able to check.
Alves keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Cottero throws a front kick aimed at Alves's knee but Alves avoids it well.
Alves looks to score with a jab to the body but Cottero is just out of range.
Cottero lands a jab to Alves's midsection.
Cottero ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cottero lands with a nice body punch.
Cottero takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cottero jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Alves moves out of range of the body kick.
Cottero lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cottero does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Cottero misses with a jab, cross combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alves clobbers Cottero with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Cottero throws out a leg kick but Alves moves out of range and Cottero only half commits.
Cottero throws a body kick that misses.
Alves misses the shot to the body.
Alves throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cottero throws out a loose jab but Alves uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cottero takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Alves ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cottero moves away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cottero uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alves.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Alves.
Cottero bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Cottero dominated that second round.
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.
Cottero throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Alves tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cottero lands a jab to Alves's midsection.
Alves sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Cottero just misses with a punch to the body.
Cottero fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alves manages to avoid it.
Cottero delivers a nice body kick.
Alves slips under a jab from Cottero.
Alves tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cottero was well out of range. Poor timing from Alves.
Cottero fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Alves checks it well.
Cottero on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Cottero clinches up with Alves and pushes him back against the cage.
Cottero lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Alves jumps guard but Cottero turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body punch from Cottero.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves misses with a hook from the clinch.
Alves takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cottero pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Alves drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cottero tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cottero slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Cottero scores with a shot to the body.
Alves takes a swing at Cottero's ribcage but misses.
Cottero avoids the body shot from Alves.
Cottero swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Alves shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cottero as he jumps to the side.
Cottero throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cottero scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Cottero ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alves moves away.
Cottero swings for the body but Alves moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves scores with a sloppy right hand. Cottero should have avoided that one.
Alves throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alves shoots in but no luck this time.
Tommy Cottero has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kendall Alves.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alves misses the shot to the body.
Alves's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cottero keeps Alves at a distance using the push kick.
Alves throws a sloppy body shot
and Cottero counters with a nice body kick.
Alves gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cottero.
Cottero misses with a wild body shot.
Alves cracks Cottero with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Cottero lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Alves changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cottero tries to avoid it but Alves manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cottero to the ground. Cottero escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A big left from Cottero misses.
Cottero connects with a right hand. Alves shakes it off.
Alves is rocked!
Cottero scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Alves doesn't seem bothered though.
Alves is still on wobbly legs! Can Cottero finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cottero scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cottero changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cottero dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Alves. That did some damage!
Cottero flashes Alves a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Alves's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Alves crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Cottero punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tommy Cottero!
Tommy Cottero retains his bantamweight title!
An out of breath Tommy Cottero 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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