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AFC 44 - Bruce vs El 2 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Aoki Kakashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yahiro Hayakawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kakashi comes to the cage accompanied by ASAP Rocky-Palace. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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151 lbs
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155 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aoki Kakashi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yahiro Hayakawa!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Ren Mimura and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kakashi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hayakawa fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hayakawa connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kakashi's hands.
Hayakawa looks to score with a jab to the body but Kakashi is just out of range.
Kakashi looks to score with a jab to the body but Hayakawa is just out of range.
Kakashi shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Kakashi was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Kakashi jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Hayakawa manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Hayakawa really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kakashi. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kakashi tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kakashi has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Kakashi is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hayakawa has escaped the position, nice work there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kakashi tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kakashi has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kakashi tries for a kimura but Hayakawa is defending well.
Kakashi is trying to get an arm triangle but Hayakawa is defending well.
Kakashi tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kakashi has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Hayakawa is looking to regain half guard here but Kakashi keeps moving and retains side control.
Kakashi tries to advance to mount but can't.
Kakashi wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Hayakawa, who protects the arm well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kakashi tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Kakashi thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hayakawa tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kakashi wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Kakashi is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Hayakawa looks calm but he's in trouble here. Kakashi gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Hayakawa is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Kakashi lets go of the hold and Hayakawa can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Aoki Kakashi!
Aoki Kakashi 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 Nik Volkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Omg Zulud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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140 lbs
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142 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nik Volkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Omg Zulud!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zulud throws a wild body kick that Volkov sees coming a mile off.
Volkov drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zulud keeping full guard, as Volkov tries to pass.
Volkov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Volkov throwing strikes from guard but Zulud blocks nicely.
Volkov 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.
Volkov trying to control but Zulud is working from the bottom.
Volkov throwing strikes but missing.
Volkov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Zulud tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Volkov trying to control the position from guard on top but Zulud is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Volkov works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Volkov will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zulud is trying to get back to full guard.
Volkov working Zulud over with strikes.
Volkov trying to advance position but Zulud counters by regaining guard.
Volkov stopping the sweep attempt from Zulud.
Volkov wants to control from the top but Zulud keeps moving.
Volkov is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Zulud is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zulud is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Volkov wants to pass the guard but Zulud is keeping the position.
Volkov stopping the sweep attempt from Zulud.
Volkov wants to control from the top but Zulud keeps moving.
We're going to have a standup here because Nik Volkov wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Volkov checks a low kick from Zulud.
Zulud leaves Volkov with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Volkov staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volkov shoots in and drives through. Zulud sprawls well.
Volkov with a poor takedown
and Zulud counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nik Volkov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Volkov shoots in and drives through. Zulud sprawls well.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Volkov.
Omg Zulud is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Volkov doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Zulud counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Volkov.
Zulud dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Volkov. That did some damage!
Zulud tries to close the distance and clinch but Volkov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Volkov misses with a takedown
letting Zulud counter with a right hand.
Zulud tries to clinch up.
Nice takedown defense from Zulud. No joy for Volkov on that attempt.
Zulud chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zulud throws a jab when Volkov was well out of range.
Omg Zulud seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Volkov shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Volkov showed some decent athleticism there.
Volkov is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Volkov missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Zulud trying to control from the bottom.
Zulud looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Volkov throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Zulud to regain full guard.
Volkov drops back, looking for a kneebar! Zulud looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Zulud looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Zulud!
Zulud working the strikes but Volkov uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Zulud missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Zulud throws a strike but Volkov avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Zulud sitting in guard doing not very much at all here. Volkov doesn't need a second invitation though! He's locked up a guillotine and he's squeezing tight! That is tiiiiiiiiight! Zulud paying the price for stalling here - he's pushing hard on the arm trying to free himself but it's no use! He's tapped! WOW, quick submission from Volkov - great work!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Nik Volkov!
In his post fight interview, Nik Volkov started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jones Future (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paulo Anchorez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Future's entrance music is Frederik - Titanic. A fine choice. Jones Future could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Paulo Anchorez's chin.
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260 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jones Future!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Paulo Anchorez!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Kenichi Hosakawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anchorez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Future counters with a low kick, right behind Anchorez 's knee.
Anchorez misses with a shot to the body
and Future counters by moving into the clinch.
Anchorez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Anchorez swings wildly with an uppercut but Future uses good head movement to avoid it.
Future landing knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Future for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Anchorez is trying to maintain a safe position but Future gets an underhook and turns Anchorez into the cage.
Anchorez tries to score a body lock takedown but Future shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Anchorez gets control of Future's arms and successfully pulls guard. Anchorez will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Future content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Future scoring with some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Future accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Future is looking to work some ground and pound but Anchorez has wrist control.
Future throws a big elbow that misses.
Future loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Future accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Future throwing strikes but missing.
Future chips away with some ground and pound.
Anchorez wants to sweep here but Future controlling him for the moment.
Anchorez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Future is looking to work some ground and pound but Anchorez has wrist control.
Anchorez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Future wants to get up but he can't break Anchorez's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Future connects with a couple of short punches.
Future pushing down on Anchorez's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Future working over Anchorez with some ground and pound. Anchorez looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Future lands a nice short elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Future missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Future 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.
Anchorez actively working from the bottom here.
Future missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Future in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Anchorez tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Future!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jones Future!
Jones Future took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shuuji Hanamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kim Jong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hanamoto comes to the cage accompanied by Am I Evil?. 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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194 lbs
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198 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shuuji Hanamoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kim Jong!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jong gets caught napping as Hanamoto dives in and scores a takedown. Jong manages to retain guard.
Jong preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hanamoto stopping the sweep attempt from Jong.
Hanamoto wanted to stand there but Jong had control of the position.
Hanamoto controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Jong bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hanamoto's guard.
Hanamoto keeping full guard, as Jong tries to pass.
Jong trying to control but Hanamoto is working from the bottom.
Jong wants to pass the guard but Hanamoto is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jong is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jongis looking to pass into half guard but Hanamoto pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Hanamoto is in guard.
Jong tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hanamoto looking to pass the guard.
Hanamoto stands up and waves to Jong to follow him.
Kim Jong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jong swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jong throws a right and a left that Hanamoto avoids nicely.
Hanamoto moves in looking to clinch but Jong pushes him off.
Hanamoto shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Jong is trying to defend but Hanamoto finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Jong is looking for a sweep. Hanamoto is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jong wants to get back to his feet.
Jong is looking to get back to full guard here but Hanamoto has managed to pass to side control instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanamoto stands up.
The crowd cheers as Jong lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hanamoto doesn't seem phased though.
Jong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jong throws a lazy right hand but Hanamoto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hanamoto scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Hanamoto slips a nice elbow through Jong's hands, connecting with Jong's forehead.
Hanamoto prevents Jong from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jong slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Hanamoto working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jong's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jong has an active guard here but Hanamoto has managed to pass into half guard.
Hanamoto slips a nice elbow through Jong's hands, connecting with Jong's forehead.
Jong works his way to full guard. Good work.
Jong is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hanamoto preventing the sweep.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hanamoto trying to control the position from guard on top but Jong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jong throws his legs up looking for a submission but Hanamoto uses it to pass to side control.
Hanamoto cracks Jong with a big elbow.
Jong is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Hanamoto tries to pass to full mount but Jong defends it.
Hanamoto lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Jong has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hanamoto is working away from the top position though.
Jong tries to roll over but Hanamoto keeps him under control.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Jong actively working from the bottom here.
Jong wants to get back to full guard but Hanamoto has mounted him!
Jong is looking to improve his position but Hanamoto isn't that keen on the idea.
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!
Hanamoto landing strikes from the mount.
Jong really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hanamoto working Jong over with strikes here.
Hanamoto wants to control the pace but Jong is squirming around nicely.
Jong gets back to half guard.
Jong tries to get to full guard but Hanamoto has control of the leg.
Hanamoto sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Jong gets full guard.
Jong manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hanamoto manages to get himself to full guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Jong trying to control but Hanamoto is working from the bottom.
Jong trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jong stops Hanamoto from standing up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hanamoto is controlling Jong's posture.
Hanamoto looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jong is one step ahead there.
Hanamoto has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jong can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hanamoto keeping moving, preventing Jong from controlling successfully.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hanamoto is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jong wants to control from the top but Hanamoto keeps moving.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Kim Jong wasn't active enough on the ground.
Hanamoto looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kim Jong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jong throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hanamoto.
Jong misses the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Shuuji Hanamoto will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Jong swings widly with a right hand
and Hanamoto counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Jong looking for subs from the bottom but Hanamoto mounts him!
Hanamoto scoring with strikes but Jong is staying in there.
Jong is looking to improve his position but Hanamoto isn't that keen on the idea.
Hanamoto jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Jong manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Jong manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Jong throws a strike but Hanamoto avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jong trying to control the position from guard on top but Hanamoto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanamoto working a defensive guard here.
Jong trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hanamoto trying to strike off his back.
Hanamoto tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hanamoto is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jong is aware though and is defending well.
Jong trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Hanamoto manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Jong is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Jong looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Hanamoto puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jong is trying to get back to full guard.
Hanamoto trying to control the action but Jong is working from the bottom.
Jong wants to get back to full guard.
Jong is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hanamoto's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hanamoto's back!
Hanamoto tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Hanamoto can't escape the position.
Jong fails to take his opponent's back.
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!
Jong moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Hanamoto has worked his arm free - good work by Hanamoto!
Hanamoto struggling a bit here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanamoto is looking for a sweep.
Jong working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Jong working away.
Jong tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Jong has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Jong is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hanamoto knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Jong is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Hanamoto's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jong is trying to move to mount but Hanamoto reverses beautifully and ends up in Jong's guard.
Hanamoto is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Jong has his foot on Hanamoto's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hanamoto works his way back into a safe position though.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jong throws his legs up looking for a submission but Hanamoto uses it to pass to side control.
Hanamoto working the head and body with strikes.
Shuuji Hanamoto overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Check out the look on Hanamoto's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Jong is looking for a sweep.
Jong is trying to control Hanamoto's posture but Hanamoto avoids it.
Jong is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Hanamoto is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Hanamoto postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Jong looks a forlorn figure.
Jong tries to reverse the position but Hanamoto maintains control.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Hanamoto is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hanamoto lands a nice shot to the head.
Jong regains half guard.
Jong is trying to get back to full guard.
Hanamoto perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Hanamoto lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ground and pound from Hanamoto.
Hanamoto is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Jong is trying to escape the mount.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hanamoto lands a nice shot to the head.
Hanamoto raining down hammerfists from mount.
Hanamoto controlling the position easily from mount.
Hanamoto with the ground and pound from mount.
Jong is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Hanamoto is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jong is working to get back to half guard.
Hanamoto unloading with bombs!
Jong is looking to improve his position but Hanamoto isn't that keen on the idea.
Hanamoto controlling from the full mount.
Hanamoto with the ground and pound from mount.
Jong is trying desperately to improve position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Jong is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hanamoto lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Hanamoto lands a nice shot to the head.
Hanamoto scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Jong?
Hanamoto looking to finish Jong with some ground and pound. This is bad for Jong!
Jong is working to get back to half guard.
BOOM! Hanamoto connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jong tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kim Jong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
And that's the end of the fight!
Shuuji Hanamoto showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hanamoto 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Shuuji Hanamoto!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Shuuji Hanamoto!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Shuuji Hanamoto!
Shuuji Hanamoto wins by unanimous decision!
Shuuji Hanamoto very nearly forgot to thank 10th Degree Fightwear amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruno Malfacine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Malfacine comes into a darkened arena with his song building. His Own Fight Video kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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24
144 lbs
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139 lbs
13 - 3 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gabriel Stark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bruno Malfacine!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Sosuke Kotani and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch lands to the side of Malfacine 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Malfacine gets caught flat footed, as Stark shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Malfacine keeping moving, preventing Stark from controlling successfully.
Malfacine has his foot on Stark's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Stark works his way back into a safe position though.
Malfacine has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Stark can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Stark's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Malfacine escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Stark gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Malfacine has an active guard here but Stark has managed to pass into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stark trying to control the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark trying to control from half guard but Malfacine is working away.
Malfacine makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Malfacine.
Malfacine looking for a guillotine here but Stark defends easily.
Stark pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Malfacine is keeping the position for now.
Stark advances to half guard.
Malfacine looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Stark is trying to control the action in half guard but Malfacine is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Malfacine is looking for a sweep. Stark is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Malfacine actively working from the bottom here.
Malfacine manages to get to full guard.
Stark pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Malfacine is keeping the position for now.
Malfacine wants to sweep here but Stark controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark trying to control but Malfacine is working from the bottom.
Stark won't allow Malfacine to get back to his feet.
Stark drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Stark jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Malfacine keeping full guard, as Stark tries to pass.
Malfacine is looking to stand up but Stark isn't so interested in that idea.
Stark slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Malfacine tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Malfacine is trying to control Stark's posture but Stark avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark is looking to take a break and control but Malfacine is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Malfacine tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Stark tries to move to mount but Malfacine blocks the move with his legs.
Stark is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Malfacine gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Stark wants to advance to full mount but Malfacine doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Stark pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Malfacine is keeping the position for now.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Stark showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Malfacine is looking for a triangle but Stark pushes his legs off easily.
Malfacine isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Stark stacks Malfacine on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Stark!
Malfacine struggling a bit here.
Stark is looking to take a break and control but Malfacine is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Malfacine can't do much from the bottom here.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Malfacine throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Malfacine wants to get back to his feet.
Stark tries for a kimura but Malfacine is defending well.
Malfacine prevents Stark from improving position.
Stark is looking to take a break and control but Malfacine is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Stark looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Malfacine is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Stark tries to move into full mount but can't pass Malfacine's legs.
Stark is working hard here to advance position.
Stark trying to control the position but Malfacine is working away.
Stark slips into full mount, dodging the strikes by Malfacine.
Malfacine is wriggling around trying to escape.
Stark tries to control but Malfacine wriggling away.
Malfacine tries to reverse the position but Stark maintains control.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Stark controlling from mount.
Stark tries to control but Malfacine wriggling away.
Stark is really struggling to control Malfacine but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Stark with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Malfacine is trying to escape the mount.
Stark wants to finish this one by submission but Malfacine is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Stark.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Stark pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Stark wants to control the pace but Malfacine is squirming around nicely.
Malfacine gets back to half guard.
Malfacine trying to control from the bottom.
Stark prevents Malfacine from improving his position.
Malfacine is refusing to be controlled, as Stark sits in half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stark is looking for a kimura but Malfacine is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Stark to get the leverage.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Stark dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Stark lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Stark looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Malfacine is fending him off so far but Stark persists. Nope, Malfacine circles away and we're back to standing.
Stark shoots in looking for a takedown but Malfacine manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Stark's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Stark throws a head kick that misses.
Malfacine fails with the takedown.
Gabriel Stark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stark scores with a nice right hand.
Malfacine tries to clinch but Stark is having none of it.
Stark throws a big shot that misses.
Malfacine tries to clinch there but Stark circles away.
Stark swings for the body but Malfacine moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Stark throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Malfacine changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Stark looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Stark is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark can't do much from the bottom here.
Stark avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Malfacine.
Stark is looking for a sweep.
Malfacine wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Stark, who protects the arm well.
Stark is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Malfacine's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Malfacine is trying to control. Stark wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gabriel Stark overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Malfacine is pressing down on Stark's thigh, looking to free his foot. Stark is holding on for now.
Malfacine is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Stark sees it coming and defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malfacine looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Malfacine is trying to work for a kimura but Stark is defending well.
Malfacine looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Malfacine is breathing heavily.
Stark trying to control here.
Stark moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Malfacine doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Malfacine manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Malfacine trying to control the position from guard on top but Stark is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Malfacine looking to pass the guard.
Stark trying to control the position.
Stark is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Malfacine is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Malfacine wants to pass the guard but Stark is keeping the position.
Stark is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Stark is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Malfacine frees his head nicely. Oh but Stark has switched to an armbar! Malfacine is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Gabriel Stark!
An out of breath Gabriel Stark 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Victor Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorge Dennis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown comes to the cage accompanied by Don't You Give Your Love Away . Dennis comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Bark at the moon kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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171 lbs
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178 lbs
12 - 6 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Victor Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jorge Dennis!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Brown misses the target.
Dennis shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Brown pinned against the cage. Brown gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Dennis fails with the takedown.
Brown misses with an uppercut. Dennis saw that one coming.
Dennis changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Brown tries to avoid it but Dennis manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Brown to the ground. Brown escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Victor Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jorge Dennis.
Dennis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brown.
Brown scores with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Brown.
Brown avoids a punch combination nicely.
Brown connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown swings for the body but Dennis moves out of range.
Brown keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Brown throws out a loose jab but Dennis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dennis shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Brown counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dennis shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dennis changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Brown tries to avoid it but Dennis manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Brown to the ground. Brown escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Dennis shoots in looking for a takedown but Brown manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Dennis's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Dennis fails with a takedown attempt.
Brown throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws an overhand right that lands on Dennis's shoulder, as Dennis tries to avoid the shot.
Dennis scores a takedown into full mount!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Brown tries to hold on but Dennis pushes him away.
Dennis thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Brown is working to get back to half guard.
Brown controls the position.
Dennis punching from mount but Brown doing a good job of avoiding damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brown tries to hold on but Dennis postures up.
Dennis trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Brown blocking the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Dennis can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Brown is looking to escape.
Dennis looking to ground and pound but Brown is blocking nicely.
Brown is wriggling around trying to escape.
Dennis wants to control the pace but Brown is squirming around nicely.
Brown really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Brown wants to control but Dennis is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Dennis pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Brown working to try and regain half guard.
Brown wants to hold on but Dennis pushes him away.
Dennis postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Brown looks a forlorn figure.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dennis working Brown over with strikes here.
Dennis raining down hammerfists from mount.
Dennis looking to control but Brown is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Dennis has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dennis throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Dennis 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.
Brown holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Dennis tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Brown tries to reverse the position but Dennis maintains control.
Dennis trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Brown is looking to improve his position but Dennis isn't that keen on the idea.
Dennis tries to control but Brown wriggling away.
Dennis lands with some strikes.
Brown avoids a series of strikes thrown by Dennis.
Brown tries to reverse the position but Dennis maintains control.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Brown gets back to half guard.
Dennis is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Brown tries to hold on but Dennis pushes him away.
Brown is squirming around, avoiding Dennis's attempts to control the action.
Dennis misses with a head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brown wants to control but Dennis is having none of it.
Brown avoids a series of strikes thrown by Dennis.
Dennis throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Brown because Dennis loaded up on that one.
Dennis lands a nice shot to the head.
Brown wants to hold on but Dennis pushes him away.
Dennis throwing strikes here but Brown is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Dennis lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Dennis throwing strikes here but Brown is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Dennis tries to control but Brown wriggling away.
Brown working to try and regain half guard.
Dennis swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Brown is now in Dennis's guard. A big mistake from Dennis there, giving up the dominant position!
Brown sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Dennis's guard.
Dennis trying to control here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dennis is refusing to be controlled, as Brown sits in half guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Dennis actively working from the bottom here.
Dennis is looking for a sweep. Brown is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Brown thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are battling for position here. Dennis manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Dennis is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brown throws a big right hand that misses.
Dennis is trying to control the position but Brown postures up.
Brown trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dennis preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Dennis 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.
Dennis looking to control.
Brown preventing the sweep.
Dennis bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Brown's guard.
Dennis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dennis stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brown swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dennis is looking to advance position but Brown has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dennis slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jorge Dennis dominated that round.
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.
Dennis shoots in but no luck this time.
Nice sprawl there from Brown as Dennis shoots in.
Brown ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dennis moves away.
Brown misses with a hook
and Dennis counters with a takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dennis throws an elbow but Brown slips to the side and avoids it well.
Brown is trying to escape the position but Dennis is controlling the position.
Brown regains half guard.
Brown regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Dennis.
Dennis wants to pass the guard but Brown is keeping the position.
Brown manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
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!
Dennis regains half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown trying to control the action but Dennis is working from the bottom.
Dennis tries to get to full guard but Brown has control of the leg.
Brown tries to pass to full mount but Dennis defends it.
Dennis tries to get to full guard but Brown has control of the leg.
Dennis throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dennis is trying to control but can't.
Dennis is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Brown's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Brown's back!
Dennis is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Brown knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Brown for a finish.
Brown tries to escape but Dennis has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Dennis is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Brown has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Dennis is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Dennis looking to break Brown's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Brown remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Dennis will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dennis is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Dennis is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Brown. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Dennis loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Brown hold on?
Brown breaks Dennis's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Brown controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Brown pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dennis is keeping the position for now.
Dennis scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.
Brown advances to half guard.
Brown passes into side control, despite Dennis's attempt to control the position.
Dennis manages to get back to half guard.
Jorge Dennis has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dennis makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Dennis.
Brown has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Dennis keeping full guard, as Brown tries to pass.
Dennis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dennis has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Brown is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Dennis.
Dennis is trying to work for a sweep but Brown has mounted him!
Brown postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Dennis looks a forlorn figure.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Dennis is in all sorts of trouble here.
Brown fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Brown lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Dennis tries to lock up and control but Brown gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Brown lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Dennis working to try and regain half guard.
Brown trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Dennis sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dennis wants to control but Brown is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Dennis throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Dennis is looking for a sweep. Brown is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dennis wants to control but Brown is keeping busy.
Dennis tries to roll over but Brown keeps him under control.
Brown is keen to just control but Dennis is a slippery customer.
Brown looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Brown throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Dennis gets back to full guard.
Dennis trying to control the position.
Dennis looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Brown slips nicely into half guard.
Brown is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Dennis!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Brown cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Dennis is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Dennis slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Brown not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dennis is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Brown scores with a couple of nice shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dennis is looking to improve his position.
Dennis regains full guard. Nicely done.
Dennis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dennis keeping moving, preventing Brown from controlling successfully.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Brown got a little sloppy there for a moment and Dennis has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Brown has managed to get both his arms back between Dennis's legs - danger averted.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dennis is on top in guard.
Brown looking for a sweep. Not yet Brown, not yet.
Dennis trying to control but Brown is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brown preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dennis stands and throws Brown's legs to the side, diving into side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jorge Dennis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dennis has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Jorge Dennis!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Jorge Dennis!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Jorge Dennis!
Jorge Dennis wins by unanimous decision!
Jorge Dennis was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Czarek Marnota (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacob Donovan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marnota comes to the cage accompanied by Zawsze Jak Król. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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300 lbs
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289 lbs
14 - 10 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Czarek Marnota!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jacob Donovan!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donovan misses with a body shot.
Donovan gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Marnota drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Donovan dives on top into guard.
Marnota escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Donovan gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Marnota is looking to sinch up a triangle. Donovan throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Marnota's body to avoid the submission. Marnota has instead reached around Donovan's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Marnota arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Czarek Marnota!
A relieved looking Czarek Marnota 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 General Bonkers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Karlsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, General Bonkers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jimmy Karlsson!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That kick from Bonkers tenderised Karlsson's leg. Karlsson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bonkers misses with the combination.
Bonkers looks to land a combination but Karlsson avoids it well.
General Bonkers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice takedown defense from Bonkers. No joy for Karlsson on that attempt.
Karlsson swings widly with a right hand
and Bonkers counters with a nice low kick that buckles Karlsson's knee momentarily.
Karlsson looks for a takedown but Bonkers sprawls well.
Karlsson misses with a lunging right hand
and Bonkers counters with a thumping low kick.
Bonkers misses with a low kick as Karlsson jumps back.
Karlsson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Karlsson thows a body shot but no joy.
Bonkers blocks a jab.
Karlsson shoots in looking for a takedown but Bonkers manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Karlsson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
General Bonkers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Karlsson.
Karlsson fails with the takedown.
Bonkers really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Karlsson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bonkers but Bonkers pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonkers plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Jimmy Karlsson has been cut.
Bonkers throws a head kick that misses.
Karlsson 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.
A good leg kick by Bonkers.
Bonkers throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bonkers throws a head kick but Karlsson moves out of range.
Karlsson throws a shot from downtown. Bonkers moves away and avoids it.
General Bonkers is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bonkers keeps Karlsson at a distance using the push kick.
Bonkers misses with a head kick.
Bonkers misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Karlsson is trying desperately to land a takedown but Bonkers is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Karlsson.
Good leg kick by Bonkers there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Bonkers.
A punch lands to the side of Karlsson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Karlsson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bonkers sprawls well. Bonkers wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Karlsson gets slowly back to his feet.
Karlsson shoots in for a double leg but Bonkers sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bonkers swings for the body but Karlsson moves out of range.
Karlsson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Karlsson looks gassed!
Bonkers throws a head kick that Karlsson semi-blocks.
Bonkers misses with a body kick.
Bonkers bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Bonkers misses with a two punch combination.
Bonkers lands a big head kick that sends Karlsson tumbling to the mat! Bonkers takes a step backwards and waves Karlsson back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Karlsson is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonkers throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Karlsson crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). General Bonkers!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vangelis Kokkalis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenichi Shirahama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kokkalis comes to the cage accompanied by Promises - Nero ft. Skrillex. Shirahama has chosen Fade To Black as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vangelis Kokkalis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenichi Shirahama!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Sano and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shirahama lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Shirahama throws a body kick that misses.
Kokkalis connects with an inside leg kick.
Kokkalis comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Shirahama ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Shirahama connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kokkalis momentarily.
Shirahama moves away from the strike by Kokkalis.
A big right from Kokkalis misses.
Nice body punch from Kokkalis.
Kokkalis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shirahama.
Kokkalis looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
No joy there for Shirahama, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kokkalis lands with a straight right. Shirahama didn't see that one coming.
Kokkalis misses with a low kick.
Shirahama blocks a low kick nicely.
Kokkalis looks to land a body kick but Shirahama moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shirahama throws a low kick, looking for Kokkalis's leg but Kokkalis calmly moves out of range.
Kokkalis lands the left hand.
Kokkalis swings widly with a right hand
and Shirahama counters with a solid body kick.
Shirahama throws a leg kick but Kokkalis sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kokkalis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shirahama manages to avoid it.
Kokkalis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shirahama.
Shirahama keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kokkalis just misses with a punch to the body.
Shirahama fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A nice combination there by Shirahama.
Shirahama fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kokkalis manages to avoid it.
Kokkalis throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A shot to the body from Kokkalis misses
and Shirahama counters with a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shirahama misses with a body kick.
Shirahama tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shirahama avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kokkalis feints and then cracks Shirahama's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Shirahama down.
Kokkalis checks a leg kick nicely.
Shirahama works the jab nicely.
Shirahama shoots in for a takedown but Kokkalis shows good takedown defense.
Kokkalis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kokkalis swings for the body but Shirahama moves out of range.
Kokkalis throws a head kick that Shirahama semi-blocks.
Shirahama takes a jab right on the kisser.
Shirahama tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shirahama throws a leg kick
and Kokkalis counters with a good low kick that Shirahama was not able to check.
Kokkalis throws a nice outside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Kokkalis.
Vangelis Kokkalis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kokkalis with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A clash of legs there as Kokkalis blocks the low kick.
Kokkalis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kokkalis attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Shirahama darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kokkalis connects with a leg kick. Shirahama looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kokkalis misses with a leg kick
and Shirahama makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Shirahama thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kokkalis if he has to take too many more of those.
Kokkalis slips a jab and a cross from Shirahama.
Kokkalis takes a swing at Shirahama's ribcage but misses.
Vangelis Kokkalis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shirahama looks to land a right hand but Kokkalis moved out of range.
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!
Kokkalis fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Some wild striking there from Shirahama.
Kokkalis misses with a low kick.
Shirahama checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Shirahama takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kokkalis attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Shirahama misses with an uppercut.
Kokkalis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shirahama was well out of range. Poor timing from Kokkalis.
A jab from Kokkalis finds it's way through Shirahama's defenses.
Kokkalis works the jab nicely.
Shirahama jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Shirahama misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kokkalis feints and then cracks Shirahama's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Shirahama down.
Kokkalis rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Shirahama counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Shirahama is looking to chop away at Kokkalis's legs.
Kokkalis lands with a cross.
Shirahama tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kokkalis throws a leg kick but Shirahama sees it coming and moves out of range.
Shirahama throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kokkalis blocks a head kick by Shirahama.
Shirahama pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shirahama 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.
Kokkalis scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shirahama has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kokkalis finds it's way round the side to connect with Shirahama's head.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kokkalis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kokkalis darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Shirahama fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Shirahama throws a big shot that misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Shirahama as he connects with a hook.
Shirahama's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kokkalis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shirahama was well out of range. Poor timing from Kokkalis.
Kokkalis throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kokkalis throws a sloppy body shot
and Shirahama counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Kokkalis misses with a looping right.
Kokkalis avoids a kick to the body.
Shirahama blocks a jab.
Shirahama shoots in for a takedown but Kokkalis shows good takedown defense.
Vangelis Kokkalis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenichi Shirahama.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kokkalis with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Shirahama uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kokkalis.
Shirahama is trying desperately to land a takedown but Kokkalis is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Shirahama.
Kokkalis looks to land a right hand but Shirahama moved out of range.
Kokkalis lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A low kick from Shirahama misses
and Shirahama takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kokkalis misses with a low kick as Shirahama jumps back.
Kokkalis throws a wild body kick that Shirahama sees coming a mile off.
Kokkalis connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Shirahama momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kokkalis thuds his shin into the meat of Shirahama's side.
Shirahama looks gassed!
Kokkalis scores with a hook to the body. Shirahama takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kokkalis bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Shirahama's head.
Shirahama chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kokkalis can pounce on him.
Shirahama misses with a takedown attempt - Kokkalis sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kokkalis defending well as Shirahama loads up on a big left hand.
Shirahama tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kokkalis is able to avoid easily.
Shirahama fails to land the takedown.
Kokkalis attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Shirahama takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kokkalis ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kokkalis thumps Shirahama with a low kick.
Kokkalis lands a nice looking body shot.
Kokkalis is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Shirahama blocks a jab.
Kokkalis lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Shirahama takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kokkalis fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Shirahama has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Shirahama looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A punch lands to the side of Shirahama 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Shirahama takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Kokkalis tests Shirahama's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kokkalis looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kokkalis lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Shirahama at a distance.
That kick from Kokkalis tenderised Shirahama's leg. Shirahama is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kokkalis throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kokkalis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Shirahama. That did some damage!
Shirahama blocks a head kick by Kokkalis.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vangelis Kokkalis dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Shirahama gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kokkalis lands a lovely overhand right.
Shirahama checks a low kick from Kokkalis.
Shirahama blocks the body kick.
Kokkalis connects with an inside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Shirahama.
Kokkalis blocks the body kick.
Kokkalis feints and then cracks Shirahama's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Shirahama down.
Shirahama is breathing heavily.
Shirahama ducks under a wild hook from Kokkalis.
Shirahama on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kokkalis. Kokkalis obviously looking to wear him down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A shot to the liver by Kokkalis. Beautiful body shot.
Kokkalis avoids the body shot from Shirahama.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kokkalis throws a low kick but it's checked well by Shirahama.
Shirahama takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kokkalis scores with a nice strike.
Shirahama walks into a jab.
Shirahama swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kokkalis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shirahama can do to turn this around?
Shirahama swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shirahama misses with a body kick.
Shirahama 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.
Kokkalis thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kokkalis looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kokkalis misses with a series of wild punches.
Kokkalis lands a jab to the nose.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Shirahama might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Kokkalis has got the better of the exchanges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shirahama avoids the body shot from Kokkalis.
A telegraphed right hand from Kokkalis misses the target.
Kokkalis throws a body kick that misses.
Shirahama chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kokkalis ducks under a wild hook from Shirahama.
Shirahama slips a jab from Kokkalis.
Shirahama has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Shirahama misses with a left hand
and Kokkalis counters with a nice body shot.
Shirahama drops his hands momentarily and Kokkalis takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Shirahama moves out of range of the body kick.
Kokkalis punishes Shirahama's body with a nice straight punch.
Kokkalis looks to score with a jab to the body but Shirahama is just out of range.
Kokkalis tries to score with a low kick but Shirahama moves his leg out of the way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kokkalis pushes Shirahama away with a front kick.
Shirahama takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A bone on bone clash there as Shirahama blocks the leg kick.
Shirahama with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kokkalis to score with a decent uppercut.
Kokkalis thows a body shot but no joy.
Kokkalis lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Shirahama slips under a jab.
Kokkalis jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Shirahama throws a body kick that misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kokkalis. That's going to slow Shirahama down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A telegraphed right hand from Kokkalis misses the target.
Kokkalis swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Shirahama.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kokkalis scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheers as Kokkalis lands an impressive looking overhand right. Shirahama doesn't seem phased though.
Kokkalis misses with a body kick.
Shirahama moves out of range of the strikes.
Kokkalis scores with a shot to the body.
Shirahama lands a nice shot to the body.
Shirahama takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Shirahama throws a low kick, looking for Kokkalis's leg but Kokkalis calmly moves out of range.
Kokkalis throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Shirahama throws a lazy body kick
and Kokkalis counters with a stiff right hand.
Kokkalis connects with a looping right hand.
Shirahama throws a leg kick
and Kokkalis finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Shirahama takes one to the side of the head.
Kokkalis just misses with a punch to the body.
Shirahama takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kokkalis misses with a body shot.
Kokkalis lands a slapping body shot.
Kokkalis throws out a loose jab but Shirahama uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kokkalis misses with a wild body shot.
Shirahama throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kokkalis connects with a body shot that sends Shirahama's belly button to the back.
Shirahama shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kokkalis throws the kick towards the body but Shirahama avoids it.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kokkalis tries to work over Shirahama's front leg with a kick but Shirahama checks it.
Kokkalis misses with a right hand
and Shirahama counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vangelis Kokkalis is winning the standup battle so far.
Kokkalis throws a jab when Shirahama was well out of range.
Kokkalis fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Shirahama is out of range.
Shirahama checks a low kick from Kokkalis.
Kokkalis throws a right hand that Shirahama ducks under and follows up with a left that Shirahama also avoids with ease.
Kokkalis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kokkalis avoids the head kick by Shirahama.
Kokkalis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Shirahama throws a half hearted mid kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A slapping leg kick lands for Shirahama.
Shirahama takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Shirahama misses with a low kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kokkalis.
Shirahama checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Shirahama moves out of range as Kokkalis strikes.
A big right from Kokkalis misses.
Kokkalis jabs at Shirahama's body.
Kokkalis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Shirahama.
Shirahama will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kokkalis misses with a lunging right hand
and Shirahama counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kokkalis throws a leg kick which misses Shirahama's front leg but catches the back leg as Shirahama tries to avoid it.
Shirahama checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kokkalis throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kokkalis takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Kokkalis throws a body punch but Shirahama moves out of range.
Shirahama slips under a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kokkalis thows a body shot but no joy.
Kokkalis lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
No joy there for Shirahama, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Shirahama tries a head kick but it misses.
Shirahama needs to keep his hands up - Kokkalis had a free shot at his head there.
Kokkalis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kokkalis throws a hook but Shirahama avoids it easily.
Shirahama thumps Kokkalis with a low kick.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Shirahama throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Kokkalis was covering up waiting for the punch and Shirahama finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Kokkalis keeping moving, preventing Shirahama from controlling successfully.
Shirahama preventing the sweep.
Shirahama postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kokkalis looking for a sweep. Not yet Kokkalis, not yet.
Shirahama throws a big right hand that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shirahama stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kokkalis swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Shirahama postures up in Kokkalis's guard and throws a big left but Kokkalis blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vangelis Kokkalis dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Kokkalis lands with a thumping leg kick.
Shirahama throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A telegraphed right hand from Kokkalis misses the target.
Shirahama takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Shirahama is looking to slow Kokkalis down with leg kicks.
Shirahama with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Shirahama swings for the body but Kokkalis moves out of range.
Shirahama scores with a jab to the head.
Kokkalis takes a swing at Shirahama's ribcage but misses.
Shirahama misses with a kick to the body.
Kokkalis scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Shirahama doesn't seem bothered though.
Shirahama fails with the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kokkalis throws a right hand that misses
and Shirahama counters with a left to the body.
Some wild striking there from Kokkalis.
Kokkalis lands a jab to Shirahama's midsection.
Shirahama thows a body shot but no joy.
Kokkalis fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Shirahama has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Shirahama avoids a kick to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Shirahama.
Shirahama takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kokkalis throws a head kick that misses
and Shirahama cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Shirahama checks a low kick from Kokkalis.
Kokkalis misses with a right hand
and Shirahama counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kokkalis lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Shirahama has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Shirahama and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kokkalis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kokkalis scores with a leg kick.
Shirahama fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kokkalis is out of range.
Shirahama lands a jab to the head.
Shirahama is looking to slow Kokkalis down with leg kicks.
Kokkalis pivots, looking for a leg kick but Shirahama is out of range and Kokkalis settles back down.
Kokkalis bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Shirahama's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kokkalis takes a swing at Shirahama's ribcage but misses.
Shirahama ducks under a wild hook from Kokkalis.
Kokkalis misses with a wild body shot.
Kokkalis takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Shirahama moves out of range as Kokkalis strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kokkalis throws a series of punches but Shirahama avoids them all with ease.
Shirahama changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kokkalis tries to avoid it but Shirahama manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kokkalis to the ground. Kokkalis escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Vangelis Kokkalis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenichi Shirahama.
Shirahama thows a body kick. Kokkalis tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Kokkalis fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Shirahama looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kokkalis darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Shirahama closes the distance and clinches up with Kokkalis, looking for a takedown. Shirahama pushes Kokkalis against the cage but Kokkalis circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kokkalis throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kokkalis misses the shot to the body.
Shirahama swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kokkalis throws the kick towards the body but Shirahama avoids it.
Kokkalis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kokkalis misses with a hook to the body
and Shirahama counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Shirahama just misses with a punch to the body.
Shirahama staying out of range there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kokkalis. That's going to slow Shirahama down.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Shirahama is defended easily by Kokkalis.
Kokkalis takes a swing at Shirahama's ribcage but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shirahama checks a leg kick.
Kokkalis will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Kokkalis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kokkalis throws a lazy right hand but Shirahama sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shirahama has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kokkalis misses with a hook
and Shirahama counters with a stiff right hand.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kokkalis lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Shirahama has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Shirahama and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kokkalis misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kokkalis scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A jab from Kokkalis misses.
Shirahama misses with an uppercut.
Kokkalis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Shirahama moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kokkalis throws a jab but it's blocked by Shirahama.
Kokkalis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Shirahama. That did some damage!
Shirahama misses with a series of wild punches.
Kokkalis throws a hook to the side of Shirahama's head but Shirahama sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Kokkalis enables Shirahama to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Kokkalis manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Shirahama throws a big right hand that misses.
Shirahama cracks Kokkalis with a solid left hand.
Kokkalis wants to sweep here but Shirahama controlling him for the moment.
Kokkalis utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shirahama stopping the sweep attempt from Kokkalis.
Shirahama throws a big right hand that misses.
Kokkalis 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.
Shirahama is looking to work some ground and pound but Kokkalis has wrist control.
Kenichi Shirahama has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Shirahama trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Shirahama postures up in Kokkalis's guard and throws a big left but Kokkalis blocks it.
Shirahama throwing strikes but missing.
Shirahama is looking to work some ground and pound but Kokkalis has wrist control.
Shirahama preventing the sweep.
Kokkalis utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Shirahama has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kokkalis is trying to control the position from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Shirahama accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Shirahama accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kokkalis looking for a sweep. Not yet Kokkalis, not yet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kokkalis is on top in guard.
Shirahama keeping moving, preventing Kokkalis from controlling successfully.
Kokkalis connects with a couple of short punches.
Kokkalis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kokkalis wants to control from the top but Shirahama keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shirahama has his foot on Kokkalis's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kokkalis works his way back into a safe position though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kokkalis keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Shirahama's head.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Shirahama working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kokkalis doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kokkalis manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kokkalis might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Shirahama lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Kokkalis!
Kokkalis tries to lock up and control but Shirahama gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Shirahama misses with a head shot.
Shirahama landing strikes from the mount and Kokkalis is in trouble!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kokkalis wants to control but Shirahama is having none of it.
Kokkalis taking shots to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Vangelis Kokkalis.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kokkalis, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Vangelis Kokkalis!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Vangelis Kokkalis!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Vangelis Kokkalis!
Vangelis Kokkalis wins by unanimous decision!
Vangelis Kokkalis retains his heavyweight title!
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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Simon Bruce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jo El (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruce comes to the cage accompanied by I want it all. Simon Bruce has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Simon Bruce!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jo El!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
El misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bruce with a nice cross.
Bruce fakes high and swings low for a body shot but El manages to avoid it.
Nice uppercut there from Bruce.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bruce darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bruce tries to close the distance and clinch up but El swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bruce wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bruce misses with a wild body shot.
Bruce shoots in for a takedown but El shows good takedown defense.
El wants to land a leg kick but Bruce is out of range.
Bruce checks the leg kick.
Bruce ducks down and throws a hook to the body but El moves away.
Bruce swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bruce throws a right and a left that El avoids nicely.
Bruce tries to clinch up but El circles away and keeps his distance.
El misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
El shoots in for a takedown but Bruce shows good takedown defense.
Simon Bruce seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bruce fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bruce lands an overhand right.
El fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bruce scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Jo El has been cut.
El fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Simon Bruce has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jo El.
Bruce lands a nice shot that snaps El's head back.
El throws a solid leg kick but Bruce takes the impact on his shin and smiles at El.
Bruce turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
El takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bruce gets a clinch.
Bruce is looking for a takedown.
Bruce misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bruce is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruce can't find room to land a body shot as El controls the action.
Bruce scores with a shot to the side of El's head.
Good body shot from Bruce.
El on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
El trying to control the position but instead, Bruce has worked for underhooks and has pushed El into the cage.
Bruce tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bruce obliges.
El looks gassed!
Bruce digs a right hand underneath El's ribcage. El let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bruce tries to work over El's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bruce is pushing El up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Bruce tries to throw a body punch but El avoids it by throwing Bruce back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
El is trying to break the clinch but Bruce has him pressed against the cage.
Bruce blocks an uppercut.
Bruce makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bruce lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
El managing to block the knees to the body from Bruce.
Bruce misses with a body punch.
Bruce tries to work over El's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
El wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bruce has him pressed against the cage.
Bruce has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by El after a bit of a struggle.
Bruce throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bruce tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and El avoids it.
El blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
El prevents a body shot from Bruce.
Bruce tries to work over El's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
El tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bruce smiles and moves away.
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!
Bruce jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
El gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bruce just misses with a punch to the body.
El throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bruce shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. El eats them both and turns towards Bruce to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A jab lands there for Bruce.
Bruce lands with a nice combination. El backs away looking to recover.
Bruce lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
El is trying desperately to land a takedown but Bruce is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for El.
Bruce moves out of range of the body kick from El.
The crowd cheers as Bruce lands an impressive looking overhand right. El doesn't seem phased though.
Bruce avoids the head kick by El.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bruce!
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bruce fakes high and swings low for a body shot but El manages to avoid it.
Bruce turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
El keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bruce cracks El with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bruce misses with a double jab.
Bruce tries to clinch up.
Bruce lands a nice leg kick that just misses El's sensitive parts.
Bruce swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by El.
Bruce is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
El throws a head kick that misses
letting Bruce counter with a right hand.
El throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bruce stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bruce moves into the clinch successfully.
El has had enough of the clinch but Bruce keeps him there for the moment.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bruce tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bruce is leaning against El and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bruce goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bruce struggles to land a body shot inside as El controls his hands.
El tries to score a body lock takedown but Bruce shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Bruce misses with a body punch.
El prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bruce lands with a left to the head.
Bruce tries to work over El's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bruce digs a right hand into El's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on El's gas tank.
Bruce misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right hook to the body lands for Bruce.
Bruce slows down the pace here.
Bruce lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Bruce missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bruce thows a huge punch but El dodges it nicely.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
El is in trouble now - Bruce has advanced to mount!
Bruce working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bruce avoids the attempt from El to control.
Bruce lands a big shot there that rocks El but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bruce connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
El is rocked!
That has opened up Jo El's cut even more.
Bruce is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and El goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Bruce!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Simon Bruce!
Simon Bruce retains his super heavyweight title!
Simon Bruce made sure to mention his sponsor, [CBK] LEGAL HIGHS « AJFC↑ TRIPLE 160Q ® in his post fight interview.
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