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Bonecrusher. PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Time Boom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Giannacopulos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Time Boom has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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155 lbs
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163 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Very quick |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Time Boom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jake Giannacopulos!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yuuki Gou and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Giannacopulos fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Boom fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Boom stuffs the takedown.
Giannacopulos is trying hard to land a takedown here. Boom sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Time Boom has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Giannacopulos.
Giannacopulos takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Giannacopulos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Giannacopulos changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Boom tries to avoid it but Giannacopulos manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Boom to the ground. Boom escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Boom misses with an attempted mid kick.
Boom works the jab nicely.
Boom misses with a body kick.
Giannacopulos takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Giannacopulos.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Boom tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Boom on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Boom tries to get out of the position.
Boom is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Giannacopulos's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giannacopulos stops Boom from getting back to his feet.
Giannacopulos perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Giannacopulos is working for a kimura but Boom is defending it quite comfortably.
Giannacopulos is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Boom defends it well.
Boom is looking to improve his position.
Giannacopulos stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Boom to get to his feet.
Giannacopulos fails to land the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giannacopulos misses with a low kick.
Boom is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Giannacopulos shoots in and drives through. Boom sprawls well.
Boom rushes Giannacopulos and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Boom wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Giannacopulos jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Boom walks away with a smile on his face. Giannacopulos gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Giannacopulos tries for a takedown but Boom sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Boom gets a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boom is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Giannacopulos is trying to pull guard but Boom has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boom pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Giannacopulos drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Giannacopulos stands up.
Giannacopulos shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Boom counters with a one-two to the body.
Boom forces Giannacopulos back against the cage and clinches.
Giannacopulos is trying to pull guard but Boom has him pressed against the cage.
Giannacopulos fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Boom pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giannacopulos tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Giannacopulos tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Boom smiles and moves away.
Boom is looking to clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Giannacopulos shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Boom defends it nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Giannacopulos shoots in looking for a takedown but Boom manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Giannacopulos's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A head kick misses from Boom.
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 Time Boom will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Boom misses with a body kick.
Nice takedown defense from Boom. No joy for Giannacopulos on that attempt.
Boom throws a one two combo.
The fight stays on the outside here - Boom looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Giannacopulos drives through with a takedown into Boom's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Giannacopulos is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Giannacopulos advances position into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Giannacopulos stands up and beckons Boom to his feet.
Boom misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giannacopulos has his takedown stuffed
and Boom counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Giannacopulos bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
A lull in the action here as Giannacopulos stalls from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boom tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Giannacopulos wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Boom tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Giannacopulos presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Giannacopulos stands up from mount. Strange move.
No luck for Giannacopulos with that takedown attempt.
Time Boom has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Giannacopulos.
Giannacopulos swats away the attempt to clinch by Boom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Giannacopulos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Boom tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Giannacopulos feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Boom's calf.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boom tries to sprawl but Giannacopulos drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Boom is rocked!
Giannacopulos decides to return to a standing position.
Oh Boom is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Giannacopulos shoots and scores a devastating slam takedown! Boom is unconscious as Giannacopulos celebrates over his stricken foe!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Slam). Jake Giannacopulos!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Roy Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kotaro Fuma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
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158 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Roy Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Kotaro Fuma!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fuma looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Thomas clinches with his opponent.
Thomas is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Fuma gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Thomas turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Thomas staying calm.
Thomas lands a few punches from side control.
Thomas has hold of Fuma's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Fuma tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Thomas cranks the arm and Fuma screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Fuma, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Roy Thomas!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bronko Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takamoura Mamarou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Azad - Bandog. Mamarou has chosen R Kelly-World Greatest as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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194 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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207 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Basic striking
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bronko Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takamoura Mamarou!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Sano and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mamarou feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Johnson striking off his back but it's not causing Mamarou any problems.
Johnson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mamarou won't allow Johnson to sweep him here.
Johnson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Mamarou with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Mamarou tries to stand but Johnson is controlling from the bottom.
Johnson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mamarou stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Johnson throws up his legs and catches Mamarou in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Mamarou tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Johnson! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Bronko Johnson!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kengo Watanabe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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198 lbs
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193 lbs
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Dangerous GnP
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kengo Watanabe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nick Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pierre takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
It looks like Nick Pierre has been cut.
Pierre throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Watanabe's waist but Watanabe gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pierre off to one side.
Pierre misses with a takedown attempt - Watanabe sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Watanabe closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Pierre's guard.
Pierre has momentary wrist control but Watanabe slips an elbow through the middle.
Pierre is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Watanabe loads up on a big left hand. Pierre felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Watanabe looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Pierre can't hide his disappointment, as Watanabe celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kengo Watanabe!
Kengo Watanabe 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Luis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tibo Asztalos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luis comes to the cage accompanied by Creu. Tibo Asztalos will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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190 lbs
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Basic striking
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gabriel Luis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tibo Asztalos!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Asztalos cracks Luis with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Luis looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Asztalos finish him?
Luis is rocked!
It looks like Gabriel Luis has been cut.
Luis looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Luis moves out of range of the strikes.
Oh Luis is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Luis staying out of range there.
A big right from Asztalos misses.
Asztalos misses with a looping right.
Asztalos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Luis.
A telegraphed right hand from Asztalos misses the target.
Luis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Asztalos.
Luis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Asztalos.
Luis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Asztalos throws a hook to the side of Luis's head but Luis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Asztalos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Luis.
Asztalos lands a nice looking body shot.
Luis moves out of range as Asztalos strikes.
Asztalos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Luis.
Asztalos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Asztalos misses with a hook.
Luis slips a straight right by Asztalos.
Luis slips under a jab.
Luis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Asztalos.
Asztalos throws out a loose jab but Luis uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Asztalos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Luis moves out of range as Asztalos strikes.
Asztalos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Luis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Asztalos.
Luis blocks a jab.
Luis ducks under a wild hook from Asztalos.
Luis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Asztalos.
A telegraphed right hand from Asztalos misses the target.
Luis slips a straight right by Asztalos.
Asztalos throws a hook to the side of Luis's head but Luis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Asztalos throws an overhand right that lands on Luis's shoulder, as Luis tries to avoid the shot.
Luis moves away from the strike by Asztalos.
Luis moves out of range of the strikes.
Asztalos throws a hook but Luis avoids it easily.
Asztalos throws the left hand but Luis avoids the punch easily.
Asztalos connects with a body shot that sends Luis's belly button to the back.
Asztalos throws a hook to the side of Luis's head but Luis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Asztalos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Asztalos throws a lazy right hand but Luis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Asztalos throws the left hand but Luis avoids the punch easily.
Luis slips under a jab.
Luis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Asztalos.
Asztalos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Asztalos looks to land a left hand but Luis moved out of range nicely.
The fighters circling - Asztalos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Luis takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Asztalos throws a hook but Luis avoids it easily.
Asztalos misses with a hook.
Asztalos missing with a left hand there. Luis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asztalos loads up on a big right hand but Luis slips the punch.
Asztalos misses with a hook. Luis ducked under it nicely.
Asztalos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Luis.
Asztalos might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A telegraphed right hand from Asztalos misses the target.
Luis defending well as Asztalos loads up on a big left hand.
Luis darts in trying to clinch
and Asztalos counters with a straight right hand.
A jab from Asztalos misses.
Asztalos looks to throw the jab but Luis is out of range.
Asztalos misses with a looping left.
Luis ducks under a wild hook from Asztalos.
A jab from Asztalos misses.
Asztalos throws a lazy right hand but Luis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Asztalos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Luis.
Luis blocks a jab.
Luis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Asztalos.
Asztalos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Asztalos loads up on a big right hand but Luis slips the punch.
Nice defenses there by Luis.
Asztalos misses the jab.
Asztalos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Luis slips a jab from Asztalos.
Luis closes the distance looking to clinch
and Asztalos counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Luis fails with a takedown attempt.
Asztalos throws a lazy right hand but Luis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Asztalos throws a shot from downtown. Luis moves away and avoids it.
Tibo Asztalos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Asztalos misses with an uppercut.
Asztalos throws a hook but Luis blocks it.
Luis closes the distance looking to clinch
and Asztalos counters with a straight right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Asztalos throws a hook to the side of Luis's head but Luis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Asztalos throws a hook but Luis blocks it.
Luis blocks a jab.
Asztalos looks to land a left hand but Luis moved out of range nicely.
A head kick by Luis misses
and Asztalos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Luis looks for a takedown but Asztalos sprawls well.
Asztalos misses with an uppercut. Luis saw that one coming.
Luis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Asztalos misses with a looping left.
Asztalos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Asztalos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Luis.
Asztalos misses with a looping right.
Luis shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Asztalos but Asztalos pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gabriel Luis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Luis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Asztalos.
Asztalos is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Asztalos.
Asztalos throws an overhand right that lands on Luis's shoulder, as Luis tries to avoid the shot.
Luis shoots in looking for a takedown. Asztalos tries to sprawl out of it but Luis keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Asztalos manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Asztalos lands with a nice body punch.
Asztalos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Asztalos displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Luis.
Asztalos throws a lazy right hand but Luis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A slow jab from Asztalos misses its intended target.
Luis moves to clinch but Asztalos breaks away
and Asztalos counters with a nice body shot.
Luis moves out of range as Asztalos strikes.
Asztalos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Luis tries to clinch but Asztalos moves away
and Asztalos counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Luis slips a jab from Asztalos.
Asztalos loads up on a big right hand but Luis slips the punch.
A big left from Asztalos misses.
Asztalos throws a looping overhand right but Luis ducks down to avoid it.
Asztalos loads up on a big right hand but Luis slips the punch.
Asztalos looks to land a right hand but Luis moved out of range.
Asztalos misses with an uppercut. Luis saw that one coming.
Asztalos throws the left hand but Luis avoids the punch easily.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Luis. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Asztalos circles away from the clinch attempt
and Asztalos counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Luis slips under a jab.
Asztalos misses with a straight right.
Luis tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Asztalos counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Luis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Asztalos.
Asztalos misses with a hook. Luis ducked under it nicely.
Luis moves out of range of the strikes.
Asztalos throws a shot from downtown. Luis moves away and avoids it.
Asztalos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Luis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Asztalos.
Asztalos throws a looping overhand right but Luis ducks down to avoid it.
Asztalos throws a hook to the side of Luis's head but Luis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Asztalos misses with a looping right.
Asztalos throws a shot from downtown. Luis moves away and avoids it.
Asztalos misses with a hook. Luis ducked under it nicely.
Luis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Asztalos.
A big right from Asztalos misses.
Asztalos looks to land a right hand but Luis moved out of range.
Luis slips a straight right by Asztalos.
Luis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Asztalos.
Asztalos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Luis.
Asztalos throws a looping overhand right but Luis ducks down to avoid it.
Asztalos looks to throw the jab but Luis is out of range.
Asztalos looks to land a right hand but Luis moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luis slips under a jab from Asztalos.
Asztalos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Asztalos throws a jab when Luis was well out of range.
Asztalos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Luis.
Luis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Asztalos.
A swing and a miss from Asztalos.
Luis slips under a jab.
Luis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Asztalos.
Asztalos misses the jab.
Luis fails with a takedown attempt.
Asztalos throws a jab but it's blocked by Luis.
Asztalos looks to land a right hand but Luis moved out of range.
Luis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A slow jab from Asztalos misses its intended target.
Luis ducks under a wild hook from Asztalos.
A head kick by Luis misses
and Asztalos counters with a straight right hand.
Asztalos cracks a nice hook into Luis's ribs.
Asztalos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Asztalos misses with a looping right.
A big right from Asztalos misses.
Asztalos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Asztalos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Luis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Asztalos misses with a straight right.
Asztalos misses with a hook.
Luis blocks a jab.
Asztalos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Luis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Asztalos.
Luis tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Asztalos counter with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Asztalos misses with an uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Asztalos misses the target.
Luis ducks under a wild hook from Asztalos.
A slow jab from Asztalos misses its intended target.
Asztalos throws a hook but Luis blocks it.
Asztalos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Asztalos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Asztalos misses with a looping left.
Luis slips under a jab.
Asztalos throws a lazy right hand but Luis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Asztalos misses with a hook.
Asztalos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Asztalos throws a jab when Luis was well out of range.
Luis moves away from the strike by Asztalos.
Asztalos throws a hook but Luis blocks it.
Asztalos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Luis.
Asztalos misses the jab.
Luis slips under a jab from Asztalos.
Asztalos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Asztalos throws a looping overhand right but Luis ducks down to avoid it.
Luis slips a jab from Asztalos.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luis darts in trying to clinch
and Asztalos counters with a straight right hand.
Luis moves away from the strike by Asztalos.
Asztalos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Luis.
Nice defenses there by Luis.
Asztalos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Luis.
Luis moves out of range of the strikes.
Asztalos throws a hook to the side of Luis's head but Luis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Asztalos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Luis staying out of range there.
Asztalos throws a big shot that misses.
Asztalos misses with an uppercut.
Luis looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Luis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Asztalos.
Asztalos throws a hook but Luis blocks it.
Luis with a poor takedown
and Asztalos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Asztalos throws a shot to the body.
Luis staying out of range there.
A big left from Asztalos misses.
Asztalos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Luis slips under a jab.
Nice defenses there by Luis.
Asztalos is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Luis had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Luis moves out of range of the strikes.
Asztalos keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Asztalos throws a looping overhand right but Luis ducks down to avoid it.
Luis slips a jab from Asztalos.
Luis staying out of range there.
Nice takedown defense from Asztalos. No joy for Luis on that attempt.
Luis moves out of range as Asztalos strikes.
Luis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Asztalos.
Asztalos throws a big shot that misses.
Luis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Asztalos lands a jab to Luis's midsection.
Luis shoots in but no luck this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Asztalos throws a lazy right hand but Luis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Luis gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Asztalos scores with a counter punch that sends Luis to the canvas! Asztalos smells blood - he's punishing Luis with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Luis has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tibo Asztalos!
Tibo Asztalos seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Manny Ribera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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168 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Manny Ribera!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nick Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Hirohito Nitta and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz has managed to clinch.
Diaz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ribera throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Diaz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Diaz throws a lazy right hand but Ribera sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ribera looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ribera tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Diaz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Diaz darts in and clinches Ribera up against the cage.
Diaz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ribera is pushing Diaz up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Ribera manages to break the clinch.
Ribera tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Diaz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ribera tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Diaz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ribera throws a lazy right hand but Diaz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nick Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz clinches up against the cage.
Ribera tries to pull guard but Diaz holds him up against the cage and eventually Ribera drops back down to his feet.
Ribera fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manny Ribera. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribera jumps guard but Diaz stands there with Ribera around his waist. Ribera gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ribera is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Diaz is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ribera is keeping busy.
Diaz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ribera.
Ribera jumps guard but Diaz turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A short uppercut from Ribera.
Ribera blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ribera is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Ribera tries to stall but Diaz uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ribera lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ribera lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Diaz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ribera lands with a left to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ribera tries for a takedown but Diaz manages to get underhooks.
Diaz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ribera escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
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!
Ribera steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Diaz.
Ribera moves in looking to clinch but Diaz pushes him off.
Ribera is looking to clinch.
Ribera misses the shot to the body.
Nick Diaz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ribera looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Horrible takedown by Ribera or perhaps it was just good defense by Diaz which made him look bad.
Ribera tries to close the distance and clinch but Diaz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Diaz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ribera thows a body shot but no joy.
Diaz clinches up against the cage.
Ribera blocks an uppercut.
Ribera stalling against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ribera breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed right hand from Diaz misses the target.
Diaz closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Diaz misses with a hook from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Diaz.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Diaz.
Diaz wants to break free but Ribera has control.
Ribera successfully pulls guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Ribera is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Diaz defends well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diaz with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ribera looking to hit a scissor sweep but Diaz is one step ahead there.
Ribera working for a triangle but Diaz defends it easily.
Ribera is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Diaz defends well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ribera is on top in guard.
Riberais looking to pass into half guard but Diaz pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Diaz is in guard.
Ribera 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.
Diaz wants to get up but he can't break Ribera's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Diaz is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Ribera has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Diaz is looking to defend but Ribera has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Diaz! Ribera pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Diaz taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Manny Ribera!
Manny Ribera is the new lightweight champion!
After the big win, Manny Ribera made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors [CBK] LEGAL HIGHS « AJFC↑ TRIPLE 160Q ® and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between el Steveo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akisame Koetsuji (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koetsuji has chosen Ultimate Battle as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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175 lbs
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175 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, el Steveo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Akisame Koetsuji!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steveo takes one to the chin there.
Koetsuji throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Steveo to counter with a crisp jab.
Steveo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Koetsuji moves away.
Steveo slips a jab from Koetsuji.
Koetsuji closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Koetsuji tries to land a knee to the head but Steveo blocks with his arms.
Koetsuji is pressed up against the cage. Steveo has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Koetsuji down to the mat. Koetsuji avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Steveo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Koetsuji.
Koetsuji throws a body punch but Steveo moves out of range.
Koetsuji misses with a wild combination.
Koetsuji throws a head kick but Steveo moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steveo throws a sloppy body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Koetsuji cracks Steveo with an uppercut from hell and Steveo crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Koetsuji's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
Steveo is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Koetsuji throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Steveo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Koetsuji looking to pass the guard.
Steveo wants to stand but Koetsuji is controlling the position.
Koetsuji wants to pass the guard but Steveo is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koetsuji has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Koetsuji thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Steveo is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Koetsuji is controlling him.
Koetsuji working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Koetsuji loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Koetsuji trying to control but Steveo is working from the bottom.
Koetsuji working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koetsuji sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Steveo's guard.
Steveo regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Koetsuji.
Koetsuji throws a strike but Steveo rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Koetsuji lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Steveo!
Koetsuji looking to finish Steveo with some ground and pound. This is bad for Steveo!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steveo is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Koetsuji throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Koetsuji landing strikes from the mount.
Oh Steveo is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big strike lands for Koetsuji! That's really hurt Steveo and he's turned his back - Koetsuji keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Koetsuji jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Akisame Koetsuji! Akisame Koetsuji retains his welterweight title!
After the big win, Akisame Koetsuji made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors ATTICUS BLACK and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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