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LFL 62 - Kazarian vs Sanders 3 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Grey Maynard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shinya Alkofer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
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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 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Grey Maynard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shinya Alkofer!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alkofer throws out a loose jab but Maynard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alkofer wants to clinch.
Maynard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Maynard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alkofer.
Alkofer moves into the clinch.
Maynard is looking for a takedown.
Maynard prevents Alkofer from breaking the clinch.
Alkofer working hard to break the clinch.
Maynard tries to pull guard but Alkofer forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Alkofer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alkofer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Maynard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Alkofer tries to clinch up.
Maynard keeps the fight on the outside.
Alkofer wants to clinch but Maynard slips to the side
and Maynard counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Shinya Alkofer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maynard ducks under a wild hook from Alkofer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alkofer throws a lazy uppercut
and Maynard counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Alkofer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Alkofer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Alkofer throws a lazy right hand but Maynard sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Alkofer tries to clinch up
and Maynard counters with a nice uppercut.
Maynard slips a straight right by Alkofer.
Alkofer scores with the left hand. Maynard knows he should have avoided that one.
Alkofer moves away from the strike by Maynard.
Alkofer uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Maynard has time to react.
Alkofer tries to clinch there but Maynard circles away.
Alkofer swings widly with a right hand
and Maynard counters with a left and a right that stings Alkofer.
Alkofer is looking to clinch.
Alkofer tries to clinch up but Maynard circles away and keeps his distance.
Alkofer tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alkofer tries to clinch up.
Maynard circles away from the clinch attempt.
Alkofer misses with a right hand
and Maynard counters with a nice body shot.
Maynard slips a jab from Alkofer.
Alkofer is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Alkofer throws a poor cross that misses
and Maynard counters with a series of strikes. Alkofer will be more careful next time no doubt.
Maynard steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Alkofer.
Alkofer tries to clinch there but Maynard circles away.
Alkofer tries to clinch up but Maynard circles away and keeps his distance.
Alkofer throws a hook but Maynard blocks it.
Maynard ducks under a wild hook from Alkofer.
Alkofer rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Maynard connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fighters circling - Maynard throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Shinya Alkofer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Alkofer moves into the clinch successfully.
Alkofer prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grey Maynard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maynard tries to pull guard but Alkofer won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alkofer is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Maynard is breathing heavily.
Maynard has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Alkofer avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Alkofer breaks from the clinch.
Alkofer 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.
Alkofer moves to clinch but Maynard breaks away
and Maynard counters with a series of strikes. Alkofer will be more careful next time no doubt.
Alkofer misses with a looping right.
Alkofer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Maynard.
A telegraphed right hand from Alkofer misses the target.
Alkofer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Alkofer 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.
Alkofer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Maynard slips under a jab.
Alkofer throws a hook but Maynard avoids it easily.
Alkofer doesn't manage to clinch there - Maynard circles away.
Alkofer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Maynard.
Alkofer scores with a punch to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maynard circles away from the clinch attempt.
Alkofer throws a jab but it's blocked by Maynard.
Alkofer throws a looping overhand right but Maynard ducks down to avoid it.
Alkofer forces Maynard back against the cage and clinches.
Alkofer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Maynard keeps the fight on the outside.
Alkofer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Maynard manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Alkofer missing with a left hand there. Maynard was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Alkofer closes the distance and pushes Maynard back into the cage.
Alkofer breaks from the clinch.
Alkofer clinches.
Alkofer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alkofer gets caught flat footed, as Maynard shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Alkofer has his feet on Maynard's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
A slow jab from Alkofer misses its intended target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shinya Alkofer dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Maynard throws a lazy right hand but Alkofer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Alkofer has managed to clinch.
Alkofer breaks from the clinch.
Alkofer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Alkofer moves in looking to clinch but Maynard pushes him off.
Alkofer tries to clinch up
and Maynard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Alkofer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Alkofer doesn't manage to clinch there - Maynard circles away.
Alkofer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Maynard lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Alkofer circles away quickly and effectively.
Maynard circles away from the clinch attempt.
Alkofer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Maynard swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Alkofer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alkofer gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Maynard gets tackled into the cage by Alkofer. Alkofer maintains the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alkofer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alkofer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Maynard swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Alkofer closes the distance looking to clinch
and Maynard makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Maynard misses with a wild combination.
Maynard slips a straight right by Alkofer.
Alkofer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Maynard sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Maynard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Maynard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A lazy left from Alkofer finds it's target.
Alkofer has taken the fight to the clinch.
Alkofer stops a takedown attempt from Maynard.
Maynard is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Alkofer breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alkofer tries to clinch up.
Alkofer tries to clinch up
and Maynard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Maynard gets tackled into the cage by Alkofer. Alkofer maintains the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maynard drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Maynard gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Alkofer wriggles free and stands up.
Alkofer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Maynard manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Alkofer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Maynard throws a body punch but Alkofer moves out of range.
Alkofer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Maynard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alkofer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Maynard.
Shinya Alkofer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Alkofer throws the left hand but Maynard avoids the punch easily.
Alkofer takes the fight into the clinch.
Alkofer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alkofer swings widly with a right hand
and Maynard counters with a left and a right that stings Alkofer.
Maynard avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Alkofer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Alkofer throws a hook to the side of Maynard's head but Maynard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Alkofer gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Alkofer tries to circle away but Maynard has him pinned against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Alkofer's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Maynard looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grey Maynard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alkofer breaks from the clinch.
Alkofer throws out a loose jab but Maynard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alkofer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Maynard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alkofer moves to clinch but Maynard breaks away
and Maynard counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Alkofer keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maynard misses with an uppercut.
Maynard takes one to the side of the head.
Maynard throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Alkofer throws out a loose jab but Maynard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alkofer clinches.
Alkofer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Alkofer gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Maynard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maynard misses with the combination.
Alkofer misses the jab.
Alkofer throws a hook but Maynard avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shinya Alkofer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Alkofer tries to clinch but Maynard moves out of range.
Alkofer throws the left hand but Maynard avoids the punch easily.
Alkofer tries to clinch but Maynard is having none of it.
Alkofer throws a jab when Maynard was well out of range.
Alkofer loads up on a big right hand but Maynard slips the punch.
Alkofer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alkofer moves in looking to clinch but Maynard pushes him off.
Alkofer wants to clinch up but Maynard keeps it at a distance.
Alkofer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Maynard.
Alkofer tries to close the distance and clinch but Maynard swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Alkofer throws a right hand that misses
and Maynard counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Alkofer misses with a lunging right hand
and Maynard counters with a straight right hand.
A jab lands there for Alkofer.
Alkofer drives through and clinches with Maynard against the cage.
Alkofer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Maynard bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alkofer tries to clinch but Maynard is having none of it.
A big left from Alkofer misses.
Alkofer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Alkofer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Maynard swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Maynard steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Alkofer.
Alkofer throws a shot from downtown. Maynard moves away and avoids it.
A punch lands to the side of Maynard 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Maynard keeps the fight on the outside.
Alkofer throws a lazy right hand but Maynard sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Alkofer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Maynard counters with a three punch combo that has Alkofer backing up. Alkofer nods at Maynard to acknowledge the strikes.
Alkofer wants to clinch.
Alkofer darts in trying to clinch
and Maynard counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Alkofer moves in looking to clinch but Maynard pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alkofer is looking to clinch.
Maynard lands with a nice combination. Alkofer backs away looking to recover.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Alkofer stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Alkofer thuds his right hand into Maynard's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice defenses there by Maynard.
Alkofer has closed the distance and engaged Maynard in a clinch.
Alkofer manages to break the clinch.
Alkofer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Alkofer slips a straight right by Maynard.
Alkofer misses with a looping left.
Maynard scores with a jab. Alkofer acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Alkofer scores with a nice strike.
Maynard gets tackled into the cage by Alkofer. Alkofer maintains the clinch.
Alkofer breaks the clinch.
Maynard connects with the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Alkofer misses.
Maynard misses with a wild body shot.
Alkofer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Alkofer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Maynard swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Alkofer tries to clinch up.
Alkofer swings widly with a right hand
and Maynard counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Maynard bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Maynard throws an overhand right that lands on Alkofer's shoulder, as Alkofer tries to avoid the shot.
Maynard works Alkofer's body with a nice hook.
Maynard looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Alkofer cracks Maynard with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Maynard takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Maynard is rocked!
Alkofer tries to clinch there but Maynard circles away.
Oh Maynard is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Alkofer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Alkofer scores with a sloppy right hand. Maynard should have avoided that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alkofer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Alkofer fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alkofer gets a clinch.
Alkofer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Maynard bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Alkofer pounces like a tiger and cracks Maynard with a vicious hook! Maynard is down but not out! Alkofer follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Shinya Alkofer!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ned Stanley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hideo Kyoyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Ned Stanley has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ned Stanley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hideo Kyoyama!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kyoyama avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kyoyama shoots for a double leg takedown but Stanley sprawls well. He's pushed Kyoyama's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Stanley wants to clinch but Kyoyama slips to the side
and Kyoyama counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Stanley's guard now.
Stanley will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Stanley avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Stanley is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Kyoyama dives into side control.
Stanley can't do much from the bottom here.
Kyoyama throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Kyoyama lands a few punches from side control.
Kyoyama looks up at the clock and then as Stanley takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Kyoyama smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Stanley is trying to control Kyoyama's posture but Kyoyama avoids it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
You can see the frustration on Stanley's face as Kyoyama controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stanley wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanley is not content to let Kyoyama control the position.
Stanley defending against the ground and pound.
Stanley is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Stanley can't do much from the bottom here.
The strikes coming from Kyoyama are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Stanley takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
An elbow from Kyoyama crashes against the mat.
Stanley controls the position for a moment.
Stanley looks to move to half guard but instead Kyoyama has passed into mount! Damn!
Kyoyama pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Stanley knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kyoyama on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kyoyama working Stanley over with strikes here.
Kyoyama with the ground and pound from mount.
Stanley on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Stanley tries to get out of the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kyoyama dominating with strikes here.
Kyoyama looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Stanley is looking to get to half guard.
Kyoyama landing shots from mount.
Kyoyama unloading with bombs!
Kyoyama putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Kyoyama connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Kyoyama pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Kyoyama landing strikes, looking to finish!
Stanley tries to lock up and control but Kyoyama gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Kyoyama trying to control but Stanley is having none of it.
A nice elbow there by Kyoyama.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kyoyama working the ground and pound effectively.
Kyoyama lands a nice shot to the head.
Kyoyama scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Stanley?
Kyoyama lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Kyoyama putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Kyoyama connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Kyoyama cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Kyoyama landing shots from mount.
Kyoyama can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Stanley is looking to escape.
Kyoyama controlling the position easily from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stanley is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kyoyama takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Kyoyama raining down hammerfists from mount.
Kyoyama looking to finish Stanley with some ground and pound. This is bad for Stanley!
Kyoyama in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Kyoyama controlling from mount.
Kyoyama lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Stanley hang on?
Stanley tries to reverse the position but Kyoyama maintains control.
Kyoyama trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kyoyama postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Stanley looks a forlorn figure.
Kyoyama has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kyoyama looking to control but Stanley is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hideo Kyoyama dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Stanley throws a jab but it's blocked by Kyoyama.
Stanley fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kyoyama shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Stanley is trying to defend but Kyoyama finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Stanley on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Kyoyama missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kyoyama thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Stanley's head.
Stanley on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kyoyama is looking to take a break and control but Stanley is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kyoyama has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Stanley is trying to stand up here but Kyoyama is controlling him well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyoyama wants to take a breather but Stanley is having none of it.
Kyoyama thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Stanley's head.
Kyoyama winds up and cracks Stanley with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Kyoyama trying to control from half guard but Stanley is working away.
Kyoyama winds up and cracks Stanley with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Kyoyama lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Stanley is trying to stand up here but Kyoyama is controlling him well.
Kyoyama wants to pass to mount but Stanley is defending the position.
Kyoyama is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Stanley!
Kyoyama lands a big elbow.
Kyoyama looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kyoyama raining down shots from the mount!
Kyoyama pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Kyoyama lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Stanley hang on?
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Kyoyama cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Kyoyama connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Stanley is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Kyoyama looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Kyoyama is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Kyoyama lands a heavy elbow.
The referee warns Stanley that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Kyoyama punishing his opponent with strikes.
Kyoyama landing punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kyoyama controlling the pace for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kyoyama looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Kyoyama lands a heavy elbow.
Kyoyama is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Stanley can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Kyoyama with the ground and pound from mount.
Kyoyama is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Stanley can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kyoyama lands a heavy elbow.
The referee warns Stanley that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Kyoyama controlling the position easily from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee warns Stanley that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Kyoyama is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kyoyama controlling the position easily from mount.
Kyoyama with the ground and pound from mount.
Kyoyama lands with some strikes.
Stanley wants to hold on but Kyoyama pushes him away.
Kyoyama cracks Stanley with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Kyoyama punishing his opponent with strikes.
Kyoyama with good strikes from the mount here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stanley in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Stanley is in a horrible position here. Kyoyama smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Kyoyama unloading with bombs!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hideo Kyoyama showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Kyoyama misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Stanley closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Stanley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stanley with a nice cross.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stanley looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kyoyama drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Kyoyama trying to control the action but Stanley is working from the bottom.
Kyoyama in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanley is trying to escape the position but Kyoyama is controlling the position.
Kyoyama scoring with punches from side control.
Kyoyama working the head and body with strikes.
Check out the look on Kyoyama's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Stanley can't do much from the bottom here.
Stanley takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Kyoyama landing strikes.
Kyoyama tries to move to mount but Stanley blocks the move with his legs.
Kyoyama working away.
Kyoyama landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Kyoyama working the head with strikes.
Kyoyama working the head and body with strikes.
Ned Stanley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kyoyama scoring with punches from side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kyoyama looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Stanley is avoiding damage well.
Kyoyama creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Stanley taking a bit of punishment here - Kyoyama scoring with strikes.
Kyoyama lands a few punches from side control.
Hideo Kyoyama has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kyoyama lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Stanley down.
The referee asks Kyoyama politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Kyoyama prefers to stall for the moment though.
Kyoyama landing a few strikes.
Kyoyama wants to lay and pray for a moment but Stanley keeps working.
Kyoyama in side control lands a decent elbow.
Stanley is trying to control Kyoyama's posture but Kyoyama avoids it.
Kyoyama trying to control the position but Stanley is working away.
Stanley wants to get back to his feet but Kyoyama drags him back down.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kyoyama lands a nice forearm strike.
Kyoyama scores with a couple of short elbows.
Kyoyama lands some shots froms side control.
Kyoyama working the head and body with strikes.
Kyoyama is looking to take a break and control but Stanley is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Stanley takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Kyoyama lands a nice forearm strike.
Kyoyama in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Kyoyama wants to lay and pray for a moment but Stanley keeps working.
Kyoyama cracks Stanley with a big right hand but Stanley just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stanley takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Kyoyama trying to control the position but Stanley is working away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stanley is looking for a sweep.
Kyoyama lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Kyoyama working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Stanley tries to improve position but can't.
Kyoyama wants to lay and pray for a moment but Stanley keeps working.
Kyoyama working the head with strikes.
Stanley being controlled for a moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kyoyama is chipping away with strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hideo Kyoyama comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kyoyama winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 26:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 26:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hideo Kyoyama!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Freddie Fiddler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buffalo Ushijima (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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245 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Freddie Fiddler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Buffalo Ushijima!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Taro Takaoka and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ushijima gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fiddler lands an elbow just above Ushijima 's eye.
It looks like Buffalo Ushijima has been cut.
Ushijima tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Fiddler obliges.
Fiddler scores a nice knee to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ushijima.
Fiddler working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fiddler unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ushijima lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ushijima looks gassed!
Fiddler working Ushijima over with knees to the body.
Fiddler landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Fiddler lands an elbow inside that Ushijima shrugs off.
Fiddler cracks Ushijima with a nice body shot.
Fiddler lands with a left to the head.
Fiddler lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ushijima backwards.
Fiddler working Ushijima over with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Fiddler.
A body shot lands from Fiddler.
A short left from Fiddler.
That has opened up Buffalo Ushijima's cut even more.
Fiddler lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ushijima backwards.
Fiddler lands a big knee to the head and Ushijima goes down! Fiddler is looking to finish!
Ushijima is rocked!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Fiddler works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Ushijima is still in real trouble! Can Fiddler finish him?
Fiddler scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Ushijima is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Fiddler can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Freddie Fiddler!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gareth Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akira Shinsato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Kiss - Nowhere to run. Shinsato has chosen Yoshi Story as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Akira Shinsato has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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199 lbs
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187 lbs
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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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gareth Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Akira Shinsato!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yuuki Gou and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shinsato feints and as Smith raises his hands in defense, Shinsato changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Shinsato decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Smith, up you get!
Shinsato fails to land with a series of punches.
Shinsato closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Smith quickly recovers to half guard.
Shinsato wants to stand up but Smith has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Smith is trying is best to control the position here.
Shinsato tries to stand and escape but Smith is controlling the position.
Smith manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Smith closes this distance looking for a takedown but Shinsato circles away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shinsato swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Shinsato misses with a takedown
and Smith counters with a big head kick but Shinsato shrugs it off.
Smith tries to clinch but Shinsato is having none of it.
Smith tries to clinch up but Shinsato circles away and keeps his distance.
Shinsato closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Smith's guard.
Shinsato wants to stand and escape but instead Smith has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Smith wants to control from the top but Shinsato keeps moving.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Smith stays in close to Shinsato's body and controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Gareth Smith wasn't doing enough on the ground.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Smith is defended easily by Shinsato.
Smith defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Shinsato.
Shinsato shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Smith sprawls well. Smith wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Shinsato gets slowly back to his feet.
Gareth Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Akira Shinsato.
Smith tries to clinch up.
Smith stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Smith wants it to stay on the feet.
Smith has taken the fight to the clinch.
Shinsato throws an elbow that misses.
Smith tries a body shot but Shinsato blocks it.
Smith throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Shinsato just stands there and leans against the cage.
Shinsato lands a damaging elbow.
Shinsato pushes Smith back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shinsato throws a punch but it's blocked by Smith.
Smith dodges an elbow strike from Shinsato.
Shinsato misses with a body punch.
Shinsato misses with the head strike.
Shinsato misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smith tries to pull guard but Shinsato holds him up against the cage and eventually Smith drops back down to his feet.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smith.
Smith looking to stall.
Smith jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Shinsato walks away with a smile on his face. Smith gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Akira Shinsato seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck for Shinsato with that takedown attempt.
Shinsato scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Shinsato seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Smith wants to get back to his feet.
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!
Shinsato wants to stand up but Smith has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Shinsato escapes and gets back to his feet.
Shinsato looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Smith is fending him off so far but Shinsato persists. Nope, Smith circles away and we're back to standing.
Shinsato avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith instigates a clinch.
Shinsato misses with a punch on the inside.
Shinsato lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Shinsato misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akira Shinsato dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Smith scoring well with a low kick there.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch but Shinsato swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smith looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shinsato misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A punch combination from Smith misses.
Shinsato shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Smith defends it nicely.
Shinsato avoids the head kick by Smith.
Smith shoots in looking for a takedown. Shinsato tries to sprawl out of it but Smith keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Shinsato manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Shinsato throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Smith tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Shinsato is in Smith's guard.
Shinsato is looking to stand up but Smith won't let him.
Akira Shinsato has got the better of the ground game so far.
Smith looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shinsato is looking to stand up but Smith won't let him.
Smith is wriggling around but Shinsato manages to pass to half guard.
Smith trying to control from the bottom.
Shinsato decides to stand up.
Shinsato throws a right hand that Smith ducks under and follows up with a left that Smith also avoids with ease.
Smith misses with an uppercut.
Smith misses with a head kick.
Smith tries to clinch up.
Smith slaps away a takedown attempt from Shinsato, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gareth Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Akira Shinsato.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Shinsato.
Shinsato tries to score a power double leg takedown but Smith sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Shinsato somewhat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shinsato avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Smith misses with a body shot
so Shinsato counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Shinsato wants to stand but Smith is controlling his posture from full guard.
Shinsato postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shinsato is looking to stand up but Smith won't let him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Smith is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Gareth Smith wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Smith gets caught napping as Shinsato dives in and scores a takedown. Smith manages to retain guard.
Smith working a defensive guard here.
Smith is adopting a defensive guard.
Shinsato decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Smith, up you get!
No luck for Smith with that takedown attempt.
Shinsato fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a shot from downtown. Shinsato moves away and avoids it.
Shinsato fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Smith sprawls well initially but Shinsato persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith wants to get back to his feet.
Shinsato gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shinsato fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Smith avoids it really well and circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Shinsato.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shinsato closes the distance and clinches up with Smith, looking for a takedown. Shinsato pushes Smith against the cage but Smith circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Smith instigates a clinch.
Smith tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Shinsato just stands there and leans against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Akira Shinsato will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Shinsato closes the distance and clinches up with Smith, looking for a takedown. Shinsato pushes Smith against the cage but Smith circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Smith stuffs the takedown attempt from Shinsato. Shinsato gets slowly back to his feet.
Smith doesn't manage to clinch there - Shinsato circles away.
Smith tries a head kick but it misses.
Smith tries to clinch but Shinsato is having none of it.
Nice takedown defense from Smith. No joy for Shinsato on that attempt.
Gareth Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Akira Shinsato.
No luck for Shinsato with that takedown attempt.
Shinsato throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Smith.
Smith shoots for a takedown but Shinsato saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Shinsato shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Shinsato shoots in and drives through. Smith sprawls well.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shinsato swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Shinsato takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Smith tries to clinch there but Shinsato circles away.
Shinsato feints and as Smith raises his hands in defense, Shinsato changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Smith has a closed guard, preventing Shinsato from standing up.
Smith has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Shinsato gets to his feet. Smith looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Shinsato stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Smith.
Shinsato blocks the body kick.
Nice defenses there by Shinsato.
Smith shoots for a double leg takedown but Shinsato sprawls well. He's pushed Smith's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Smith attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gareth Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shinsato paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shinsato changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Smith tries to avoid it but Shinsato manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Smith to the ground. Smith escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gareth Smith is winning the standup battle so far.
Smith fails to land the takedown.
Smith keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Shinsato drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Smith.
Shinsato fails with a takedown attempt.
Shinsato shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Smith as he jumps to the side.
Smith defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Shinsato.
Shinsato shoots in and drives through. Smith sprawls well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Smith wants it to stay on the feet.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shinsato paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Smith is looking to clinch but Shinsato is avoiding it.
Smith throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Smith stuffs the takedown.
Smith throws a right and a left that both miss.
Shinsato tries for a takedown but Smith sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gareth Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Smith throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Shinsato swats away the attempt to clinch by Smith.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shinsato paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shinsato tries for a takedown but Smith sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Smith fails to land the takedown.
No luck for Smith with that takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith shoots for a double leg takedown but Shinsato sprawls well. He's pushed Smith's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Shinsato decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shinsato wants to get back to his feet.
Shinsato decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Smith tries to clinch but Shinsato is having none of it.
Shinsato fails to land the takedown.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shinsato fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Smith avoids it really well and circles away.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Smith.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gareth Smith showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Shinsato 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Akira Shinsato!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dustin Heloise (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vandal Gragas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Heloise comes to the cage accompanied by Iron Maiden - Fear of the Dark . Dustin Heloise is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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275 lbs
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265 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dustin Heloise!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vandal Gragas!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shirou Masuda and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heloise scores with a body shot.
Heloise lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Heloise lands a big uppercut and Gragas crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Gragas looks OK. Heloise waves Gragas back to his feet!
It looks like Vandal Gragas has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Heloise lands a slapping body shot.
Heloise lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dustin Heloise!
Dustin Heloise 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Shadow Deathgrip (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Genghis Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khan has chosen Mongol as his entrance music. Shadow Deathgrip has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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180 lbs
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183 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shadow Deathgrip!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Genghis Khan!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Deathgrip throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Khan tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Deathgrip is in Khan's guard.
Deathgrip drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Khan dives on top into guard.
Khan advances to half guard.
Khan not doing much here.
Deathgrip moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Khan stays in close to Deathgrip's body and controls the position.
Khan wants to control from the top but Deathgrip keeps moving.
Deathgrip is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Khan is aware though and is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan wants to control from the top but Deathgrip keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Deathgrip looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Khan trying to control but Deathgrip is working from the bottom.
Khan throwing strikes but missing.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Genghis Khan hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Deathgrip misses with a combination
and Khan counters with a stiff right hand.
Deathgrip feints and then cracks Khan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Khan down.
Khan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deathgrip looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Khan is fending him off so far but Deathgrip persists. Nope, Khan circles away and we're back to standing.
Deathgrip fails to land the takedown.
Horrible takedown by Deathgrip or perhaps it was just good defense by Khan which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shadow Deathgrip. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Deathgrip misses with a low kick.
Deathgrip tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Khan was well out of range. Poor timing from Deathgrip.
Khan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Deathgrip thows a body shot but no joy.
Deathgrip tries to work over Khan's front leg with a kick but Khan checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan staying out of range there.
Deathgrip looks for a takedown but Khan sprawls well.
Deathgrip throws a combination. Khan tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Khan defending well as Deathgrip loads up on a big left hand.
Khan tries to clinch up but Deathgrip circles away and keeps his distance.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Deathgrip is defended easily by Khan.
Khan gets a clinch.
Deathgrip misses with a knee strike.
Deathgrip trying to control the position but instead, Khan has worked for underhooks and has pushed Deathgrip into the cage.
Deathgrip tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Deathgrip uses from the top position.
Deathgrip throws a big right hand that misses.
Deathgrip pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Khan is keeping the position for now.
Deathgrip passes into half guard.
Deathgrip is looking for a kimura here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Khan looks like he's trying to stand up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shadow Deathgrip dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Deathgrip thumps Khan with a low kick.
Khan tries to keep at a distance but Deathgrip has taken the fight into the clinch.
Khan avoiding damage as Deathgrip throws knees to the body.
Deathgrip is trying to stall.
Khan is pressed up against the cage. Deathgrip has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Khan down to the mat. Khan avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Deathgrip gets tackled into the cage by Khan. Khan maintains the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Deathgrip.
Khan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Deathgrip's efforts to push away.
Khan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Deathgrip avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Deathgrip throws a looping overhand right but Khan ducks down to avoid it.
Khan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Deathgrip paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deathgrip misses with a leg kick.
Deathgrip changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Khan tries to avoid it but Deathgrip manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Khan to the ground. Khan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Khan moves in looking to clinch but Deathgrip pushes him off.
Deathgrip misses with a takedown
and Khan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shadow Deathgrip. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Deathgrip lands a slapping body shot.
Deathgrip darts in and clinches Khan up against the cage.
Deathgrip drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Khan gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Khan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A looping hook to the body misses from Deathgrip. Khan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Deathgrip throws a low kick but Khan avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan cracks a nice hook into Deathgrip's ribs.
Deathgrip misses with a body shot.
Deathgrip shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Deathgrip is looking to wear down Khan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Deathgrip swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Khan counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Khan.
Khan blocks a body shot from Deathgrip.
Khan cracks Deathgrip with a nice body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Deathgrip really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Khan tries to clinch but Deathgrip moves away
and Deathgrip counters with a good low kick that Khan was not able to check.
Deathgrip circles away from the clinch attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Deathgrip.
Deathgrip tries to keep at a distance but Khan has taken the fight into the clinch.
Khan leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan lands a left hand.
Khan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Deathgrip circles away from the clinch attempt.
Khan tries to clinch up.
Deathgrip is trying hard to land a takedown here. Khan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Deathgrip with a hook.
Khan tries to close the distance and clinch but Deathgrip swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Deathgrip shoots in and drives through. Khan sprawls well.
Khan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Khan is looking to clinch but Deathgrip is avoiding it.
Khan tries to clinch there but Deathgrip circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Deathgrip swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Deathgrip is trying hard to land a takedown here. Khan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Khan lands with an overhand left.
Deathgrip misses with a low kick.
A shot to the liver by Deathgrip. Beautiful body shot.
Khan tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Deathgrip counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Khan thinking.
Shadow Deathgrip seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Deathgrip paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Khan fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Khan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Khan is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Genghis Khan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Deathgrip's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Deathgrip fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Deathgrip tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Khan swivels and escapes.
Deathgrip misses with a wild body shot.
Khan keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Deathgrip has his takedown stuffed
and Khan counters by clinching up.
Khan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Deathgrip uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khan.
Nice sprawl there from Khan as Deathgrip shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shadow Deathgrip. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Khan tries to clinch up
and Deathgrip counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Deathgrip fails to land with a series of punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Khan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Deathgrip gets a clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Deathgrip.
Khan is trying to break the clinch but Deathgrip is controlling him.
Khan gets through Deathgrip's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Deathgrip tries to circle away but Khan has him pinned against the cage.
Khan breaks from the clinch.
Deathgrip just misses with a punch to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Deathgrip.
Deathgrip keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Deathgrip darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Deathgrip misses with a wild body shot.
Khan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Deathgrip is trying to drag Khan to the mat but Khan just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Deathgrip misses with some punches.
Deathgrip tries to land knees in the clinch but Khan avoids the damage to the body.
Khan drags the fight down to the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Deathgrip throws a big elbow that misses.
Khan wriggles free and stands up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Khan tries to close the distance and clinch but Deathgrip swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan is looking to clinch but Deathgrip is avoiding it.
Deathgrip keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Khan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Deathgrip swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Deathgrip throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Khan slips a jab and a cross from Deathgrip.
Deathgrip misses with a combination
and Khan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Khan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Khan lands a nice hook to Deathgrip's body. Deathgrip takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Khan tries to clinch there but Deathgrip circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Deathgrip finds it's way round the side to connect with Khan's head.
Shadow Deathgrip is winning the standup battle so far.
Khan tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Deathgrip counters with a nice double leg into side control. Khan won't be happy with that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Deathgrip tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Deathgrip has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Khan is looking for a sweep.
Deathgrip creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Khan sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Deathgrip tries to move into full mount but can't pass Khan's legs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shadow Deathgrip showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Deathgrip has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shadow Deathgrip!
Shadow Deathgrip took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'I would like to thank all the MMA fans who came here tonight! This win is for all you guys and I wanna give a shout out to TEAM BEST, to Randy and all the coaches who helped me prepare for this fight.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yngve Ingvar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tirawit Kokin (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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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
11 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yngve Ingvar!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tirawit Kokin!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yuuki Gou and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ingvar moves out of range of the strikes.
Kokin tries to keep at a distance but Ingvar has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kokin can't find room to land a body shot as Ingvar controls the action.
Ingvar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kokin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kokin taking a breather.
Ingvar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kokin misses with a punch to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kokin.
Ingvar misses with a punch to the body.
Ingvar lands a right hand.
Ingvar prevents a body shot from Kokin.
Kokin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ingvar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ingvar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kokin misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ingvar throws an elbow but misses.
Kokin lands with a short shot to the head.
Ingvar pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ingvar has a couple of punches blocked by Kokin.
Kokin misses with some punches.
Kokin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kokin misses with a punch on the inside.
Ingvar misses with an elbow strike.
Kokin blocks a body shot from Ingvar.
Kokin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A right hook to the body lands for Kokin.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kokin.
Ingvar misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ingvar just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kokin's brow.
Kokin misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ingvar.
Ingvar blocks an uppercut.
Ingvar lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kokin digs a right hand underneath Ingvar's ribcage. Ingvar let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ingvar throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ingvar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kokin's elbow.
Kokin tries to throw a body punch but Ingvar avoids it by throwing Kokin back against the cage.
Kokin throws a punch but it's blocked by Ingvar.
Kokin struggles to land a body shot inside as Ingvar controls his hands.
Kokin misses with a body punch.
Kokin misses with the head strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ingvar.
Ingvar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ingvar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A body shot lands from Kokin.
A head punch on the inside from Ingvar fails to land.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kokin - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kokin blocks an elbow strike from Ingvar.
Ingvar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kokin tries to work over Ingvar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ingvar takes a shot to the head.
Ingvar throws a head punch that misses.
Ingvar tries to throw a body punch but Kokin avoids it by throwing Ingvar back against the cage.
Kokin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ingvar's elbow.
Ingvar throws a punch but it's blocked by Kokin.
Kokin throws a head punch that misses.
Ingvar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kokin's elbow.
Ingvar tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kokin avoids it.
A right hand to the body from Kokin.
Kokin effectively controlling the action here.
Kokin blocks an elbow strike from Ingvar.
A head punch on the inside from Ingvar fails to land.
Ingvar works on Kokin's body with a couple of short punches.
Ingvar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Ingvar.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kokin tries to work over Ingvar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kokin blocks an elbow strike from Ingvar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ingvar.
Kokin has a couple of punches blocked by Ingvar.
A shot in the inside from Kokin.
Ingvar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ingvar throws an elbow that misses.
Ingvar lands an elbow inside that Kokin shrugs off.
It looks like Tirawit Kokin has been cut.
A head punch on the inside from Kokin fails to land.
Kokin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ingvars head.
Kokin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ingvar blocks an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kokin slows down the pace here.
Ingvar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ingvar pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tirawit Kokin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tirawit Kokin's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kokin just misses with a punch to the body.
Ingvar tries to clinch but Kokin moves out of range.
Kokin 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.
Kokin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ingvar takes a swing at Kokin's ribcage but misses.
Some wild striking there from Ingvar.
Decent striking displayed by Ingvar there.
Kokin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kokin throws a chopping leg kick but Ingvar manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ingvar chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kokin can pounce on him.
Kokin works Ingvar's body with a nice hook.
Ingvar misses with a wild body shot.
Kokin misses with a looping left.
Ingvar walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kokin checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kokin misses with a looping left.
Tirawit Kokin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kokin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ingvar moves into range and connects with a jab.
No luck for Ingvar with that takedown attempt.
Kokin takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ingvar has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kokin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kokin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ingvar backwards.
Ingvar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ingvar pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kokin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Ingvar on the inside.
Kokin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ingvar struggles to land a body shot inside as Kokin controls his hands.
Ingvar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
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!
Nice body punch from Ingvar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kokin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ingvar backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kokin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kokin looking to stall.
Kokin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ingvar tries to work over Kokin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Ingvar fails to land.
Ingvar prevents a body shot from Kokin.
Kokin working aggressively here.
Kokin lands a left hand.
Kokin taking a breather.
Ingvar misses with a punch to the body.
Kokin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ingvar pushes off an throws an elbow but Kokin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ingvar is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kokin is defending well for now.
Ingvar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ingvar takes a shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ingvar swings wildly with an uppercut but Kokin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ingvar lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kokin is rocked!
Ingvar lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kokin is still on wobbly legs! Can Ingvar finish him?
Clinched against the cage, Ingvar lands a big elbow that drops Kokin! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Kokin is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yngve Ingvar!
Yngve Ingvar retains his welterweight title!
An out of breath and clearly excited Yngve Ingvar thanked Hellraiser Fightgear ($10-$20 Clothing) for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tony Kazarian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Sanders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kazarian comes to the cage accompanied by Limp Bizkit - My Way. On his way into the cage it seems that Tony Kazarian has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Tony Kazarian seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tony Kazarian!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Michael Sanders!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Sanders misses.
Kazarian looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Kazarian with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sanders looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kazarian keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sanders's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sanders controls Kazarian momentarily but Kazarian frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanders might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Kazarian kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Kazarian distracts Sanders with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kazarian wants to control from the top but Sanders keeps moving.
Kazarian content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kazarian working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kazarian is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanders is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kazarian is aware though and is defending well.
Sanders manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kazarian manages to get himself to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazarian wants to sweep but no luck.
Kazarian is pulling down on Sanders's head to control his posture.
Kazarian 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.
Sanders tries to free his leg and advance position but Kazarian is retaining full guard.
Kazarian is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kazarian trying to control the action but Sanders is working from the bottom.
Kazarian working the head and body with strikes.
Kazarian works his foot free and advances to mount.
Kazarian 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.
Kazarian wants to control the pace but Sanders is squirming around nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanders tries to hold on but Kazarian pushes him away.
Sanders is looking to improve his position but Kazarian isn't that keen on the idea.
BOOM! Kazarian connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Kazarian with the ground and pound from mount.
Kazarian prevents Sanders from getting the reversal.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kazarian dominating with strikes here.
Kazarian has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Sanders's face.
Sanders is wriggling around trying to escape.
Kazarian looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Kazarian punishing his opponent with strikes.
Sanders is looking to get to half guard.
Kazarian fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kazarian landing strikes from the mount.
Sanders is rocked!
Kazarian lands a big shot to the head and Sanders winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Tony Kazarian!
Tony Kazarian retains his bantamweight title!
After winning the bout, Tony Kazarian thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
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65% |
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