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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcelo Fernan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paolo Borromeo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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290 lbs
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275 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marcelo Fernan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Paolo Borromeo!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Taro Takaoka and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fernan thumps Borromeo with a low kick.
Borromeo sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Borromeo tries to clinch up but Fernan circles away and keeps his distance.
Fernan walks into a straight right hand from Borromeo.
Fernan keeps the fight on the outside.
Fernan scores with a kick to the body.
Fernan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Borromeo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fernan.
Fernan just misses with a punch to the body.
Borromeo throws a big shot that misses.
Borromeo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fernan.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Borromeo blocks a head kick by Fernan.
Fernan throws a sloppy head kick and Borromeo moves out of range easily.
Borromeo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Fernan is out of range and Borromeo settles back down.
Fernan thumps Borromeo with a low kick.
Borromeo thows a leg kick but Fernan checks it
and Fernan counters with a nice leg kick.
Fernan throws a nice head kick!
Nice body kick there by Fernan.
Borromeo looks gassed!
Borromeo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fernan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fernan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Borromeo walks forward, straight into a front kick from Fernan.
Fernan throws a head kick that Borromeo semi-blocks.
It looks like Paolo Borromeo has been cut.
Fernan scores with a head kick. Borromeo tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Borromeo walks forward, straight into a front kick from Fernan.
Borromeo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fernan goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Fernan lands a nice looking kick to the body. Borromeo takes a step back to recover.
Borromeo wants to clinch.
Fernan throws a nice head kick!
Fernan explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Fernan delivers a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Fernan.
Borromeo takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Borromeo has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Fernan.
Fernan goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Borromeo misses with a body shot.
Fernan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Borromeo.
Borromeo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Fernan! Borromeo is out on his feet! Fernan rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Borromeo is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Borromeo is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcelo Fernan!
During a confident post fight interview, Marcelo Fernan thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Emperador Grandy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sander Eastbrook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emperador Grandy has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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255 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Emperador Grandy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sander Eastbrook!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grandy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Eastbrook.
Grandy lands a nice leg kick that just misses Eastbrook's sensitive parts.
Eastbrook shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Grandy sprawls well. Grandy wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Eastbrook gets slowly back to his feet.
Eastbrook fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Grandy to the ground. Eastbrook is now in Grandy's guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Eastbrook postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Grandy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Eastbrook throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Grandy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Grandy looking for a sweep. Not yet Grandy, not yet.
Eastbrook postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Grandy is looking to sweep but instead, Eastbrook has passed into half guard.
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!
Eastbrook is controlling the pace.
Eastbrook seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eastbrook is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Eastbrook stalling.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Eastbrook drops an elbow to the side of Grandy's head.
Grandy on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Grandy tries to get out of the position.
Grandy wants to get back to full guard.
Eastbrook working the head and body with strikes.
Eastbrook slips a nice elbow through Grandy's hands, connecting with Grandy's forehead.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Eastbrook connects with a nice short shot to Grandy's temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Eastbrook thows a huge punch but Grandy dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grandy wants to get back to full guard.
Eastbrook maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Grandy could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Eastbrook has cracked it and Grandy is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Eastbrook!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Sander Eastbrook!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kazuma Kinoshita (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jahan Drey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jahan Drey has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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287 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazuma Kinoshita!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jahan Drey!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drey lands a front kick.
Kinoshita takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Drey scores with a head kick.
Kinoshita throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Drey's waist but Drey gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kinoshita off to one side.
Drey throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kinoshita.
Kinoshita shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Drey defends it nicely.
Kinoshita closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Kinoshita lands in his opponent's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Kinoshita with a nice head shot there.
Drey controls Kinoshita momentarily but Kinoshita frees himself.
Kinoshita pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Drey is keeping the position for now.
Kinoshita in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kinoshita postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kinoshita distracts Drey with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kinoshita in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Drey is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Drey being controlled here, momentarily.
Kinoshita makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Drey working a defensive guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kinoshita sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Drey's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kinoshita thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Drey really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kinoshita. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Drey wants to control but Kinoshita is keeping busy.
Kinoshita missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Drey is trying to get back to full guard.
Kinoshita is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Drey is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kinoshita throwing shots but Drey is blocking nicely.
Kinoshita slips a nice elbow through Drey's hands, connecting with Drey's forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kazuma Kinoshita dominated that round.
That's time! Kinoshita's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Drey lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kinoshita tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Drey swivels and escapes.
That kick from Drey tenderised Kinoshita's leg. Kinoshita is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kinoshita closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Drey's guard.
Kinoshita content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drey looking to control.
Kinoshita lands a couple of elbows.
Drey can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kinoshita controls the pace.
Kinoshita with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kinoshita engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Kinoshita keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Drey's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kinoshita seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Kazuma Kinoshita overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Drey keeping moving, preventing Kinoshita from controlling successfully.
Drey working a defensive guard but Kinoshita passes into half guard.
Kinoshita scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kinoshita working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Kinoshita missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kinoshita seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Drey trying to control here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kinoshita lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Drey can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kinoshita drops an elbow to the side of Drey's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kinoshita slips a nice elbow through Drey's hands, connecting with Drey's forehead.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kinoshita lands a nice short elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Drey trying to control here.
Drey is breathing heavily.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Kinoshita connects with a nice short shot to Drey's temple.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kazuma Kinoshita showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kinoshita has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Kazuma Kinoshita!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Kazuma Kinoshita!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Kazuma Kinoshita!
Kazuma Kinoshita wins by unanimous decision!
During a confident post fight interview, Kazuma Kinoshita thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gustavo Marang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jezu Krizto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gustavo Marang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jezu Krizto!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Ren Mimura and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krizto misses with a low kick.
Krizto's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Marang connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Krizto scrambles back to his feet.
A solid leg kick lands there for Krizto.
Krizto takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Marang is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Marang avoids a kick to the body.
Gustavo Marang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marang throws a hook but Krizto blocks it.
Krizto bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Krizto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Krizto misses with a body shot.
Marang on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Marang fails in his attempt to clinch.
Marang throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Krizto sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Krizto jabs at Marang's body.
Marang swings widly with a right hand
and Krizto counters with an outside leg kick.
Krizto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Krizto lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Krizto lands a nice shot to the body.
Marang misses with an uppercut
and Krizto cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krizto tried to score with a low kick but Marang checks it.
A head kick misses from Krizto.
Marang doesn't manage to clinch there - Krizto circles away.
Krizto uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Marang.
Krizto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marang.
Marang forces Krizto back against the cage and clinches.
Nice body punch from Marang.
Marang swings wildly with an uppercut but Krizto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marang lands a good knee to the midsection. Krizto won't want to take too many of those.
Marang pressing his opponent against the cage.
Krizto can't find room to land a body shot as Marang controls the action.
Marang crunches a lovely knee into Krizto's ribcage.
Krizto looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marang connects with a nasty looking knee right to Krizto's face.
Marang is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marang throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kriztos head.
Marang lands with a light punch inside.
Marang softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Marang lands a body shot in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Marang.
Marang lands a good knee to the midsection. Krizto won't want to take too many of those.
Marang utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Marang.
Marang scores with a shot to the side of Krizto's head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Marang.
Nice body punch from Marang.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A shot in the inside from Marang.
Knees in the clinch landing for Marang.
Marang scores with a knee to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Marang.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gustavo Marang dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Marang has Krizto up against the cage in a clinch.
Marang pushes Krizto back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Marang working Krizto over with knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Marang.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marang landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Marang pushes Krizto back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Marang lands a good knee to the midsection. Krizto won't want to take too many of those.
Marang lands a big right hand that sends Krizto to the canvas! This could be the beginning of the end for Krizto!
Krizto is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Marang tries to stand and escape but Krizto is controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marang is looking to take a break and control but Krizto is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Krizto is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Gustavo Marang.
Marang connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Marang is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Krizto can do to turn this around?
Marang throws a monster overhand right that drops Krizto! Marang follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gustavo Marang!
Gustavo Marang thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Mendon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sebastian Maglais (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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279 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, James Mendon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sebastian Maglais!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Sosuke Kotani and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendon plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Sebastian Maglais has been cut.
Maglais lands a glancing blow to the side of Mendon's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mendon throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mendon throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Mendon instigates a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Maglais fails to land.
Mendon manages to break the clinch.
Mendon connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Maglais fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mendon, pushing him back against the cage.
Maglais blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Maglais blocks an uppercut.
Mendon manages to break the clinch.
Nice body kick there by Mendon.
Maglais throws a jab when Mendon was well out of range.
Mendon fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Maglais, pushing him back against the cage.
Mendon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A solid body kick from Mendon.
Maglais looks gassed!
Maglais gets tackled into the cage by Mendon. Mendon maintains the clinch.
Mendon lands with a light punch inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mendon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mendon lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Maglais prevents a body shot from Mendon.
Maglais has a couple of punches blocked by Mendon.
Mendon swings wildly with an uppercut but Maglais uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mendon pushes Maglais back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Mendon makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mendon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mendon has a couple of punches blocked by Maglais.
A short right from Maglais on the inside.
Mendon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mendon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Maglais's elbow.
Mendon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Maglais backwards.
Maglais blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Mendon fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maglais takes a shot to the head.
A shot in the inside from Mendon.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mendon lands a body shot.
Mendon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mendon makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mendon works on Maglais's body with a couple of short punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mendon.
Mendon presses Maglais against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mendon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mendon scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mendon scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mendon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mendon.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maglais is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Mendon swings wildly with an uppercut but Maglais uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mendon lands a nice shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Mendon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sebastian Maglais's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Mendon thows a body kick. Maglais tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Mendon lands with a kick to the temple. Maglais shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Mendon lands with an uppercut that bounces Maglais off the cage and back into range.
Mendon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Maglais can do to turn this around?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mendon lands a head kick. Maglais smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Maglais throws a shot from downtown. Mendon moves away and avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maglais. Mendon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mendon gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mendon misses with the head strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mendon.
Maglais blocking some punches.
Mendon lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mendon misses with a punch to the body.
Maglais is breathing heavily.
Mendon gets through Maglais's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mendon lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Maglais or not.
A right handed body shot lands from Mendon.
Mendon lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Maglais.
Mendon can't find room to land a body shot as Maglais controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Maglais blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mendon lands a right hand.
Mendon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mendon.
Mendon lands a hook that snaps the head of Maglais backwards.
Mendon lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mendon misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Maglais fails to land.
Mendon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Maglais blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maglais misses with a punch to the body.
A short body shot lands from Mendon as the two fighters clinch.
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!
Mendon presses Maglais against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mendon can't find room to land a body shot as Maglais controls the action.
James Mendon has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mendon misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Maglais backwards.
Mendon struggles to land a body shot inside as Maglais controls his hands.
Mendon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice body kick from Mendon.
Mendon lands with a kick to the temple. Maglais shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Mendon closes the distance and clinches.
Good body shot from Mendon.
Mendon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mendon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mendon lands with a right to the head.
Mendon makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mendon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Maglais missing with a left hand there. Mendon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mendon explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Sebastian Maglais has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mendon cracks Maglais with a good jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Mendon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mendon has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for James Mendon!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for James Mendon!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for James Mendon!
James Mendon wins by unanimous decision!
James Mendon thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Black Hinampak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xerxes Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Black Hinampak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Xerxes Alves!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hinampak lands with a slapping head kick.
Alves moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hinampak tries to land a front kick but Alves steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Alves throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hinampak fakes the leg kick and cracks Alves in the body.
Hinampak thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Alves if he has to take too many more of those.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alves swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hinampak counters with a head kick.
Nice shot lands for Alves.
Alves moves into the clinch.
Alves is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hinampak is defending well for now.
Alves is leaning against Hinampak and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Alves pressing his opponent against the cage.
Alves lands a knee to the body.
Alves fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hinampak wants to break free but Alves has control.
Alves throws a knee to the head but misses.
Alves tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hinampak avoids it.
Alves unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hinampak lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Alves is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hinampak is defending well for now.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Alves obliges.
Alves misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hinampak.
Alves looking to throw knees to the head but Hinampak is blocking nicely.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Alves obliges.
Hinampak is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alves landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Alves digs a right hand underneath Hinampak's ribcage. Hinampak let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hinampak takes a knee right on the jaw!
Alves with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hinampak wants to stall.
Alves gets through Hinampak's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Alves makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hinampak takes a knee to the side of the body.
Alves scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Alves looking to throw knees to the head but Hinampak is blocking nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alves lands with a light punch inside.
Alves throws a knee to the head but misses.
Alves is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hinampak is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xerxes Alves 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. This is the final round!
Hinampak connects with a crisp jab.
Decent striking displayed by Alves there.
It looks like Black Hinampak has been cut.
Hinampak tries a head kick but it misses.
A jab from Alves finds it's way through Hinampak's defenses.
Hinampak throws a sloppy head kick and Alves moves out of range easily.
Alves fails in his attempt to clinch.
Alves has Hinampak up against the cage in a clinch.
Hinampak is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alves connects with a massive knee from the clinch and Hinampak goes down! Alves jumps into full mount looking to finish!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Alves trying to control but Hinampak is having none of it.
Alves wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Hinampak is squirming around, avoiding Alves's attempts to control the action.
Hinampak on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hinampak tries to get out of the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Xerxes Alves wasn't active enough on the ground.
Alves tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hinampak manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Alves swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hinampak.
Alves has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Alves stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hinampak.
Hinampak throws the kick towards the body but Alves avoids it.
Good standup being displayed there by Alves as he connects with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alves tries to bum rush Hinampak with a series of wild strikes but Hinampak uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hinampak takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Black Hinampak's cut is getting worse.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alves looks to land a left hand but Hinampak moved out of range nicely.
Alves clinches.
Alves lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hinampak or not.
Black Hinampak has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A nice right hand lands inside from Alves.
And that's the end of the fight!
Xerxes Alves comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Alves has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Xerxes Alves!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Xerxes Alves!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Xerxes Alves!
Xerxes Alves wins by unanimous decision!
During a confident post fight interview, Xerxes Alves thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lucius Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buggy Blackbeard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lucius Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Buggy Blackbeard!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A nice inside leg kick there by Blackbeard. That's going to slow Black down.
Black with a jab.
Black fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Blackbeard looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
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!
Blackbeard tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Black lands with a right hand.
Blackbeard misses with a body kick.
Blackbeard throws a hook to the side of Black's head but Black sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Blackbeard misses with a body shot.
Black throws a push kick but Blackbeard slaps the foot to one side.
Black takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Good shot there by Black.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Black.
Blackbeard looks gassed!
Black misses with a body shot.
No joy there for Black, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Black swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Black stuns Blackbeard with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Blackbeard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Black checks the leg kick nicely there.
Black lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Buggy Blackbeard has been cut.
Blackbeard drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Blackbeard moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sloppy strikes from Black. Those never looked like landing.
Black digs a good body shot into Blackbeard's ribs.
Black lands a big head kick that sends Blackbeard tumbling to the mat! Black takes a step backwards and waves Blackbeard back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. Black moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt Blackbeard! Black continues to tee off on Blackbeard, landing with a left and a right! Black connects with a right hand that leaves Blackbeard sleeping against the cage! What a finish by Black!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Lucius Black!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tanduay Light (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Severino Rodrigues (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tanduay Light!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Severino Rodrigues!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Sano and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy body kick from Light
enabling Rodrigues to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Tanduay Light has been cut.
Rodrigues throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Light takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Rodrigues throws a half hearted mid kick.
Light feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rodrigues's calf.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Light checks a low kick from Rodrigues.
Light clinches up against the cage.
Light blocking some punches.
Light scores with an uppercut up the middle.
It looks like Severino Rodrigues has been cut.
Light escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Light swings for the body but Rodrigues moves out of range.
Rodrigues blocks a head kick by Light.
Rodrigues lets loose with a powerful body kick. Light will feel that in the morning.
A good leg kick by Light.
Rodrigues misses with a head kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Rodrigues.
Rodrigues throws a leg kick but Light sees it coming and moves out of range.
Rodrigues tries a head kick but it misses.
Rodrigues shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Rodrigues delivers a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Light drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Light lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rodrigues throws an overhand right that lands on Light's shoulder, as Light tries to avoid the shot.
Rodrigues avoids a kick to the body.
Light throws an overhand right that lands on Rodrigues's shoulder, as Rodrigues tries to avoid the shot.
Rodrigues throws a body kick that misses.
Rodrigues throws a head kick that misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Light checks a leg kick.
Rodrigues looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Light misses with an attempted mid kick.
Light is looking to chop away at Rodrigues's legs.
Rodrigues lands with a slapping head kick.
Light feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rodrigues's calf.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rodrigues throws a low kick but it's checked well by Light.
Rodrigues bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rodrigues misses with a kick to the body.
Light scores with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Light fails with an attempt to clinch.
A head kick misses from Light.
Light moves into range and clinches up with Rodrigues.
Rodrigues tries to throw a body punch but Light avoids it by throwing Rodrigues back against the cage.
Rodrigues can't find room to land a body shot as Light controls the action.
Rodrigues blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rodrigues keeps control of Light as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Light lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rodrigues swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short uppercut from Rodrigues.
Light lands a body shot in the clinch.
Light blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Light working aggressively here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rodrigues tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rodrigues throws a punch but it's blocked by Light.
Rodrigues has a couple of punches blocked by Light.
Rodrigues wants to break free but Light has control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Severino Rodrigues dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Rodrigues pushes Light away with a front kick.
Light throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Rodrigues scores with a one two! Light had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Light is looking to clinch but Rodrigues is avoiding it.
A low kick from Rodrigues misses
and Light makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Light throws a lazy right hand but Rodrigues sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A leg kick checked by Light.
Rodrigues avoids the body shot from Light.
Rodrigues scores with a kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rodrigues throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Light.
Tanduay Light's cut is getting worse.
Light chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rodrigues misses with a body kick.
Rodrigues misses with a head kick.
Rodrigues is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rodrigues.
Rodrigues lands a body shot.
Rodrigues lets loose with a powerful body kick. Light will feel that in the morning.
Light fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodrigues throws a head kick but Light moves out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Light tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rodrigues misses with a kick to the body.
Light tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rodrigues is able to avoid easily.
Rodrigues moves out of range of the body kick.
Light checks a low kick from Rodrigues.
Rodrigues goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Rodrigues connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Light's hands.
Rodrigues looks to land a body kick but Light moved away.
Light lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Light lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Light looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Light fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rodrigues has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Light moves out of range as Rodrigues strikes.
Rodrigues blocks the body kick.
Severino Rodrigues seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rodrigues throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Light connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rodrigues tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Light throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Rodrigues throws a leg kick but Light sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Light moves out of range of the body kick.
Rodrigues throws the kick towards the body but Light avoids it.
Light avoids the head kick by Rodrigues.
Light pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Light steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Rodrigues. That one must have hurt.
Rodrigues uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Light.
Rodrigues takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Light throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Rodrigues's head.
The fighters circle momentarily. Light darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Good work by Rodrigues as he checks the leg kick.
Light connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rodrigues jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Light fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rodrigues has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Light throws a nice outside leg kick.
Light lands a nice looking body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Severino Rodrigues comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rodrigues has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Severino Rodrigues!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Severino Rodrigues!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Severino Rodrigues!
Severino Rodrigues wins by unanimous decision!
Severino Rodrigues 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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