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Shogun 1: The Rise PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Juan Barrantes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kung Lao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lao has chosen The Immortals- Mortal Kombat as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Kung Lao was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin |
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Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Juan Barrantes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kung Lao!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Lao as Barrantes shoots in.
Barrantes is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lao sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Barrantes fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juan Barrantes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barrantes shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lao counters with a head kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Barrantes.
Barrantes has a takedown stuffed.
Juan Barrantes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barrantes misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barrantes fails to land the takedown.
Barrantes tries to clinch but Lao moves out of range.
Barrantes looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lao is fending him off so far but Barrantes persists. Nope, Lao circles away and we're back to standing.
Barrantes fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barrantes doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lao counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Barrantes is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Kung Lao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barrantes shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lao counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Barrantes fails with the takedown
and Lao counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Barrantes is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Barrantes shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barrantes gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lao counters with a head kick.
Barrantes shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lao as he avoids it easily.
Barrantes fails with the takedown
and Lao counters with a big head kick but Barrantes shrugs it off.
Barrantes dives in and grabs Lao's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lao pushes down on Barrantes's head and hops out.
Lao keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barrantes shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lao counters with a big head kick but Barrantes shrugs it off.
Barrantes shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lao counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Barrantes is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Barrantes misses with a takedown
and Lao counters with a two punch combo.
Barrantes shoots in for a takedown but Lao shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Juan Barrantes will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Barrantes shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lao counters with a three punch combo that has Barrantes backing up. Barrantes nods at Lao to acknowledge the strikes.
Barrantes shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lao but Lao pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Juan Barrantes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barrantes with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lao counters with a left and a right that stings Barrantes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juan Barrantes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barrantes shoots and misses
and Lao counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Barrantes scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Barrantes has hold of Lao's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Lao seems comfortable defending it but Barrantes has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Lao is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Lao is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Barrantes couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Juan Barrantes!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Henry Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Varona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Carlos Varona was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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173 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Good gas tank |
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Henry Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Carlos Varona!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz throws the left hand but Varona avoids the punch easily.
Varona moves forwards but Cruz connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Varona moves away from the strike by Cruz.
Cruz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Varona fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Cruz sprawls well initially but Varona persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Varona maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Cruz could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Varona has cracked it and Cruz is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Varona!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Carlos Varona!
Carlos Varona very nearly forgot to thank GREEN! amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boris Mattsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Magnus Barfot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Barfot's choice of entrance music: 793. Boris Mattsson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Self confident |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Boris Mattsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Magnus Barfot!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Taro Takaoka and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mattsson misses the jab.
A left lands for Mattsson.
Barfot keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mattsson.
Nice shot lands for Barfot.
Barfot lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mattsson's sensitive parts.
Barfot clinches.
Still in the clinch, Barfot scores with a nice short uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barfot lands an elbow inside that Mattsson shrugs off.
It looks like Boris Mattsson has been cut.
Mattsson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Barfot lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mattsson.
Barfot pushes Mattsson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mattsson avoiding damage as Barfot throws knees to the body.
Mattsson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Barfot lands with a right to the head.
Barfot pushes Mattsson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Mattsson is breathing heavily.
A nice left hand lands by Barfot.
Barfot makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Barfot lands a body punch in the clinch.
Barfot creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Mattsson's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Mattsson drops to his knees and Barfot pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Magnus Barfot!
Magnus Barfot thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tom Segura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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170 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Basic striking
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tom Segura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jack Daniels!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Sano and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Segura throws out a loose jab but Daniels uses good head movement to avoid it.
Segura throws an off balance right hand
and Daniels counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Daniels keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Segura.
Daniels throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Segura connects with a right hand. Daniels shakes it off.
Daniels closes the distance looking to clinch
and Segura counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Segura lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Segura throws a jab but it's blocked by Daniels.
A jab from Segura misses.
Segura shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Daniels is trying to defend but Segura finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Segura is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Daniels is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tom Segura!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Len Tendo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bubba Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tendo kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is si tu estuvieras aqui. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ White Belt
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Len Tendo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bubba Jones!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Shimada and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tendo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tendo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jones avoids the head kick by Tendo.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tendo moves away.
Jones misses with a straight left.
Jones lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Jones.
Tendo misses with a head kick.
Tendo lands with a kick to the ribs.
Tendo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tendo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tendo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bubba Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tendo lands a high kick!
It looks like Bubba Jones has been cut.
Jones drops Tendo with a beautiful combination! Tendo stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Jones is looking for the KO!
Tendo is rocked!
Jones ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Tendo out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bubba Jones!
Our winner, Bubba Jones, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Danny Nejman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matheus Dias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Solid boxing
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Danny Nejman!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Matheus Dias!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shirou Masuda and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nejman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dias circles away quickly and effectively.
Nejman throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dias shoots in but Nejman avoids the takedown attempt easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Dias.
Nejman moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Matheus Dias has been cut.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dias misses with a knee to the head.
Dias misses with a knee to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dias creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dias breaks from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dias tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nejman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nejman scores with a head kick. Dias tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Nejman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nejman lands a high kick!
Dias walks forward, straight into a front kick from Nejman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dias is trying hard to land a takedown here. Nejman sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Danny Nejman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matheus Dias.
Dias looks winded!
Dias clinches.
Nejman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dias is trying desperately to land a takedown but Nejman is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Dias.
Dias breaks the clinch.
Nejman pushes Dias away with a front kick.
Nejman connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dias. Dias circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nejman lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dias is starting to get sloppy and is letting his hands down. Nejman just took advantage and landed a stinging jab. Oh! Now a right hook, right on the button! Dias has gone limp and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Danny Nejman!
Danny Nejman is the new super heavyweight champion!
A very excited looking Danny Nejman made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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