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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between KangHo Song (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julian Eduardo Demaestri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Julian Eduardo Demaestri enters the cage!
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, KangHo Song!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Julian Eduardo Demaestri!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Sano and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Song connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Demaestri's hands.
Song slaps away a takedown attempt from Demaestri, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Demaestri showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Song.
Song lands a glancing blow to the side of Demaestri's head.
Demaestri fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Demaestri showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Song.
Song swings for the body but Demaestri moves out of range.
A shot to the liver by Song. Beautiful body shot.
Song stuffs the takedown.
KangHo Song has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Julian Eduardo Demaestri.
Song tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Demaestri was well out of range. Poor timing from Song.
Song swinging wildly here.
KangHo Song seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for Song, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Demaestri looks for a takedown but Song sprawls well.
Demaestri misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Song lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Song scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Demaestri doesn't seem bothered though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Demaestri is trying hard to land a takedown here. Song sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Demaestri looks winded!
Song misses with a double jab.
Song closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Song scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
KangHo Song is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Demaestri looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Song throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Song lands with a cross.
Demaestri shoots for a double leg takedown but Song sprawls well. He's pushed Demaestri's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Song cracks Demaestri with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
It looks like Julian Eduardo Demaestri has been cut.
Song moves into range and connects with a jab.
Demaestri tries to move into range but Song moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
and Song counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Demaestri! He's just covering up as Song starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). KangHo Song!
KangHo Song gave a mention to Gojira Industries in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tadanari Nozawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kareem Kiram (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tadanari Nozawa has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tadanari Nozawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kareem Kiram !
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yuuki Gou and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nozawa drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kiram takes a swing at Nozawa's ribcage but misses.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Nozawa is defended easily by Kiram .
Nozawa falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kiram counters with a left to the body.
Kiram circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kiram lands the left hand.
Nozawa shoots in looking for a takedown. Kiram tries to sprawl out of it but Nozawa keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kiram manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nozawa darts in trying to clinch
and Kiram counters with a straight right hand.
Nozawa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kiram tries to keep at a distance but Nozawa has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nozawa missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nozawa is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Kiram can't fight it off and eventually Nozawa manages to take the fight to the floor. Kiram looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Nozawa controlling from the top position.
Kiram manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Nozawa really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nozawa wants to hold on but Kiram pushes him away.
Nozawa can't escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nozawa is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Nozawa is desperately trying to improve his position but Kiram has a good base and remains in mount.
Nozawa regains half guard.
Nozawa wants to get back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Tadanari Nozawa.
Kiram cracks a nice hook into Nozawa's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nozawa tries to move into range but Kiram moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kiram connects with a crisp jab.
Nozawa shoots for a double leg takedown but Kiram sprawls well. He's pushed Nozawa's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tadanari Nozawa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nozawa takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kiram scores with a body shot.
Nozawa takes one to the side of the head.
Nozawa doesn't manage to clinch there - Kiram circles away.
Kareem Kiram seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nozawa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kiram manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kiram scores with a decent looking hook.
Kiram misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nozawa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kareem Kiram will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A jab from Kiram does it's job there.
Kiram dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nozawa walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kiram swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nozawa shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kiram 's guard.
Nozawa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nozawa pushes down on Kiram 's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Kiram is looking to improve his position.
Kiram is trying to stand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nozawa thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kiram 's head.
Nozawa trying to control from Kiram 's half guard. Kiram has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nozawa slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Kiram really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nozawa. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Tadanari Nozawa wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Nozawa shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kiram defends it nicely.
Nozawa wants to clinch up but Kiram keeps it at a distance.
Kiram misses the shot to the body.
Kiram ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nozawa tries to clinch but Kiram is having none of it.
Nozawa looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Kiram !
Nozawa is looking to take a break and control but Kiram is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Nozawa are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Nozawa misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
A lull in the action here as Nozawa stalls from top position.
Nozawa trying to control the action but Kiram is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nozawa moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nozawa creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Kiram sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tadanari Nozawa dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Kiram misses with a body shot
and Nozawa holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kiram lands with a left to the head.
Kiram lands a shoulder strike.
Nozawa is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kiram can't find room to land a body shot as Nozawa controls the action.
Nozawa is looking for a takedown.
Kiram lands a body shot.
Kiram lands with a short shot to the head.
Kiram wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A shot in the inside from Kiram .
Kiram lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kiram throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nozawas head.
Nozawa prevents Kiram from breaking the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kiram manages to break the clinch.
Nozawa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nozawa tries to clinch up
and Kiram counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiram just misses with a punch to the body.
Kiram clobbers Nozawa with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Tadanari Nozawa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nozawa tries to close the distance and clinch but Kiram swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kiram fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nozawa on the side of the head.
Nozawa avoids the body shot from Kiram .
Kiram lands with a shot to the body.
Nozawa tries to clinch up.
Kiram scores with a jab to the body.
Nozawa misses with a hook
and Kiram counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nozawa connects with the punch.
A cross from Kiram lands.
Kiram looks to score with a jab to the body but Nozawa is just out of range.
Nozawa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kiram keeps the fight on the outside.
Kiram lands a nice looking body shot.
Kiram throws an overhand right that lands on Nozawa's shoulder, as Nozawa tries to avoid the shot.
Nozawa takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kiram stuns Nozawa with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nozawa moves into the clinch.
Nozawa drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nozawa drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kiram gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tadanari Nozawa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nozawa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kiram .
Nozawa tries to land knees in the clinch but Kiram avoids the damage to the body.
Kiram breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kiram scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nozawa doesn't seem bothered though.
A jab from Kiram misses.
Kiram scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kiram fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nozawa looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nozawa takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kareem Kiram seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kiram throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiram lands a right hook to the body.
Kiram is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Nozawa rather than just go for the knockout.
Nozawa looks to clinch
letting Kiram counter with a right hand.
Nozawa takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kiram lands a body shot.
Nice cross by Kiram .
Kiram scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nozawa tries to move into range but Kiram moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kareem Kiram is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kiram connects with a body shot that sends Nozawa's belly button to the back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kiram tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nozawa was well out of range. Poor timing from Kiram .
Kiram lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kiram throws a lazy right hand but Nozawa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kareem Kiram comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kiram 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Kareem Kiram !
Kareem Kiram seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Travis Zangief (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dutch Slammin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zangief comes to the cage accompanied by We Own It. The crowd seem to be enjoying Slammin's choice of entrance music: 'I Can't Stop Smiling' by Velocity Girl. 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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150 lbs
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150 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Travis Zangief!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dutch Slammin!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Ren Mimura and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slammin throws a good cross that connects.
Zangief clinches up with Slammin and pushes him back against the cage.
Zangief tries to throw a body punch but Slammin avoids it by throwing Zangief back against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Slammin.
Slammin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Zangief misses with a hook to the ribs.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Zangief avoiding damage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Zangief putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Slammin in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Zangief throws a knee to the head but misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Zangief - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Zangief landing knees to the body.
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!
Zangief tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Zangief tries to land knees in the clinch but Slammin avoids the damage to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Zangief.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slammin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Zangief landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Zangief misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Slammin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Zangief stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Zangief lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Zangief.
Zangief is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Slammin is trying to break free.
Slammin managing to block the knees to the body from Zangief.
Slammin is looking to break free of the clinch but Zangief has double underhooks.
Zangief is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Slammin is defending well for now.
Zangief crunches a lovely knee into Slammin's ribcage.
Slammin tries to break the clinch but Zangief is controlling the position.
Zangief misses with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Come on Zangief - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Slammin is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Zangief is keeping busy.
Slammin takes a knee to the side of the body.
Zangief softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Zangief softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Zangief just leaning against Slammin, taking a breather.
Slammin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Zangief landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Slammin looks winded!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Zangief.
Slammin can't break the clinch.
Zangief using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Zangief is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Slammin prevents a body shot from Zangief.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zangief leaning his opponent against the cage.
Zangief misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Slammin.
Zangief using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Zangief lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Slammin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zangief lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Slammin or not.
Slammin takes a shot to the head.
Zangief unloads a knee to the mid-section. Slammin lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Slammin tries to work over Zangief's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zangief working Slammin over with knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Slammin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Zangief lands a nice shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zangief landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Zangief landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Zangief putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Slammin in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Zangief lands a good knee to the midsection. Slammin won't want to take too many of those.
Zangief unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Zangief holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Good body shot from Zangief.
Zangief has Slammin pressed against the cage.
Zangief creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Slammin's defenses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head punch on the inside from Slammin fails to land.
Zangief manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Travis Zangief dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A right-left combo lands from Slammin.
A nice combination there by Slammin.
Zangief takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Zangief fails with an attempt to clinch.
Zangief tries to clinch up.
Zangief moves into the clinch.
Zangief trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zangief.
Zangief lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Slammin trying to stall but Zangief improves his position.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Zangief.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Zangief.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Zangief.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zangief leaning against his opponent.
Zangief drops Slammin with a big knee straight up the middle! Slammin is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Slammin is rocked!
It looks like Dutch Slammin has been cut.
Slammin misses with a double jab.
Slammin is still on wobbly legs! Can Zangief finish him?
Slammin is breathing heavily.
Zangief tries a head kick but it misses.
Zangief moves into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Slammin tries to circle away but Zangief has him pinned against the cage.
Zangief lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Zangief just leaning against Slammin, taking a breather.
Zangief landing knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Zangief creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Zangief lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A frustrated look appears on Slammin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Zangief pushes Slammin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zangief.
Zangief lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Slammin to his knees! Zangief keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Travis Zangief!
Post fight, Travis Zangief took to the microphone: 'I would like to climb up the ladder and face top guys'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Great Cornholio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Black Hand (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cornholio kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Du Hast by Ramstein - Cornholio Mix. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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155 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Great Cornholio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Black Hand!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Taro Takaoka and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hand has closed the distance and engaged Cornholio in a clinch.
Hand throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hand gets underhooks to prevent Cornholio's takedown attempt.
Cornholio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hand rushes Cornholio and presses him up against the cage.
Cornholio jumps guard but Hand turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Cornholio's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cornholio drives through and clinches with Hand against the cage.
Cornholio wants to get back to striking at distance but Hand won't allow it.
Cornholio pulls guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Cornholio is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Hand throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hand lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Great Cornholio has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hand lands a nice knee to the body.
Hand using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cornholio has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cornholio is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Hand to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Great Cornholio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hand with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hand unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cornholio lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hand tries to land a knee to the head but Cornholio blocks with his arms.
Cornholio manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Hand preventing the sweep.
Cornholio manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hand manages to get himself to full guard.
Cornholio works over Hand with some ground and pound from guard.
Cornholio throwing strikes but missing.
Hand has momentary wrist control but Cornholio slips an elbow through the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cornholio slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Cornholio has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Hand is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Cornholio yanks on the arm and Hand is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Cornholio.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Great Cornholio!
An out of breath Great Cornholio thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Howard Sato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jienaro Marfil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Marfil's choice of entrance music: New Divide. Jienaro Marfil has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Howard Sato's chin.
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25
185 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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22
184 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Prefers standup |
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Howard Sato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jienaro Marfil!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Marfil. Those never looked like landing.
Marfil keeps the fight on the outside.
Sato tries to close the distance and clinch but Marfil swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sato tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Marfil paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A nice combination there by Marfil.
Sato misses with a head kick.
Sato tries to clinch up but Marfil circles away and keeps his distance.
Sato tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sato slips a straight right by Marfil.
Marfil misses with a wild combination.
Sato is looking to clinch but Marfil is avoiding it.
Sato lands a high kick!
Marfil lands with a hook. Sato tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sato is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marfil throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from Marfil.
The fighters circling - Marfil throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sato tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Marfil scores with a hook to the body. Sato takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Some wild striking there from Marfil.
Sato scores with a head kick.
Marfil misses with a double jab.
Marfil moves out of range of the leg kick from Sato.
Howard Sato seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marfil tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sato was well out of range. Poor timing from Marfil.
Marfil throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Marfil misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sato throws a head kick that misses.
Sato pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Marfil swinging wildly here.
Sato throws a nice inside leg kick.
Marfil tests Sato's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sato misses with a head kick.
Sato fails in his attempt to 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!
Sato tries to clinch up but Marfil circles away and keeps his distance.
Sato throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Marfil works the jab nicely.
Marfil fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Marfil will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sato drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Oh Sato is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Marfil fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sato seems to have got his legs back now.
Good exchange - Sato coming out on top.
Marfil throws a series of punches but Sato avoids them all with ease.
Sato avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sato misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marfil throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marfil looks to land a combination but Sato avoids it well.
Marfil misses with a wild combination.
Sato avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sato lands a head kick. Marfil smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Marfil misses with a few strikes there.
Marfil blocks a head kick by Sato.
Marfil misses with a wild body shot.
Marfil avoids the head kick by Sato.
Sato uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Marfil.
Sato throws a head kick that half lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sato tries a head kick but it misses.
Sato is breathing heavily.
Sato is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Marfil lands the left hand.
Sato walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Marfil checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sato gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Some wild striking there from Marfil.
Sato looks up at the clock. Bad move! Marfil lands a right hand from hell, dropping Sato. Marfil pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jienaro Marfil!
During a confident post fight interview, Jienaro Marfil thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Erick Rootmans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yaga Shura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rootmans comes into the arena with Busta Rhymes - Put your hands where my eyes can see blaring out of the sound system. Shura comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Angel kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Yaga Shura is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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24
202 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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196 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Erick Rootmans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yaga Shura!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Rootmans tries to clinch up.
Shura is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Rootmans.
It looks like Yaga Shura has been cut.
Rootmans tries to close the distance and clinch but Shura swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shura tries to keep at a distance but Rootmans has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rootmans misses with a knee strike.
Rootmans landing knees to the head.
Rootmans misses with a knee to the head.
Rootmans tries to land a knee to the head but Shura blocks with his arms.
A knee to the head by Rootmans.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rootmans misses with a knee strike.
Rootmans throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rootmans misses with a knee to the head.
Rootmans scores with a knee to the head.
Rootmans scores with a knee to the head.
Rootmans tries a knee to the head but Shura blocks it.
Shura is trying to push Rootmans away but Rootmans has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Rootmans throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Shura blocks it with crossed arms.
Rootmans tries to land knees in the clinch but Shura avoids the damage to the body.
A knee to the head by Rootmans.
Rootmans tries to land a knee to the head but Shura blocks with his arms.
Rootmans throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rootmans leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rootmans looking to throw knees to the head but Shura is blocking nicely.
Shura wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rootmans tries a knee to the head but Shura blocks it.
A knee to the head by Rootmans.
Rootmans tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Shura is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Rootmans is defending well.
Rootmans connects with a knee to the head.
Shura is rocked!
Rootmans tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rootmans has Shura pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Shura is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Rootmans - that's hurt Shura badly! Oh, another knee lands and Shura is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Shura doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Erick Rootmans!
Erick Rootmans decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dean Corll (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryo Matsuoka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Corll comes to the cage accompanied by South Texas Death Ride. Matsuoka has chosen Mack the Knife as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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21
193 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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26
194 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dean Corll!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryo Matsuoka!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Kenichi Hosakawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matsuoka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Corll gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Matsuoka looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short uppercut from Corll.
A short right from Corll.
Corll misses with a hook to the ribs.
Matsuoka breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Matsuoka tries to clinch but Corll moves out of range.
Corll throws a sloppy head kick and Matsuoka moves out of range easily.
Matsuoka moves away from the strike by Corll.
Corll scores with a push kick.
Corll looks for the body kick but Matsuoka saw that one coming.
Corll listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Matsuoka tries to clinch up.
Matsuoka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Corll drops Matsuoka with a beautiful combination! Matsuoka stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Corll is looking for the KO!
Matsuoka is rocked!
It looks like Ryo Matsuoka has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsuoka is aggressively charging in as Corll backs up avoiding any damage. Corll tosses out a jab and Matsuoka runs right into it face first! Matsuoka is out cold! Corll dropped down on all fours and is barking in Matsuoka's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dean Corll!
Dean Corll is the new middleweight champion!
Dean Corll thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Connor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugo Stiglitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stiglitz has chosen Ecstasy of Gold as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Matthew Connor has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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21
168 lbs
9 - 0 - 0 |
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22
167 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
KO power |
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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
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Matthew Connor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hugo Stiglitz!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Sano and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stiglitz wants to clinch
and Connor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Connor lets loose with a powerful body kick. Stiglitz will feel that in the morning.
Connor tries to score with a low kick but Stiglitz moves his leg out of the way.
Stiglitz shoots in but Connor avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Connor avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stiglitz looks to clinch
enabling Connor to counter with a crisp jab.
Connor looks to score with a jab to the body but Stiglitz is just out of range.
Connor scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Connor scores with a shot to the body.
Connor fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stiglitz throws a right hand that Connor ducks under and follows up with a left that Connor also avoids with ease.
A solid body kick from Connor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stiglitz avoids a kick to the body.
Connor lands with a right hand.
Stiglitz looks to clinch
and Connor counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Stiglitz thinking.
Connor feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Stiglitz sprawling to the canvas! Stiglitz rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Connor finish him?!
Stiglitz is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stiglitz fails with a takedown attempt.
Stiglitz is still on wobbly legs! Can Connor finish him?
A solid body kick from Connor.
Stiglitz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Connor manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Connor lands a slapping body shot.
Stiglitz looks winded!
Stiglitz tries to clinch
and Connor counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Matthew Connor!
A very excited looking Matthew Connor 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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