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Destiny 11: Conquer & Defend PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kick Please (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Khari Menwasynh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kick Please has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kick Please!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Khari Menwasynh!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Sosuke Kotani and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Menwasynh throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Please.
Menwasynh throws a series of punches but Please moves out of range.
Please gets a double leg takedown into Menwasynh's guard.
Menwasynh wants to stand and escape but Please is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Please stands and steps away. Menwasynh gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Menwasynh looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Khari Menwasynh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Please scores with a takedown into Menwasynh's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Menwasynh wants to stand but Please is controlling the position.
Please is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Please with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Please works over Menwasynh with some ground and pound from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Please stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Menwasynh swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Please throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Please looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
We're going to have a standup here because Kick Please wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Menwasynh misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Menwasynh rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Please moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Menwasynh tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Please is able to avoid easily.
Please tries for a takedown but Menwasynh sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Khari Menwasynh is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Please changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Menwasynh tries to avoid it but Please manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Menwasynh to the ground. Menwasynh escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Please misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kick Please. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Menwasynh misses with a double jab.
Menwasynh throws a right and a left that both miss.
Menwasynh misses with a jab, cross combination.
Please tries a head kick but it misses.
Please really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Please closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Menwasynh's 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!
Please won't allow Menwasynh to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Menwasynh can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Please controls the pace.
Please stands up from Menwasynh's guard - Please perhaps looking for a knockout.
Please is breathing heavily.
Menwasynh rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Please moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Menwasynh throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Menwasynh closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Menwasynh will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Menwasynh keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Menwasynh.
Menwasynh lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Menwasynh.
Menwasynh misses with a two punch combination.
Menwasynh misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Please throws a leg kick but Menwasynh sees it coming and moves out of range.
Menwasynh looks to land a combination but Please avoids it well.
Menwasynh swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Menwasynh throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Please gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Menwasynh looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kick Please dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Menwasynh throws a series of punches but Please moves out of range.
Please feints and as Menwasynh raises his hands in defense, Please changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Please is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Please seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Menwasynh for as long as he can get away with.
Please has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Please postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Menwasynh can't keep his opponent in guard - Please advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Please not doing much here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Menwasynh is looking to escape.
Please controlling the action here.
Please is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Menwasynh is trying to stand but he's just given Please his back.
Menwasynh really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Please. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Please is working the ground and pound. Can Menwasynh escape?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Please tightening his grip on Menwasynh, looking for the choke.
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!
Menwasynh showing good submission defense here.
Menwasynh won't enjoy being in this position. Please looking for the choke. Oh... he's slipped the arm under the neck - Menwasynh is tapping - it's over boys! Please picks up the submission victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Kick Please!
An out of breath Kick Please 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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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nari Vari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JunJun Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nari Vari is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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189 lbs
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BJJ Blue 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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nari Vari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, JunJun Jones!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones is trying hard to land a takedown here. Vari sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Vari on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Vari swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jones counters with a body kick that stops Vari in his tracks momentarily.
Vari swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jones counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Jones keeps control of Vari as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Vari wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jones avoiding damage as Vari throws knees to the body.
Jones tries to pull guard but Vari forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Jones gets control of Vari's arms and successfully pulls guard. Jones will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Jones has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Vari has passed into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Vari's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vari tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Jones is looking to control Vari's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jones avoid being mounted?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jones gets back to full guard.
Jones wants to stand but Vari is controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones looking to hit a scissor sweep but Vari is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vari wants to stand but Jones has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Jones throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Vari tries to stand but Jones is controlling from the bottom.
Vari stands up from Jones's guard - Vari perhaps looking for a knockout.
Jones fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vari stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Vari wants it to stay on the feet.
Nari Vari has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of JunJun Jones.
Vari misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jones closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Vari did well to prevent Jones getting side control.
Jones tries to pass the half guard into mount. Vari knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Jones stops Vari from getting back to his feet.
Jones is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Jones missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jones wants to lay and pray for a moment but Vari keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vari looks like he's trying to stand up.
Vari is looking to improve his position.
Jones wants to pass to mount but Vari is defending the position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Vari is trying to stand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vari is trying to get back to full guard.
Vari tries to kick Jones off but Jones keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
JunJun Jones dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jones uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vari.
Vari throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nari Vari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vari throws out a loose jab but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vari.
Vari throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vari will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jones has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Vari finds it's way round the side to connect with Jones's head.
Vari swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.
Vari moves in looking to clinch but Jones pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vari ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
Vari throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vari thows a body shot but no joy.
Vari misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Vari throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vari ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
Nari Vari is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vari will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vari throws a combination that misses
and Jones counters with an inside leg kick.
Vari looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
Jones misses with a takedown attempt - Vari sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Vari misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vari throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nari Vari is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vari rushes Jones and presses him up against the cage.
Jones breaks the clinch.
Vari scores with a jab to the head.
Jones dives in and grabs Vari's left leg, looking for a takedown. Vari pushes down on Jones's head and hops out.
Nari Vari has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of JunJun Jones.
Vari misses the jab.
Vari keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nari Vari is winning the standup battle so far.
Vari takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Vari fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vari throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vari misses with a hook. Jones ducked under it nicely.
Vari looks to land a right hand but Jones moved out of range.
Vari misses with a body punch
and Jones counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vari misses with a wild combination.
Vari is looking to wear down Jones with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Vari missing with a left hand there. Jones was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vari lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Jones backs up against the cage.
Vari throws a shot from downtown. Jones moves away and avoids it.
Jones gets tackled into the cage by Vari. Vari maintains the clinch.
Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vari throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jones.
Vari thows a body shot but no joy.
Jones uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vari.
Vari takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Jones slips under a jab.
Vari falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jones counters with an inside leg kick.
Vari just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vari throws a hook but Jones avoids it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vari tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jones paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jones avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nari Vari dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Jones slips a jab from Vari.
Vari thows a body shot but no joy.
Vari lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Vari takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Jones throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Vari tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Jones is in Vari's guard.
Jones throwing strikes from guard but Vari blocks nicely.
Vari is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Vari keeping full guard, as Jones tries to pass.
Vari working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jones.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones gets to his feet. Vari looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Vari scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Jones moves in looking to clinch but Vari pushes him off.
Jones tries to clinch up but Vari circles away and keeps his distance.
Vari takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Vari lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jones circles away quickly and effectively.
Jones dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Vari. That did some damage!
Jones dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Vari. That did some damage!
Jones slips under a jab from Vari.
Vari fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vari misses with a double jab.
Jones slips a jab and a cross from Vari.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vari moves in looking to clinch but Jones pushes him off.
Vari misses with an uppercut.
Vari looks to land a combination but Jones avoids it well.
A right-left combo lands from Vari.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Vari is just out of range.
Jones displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vari throws out the jab.
Jones throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Vari's waist but Vari gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jones off to one side.
Jones fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Vari connects with a nice looking jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vari scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jones doesn't seem bothered though.
Jones misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Vari throws out a loose jab but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vari catches Jones with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Vari tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Vari.
Vari throws a hook to the side of Jones's head but Jones sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vari misses with a series of wild punches.
Jones changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Vari tries to avoid it but Jones manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Vari to the ground. Vari escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nari Vari has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of JunJun Jones.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vari throws a series of punches but Jones moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Jones.
Vari throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones shoots for a takedown but Vari saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Vari misses with an uppercut. Jones saw that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vari. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vari misses with a wild combination.
Vari tests Jones's chin there with a solid looking shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vari misses the shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nari Vari showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Vari has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nari Vari!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Giannis Bakos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tebato Nakara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Giannis Bakos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tebato Nakara!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bakos shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bakos misses with a takedown attempt - Nakara sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bakos tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Nakara swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Giannis Bakos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bakos is trying hard to land a takedown here. Nakara sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nakara plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Nakara fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bakos is out of range.
Bakos shoots in looking for a takedown but Nakara manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bakos's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Nakara throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Giannis Bakos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nakara has managed to clinch.
Nakara throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bakos blocks it with crossed arms.
Nakara tries to land knees in the clinch but Bakos avoids the damage to the body.
Bakos throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bakos lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nakara dodges an elbow strike from Bakos.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bakos.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nakara tries a knee to the head but Bakos blocks it.
Nakara misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bakos.
Bakos pushes off an throws an elbow but Nakara leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nakara trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakara trying to stall but Bakos improves his position.
Bakos pulls guard.
Bakos utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bakos will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Bakos manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Bakos looking to finish Nakara with some ground and pound. This is bad for Nakara!
Nakara tries to hold on but Bakos postures up.
Bakos breaks from Nakara's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bakos with good strikes from the mount here!
Nakara is rocked!
Nakara looks out of his depth in this position - he's holding on tight.
Nakara is working to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bakos fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Nakara is still in real trouble! Can Bakos finish him?
Bakos punishing his opponent with strikes.
Bakos postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Nakara bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Bakos and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Giannis Bakos!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Go Hasegawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marinho fRodO (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Go Hasegawa 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Go Hasegawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marinho fRodO!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yuuki Gou and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
fRodO throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
fRodO misses with a straight right.
Hasegawa tries to close the distance and clinch but fRodO swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
fRodO throws a low kick but Hasegawa avoids it.
fRodO tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
fRodO wants to slow Hasegawa down by chopping away at his legs.
fRodO slaps away a takedown attempt from Hasegawa, before circling back to the center of the mat.
fRodO scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nice defenses there by Hasegawa.
Hasegawa fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A slow jab from fRodO misses its intended target.
Hasegawa wants to clinch.
Hasegawa closes the distance and clinches.
fRodO is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Hasegawa can't fight it off and eventually fRodO manages to take the fight to the floor. Hasegawa looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hasegawa looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but fRodO is defending well. Hasegawa quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! fRodO has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Hasegawa celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Go Hasegawa!
Go Hasegawa decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Come At Me (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Afa Sila (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 Afa Sila was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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163 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Come At Me!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Afa Sila!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Shimada and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
At Me closes the distance looking to clinch
and Sila counters with a single leg into guard. At Me didn't expect that.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Sila is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Sila passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Sila is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. At Me is trying to escape and Sila transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and At Me is forced to tap! Nice work there by Sila! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Afa Sila!
Afa Sila thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nebojsa Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Murilo Neri (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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250 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nebojsa Lopez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Murilo Neri!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neri connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Lopez wants to clinch up but Neri keeps it at a distance.
Lopez misses with a head kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Neri - that will leave a mark!
An inside leg kick from Neri misses.
Lopez throws a leg kick but Neri sees it coming and moves out of range.
Lopez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lopez is defended easily by Neri.
Lopez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Neri pinned against the cage. Neri gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lopez tries to clinch but Neri is having none of it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Neri scores with a hook.
A good leg kick by Neri.
Neri clinches up with Lopez and pushes him back against the cage.
Neri tries to land a knee to the head but Lopez blocks with his arms.
Neri gets underhooks to prevent Lopez's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nebojsa Lopez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez is fighting off a takedown attempt but Neri is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Lopez to the mat. Lopez regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Neri postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lopez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Neri.
Neri throws a strike but Lopez rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Lopez will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Lopez got a little sloppy there for a moment and Neri has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lopez has managed to get both his arms back between Neri's legs - danger averted.
Neri wants to sweep but no luck.
Lopez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Neri swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Neri keeping moving, preventing Lopez from controlling successfully.
Lopez controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez trying to control but Neri is working from the bottom.
We're going to have a standup here because Nebojsa Lopez wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Neri cracks Lopez with an open hand slap.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Neri misses with a low kick.
Lopez wants to clinch up but Neri keeps it at a distance.
Neri keeps Lopez at a distance using the push kick.
Neri wants to clinch up but Lopez keeps it at a distance.
A big left from Neri misses.
Lopez blocks the body kick.
The crowd cheers as Lopez lands an impressive looking overhand right. Neri doesn't seem phased though.
Lopez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Neri looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Neri lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Lopez has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Neri. Oh but Lopez has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Neri goes limp - he's gone! Lopez jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Nebojsa Lopez!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dean Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and OmicronPerseiEight OmicronPerseiEight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). OmicronPerseiEight OmicronPerseiEight struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 171.4lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Dean Thomas could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to OmicronPerseiEight OmicronPerseiEight's chin.
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180 lbs
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186 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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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, Dean Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, OmicronPerseiEight OmicronPerseiEight!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
OmicronPerseiEight blocks a head kick by Thomas.
Thomas throws the kick towards the body but OmicronPerseiEight avoids it.
Thomas throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
OmicronPerseiEight fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Thomas keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
OmicronPerseiEight shoots for a takedown but Thomas saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dean Thomas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of OmicronPerseiEight OmicronPerseiEight.
Thomas throws a head kick that misses.
Thomas scores with a push kick.
Thomas is looking to slow OmicronPerseiEight down with leg kicks.
OmicronPerseiEight shoots for a double leg takedown but Thomas sprawls well. He's pushed OmicronPerseiEight's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Thomas cracks the inside of OmicronPerseiEight's front leg.
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!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from OmicronPerseiEight is defended easily by Thomas.
OmicronPerseiEight looks winded!
Thomas tries a head kick but it misses.
Thomas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas feints and then cracks OmicronPerseiEight's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow OmicronPerseiEight down.
Thomas throws a sloppy head kick and OmicronPerseiEight moves out of range easily.
Thomas lands a front kick.
OmicronPerseiEight closes this distance looking for a takedown but Thomas circles away.
Dean Thomas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thomas with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Thomas swats away the attempt to clinch by OmicronPerseiEight.
Thomas buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Thomas lands a nice leg kick that just misses OmicronPerseiEight's sensitive parts.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from OmicronPerseiEight.
Thomas defends well against a solid takedown attempt from OmicronPerseiEight.
Thomas lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thomas scores with a nice body kick.
Thomas goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Thomas throws a head kick that OmicronPerseiEight semi-blocks.
OmicronPerseiEight is rocked!
Thomas lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as OmicronPerseiEight crumples to the floor! Thomas milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Dean Thomas!
Dean Thomas decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kenshin Yamamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Okimitsu Fujii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fujii has chosen Diabolic - Frontlines as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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147 lbs
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135 lbs
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Counter fighter
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenshin Yamamoto!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Okimitsu Fujii!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fujii tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Yamamoto counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Fujii's guard now.
Fujii has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Yamamoto can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Yamamoto cracks Fujii with a solid left hand.
Yamamoto content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yamamoto scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Yamamoto slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamamoto stands and throws Fujii's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Yamamoto controlling from side mount.
Yamamoto scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Fujii to see if he's OK.
Yamamoto moves into full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto with shots to the head and body - Fujii looks very uncomfortable down there.
Fujii is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Yamamoto sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Yamamoto has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yamamoto has isolated one of Fujii's arms. Fujii looking to fight him off but Yamamoto twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kenshin Yamamoto!
Kenshin Yamamoto retains his bantamweight title!
Kenshin Yamamoto very nearly forgot to thank //buriedALIVE// Fight Gear 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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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Raven Arcturus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Naya Shinoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arcturus's entrance music is People Equal Sh*t. A fine choice. Shinoki has chosen wadiako as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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169 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Raven Arcturus!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Naya Shinoki !
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shinoki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Shinoki wants to land a leg kick but Arcturus is out of range.
Shinoki takes one on the button.
Naya Shinoki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shinoki takes a jab right on the kisser.
Shinoki misses with a two punch combination.
Shinoki ducks under a wild hook from Arcturus.
Shinoki lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Arcturus circles away quickly and effectively.
Shinoki fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice uppercut lands for Arcturus. That snapped Shinoki 's head back.
Arcturus misses with a jab, cross combination.
Arcturus looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Shinoki throws a series of punches but Arcturus avoids them all with ease.
Shinoki misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shinoki takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Arcturus with a nice cross.
Shinoki fails with a takedown attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Arcturus. Shinoki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shinoki is looking to clinch.
Shinoki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Arcturus.
Shinoki takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Arcturus cracks Shinoki with a hook to the temple - Shinoki is on wobbly legs here! Arcturus swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Shinoki falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Arcturus wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Raven Arcturus!
Raven Arcturus is the new welterweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Raven Arcturus thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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