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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zoro Roronoa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Glenn Stalhandske (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zoro Roronoa could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Glenn Stalhandske's chin.
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195 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Zoro Roronoa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Glenn Stalhandske!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Sosuke Kotani and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stalhandske slaps away a takedown attempt from Roronoa, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Roronoa shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Stalhandske as he jumps to the side.
Roronoa goes for a double leg but Stalhandske avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Stalhandske continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zoro Roronoa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stalhandske looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Stalhandske tries to circle away but Roronoa has him pinned against the ropes.
Roronoa breaks from the clinch.
Stalhandske throws a one two combo.
Stalhandske swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Roronoa counters with a nice double leg into side control. Stalhandske won't be happy with that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Roronoa is looking to take a break and control but Stalhandske is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Stalhandske is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Roronoa is controlling him well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roronoa wants to control but Stalhandske is keeping him busy.
Stalhandske really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Roronoa. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Stalhandske tries to escape but Roronoa is in control.
Roronoa stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Roronoa misses with a straight right.
Stalhandske throws a right and a left that Roronoa avoids nicely.
Stalhandske rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Roronoa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Roronoa clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roronoa can't get the takedown.
Roronoa has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Stalhandske is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Stalhandske is trying to break free.
Stalhandske is trying to break free.
Stalhandske tries to circle away but Roronoa has him pinned against the ropes.
Roronoa has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Stalhandske uses from the top position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Roronoa not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Stalhandske throws a big elbow that misses.
Roronoa is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Stalhandske is aware though and is defending well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stalhandske wants to stand but Roronoa is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roronoa looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Roronoa kicks Stalhandske off and gets to his feet.
Stalhandske swinging wildly here.
We've been informed that Stalhandske has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Roronoa with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Stalhandske to score with a decent uppercut.
Roronoa moves into the clinch.
Roronoa breaks from the clinch.
Roronoa has Stalhandske up against the ropes in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stalhandske tries to break free but Roronoa pushes him back against the ropes.
Roronoa has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Stalhandske avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Roronoa drops down looking for an ankle pick but Stalhandske pulls his leg out and moves away.
Stalhandske throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stalhandske fails to land with a series of punches.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Roronoa is defended easily by Stalhandske.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zoro Roronoa dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Roronoa has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Stalhandske connects with a jab.
Stalhandske throws out a powerful jab.
Roronoa shoots in looking for a takedown but Stalhandske manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Roronoa's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Stalhandske throws a right and a left that both miss.
Roronoa walks into a jab.
Roronoa goes for a double leg but Stalhandske avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Stalhandske continues to drive forward.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Roronoa tries to pull guard but Stalhandske forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zoro Roronoa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stalhandske gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Roronoa.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roronoa trying to land knees to the body.
Stalhandske tries to break the clinch but Roronoa is controlling the position.
Roronoa keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Stalhandske's efforts to push away.
Stalhandske keeps control of Roronoa as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Roronoa jumps guard but Stalhandske turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Roronoa taking a breather.
Roronoa drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Stalhandske gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Roronoa breaks the clinch.
Stalhandske looks to land a combination but Roronoa avoids it well.
Roronoa shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Stalhandske pinned against the ropes. Stalhandske gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Zoro Roronoa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stalhandske connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stalhandske misses with a jab, cross combination.
Roronoa darts in trying to clinch
and Stalhandske counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stalhandske tries to bum rush Roronoa with a series of wild strikes but Roronoa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Roronoa.
Roronoa changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Stalhandske tries to avoid it but Roronoa manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Stalhandske to the ground. Stalhandske escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nice sprawl there from Stalhandske as Roronoa shoots in.
Stalhandske drops Roronoa with a beautiful combination! Roronoa stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Stalhandske is looking for the KO!
Roronoa is rocked!
It looks like Zoro Roronoa has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Roronoa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Oh Roronoa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Glenn Stalhandske is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stalhandske lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Glenn Stalhandske!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sawamura Kojo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tywinn Lannister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kojo comes to the ring accompanied by The Whistler. Sawamura Kojo has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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173 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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BJJ White Belt
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sawamura Kojo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tywinn Lannister!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A clash of legs there as Kojo blocks the low kick.
Kojo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lannister.
Kojo is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Lannister's half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Kojo takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Kojo is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Lannister doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Kojo.
Well, if Kojo is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Kojo is looking to advance position but Lannister won't allow it.
Kojo lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Lannister really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kojo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lannister is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kojo scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kojo stops Lannister from getting back to his feet.
Kojo landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kojo slows the pace down in half guard.
Kojo seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Lannister for as long as he can get away with.
Kojo is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Lannister!
Kojo raining down shots from the mount!
Kojo looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Kojo tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lannister is bucking up trying to escape but Kojo cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Kojo controlling his opponent.
Kojo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kojo with the ground and pound from mount.
Kojo is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Kojo extends the arm and Lannister is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sawamura Kojo!
An out of breath Sawamura Kojo 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ed Fazio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sebastian Devankov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fazio comes to the ring accompanied by The Mob Rules. Devankov has chosen Ways Of Death as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ed Fazio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sebastian Devankov!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fazio scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fazio gets a takedown into half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Devankov keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Fazio throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Fazio thows a huge punch but Devankov dodges it nicely.
Devankov tries to kick Fazio off but Fazio keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Devankov taking some punishment here, with Fazio in his half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fazio tries to pass to full mount but Devankov defends it.
Fazio throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Fazio sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Devankov defending well though.
Devankov blocking the ground and pound attempt from Fazio.
Fazio is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Devankov regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Fazio.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fazio throws a big elbow that misses.
Fazio with a nice head shot there.
Fazio throws a big right hand that misses.
Fazio with a flurry of punches that miss.
Devankov wants to stand but Fazio is controlling the position.
Fazio postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fazio is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Fazio in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fazio passes Devankov's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Fazio working Devankov over with strikes.
Fazio winds up and cracks Devankov with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fazio is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nice strikes from Fazio there.
Fazio scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Fazio throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Devankov tries to kick Fazio off but Fazio keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Devankov looks winded!
Fazio thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Devankov's head.
Fazio 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.
Fazio stops Devankov from getting back to his feet.
Fazio passes to full mount!
Fazio fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Fazio lands a heavy elbow.
Fazio looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Fazio working the ground and pound effectively.
Fazio lands with some strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fazio lands a big elbow - Devankov is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Devankov is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Ed Fazio!
An out of breath Ed Fazio 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Andrey De Vega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and LeRoy Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Vega comes to the ring accompanied by Beat the bastards. Parker is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by My Sweet Revenge. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Brawler
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Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andrey De Vega!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, LeRoy Parker!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Vega lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
De Vega throws a low kick but Parker moves out of range easily.
Parker lunges at De Vega with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by De Vega's hand.
De Vega lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Nice straight punches there by De Vega. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of De Vega.
De Vega shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Parker as he jumps to the side.
Parker looks to land a left hand but De Vega moved out of range nicely.
De Vega misses with a low kick as Parker jumps back.
De Vega misses with a looping right.
Parker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Vega manages to avoid it.
Parker fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but De Vega is out of range.
Parker shoots in and bounces De Vega off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Parker looking to sit in guard and control but De Vega gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Parker is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Parker looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks De Vega with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker is nestled in close to De Vega, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
De Vega has hold of Parker's hands but Parker slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Parker looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Parker lands a nice short elbow.
Parker lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
De Vega is breathing heavily.
Parker looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks De Vega with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
De Vega knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Parker on the ground.
De Vega taking some punishment here, with Parker in his half guard.
Parker lands with a punch from half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Parker working the head and body with strikes.
Parker takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Parker trying to control from half guard but De Vega is working away.
Parker landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
De Vega is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker controlling the action here.
Oh De Vega is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Parker working over De Vega with some ground and pound. De Vega looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Parker lands a big elbow - De Vega is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Parker!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). LeRoy Parker!
A victorious LeRoy Parker thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jaap Thiadens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeffrey Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thiadens comes to the ring accompanied by Yellow Submarine. Miller is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Killers. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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169 lbs
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158 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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Solid Muay Thai
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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, Jaap Thiadens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jeffrey Miller!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Thiadens crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Miller - the referee stops the clock and Thiadens gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Miller. Thiadens manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Miller looks to land a left hand but Thiadens moved out of range nicely.
Jeffrey Miller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice leg kick lands there from Miller.
Miller shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Miller tries to work over Thiadens's front leg with a kick but Thiadens checks it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Miller lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Thiadens has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Thiadens and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Miller misses with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thiadens avoids the head kick by Miller.
Miller will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Good work by Thiadens as he checks the leg kick.
Miller stuffs the takedown attempt from Thiadens. Thiadens gets slowly back to his feet.
A head kick misses from Miller.
Miller looks to land a body kick but Thiadens moved away.
Miller shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Miller was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Miller trying to control the action but Thiadens is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thiadens wants to control but Miller postures up.
Miller scores with punches from side control.
Miller misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Miller tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Thiadens is trying to improve his position.
Miller scoring with punches and elbows.
Thiadens is trying to control Miller's posture but Miller avoids it.
Miller lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller throws a strike aimed at the side of Thiadens's head but Thiadens avoids it well.
Check out the look on Miller's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Miller postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Miller cracks Thiadens with a big elbow.
Thiadens wants to control but Miller postures up.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Miller throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Miller is looking to take a break and control but Thiadens is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Thiadens manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Miller connects with a nice short shot to Thiadens's temple.
Miller is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller throws a big elbow that misses.
Miller pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Thiadens is keeping the position for now.
Miller missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Miller is looking to advance position but Thiadens has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Thiadens quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Thiadens but it's paid off an Miller is forced to tap! Nice work by Thiadens.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jaap Thiadens!
Jaap Thiadens was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
In defeat, Jeffrey Miller stepped up to the mic, saying 'The Cheat was on! Check his gloves youll see I was drugged. Theres no other way you can explain what happend her tonight!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lord Varys (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vinny Tamaso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tamaso comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Die Young kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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248 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lord Varys!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vinny Tamaso!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yuuki Gou and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tamaso misses with a body shot.
Tamaso cracks Varys with an open hand slap.
Tamaso cracks Varys with a right hand to the side of the head.
It looks like Lord Varys has been cut.
Tamaso works the jab nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tamaso throws an off balance right hand
and Varys counters with a big head kick but Tamaso shrugs it off.
Tamaso feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Varys sprawling to the canvas! Varys rolls over backwards and springs off the ropes and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Tamaso finish him?!
Tamaso throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tamaso throws out a loose jab but Varys uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tamaso cracks Varys with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Varys looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Tamaso finish him?
Varys is rocked!
Tamaso throws a right and a left that Varys avoids nicely.
Tamaso misses the body punch
and Varys counters with a head kick. That will keep Tamaso thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Jab by Tamaso.
Tamaso connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Varys out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vinny Tamaso!
Vinny Tamaso made sure to mention his sponsor, Damnfield clothing in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rob Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenji Musaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Musaki has chosen http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQObWW06VAM as his entrance music. Rob Stark has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rob Stark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenji Musaki!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yuuki Gou and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Musaki changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Stark looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Musaki is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Stark is trying to escape and Musaki transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Stark is forced to tap! Nice work there by Musaki! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kenji Musaki!
During a confident post fight interview, Kenji Musaki thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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