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UCFL #4: Game Time PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Slip Cahn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ralph Joaquin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cahn comes to the cage accompanied by Eye Of the Lion. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
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Basic striking
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Slip Cahn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ralph Joaquin!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cahn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Joaquin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cahn throws out the jab.
Cahn scores with a punch to the head.
Joaquin fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Joaquin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Joaquin tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Joaquin is looking to clinch but Cahn is avoiding it.
Cahn pushes Joaquin up against the cage in a clinch.
Joaquin is looking to break free of the clinch but Cahn has double underhooks.
Cahn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cahn.
We've been informed that Joaquin has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Joaquin drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Cahn gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Joaquin.
Joaquin can't get the takedown.
Slip Cahn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ralph Joaquin.
Cahn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cahn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Joaquin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Slip Cahn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cahn throws a jab when Joaquin was well out of range.
Cahn misses with an uppercut.
Joaquin on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Joaquin shoots and misses
and Cahn counters with a one-two to the body.
Joaquin tries to clinch there but Cahn circles away.
Cahn takes a swing at Joaquin's ribcage but misses.
Cahn really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Joaquin dives in for a single leg takedown but Cahn sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Joaquin blocking some punches.
Cahn misses with the head strike.
Cahn breaks the clinch.
Joaquin slips a jab from Cahn.
Joaquin ducks right into an uppercut from Cahn.
Cahn lands a nice shot to the body.
Cahn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Joaquin.
Joaquin tries to close the distance and clinch but Cahn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joaquin dodges the punch combination from Cahn.
Cahn stuffs the takedown attempt from Joaquin. Joaquin gets slowly back to his feet.
Cahn works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Cahn misses with a double jab.
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!
Joaquin fails with a takedown attempt.
Joaquin checks a low kick from Cahn.
Cahn thuds a left hand into Joaquin's body.
Cahn tries to sprawl but Joaquin drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Cahn might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Cahn trying to control here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cahn is defending against the submission attempts here by Joaquin.
We've been hearing good reports from Cahn's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Cahn is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Joaquin seems to be looking for submissions.
Joaquin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Joaquin trying to control from half guard but Cahn is working away.
Cahn kicks off Joaquin and gets to his feet.
Cahn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joaquin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cahn swinging wildly here.
Cahn throws a lazy right hand but Joaquin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cahn takes a swing at Joaquin's ribcage but misses.
Cahn defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Joaquin.
Cahn thows a body shot but no joy.
Joaquin has managed to clinch.
Joaquin is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Cahn gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Cahn lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Joaquin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cahn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cahn working aggressively here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Joaquin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cahn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Joaquin tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Cahn just stands there and leans against the cage.
Joaquin has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Cahn after a bit of a struggle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Slip Cahn dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Joaquin fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Joaquin fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Joaquin is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cahn sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Slip Cahn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ralph Joaquin.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cahn. Joaquin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Joaquin dives in for a single leg takedown but Cahn sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Cahn tries to throw a body punch but Joaquin avoids it by throwing Cahn back against the cage.
Cahn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cahn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cahn lands a left hand that snaps the head of Joaquin backwards.
Joaquin has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Cahn after a bit of a struggle.
Cahn lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Joaquin is trying to pull guard but Cahn has him pressed against the cage.
Joaquin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cahn scores with a crisp jab that stopped Joaquin in his tracks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cahn keeps the fight on the outside.
Joaquin ducks under a wild hook from Cahn.
Slip Cahn is winning the standup battle so far.
Cahn looks to throw the jab but Joaquin is out of range.
Joaquin fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Cahn misses with a hook. Joaquin ducked under it nicely.
Joaquin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cahn throws a body punch but Joaquin moves out of range.
Joaquin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cahn.
Cahn throws a head kick but Joaquin moves out of range.
Cahn clinches.
Cahn scores with a nice hook to the head.
Joaquin is rocked!
Joaquin is trying to pull guard but Cahn has him pressed against the cage.
Joaquin is still on wobbly legs! Can Cahn finish him?
Cahn lands a hook to the side of the head.
Joaquin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cahn keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Joaquin's efforts to push away.
Cahn working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joaquin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cahn lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cahn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Joaquin tries to keep at a distance but Cahn has taken the fight into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cahn lands an uppercut.
Cahn dips a shoulder and cracks Joaquin with a mighty uppercut! Joaquin falls back against the cage and Cahn unloads with a barrage of strikes! Joaquin is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Cahn screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Slip Cahn!
Slip Cahn managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Kemists ↑ 5x160Q, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frty Gfde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Milner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Frty Gfde has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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154 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Frty Gfde!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Luke Milner!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Milner tries for a takedown but Gfde sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gfde darts in trying to clinch
and Gfde takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Milner shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gfde pinned against the cage. Gfde gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gfde closes the distance but Milner moves to the side
and Milner counters with a takedown into side control.
Milner in the domination position with Gfde hanging on.
Gfde is looking for a sweep.
Gfde is working hard here to advance position.
Milner happy to just control the position for now.
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!
Milner has hold of Gfde's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Gfde seems comfortable defending it but Milner has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Gfde is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Gfde is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Milner couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Luke Milner!
Luke Milner very nearly forgot to thank CHAOS Clothing (*Laundry Available @ 87.5%*) amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hiro Watanabe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Watanabe has chosen Tan Dun- Night Flight as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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155 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Antonio Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiro Watanabe!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watanabe tries for a takedown but Gracie circles away easily
and Gracie counters with a shoot takedown. Watanabe fights it but they end up in guard.
Gracie 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.
Watanabe had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gracie defends it easily.
Watanabe has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Watanabe is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gracie is aware though and is defending well.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Watanabe wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Gracie is now in half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Watanabe's head.
Watanabe keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watanabe gets full guard.
Gracie drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Watanabe dives on top into guard.
Gracie wants to stand and escape but Watanabe is having none of it.
Watanabe pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gracie is keeping the position for now.
Watanabe won't allow Gracie to get back to his feet.
Watanabe looking to pass the guard.
Watanabe prevents Gracie from getting back to his feet.
Watanabe drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Gracie manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Watanabe has Gracie in his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gracie has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Gracie pushes down on Watanabe's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Watanabe wants to get back to full guard.
Gracie missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Watanabe wants to improve his position but Gracie is controlling well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Watanabe trying to hold on to Gracie's head to control him but Gracie postures up.
Gracie throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie stalling away here and it's allowed Watanabe to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Watanabe has his foot on Gracie's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gracie works his way back into a safe position though.
Watanabe looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gracie looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Gracie lands a couple of digs.
Watanabe trying to control the position here.
Gracie avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gracie drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Watanabe manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Gracie has Watanabe in his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Watanabe from controlling successfully.
Watanabe looking to pass the guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Watanabe advances to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Watanabe trying to pass the guard but Gracie defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Hiro Watanabe will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Gracie is looking to clinch.
Watanabe shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gracie pinned against the cage. Gracie gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Watanabe circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gracie scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Sloppy strikes there by Gracie.
Gracie throws a strike aimed at the side of Watanabe's head but Watanabe avoids it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie taking a break here but Watanabe is having none of it and regains half guard.
Gracie slips a nice elbow through Watanabe's hands, connecting with Watanabe's forehead.
Watanabe is trying to get back to full guard.
Watanabe is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Watanabe wants to get back to full guard.
Gracie not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Watanabe won't allow Gracie to pass to mount.
Gracie throwing shots but Watanabe is blocking nicely.
Watanabe tries to get to full guard but Gracie has control of the leg.
Watanabe is defending against the submission attempts here by Gracie.
Gracie seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Watanabe does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Watanabe looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Antonio Gracie overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Watanabe is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Gracie's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Gracie's back!
Watanabe punches the canvas rather than the man.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie is trying to get back to his feet but Watanabe has full control of the position and if anything, Gracie has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Watanabe trying to control momentarily.
Gracie looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Watanabe is looking for the choke from the back position but Gracie is controlling his hands well.
Watanabe is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Watanabe is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Gracie is defending well though. Watanabe let's go of the attempt for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe is looking for a choke. Gracie gets to his feet with his opponent on his back and slams him to the mat. Gracie manages to squirm out of the attempted choke and turns into his opponent's guard.
Gracie won't allow Watanabe to sweep him here.
Gracie trying to control but Watanabe is working from the bottom.
Watanabe is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gracie defends well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gracie is aware though and is defending well.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Watanabe keeps moving.
Watanabe is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gracie with a nice head shot there.
Gracie scoring with some ground and pound.
Watanabe working a defensive guard here.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gracie's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gracie throws a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Antonio Gracie will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Gracie.
Gracie wants to take a breather but Watanabe manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Gracie.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Watanabe keeps moving.
Gracie postures up in Watanabe's guard and throws a big left but Watanabe blocks it.
Watanabe pulls Gracie in to control the position.
Watanabe wants to improve his position but instead Gracie has moved into half guard.
Watanabe is in trouble now - Gracie has advanced to mount!
Watanabe manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Watanabe is pressing down on Gracie's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watanabe trying to keep a closed guard but Gracie is proving a slippery customer.
Gracie trying to control but Watanabe is working from the bottom.
Watanabe escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gracie gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gracie looking to sit in guard and control but Watanabe gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Watanabe trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gracie wants to stand and escape but Watanabe is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gracie swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Watanabe throws a big right hand that misses.
Watanabe passes Gracie's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Watanabe is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Gracie has managed to free his arm - good work.
Gracie is trying to stand up here but Watanabe is controlling him well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gracie keeps working.
Gracie is trying to stand up here but Watanabe is controlling him well.
Watanabe tries to pass the half guard into mount. Gracie knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Gracie is not content to let Watanabe control the position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Gracie looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Watanabe trying to control from half guard but Gracie is working away.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Hiro Watanabe.
Watanabe misses with a body shot
and Gracie counters by clinching up.
Watanabe jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Gracie walks away with a smile on his face. Watanabe gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Watanabe closes the distance and clinches up with Gracie, looking for a takedown. Watanabe pushes Gracie against the cage but Gracie circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Watanabe shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Gracie's guard.
Gracie wants to stand but Watanabe is controlling the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Hiro Watanabe.
I think Watanabe 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Hiro Watanabe!
A relieved looking Hiro Watanabe thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Han Solo Berger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitor Gracie (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 Vitor Gracie was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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180 lbs
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185 lbs
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Han Solo Berger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 28 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Vitor Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie wants to clinch up but Berger keeps it at a distance.
A head kick misses from Berger.
Berger darts in and clinches Gracie up against the cage.
Gracie jumps guard but Berger turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Berger has a couple of punches blocked by Gracie.
Berger misses with a hook from the clinch.
Berger working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gracie goes for a takedown in the clinch but Berger prevents it.
Berger stalling in the clinch but Gracie improves position.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Berger swings wildly with an uppercut but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gracie breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berger tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Berger changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Han Solo Berger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vitor Gracie.
The fighters circle momentarily. Berger darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
It looks like Vitor Gracie has been cut.
Berger lands a nice looking body shot.
Berger misses with a body shot
and Gracie counters with a straight right hand.
Berger throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gracie counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Berger struggling a bit here.
Berger tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gracie wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Berger sneaks back into half guard.
Berger is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Berger is just riding it out for now. Gracie eventually gives up the hold.
Berger trying to hold on to Gracie's head to control him but Gracie postures up.
Gracie is looking to advance position but Berger won't allow it.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Gracie in particular looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berger is looking to improve his position.
Gracie stalling.
Berger is doing well to control the position and prevent Gracie from advancing to side control.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Vitor Gracie hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Berger cracks Gracie with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Berger 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 Gracie has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gracie and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Gracie pushes Berger up against the cage in a clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Berger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berger has a couple of punches blocked by Gracie.
Berger pressing his opponent against the cage.
Berger swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gracie is trying to pull guard but Berger turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Gracie tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Berger creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Berger looking to slow down the pace here.
Berger throws a punch but it's blocked by Gracie.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Berger has Gracie pressed against the cage.
Gracie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Han Solo Berger dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vitor Gracie's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Berger waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gracie.
Berger finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
We've been told by Berger's head coaches at Socrates' House of Questions that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Berger fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gracie, pushing him back against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gracie as Berger tries to tie him up.
Gracie fails to pull guard.
Gracie lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Still in half guard, Gracie seems content to control.
Berger controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Gracie is looking to advance position but Berger won't allow it.
Gracie is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berger makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Berger.
Gracie postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Berger wants to get back to his feet but Gracie is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Gracie missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Berger tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Berger is controlling Gracie's posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Berger delivers a nice body kick.
Gracie shoots for a takedown but Berger saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gracie blocks a head kick by Berger.
Berger catches Gracie with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Berger smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Berger leaves Gracie with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Han Solo Berger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vitor Gracie.
Gracie dives in and grabs Berger's left leg, looking for a takedown. Berger pushes down on Gracie's head and hops out.
Gracie slips under a jab.
Berger pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gracie moves forwards but Berger connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Berger drives through and clinches with Gracie against the cage.
Gracie wants to get back to striking at distance but Berger won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berger misses with a punch on the inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Gracie.
A bit of stalling here from Berger.
Gracie using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Berger manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Berger gets through Gracie's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Berger throws a punch but it's blocked by Gracie.
Berger is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gracie is keeping busy.
Berger lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gracie fails to pull guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berger throws a head punch that misses.
Berger misses with some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Berger.
Stalling in the clinch from Berger.
Berger misses with a body punch.
Berger pressing his opponent against the cage.
Gracie has Berger pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Berger manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Han Solo Berger has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Berger.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Berger stops a takedown attempt from Gracie.
Berger lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Berger taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Han Solo Berger dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vitor Gracie's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Berger bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gracie's head.
Good work by Gracie as he checks the leg kick.
Han Solo Berger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Berger throws a chopping leg kick but Gracie manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Berger throws a hook but Gracie avoids it easily.
Berger fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gracie, pushing him back against the cage.
Good body shot from Berger.
Gracie manages to break the clinch.
Gracie tries to clinch there but Berger circles away.
Berger throws a head kick that misses.
Berger feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gracie's calf.
A bone on bone clash there as Gracie blocks the leg kick.
Berger clinches up with Gracie and pushes him back against the cage.
Berger swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gracie missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berger lands a hook that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Gracie takes a shot to the head.
Berger digs a right hand into Gracie's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gracie's gas tank.
Gracie tries for a takedown. No joy.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Berger is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Berger manages to get underhooks.
Gracie blocks an uppercut.
Gracie wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Vitor Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berger misses with some punches.
Gracie wants a takedown.
Han Solo Berger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vitor Gracie.
Berger goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Berger lands a hook that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Berger lands a shot to the body.
Berger misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Berger throws a punch but it's blocked by Gracie.
Berger softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Berger working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gracie drops down looking for an ankle pick but Berger pulls his leg out and moves away.
Berger throws a lazy right hand but Gracie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Berger drops Gracie with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Gracie looks back up at him and smiles so Berger waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Gracie is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gracie is still on wobbly legs! Can Berger finish him?
Gracie avoids the head kick by Berger.
Berger keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gracie has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Gracie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Berger scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Berger is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gracie can do to turn this around?
Are you kidding me?! Berger ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Gracie clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Han Solo Berger!
Our winner, Han Solo Berger, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Walter White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl Grossman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karl Grossman acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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29
145 lbs
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143 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Walter White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Karl Grossman!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grossman goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
White gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Grossman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
White takes a shot to the head.
A short left from White.
Grossman prevents a body shot from White.
White blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Grossman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
White fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
White jumps guard but Grossman stands there with White around his waist. White gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Grossman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've been hearing reports that White has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Grossman working aggressively here.
White's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
White really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Grossman pushes White up against the cage in a clinch.
White working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
White tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grossman's elbow.
White blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Grossman creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Grossman has a couple of punches blocked by White.
Grossman throws a head punch that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
White takes a shot to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from White.
Nice body punch from White.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from White.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
White pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Grossman throws a wild body kick that White sees coming a mile off.
Grossman doesn't manage to clinch there - White circles away.
Grossman moves into the clinch.
White is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Grossman is keeping busy.
White tries to pull guard but Grossman holds him up against the cage and eventually White drops back down to his feet.
Grossman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
White is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Grossman gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Walter White. That's going to take a lot out of him.
White is stalling here.
Grossman swings wildly with an uppercut but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Grossman as White tries to tie him up.
Still in the clinch, Grossman scores with a nice short uppercut.
Grossman throws a punch but it's blocked by White.
White blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
White lands with a right to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grossman misses with a short punch on the inside.
White effectively controlling the action here.
White stalling in the clinch but Grossman improves position.
White seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Grossman is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Grossman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
White lands a left hand that snaps the head of Grossman backwards.
A short left from Grossman.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Grossman as White tries to tie him up.
White looking for a takedown.
White lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
White is working for takedown but Grossman is calmly controlling the position for now.
Grossman misses with a punch on the inside.
White lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Grossman misses with a punch on the inside.
Grossman working aggressively here.
White blocks a punch to the side of the head.
White tries for a takedown but Grossman manages to get underhooks.
Grossman throws a head punch that misses.
Grossman misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grossman throws a head punch that misses.
White blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Grossman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Grossman swings wildly with an uppercut but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
White blocks an uppercut.
Grossman misses with a hook from the clinch.
White blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Grossman swings wildly with an uppercut but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
White tries to work over Grossman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Grossman swings wildly with an uppercut but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
White blocks an uppercut.
White throws a head punch that misses.
A short body shot lands from White as the two fighters clinch.
White throws a punch but it's blocked by Grossman.
White lands with a short shot to the head.
White taking a breather.
Grossman working aggressively here.
Grossman throws a head punch that misses.
White blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grossman is pressed up against the cage. White has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Grossman down to the mat. Grossman avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Grossman shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nice takedown defense from Grossman. No joy for White on that attempt.
White clinches up against the cage.
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!
Grossman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Grossman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Grossman misses with some punches.
White has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Grossman is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
White tries a body shot but Grossman blocks it.
White makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Good body shot from White.
A head punch on the inside from Grossman fails to land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
White fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
White tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
White lands with a right to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Grossman fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from White fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Walter White will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Grossman throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around White's waist but White gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Grossman off to one side.
Grossman lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
White is rocked!
It looks like Walter White has been cut.
White closes the distance and clinches.
Oh White is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
White controlling the action here for a moment.
White misses with a shot to the kidneys.
White seems to have got his legs back now.
Grossman swings wildly with an uppercut but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grossman blocks a body shot from White.
Grossman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Grossman softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Grossman lands a right hand.
White struggles to land a body shot inside as Grossman controls his hands.
White misses with a punch to the body.
White digs a right hand into Grossman's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Grossman's gas tank.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
White misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from White.
Grossman lands an uppercut.
Grossman working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A short left from Grossman.
White throws a head punch that misses.
Walter White has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch on the inside from White fails to land.
Grossman has a couple of punches blocked by White.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grossman.
White doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
White blocks a punch to the side of the head.
White taking a breather.
White drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
White has a couple of punches blocked by Grossman.
Grossman misses with the head strike.
Grossman throws a head punch that misses.
White wants to stall.
Grossman is pressed up against the cage. White has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Grossman down to the mat. Grossman avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
White cracks Grossman with a good jab.
White pushes Grossman up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
White is trying to break free.
Grossman misses with a short punch on the inside.
White misses with a punch to the body.
White lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
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!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for White.
White lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Grossman misses with some punches.
Grossman lands with a short head shot on the inside.
White blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Grossman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Grossman throws a punch but it's blocked by White.
A short body shot lands from White as the two fighters clinch.
Grossman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
White scores with a nice hook to the head.
White goes for a takedown in the clinch but Grossman prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Walter White. That's going to take a lot out of him.
White swings away with an uppercut that misses.
White blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from White fails to land.
Grossman misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
White throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
White wants the takedown. Grossman is fighting it off but White persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Grossman's guard against the cage.
Grossman seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
White preventing the sweep.
Grossman has White pulled in close to control his posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grossman is trying to control the position but White postures up.
Grossman has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but White can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
White tries to free his leg and advance position but Grossman is retaining full guard.
White wants to control from the top but Grossman keeps moving.
Grossman is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grossman is trying to keep White in close.
This has been an exciting period of action!
OK we're going to have a standup here. Karl Grossman hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
White gets a takedown into half guard.
White missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
White seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grossman looks like he's trying to stand up.
White thows a huge punch but Grossman dodges it nicely.
Grossman tries to roll over but White keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Walter White dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Walter White's cut.
That's time! White's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
White takes the fight into the clinch.
White can't find room to land a body shot as Grossman controls the action.
White wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Grossman lands a left hand.
Grossman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
White wants to take the fight to the mat but Grossman manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A short right from Grossman.
White misses with a body punch.
White scores with a shoulder strike.
White lands a right hand.
Grossman swings wildly with an uppercut but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by White.
White has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Grossman is trying to keep an underhook but White manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
White is looking for a kimura here.
Grossman is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White tries to pass the half guard into mount. Grossman knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Grossman is trying to get back to full guard.
White looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
White thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Grossman's head.
Grossman avoiding damage under a succession of punches from White.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Grossman!
White prevents Grossman from getting the reversal.
White is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Grossman to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Grossman shrugs it off.
Grossman working to try and regain half guard.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, White cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
White trying to control but he's not successful this time.
White connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
White landing punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Poor strikes thrown by White there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
White lands a couple of good shots and Grossman has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Grossman is rocked!
White is raining down hard shots and and Grossman has had enough - he's tapped out due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Walter White!
Walter White 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kaneonuskatew Citlali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daouda Kaho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Citlali might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Shadow of the Sun. 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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28
237 lbs
14 - 6 - 0 |
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32
260 lbs
14 - 14 - 1 |
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World class MT
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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
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kaneonuskatew Citlali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Daouda Kaho!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaho avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Daouda Kaho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice straight punches there by Kaho. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kaho.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kaho.
Kaho lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kaho darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Citlali scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
It looks like Daouda Kaho has been cut.
Kaho throws a head kick that misses.
Citlali throws a head kick that misses.
Kaho throws a low kick but Citlali moves out of range easily.
Citlali chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kaho can pounce on him.
Citlali misses with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kaho tries a head kick but it misses.
Citlali fails to land with a series of punches.
Citlali fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kaho checks it well.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Citlali - that will leave a mark!
Kaho misses with a head kick.
Citlali checks a leg kick.
Kaho avoids the head kick by Citlali.
Citlali throws a solid leg kick but Kaho takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Citlali.
A big left from Kaho misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaho uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kaho looks for the body kick but Citlali saw that one coming.
Kaho throws a head kick but Citlali moves out of range.
Kaho finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Citlali uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kaho.
Kaho finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kaho wants to slow Citlali down by chopping away at his legs.
Citlali walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kaho checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kaho misses with a leg kick
and Citlali counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Citlali takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Kaho misses with a two punch combination.
Kaho misses with a right hand
and Citlali counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kaho thinking.
Kaho moves out of range as Citlali strikes.
Kaho ducks under a wild hook from Citlali.
A bone on bone clash there as Citlali blocks the leg kick.
Citlali is looking to slow Kaho down with leg kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Citlali throws a good cross that connects.
Kaho looks winded!
A thudding body kick lands there by Citlali!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Citlali wants to slow Kaho down by chopping away at his legs.
Citlali throws a low kick but Kaho avoids it.
Citlali dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kaho. That did some damage!
Citlali thumps Kaho with a low kick.
Citlali goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Citlali swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Citlali throws a quick inside leg kick.
Citlali will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Citlali - that will leave a mark!
Citlali tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kaho throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Citlali counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Citlali lands with a thumping leg kick.
Citlali scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Citlali.
That kick from Citlali tenderised Kaho's leg. Kaho is trying to keep his angry face on.
Citlali connects with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Citlali finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Citlali lands a nice looking body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Citlali lands a leg kick that knocks Kaho off balance momentarily.
A bone on bone clash there as Kaho blocks the leg kick.
Citlali pounces like a tiger and cracks Kaho with a vicious hook! Kaho is down but not out! Citlali follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Kaneonuskatew Citlali!
Kaneonuskatew Citlali managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Ultra Fight Gear(Launder 85%), into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grimmjow JaggerJack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luis Garavito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garavito has chosen Make Them Suffer as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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207 lbs
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Grimmjow JaggerJack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luis Garavito!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garavito throws a half hearted mid kick.
JaggerJack avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Garavito scores with the left hand. JaggerJack knows he should have avoided that one.
Nice body punch from JaggerJack.
Garavito misses with an attempted mid kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Garavito.
Garavito fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Garavito enables JaggerJack to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Garavito manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Garavito looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
JaggerJack postures up in Garavito's guard and throws a big left but Garavito blocks it.
JaggerJack stands up over Garavito, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
JaggerJack with a flurry of punches that miss.
JaggerJack showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garavito looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
JaggerJack in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Garavito keeping moving, preventing JaggerJack from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garavito being controlled here, momentarily.
Grimmjow JaggerJack has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
JaggerJack dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
JaggerJack looks to land a left hand but Garavito moved out of range nicely.
Garavito finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
JaggerJack fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Garavito sprawls well initially but JaggerJack persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Garavito blocking the ground and pound attempt from JaggerJack.
JaggerJack thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
JaggerJack not landing any meaningful shots this time.
JaggerJack sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Garavito defending well though.
JaggerJack content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
JaggerJack thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garavito wants to get back to full guard.
JaggerJack missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garavito is trying to get back to full guard.
JaggerJack looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Garavito with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
JaggerJack controlling the action here.
Garavito tries to get to full guard but JaggerJack has control of the leg.
JaggerJack wants to pass to mount but Garavito is defending the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
JaggerJack passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Garavito!
JaggerJack lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
This has been an exciting period of action!
JaggerJack working the ground and pound effectively.
Garavito is looking to improve his position but JaggerJack isn't that keen on the idea.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
JaggerJack looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grimmjow JaggerJack dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
JaggerJack moves out of range of the body kick from Garavito.
JaggerJack looks to throw the jab but Garavito is out of range.
JaggerJack avoids a kick to the body.
Garavito throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and JaggerJack counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
JaggerJack is fighting to break Garavito's control of his arms but Garavito is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Let's hope that Garavito has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
JaggerJack is looking to work some ground and pound but Garavito has wrist control.
JaggerJack wants to pass the guard but Garavito is keeping the position.
Garavito looking for a sweep. Not yet Garavito, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
JaggerJack's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Luis Garavito has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
JaggerJack pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Garavito takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
JaggerJack keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Garavito wants to clinch.
Garavito moves out of range of the strikes.
Grimmjow JaggerJack seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
JaggerJack checks a leg kick nicely.
Garavito fails with an attempt to clinch.
Garavito does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Garavito throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
JaggerJack takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
JaggerJack ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garavito moves away.
JaggerJack scoring well with a low kick there.
JaggerJack lands a nice hook to Garavito's body. Garavito takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Garavito pivots, looking for a leg kick but JaggerJack is out of range and Garavito settles back down.
JaggerJack fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garavito manages to avoid it.
Garavito checks a low kick from JaggerJack.
A lazy left from JaggerJack finds it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garavito scores with a body shot.
A shot to the liver by JaggerJack. Beautiful body shot.
JaggerJack moves out of range as Garavito throws a body kick.
Garavito throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent JaggerJack stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Garavito bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Garavito throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Garavito shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garavito moves out of range of the strikes.
Garavito tries to clinch up but JaggerJack circles away and keeps his distance.
Garavito avoids the body shot from JaggerJack.
The fight stays on the outside here - Garavito looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
JaggerJack uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garavito.
Garavito throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and JaggerJack counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
JaggerJack 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.
Garavito wants to sweep but no luck.
JaggerJack trying to control but Garavito is working from the bottom.
JaggerJack is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
JaggerJack with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
JaggerJack engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Grimmjow JaggerJack wasn't doing enough on the ground.
JaggerJack lands a body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Garavito walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Garavito scores with a jab. JaggerJack acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
JaggerJack dives in and grabs Garavito's left leg, looking for a takedown. Garavito pushes down on JaggerJack's head and hops out.
JaggerJack will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grimmjow JaggerJack dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
A shot to the liver by Garavito. Beautiful body shot.
JaggerJack throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Luis Garavito seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Garavito lands a straight punch to the body, keeping JaggerJack at a distance.
JaggerJack misses with a takedown
and Garavito counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Garavito.
Garavito lands with a right to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Garavito.
JaggerJack breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
JaggerJack fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Garavito avoids it really well and circles away.
Garavito throws a body punch but JaggerJack moves out of range.
Garavito avoids the body shot from JaggerJack.
Garavito swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by JaggerJack.
It looks like Grimmjow JaggerJack has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
JaggerJack swings and misses with a hook to the body.
JaggerJack throws the left hand but Garavito avoids the punch easily.
JaggerJack shoots in looking for a takedown but Garavito manages to keep the fight standing, pushing JaggerJack's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grimmjow JaggerJack. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Garavito throws a chopping leg kick but JaggerJack manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Garavito keeps JaggerJack at a distance using the push kick.
JaggerJack feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Garavito tries to strike from the bottom.
Garavito manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Garavito working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Garavito controlling from the full mount.
Luis Garavito has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
JaggerJack is trying desperately to improve position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garavito controlling his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
JaggerJack is trying to escape the mount.
Garavito avoids the attempt from JaggerJack to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Garavito looking to ground and pound but JaggerJack is blocking nicely.
JaggerJack working to try and regain half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luis Garavito comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think JaggerJack 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Grimmjow JaggerJack!
After winning the bout, Grimmjow JaggerJack thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Baas Baako (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Vymiatajec (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Baako might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Acapella Soul - The Lion Sleeps Tonight. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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245 lbs
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262 lbs
22 - 12 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Baas Baako!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Adam Vymiatajec!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baako lands a really nice looking cross but Vymiatajec seems unphased.
Baako is looking to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Baako. Vymiatajec does a little dance to reset his feet.
Baako has taken the fight to the clinch.
Baako tries a body shot but Vymiatajec blocks it.
A short left from Vymiatajec.
Baako swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vymiatajec lands a left hand that snaps the head of Baako backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Baako.
Vymiatajec goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Baako struggles to land a body shot inside as Vymiatajec controls his hands.
Baako lands a shot to the body.
Vymiatajec tries to break the clinch but Baako is controlling the position.
Baako lands with a light punch inside.
Vymiatajec misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baako misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Baako misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Baako.
Vymiatajec blocks an uppercut.
Vymiatajec lands a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baako lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vymiatajec lands a left hand that snaps the head of Baako backwards.
Baako scores with a shot to the side of Vymiatajec's head.
Baako working aggressively here.
Baako lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Vymiatajec backwards.
Vymiatajec doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Baako scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right from Baako on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vymiatajec tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short uppercut from Vymiatajec.
Vymiatajec blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vymiatajec breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vymiatajec takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Baako lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Vymiatajec at a distance.
Baako wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Vymiatajec lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Vymiatajec avoids the body shot from Baako.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vymiatajec misses with a straight left.
Baako misses the jab.
Vymiatajec swats away the attempt to clinch by Baako.
Good leg kick by Vymiatajec there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Vymiatajec throws a body punch but Baako moves out of range.
Baako tries to clinch but Vymiatajec is having none of it.
Baako lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Baako misses with a straight left.
Baako scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Baako bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Baako misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A punch combination from Vymiatajec misses.
Baako uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vymiatajec.
Vymiatajec tries to close the distance and clinch up but Baako swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baako with a jab.
Baako avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Baako fails to land with a series of punches.
Baas Baako seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baako thows a body shot but no joy.
Vymiatajec takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Vymiatajec gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Baako tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vymiatajec will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Baako up against the cage.
Baako doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Baako can't find room to land a body shot as Vymiatajec controls the action.
Baako tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Baako doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vymiatajec lands a right hand that snaps the head of Baako backwards.
Baako struggles to land a body shot inside as Vymiatajec controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vymiatajec tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Baako fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Baako tries to throw a body punch but Vymiatajec avoids it by throwing Baako back against the cage.
Baako digs a right hand into Vymiatajec's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Vymiatajec's gas tank.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vymiatajec pushes Baako back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vymiatajec.
Vymiatajec misses with a body punch.
Vymiatajec blocks a body shot from Baako.
Baako takes a shot to the head.
Vymiatajec working aggressively here.
Vymiatajec lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Vymiatajec blocks a body shot from Baako.
Baako misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Baako lands a left hand.
Vymiatajec lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Baako backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Vymiatajec fails to land.
Vymiatajec tries a body shot but Baako blocks it.
Vymiatajec lands a body punch in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Baas Baako dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A slow jab from Vymiatajec misses its intended target.
Vymiatajec looks to land a left hand but Baako moved out of range nicely.
Adam Vymiatajec is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Baako misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vymiatajec.
A head kick misses from Vymiatajec.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Baako, as that shot connected.
Vymiatajec swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Baako misses with an uppercut
and Vymiatajec counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vymiatajec throws a nice inside leg kick.
Baako thows a body shot but no joy.
Baako has Vymiatajec up against the cage in a 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!
Vymiatajec is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Baako is keeping busy.
Baako tries to work over Vymiatajec's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vymiatajec lands a nice uppercut.
Baako blocks a body shot from Vymiatajec.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vymiatajec misses with a body punch.
Vymiatajec blocks an uppercut.
Vymiatajec tries to throw a body punch but Baako avoids it by throwing Vymiatajec back against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Baako.
Baako tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vymiatajec's elbow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vymiatajec.
Vymiatajec blocking some punches.
Vymiatajec breaks the clinch.
Baako misses with a right hand
and Vymiatajec counters with a crisp one two that drops Baako! Vymiatajec thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Baako to his feet! Baako is in big trouble!
Baako is rocked!
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!
Baako throws a jab but it's blocked by Vymiatajec.
Oh Baako is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vymiatajec clinches up with Baako and pushes him back against the cage.
Adam Vymiatajec seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Vymiatajec pushes Baako against the cage. Vymiatajec is working some dirty boxing. Vymiatajec pushes off with a quick right hook! Baako goes down! Baako tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Vymiatajec moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Adam Vymiatajec!
Adam Vymiatajec 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, Baas Baako stepped up to the mic, saying 'That sucked!'.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hofniel Apollyon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Spade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Apollyon comes to the cage accompanied by 2pac-Tupac Heaven Ain't Hard 2 Find. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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34
187 lbs
24 - 13 - 0 |
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39
196 lbs
39 - 18 - 2 |
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World class boxer
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World class MT
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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
24 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hofniel Apollyon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
39 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Scott Spade!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Spade.
Spade throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Apollyon steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Spade. That one must have hurt.
Spade takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice body kick from Spade.
Spade pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Apollyon scores with a punch to the head.
Spade ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Apollyon takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Spade throws a head kick that Apollyon semi-blocks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Apollyon lands a really nice looking cross but Spade seems unphased.
Apollyon thows a body shot but no joy.
Spade misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Apollyon.
Spade lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Spade.
Apollyon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Spade misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spade cracks a nice hook into Apollyon's ribs.
Apollyon gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Apollyon is pulling down on Spade's head to control his posture.
Apollyon not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Apollyon keeping moving, preventing Spade from controlling successfully.
Spade won't allow Apollyon to sweep him here.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Apollyon connects with a looping right hand.
Spade throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spade looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Apollyon!
My spies in The Exiled BJJ and Wrestling inform me that Spade has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spade landing a few strikes.
Apollyon can't do much from the bottom here.
Spade tries for a kimura but Apollyon is defending well.
Spade working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Spade scores with a couple of short elbows.
Spade thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Spade in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spade fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Apollyon is looking to reverse the position.
Spade in side control, throwing shots but Apollyon defends.
Spade is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Apollyon is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Spade misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Apollyon tries to buck Spade off but Spade is having none of it.
Spade has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Spade working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Apollyon is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Spade asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spade in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Apollyon avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Spade.
Apollyon is looking to regain half guard here but Spade keeps moving and retains side control.
Spade tries to advance to mount but can't.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Spade tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Spade has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Spade dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Apollyon fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Scott Spade seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Apollyon connects with a solid leg kick.
Spade lands with a kick to the ribs.
Spade throws a wild body kick that Apollyon sees coming a mile off.
Spade closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Good standup being displayed there by Spade as he connects with a hook.
Spade throws a leg kick which misses Apollyon's front leg but catches the back leg as Apollyon tries to avoid it.
Spade looks to land a body kick but Apollyon moved away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Spade. Apollyon does a little dance to reset his feet.
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!
Apollyon takes a swing at Spade's ribcage but misses.
Spade throws the kick towards the body but Apollyon avoids it.
Spade ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Spade scores with a head kick.
Apollyon is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spade connects with a leg kick. Apollyon looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Oh Apollyon is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Apollyon looks to throw a body kick
and Spade shoots in, scooping Apollyon off his feet. Spade is holding his opponent over his shoulder. He slams Apollyon to the mat and Apollyon is in big trouble! Spade is landing strikes to his unconscious foe and the ref dives in to end the fight! Spade is celebrating with his corner and rightfully so.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). Scott Spade!
Hofniel Apollyon was interviewed post fight and said 'Revenge is like the sweetest joy next to getting pussy so mothafucka!! i fucking demand a rematch or else get me some pussy to fuck hard.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Tavares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hantu Rockamole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Tavares!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hantu Rockamole!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shirou Masuda and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rockamole checks a leg kick.
Tavares tries to bum rush Rockamole with a series of wild strikes but Rockamole uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tavares throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rockamole throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tavares's waist but Tavares gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rockamole off to one side.
Rockamole's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tavares under the eye.
Tavares takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Tavares throws a jab when Rockamole was well out of range.
Rockamole is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tavares sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Tavares takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rockamole will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Thiago Tavares has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hantu Rockamole.
Tavares misses with a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rockamole takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tavares takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A big right from Tavares misses.
Tavares throws a leg kick which misses Rockamole's front leg but catches the back leg as Rockamole tries to avoid it.
Tavares blocks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tavares avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Thiago Tavares is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tavares moves out of range as Rockamole strikes.
Rockamole tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tavares manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Thiago Tavares seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tavares missing with a left hand there. Rockamole was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rockamole fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tavares manages to avoid it.
Tavares misses with a low kick.
Tavares throws a lazy right hand but Rockamole sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tavares misses with a looping left.
Tavares avoids the body shot from Rockamole.
An inside leg kick lands from Tavares.
Rockamole on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tavares scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rockamole doesn't seem bothered though.
Tavares connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tavares tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tavares throws a hook to the side of Rockamole's head but Rockamole sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tavares throws a right and a left that Rockamole avoids nicely.
Tavares pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tavares throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tavares connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Tavares throws a jab when Rockamole was well out of range.
Tavares misses with a head kick.
Rockamole tries to close the distance and clinch but Tavares swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tavares cracks a nice hook into Rockamole's ribs.
Rockamole looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tavares is fending him off so far but Rockamole persists. Nope, Tavares circles away and we're back to standing.
Tavares is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Tavares fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rockamole manages to avoid it.
Rockamole on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Good exchange - Tavares coming out on top.
Tavares moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tavares misses with a kick to the body.
Tavares throws a low kick but Rockamole moves out of range easily.
Tavares thows a body kick. Rockamole tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Tavares scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tavares lands with a right hand.
Tavares misses with a straight left.
Tavares scores with a push kick.
Rockamole looks winded!
Rockamole takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tavares misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rockamole needs to keep his hands up - Tavares had a free shot at his head there.
Tavares cracks the inside of Rockamole's front leg.
Rockamole throws a body punch but Tavares moves out of range.
A lazy left from Tavares finds it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tavares bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Rockamole uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tavares.
Tavares lands with an uppercut that bounces Rockamole off the cage and back into range.
Tavares uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rockamole.
Rockamole has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tavares finds it's way round the side to connect with Rockamole's head.
Tavares fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rockamole.
Rockamole wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tavares scores with a jab to the body.
Rockamole works the jab nicely.
Rockamole throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Tavares's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head kick from Tavares lands but Rockamole takes it in his stride.
It looks like Hantu Rockamole has been cut.
Tavares leaves Rockamole with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Tavares is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Rockamole takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Tavares dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hantu Rockamole's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Rockamole gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Tavares throws a shot to the body.
Rockamole tests Tavares's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rockamole has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Tavares connects with a crisp jab.
Rockamole swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An inside leg kick from Rockamole misses.
A slow jab from Tavares misses its intended target.
Rockamole thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Tavares. Rockamole shrugs it off though.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Tavares here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Tavares throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rockamole takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tavares with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Good leg kick by Tavares there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rockamole chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tavares can pounce on him.
Rockamole is breathing heavily.
Rockamole throws a hook to the side of Tavares's head but Tavares sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tavares lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jab, jab by Tavares - just one landing.
Rockamole tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tavares cracks the inside of Rockamole's front leg.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tavares throws a leg kick which misses Rockamole's front leg but catches the back leg as Rockamole tries to avoid it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tavares.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Rockamole might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Tavares has got the better of the exchanges.
Tavares scores with a decent looking hook.
Tavares connects with a body shot that sends Rockamole's belly button to the back.
Rockamole on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tavares lands with an uppercut that bounces Rockamole off the cage and back into range.
Tavares lands a glancing blow to the side of Rockamole's head.
Tavares scores with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tavares scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tavares feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rockamole's calf.
Nice body punch from Tavares.
Rockamole gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Tavares is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rockamole can do to turn this around?
Rockamole takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tavares.
Rockamole tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tavares connects with a leg kick. Rockamole looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rockamole looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tavares lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tavares with a hook.
Rockamole's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tavares cracks Rockamole with a right hand to the side of the head.
Rockamole dives in and grabs Tavares's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tavares pushes down on Rockamole's head and hops out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tavares tests Rockamole's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rockamole is rocked!
Tavares walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Rockamole drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Tavares swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Rockamole's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thiago Tavares!
Our winner, Thiago Tavares, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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