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SPARTA 45 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Arttu Peltonen (ranked 3231 p4p, 321 weight class) and Onaga Sotaro (ranked 2594 p4p, 276 weight class). Arttu Peltonen is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Arttu Peltonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Onaga Sotaro!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Peter Branson and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown attempt by Sotaro or perhaps it was just good defense by Peltonen, which made it look bad.
Peltonen tries to counter with a takedown but Sotaro is quick to defend against it.
Peltonen slips under a jab from Sotaro.
Peltonen appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Sotaro has a takedown stuffed.
Sotaro throws a hook to the side of Peltonen's head but Peltonen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sotaro is trying hard to land a takedown here. Peltonen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Arttu Peltonen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Onaga Sotaro.
Peltonen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Peltonen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Peltonen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sotaro.
Sotaro defending well as Peltonen loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sotaro is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Peltonen's half guard.
Peltonen wants to improve his position but Sotaro is controlling well.
Peltonen looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Sotaro passes the guard and advances to mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peltonen working to try and regain half guard.
Sotaro wants to take Peltonen's back but he can't do it this time.
Sotaro is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Peltonen to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Peltonen shrugs it off.
Sotaro wants to finish this one by submission but Peltonen is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Sotaro.
Peltonen is trying desperately to improve position.
Sotaro fails to take his opponent's back.
Peltonen is trying to escape the mount.
Peltonen defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Sotaro.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sotaro prevents Peltonen from getting the reversal.
Sotaro is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Peltonen is surviving well by controlling Sotaro's body position as best he can.
Peltonen is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Sotaro is looking to work his way around to Peltonen's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Sotaro looking to secure an arm triangle but Peltonen defends it well.
Peltonen tries to lock up and control but Sotaro gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Peltonen keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Peltonen tries to hold on but Sotaro postures up.
Peltonen working to try and regain half guard.
Sotaro looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sotaro sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Peltonen working to try and regain half guard.
Sotaro is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Peltonen has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Peltonen tries to hold on but Sotaro postures up.
Sotaro trying to control but Peltonen is having none of it.
Peltonen gets back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sotaro prevents Peltonen from improving his position.
Peltonen definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Peltonen is working hard here to advance position.
Peltonen looking for a kimura from the bottom but Sotaro passes into side control!
Peltonen gets back to half guard.
Peltonen is trying to maintain the position but Sotaro is very close to passing his half guard.
Sotaro has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Temp Spar Gym. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Sotaro is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Peltonen sees it coming and defends easily.
Peltonen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sotaro wants to lay and pray for a moment but Peltonen keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Onaga Sotaro dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sotaro moves away from the strike by Peltonen.
Peltonen fails to land the takedown.
Sotaro has a takedown stuffed.
Sotaro ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And Sotaro tries to counter it with a takedown but Peltonen pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Sotaro thows a left - swing and a miss!
A slow jab from Peltonen misses its intended target.
Sotaro feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Peltonens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Peltonen lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sotaro tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Peltonen defends well and Sotaro ends up having to push Peltonen into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Sotaro throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Peltonen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Peltonen jabs Sotaro right on the nose. Sotaro blinks but takes it well.
Peltonen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sotaro tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peltonen fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arttu Peltonen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sotaro misses with a looping left.
Peltonen misses with a straight left.
Peltonen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sotaro avoids it really well and circles away.
Sotaro throws the left hand but Peltonen avoids the punch easily.
Peltonen misses with a takedown attempt - Sotaro sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sotaro shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Peltonen defends it nicely.
Peltonen attempts a counter takedown but Sotaro avoids it well and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sotaro bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Peltonen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sotaro throws out the jab.
Peltonen throws a hook but Sotaro avoids it easily.
Sotaro shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Peltonen as he jumps to the side.
Peltonen moves out of range as Sotaro strikes.
Peltonen tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Sotaro defends well and Peltonen ends up having to push Sotaro into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Sotaro stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sotaro wants it to stay on the feet.
Peltonen moves out of range of the strikes.
Sotaro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Peltonen moves away.
Peltonen feinted with a counter takedown.
Sotaro decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sotaro is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Peltonen defends it well.
Onaga Sotaro has got the better of the ground game so far.
Peltonen actively working from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peltonen looking for submissions off his back.
Sotaro seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Peltonen does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Peltonen tries to roll over but Sotaro keeps him under control.
Peltonen trying to control but Sotaro postures up.
Sotaro is trying to control. Peltonen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Peltonen is looking to control Sotaro's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Peltonen avoid being mounted?
Sotaro is working for a kimura but Peltonen is defending it quite comfortably.
Peltonen gets back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Peltonen looking to control.
Sotaro pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Peltonen is keeping the position for now.
Peltonen keeping moving, preventing Sotaro from controlling successfully.
Peltonen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sotaro drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Sotaro jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Peltonen is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Sotaro stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Peltonen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Peltonen lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Sotaro keeping moving, preventing Peltonen from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Onaga Sotaro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Peltonen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Peltonen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Good standup being displayed there by Sotaro as he connects with a hook.
Peltonen misses with a straight right.
Sotaro misses the jab.
Sotaro scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sotaro defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Peltonen.
Sotaro is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Sotaro slaps away a takedown attempt from Peltonen, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sotaro shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sotaro has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sotaro is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Peltonen.
Peltonen shoots in but Sotaro avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sotaro with the counter takedown but Peltonen avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arttu Peltonen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sotaro ducks under a wild hook from Peltonen.
Sotaro is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Peltonen looks to land a left hand but Sotaro moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peltonen misses the jab.
Peltonen misses with a looping left.
Peltonen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sotaro as he jumps to the side.
Sotaro misses with an uppercut
and Peltonen counters with a shoot takedown. Sotaro fights it but they end up in guard.
Peltonen works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Peltonen wants to work for an arm triangle but Sotaro is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Peltonen is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Sotaro is just riding it out for now. Peltonen eventually gives up the hold.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Peltonen is looking to take a break and control but Sotaro is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Peltonen is looking for a kimura here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sotaro moves into full guard.
Sotaro looking to control.
Peltonen got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sotaro has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Peltonen has managed to get both his arms back between Sotaro's legs - danger averted.
Sotaro looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Peltonen wants to control from the top but Sotaro keeps moving.
Peltonen slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peltonen wants to control from the top but Sotaro keeps moving.
Sotaro is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Peltonen passes Sotaro's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Arttu Peltonen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Peltonen is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Sotaro is just riding it out for now. Peltonen eventually gives up the hold.
Peltonen is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Onaga Sotaro is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Peltonen trying to control from half guard but Sotaro is working away.
Peltonen is pressing down on Sotaro's thigh, looking to free his foot. Sotaro is holding on for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sotaro looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Sotaro actively working from the bottom here.
Peltonen is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Sotaro sees it coming and defends easily.
Sotaro looking for submissions off his back.
Sotaro is concentrating on defense, preventing Peltonen from advancing position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Peltonen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sotaro keeps working.
Peltonen seems to be working for a kimura but Sotaro defends the submission attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arttu Peltonen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sotaro has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 David Hoff scores the fight 28:29
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Onaga Sotaro!
Our winner, Onaga Sotaro, 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 Hamid Sourian (ranked 1948 p4p, 95 weight class) and Miyazawa Muramasa (ranked 2973 p4p, 138 weight class). Sourian comes to the cage accompanied by Number One. Miyazawa Muramasa is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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142 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hamid Sourian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Miyazawa Muramasa!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Sandra Marshall and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sourian gets the takedown into side control.
Sourian working away.
Sourian grinds an elbow into Muramasa's temple.
Muramasa dodges the ground and pound from Sourian.
Sourian throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Sourian cracks Muramasa with a big right hand but Muramasa just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Sourian cracks Muramasa with a big right hand but Muramasa just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Muramasa sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Muramasa slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Muramasa avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Muramasa throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sourian postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
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!
Sourian scoring with punches to the head and body.
Muramasa escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sourian gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sourian throws an elbow that misses. Muramasa uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sourian's guard. Nice move by Muramasa!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sourian looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sourian pulls Muramasa in close to prevent any damage.
Muramasa trying to control the position from guard on top but Sourian is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sourian is on top in guard.
Muramasa looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Muramasa working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sourian doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Muramasa is tightening it up a little... Sourian has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Sourian reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Sourian taps out! Nice BJJ there by Muramasa!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Miyazawa Muramasa!
Miyazawa Muramasa seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rickson Gracie (ranked 3383 p4p, 391 weight class) and Shinya Aoki (ranked 3715 p4p, 415 weight class). Gracie comes to the cage accompanied by Olha a Explosão. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rickson Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Shinya Aoki!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Bart Greer and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aoki shoots in looking for a takedown but Gracie manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Aoki's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Aoki throws a lazy right hand but Gracie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Aoki darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Gracie is defending against the submission attempts here by Aoki.
Aoki is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Gracie is just riding it out for now. Aoki eventually gives up the hold.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aoki is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Gracie defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki wants to work for an arm triangle but Gracie is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Gracie slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Aoki has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Gracie to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Aoki is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Gracie pulls down on the head and he's put Aoki to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Rickson Gracie!
An out of breath Rickson Gracie thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between David Ngoss (ranked 3097 p4p, 369 weight class) and Ben Cox (ranked 2839 p4p, 340 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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180 lbs
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192 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, David Ngoss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ben Cox!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Daniel Franklin and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cox shoots in and bounces Ngoss off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Cox has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Temp Spar Gym. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Ngoss working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Cox doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Cox manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Cox is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Ngoss on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ngoss tries to get out of the position.
Cox pushes down on Ngoss's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Ngoss definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ngoss is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cox has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Ngoss defend it? Cox steps over the head and cranks it - Ngoss is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Cox!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ben Cox!
A victorious Ben Cox thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kazushi Sakuraba (ranked 2666 p4p, 333 weight class) and Kahuna Kiele (ranked 2922 p4p, 358 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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200 lbs
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Counter fighter
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kazushi Sakuraba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kahuna Kiele!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Bart Greer and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sakuraba ducks under a wild hook from Kiele.
A slow jab from Kiele misses its intended target.
Sakuraba misses with a hook. Kiele ducked under it nicely.
Jab from Sakuraba.
Kiele lands an overhand right.
Sakuraba throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sakuraba fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Kiele to the ground. Sakuraba is now in Kiele's guard.
Kiele working for a triangle but Sakuraba defends it easily.
Sakuraba pushing down on Kiele's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Kiele is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kiele looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakuraba wants to pass to mount but Kiele is defending the position.
Kiele looking for submissions off his back.
Sakuraba is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kiele defends it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sakuraba is trying to work for a kimura but Kiele is defending well.
Sakuraba prevents Kiele from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kiele looking for a kimura from the bottom but Sakuraba passes into side control!
Sakuraba thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Kiele manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Kiele wants to get back to full guard.
Kiele is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Sakuraba's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Sakuraba's back!
Sakuraba is really stuck here.
Sakuraba is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Kiele gets his way!
My spies in Temp Spar Gym inform me that Kiele has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiele is cranking Sakuraba's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for Sakuraba! He's tightened the choke and Sakuraba is tapping out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Kahuna Kiele!
After winning the bout, Kahuna Kiele 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Small Show (ranked 1493 p4p, 169 weight class) and Shawn Arteezy (ranked 2591 p4p, 275 weight class). Show comes to the cage accompanied by My Time Is Now. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Shawn Arteezy enters the cage!
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153 lbs
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152 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Small Show!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Shawn Arteezy!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Sandra Marshall and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arteezy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Show changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Show goes for a double leg but Arteezy avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Arteezy continues to drive forward.
Show shoots in for a double leg but Arteezy sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Show tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Arteezy swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Small Show. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Show fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Arteezy to the ground. Show is now in Arteezy's guard.
Arteezy has his foot on Show's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Show works his way back into a safe position though.
Arteezy pushes a forearm under Show's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Show is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Shawn Arteezy!
During a confident post fight interview, Shawn Arteezy thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Small Show spoke after the fight, saying 'My time is not yet now.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eduardo Fernandino (ranked 1094 p4p, 157 weight class) and Markus Somerkoski (ranked 1988 p4p, 263 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Markus Somerkoski enters the cage!
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192 lbs
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188 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Eduardo Fernandino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Markus Somerkoski!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, David Hoff and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good exchange - Fernandino coming out on top.
Somerkoski shoots in for a double leg but Fernandino sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
An attempted straight right counter from Fernandino misses the target.
Fernandino connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Somerkoski's hands.
Somerkoski throws a jab when Fernandino was well out of range.
Fernandino connects with a nice looking jab.
Somerkoski misses with an uppercut.
Fernandino has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Fernandino lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Fernandino loads up on a big right hand but Somerkoski slips the punch.
Somerkoski looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Fernandino forces Somerkoski back against the cage and clinches.
Somerkoski misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Fernandino fails to land.
Somerkoski misses with some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fernandino.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Somerkoski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Somerkoski misses with some punches.
Fernandino swings wildly with an uppercut but Somerkoski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Somerkoski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fernandino lands with a light punch inside.
Somerkoski fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Fernandino misses with a punch to the body.
Fernandino lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Somerkoski backwards.
Somerkoski blocks a body shot from Fernandino.
Somerkoski working aggressively here.
Fernandino tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Somerkoski manages to break the clinch.
Fernandino is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Somerkoski misses with an uppercut
and Fernandino cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fernandino lands with a good body shot.
Fernandino throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Somerkoski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Somerkoski gets a takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Somerkoski is keen to just control but Fernandino is a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Somerkoski uses his free foot to push down on Fernandino's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Fernandino.
Fernandino wants to control but Somerkoski is having none of it.
Somerkoski trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Somerkoski controlling the pace for now.
Somerkoski jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Fernandino manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Somerkoski wants to control but Fernandino is keeping him busy.
Fernandino wants to control but Somerkoski postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Somerkoski wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Fernandino, who protects the arm well.
Somerkoski tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Somerkoski has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Fernandino is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Somerkoski off and has taken his back!
Fernandino trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Somerkoski doesn't escape.
Somerkoski turns into Fernandino and is now in his guard.
Somerkoski wants to control from the top but Fernandino keeps moving.
Fernandino will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Somerkoski wants to pass the guard but Fernandino is keeping the position.
Somerkoski forces his way into half guard.
Fernandino is in trouble now - Somerkoski has advanced to mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Somerkoski working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
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!
Somerkoski working for a guillotine from mount but Fernandino is in no mood to give up.
Somerkoski prevents Fernandino from getting the reversal.
Somerkoski is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Fernandino is surviving well by controlling Somerkoski's body position as best he can.
Fernandino is desperately trying to improve his position but Somerkoski has a good base and remains in mount.
Fernandino is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Somerkoski locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Fernandino is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Markus Somerkoski!
A very excited looking Markus Somerkoski made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dwayne Johnson (ranked 1205 p4p, 146 weight class) and Royler Gracie (ranked 1675 p4p, 195 weight class). Johnson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is My Time Is Now. Gracie is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Olha a Explosão. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Royler Gracie enters the cage!
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163 lbs
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162 lbs
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dwayne Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Royler Gracie!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Santiago Holmes and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie staying out of range there.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Johnson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Gracie is looking to reverse the position.
Gracie managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Johnson.
Gracie is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Johnson off and has taken his back!
Gracie patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Johnson trying to control the hands but Gracie won't let him.
Johnson rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Johnson trying to control but Gracie postures up.
Gracie is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Gracie tries to free his leg and advance position but Johnson is retaining full guard.
Johnson is pulling down on Gracie's head. It's preventing any offense from Gracie, at least for the moment.
Gracie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Johnson is keeping the position for now.
Johnson is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Johnson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gracie is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Johnson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Johnson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gracie's guard.
Gracie has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Johnson should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Gracie has tightened it up now! Johnson should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Royler Gracie!
An out of breath Royler Gracie thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Dwayne Johnson was interviewed post fight and said 'My time is not yet now.'.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Guerrero (ranked 701 p4p, 102 weight class) and Jomar Galang (ranked 1962 p4p, 253 weight class). Guerrero's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, My Time Is Now. Galang has chosen No Other Name as his entrance music. Jomar Galang has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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26
178 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
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170 lbs
5 - 6 - 0 |
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Basic striking
Very quick |
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Decent boxing
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Eddie Guerrero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jomar Galang!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Winston Alpacca and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guerrero misses with a wild body shot.
Guerrero slips under a jab.
Guerrero avoids a punch combination nicely.
Guerrero feinted with a counter takedown.
Guerrero takes a swing at Galang's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Galang misses.
Guerrero feinted with a counter takedown.
Guerrero keeps the fight on the outside.
Galang is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Guerrero.
Galang lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Galang connects with a single shot there.
Guerrero slips under a jab from Galang.
Guerrero drops down looking for a counter takedown but Galang sprawls and moves away.
Guerrero feints and as Galang raises his hands in defense, Guerrero changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Galang 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.
Galang had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Guerrero defends it easily.
Galang is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Guerrero defends well.
Guerrero has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Guerrero might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Guerrero lands a couple of elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guerrero postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Galang preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Galang looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Guerrero advances to half guard.
Guerrero is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Guerrero is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Guerrero seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Galang is rocked!
Guerrero is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Galang is hurt! He's hurt bad - Guerrero fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Galang from any more punishment! Congratulations to Guerrero! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eddie Guerrero!
A relieved looking Eddie Guerrero thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Jomar Galang was interviewed post fight and said 'The initial or tentative explanation of an observation is called a hypothesis.'.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Andres Bonifacio (ranked 293 p4p, 13 weight class) and Kobi Shelton (ranked 637 p4p, 32 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bonifacio might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Noypi by Bamboo. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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142 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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142 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Andres Bonifacio!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kobi Shelton!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Michael Johnstone and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonifacio lands a right hook to the body.
Bonifacio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bonifacio is looking to counter punch.
Good shot there by Bonifacio.
Bonifacio clinches with his opponent.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Shelton.
Bonifacio throws a punch but it's blocked by Shelton.
Bonifacio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bonifacio misses with a hook to the ribs.
A shot in the inside from Bonifacio.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Shelton.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bonifacio lands with a right to the head.
Bonifacio letting Shelton take a breather here.
Bonifacio cracks Shelton with a nice body shot.
Bonifacio scores with a shot to the side of Shelton's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shelton blocks a body shot from Bonifacio.
Bonifacio pushes Shelton back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bonifacio doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shelton looking to stall.
Shelton tries to stall but Bonifacio uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bonifacio lands a body punch.
Shelton wants to stall.
Shelton is looking to take this one to the mat.
Bonifacio looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Bonifacio lands a body punch.
Bonifacio prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bonifacio lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonifacio lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Shelton backwards.
Shelton holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Bonifacio lands a shoulder strike.
Bonifacio is leaning against Shelton and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bonifacio presses Shelton against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bonifacio lands a right hand that snaps the head of Shelton backwards.
Bonifacio working aggressively here.
Bonifacio throws a head punch that misses.
Bonifacio lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Shelton effectively controlling the action here.
Bonifacio is pressed up against the cage. Shelton has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bonifacio down to the mat. Bonifacio avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Andres Bonifacio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kobi Shelton.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shelton looks to score with a jab to the body but Bonifacio is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shelton. Bonifacio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bonifacio cracks Shelton with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Shelton misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nice body punch from Bonifacio.
Bonifacio moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
It looks like Kobi Shelton has been cut.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Bonifacio! Shelton is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andres Bonifacio!
Andres Bonifacio retains his bantamweight title!
A relieved looking Andres Bonifacio 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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