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QFC Tournament 1043 Round 1 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brew Jonly (ranked 2962 p4p, 4699 weight class) and David Kong (ranked 320 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brew Jonly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, David Kong!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Hirohito Nitta and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kong looks for a takedown but Jonly sprawls well.
Jonly was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kong throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jonly closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jonly fails to pull guard.
Kong is trying to break the clinch but Jonly has him pressed against the cage.
Kong fails to pull guard.
Jonly gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Jonly perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Jonly really is a fat lump.
Kong wants to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jonly is thwarting Kong's attempts to control the position.
Jonly trying to pass the guard but Kong defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jonly controlling the action here.
Jonly has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Kong tries to keep at a distance but Jonly has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Jonly escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kong lands with a kick to the ribs.
Nice takedown defense from Jonly. No joy for Kong on that attempt.
Brew Jonly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Kong.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kong.
Kong buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jonly fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jonly 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.
Jonly is breathing heavily.
Kong is working an open guard so Jonly takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Jonly looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kong tries for a takedown but Jonly sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jonly wants to clinch
and Kong counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kong.
Kong fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kong darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Jonly is looking for a sweep. Kong is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kong is looking to take a break and control but Jonly is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kong wants to get back to his feet.
Kong gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Kong tries to clinch but Jonly moves out of range.
Jonly drops down looking for a counter takedown but Kong sprawls and moves away.
Kong looks for a takedown but Jonly sprawls well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kong moves into the clinch successfully.
Jonly stalling in the clinch but Kong improves position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Brew Jonly will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kong lands a left and a right that send Jonly crashing to the mat, dazed. Kong thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
 It looks like Brew Jonly has been cut.
Kong shoots in but Jonly avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kong fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jonly rushes Kong and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jonly breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jonly throws a head kick that misses
and Kong counters with a huge uppercut, hook combination that drops Jonly! The ref has seen enough - he's dived in to stop the fight! Brutal strikes by Kong!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). David Kong!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Reggie Noble (ranked 4828 p4p, 4575 weight class) and Harmon Reicht (ranked 156 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Decent wrestler
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Good chin |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Reggie Noble!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Harmon Reicht!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Fujiwara and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reicht throws a poor cross that misses
and Noble counters with a left and a right that stings Reicht.
Noble defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Reicht.
Noble is looking to score with low kicks.
Noble closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Reicht sneaks back into half guard.
Noble takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Reicht wants to control but Noble is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Noble not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Noble is trying to control the action in half guard but Reicht is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reicht is trying to maintain the position but Noble is very close to passing his half guard.
Reicht tries to roll over but Noble keeps him under control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reicht wants to control but Noble is keeping busy.
Noble stands up and beckons Reicht to join him on the feet.
Reicht gets caught napping as Noble dives in and scores a takedown. Reicht manages to retain guard.
Noble knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Reicht on the ground.
Reicht controls Noble momentarily but Noble frees himself.
Noble is sitting in close to Reicht's body. Reicht has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Noble is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Noble is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Reicht.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Harmon Reicht!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan Hernandez (ranked 4841 p4p, 4613 weight class) and Slava Genov (ranked 160 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
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Good chin |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jonathan Hernandez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Slava Genov!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yukihiro Shimada and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Genov gets a takedown into half guard.
Hernandez pushes Genov off but Genov dives into side control.
Hernandez trying to control but Genov flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Genov has eaten all the pies!
Genov controls the action.
Hernandez turns into Genov and is now in his guard.
Hernandez wants to pass the guard but Genov is keeping the position.
Hernandez trying to control but Genov is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Genov has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Hernandez is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Genov dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Genov drags the fight down to the ground.
Genov has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Hernandez is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Hernandez tries for a takedown but Genov manages to get underhooks.
Genov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hernandez tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Genov smiles and moves away.
Hernandez doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Genov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonathan Hernandez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez shoots for a takedown but Genov saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hernandez gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Genov stands up from Hernandez's guard - Genov perhaps looking for a knockout.
Genov takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hernandez lands a jab to the head.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hernandez is defended easily by Genov.
Genov tries to counter by closing the distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez has Genov up against the cage in a clinch.
Genov pulls Hernandez into guard.
Genov keeping moving, preventing Hernandez from controlling successfully.
Genov has control of Hernandez's left arm, preventing Hernandez from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Genov has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Hernandez off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Hernandez clinches up with Genov and pushes him back against the cage.
Hernandez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Genov is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Hernandez jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Genov walks away with a smile on his face. Hernandez gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hernandez doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Genov counters with a crisp one two that drops Hernandez! Genov thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Hernandez to his feet! Hernandez is in big trouble!
Hernandez clinches up with Genov and pushes him back against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Slava Genov 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.
Genov throws a head kick that misses.
Hernandez looks for a takedown but Genov sprawls well.
Hernandez clinches.
A hook to the body from Genov.
A right hook to the body lands for Genov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hernandez tries to work over Genov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hernandez wants a takedown but no success here.
Hernandez tries to break free but Genov pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez tries to pull guard but Genov forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonathan Hernandez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Genov as Hernandez tries to tie him up.
Genov has clasped his hands together around Hernandez's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hernandez gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Hernandez wants to improve his position but Genov is controlling well.
Genov stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Genov rushes Hernandez and presses him up against the cage.
Genov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Genov leaning against his opponent.
Genov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Genov manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Genov manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short left from Genov.
Hernandez is trying to drag Genov to the mat but Genov just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Hernandez trying to control the position but instead, Genov has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hernandez into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Genov just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hernandez is trying to pull guard but Genov turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Genov is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Genov is struggling to control the position.
Hernandez has had enough of the clinch but Genov keeps him there for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Genov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hernandez has Genov up against the cage in a clinch.
Hernandez tries for a takedown but Genov manages to get underhooks.
Genov gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Hernandez regains guard.
Genov stands up and waves to Hernandez to follow him.
Hernandez misses with an attempted mid kick.
Genov wants to counter with a clinch but Hernandez pushes him away.
Hernandez gets a clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hernandez holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Hernandez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Genov blocks it with crossed arms.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Slava Genov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Hernandez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Genov closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Genov escapes and gets back to his feet.
Genov throws a looping overhand right but Hernandez ducks down to avoid it.
Hernandez looks for a takedown but Genov sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hernandez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonathan Hernandez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Genov, pushing him back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Genov.
Genov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hernandez fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Genov avoids it really well and circles away.
Genov stuffs the takedown.
Genov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Genov shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Genov drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Genov jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Genov gets to his feet. Hernandez looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Hernandez misses with a takedown attempt - Genov sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hernandez tries a head kick but it misses.
Genov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hernandez dodges the punch combination from Genov.
Hernandez misses with a takedown attempt
and Genov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Genov scores with a nice right hand.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hernandez.
Hernandez misses with a wild body shot.
Nice takedown defense from Genov. No joy for Hernandez on that attempt.
Genov let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Genov is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Hernandez's half guard.
Genov gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Hernandez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Genov circles away.
Hernandez closes the distance and clinches up with Genov, looking for a takedown. Hernandez pushes Genov against the cage but Genov circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez has managed to clinch.
Hernandez lands an uppercut.
Hernandez is looking to take this one to the mat.
Hernandez wants to break free but Genov has control.
Hernandez looking to stall.
Hernandez tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Genov just stands there and leans against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Genov works on Hernandez's body with a couple of short punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Slava Genov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Genov winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Slava Genov!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Slava Genov!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Slava Genov!
Slava Genov wins by unanimous decision!
Slava Genov decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hefty Ladd (ranked 4580 p4p, 4698 weight class) and Kenny Lala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hefty Ladd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenny Lala!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Sosuke Kotani and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Ladd is predictable there
and Lala holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Lala pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lala gets a clinch.
Ladd pulls guard successfully.
Ladd is controlling Lala's posture.
Lala stops Ladd from standing up.
Ladd looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Lala puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Lala stands up out of the half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lala is looking to clinch.
Ladd clinches up against the cage.
Lala jumps guard but Ladd turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Ladd wants to get back to striking at distance but Lala won't allow it.
Ladd wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lala manages to pull guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ladd is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Ladd postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ladd controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Ladd drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Lala dives on top into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ladd looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lala is one step ahead there.
Lala missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ladd wants to stand but Lala is controlling the position.
Lala trying to control but Ladd is working from the bottom.
Ladd has control of Lala's left arm, preventing Lala from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ladd keeping moving, preventing Lala from controlling successfully.
Lala is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Ladd is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Ladd has escaped and now he's on top!
Lala controls Ladd momentarily but Ladd frees himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ladd showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Ladd seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Lala for as long as he can get away with.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Ladd lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ladd is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Lala wants to sweep but no luck.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Ladd working some strikes from top position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lala is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ladd gets to his feet - Lala follows without any prompting.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Hefty Ladd will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lala shoots in but Ladd avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lala shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ladd defends it nicely.
Ladd closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ladd is pushing Lala up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ladd creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lala looking for a takedown.
Hefty Ladd has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenny Lala.
Lala fails to pull guard.
Ladd has clasped his hands together around Lala's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ladd scoring with punches from side control.
Lala taking a bit of punishment here - Ladd scoring with strikes.
Lala takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Ladd working the ground and pound.
Ladd working the ground and pound.
 It looks like Kenny Lala has been cut.
Ladd lands a nice forearm strike.
Ladd 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.
Ladd landing strikes.
Ladd has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Lala!
Lala really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ladd. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ladd with shots to the head and body - Lala looks very uncomfortable down there.
Ladd is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lala can do to turn this around?
Ladd with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Ladd takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ladd's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Ladd postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Lala looks a forlorn figure.
Ladd controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lala is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Ladd controlling his opponent.
Ladd lands a heavy elbow.
Ladd controlling the position easily from mount.
Lala tries to hold on but Ladd pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ladd controlling from mount.
Lala really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Ladd controlling the pace for now.
Ladd putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That has opened up Kenny Lala's cut even more.
Ladd with the ground and pound from mount.
Kenny Lala's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Kenny Lala's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Hefty Ladd!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kris Martin (ranked 4623 p4p, 4595 weight class) and Albert Mendeleev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martin comes to the cage accompanied by Nightmare. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kris Martin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Albert Mendeleev!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Shimada and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martin lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Martin lands with a good body shot.
Martin gets tackled into the cage by Mendeleev. Mendeleev maintains the clinch.
Martin wants to take the fight to the mat but Mendeleev manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Mendeleev turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Mendeleev manages to end up in side control.
Mendeleev lands some shots froms side control.
Mendeleev scoring with punches from side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mendeleev thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Martin bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Martin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mendeleev counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Martin kicks Mendeleev off and gets back to his feet.
Martin misses with a body shot.
Mendeleev is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Martin with a body shot.
Martin throws a body punch but Mendeleev moves out of range.
Mendeleev is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Martin with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Mendeleev.
Martin bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Martin rushes Mendeleev and presses him up against the cage.
Mendeleev has Martin pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Mendeleev pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Martin tumbling to the mat - Mendeleev dives into Martin's guard.
Martin has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Mendeleev is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mendeleev lands a takedown into guard.
Mendeleev stands up from Martin's guard - Mendeleev perhaps looking for a knockout.
Martin misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin catches Mendeleev with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Martin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mendeleev counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Mendeleev working some strikes from top position.
It looks like Kris Martin has been cut.
Mendeleev is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Mendeleev lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Mendeleev pushing down on Martin's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Mendeleev content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Mendeleev takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kris Martin's cut is getting worse.
Mendeleev content to control rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendeleev lands strikes from half guard.
Kris Martin's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Kris Martin's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Albert Mendeleev!
Albert Mendeleev decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ali Mayonez (ranked 4675 p4p, 4579 weight class) and Shawn Durango (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ali Mayonez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shawn Durango!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Durango tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mayonez swivels and escapes.
Mayonez lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Shawn Durango has been cut.
Mayonez drops Durango with a beautiful combination! Durango stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Mayonez is looking for the KO!
 Durango is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mayonez misses with a few strikes there.
Durango is still on wobbly legs! Can Mayonez finish him?
Durango wants to stay close but Mayonez steps back to make room for something. Durango seems frozen to the spot and bam! huge swing of the leg from Mayonez and Durango drops like he has been shot! A huge head kick and it's all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Ali Mayonez!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yuu Johnson (ranked 4640 p4p, 2933 weight class) and Isaiah Ellison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yuu Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Isaiah Ellison!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson throws a hook but Ellison blocks it.
Ellison will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Johnson throws a head kick that Ellison semi-blocks.
Ellison is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Nice body kick there by Johnson.
Ellison throws a nice looking combination but Johnson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Johnson lands a jab.
Ellison misses with the combination.
A head kick misses from Johnson.
Ellison throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and Ellison moves out of range easily.
Ellison is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Johnson misses with a head kick.
Johnson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ellison throws a nice looking combination but Johnson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
It looked like Johnson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ellison closes the distance and clinches.
Ellison is looking to take this one to the mat.
Johnson breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellison has closed the distance and engaged Johnson in a clinch.
Ellison drops down looking for an ankle pick but Johnson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ellison lands an overhand right.
Ellison throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And Ellison tries to counter it with a takedown but Johnson pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Johnson tries to keep at a distance but Ellison has taken the fight into the clinch.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ellison misses with a series of wild punches.
Johnson tries a head kick but it misses.
Johnson connects with a jab.
Johnson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ellison's sensitive parts.
Ellison takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ellison gets a clinch.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Johnson as he checks the leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ellison blocks a head kick by Johnson.
Ellison is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Johnson thuds his right hand into Ellison's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A good leg kick by Johnson.
Johnson misses with a head kick.
Ellison rushes Johnson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Johnson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Johnson lands with a nice body kick.
A head kick misses from Johnson.
Ellison feints the counter takedown.
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Ellison is just out of range.
And Ellison tries to counter it with a takedown but Johnson pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Ellison closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Johnson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A head kick misses from Johnson.
Ellison works over Johnson's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Yuu Johnson has been cut.
Ellison scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ellison is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Johnson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ellison performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Ellison is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Ellison sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Ellison working over Johnson with some ground and pound. Johnson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ellison controlling the pace.
Ellison is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Johnson sees it coming and defends easily.
Ellison is controlling the pace.
Ellison working the head and body with strikes.
Ellison looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Isaiah Ellison dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yuu Johnson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Johnson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Ellison drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Johnson defends it well.
Johnson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And Ellison tries to counter it with a takedown but Johnson pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Johnson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A head kick misses from Ellison.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ellison moves into the clinch.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ellison misses with a head kick.
Johnson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ellison takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Johnson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Johnson checks a leg kick.
Ellison looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ellison scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ellison instigates a clinch.
Johnson misses with an elbow strike.
Johnson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellison gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Johnson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Ellison wants to take the fight to the mat but Johnson manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Johnson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Yuu Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Isaiah Ellison.
Ellison has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Johnson clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Johnson is trying to get back to his feet but Ellison has full control of the position and if anything, Johnson has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Ellison is riding his opponent, not letting Johnson buck him off.
Ellison lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Johnson is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ellison is continuing to stall.
Johnson wants to control his opponent's hands but Ellison gets his hands free.
Johnson is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ellison slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Ellison.
Johnson is trying to get back to his feet but Ellison has full control of the position and if anything, Johnson has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Johnson takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Ellison controls the action.
Isaiah Ellison has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ellison is working for the choke. I would put my money on him to finish from this position. He's rolled onto his back and has dragged Johnson with him. Johnson is trying to defend but Ellison has an arm under the chin now! Johnson grimaces and is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Isaiah Ellison!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jahangir Al Rahim (ranked 4689 p4p, 4581 weight class) and Bryant Gumbel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Intelligent |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jahangir Al Rahim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bryant Gumbel!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Fujiwara and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Al Rahim has his takedown stuffed
and Gumbel counters with a straight right hand.
Al Rahim fails with a takedown attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gumbel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jahangir Al Rahim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Al Rahim throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gumbel's waist but Gumbel gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Al Rahim off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jahangir Al Rahim. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gumbel has closed the distance and engaged Al Rahim in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Gumbel is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Al Rahim really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Gumbel is trying to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Rahim is trying to push Gumbel away but Gumbel has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Gumbel wants to stall.
Al Rahim can't break the clinch.
Gumbel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gumbel gets caught flat footed, as Al Rahim shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Al Rahim is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Al Rahim is pushing down on Gumbel's leg trying to pass to half guard. Gumbel is fighting to maintain full guard but Al Rahim has managed to sneak the leg through.
Al Rahim slows the pace down in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Rahim has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Al Rahim is working for a submission of some sort.
Gumbel is trying to stand up here but Al Rahim is controlling him well.
Al Rahim seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Al Rahim lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Rahim sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Al Rahim is pressing down on Gumbel's thigh, looking to free his foot. Gumbel is holding on for now.
Al Rahim sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Al Rahim seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Gumbel for as long as he can get away with.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Gumbel wants to stand back up but Al Rahim manages to pass into side control.
Al Rahim tries for a kimura but Gumbel is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gumbel trying to remain calm as Al Rahim controls from the top position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jahangir Al Rahim dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Gumbel tries to clinch up but Al Rahim circles away and keeps his distance.
Al Rahim takes the fight into the clinch.
Gumbel presses Al Rahim against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Gumbel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Al Rahim fails with the takedown.
Gumbel swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gumbel tries to clinch but Al Rahim moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gumbel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gumbel closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gumbel is trying to stall.
Al Rahim is working for takedown but Gumbel is calmly controlling the position for now.
Gumbel has Al Rahim pressed against the cage, preventing Al Rahim from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gumbel misses with a punch to the body.
Al Rahim jumps guard but Gumbel turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jahangir Al Rahim. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gumbel crunches a lovely knee into Al Rahim's ribcage.
Gumbel is trying to maintain a safe position but Al Rahim gets an underhook and turns Gumbel into the cage.
Al Rahim jumps guard but Gumbel turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Al Rahim wants a takedown but no success here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Al Rahim is trying to push Gumbel away but Gumbel has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Gumbel is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Al Rahim is keeping busy.
Al Rahim stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Gumbel is looking to control Al Rahim's arms but Al Rahim gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gumbel has his back to the cage.
Gumbel trying to control the position but instead, Al Rahim has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gumbel into the cage.
Gumbel blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Rahim is looking for a takedown.
Al Rahim's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gumbel moves into the clinch.
Al Rahim ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Al Rahim no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Al Rahim will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Al Rahim throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Gumbel has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Al Rahim is proving hard to escape from.
Gumbel is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Al Rahim trying to control the position here.
Al Rahim keeping moving, preventing Gumbel from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Rahim bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gumbel's guard.
Al Rahim stops Gumbel from standing up.
Al Rahim is stalling in the full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gumbel pushes Al Rahim off and gets back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bryant Gumbel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Gumbel feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Al Rahims jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Gumbel wants to clinch.
Al Rahim lands with an overhand left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Al Rahim misses with a double jab.
Al Rahim tries to keep at a distance but Gumbel has taken the fight into the clinch.
Al Rahim tries to score a body lock takedown but Gumbel shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good body shot from Gumbel.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Gumbel missing with knees to the body.
Al Rahim can't get the takedown.
Al Rahim stalling the fight.
Al Rahim pulls guard successfully.
Al Rahim on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Al Rahim tries to get out of the position.
Gumbel has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Al Rahim is proving hard to escape from.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Rahim working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gumbel doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gumbel manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Gumbel wants to stand but Al Rahim is controlling his posture from full guard.
Gumbel wants to stand and escape but instead Al Rahim has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Al Rahim stops Gumbel from standing up.
Al Rahim stays in close to Gumbel's body and controls the position.
Al Rahim prevents Gumbel from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Rahim's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Gumbel keeping full guard, as Al Rahim tries to pass.
Gumbel wants to stand up but Al Rahim is controlling him.
Al Rahim is stalling in the full guard.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Al Rahim.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's four 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.
Gumbel fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gumbel moves in looking to clinch but Al Rahim pushes him off.
Gumbel throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Bryant Gumbel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice body kick from Gumbel.
Gumbel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jahangir Al Rahim is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gumbel slaps away a takedown attempt from Al Rahim, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jahangir Al Rahim. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Al Rahim moves into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jahangir Al Rahim.
I think Al Rahim has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Jahangir Al Rahim!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Jahangir Al Rahim!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Bryant Gumbel!
Jahangir Al Rahim wins by split decision!
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energy
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
23% |
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