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ASTRAL.38 ZENDOU PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alak Betatar Awang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saenchai Sor Kingstar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Saenchai Sor Kingstar was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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133 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alak Betatar Awang !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Saenchai Sor Kingstar!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Sosuke Kotani and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Awang scores with a kick to the body.
Sor Kingstar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Awang tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sor Kingstar is able to avoid easily.
Sor Kingstar tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Awang manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Some bone on bone action there as Sor Kingstar checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Awang throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sor Kingstar stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sor Kingstar scores with a head kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Awang .
Awang connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Awang steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sor Kingstar.
Awang drives through and clinches with Sor Kingstar against the ropes.
Awang lands a body shot in the clinch.
Awang pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Sor Kingstar tries to throw a body punch but Awang avoids it by throwing Sor Kingstar back against the cage.
Awang lands a body punch.
Sor Kingstar being controlled against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sor Kingstar tries to stall but Awang uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sor Kingstar throws a knee to the head but misses.
Awang misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sor Kingstar.
Awang has Sor Kingstar pressed against the ropes.
Awang is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Awang lands a knee to the head.
Sor Kingstar misses with a punch on the inside.
Awang is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sor Kingstar is defending well for now.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Sor Kingstar just misses with a elbow thrown towards Awang 's brow.
Sor Kingstar is trying to break free.
Awang lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sor Kingstar tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sor Kingstar breaks the clinch.
Sor Kingstar closes the distance but Awang moves to the side
and Awang counters with a good, hard body kick but Sor Kingstar shrugs it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Sor Kingstar.
Saenchai Sor Kingstar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Awang lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sor Kingstar clinches but Awang breaks the clinch
and Awang counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Awang .
Sor Kingstar tries to land knees in the clinch but Awang avoids the damage to the body.
A hook to the body from Awang .
A body shot lands from Awang .
Sor Kingstar wants to break free but Awang has control.
Awang lands a hook to the side of the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Awang lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sor Kingstar tries to throw a body punch but Awang avoids it by throwing Sor Kingstar back against the cage.
Awang leaning his opponent against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sor Kingstar tries to break free but Awang pushes him back against the ropes.
Sor Kingstar unloads a knee to the mid-section. Awang lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Awang lands a shot to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Awang .
Sor Kingstar creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Awang 's defenses.
Sor Kingstar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Awang .
Awang stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sor Kingstar looks gassed!
Awang tries to land knees in the clinch but Sor Kingstar avoids the damage to the body.
Sor Kingstar misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Awang .
A hook to the body from Awang .
Awang will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Sor Kingstar up against the ropes.
Awang lands a body shot.
A hook to the body from Awang .
Sor Kingstar on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Awang takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Awang for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
A short left from Awang .
Sor Kingstar's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Awang is working Sor Kingstar over against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Awang - that landed with a thud.
Awang digs a right hand underneath Sor Kingstar's ribcage. Sor Kingstar let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sor Kingstar digs a right hand into Awang 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Awang 's gas tank.
Sor Kingstar misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Awang .
Awang throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sor Kingstars head.
Awang is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Awang lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alak Betatar Awang dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Awang connects with a right hand. Sor Kingstar shakes it off.
Awang fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Decent striking displayed by Awang there.
Sor Kingstar tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Awang counters with a nice body shot.
Sor Kingstar misses with a straight left.
Sor Kingstar tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Awang counters with a nice body shot.
Awang closes the distance and pushes Sor Kingstar back into the ropes.
Awang lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sor Kingstar or not.
Sor Kingstar trying to stall but Awang improves his position.
Awang lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sor Kingstar or not.
Sor Kingstar avoiding damage as Awang throws knees to the body.
Awang stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Still in the clinch, Awang scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Awang .
Sor Kingstar tries to work over Awang 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Awang scores with a shoulder strike.
Awang lands with a right to the head.
Awang lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sor Kingstar.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Sor Kingstar working hard to break the clinch.
Sor Kingstar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Awang 's elbow.
A right handed body shot lands from Awang .
Awang lands a hook to the side of the head.
Knees to the body from Awang .
Awang stalls.
Sor Kingstar misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Awang taking a breather.
Awang seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Sor Kingstar wants to get back to striking at distance but Awang won't allow it.
A right hand to the body from Awang .
Awang is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Sor Kingstar misses with an elbow over the top.
Awang lands with a left to the head.
Awang blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sor Kingstar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A lazy body kick from Sor Kingstar
and Awang counters with a slapping leg kick.
Sor Kingstar darts in trying to clinch
enabling Awang to counter with a crisp jab.
Saenchai Sor Kingstar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Awang avoids the head kick by Sor Kingstar.
Awang fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sor Kingstar, pushing him back against the ropes.
Sor Kingstar has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Awang lands with a light punch inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Awang landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Awang slows down the pace here.
Awang tries to land knees in the clinch but Sor Kingstar avoids the damage to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Awang content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Awang pushes Sor Kingstar back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Sor Kingstar is trying to break the clinch but Awang has him pressed against the ropes.
Awang lands a left hand.
Awang lands a body shot.
Alak Betatar Awang has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sor Kingstar stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sor Kingstar leaning against his opponent.
Knees in the clinch landing for Awang .
Sor Kingstar is breathing heavily.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Awang .
Sor Kingstar stalling in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Awang as the two fighters clinch.
Awang tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A nice right hand lands inside from Awang .
Awang lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Sor Kingstar has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alak Betatar Awang dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Awang throws a leg kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Sor Kingstar.
Awang misses with a hook.
A head kick by Sor Kingstar misses
and Awang counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Awang clinches up with Sor Kingstar and pushes him back against the ropes.
A left hand lands to the body for Awang .
Awang digs a right hand underneath Sor Kingstar's ribcage. Sor Kingstar let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sor Kingstar on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Awang is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A frustrated look appears on Sor Kingstar's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Awang prevents Sor Kingstar from breaking the clinch.
Awang just leaning against Sor Kingstar, taking a breather.
Sor Kingstar lands a damaging elbow.
Awang manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Awang avoids the elbow strike from Sor Kingstar, against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Awang scores with a shoulder strike.
Awang taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Awang missing with knees to the body.
Sor Kingstar's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sor Kingstar stalling in the clinch.
Awang lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Awang working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Awang is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sor Kingstar is defending well for now.
Awang lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A hook to the body from Awang .
Awang lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sor Kingstar tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Awang trying to land knees to the body.
Sor Kingstar breaks the clinch.
Sor Kingstar clinches but Awang breaks the clinch
and Awang counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Sor Kingstar is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Sor Kingstar swats away the attempt to clinch by Awang .
The fighters circling - Awang throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Awang avoids the head kick by Sor Kingstar.
Awang scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sor Kingstar throws a series of punches but Awang avoids them all with ease.
Awang throws a head kick that misses.
Sor Kingstar closes the distance but Awang moves to the side
and Awang counters with a solid body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Awang wants to slow Sor Kingstar down by chopping away at his legs.
Sor Kingstar wants to clinch but Awang slips to the side
and Sor Kingstar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A jab from Awang does it's job there.
Sor Kingstar throws a series of strikes that have Awang backpedaling.
Awang throws a nice outside leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Good exchange - Awang coming out on top.
Awang is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sor Kingstar can do to turn this around?
Awang moves into the clinch.
Awang is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Awang presses Sor Kingstar against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sor Kingstar working hard to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Awang stalls.
Sor Kingstar looking to slow down the pace here.
Awang blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sor Kingstar pushes off an throws an elbow but Awang leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A short uppercut from Awang .
Awang lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sor Kingstar tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Awang avoids it.
Awang trying to control the position but instead, Sor Kingstar has worked for underhooks and has pushed Awang into the ropes.
Saenchai Sor Kingstar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Awang blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alak Betatar Awang showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Awang has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alak Betatar Awang !
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Takeshi Sitake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kimbo Slide (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Slide's choice of entrance music: Marilyn Manson - The Beautiful People. Kimbo Slide will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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269 lbs
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takeshi Sitake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kimbo Slide!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Taro Takaoka and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sitake fails with an attempt to clinch.
Slide scores a takedown into full mount!
Slide jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Sitake manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Slide thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Slide wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Sitake, who protects the arm well.
Slide tries for a kimura but Sitake is defending well.
Slide is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Sitake knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Slide thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slide tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Sitake is looking to regain half guard here but Slide keeps moving and retains side control.
Slide goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Sitake rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Slide's guard! Nice work there by Sitake!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Slide utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sitake makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Slide avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sitake's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Sitake knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Slide on the ground.
Slide manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Sitake is wriggling around trying to escape.
Sitake is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Slide goes for an armbar but Sitake turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Sitake.
Sitake cracks Slide with a solid left hand.
Slide avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Slide looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitake in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Sitake with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sitake won't allow Slide to sweep him here.
Slide manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sitake manages to get himself to full guard.
Sitake is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Slide is controlling him.
Slide 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.
Slide works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Sitake tries to kick Slide off but Slide keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Slide is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Slide seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Sitake is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Kimbo Slide!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gary Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Peterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the ring it seems that Gary Holmes has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Gary Holmes seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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280 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gary Holmes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gary Peterson!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peterson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Holmes.
Peterson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Holmes but Holmes pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A big right from Holmes misses.
Holmes looks to land a combination but Peterson avoids it well.
Holmes throws a right hand that Peterson ducks under and follows up with a left that Peterson also avoids with ease.
No joy there for Holmes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gary Holmes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peterson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holmes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Peterson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
It looks like Gary Peterson has been cut.
Holmes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Peterson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes misses with a jab, cross combination.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Peterson.
The fighters circling - Holmes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Peterson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gary Holmes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gary Peterson.
Holmes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Peterson was well out of range. Poor timing from Holmes.
Peterson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Peterson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Peterson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Holmes throws out the jab.
Nice sprawl there from Holmes as Peterson shoots in.
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.
Holmes fails to land with a series of punches.
Holmes misses with a straight right.
Holmes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Peterson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Holmes.
Holmes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Peterson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Holmes throws a series of punches but Peterson avoids them all with ease.
Gary Holmes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Peterson moves out of range of the strikes.
Peterson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Peterson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Holmes sees it coming and defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peterson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Peterson is looking for a kimura but Holmes is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Peterson to get the leverage.
Peterson is working for a kimura but Holmes is defending it quite comfortably.
Peterson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Holmes sees it coming and defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Holmes is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Peterson is looking for a kimura but Holmes is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Peterson to get the leverage.
Holmes is defending against the submission attempts here by Peterson.
Holmes is breathing heavily.
Peterson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Holmes sees it coming and defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Gary Holmes will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gary Peterson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Holmes scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Peterson fails with the takedown.
Peterson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Holmes pinned against the cage. Holmes gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Peterson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Peterson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Holmes is just riding it out for now. Peterson eventually gives up the hold.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes is refusing to be controlled, as Peterson sits in half guard.
Peterson is trying to work for a kimura but Holmes is defending well.
Peterson maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Holmes could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Peterson has cracked it and Holmes is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Peterson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Gary Peterson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rufus Hitzlspergher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shinwi Bolo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bolo has chosen Let's go! as his entrance music. Shinwi Bolo has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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200 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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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
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rufus Hitzlspergher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shinwi Bolo!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hitzlspergher swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hitzlspergher stuns Bolo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hitzlspergher tries to clinch up but Bolo circles away and keeps his distance.
Rufus Hitzlspergher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hitzlspergher is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bolo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hitzlspergher misses with a wild body shot.
Bolo with a hook.
Bolo misses with a hook.
Hitzlspergher misses the jab.
Bolo closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hitzlspergher to the mat! Hitzlspergher manages to get full guard.
Hitzlspergher manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Bolo wants to hold on but Hitzlspergher pushes him away.
Hitzlspergher working Bolo over with strikes here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolo working to try and regain half guard.
Hitzlspergher landing shots from mount.
Bolo keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Hitzlspergher 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.
Hitzlspergher looking to secure an arm triangle but Bolo defends it well.
Hitzlspergher wants to finish this one by submission but Bolo is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Hitzlspergher.
Hitzlspergher looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Bolo really wants to buck Hitzlspergher off and get back to his feet.
Bolo is looking to get to half guard.
Hitzlspergher trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hitzlspergher throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolo wants to hold on but Hitzlspergher pushes him away.
Bolo is looking to get to half guard.
Bolo tries to lock up and control but Hitzlspergher gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hitzlspergher dominating with strikes here.
Bolo is squirming around, avoiding Hitzlspergher's attempts to control the action.
Bolo is looking to get to half guard.
Hitzlspergher landing strikes from the mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bolo is looking to get to half guard.
Hitzlspergher is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Bolo can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Bolo tries to lock up and control but Hitzlspergher gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hitzlspergher lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Hitzlspergher fails to take his opponent's back.
Hitzlspergher postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Bolo badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Hitzlspergher around the waist but Hitzlspergher pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Hitzlspergher is the winner by TKO! Hitzlspergher jumps onto the ropes and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rufus Hitzlspergher!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hado Ken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Otaku Senzuri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Senzuri has chosen Tori Amos-Code Red as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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25
225 lbs
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24
204 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hado Ken!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Otaku Senzuri!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Senzuri thows a body shot but no joy.
Ken misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Senzuri.
Ken ducks under a wild hook from Senzuri.
Senzuri misses the body punch
letting Ken counter with a right hand.
Senzuri throws a hook but Ken avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Senzuri. Ken does a little dance to reset his feet.
Senzuri misses the body punch
and Ken counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Senzuri throws a jab but it's blocked by Ken.
Ken misses with a low kick.
Senzuri throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ken counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ken dodges the punch combination from Senzuri.
Senzuri tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ken was well out of range. Poor timing from Senzuri.
Senzuri misses with a combination
and Ken counters with a stiff right hand.
Ken dodges the punch combination from Senzuri.
Ken throws a jab but it's blocked by Senzuri.
Senzuri misses with a shot to the body
and Ken counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Senzuri misses with a jab to the body
and Ken counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Senzuri misses with the combination.
Ken moves in looking to clinch but Senzuri pushes him off.
Senzuri waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ken.
Ken fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Senzuri checks it well.
Ken closes the distance and pushes Senzuri back into the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ken.
Senzuri is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Ken lands with a left to the head.
Senzuri has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ken lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Senzuri takes a shot to the head.
Senzuri fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Nice body punch from Ken - that landed with a thud.
Ken is leaning against Senzuri and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Senzuri looks gassed!
Ken decides to pull guard.
Ken is trying to keep Senzuri in close.
Ken manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ken tries to control but Senzuri wriggling away.
Ken postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Senzuri in real trouble here! The ref calls for Senzuri to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hado Ken!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vasilios Nicko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaewkwan Plumuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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165 lbs
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155 lbs
10 - 2 - 1 |
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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
11 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Vasilios Nicko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Kaewkwan Plumuk!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Sosuke Kotani and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Plumuk takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Nicko is defended easily by Plumuk.
Nicko throws a right and a left that Plumuk avoids nicely.
Nicko fails to land with a series of punches.
Plumuk walks into a straight right hand from Nicko.
Nicko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Plumuk misses with a double jab.
Plumuk throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Nicko. Those never looked like landing.
Nicko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Plumuk.
Nicko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Plumuk was well out of range. Poor timing from Nicko.
Nicko misses with a combination
and Plumuk counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nicko falls off balance throwing a combination
and Plumuk counters with a left and a right that stings Nicko.
Nicko is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nicko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nicko falls off balance throwing a combination
and Plumuk counters with a three punch combo that has Nicko backing up. Nicko nods at Plumuk to acknowledge the strikes.
Nicko misses with a combination
and Plumuk counters with an inside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Plumuk.
Plumuk connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Plumuk.
This has been an exciting period of action!
No joy there for Plumuk, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A jab from Nicko misses.
Plumuk thumps Nicko with a low kick.
Plumuk connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Plumuk's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Plumuk duly obliges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plumuk lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Plumuk chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nicko takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Plumuk lands a leg kick that knocks Nicko off balance momentarily.
Plumuk goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Vasilios Nicko has been cut.
Nicko takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Plumuk scoring well with a low kick there.
Plumuk throws a nice inside leg kick.
Plumuk tests Nicko's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Plumuk scores with a leg kick.
Plumuk digs a good hook to Nicko's body.
Nicko throws a sloppy body shot
and Plumuk counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nicko throws a left and a right that both miss
and Plumuk counters with a series of strikes that really hurt Nicko! The ref looks into his eyes and sees nobody home - he's called the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kaewkwan Plumuk!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yrjo Pieru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karva Jorgos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jorgos is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Schnappi Das Kleine Krokodil . These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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28
182 lbs
11 - 9 - 0 |
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24
180 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Powerful |
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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
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yrjo Pieru!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Karva Jorgos!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Sano and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by Jorgos there.
Pieru lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jorgos fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Pieru misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pieru clinches up against the ropes.
Jorgos is trying to break the clinch but Pieru has him pressed against the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Pieru's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pieru can't break the clinch.
Pieru pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pieru fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Pieru gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pieru breaks the clinch.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Jorgos.
Jorgos trying to control the position but Pieru is working away.
Pieru tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Jorgos wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Pieru stops Jorgos from passing to mount.
Jorgos in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Pieru is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Jorgos is controlling him well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jorgos wants to control but Pieru is keeping him busy.
Pieru tries to escape but Jorgos is in control.
Jorgos tries to move to mount but Pieru blocks the move with his legs.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Jorgos working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Pieru wants to get back to his feet.
That's two 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.
Pieru parries the strikes from Jorgos easily there. Jorgos is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Pieru to escape.
Jorgos content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
An elbow from Jorgos crashes against the mat.
Pieru is trying to buck Jorgos off.
Pieru wants to get back to his feet but Jorgos is dominant here and he's now got Pieru's back!
Pieru looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Pieru is breathing heavily.
Jorgos lands strikes to the head.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Jorgos tries to keep control of the position but Pieru is staying busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jorgos is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Pieru looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Jorgos scores with strikes from the back.
Jorgos has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jorgos trying to control momentarily.
Jorgos looking for the RNC.
A lull in the action here.
Jorgos has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Jorgos trying to control momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pieru trying to get back to his feet but Jorgos is in full control for now.
Pieru prevents Jorgos from getting a body triangle.
Well, with Jorgos on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Pieru is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Pieru is trying to stand back up.
Pieru staying busy and making it hard for Jorgos to control.
Pieru tries to escape the position.
Pieru looking very determined here, making life difficult for Jorgos.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pieru is trying to get back to his feet but Jorgos has full control of the position and if anything, Pieru has just worked his way into a worse spot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karva Jorgos 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.
Pieru blocks a jab.
Jorgos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pieru was well out of range. Poor timing from Jorgos.
Pieru drives through and clinches with Jorgos against the ropes.
Pieru is trying to break free.
Jorgos digs a right hand into Pieru's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pieru's gas tank.
Jorgos manages to pull guard.
Pieru wants to stand but Jorgos is controlling his posture from full guard.
Pieru avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Jorgos 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.
Jorgos working for submissions but it's allowed Pieru to get to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pieru wants to stand up but Jorgos has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Jorgos with the active half guard here but Pieru passes nicely into side control.
Jorgos manages to get back to half guard.
Jorgos looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Jorgos is looking to get back to full guard here but Pieru has managed to pass to side control instead.
Jorgos tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Pieru is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Karva Jorgos has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jorgos is looking to improve his position but Pieru isn't that keen on the idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pieru wants to control the pace but Jorgos is squirming around nicely.
Jorgos sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Jorgos trying to control from the bottom.
Pieru tries to stand but can't do so whilst Jorgos controls his leg.
Jorgos wants to improve his position but Pieru is controlling well.
Pieru wants to stand but Jorgos has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jorgos is looking to control Pieru's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jorgos avoid being mounted?
Jorgos is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Pieru's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Pieru's back!
Pieru wants to get back to his feet.
Pieru defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Jorgos tightening his grip on Pieru, looking for the choke.
Pieru manages to stand up with Jorgos still on his back. Eventually Jorgos drops to his feet and we're back in the standing position.
Pieru fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jorgos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pieru pushes Jorgos away with a front kick.
Jorgos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pieru needs to keep his hands up - Jorgos had a free shot at his head there.
Jorgos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pieru swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Jorgos counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jorgos throws a body punch but Pieru moves out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Jorgos there.
Jorgos shoots for a double leg takedown but Pieru sprawls well. He's pushed Jorgos's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jorgos tries for a takedown but Pieru sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sloppy strikes from Pieru. Those never looked like landing.
Pieru is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jorgos works Pieru's body with a nice hook.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Pieru enables Jorgos to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Pieru manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Jorgos is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jorgos trying to control the position from guard on top but Pieru is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jorgos prevents Pieru from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karva Jorgos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Pieru will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pieru uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jorgos.
Jorgos looks to score with a jab to the body but Pieru is just out of range.
Jorgos connects with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Pieru.
Good standup being displayed there by Jorgos as he connects with a hook.
Jorgos scores with a decent looking hook.
Pieru swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jorgos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jorgos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pieru.
Pieru takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Pieru rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jorgos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pieru gets a clinch.
Jorgos tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Pieru breaks the clinch.
Pieru throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jorgos.
Pieru tries to clinch
and Jorgos holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Jorgos trying to control the position but instead, Pieru has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jorgos into the ropes.
Pieru breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pieru uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jorgos.
Pieru misses with a straight left.
Pieru throws a head kick that misses.
Pieru misses with a double jab
enabling Jorgos to counter with a crisp jab.
Pieru misses with a head kick.
Jorgos checks a leg kick.
Pieru instigates a clinch.
Pieru wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jorgos drags the fight down to the ground.
Jorgos 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.
Pieru stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Pieru has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pieru there as he acknowledges the shot.
Pieru takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A head kick misses from Pieru.
Pieru takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jorgos tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Pieru manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yrjo Pieru is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pieru throws a jab when Jorgos was well out of range.
A good leg kick by Jorgos.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pieru throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jorgos walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jorgos scores with a shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pieru lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Pieru looks to clinch
and Jorgos decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Pieru's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pieru wants to get back to his feet but Jorgos is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Pieru keeping moving, preventing Jorgos from controlling successfully.
Jorgos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jorgos pushing down on Pieru's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Pieru is trying to stand.
Jorgos is looking for a kimura but Pieru is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Jorgos to get the leverage.
Jorgos thows a huge punch but Pieru dodges it nicely.
Jorgos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pieru keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pieru kicks Jorgos off and gets back to his feet.
Jorgos lands a jab.
Jorgos is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Pieru rather than just go for the knockout.
No joy there for Jorgos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pieru throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jorgos stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Karva Jorgos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jorgos wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jorgos wants to clinch
and Pieru counters with a one-two to the body.
Jorgos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pieru moves away.
Pieru misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jorgos throws an overhand right that lands on Pieru's shoulder, as Pieru tries to avoid the shot.
Jorgos fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pieru, pushing him back against the ropes.
Jorgos being controlled against the ropes.
Jorgos is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Pieru gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Pieru breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jorgos lands a nice looking body shot.
Pieru lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Jorgos backs up against the ropes.
Jorgos feints and as Pieru raises his hands in defense, Jorgos changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Pieru is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jorgos is controlling him.
Jorgos wants to control from the top but Pieru keeps moving.
Jorgos prevents Pieru from getting back to his feet.
Jorgos trying to control the position from guard on top but Pieru is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jorgos is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Pieru wants to get back to his feet but Jorgos is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Karva Jorgos has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Jorgos misses the target.
Yrjo Pieru has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jorgos scores with a jab. Pieru acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jorgos shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Karva Jorgos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Jorgos 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karva Jorgos!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cliff Crocodile (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hawk Seibold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Seibold is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: SCOTTISH PIPE. 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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267 lbs
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26
276 lbs
9 - 5 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Decent boxing
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cliff Crocodile!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Hawk Seibold!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yukihiro Shimada and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crocodile throws a low kick, looking for Seibold's leg but Seibold calmly moves out of range.
Seibold checks a low kick from Crocodile.
Seibold throws a low kick, looking for Crocodile's leg but Crocodile calmly moves out of range.
Seibold uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Crocodile.
Seibold shoots in for a double leg but Crocodile sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Crocodile throws a chopping leg kick but Seibold manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Crocodile misses with a series of wild punches.
A clash of legs there as Seibold blocks the low kick.
Crocodile avoids a punch combination nicely.
Crocodile gets caught flat footed, as Seibold shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Seibold is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Seibold accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Crocodile scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Seibold on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Seibold closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Seibold dives in and grabs Crocodile's left leg, looking for a takedown. Crocodile pushes down on Seibold's head and hops out.
Crocodile does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Crocodile misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Seibold closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Crocodile quickly recovers to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seibold is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Seibold not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Seibold throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Crocodile is trying to maintain the position but Seibold is very close to passing his half guard.
Seibold is keen to just control but Crocodile is a slippery customer.
Seibold throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Seibold thows a huge punch but Crocodile dodges it nicely.
Crocodile is looking to control Seibold's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Crocodile avoid being mounted?
Crocodile looks like he's trying to stand up.
Seibold trying to mount his opponent but Crocodile defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seibold thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Seibold thows a huge punch but Crocodile dodges it nicely.
Crocodile avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Seibold.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Seibold working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Crocodile has one foot on Seibold's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Seibold keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Crocodile.
Seibold shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Crocodile's guard.
Seibold loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Seibold distracts Crocodile with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Seibold stands up over Crocodile, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Seibold postures up in Crocodile's guard and throws a big left but Crocodile blocks it.
Crocodile is breathing heavily.
Seibold throwing strikes from guard but Crocodile blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crocodile utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Crocodile keeping full guard, as Seibold tries to pass.
Seibold working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Seibold trying to control the position from guard on top but Crocodile is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Crocodile is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Crocodile pulls Seibold in close to prevent any damage.
Crocodile wants to stand up but Seibold is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Seibold postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Seibold working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Crocodile is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Crocodile is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Seibold lands a couple of elbows.
Seibold throwing strikes from guard but Crocodile blocks nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Seibold pushes down on Crocodile's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Seibold thows a huge punch but Crocodile dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hawk Seibold dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
No luck for Seibold with that takedown attempt.
Seibold scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Seibold scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Seibold throwing shots but Crocodile is blocking nicely.
Seibold missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Seibold is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Crocodile sees it coming and defends easily.
Crocodile blocking the ground and pound attempt from Seibold.
Seibold throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Well, if Seibold is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Crocodile keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seibold not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Seibold lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Seibold thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Seibold thows a huge punch but Crocodile dodges it nicely.
Seibold not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Crocodile is in trouble now - Seibold has advanced to mount!
Seibold lands a heavy elbow.
Seibold is landing with some decent strikes but Crocodile is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Seibold raining down hammerfists from mount.
Crocodile is desperately trying to improve his position but Seibold has a good base and remains in mount.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seibold punishing his opponent with strikes.
Seibold throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Crocodile is bucking up trying to escape but Seibold cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Seibold postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Crocodile looks a forlorn figure.
Seibold raining down hammerfists from mount.
Hawk Seibold has got the better of the ground game so far.
Seibold tries to control but Crocodile wriggling away.
Seibold in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Seibold lands a nice shot to the head.
Crocodile trying desperately to get to his feet.
Seibold raining down shots from the mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crocodile is in all sorts of trouble here.
Crocodile taking shots to the head.
Seibold dominating with strikes here.
Seibold lands a big shot there that rocks Crocodile but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Seibold loads up with a big shot that hurts Crocodile! He's pulled Seibold in close but Seibold has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Crocodile survive? More strikes from Seibold and Crocodile is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Hawk Seibold!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Arne Weisse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Rolling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Weisse comes to the ring accompanied by Duck sauce - Barbara Streisand. Rolling has chosen 50 Cent - In Da Club as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
165 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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22
165 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Arne Weisse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, David Rolling!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weisse throws a body punch but Rolling moves out of range.
Rolling with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Weisse to score with a decent uppercut.
Weisse takes a swing at Rolling's ribcage but misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Weisse.
Rolling checks a leg kick.
Weisse misses with a few strikes there.
Rolling avoids the body shot from Weisse.
Rolling avoids a punch combination nicely.
Weisse misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rolling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Weisse swings for the body but Rolling moves out of range.
Rolling moves into the clinch.
Weisse trying to land knees to the body.
Weisse misses with a hook to the ribs.
Weisse tries to score a body lock takedown but Rolling shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Rolling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weisse has Rolling pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Rolling manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Weisse tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rolling presses Weisse against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rolling lands with a light punch inside.
Weisse goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rolling unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Weisse is breathing heavily.
Rolling holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Weisse is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Rolling gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arne Weisse. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rolling manages to break the clinch.
Rolling will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Weisse shoots in looking for a takedown but Rolling manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Weisse's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Rolling looks to land a body kick but Weisse moved away.
Weisse is looking to wear down Rolling with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Weisse misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rolling.
Weisse looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Weisse scores a takedown into full mount!
Rolling can't escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Weisse trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Rolling wants to use the ropes to get back to his feet here.
Weisse wants to control the pace but Rolling is squirming around nicely.
Weisse looking to control and managing it successfully.
Rolling is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Rolling keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Rolling is squirming around, avoiding Weisse's attempts to control the action.
Rolling wants to use the ropes to get back to his feet here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rolling is trying desperately to improve position.
Rolling is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Weisse has taken his back.
Rolling looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Rolling fending off the submission attempt from Weisse.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rolling looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rolling looking very determined here, making life difficult for Weisse.
Weisse lands with a hammerfist to the side of Rolling's head.
Weisse is working on the RNC. He looks like he's got it but Rolling won't tap... Oh, he's out! The ref rips Weisse off his unconscious opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Arne Weisse!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Babcock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kira Yamato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kira Yamato has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Bruce Babcock's chin.
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25
170 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
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25
175 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bruce Babcock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kira Yamato!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Fujiwara and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Babcock swings for the body but Yamato moves out of range.
Babcock shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Yamato's guard.
Babcock advances position into side control!
Babcock in side control, throwing shots but Yamato defends.
Babcock throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Babcock tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Babcock lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Yamato down.
Babcock is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Yamato knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Babcock is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Yamato knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babcock in side control, throwing shots but Yamato defends.
Babcock in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Babcock moves into full mount!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Babcock is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Babcock extends the arm and Yamato is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bruce Babcock!
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