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DEADSKINMASK PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Ramirez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikki Hiiri (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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270 lbs
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274 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Brawler
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jorge Ramirez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mikki Hiiri!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramirez fails to land with a series of punches.
Ramirez has Hiiri up against the cage in a clinch.
Ramirez manages to break the clinch.
Ramirez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ramirez clinches with his opponent.
Ramirez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hiiri backwards.
Ramirez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ramirez pushes Hiiri back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hiiri prevents Ramirez from breaking the clinch.
Ramirez wants to get back to striking at distance but Hiiri won't allow it.
Ramirez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ramirez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hiiri tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ramirez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ramirez wants to get back to striking at distance but Hiiri won't allow it.
Ramirez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ramirez has had enough of the clinch but Hiiri keeps him there for the moment.
Hiiri tries to score a body lock takedown but Ramirez shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hiiri fails to pull guard.
Jorge Ramirez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mikki Hiiri.
Ramirez lands a left hand.
Hiiri pulls Ramirez into guard.
Ramirez content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hiiri 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.
Ramirez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ramirez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ramirez working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hiiri's head.
Hiiri working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ramirez doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ramirez manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hiiri looks gassed!
Hiiri keeping moving, preventing Ramirez from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hiiri looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ramirez might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hiiri is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hiiri prevents Ramirez from improving his position.
Ramirez trying to control but Hiiri postures up.
Ramirez misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Ramirez is looking for a sweep. Hiiri is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ramirez tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Ramirez trying to hold on to Hiiri's head to control him but Hiiri postures up.
Ramirez is looking for a sweep. Hiiri is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ramirez knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hiiri on the ground.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ramirez forces Hiiri back against the cage and clinches.
Hiiri prevents Ramirez from breaking the clinch.
Hiiri changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ramirez fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ramirez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hiiri lands with a kick to the temple. Ramirez shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Ramirez has Hiiri up against the cage in a clinch.
Ramirez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hiiri tries to pull guard but Ramirez holds him up against the cage and eventually Hiiri drops back down to his feet.
Hiiri has Ramirez pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Hiiri pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Ramirez tumbling to the mat - Hiiri dives into Ramirez's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hiiri drops back looking for a leg! Ramirez is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ramirez manages to kick Hiiri off! Hiiri jumps back into Ramirez's guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hiiri sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Ramirez's guard.
Hiiri works his foot free and advances to mount.
Ramirez working to try and regain half guard.
Ramirez flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Ramirez working to try and regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hiiri is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Ramirez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ramirez misses with a few strikes there.
A big right followed by a crushing left from Ramirez knocks Hiiri out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jorge Ramirez!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Herval Coutinho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Janno Kivessoo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kivessoo has chosen Children Of Bodom - Blooddrunk as his entrance music. Janno Kivessoo has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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265 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Herval Coutinho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Janno Kivessoo!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Taro Takaoka and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kivessoo lands with a big right hook that stumbles Coutinho - he's out on his feet here! Kivessoo follows up with another monster hook that separates Coutinho from consciousness! Coutinho falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Kivessoo stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Janno Kivessoo!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lester Beetlejuice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Baby J Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beetlejuice comes to the cage accompanied by This Is Beetle. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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280 lbs
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300 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lester Beetlejuice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Baby J Penn!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beetlejuice drives through and clinches with Penn against the cage.
Beetlejuice pulls guard.
Beetlejuice escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Penn gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Beetlejuice had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Penn is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Beetlejuice Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Penn's back instead.
Beetlejuice tries to get the hooks in deep but Penn pushed the leg off.
Penn is trying to stand back up.
Will Beetlejuice go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
You can see the frustration on Penn's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Penn is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Beetlejuice is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Penn taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Beetlejuice.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Lester Beetlejuice!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between andy toole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Konoe Boganzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boganzi has chosen CkY - 96 Quite Bitter Beings as his entrance music. 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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246 lbs
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195 cm
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290 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Improved boxing
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Basic striking
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, andy toole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Konoe Boganzi!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yuuki Gou and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
toole closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
toole shoots in looking for a takedown. Boganzi tries to sprawl out of it but toole keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Boganzi manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Boganzi bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
toole is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
toole is rocked!
It looks like andy toole has been cut.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Boganzi working the ground and pound.
Oh toole is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
toole is breathing heavily.
Boganzi wants to stand but toole is controlling his arm.
Boganzi in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The ground and pound from Boganzi seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boganzi misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Boganzi fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Boganzi tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The ground and pound from Boganzi seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Boganzi throws an elbow but toole slips to the side and avoids it well.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Boganzi shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has toole pinned against the cage. toole gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Boganzi shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has toole pinned against the cage. toole gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Boganzi shoots in but no luck this time.
andy toole has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Konoe Boganzi.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boganzi closes this distance looking for a takedown but toole circles away.
Boganzi fails with a takedown attempt.
Boganzi shoots and misses
and Boganzi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
toole seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boganzi closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Boganzi looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks toole with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
andy toole's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Ground and pound from Boganzi.
Boganzi lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Boganzi passes to full mount!
toole is wriggling around trying to escape.
Boganzi landing strikes from the mount.
Jeez, andy toole's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at andy toole's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Konoe Boganzi!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Drunken Pride (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Masahiro Tanaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tanaka comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Debonaire by Dope kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Masahiro Tanaka has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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265 lbs
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265 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced |
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Brawler
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Drunken Pride!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Masahiro Tanaka!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Shimada and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pride changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Tanaka looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Tanaka is looking to reverse the position.
Pride lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Tanaka down.
Pride working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Tanaka tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Pride wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Pride lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Tanaka down.
Pride is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Tanaka is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Pride wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tanaka keeps working.
Tanaka gets back to half guard.
Tanaka wants to get back to full guard.
Pride thows a huge punch but Tanaka dodges it nicely.
Pride is looking for a kimura here.
Pride is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Pride is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pride is pressing down on Tanaka's thigh, looking to free his foot. Tanaka is holding on for now.
Tanaka is trying to get back to full guard.
Pride is trying to control the action in half guard but Tanaka is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tanaka misses the shot to the body.
Pride on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tanaka misses with a series of wild punches.
Tanaka misses with a takedown
and Pride counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Tanaka tries to get to full guard but Pride has control of the leg.
Tanaka won't allow Pride to pass to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Pride lands a nice short elbow.
The fighters are battling for position here. Tanaka manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Tanaka looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pride is pushing down on Tanaka's leg trying to pass to half guard. Tanaka is fighting to maintain full guard but Pride has managed to sneak the leg through.
Pride is working for a kimura but Tanaka is defending it quite comfortably.
Pride is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Tanaka is desperately trying to improve his position but Pride has a good base and remains in mount.
Pride is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Pride!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Drunken Pride!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ahmad Daud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and DJ Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanchez has chosen Somebodies Going Get Hit- 3 6 Mafia as his entrance music. DJ Sanchez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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275 lbs
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Basic striking
Very quick |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ahmad Daud!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, DJ Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Sosuke Kotani and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Daud circles away.
Daud has his takedown stuffed
and Sanchez counters with a big takedown. That's hurt Daud! Sanchez smells blood and goes in for the kill. Serveral hard shots later and the ref calls an end to the fight by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). DJ Sanchez!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cool McCold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sami Holmen (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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270 lbs
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260 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cool McCold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sami Holmen!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shirou Masuda and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holmen closes the distance and clinches up with McCold, looking for a takedown. Holmen pushes McCold against the cage but McCold circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
McCold lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
McCold fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McCold waves his right hand out infront of him, looking to distract Holmen. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Holmen to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
Holmen is rocked!
Holmen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Holmen is still in real trouble! Can McCold finish him?
McCold slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Holmen seems to have recovered his senses.
McCold prevents Holmen from getting back to his feet.
Holmen working for submissions but it's allowed McCold to get to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Holmen looks gassed!
McCold wants to control but Holmen is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmen wants to get back to full guard.
Holmen tries to regain full guard. Instead though, McCold has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
McCold lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Holmen hang on?
McCold can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Holmen is looking to escape.
McCold looking to control and managing it successfully.
McCold will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
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.
Holmen really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
McCold can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Holmen is looking to escape.
Holmen is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Holmen is squirming around, avoiding McCold's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCold is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Holmen can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
McCold trying to control but Holmen is having none of it.
Holmen is looking to get to half guard.
McCold can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Holmen is looking to escape.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Cool McCold just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
McCold fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McCold throws a series of punches but Holmen avoids them all with ease.
McCold cracks Holmen with a big right hand and Holmen goes down!
It looks like Sami Holmen has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCold trying to control but Holmen is working from the bottom.
McCold wants to pass the guard but Holmen is keeping the position.
Holmen looking for a guillotine here but McCold defends easily.
Holmen looking for submissions from the bottom but instead McCold passes into half guard.
Holmen is looking to escape.
Holmen regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
McCold stopping the sweep attempt from Holmen.
Holmen is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Holmen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Holmen keeping moving, preventing McCold from controlling successfully.
McCold postures up.
That's six 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.
McCold trying to control but Holmen is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
McCold scores with a sloppy right hand. Holmen should have avoided that one.
McCold lands a big shot that drops Holmen! Can he finish him?
Holmen keeping moving, preventing McCold from controlling successfully.
Holmen has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. McCold is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Holmen.
Holmen tries to improve position but can't.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
McCold trying to control the position but Holmen is working away.
Holmen is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked McCold off and has taken his back!
Holmen tries to keep control of the position but McCold is staying busy.
McCold showing good submission defense here.
Holmen looking to finish the fight with a rear naked choke. McCold is controlling Holmen 's left arm and he spins nicely into guard.
McCold trying to control the position from guard on top but Holmen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's eight 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.
Holmen looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! McCold has picked Holmen up and slammed him! Holmen can't keep hold of the triangle and McCold manages to pass to side control!
Holmen bucks up and tries to throw McCold off but instead McCold has got his back!
Holmen trying to control the hands but McCold breaks the grip.
McCold has the hooks in. Holmen is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
McCold avoiding Holmen 's attempts to control his hands.
Holmen rolls, trying to escape but McCold keeps control of the position.
Holmen rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
McCold wants to lay and pray for a moment but Holmen keeps working.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Danga de danga de dang - McCold scores with a four punch combination!
Holmen should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
McCold walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Holmen drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! McCold swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Holmen's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cool McCold!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Biggy Plumper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Biggy Plumper told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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265 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Matthew Kim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Biggy Plumper!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Plumper tries to clinch but Kim is having none of it.
A combination from Kim does no damage.
Biggy Plumper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Plumper has a takedown stuffed.
Kim shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Kim was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Plumper is wriggling around trying to escape.
Kim working for a submission but Plumper is keeping him at bay.
Kim prevents Plumper from getting the reversal.
Kim controlling the position easily from mount.
Plumper tries to hold on but Kim postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim tries to control but Plumper wriggling away.
Plumper working to try and regain half guard.
Plumper tries to hold on but Kim postures up.
Plumper is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Kim is staying active.
Kim moves to the back.
Kim has the hooks in. Plumper is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Plumper defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Kim's arms.
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.
Plumper is trying to break free.
Plumper is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Plumper looks gassed!
Kim gets his hands free as Plumper looks to control.
Kim is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Kim landing with strikes.
Kim is trying to stick to Plumper's back but Plumper is turning into Kim. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Kim's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Plumper.
Kim managing to control the position.
Kim has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Kim looking for a sweep. Not yet Kim, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plumper trying to control the position from guard on top but Kim is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Plumper stopping the sweep attempt from Kim.
Plumper postures up.
Kim controlling Plumper's posture.
Kim trying to control the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Plumper fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kim takes the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kim decides to pull guard.
Plumper pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kim is keeping the position for now.
Plumper postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Kim is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Plumper, into his guard.
Plumper should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Plumper wants to stand up but Kim is controlling him.
Kim avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kim connects with a couple of short punches.
Kim is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Plumper is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Plumper 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.
Plumper seems to be working for a kimura but Kim defends the submission attempt.
Plumper 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.
Plumper is keen to just control but Kim is a slippery customer.
Kim is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Plumper pulls his head out easily.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Kim gets back to full guard.
Plumper pushes down on Kim's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Plumper looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Kim is defending against the submission attempts here by Plumper.
Plumper stops Kim from getting back to his feet.
Kim preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Kim trying to hold on to Plumper's head to control him but Plumper postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kim tries to roll over but Plumper keeps him under control.
Plumper is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kim defends it well.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Plumper doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kim counters with a takedown into side control.
Kim tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kim has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Plumper regains half guard.
Plumper is looking to control Kim's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Plumper avoid being mounted?
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Plumper manages to get to full guard.
Plumper is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Plumper has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Kim has passed into side control.
Plumper tries to bench press Kim off him but Kim keeps the position.
Kim decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Kim fails to land with a series of punches.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Plumper tries for a takedown but Kim circles away easily
and Kim counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Matthew Kim has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Biggy Plumper.
Plumper has an active guard here but Kim has managed to pass into half guard.
Plumper is looking to improve his position.
Kim seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Plumper is looking to improve his position.
Plumper works his way to full guard. Good work.
Plumper had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Kim is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Plumper Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Kim's back instead.
Kim is trying to defend against the choke here but Plumper has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Plumper Tightens the hold and Kim taps out furiously! Plumper displays superior BJJ to win the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Biggy Plumper!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Freddie the fiddler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Qwis Rey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rey has chosen It's Raining Men as his entrance music. 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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305 lbs
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275 lbs
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Freddie the fiddler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Qwis Rey!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
the fiddler throws a lazy right hand but Rey sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rey shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts the fiddler as he jumps to the side.
the fiddler slips a jab and a cross from Rey.
Rey lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Freddie the fiddler has been cut.
Rey lands a hook that stumbles the fiddler back into the cage. Rey follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping the fiddler to the canvas! Rey pounces and lands several unanswered shots - the fiddler has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Qwis Rey!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adam Mirovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benjamin Foster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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280 lbs
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275 lbs
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Basic striking
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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, Adam Mirovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Benjamin Foster!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Foster misses.
Mirovic shoots for a double leg takedown but Foster sprawls well. He's pushed Mirovic's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Foster stuffs the takedown.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Foster crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Mirovic - the referee stops the clock and Foster gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Mirovic. Foster manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Foster misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mirovic.
Mirovic misses with a two punch combination.
Mirovic staying out of range there.
Mirovic swinging wilding here.
Mirovic forces Foster back against the cage and clinches.
Foster working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mirovic jumps guard but Foster stands there with Mirovic around his waist. Mirovic gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adam Mirovic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Foster prevents a takedown attempt there.
Foster wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mirovic has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Foster is trying to keep an underhook but Mirovic manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Foster makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Foster.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mirovic wants to pass the guard but Foster is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foster is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Mirovic postures up.
Foster has his feet on Mirovic's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Mirovic is breathing heavily.
Mirovic shoots in but no luck this time.
A big right from Foster misses.
Adam Mirovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Foster fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mirovic manages to avoid it.
Mirovic ducks under a wild hook from Foster.
Mirovic throws a right and a left that Foster avoids nicely.
Foster misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mirovic.
Benjamin Foster is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mirovic misses with a takedown attempt - Foster sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
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.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mirovic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mirovic moves away from the strike by Foster.
Foster connects with the punch.
Mirovic tries to clinch there but Foster circles away.
Foster cracks Mirovic with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Mirovic moves out of range of the strikes.
Foster is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mirovic.
Jab, jab by Foster - just one landing.
Foster bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mirovic's head backwards.
Mirovic has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mirovic lands with a left to the head.
Mirovic can't get the takedown.
Foster wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mirovic has him pressed against the cage.
Mirovic has Foster pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Foster manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Foster is trying to break free.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mirovic.
Mirovic tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Foster just stands there and leans against the cage.
Mirovic stalling the fight.
Mirovic drags the fight down to the ground.
Mirovic has a closed guard, preventing Foster from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mirovic wants to sweep here but Foster controlling him for the moment.
Mirovic working a defensive guard here.
Foster stopping the sweep attempt from Mirovic.
Mirovic striking from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mirovic is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Foster rolls with it to try and escape but Mirovic cranks on the arm and Foster is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Adam Mirovic!
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