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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between JP Alcano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sparkiticus Plugious (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, JP Alcano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sparkiticus Plugious!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alcano fails with an attempt to clinch.
A head kick misses from Alcano.
Alcano stuffs the takedown.
Plugious fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sparkiticus Plugious seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alcano throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Alcano really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Alcano has managed to clinch.
Alcano misses with a knee strike.
Plugious wants a takedown but no success here.
JP Alcano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sparkiticus Plugious.
Alcano throws a knee to the head but misses.
Plugious is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Alcano pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Plugious has Alcano pressed up against the ropes. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Plugious pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Alcano tumbling to the mat - Plugious dives into Alcano's guard.
Plugious scoring with some ground and pound.
Plugious postures up and lands a big shot to Alcano's brow.
Plugious trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Plugious scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Plugious trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Plugious is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Plugious wants to control from the top but Alcano keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plugious scoring with some ground and pound.
Plugious is working Alcano over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Plugious must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Alcano is looking for a triangle but Plugious pushes his legs off easily.
Alcano is breathing heavily.
Alcano looking to hit a scissor sweep but Plugious is one step ahead there.
Alcano preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Alcano 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.
Plugious working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Plugious stops Alcano from standing up.
Alcano keeping moving, preventing Plugious from controlling successfully.
Alcano working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Plugious doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Plugious manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's two 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.
Plugious distracts Alcano with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Alcano will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Alcano lands a big head kick that sends Plugious to the canvas! Alcano follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). JP Alcano!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Slim Jim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benjamin Liu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Slim Jim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Benjamin Liu!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jim fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Liu sprawls well initially but Jim persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Liu is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Jim pulls his head out easily.
Liu looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Jim is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Liu has managed to free his arm - good work.
Liu wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Liu manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Jim is breathing heavily.
Jim avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Liu looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Liu looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Jim passes into half guard.
Jim prevents Liu from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liu works his way to full guard. Good work.
Jim thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Liu is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Jim 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.
Liu working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jim doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jim manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Jim trying to control but Liu is working from the bottom.
Jim working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liu 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.
Liu escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jim gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Liu has his feet on Jim's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Liu doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jim counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Liu tries to roll over but Jim keeps him under control.
Liu is trying to maintain the position but Jim is very close to passing his half guard.
Liu is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liu is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Jim pulls his head out easily.
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.
Jim tries to pass to full mount but Liu defends it.
Liu looking for submissions off his back.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jim rushes Liu and presses him up against the ropes.
Liu fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Liu tries for a takedown. No joy.
Slim Jim has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Benjamin Liu.
Jim changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Liu fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Liu scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Liu passes to side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liu thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Jim is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Liu is controlling him well.
Jim is looking for a sweep.
Liu tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Liu creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Jim is not content to let Liu control the position.
Liu is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Jim looks calm but he's in trouble here. Liu gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Jim is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Liu lets go of the hold and Jim can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Benjamin Liu!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chuck Liddell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Antonio Santos!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Fujiwara and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Antonio Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Liddell looks to land a right hand but Santos moved out of range.
Liddell throws a head kick but Santos moves out of range.
Liddell stuffs the takedown attempt from Santos. Santos gets slowly back to his feet.
Santos shoots in and drives through. Liddell sprawls well.
Liddell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Santos chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Liddell can pounce on him.
Liddell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Liddell chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A chopping leg kick lands by Liddell.
Santos looks gassed!
Liddell lands a head kick that stumbles Santos and the fighters go to the mat.
Santos is rocked!
It looks like Antonio Santos has been cut.
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!
Santos looking for a sweep. Not yet Santos, not yet.
Santos is still in real trouble! Can Liddell finish him?
Santos controls Liddell momentarily but Liddell frees himself.
Liddell wants to get up but he can't break Santos's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Santos seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
Santos throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Liddell tries to stand but Santos is controlling from the bottom.
Santos looking for a guillotine here but Liddell defends easily.
Liddell postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos looking for a sweep. Not yet Santos, not yet.
Santos pushes a forearm under Liddell's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Liddell is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Antonio Santos!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Noriyuki Nayoui (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Noriyuki Nayoui!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Brown!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nayoui dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Brown misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nayoui throws a one two combo.
It looks like John Brown has been cut.
Nayoui avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brown gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nayoui escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nayoui is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Nayoui is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Brown walks into a left hand.
Nayoui cracks Brown with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Brown looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Nayoui finish him?
Brown is rocked!
Nayoui drops Brown with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Brown! Nayoui dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Noriyuki Nayoui!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rice Pilaf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kruk Ma Kali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Pilaf might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to chinese rap. Ma Kali has chosen ONLY FEAR OF DEATH as his entrance music. On his way into the ring it seems that Rice Pilaf has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Rice Pilaf seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rice Pilaf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kruk Ma Kali!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Taro Takaoka and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pilaf moves away from the strike by Ma Kali.
Pilaf looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ma Kali is fending him off so far but Pilaf persists. Nope, Ma Kali circles away and we're back to standing.
Pilaf looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ma Kali throws a jab when Pilaf was well out of range.
Ma Kali looks to land a combination but Pilaf avoids it well.
Pilaf shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ma Kali as he avoids it easily.
Pilaf pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ma Kali connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Pilaf darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Pilaf is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Ma Kali has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Pilaf is working away from the top position though.
Pilaf is trying to work for a kimura but Ma Kali is defending well.
Pilaf is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ma Kali defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ma Kali is pressing down on Pilaf's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Pilaf with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ma Kali wants to stand up but Pilaf is controlling him.
Ma Kali controlling the position.
Ma Kali is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Pilaf has gone for a leg lock! Ma Kali slips out almost immediately though and dives into Pilaf's guard.
Pilaf is breathing heavily.
Ma Kali slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Pilaf.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ma Kali is controlling the pace.
Ma Kali prevents Pilaf from improving his position.
Pilaf is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Ma Kali's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Ma Kali's back!
Pilaf is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Ma Kali turns into Pilaf and is now in his guard.
Ma Kali trying to stand up but can't free himself from Pilaf's guard.
Ma Kali must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ma Kali controlling from the top position.
Ma Kali gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ma Kali lands a glancing blow to the side of Pilaf's head.
Ma Kali scores with a hook.
Pilaf displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ma Kali throws out the jab.
Pilaf shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rice Pilaf. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ma Kali works Pilaf's body with a nice hook.
Ma Kali connects with a looping right hand.
Ma Kali fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pilaf manages to avoid it.
Pilaf changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ma Kali tries to avoid it but Pilaf manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ma Kali to the ground. Ma Kali escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Pilaf looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ma Kali is fending him off so far but Pilaf persists. Nope, Ma Kali circles away and we're back to standing.
Ma Kali just misses with a punch to the body.
Ma Kali lands a jab-cross combination.
Pilaf shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Pilaf showed some decent athleticism there.
Pilaf trying to control the action but Ma Kali is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pilaf trying to mount his opponent but Ma Kali defends it.
Pilaf seems to be working for a kimura but Ma Kali defends the submission attempt.
Pilaf is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Ma Kali doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Pilaf.
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.
Pilaf is looking to advance position but Ma Kali won't allow it.
Pilaf is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Pilaf seems to be looking for submissions.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Ma Kali wants to control but Pilaf is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Pilaf shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pilaf throws a head kick that misses.
Ma Kali swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pilaf shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ma Kali pinned against the cage. Ma Kali gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Horrible takedown by Pilaf or perhaps it was just good defense by Ma Kali which made him look bad.
Horrible takedown by Pilaf or perhaps it was just good defense by Ma Kali which made him look bad.
Ma Kali misses with a two punch combination.
Pilaf blocks a jab.
Pilaf takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pilaf fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Pilaf ducks under a wild hook from Ma Kali.
A punch lands to the side of Ma Kali 's head but he takes it in his stride.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ma Kali.
Ma Kali lunges at Pilaf with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pilaf's hand.
Kruk Ma Kali seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pilaf staying out of range there.
Ma Kali misses with a hook
and Pilaf counters with a shoot takedown. Ma Kali fights it but they end up in guard.
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!
Ma Kali wants to sweep but no luck.
Ma Kali has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Pilaf drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Pilaf jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Ma Kali wants to stand up but Pilaf is controlling him.
Pilaf working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pilaf wants to control from the top but Ma Kali keeps moving.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Ma Kali trying to control the position.
Ma Kali keeping moving, preventing Pilaf from controlling successfully.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Pilaf misses with a takedown attempt - Ma Kali sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Pilaf shoots for a takedown but Ma Kali saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ma Kali paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kruk Ma Kali is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pilaf avoids the body shot from Ma Kali.
Ma Kali is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round!Pilaf had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Pilaf shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ma Kali as he avoids it easily.
Pilaf fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ma Kali on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pilaf shoots for a double leg takedown but Ma Kali sprawls well. He's pushed Pilaf's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ma Kali fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Pilaf walks into a jab.
Pilaf shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ma Kali but Ma Kali pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Ma Kali just misses with a punch to the body.
Ma Kali throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A shot to de liver by Ma Kali. Beautiful body shot.
Ma Kali digs a good body shot into Pilaf's ribs.
Good exchange - Ma Kali coming out on top.
Pilaf shoots in but Ma Kali avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ma Kali connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ma Kali misses with a looping left.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pilaf.
Ma Kali ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ma Kali ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pilaf moves away.
Pilaf closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ma Kali circles away.
Ma Kali looks to land a combination but Pilaf avoids it well.
Ma Kali lands a jab to the nose.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pilaf.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Pilaf walks into a straight right hand from Ma Kali.
Ma Kali lands a right hook to the body.
Ma Kali works the jab nicely.
Ma Kali jabs Pilaf right on the nose. Pilaf blinks but takes it well.
Ma Kali steps into range and cracks Pilaf with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Pilaf flops backwards and Ma Kali dives into his guard looking to finish!
Pilaf is rocked!
Ma Kali seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Oh Pilaf is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ma Kali passes into half guard.
Pilaf seems to have got his legs back now.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Ma Kali perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ma Kali's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Pilaf regains full guard. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kruk Ma Kali dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Ma Kali scores with a hook.
Ma Kali falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pilaf counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Pilaf thows a huge punch but Ma Kali dodges it nicely.
Pilaf trying to pass the guard but Ma Kali defending well.
Pilaf is thwarting Ma Kali's attempts to control the position.
Pilaf throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ma Kali is holding on to half guard well.
Ma Kali tries to get to full guard but Pilaf has control of the leg.
Pilaf trying to mount his opponent but Ma Kali defends it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pilaf prevents Ma Kali from standing back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Pilaf shoots in and drives through. Ma Kali sprawls well.
Pilaf fails with a takedown attempt.
Pilaf tries for a takedown but Ma Kali sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rice Pilaf. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pilaf doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ma Kali misses with a lunging right hand
and Pilaf counters with a straight right hand.
Pilaf throws a sloppy head kick and Ma Kali moves out of range easily.
Pilaf fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Horrible takedown by Pilaf or perhaps it was just good defense by Ma Kali which made him look bad.
Pilaf throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ma Kali misses with a shot to the body
and Pilaf decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ma Kali's guard.
Pilaf wants to control from the top but Ma Kali keeps moving.
Pilaf throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rice Pilaf overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pilaf looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pilaf won't allow Ma Kali to sweep him here.
Ma Kali utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pilaf drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Ma Kali manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Pilaf has Ma Kali in his guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pilaf keeping busy on the bottom but Ma Kali has passed one foot through into half guard.
Pilaf wants to get back to full guard.
Pilaf flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Pilaf looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ma Kali trying to pass the guard but Pilaf defending well.
Pilaf is pressing down on Ma Kali's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Pilaf is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Ma Kali has his hands clasped together but Pilaf extends an breaks Ma Kali's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Pilaf.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rice Pilaf!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tron Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Inoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes into the arena with Angry Tronny blaring out of the sound system. Antonio Inoki has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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193 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tron Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Antonio Inoki!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones is looking to clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Jones.
Jones changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Inoki tries to avoid it but Jones manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Inoki to the ground. Inoki escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Inoki feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Inoki tries to free his leg and advance position but Jones is retaining full guard.
Inoki loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jones working for a triangle but Inoki defends it easily.
Jones is looking to sinch up a triangle. Inoki throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Jones's body to avoid the submission. Jones has instead reached around Inoki's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Jones arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Tron Jones!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Travis Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shaw Maxwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson comes to the ring accompanied by The Gangsta, The Killa, and The Dope Dealer. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Travis Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shaw Maxwell!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Maxwell! He's out on his feet! Jackson rushes in and drops Maxwell with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Travis Jackson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Reis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and hazem el magic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reis comes to the ring accompanied by Superbeast - Rob Zombie. hazem el magic has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Paulo Reis's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Paulo Reis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, hazem el magic!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Reis shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Reis was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
el magic is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
el magic is squirming around, avoiding Reis's attempts to control the action.
el magic tries to buck Reis off but he can't manage it.
Reis with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Reis tries to control but el magic wriggling away.
el magic somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Reis fails with the takedown.
el magic keeps the fight on the outside.
Reis blocks a head kick by el magic.
el magic circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reis tries to clinch there but el magic circles away.
el magic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Reis wants to clinch.
Reis takes one to the chin there.
Reis drops his hands momentarily and el magic takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Reis looks for a takedown but el magic sprawls well.
el magic dips to his left and cracks Reis with an uppercut!
el magic throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Reis stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Reis takes one on the chin but seems OK.
el magic throws a leg kick which misses Reis's front leg but catches the back leg as Reis tries to avoid it.
el magic misses with a two punch combination.
Reis takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Reis is breathing heavily.
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!
Reis throws a leg kick
and el magic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Reis tries to clinch but el magic is having none of it.
Reis doesn't succeed with the takedown
and el magic counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paulo Reis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reis has his takedown stuffed
and el magic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Reis is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
el magic throws an overhand right that drops Reis like a sack of potatoes! el magic dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). hazem el magic!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between William Fredin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cliff Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). William Fredin had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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191 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, William Fredin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cliff Brown!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fredin throws a right and a left that Brown avoids nicely.
A good leg kick by Brown.
A jab from Brown finds it's way through Fredin's defenses.
It looks like William Fredin has been cut.
Brown connects with a single shot there.
Fredin is rocked!
Fredin moves out of range of the strikes.
Oh Fredin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brown throws a hook but Fredin avoids it easily.
Brown missing with a left hand there. Fredin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brown loads up on a big right hand but Fredin slips the punch.
Fredin throws a series of punches but Brown moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Brown throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fredin has managed to clinch.
Fredin pushes Brown back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brown connects with a knee to the head.
Brown escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fredin throws a right hand that misses
and Brown counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Cliff Brown!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jacare Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesus Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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19
215 lbs
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214 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jacare Souza!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jesus Gonzalez!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzalez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gonzalez throws a right and a left that Souza avoids nicely.
Gonzalez throws a series of punches but Souza moves out of range.
Souza connects with the punch.
Gonzalez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Souza.
Gonzalez misses with a series of wild punches.
Gonzalez throws a low kick but it's checked well by Souza.
Gonzalez catches Souza with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Souza dodges the punch combination from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez drops Souza with a right and a left! Gonzalez comes rushing in but Souza regains his composure and manages to keep Gonzalez in guard.
Souza is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Souza looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Gonzalez passes into side control.
Oh Souza is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Souza is looking to regain half guard here but Gonzalez keeps moving and retains side control.
Souza is working hard here to advance position.
Souza seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza gets back to half guard.
Souza looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gonzalez wants to stand up but Souza has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Souza gets back to full guard.
Souza is looking for a triangle but Gonzalez pushes his legs off easily.
Souza can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gonzalez controls the pace.
Souza looking for a guillotine here but Gonzalez defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souza looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Souza is breathing heavily.
Gonzalez wants to stand but Souza has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Gonzalez trying to control but Souza is working from the bottom.
Gonzalez tries to free his leg and advance position but Souza is retaining full guard.
Souza escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gonzalez gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Souza is looking for a triangle but Gonzalez pushes his legs off easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza tries to land a sweep but no joy.
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.
Gonzalez trying to stand up but can't free himself from Souza's guard.
Gonzalez stopping the sweep attempt from Souza.
Gonzalez stands and steps away. Souza gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Souza thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gonzalez throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Souza.
Gonzalez cracks Souza with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gonzalez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Souza changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gonzalez tries to avoid it but Souza manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gonzalez to the ground. Gonzalez escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez misses with a straight right.
Gonzalez cracks Souza with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Souza looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Gonzalez finish him?
Souza tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gonzalez swivels and escapes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Souza avoids the head kick by Gonzalez.
Souza lands with a right hand.
Gonzalez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Souza counters with a left to the body.
Souza looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jacare Souza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Souza cracks Gonzalez with an open hand slap.
Souza throws a hook to the side of Gonzalez's head but Gonzalez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Souza takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gonzalez moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Souza goes down! Can Gonzalez finish him!?
Souza has his foot on Gonzalez's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gonzalez works his way back into a safe position though.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Souza is on top in guard.
Gonzalez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Souza is controlling him.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Souza preventing the sweep.
Souza wants to pass the guard but Gonzalez is keeping the position.
Gonzalez working for a triangle but Souza defends it easily.
Souza pushes down on Gonzalez's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Souza is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Gonzalez tries to get to full guard but Souza has control of the leg.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Souza working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Gonzalez's thigh. Gonzalez counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Souza throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gonzalez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Souza throwing strikes but missing.
Gonzalez keeping full guard, as Souza tries to pass.
Souza slips nicely into half guard.
Gonzalez is looking for a sweep. Souza is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Souza is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Gonzalez is just riding it out for now. Souza eventually gives up the hold.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Souza is working for a kimura here but Gonzalez manages to reverse the position and he's now in Souza's guard.
Gonzalez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gonzalez would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Gonzalez decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Souza throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gonzalez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Souza misses the jab.
Gonzalez circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Souza drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Gonzalez follows Souza to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jesus Gonzalez!
Jesus Gonzalez is the new light heavyweight champion!
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