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Valhalla 63: Tokyo PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ric Flair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jon Jones has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jon Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ric Flair!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flair moves into the clinch.
Flair tries to land knees in the clinch but Jones avoids the damage to the body.
A hook to the body from Jones.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Flair uses good head movement to avoid it.
Flair crunches a lovely knee into Jones's ribcage.
Jones lands an uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Flair as Jones tries to tie him up.
Flair slows down the pace here.
Flair lands an elbow just above Jones 's eye.
Flair looking to stall.
Flair throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Flair.
Flair missing with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Come on Flair - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flair breaks from the clinch.
Flair throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jones's head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Flair.
Flair fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jones has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jones lunges at Flair with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Flair's hand.
Jones lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
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!
Flair throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Flair forces Jones back against the cage and clinches.
Jones working aggressively here.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Flair tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jones.
Flair's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jones throws a shot from downtown. Flair moves away and avoids it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jones managing to block the knees to the body from Flair.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries a body shot but Flair blocks it.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jones avoids the elbow strike from Flair, against the cage.
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
Flair tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jones avoids it.
Flair keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jones's efforts to push away.
Knees to the body from Flair.
Flair lands an elbow that stopped Jones in his tracks for a moment.
Flair slowing the pace effectively.
Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Flair.
Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Flair.
Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Flair.
Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Flair.
Jones lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Flair backwards.
Jones takes an elbow to the forehead.
Flair breaks the clinch.
Flair misses with a two punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flair throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A punch combination from Flair misses.
Jones on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Flair. Flair obviously looking to wear him down.
Jones throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ric Flair seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Flair misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Flair throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Flair tries a head kick but it misses.
Jones throws a right hand that Flair ducks under and follows up with a left that Flair also avoids with ease.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Flair, right into the meat.
Flair pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Flair looks to land a combination but Jones avoids it well.
Flair connects with a solid leg kick.
Flair tries to close the distance and clinch but Jones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A jab-cross combination lands for Jones and sends Flair crashing to the mat! Jones follows him down to the mat - Flair regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
It looks like Ric Flair has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Flair controlling the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flair moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Jones wants to stand but Flair has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Flair seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Flair keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
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 Jon Jones will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ric Flair's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
The fighters circling - Jones throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jones throws the left hand but Flair avoids the punch easily.
Flair avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Flair ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Flair throws a nice outside leg kick.
Flair plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Jones misses with a left hand
and Flair counters with a good, hard body kick but Jones shrugs it off.
Jones digs a good hook to Flair's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Flair uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jones.
Jones dodges the punch combination from Flair.
Flair throws a head kick that Jones semi-blocks.
Good leg kick by Flair there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jones digs a good body shot into Flair's ribs.
Jones tries to bum rush Flair with a series of wild strikes but Flair uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Flair steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jones.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flair lands with a kick to the temple. Jones shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Flair throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jones fails to land with a series of punches.
Flair fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jones.
Jones misses with a right hand
and Flair counters with a big head kick but Jones shrugs it off.
Jones is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Flair.
Jones tries to bum rush Flair with a series of wild strikes but Flair uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Flair has managed to clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Flair breaks the clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Flair.
Flair connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Flair throws a nice head kick!
Jones takes a kick to the side of the head.
Jones scores with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt.
Both fighters circling a little - Flair finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Some wild striking there from Jones.
Flair thuds a left hand into Jones's body.
Ric Flair is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Flair lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jones's sensitive parts.
Flair throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jones throws a body punch but Flair moves out of range.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Flair in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Flair lands with a slapping head kick.
Flair rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jones moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Flair missing with a left hand there. Jones was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Flair avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jones lands with an uppercut that bounces Flair off the cage and back into range.
Flair throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jones.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A head kick misses from Flair.
Flair will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jones throws a jab when Flair was well out of range.
Jones tries to bum rush Flair with a series of wild strikes but Flair uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Flair keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jones.
A nice inside leg kick there by Flair. That's going to slow Jones down.
Jones takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A solid leg kick lands there for Flair.
Flair defending well as Jones loads up on a big left hand.
Flair lands with a slapping head kick.
Flair tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Jones manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Flair looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Flair defending well as Jones loads up on a big left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones takes a head kick and keeps coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Flair buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Flair slips a jab from Jones.
The fight stays on the outside here - Flair looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jones swings widly with a right hand
and Flair holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Flair's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Flair keeps Jones at a distance using the push kick.
Flair misses with a head kick.
A head kick from Flair lands but Jones takes it in his stride.
Jones connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Flair looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Flair drives through and clinches with Jones against the cage.
Flair lands a nice elbow.
Flair breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Flair plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ric Flair showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ric Flair's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Flair slips a jab and a cross from Jones.
Jones takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Flair throws a series of punches but Jones avoids them all with ease.
Flair gets a clinch.
Flair blocks an uppercut.
Jones working aggressively here.
Jones avoiding damage as Flair throws knees to the body.
Flair escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jones scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jones swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice shot lands for Jones.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Flair goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Flair takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jones takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jones dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jones lands a head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flair throws a half hearted mid kick.
Flair moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Jones throws a series of punches but Flair avoids them all with ease.
Jones uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Flair has time to react.
Flair takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jones chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Flair can pounce on him.
A combination from Jones does no damage.
Jones drops Flair with a big left hand and mounts him. Flair is in big trouble!
Flair is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Flair blocking the ground and pound.
Flair is still in real trouble! Can Jones finish him?
Jones avoids the attempt from Flair to control.
Flair avoids a series of strikes thrown by Jones.
Flair seems to have recovered his senses.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Jones! Flair is hurt baaadly! Jones is firing away with more strikes - Flair is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jon Jones!
During a confident post fight interview, Jon Jones thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Juan Tamad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Machivado The Butcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Butcher has chosen lamb of god-one gun as his entrance music. 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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163 lbs
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165 lbs
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Counter striker
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Juan Tamad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Machivado The Butcher!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Butcher tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tamad swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The Butcher wants to clinch.
The Butcher tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Tamad manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The Butcher tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tamad swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The Butcher throws a series of punches but Tamad moves out of range.
The Butcher tries to clinch but Tamad is having none of it.
The Butcher throws out a powerful jab.
The Butcher swings for the body but Tamad moves out of range.
Tamad swats away the attempt to clinch by The Butcher.
Tamad swinging wildly here.
The Butcher tries to clinch but Tamad moves out of range.
The Butcher fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from The Butcher lands.
Danga de danga de dang - The Butcher scores with a four punch combination!
The Butcher scores with the left hand. Tamad knows he should have avoided that one.
Nice defenses there by Tamad.
Tamad misses with a looping right.
Machivado The Butcher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tamad misses with a head kick.
Tamad swats away the attempt to clinch by The Butcher.
Tamad fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but The Butcher is out of range.
The Butcher darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tamad takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A nice combination there by The Butcher.
The Butcher tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tamad swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tamad swats away the attempt to clinch by The Butcher.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Butcher is looking to clinch but Tamad is avoiding it.
The Butcher misses with a hook. Tamad ducked under it nicely.
The Butcher scores with the left hand. Tamad knows he should have avoided that one.
A punch combination from The Butcher misses.
Tamad shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Tamad throws a big elbow that misses.
Tamad trying to control the position from guard on top but The Butcher is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The Butcher really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tamad. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The Butcher keeping full guard, as Tamad tries to pass.
Tamad with a flurry of punches that miss.
The Butcher keeping full guard, as Tamad tries to pass.
Tamad 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.
Tamad trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Butcher can't keep his opponent in guard - Tamad advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Tamad tries to pass the half guard into mount. The Butcher knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Tamad is nestled in close to The Butcher, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Tamad is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Tamad fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Tamad wants to control the pace but The Butcher is squirming around nicely.
Tamad controlling the pace for now.
Tamad with the ground and pound from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Butcher really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Tamad trying to control but The Butcher is having none of it.
The Butcher wants to hold on but Tamad pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Tamad cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The Butcher tries to lock up and control but Tamad gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The referee warns The Butcher that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The Butcher tries to reverse the position but Tamad maintains control.
Tamad scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish The Butcher?
The Butcher is rocked!
Tamad postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have The Butcher in real trouble here! The ref calls for The Butcher 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 4:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Juan Tamad!
During a confident post fight interview, Juan Tamad thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joel Singapore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fook yu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying yu's choice of entrance music: MegaDeth- This Day We FIGHT!. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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130 lbs
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141 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue 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
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joel Singapore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fook yu!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
yu wants to clinch.
yu's jab looks to have found its range, popping Singapore under the eye.
Singapore really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
yu misses with a double jab.
Singapore scores with a nice strike.
Excellent takedown into side control there by yu.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Check out the look on yu's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Singapore is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Singapore is not content to let yu control the position.
yu tries for a kimura but Singapore is defending well.
Singapore tries to escape but yu is in control.
yu controlling the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
yu working the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
yu working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Singapore is trying to get back to half guard.
yu fails to land a wild elbow strike.
yu working the ground and pound from side control.
Singapore is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, yu asserts his dominance and retains side control.
yu working the ground and pound.
Singapore is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
yu lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Singapore down.
yu staying calm.
yu cracks Singapore with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
yu working the body and head with strikes.
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!
Singapore is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, yu asserts his dominance and retains side control.
yu working away.
Check out the look on yu's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
yu working the ground and pound.
yu is putting a hurting on Singapore here, landing some big shots from side control.
Singapore is rocked!
Singapore is looking to work his way out of this bad position but yu is controlling him well.
Oh Singapore is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Singapore knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for yu on the ground.
Singapore tries to bench press yu off him but yu keeps the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
yu trying to control the position but Singapore is working away.
Singapore seems to have got his legs back now.
yu has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Singapore!
yu wants to control the pace but Singapore is squirming around nicely.
Singapore squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
yu is in the full mount, landing strikes.
yu is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Singapore to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Singapore shrugs it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
yu with a couple of short strikes.
yu working away from the top, dropping strikes.
yu avoids the attempt from Singapore to control.
yu is landing with some decent strikes but Singapore is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
yu lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Singapore hang on?
Singapore wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Singapore takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! yu's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fook yu!
Our winner, Fook yu, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dutch Delight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nihlus The Random (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Delight comes to the cage accompanied by Bad Reputation . Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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149 lbs
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140 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dutch Delight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nihlus The Random!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Random bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
The Random throws a front kick that sends Delight stumbling back into the cage.
Delight swings for the body but The Random moves out of range.
The Random shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Delight but Delight pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nice sprawl there from Delight as The Random shoots in.
Delight has The Random up against the cage in a clinch.
Delight's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Delight tries to keep at a distance but The Random has taken the fight into the clinch.
The Random avoiding damage as Delight throws knees to the body.
Delight tries to land knees in the clinch but The Random avoids the damage to the body.
Delight utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Delight creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through The Random's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delight landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The Random avoiding damage as Delight throws knees to the body.
Delight with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Delight working The Random over with knees to the body.
Delight lands an elbow just above The Random 's eye.
The Random jumps guard but Delight stands there with The Random around his waist. The Random gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Dutch Delight has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nihlus The Random.
Delight tries a knee to the head but The Random blocks it.
The Random tries to pull guard but Delight holds him up against the cage and eventually The Random drops back down to his feet.
Delight's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dutch Delight is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The Random throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Random closes the distance and clinches.
The Random tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Delight breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Delight pushes The Random up against the cage in a clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Delight obliges.
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!
Delight trying to land knees to the body.
The Random jumps guard but Delight stands there with The Random around his waist. The Random gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Delight is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The Random blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Delight breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Delight takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Delight tries to bum rush The Random with a series of wild strikes but The Random uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Random takes the fight into the clinch.
The Random tries to pull guard but Delight won't allow it.
Delight breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Delight closes the distance and clinches.
The Random tries to pull guard but Delight won't allow it.
Delight tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Delight breaks the clinch.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Delight!
The Random instigates a clinch.
Delight tries to land a knee to the head but The Random blocks with his arms.
The Random pulls guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delight throws a big right hand that misses.
The Random lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Delight!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Delight defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from The Random.
The Random trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The Random content just to control the position here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Random working for a submission but Delight is keeping him at bay.
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 Dutch Delight will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
The Random closes the distance and clinches.
The Random on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Delight is trying to break free.
The Random fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Delight throws a knee to the head but misses.
Delight is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Delight trying to land knees to the body.
Delight tries to land knees in the clinch but The Random avoids the damage to the body.
Delight throws a knee to the head but misses.
The Random is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The Random is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Delight to keep the fight standing.
Delight misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from The Random.
Delight with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Random tries to pull guard but Delight won't allow it.
Dutch Delight has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nihlus The Random.
Delight trying to land knees to the body.
The Random has Delight pressed against the cage, preventing Delight from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Delight misses with a knee to the head.
Delight escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A combination from Delight does no damage.
Delight throws a right and a left that both miss.
The Random lands with a good body shot.
The Random gets a clinch.
The Random is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Delight to keep the fight standing.
Delight with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The Random fails to pull guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Random wants to break the clinch but can't.
Delight breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Delight avoids the head kick by The Random.
The Random throws a head kick that half lands.
A jab lands there for The Random.
The Random closes the distance and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Random avoiding damage as Delight throws knees to the body.
Delight lands an elbow just above The Random 's eye.
Delight throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but The Random blocks it with crossed arms.
Delight misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from The Random.
The Random tries to pull guard but Delight holds him up against the cage and eventually The Random drops back down to his feet.
Delight tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delight throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but The Random blocks it with crossed arms.
Delight misses with a knee to the head.
Delight with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Delight tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Delight throws an elbow that misses.
Delight tries to break the clinch but The Random is controlling the position.
Delight breaks from the clinch.
The Random misses with an uppercut
and Delight counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Delight landing knees to the head.
Delight with a knee to the head.
The Random is rocked!
Knees in the clinch landing for Delight.
The Random is still on wobbly legs! Can Delight finish him?
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Delight gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Delight lands an elbow that stopped The Random in his tracks for a moment.
Delight manages to break the clinch.
The Random fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
The Random clinches up with Delight and pushes him back against the cage.
The Random jumps guard but Delight stands there with The Random around his waist. The Random gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Delight jerks The Random's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! The Random drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Delight goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Delight because The Random was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Dutch Delight!
Dutch Delight thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Blaze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blaze's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, John Blaze - Fat Joe Ft. Nas, Big Pun, Raekwon. The crowd seem to be enjoying Torres's choice of entrance music: Old Way's. Miguel Torres is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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135 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Johnny Blaze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Miguel Torres!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Shimada and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blaze slaps away a takedown attempt from Torres, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Blaze throws a head kick but Torres moves out of range.
Torres walks into a stiff left hand from Blaze.
A cross from Blaze lands.
Blaze missing with a left hand there. Torres was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Torres looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Torres trying to control the position from guard on top but Blaze is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Blaze tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Torres wants to pass the guard but Blaze is keeping the position.
Blaze looking for a sweep. Not yet Blaze, not yet.
Torres stops Blaze from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaze keeping full guard, as Torres tries to pass.
Torres content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Blaze escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Torres gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Torres's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Blaze wants to stand and escape but Torres is having none of it.
Torres content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Torres scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Blaze being controlled here, momentarily.
Torres has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Torres postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Torres is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Blaze might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaze wants to stand but Torres is controlling the position.
Torres trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Torres trying to control the position from guard on top but Blaze is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Torres lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's 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!
Torres lands a couple of elbows.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Torres with a nice head shot there.
Torres chips away with some ground and pound.
Torres works over Blaze with some ground and pound from guard.
Torres postures up and lands a big shot to Blaze's brow.
Torres chips away with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Blaze's head.
Torres is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Torres is in close to Blaze's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Torres postures up in Blaze's guard and throws a big left but Blaze blocks it.
Torres in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Blaze is trying to control the position but Torres postures up.
Torres looking to pass the guard.
Torres postures up in Blaze's guard and throws a big left but Blaze blocks it.
Blaze looking to control.
Torres is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Torres with a nice head shot there.
Torres is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Blaze isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Torres stacks Blaze on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Torres!
Torres is looking to take a break and control but Blaze is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torres slows the pace down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Torres in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Torres creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Blaze tries to escape but Torres is in control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Torres working the body and head with strikes.
Torres connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Blaze some visible discomfort.
Torres working the head and body with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Torres dominated that round.
That's time! Blaze's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Blaze will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Blaze throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Blaze tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Blaze misses with a double jab.
No luck for Torres with that takedown attempt.
Blaze misses with a right hand
and Torres counters with a shoot takedown. Blaze fights it but they end up in guard.
Blaze working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Torres.
Torres trying to control but Blaze is working from the bottom.
Torres got a little sloppy there for a moment and Blaze has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Torres has managed to get both his arms back between Blaze's legs - danger averted.
Torres content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres scoring with some ground and pound.
Torres scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Torres is pushing down on Blaze's leg trying to pass to half guard. Blaze is fighting to maintain full guard but Torres has managed to sneak the leg through.
Blaze has hold of Torres's hands but Torres slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Blaze wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Torres is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Torres looking to control but Blaze is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Blaze is looking to get to half guard.
A nice elbow there by Torres.
Blaze keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Miguel Torres has got the better of the ground game so far.
Blaze is bucking up trying to escape but Torres cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Torres working the ground and pound effectively.
Blaze is trying to stand.
Blaze really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Torres sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Blaze is working to get back to half guard.
Torres landing strikes, looking to finish!
Torres putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres raining down hammerfists from mount.
Torres postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Blaze looks a forlorn figure.
Torres punishing his opponent with strikes.
Blaze is rocked!
Torres scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Oh Blaze is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Torres lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Torres postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Blaze looks a forlorn figure.
Torres loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Blaze scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Torres land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Torres stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Miguel Torres!
Miguel Torres opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Sparks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sparks comes to the cage accompanied by Sparks. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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29
165 lbs
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28
152 lbs
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Counter striker
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ricky Sparks!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nate Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yuuki Gou and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Sparks misses.
Cruz misses with a takedown attempt
and Sparks counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Cruz's guard now.
Sparks stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cruz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cruz keeping moving, preventing Sparks from controlling successfully.
Cruz escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sparks gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cruz has his foot on Sparks's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sparks works his way back into a safe position though.
Cruz keeping moving, preventing Sparks from controlling successfully.
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!
Sparks throwing strikes from guard but Cruz blocks nicely.
Cruz escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sparks gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Cruz looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Cruz has his feet on Sparks's thighs here. He's pushed Sparks off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Sparks screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Nate Cruz!
Nate Cruz is the new lightweight champion!
Nate Cruz really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Down Under - Supplements.160Q Video Proof logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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