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Valhalla 71: Tokyo PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miles Harunodo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saku Katsumoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miles Harunodo could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Saku Katsumoto's chin.
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209 lbs
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190 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Miles Harunodo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Saku Katsumoto!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Hirohito Nitta and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harunodo throws a low kick, looking for Katsumoto's leg but Katsumoto calmly moves out of range.
Harunodo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Katsumoto moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A telegraphed right hand from Harunodo misses the target.
Harunodo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Harunodo is looking to slow Katsumoto down with leg kicks.
Harunodo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Katsumoto.
Katsumoto blocks the body kick.
Harunodo scoring well with a low kick there.
A good leg kick by Harunodo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harunodo throws out a powerful jab.
Harunodo cracks Katsumoto with a good jab.
Katsumoto is rocked!
Harunodo feints a jab and as Katsumoto dips his head, Harunodo unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Katsumoto right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Katsumoto falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Harunodo smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Miles Harunodo!
Our winner, Miles Harunodo, 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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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mario Fry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Pak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mario Fry could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Alex Pak's chin.
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260 lbs
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245 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mario Fry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alex Pak!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Ren Mimura and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pak throws a sloppy head kick and Fry moves out of range easily.
Pak moves in looking to clinch but Fry pushes him off.
Pak tries to clinch up but Fry circles away and keeps his distance.
Fry tries to work over Pak's front leg with a kick but Pak checks it.
Fry circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pak tries to clinch there but Fry circles away.
Pak checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Fry tries to score with a low kick but Pak moves his leg out of the way.
A clash of legs there as Pak blocks the low kick.
Pak tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Fry counters with a nice leg kick.
Pak fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fry throws a front kick that sends Pak stumbling back into the cage.
Fry misses with a low kick.
Pak doesn't manage to clinch there - Fry circles away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fry tries a low kick but Pak avoids it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Fry.
Pak looks gassed!
Good leg kick by Fry there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Alex Pak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice body kick from Fry.
Fry throws a leg kick but Pak moved away.
Fry finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Fry throws a hook but Pak avoids it easily.
Fry turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fry lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fry lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Fry, right into the meat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice leg kick lands there from Fry.
Crack! A monster head kick from Fry and Pak falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Fry!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Mario Fry!
A relieved looking Mario Fry thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Josh Barnet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Water Boy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Josh Barnet could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bobby Water Boy's chin.
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261 lbs
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265 lbs
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Counter striker
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Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Josh Barnet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bobby Water Boy!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Water Boy tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Barnet counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Barnet tries to free his leg and advance position but Water Boy is retaining full guard.
Barnet is working hard here to advance position.
Barnet slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Barnet slips nicely into half guard.
Barnet is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Water Boy defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnet sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Water Boy defending well though.
Water Boy blocking the ground and pound attempt from Barnet.
Barnet throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Barnet is looking to take a break and control but Water Boy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnet has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Barnet throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Water Boy because Barnet loaded up on that one.
Water Boy tries to buck Barnet off but he can't manage it.
Barnet looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnet looking to control but Water Boy is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnet jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Water Boy is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Water Boy and Barnet has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Water Boy is not content to let Barnet control the position.
Barnet is staying tight to Water Boy's torso, preventing him from escaping.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Barnet dominated that round.
That's time! Barnet's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Water Boy wants to clinch.
Water Boy leaves Barnet with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Water Boy keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bobby Water Boy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Water Boy tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Barnet counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Barnet looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Water Boy avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Barnet.
Barnet wants to lay and pray for a moment but Water Boy keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnet stands up from half guard.
Water Boy darts in trying to clinch
and Barnet counters with a shoot takedown. Water Boy fights it but they end up in guard.
Barnet pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Water Boy is keeping the position for now.
Barnet is pushing down on Water Boy's leg trying to pass to half guard. Water Boy is fighting to maintain full guard but Barnet has managed to sneak the leg through.
Barnet controlling the action here.
Josh Barnet overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Water Boy blocking the ground and pound attempt from Barnet.
Water Boy is trying to stand up here but Barnet is controlling him well.
Barnet is pressing down on Water Boy's thigh, looking to free his foot. Water Boy is holding on for now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barnet not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barnet is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnet stalling.
Barnet tries to pass the half guard into mount. Water Boy knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Still in half guard, Barnet seems content to control.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Josh Barnet has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Water Boy tries to clinch but Barnet moves away
and Barnet counters with a single leg into guard. Water Boy didn't expect that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnet slips nicely into half guard.
Barnet tries to pass the half guard into mount. Water Boy knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Barnet is working for a submission of some sort.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barnet thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Barnet dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Barnet circles away from the clinch attempt
and Barnet counters with a shoot takedown. Water Boy fights it but they end up in guard.
Barnet controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Water Boy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Barnet.
Barnet postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Barnet trying to control the position from guard on top but Water Boy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barnet is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Water Boy can do to turn this around?
Water Boy can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Barnet controls the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Josh Barnet wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Water Boy darts in trying to clinch
and Barnet counters with a takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnet tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Barnet is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Water Boy's shoulder. That is not cool.
Barnet tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Barnet has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Water Boy is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Barnet wants to lay and pray for a moment but Water Boy keeps working.
Barnet works to advance to full mount. Water Boy defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Water Boy blocking the ground and pound.
Barnet lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Barnet working for a submission but Water Boy is keeping him at bay.
Barnet wants to control the pace but Water Boy is squirming around nicely.
Water Boy really wants to buck Barnet off and get back to his feet.
Water Boy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnet moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Water Boy has worked his arm free - good work by Water Boy!
Barnet is trying to ground and pound but Water Boy uses the momentary lack of control by Barnet to regain half guard.
Barnet looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
And that's the end of the fight!
Josh Barnet showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Barnet, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josh Barnet!
An out of breath and clearly excited Josh Barnet thanked Valhalla Fight Wear for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jack Fry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuki Zaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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168 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Excellent boxer
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jack Fry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yuki Zaki!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Hirohito Nitta and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zaki tries to clinch but Fry moves out of range.
Zaki checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
An inside leg kick lands from Fry.
The fighters circling - Fry throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fry tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jack Fry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fry with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Zaki scores with a jab to the body.
Fry misses with a head kick.
Fry tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fry thows a body kick. Zaki tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Fry pivots, looking for a leg kick but Zaki is out of range and Fry settles back down.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Fry, right into the meat.
Zaki takes a swing at Fry's ribcage but misses.
Zaki moves out of range as Fry throws a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fry throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fry lands a head kick!
It looks like Yuki Zaki has been cut.
Fry wants to slow Zaki down by chopping away at his legs.
Fry misses with a body kick.
Fry throws a nice head kick!
A solid leg kick lands there for Fry.
Fry scores with a spinning back kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fry tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zaki scores with the left hand. Fry knows he should have avoided that one.
Fry lands a head kick. Zaki smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Zaki is rocked!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Fry.
Zaki is still on wobbly legs! Can Fry finish him?
Zaki looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaki gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jack Fry!
An out of breath Jack Fry thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dutch Delight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fernando Egardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Delight kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Bad Reputation . These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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149 lbs
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154 lbs
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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
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dutch Delight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fernando Egardo!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yuuki Gou and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Egardo looks to land a right hand but Delight moved out of range.
Delight misses with a jab, cross combination.
Egardo missing with a left hand there. Delight was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A chopping leg kick lands by Delight.
Egardo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Egardo swings away with a body shot that misses
and Delight counters with a straight right hand.
Delight throws a jab but it's blocked by Egardo.
Egardo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Delight.
Delight walks into a jab.
Delight is looking to slow Egardo down with leg kicks.
Egardo misses with a hook. Delight ducked under it nicely.
Delight slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
It looks like Fernando Egardo has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Egardo misses with a left hand
and Delight counters with a left and a right that stings Egardo.
Egardo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Delight counters with a left to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delight lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Egardo circles away quickly and effectively.
Egardo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Egardo clinches up against the cage.
Egardo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Egardo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Delight gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Egardo misses with a body punch.
Delight blocking some punches.
Egardo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Egardo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Egardo looks gassed!
Egardo struggles to land a body shot inside as Delight controls his hands.
Egardo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Egardo misses with a hook from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A body shot lands from Egardo.
Egardo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Egardo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Delight manages to break the clinch.
Delight misses with a double jab.
Fernando Egardo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Egardo lands a right hook to the body.
Egardo slips a jab from Delight.
Egardo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Delight.
Delight rushes Egardo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Egardo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Delight blocks an uppercut.
Delight working hard to break the clinch.
Delight has had enough of the clinch but Egardo keeps him there for the moment.
Egardo can't find room to land a body shot as Delight controls the action.
Egardo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Egardo struggles to land a body shot inside as Delight controls his hands.
Egardo struggles to land a body shot inside as Delight controls his hands.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Delight obliges.
Egardo misses with some punches.
Delight lands an elbow inside that Egardo shrugs off.
Egardo takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Egardo swings wildly with an uppercut but Delight uses good head movement to avoid it.
Delight prevents a body shot from Egardo.
Delight prevents a body shot from Egardo.
Nice body punch from Egardo - that landed with a thud.
Knees to the body from Delight.
Egardo misses with a punch to the body.
Delight pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A punch combination from Delight misses.
Egardo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Egardo misses with a punch on the inside.
Delight misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Egardo.
Delight blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Delight escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Egardo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Egardo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Egardo swings wildly with an uppercut but Delight uses good head movement to avoid it.
Egardo swings wildly with an uppercut but Delight uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Egardo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Delight backwards.
Delight lands an elbow that stopped Egardo in his tracks for a moment.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Delight is trying to push Egardo away but Egardo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Delight scores with a knee to the head.
Delight blocks a body shot from Egardo.
Egardo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Delight is trying to break the clinch but Egardo is controlling him.
A short left from Egardo.
Delight breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Delight throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Delight moves into the clinch.
Egardo can't find room to land a body shot as Delight controls the action.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Egardo struggles to land a body shot inside as Delight controls his hands.
Delight throws an elbow that misses.
Delight is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Egardo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Delight prevents a body shot from Egardo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dutch Delight dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fernando Egardo's cut.
That's time! Delight's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Egardo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Egardo throws a body punch but Delight moves out of range.
Delight avoids the body shot from Egardo.
Egardo clinches.
Egardo struggles to land a body shot inside as Delight controls his hands.
Delight lands a good knee to the midsection. Egardo won't want to take too many of those.
Delight tries a knee to the head but Egardo blocks it.
Delight throws a knee to the head but misses.
Delight lands a good knee to the midsection. Egardo won't want to take too many of those.
Delight scores with a knee to the head.
Delight misses with an elbow strike.
Delight tries to land knees in the clinch but Egardo avoids the damage to the body.
Delight tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Egardo avoids it.
Delight landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Egardo is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Delight's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Egardo lands a slapping body shot.
Delight gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Egardo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Delight.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Egardo.
Delight tries to land a knee to the head but Egardo blocks with his arms.
Delight lands a nice elbow.
Delight using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Egardo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Delight creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Egardo's defenses.
Egardo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Delight misses with a knee strike.
Delight scores with a knee to the head.
Egardo struggles to land a body shot inside as Delight controls his hands.
Delight blocks a body shot from Egardo.
A head punch on the inside from Egardo fails to land.
Egardo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Delight with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Egardo struggles to land a body shot inside as Delight controls his hands.
Egardo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Egardo misses with a punch to the body.
Delight is trying to push Egardo away but Egardo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Egardo lands a right hand.
Dutch Delight has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delight blocks a body shot from Egardo.
Egardo blocks an elbow strike.
Delight putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Egardo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Delight with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Delight using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Egardo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Egardo avoids the elbow strike from Delight, against the cage.
Delight pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Delight staying out of range there.
Egardo clinches up with Delight and pushes him back against the cage.
Delight using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Egardo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Delight blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Delight lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That has opened up Fernando Egardo's cut even more.
Delight prevents a body shot from Egardo.
A head punch on the inside from Egardo fails to land.
Delight throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Egardo blocks it with crossed arms.
A short body shot lands from Egardo as the two fighters clinch.
Delight's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delight avoids the body shot from Egardo.
Delight throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab lands there for Delight.
Egardo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Egardo swinging wildly here.
Delight lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
An inside leg kick lands from Delight.
Egardo needs to keep his hands up - Delight had a free shot at his head there.
Egardo swings for the body but Delight moves out of range.
Egardo misses with a body shot.
Dutch Delight is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delight scores with a leg kick.
Egardo misses with a lunging right hand
and Delight counters by moving into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Egardo misses with a punch to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Egardo.
Delight connects with a nasty looking knee right to Egardo's face.
Egardo misses with some punches.
Delight manages to break the clinch.
Delight gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Egardo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Egardo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Egardo can't find room to land a body shot as Delight controls the action.
Delight breaks the clinch.
Delight tries to land a front kick but Egardo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Delight connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Delight buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dutch Delight dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Fernando Egardo's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Delight scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Egardo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Delight misses with a two punch combination.
Egardo connects with a body shot that sends Delight's belly button to the back.
Delight takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Egardo has Delight up against the cage in a clinch.
Egardo struggles to land a body shot inside as Delight controls his hands.
Egardo can't find room to land a body shot as Delight controls the action.
Delight tries to land a knee to the head but Egardo blocks with his arms.
Egardo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Egardo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Delight tries a knee to the head but Egardo blocks it.
Delight blocks a body shot from Egardo.
Delight misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Egardo.
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.
Egardo working aggressively here.
Egardo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Delight blocks a body shot from Egardo.
Egardo tries to work over Delight's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Delight tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Egardo avoids it.
Delight breaks the clinch.
Delight fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Egardo.
Delight lunges at Egardo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Egardo's hand.
Delight has taken the fight to the clinch.
Egardo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Delight's elbow.
Egardo misses with a punch to the body.
Delight connects with a nasty looking knee right to Egardo's face.
Delight connects with a knee to the head.
Egardo struggles to land a body shot inside as Delight controls his hands.
Egardo misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Egardo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Egardo.
Egardo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Egardo misses with the head strike.
Egardo misses with a punch on the inside.
Delight breaks the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Egardo misses with an uppercut
and Delight counters with a good low kick that Egardo was not able to check.
Egardo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Delight uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Egardo.
Egardo throws an off balance right hand
and Delight counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Delight chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Egardo moves out of range of the strikes.
Egardo closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That kick from Delight tenderised Egardo's leg. Egardo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Delight misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delight moves into the clinch.
Delight lands a good knee to the midsection. Egardo won't want to take too many of those.
Egardo avoiding damage as Delight throws knees to the body.
Delight tries a knee to the head but Egardo blocks it.
Egardo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Delight throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Egardo blocks it with crossed arms.
Delight connects with a nasty looking knee right to Egardo's face.
Dutch Delight is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Egardo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Egardo throws a punch but it's blocked by Delight.
Delight blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Delight tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Delight prevents a body shot from Egardo.
Egardo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Egardo tries to throw a body punch but Delight avoids it by throwing Egardo back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Egardo misses with the head strike.
Egardo misses with the head strike.
Egardo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Egardo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Egardo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Delight missing with knees to the body.
Egardo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Egardo.
Delight blocks a body shot from Egardo.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Egardo working aggressively here.
Delight lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fernando Egardo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The cut above Fernando Egardo's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Delight's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Dutch Delight.
Well Delight has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dutch Delight!
A very excited looking Dutch Delight made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Blaze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nihlus The Random (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Blaze might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to John Blaze - Fat Joe Ft. Nas, Big Pun, Raekwon. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Nihlus The Random was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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29
135 lbs
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23
140 lbs
10 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible |
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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
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Johnny Blaze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nihlus The Random!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Random blocks a jab.
Blaze keeps the fight on the outside.
Blaze ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The Random misses with a body kick.
Blaze misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The Random is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Blaze looks to throw the jab but The Random is out of range.
The Random avoids a punch combination nicely.
The Random lands a nice looking kick to the body. Blaze takes a step back to recover.
The Random instigates a clinch.
Blaze looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Blaze is looking to break free of the clinch but The Random has double underhooks.
The Random escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The Random clinches up against the cage.
The Random breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Random ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The Random throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Blaze throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blaze tries to score with a low kick but The Random moves his leg out of the way.
The Random buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The Random lands with a slapping head kick.
Blaze throws a good cross that connects.
The Random throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The Random throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
The Random walks into a stiff left hand from Blaze.
The fighters circling - Blaze throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice straight punches there by The Random. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of The Random.
The Random fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blaze throws the left hand but The Random avoids the punch easily.
Blaze tries to bum rush The Random with a series of wild strikes but The Random uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Random uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blaze.
No joy there for Blaze, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Blaze tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The Random was well out of range. Poor timing from Blaze.
The Random throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
The Random slips under a jab from Blaze.
The Random connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The Random lands with a kick to the ribs.
A clash of legs there as The Random blocks the low kick.
Blaze throws an uppercut from half a mile away. The Random sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Blaze uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before The Random has time to react.
Blaze throws a right hand that The Random ducks under and follows up with a left that The Random also avoids with ease.
Johnny Blaze seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blaze works over The Random's head and body with a nice combination.
The Random is rocked!
Blaze lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens The Random up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Blaze from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw The Random's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Johnny Blaze!
Our winner, Johnny Blaze, 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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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nate Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Sparks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sparks has chosen Sparks as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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152 lbs
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165 lbs
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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
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nate Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ricky Sparks!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Ren Mimura and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sparks tries for a takedown but Cruz sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Cruz takes the fight into the clinch.
Cruz is pushing Sparks up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Cruz is pressed up against the cage. Sparks has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Cruz down to the mat. Cruz avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Cruz has his takedown stuffed
and Sparks counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sparks.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Cruz is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sparks is aware though and is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz striking off his back but it's not causing Sparks any problems.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sparks is looking to work some ground and pound but Cruz has wrist control.
Cruz is trying to keep Sparks in close.
Cruz looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
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 is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sparks is aware though and is defending well.
Cruz working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sparks doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sparks manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sparks tries to free his leg and advance position but Cruz is retaining full guard.
Cruz looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cruz looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz is looking for a triangle but Sparks pushes his legs off easily.
Sparks must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Cruz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sparks.
Sparks won't allow Cruz to get back to his feet.
Cruz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cruz keeping full guard, as Sparks tries to pass.
Cruz keeping moving, preventing Sparks from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cruz thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Sparks with a nice head shot there.
Cruz looking for a guillotine here but Sparks defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparks trying to control the position from guard on top but Cruz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cruz working for a triangle but Sparks defends it easily.
Cruz wants to stand but Sparks is controlling the position.
Cruz trying to keep a closed guard but Sparks is proving a slippery customer.
Cruz had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sparks defends it easily.
Cruz looking for a guillotine here but Sparks defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sparks trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cruz has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sparks can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sparks pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cruz is keeping the position for now.
Sparks passes into half guard.
Cruz controlling the position well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cruz actively working from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nate Cruz dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sparks lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sparks.
Cruz drives through and clinches with Sparks against the cage.
Cruz tries for a takedown. No joy.
Sparks drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cruz avoiding damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sparks has him pressed against the cage.
Cruz drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sparks pulls his leg out and moves away.
Sparks defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Cruz.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nate Cruz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cruz fails with the takedown
and Sparks counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparks not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cruz looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Cruz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cruz works his way to full guard. Good work.
Sparks really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cruz. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cruz had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sparks defends it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sparks controls from within his opponent's guard.
Sparks got a little sloppy there for a moment and Cruz has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sparks has managed to get both his arms back between Cruz's legs - danger averted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cruz has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Sparks is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Cruz.
Sparks scores with punches from side control.
Sparks tries for a kimura but Cruz is defending well.
Cruz is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Sparks is controlling him well.
Cruz sneaks back into half guard.
Cruz desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Cruz has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Sparks escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Sparks!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sparks working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sparks wants to control but Cruz is keeping him busy.
Sparks scoring with punches from side control.
Cruz manages to work his way to half guard, despite Sparks's best efforts.
Cruz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cruz looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cruz is trying to get back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sparks takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Sparks showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Sparks listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sparks fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sparks just misses with a punch to the body.
Sparks shoots in and bounces Cruz off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Sparks got a little sloppy there for a moment and Cruz has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sparks has managed to get both his arms back between Cruz's legs - danger averted.
Cruz is looking for a triangle but Sparks pushes his legs off easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparksis looking to pass into half guard but Cruz pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Cruz is in guard.
Sparks controlling the position.
Sparks looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sparks keeping moving, preventing Cruz from controlling successfully.
Cruz slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Cruz tries to advance to mount but can't.
Cruz is looking to take a break and control but Sparks is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Sparks will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Cruz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sparks keeps working.
Cruz taking a breather here.
Sparks is looking to regain half guard here but Cruz keeps moving and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Nate Cruz just wasn't active enough.
A swing and a miss from Sparks.
Sparks circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sparks counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Sparks throwing strikes from guard but Cruz blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sparks looking to sit in guard and control but Cruz gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sparks is looking to stand up but Cruz isn't so interested in that idea.
Sparks is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cruz engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Cruz trying to control but Sparks is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ricky Sparks.
I think Sparks has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Ricky Sparks!
Ricky Sparks was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Pendragon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bigfoot Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva has chosen Lil Wayne Feat. Mike Tyson - American Dream as his entrance music. Bigfoot Silva has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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23
245 lbs
8 - 10 - 0 |
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264 lbs
16 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mike Pendragon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bigfoot Silva!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva stuns Pendragon with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pendragon shoots in looking for a takedown. Silva tries to sprawl out of it but Pendragon keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Silva manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Pendragon lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Pendragon throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Silva was covering up waiting for the punch and Pendragon finishes the takedown easily into guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Pendragon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silva is keeping the position for now.
Silva wants to stand and escape but Pendragon is having none of it.
Pendragon pushes down on Silva's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Pendragon tries to pass the half guard into mount. Silva knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva is pressing down on Pendragon's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pendragon wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Silva can't keep his opponent in guard - Pendragon advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Pendragon is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Silva has managed to free his arm - good work.
Pendragon tries to pass to full mount but Silva defends it.
Silva looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Silva is trying to get back to full guard.
Well, if Pendragon is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Pendragon passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva is looking for a sweep.
Silva manages to work his way to half guard, despite Pendragon's best efforts.
Pendragon frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Pendragon tries to control but Silva wriggling away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pendragon goes for an armbar but Silva turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Silva.
Silva tries to stand but Pendragon is controlling from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pendragon is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Silva defends well.
Pendragon looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Silva has picked Pendragon up and slammed him! Pendragon can't keep hold of the triangle and Silva manages to pass to side control!
Pendragon tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Silva wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Pendragon sneaks back into half guard.
Pendragon tries to get to full guard but Silva has control of the leg.
Silva seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Pendragon is looking for a sweep. Silva is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Silva trying to control the pace.
Pendragon is staying active underneath Silva, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to stand and escape but Pendragon is controlling the position.
Pendragon wants to get back to full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Bigfoot Silva was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Silva slips a straight right by Pendragon.
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silva slips a jab from Pendragon.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Silva, as that shot connected.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pendragon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pendragon misses with a kick to the body.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
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 Mike Pendragon will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Oooooh!!! Silva has knocked Pendragon down with a huge combo! Silva steps away and waves a wobbly Pendragon back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Mike Pendragon has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pendragon has a takedown stuffed.
Pendragon misses with a series of wild punches.
Pendragon avoids the body shot from Silva.
Silva tests Pendragon's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pendragon moves forwards but Silva connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Pendragon is rocked!
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silva cracks Pendragon with a right hand to the side of the head.
Oh Pendragon is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mike Pendragon's cut is getting worse.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Pendragon right on the button. Pendragon goes down! Silva follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Silva gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bigfoot Silva!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pegg Frost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mickey Mouse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Pegg Frost has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Pegg Frost seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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175 lbs
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182 lbs
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Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pegg Frost!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mickey Mouse!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mouse throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Frost sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mouse fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Frost fails with an attempt to clinch.
Frost fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mouse, pushing him back against the cage.
Frost landing knees to the body.
Frost throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mouse blocks it with crossed arms.
Mouse drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Frost gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Mouse takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Mickey Mouse has been cut.
A knee to the head by Frost.
Mouse can't get the takedown.
Pegg Frost has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mickey Mouse.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Frost.
Mouse takes an elbow to the forehead.
Frost scores with a shoulder strike.
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!
Stalling in the clinch from Frost.
Mouse takes an elbow to the temple.
Frost is stalling here.
Mouse drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mouse has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Frost is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Knees in the clinch landing for Frost.
Frost is pressed up against the cage. Mouse has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Frost down to the mat. Frost avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Frost tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mouse swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mouse sizes up Frost with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Mouse fails with the takedown.
Frost lands a head kick!
That has opened up Mickey Mouse's cut even more.
Mouse rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Frost moves into the clinch.
Mouse takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mouse looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Frost scores with a shot to the side of Mouse's head.
Frost connects with a knee to the head.
Frost with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Frost lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The cut above Mickey Mouse's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Frost lands an elbow that stopped Mouse in his tracks for a moment.
Frost scores with a knee to the head.
Mickey Mouse's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Frost connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mouse's face.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mickey Mouse's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Pegg Frost!
A very excited looking Pegg Frost made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yuki Nakai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henderson has chosen American Bad Ass as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Mike Henderson enters the cage!
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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
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yuki Nakai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Henderson!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakai gets tackled into the cage by Henderson. Henderson maintains the clinch.
Henderson lands a left hand.
Henderson lands with a light punch inside.
Nakai lands a nice uppercut.
Henderson gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Nakai is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Henderson looking to pass the guard.
Nakai keeping moving, preventing Henderson from controlling successfully.
Nakai can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Henderson controls the pace.
Henderson chips away with some ground and pound.
Nakai working a defensive guard here.
Nakai looking to hit a scissor sweep but Henderson is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson 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.
Nakai preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nakai keeping moving, preventing Henderson from controlling successfully.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Mike Henderson wasn't active enough on the ground.
Henderson cracks Nakai with an open hand slap.
Henderson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Henderson jabs Nakai to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Henderson tenderised Nakai's leg. Nakai is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nakai ducks under a wild hook from Henderson.
Nakai takes one on the chin but seems OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Henderson lands a nice looking body shot.
Henderson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nakai.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Nakai.
Nakai jabs Henderson right on the nose. Henderson blinks but takes it well.
Henderson connects with a solid leg kick.
Henderson stuffs the takedown.
Nakai walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakai avoids the body shot from Henderson.
Henderson scores with a sloppy right hand. Nakai should have avoided that one.
Nakai is looking to clinch.
Nakai moves out of range as Henderson strikes.
Nakai tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Henderson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mike Henderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nakai takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Henderson leaves Nakai with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yuki Nakai. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nakai tries for a takedown but Henderson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nakai throws a low kick but Henderson avoids it.
Henderson cracks Nakai with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakai moves in looking to clinch but Henderson pushes him off.
Nakai tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Henderson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nakai fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Henderson checks it well.
A decent looking cross lands there for Henderson.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Nakai. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Henderson scores with a punch to the head.
A lazy left from Henderson finds it's target.
Henderson forces Nakai back against the cage and clinches.
Henderson prevents the takedown attempt.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Henderson.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nakai leaning his opponent against the cage.
Nakai is trying to stall.
Nakai misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Henderson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nakai on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Decent striking displayed by Henderson there.
Nakai misses with a head kick.
Henderson connects with a jab.
Nakai takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mike Henderson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Henderson enables Nakai to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Henderson manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Henderson managing to control the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nakai preventing the sweep.
Henderson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Henderson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Nakai stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Henderson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson is trying to control the position but Nakai postures up.
Nakai preventing the sweep.
Henderson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Nakai is looking to improve his position but Henderson isn't that keen on the idea.
Nakai wants to control but Henderson is having none of it.
Henderson unloading with bombs!
Nakai is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Henderson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Henderson landing shots from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson wants to control the pace but Nakai is squirming around nicely.
Henderson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Nakai?
Henderson controlling the position easily from mount.
BOOM! Henderson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nakai is in all sorts of trouble here.
Nakai tries to hold on but Henderson pushes him away.
Nakai takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Nakai tries to lock up and control but Henderson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Henderson controlling from mount.
Henderson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Nakai can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakai really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Henderson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Henderson lands with some strikes.
Henderson content just to control the position here.
Henderson lands a big elbow.
Henderson cracks Nakai with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
BOOM! Henderson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Henderson looking to finish Nakai with some ground and pound. This is bad for Nakai!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Henderson controlling from mount.
Nakai is trying desperately to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nakai tries to lock up and control but Henderson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Nakai can't escape the position.
Henderson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Nakai hang on?
Henderson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Henderson lands a big elbow.
Nakai is looking to improve his position but Henderson isn't that keen on the idea.
Henderson controlling his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Henderson scoring with strikes but Nakai is staying in there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Henderson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Nice body punch from Henderson.
Henderson keeps the fight on the outside.
Henderson lands a leg kick that knocks Nakai off balance momentarily.
Jab by Henderson.
Nakai tries to clinch there but Henderson circles away.
Nakai takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nakai tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Henderson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nakai takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Henderson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nakai is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Henderson throws a body punch but Nakai moves out of range.
Henderson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nakai's head.
Oh Nakai is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakai tries to keep at a distance but Henderson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nakai seems to have got his legs back now.
Nakai takes a shot to the head.
Nakai has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Henderson uses from the top position.
Nakai working for a triangle but Henderson defends it easily.
Nakai looking for a sweep. Not yet Nakai, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nakai keeping moving, preventing Henderson from controlling successfully.
Henderson is pushing down on Nakai's leg trying to pass to half guard. Nakai is fighting to maintain full guard but Henderson has managed to sneak the leg through.
Nakai looking for submissions off his back.
Nakai trying to hold on to Henderson's head to control him but Henderson postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Henderson controlling the pace for now.
Nakai is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Henderson content just to control the position here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nakai is in all sorts of trouble here.
Nakai is working hard here to advance position.
Yuki Nakai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakai regains half guard.
Well, if Henderson is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Nakai actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Nakai manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Henderson preventing the sweep.
Henderson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Henderson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakai keeping moving, preventing Henderson from controlling successfully.
Mike Henderson has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Nakai takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Henderson scores with a nice right hand.
Henderson thows a body shot but no joy.
Nakai takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A jab from Henderson does it's job there.
Henderson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Mike Henderson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nakai tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Henderson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Henderson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Henderson!
An out of breath Mike Henderson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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