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AJFC 143: Krigare vs Do PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shinya Aoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frankie Russo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shinya Aoki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Frankie Russo!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Kenichi Hosakawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Russo moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Aoki thumps Russo with a low kick.
Russo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Russo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Russo tries to bum rush Aoki with a series of wild strikes but Aoki uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Russo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Aoki.
No joy there for Russo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Russo thows a body shot but no joy.
Aoki takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Russo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Aoki throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Russo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Russo scores with a nice head shot.
Aoki looks to land a right hand but Russo moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russo throws a jab but it's blocked by Aoki.
Russo misses with a double jab.
Frankie Russo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Russo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Aoki counters with a nice low kick that buckles Russo's knee momentarily.
A head kick misses from Aoki.
Aoki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Russo.
Russo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Aoki misses the shot to the body.
Russo misses with a straight right.
Russo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Aoki.
Russo throws a body punch but Aoki moves out of range.
Russo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Aoki moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Russo misses with a hook. Aoki ducked under it nicely.
Russo looks to land a combination but Aoki avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Russo misses with a body shot.
Russo misses with a body shot.
A good leg kick by Aoki.
Aoki avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Russo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Aoki misses with a looping left.
Aoki thows a left - swing and a miss!
Russo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Aoki counters with a big head kick but Russo shrugs it off.
No joy there for Aoki, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sloppy strikes from Russo. Those never looked like landing.
Russo ducks under a wild hook from Aoki.
Russo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aoki throws a jab but it's blocked by Russo.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Aoki, right into the meat.
Russo throws a right and a left that Aoki avoids nicely.
Russo misses with a two punch combination.
Aoki throws a poor cross that misses
and Russo counters with a two punch combo.
Russo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Aoki.
Russo misses with a body shot
and Aoki counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Russo just misses with a punch to the body.
Russo misses with the combination.
Russo avoids the head kick by Aoki.
Russo throws a right hand that Aoki ducks under and follows up with a left that Aoki also avoids with ease.
Aoki lands an overhand right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aoki fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Aoki looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Aoki dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Russo. That did some damage!
Aoki slips a jab and a cross from Russo.
Russo slips a jab from Aoki.
Russo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Aoki looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Aoki lands a really nice looking cross but Russo seems unphased.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice defenses there by Aoki.
Russo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aoki manages to avoid it.
Russo takes a swing at Aoki's ribcage but misses.
Russo looks to throw the jab but Aoki is out of range.
Russo misses with a wild body shot.
Aoki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Aoki throws a looping overhand right but Russo ducks down to avoid it.
Russo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Aoki feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Russo's calf.
A low kick from Russo misses
and Aoki counters with a leg kick.
Aoki takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Aoki scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Russo moves out of range of the body kick from Aoki.
Aoki tests Russo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Russo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Aoki misses with a hook.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Aoki has a takedown stuffed.
Russo lands a lovely overhand right.
Aoki misses with a straight right.
Aoki scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Aoki lands with a straight right. Russo didn't see that one coming.
Russo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Aoki moves out of range of the strikes.
Russo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Aoki.
Russo avoids the head kick by Aoki.
A combination from Russo does no damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Russo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Aoki circles away quickly and effectively.
Russo swinging wildly here.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Russo throws a right and a left that Aoki avoids nicely.
Aoki goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Aoki lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Russo lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Russo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Aoki rather than just go for the knockout.
Aoki shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Russo is trying to defend but Aoki finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Aoki is looking for a kimura but Russo is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Aoki to get the leverage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Aoki is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Russo defends it well.
Russo is looking for a sweep. Aoki is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Russo is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Frankie Russo wasn't active enough on the ground.
Aoki is looking to score with low kicks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aoki slips under a jab.
Russo walks forward, straight into a front kick from Aoki.
Russo throws a nice looking combination but Aoki bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Aoki thuds his shin into the meat of Russo's side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Frankie Russo will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Aoki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Russo.
Aoki misses with a two punch combination.
Aoki is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Aoki fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Russo to the ground. Aoki is now in Russo's guard.
Russo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Aoki will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Aoki pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Russo is keeping the position for now.
Aoki drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Russo dives on top into guard.
Russo landing with the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russo keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Aoki's head.
Aoki is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Aoki is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Russo is aware though and is defending well.
Russo scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Aoki throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Aoki looking for a sweep. Not yet Aoki, not yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Russo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Russo throws a big elbow that misses.
Aoki looking for a guillotine here but Russo defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russo trying to control but Aoki is working from the bottom.
Russo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aoki utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Aoki has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Russo should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Aoki has tightened it up now! Russo should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Shinya Aoki!
Shinya Aoki really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Hopkins Athletics logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dave Dickinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pete Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dickinson comes into the arena with Harvester of Sorrow blaring out of the sound system. Pete Drago has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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200 lbs
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188 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dave Dickinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pete Drago!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yuuki Gou and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dickinson throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Drago was covering up waiting for the punch and Dickinson finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Dickinson gets to his feet - Drago follows without any prompting.
Dickinson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Drago looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Drago is trying to get back to his feet.
Drago takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dickinson throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Drago prevents Dickinson from moving into mount.
Dickinson decides to stand back up. Dickinson steps back and let's Drago get back to his feet.
Drago misses with a series of wild punches.
Dickinson dives in and scores a takedown into Drago's guard.
Dickinson throwing strikes but missing.
Dickinson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dickinson throwing strikes but missing.
Dickinson throws a big elbow that misses.
Drago wants to stand and escape but Dickinson is having none of it.
Dickinson gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Dickinson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dickinson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Dickinson clinches with his opponent.
Dickinson lands an elbow inside.
Dickinson with a knee to the head.
Drago looks gassed!
Dickinson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Drago avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Dickinson looking to throw knees to the head but Drago is blocking nicely.
Dickinson has Drago pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Drago manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Dickinson lands an elbow inside that Drago shrugs off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dave Dickinson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knees to the body from Dickinson.
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!
Dickinson with a knee to the head.
Dickinson working Drago over with knees to the body.
Dickinson lands a knee to the body.
Dickinson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Drago in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dickinson wants a takedown.
Dickinson wants to take the fight to the mat but Drago manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Drago looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Drago is looking to break free of the clinch but Dickinson has double underhooks.
Nice elbow from Dickinson.
Drago prevents the takedown attempt.
Dickinson turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Dickinson manages to end up in side control.
Drago is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson is trying to ground and pound but Drago uses the momentary lack of control by Dickinson to regain half guard.
Nice strikes from Dickinson there.
Dickinson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dickinson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Drago with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Dickinson is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Dickinson with a couple of short strikes.
Dickinson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Drago can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Drago in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drago taking shots to the head.
Drago is rocked!
Dickinson lands a big shot to the head and Drago winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Dave Dickinson!
Dave Dickinson took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, [CBK] LEGAL HIGHS « AJFC↑ TRIPLE 160Q ® for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Flores (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Malik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Malik has chosen Rocky Theme as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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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263 lbs
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255 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gabriel Flores!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sam Malik!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Sosuke Kotani and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flores tests Malik's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Sam Malik has been cut.
Malik ducks right into an uppercut from Flores.
Malik misses with a combination
enabling Flores to counter with a crisp jab.
Malik slips a jab from Flores.
Malik fails to land with a series of punches.
Malik throws a series of punches but Flores moves out of range.
Jab from Flores.
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!
Flores lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Malik up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Flores from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Malik's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gabriel Flores!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Devil Jho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jho's entrance music is Into the Abyss. A fine choice. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Devil Jho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bruce Parker!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Shimada and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jho lunges at Parker with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Parker's hand.
Jho ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Parker moves away.
Parker's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jho connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Parker scrambles back to his feet.
It looks like Bruce Parker has been cut.
Parker looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Parker shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Parker jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Jho is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Jho and Parker has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Parker is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Jho knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Parker thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Jho is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Parker is controlling him well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Jho has escaped the position, nice work there.
Parker thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Parker goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Jho has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Parker but great work by Jho.
Parker looks gassed!
Jho tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Jho has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Parker tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jho tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Parker prevents Jho from moving into mount.
Parker tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Jho wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Jho wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Parker, who protects the arm well.
Parker takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jho works to advance to full mount. Parker defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jho wants to control the pace but Parker is squirming around nicely.
Jho prevents Parker from getting the reversal.
Jho in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Parker slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Jho is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Jho passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Parker!
Parker tries to improve his position but instead Jho has taken his back!
Parker tries to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Parker defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Jho's arms.
Jho controlling well, preventing Parker from escaping the position.
Jho sinks in the hooks and is looking for the choke. He's got it! Parker taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Devil Jho!
A relieved looking Devil Jho 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Nick Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Pettis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diaz comes to the cage accompanied by Look At Me Now. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nick Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Anthony Pettis!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pettis fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Diaz, pushing him back against the cage.
Pettis unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Diaz fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Diaz is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Pettis to keep the fight standing.
Pettis utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Diaz tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pettis smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diaz scores with a sloppy right hand. Pettis should have avoided that one.
Diaz misses with a series of wild punches.
Diaz lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pettis at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diaz tests Pettis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Diaz throws a leg kick that is checked
and Pettis counters by moving into the clinch.
Diaz is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Pettis to keep the fight standing.
Pettis stalling against the cage.
Diaz really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Pettis unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pettis cracks Diaz with a nice body shot.
Diaz takes a knee to the side of the body.
Pettis throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Diaz blocks it with crossed arms.
Pettis putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Diaz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Pettis lands a damaging elbow.
Diaz tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pettis just stands there and leans against the cage.
Pettis connects with a knee to the head.
Diaz tries to pull guard but Pettis won't allow it.
Diaz is breathing heavily.
Diaz tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Diaz tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pettis just stands there and leans against the cage.
Pettis misses with a knee strike.
Diaz tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pettis smiles and moves away.
Diaz throws a leg kick
and Pettis counters by clinching up.
Diaz tries to pull guard but Pettis forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Pettis has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Diaz is trying to keep an underhook but Pettis manages to get the takedown into half 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!
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Diaz tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Pettis manages to move to mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pettis content just to control the position here.
A nice elbow there by Pettis.
Pettis punching from mount but Diaz doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Pettis sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pettis throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Diaz really wants to buck Pettis off and get back to his feet.
Diaz working to try and regain half guard.
Pettis controlling from the full mount.
Pettis lands with some strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pettis looking to control and managing it successfully.
Pettis throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Diaz because Pettis loaded up on that one.
Pettis throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Diaz because Pettis loaded up on that one.
Pettis controlling from mount.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Pettis cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Diaz really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Pettis takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Pettis thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Pettis throwing strikes but Diaz recovers to half guard. A much better position.
Pettis seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Pettis throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Diaz is staying active underneath Pettis, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Pettis stands up and beckons Diaz to join him on the feet.
Pettis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nick Diaz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Some bone on bone action there as Pettis checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Diaz fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pettis looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Diaz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pettis tries to bum rush Diaz with a series of wild strikes but Diaz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Diaz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pettis manages to avoid it.
Pettis clinches with his opponent.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pettis creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Diaz jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Pettis walks away with a smile on his face. Diaz gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Nice jab there from Diaz.
Diaz misses the shot to the body.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Diaz lands with a shot to the body.
Diaz throws a lazy right hand but Pettis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Diaz misses with a looping left.
Diaz throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pettis counters with a left and a right that stings Diaz.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diaz tries a head kick but it misses.
Diaz scores with a nice head shot.
Diaz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pettis fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Diaz, pushing him back against the cage.
Pettis lands a shoulder strike.
Pettis unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Pettis scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pettis scores with a shot to the side of Diaz's head.
Pettis is leaning against Diaz and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pettis.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Diaz tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pettis smiles and moves away.
Pettis slips a straight right by Diaz.
Diaz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pettis counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Pettis decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Diaz, up you get!
Pettis clinches up with Diaz and pushes him back against the cage.
Pettis digs a right hand into Diaz's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Diaz's gas tank.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pettis.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diaz tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diaz takes a knee to the side of the body.
Pettis connects with a knee to the head.
Pettis dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Pettis landing knees to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Pettis dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Pettis moves into range and clinches up with Diaz.
Diaz takes a knee to the side of the body.
Pettis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pettis lands a damaging elbow.
Pettis putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Diaz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Pettis takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Pettis lands an elbow inside that Diaz shrugs off.
Pettis using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Anthony Pettis seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Pettis putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Diaz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Pettis stalls.
Diaz fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Pettis is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Diaz tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Pettis lands with a right to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pettis lands a nice knee to the body.
Pettis slowing the pace effectively.
Diaz takes a knee right on the jaw!
Diaz takes a knee to the side of the body.
Pettis scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pettis taking a breather.
Pettis crunches a lovely knee into Diaz's ribcage.
Pettis creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Diaz's defenses.
Diaz takes a knee right on the jaw!
Pettis lands a good knee to the midsection. Diaz won't want to take too many of those.
Pettis landing knees to the head.
Diaz takes an elbow to the forehead.
Pettis comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Pettis is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diaz takes an elbow to the temple.
Pettis lands a knee to the head.
Diaz is rocked!
Pettis creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Diaz's defenses.
Oh Diaz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pettis lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pettis lands a good knee to the midsection. Diaz won't want to take too many of those.
Diaz takes a knee right on the jaw!
Pettis with a knee to the head.
Pettis lands a knee to the head.
Pettis lands a big knee to the head and Diaz goes down! Pettis pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anthony Pettis!
Anthony Pettis gave a mention to [CBK] LEGAL HIGHS « AJFC↑ TRIPLE 160Q ® in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dj Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mana Sato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Sanchez might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to WALK BY PANTERA. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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32
275 lbs
17 - 5 - 0 |
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285 lbs
9 - 12 - 0 |
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Good kicks
Big right hand |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dj Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mana Sato!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yuuki Gou and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sato has a takedown stuffed.
Sanchez catches Sato with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sanchez takes the fight into the clinch.
Sato blocks an uppercut.
Sanchez pulls guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Sanchez is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Sato trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sanchez is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Sato is looking to work some ground and pound but Sanchez has wrist control.
Sanchez is pulling down on Sato's head to control his posture.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Dj Sanchez.
Sato shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sanchez sprawls well. Sanchez wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sato gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Sanchez - just one landing.
Sato shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Sanchez working to try and regain half guard.
Sanchez wants to control but Sato is having none of it.
Sato looking to finish with strikes here!
Sanchez is desperately trying to improve his position but Sato has a good base and remains in mount.
Sato landing punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sato lands a heavy elbow.
Sanchez regains half guard.
Sato sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sanchez defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sato is thwarting Sanchez's attempts to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sato working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Sanchez trying to control but Sato postures up.
Sato is keen to just control but Sanchez is a slippery customer.
Sanchez slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Sato controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Sato stopping the sweep attempt from Sanchez.
Sanchez trying to keep a closed guard but Sato is proving a slippery customer.
Sato wants to control from the top but Sanchez keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sanchez thuds his right hand into Sato's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sanchez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sato tries to clinch but Sanchez is having none of it.
Sanchez scoring well with a low kick there.
Sato shoots for a double leg takedown but Sanchez sprawls well. He's pushed Sato's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Dj Sanchez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mana Sato.
Jab from Sanchez.
Sanchez lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sato misses the shot to the body.
Sanchez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sanchez drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sanchez pushes down on Sato's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Sanchez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sato defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez thows a huge punch but Sato dodges it nicely.
Sanchez thows a huge punch but Sato dodges it nicely.
Sanchez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sato tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Sato keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sato avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sanchez.
Sato is trying to control but can't.
Sanchez lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sanchez lands a nice short elbow.
Sato really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sanchez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sato tries to roll over but Sanchez keeps him under control.
Sato is trying to stand.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sato can do anything to dispel that myth.
Sanchez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sato defending well though.
Sato is looking to improve his position.
Sato is refusing to be controlled, as Sanchez sits in half guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sato missing with punches from the bottom.
Sato is looking to improve his position.
Sato trying to control from the bottom.
Sanchez seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sato wants to get back to full guard.
Sanchez 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.
Sanchez working over Sato with some ground and pound. Sato looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Sanchez content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Sanchez is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Sato is staying active underneath Sanchez, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Sato is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sanchez pulls his head out easily.
Sanchez working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Nice strikes from Sanchez there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sato is defending against the submission attempts here by Sanchez.
Sanchez working the head and body with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sato wants to get back to full guard.
Sanchez is trying to work for a kimura but Sato is defending well.
Sanchez not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sato won't allow Sanchez to pass to mount.
Sanchez stalling away here and it's allowed Sato to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Sanchez drops back looking for a leg! Sato is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Sato manages to kick Sanchez off! Sanchez jumps back into Sato's guard.
Sato has his foot on Sanchez's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sanchez works his way back into a safe position though.
Sato utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sanchez's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Sanchez connects with a couple of short punches.
Sato looking for a sweep. Not yet Sato, not yet.
Sato is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sanchez is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sato trying to strike off his back.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez postures up.
Sanchez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sanchez trying to control the position from guard on top but Sato is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sanchez scoring with punches to the head and body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sato will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Sanchez works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Sato wants to get back to full guard.
Sanchez lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Sato is not content to let Sanchez control the position.
Sato missing with punches from the bottom.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sato wants to improve his position but Sanchez is controlling well.
Sanchez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sato's head.
Sanchez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sato defending well though.
Sato trying to hold on to Sanchez's head to control him but Sanchez postures up.
Sato flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Sanchez tries to pass to full mount but Sato defends it.
Sato avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sanchez.
Sato is refusing to be controlled, as Sanchez sits in half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sanchez looks to land a strike but Sato avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Sato wants to get back to his feet but Sanchez is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dj Sanchez dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Sato on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sanchez stuffs the takedown.
Sato gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sanchez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sato fails with the takedown
and Sanchez counters with a nice leg kick.
Dj Sanchez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mana Sato.
Sanchez has Sato up against the cage in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanchez breaks from the clinch.
Dj Sanchez is winning the standup battle so far.
Sato throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sanchez counters with a takedown into side control.
Sanchez is looking to take a break and control but Sato is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sanchez advances to full mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sato keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Sato is breathing heavily.
Sanchez putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Sato is in all sorts of trouble here.
Sanchez controlling from mount.
Sato is in all sorts of trouble here.
Sanchez putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The referee warns Sato that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Dj Sanchez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanchez cracks Sato with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Sato is rocked!
Sanchez postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Sato out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Sanchez goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Dj Sanchez!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cameron Saber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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29
181 lbs
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28
185 lbs
14 - 11 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Thiago Alves !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cameron Saber!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shirou Masuda and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saber with a nice cross.
Alves doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Alves lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Saber at a distance.
A chopping leg kick lands by Saber.
Alves slips a straight right by Saber.
Alves uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Saber.
Alves throws a looping overhand right but Saber ducks down to avoid it.
Thiago Alves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alves misses with a wild body shot.
Saber misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alves .
A slow jab from Saber misses its intended target.
Alves chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Saber can pounce on him.
Saber throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alves sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Alves slips under a jab from Saber.
Saber fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Alves avoids it really well and circles away.
Saber lands with a nice body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves misses the jab.
Alves scores with a hook to the body. Saber takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Saber slips a straight right by Alves .
Saber looks to throw the jab but Alves is out of range.
Alves dodges the punch combination from Saber.
Saber leaves Alves with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Alves staying out of range there.
Saber moves out of range of the strikes.
Alves misses with a hook.
Alves takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Saber tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alves was well out of range. Poor timing from Saber.
Alves throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Alves steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Saber.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Decent striking displayed by Saber there.
A slapping body kick lands there for Saber.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alves tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Saber manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Saber fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Alves looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Alves is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Saber's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Saber works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Saber connects with a leg kick. Alves looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Alves swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Saber counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Saber takes a swing at Alves 's ribcage but misses.
Alves swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Saber counters with a nice uppercut.
Alves gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Saber.
Saber throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alves 's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Alves duly obliges.
Alves ducks under a wild hook from Saber.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Saber.
Alves has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Saber.
Saber on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Alves avoids the body shot from Saber.
Alves throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Saber counters with a straight right hand.
Saber fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Alves .
Alves swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Saber throws out a leg kick but Alves moves out of range and Saber only half commits.
Alves loads up on a big right hand but Saber slips the punch.
Saber slips under a jab.
A slow jab from Saber misses its intended target.
Saber misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Saber lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Saber tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alves was well out of range. Poor timing from Saber.
Alves slips a jab from Saber.
Saber keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saber slips under a jab from Alves .
Saber jabs at Alves 's body.
Saber fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alves manages to avoid it.
Saber bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Alves tries to clinch up but Saber circles away and keeps his distance.
Saber uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Alves .
Alves throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A shot to the body from Saber misses
and Alves counters with a left to the body.
Saber dodges the punch combination from Alves .
Saber blocks a jab.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Saber lands with a shot to the body.
Saber with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Saber misses the shot to the body.
Alves tries to bum rush Saber with a series of wild strikes but Saber uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Saber is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Alves had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Alves uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Saber.
Saber misses with a double jab.
Alves ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Saber moves away.
Alves avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Saber's corner calls for a 1-2. Saber obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Alves tests Saber's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Saber throws a leg kick but Alves moved away.
Saber looks for the body kick but Alves saw that one coming.
Alves drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Saber changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alves throws a hook but Saber avoids it easily.
Alves just misses with a punch to the body.
Saber slips under a jab.
The fighters circling - Saber throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Alves uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Saber.
Alves misses with the combination.
Saber throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Alves stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Saber slips under a jab from Alves .
Alves misses with a wild combination.
Saber throws a big shot that misses.
Saber misses with a low kick.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Alves misses.
Saber cracks Alves with a right hand to the side of the head.
Alves throws a right and a left that both miss.
Saber throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Alves stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Saber jabs Alves right on the nose. Alves blinks but takes it well.
Saber thuds a left hand into Alves 's body.
Alves keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Saber takes a swing at Alves 's ribcage but misses.
Alves throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Saber swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alves throws a shot from downtown. Saber moves away and avoids it.
Alves takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Alves is breathing heavily.
Alves with a nice cross.
Alves moves out of range as Saber strikes.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Alves uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Saber.
Saber connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Saber lands with a shot to the body.
Alves throws a nice looking combination but Saber bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Saber blocks a jab.
A big right from Alves misses.
Alves throws a nice looking combination but Saber bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Saber listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A big left from Alves misses.
Alves fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Saber manages to avoid it.
Saber uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alves .
Nice shot by Alves .
Alves cracks Saber with a good jab.
Alves pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Saber's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Alves connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Saber scrambles back to his feet.
Alves has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Saber lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Alves tries to clinch there but Saber circles away.
Saber slips a straight right by Alves .
Saber works the jab nicely.
Alves looks to score with a jab to the body but Saber is just out of range.
Saber has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Alves jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Alves misses with an uppercut
and Saber counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Alves throws a right hand that Saber ducks under and follows up with a left that Saber also avoids with ease.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alves throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A shot to the liver by Saber. Beautiful body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice cross by Saber.
Saber throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cameron Saber dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Saber throws a body punch but Alves moves out of range.
Alves throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Alves throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Saber blocks a jab.
Saber ducks under a wild hook from Alves .
Saber swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Alves .
The crowd cheers as Saber lands an impressive looking overhand right. Alves doesn't seem phased though.
Saber ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alves moves away.
Saber moves out of range of the strikes.
Saber looks to land a left hand but Alves moved out of range nicely.
Saber blocks a jab.
Alves takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Saber throws a body punch but Alves moves out of range.
Alves misses with a hook.
Nice cross by Saber.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves throws a shot from downtown. Saber moves away and avoids it.
Saber throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alves sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Saber lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Alves walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Saber lands with a straight right. Alves didn't see that one coming.
Saber throws a low kick but Alves avoids it.
Alves looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A slow jab from Alves misses its intended target.
Nice defenses there by Saber.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Alves might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Alves swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Saber counters with a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Saber pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Alves throws an off balance right hand
and Saber counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saber scores with a sloppy right hand. Alves should have avoided that one.
Saber takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Saber misses the target.
Alves takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Saber throws a hook but Alves avoids it easily.
Alves 's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Saber connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Alves scrambles back to his feet.
Saber has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Alves misses with a low kick.
Saber throws a series of punches but Alves avoids them all with ease.
Saber tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Saber lands a body shot.
Alves jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Saber fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Saber lands with a good body shot.
Saber throws a shot from downtown. Alves moves away and avoids it.
Alves looks to score with a jab to the body but Saber is just out of range.
Alves throws a leg kick but Saber sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saber misses the shot to the body.
Alves throws a leg kick
and Saber connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Saber looks to land a left hand but Alves moved out of range nicely.
Saber scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Saber scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Alves lands a right hook to the body.
Saber on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Alves . Alves obviously looking to wear him down.
Alves tries to clinch up but Saber circles away and keeps his distance.
A jab from Saber misses.
Alves takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Saber lands with a shot to the body.
Saber swinging wildly here.
Saber misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Alves scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alves throws a shot from downtown. Saber moves away and avoids it.
Alves tries to close the distance and clinch up but Saber swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Alves walks into a jab.
A solid body kick from Saber.
Alves keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Saber.
Saber swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Saber thows a body shot but no joy.
Saber throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alves sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Saber just misses with a punch to the body.
Alves tries to move into range but Saber moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Saber throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alves sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Saber connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Alves 's hands.
Saber uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alves .
Alves swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Saber lands with a good body shot.
Alves on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Saber. Saber obviously looking to wear him down.
Alves swinging wildly here.
Saber scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Alves doesn't seem bothered though.
Alves throws out a leg kick but Saber moves out of range and Alves only half commits.
Saber lands the left hand.
Saber lands with an uppercut that bounces Alves off the cage and back into range.
Saber connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Alves fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Saber fails with a takedown attempt.
Saber throws a body punch but Alves moves out of range.
A jab from Alves misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alves avoids the body shot from Saber.
Saber moves out of range as Alves strikes.
Saber circles away from the clinch attempt.
Alves misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Saber.
Alves fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Saber manages to avoid it.
Saber takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Saber misses with a left hand
and Saber takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Saber takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Thiago Alves has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Saber lands a right hook to the body.
Saber ducks under a wild hook from Alves .
Alves steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Saber.
Alves ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Alves fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Saber lands a jab.
Saber uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alves .
A combination from Alves does no damage.
Alves throws a right hand that misses
and Saber cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A jab from Saber finds it's way through Alves 's defenses.
Saber changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Alves misses with a lunging right hand
and Alves takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Alves wants to land a leg kick but Saber is out of range.
Alves fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Saber is out of range.
Alves lands with a shot to the body.
Alves tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Saber was well out of range. Poor timing from Alves .
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!
Saber tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alves was well out of range. Poor timing from Saber.
Alves misses with a series of wild punches.
Alves takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Alves uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Saber.
A decent looking cross lands there for Saber.
Alves takes a swing at Saber's ribcage but misses.
Alves is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Saber shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Alves but Alves pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Cameron Saber is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Saber tests Alves 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Saber feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Alves s jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Saber uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alves .
Cameron Saber seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fighters circle momentarily. Saber darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Alves throws a shot from downtown. Saber moves away and avoids it.
Alves closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Saber lands the left hand.
Saber scores with a punch to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alves takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Saber ducks under a wild hook from Alves .
Saber fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Alves to the ground. Saber is now in Alves 's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cameron Saber comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Saber 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Cameron Saber!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Cameron Saber!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Cameron Saber!
Cameron Saber wins by unanimous decision!
Cameron Saber decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kenji Kuraba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Curtis Payne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Payne comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Limp Bizkit - Break Stuff kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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164 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenji Kuraba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Curtis Payne!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuraba displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Payne throws out the jab.
Kuraba throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Curtis Payne has been cut.
Payne has closed the distance and engaged Kuraba in a clinch.
Kuraba prevents a body shot from Payne.
Payne scores with a hook to the body.
Payne manages to break the clinch.
Payne throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kuraba thows a body shot but no joy.
Kuraba lands a jab to the nose.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Payne moves away from the strike by Kuraba.
Payne throws a lazy right hand but Kuraba sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Payne misses with a wild body shot.
Kuraba jabs at Payne's body.
A swing and a miss from Kuraba.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Kuraba does no damage.
Payne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kuraba.
Payne bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kuraba's head backwards.
Kuraba lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Payne backs up against the cage.
Payne misses with a looping right.
Kuraba misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kuraba on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kuraba throws a hook but Payne blocks it.
Payne throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Kuraba to counter with a crisp jab.
Payne lands with a nice body punch.
Kenji Kuraba is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A jab from Kuraba finds it's way through Payne's defenses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Payne takes a swing at Kuraba's ribcage but misses.
Kuraba throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuraba lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Payne circles away quickly and effectively.
Kuraba on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Payne. Payne obviously looking to wear him down.
Kuraba takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nice body punch from Payne.
Payne shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kuraba as he avoids it easily.
Payne slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nice body punch from Kuraba.
Kuraba lunges at Payne with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Payne's hand.
Payne uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kuraba.
Payne lands a right hook to the body.
Kuraba throws an off balance right hand
and Payne connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payne slips under a jab from Kuraba.
Kuraba tries to move into range but Payne moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kuraba stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Payne bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Payne just misses with a punch to the body.
Kuraba throws a lazy right hand but Payne sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Payne is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kuraba rather than just go for the knockout.
Kuraba swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Payne tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Payne takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Payne lands a nice looking body shot.
Payne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kuraba manages to avoid it.
Kuraba misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Payne scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kuraba connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Payne's hands.
Kuraba throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kuraba throws a hook to the side of Payne's head but Payne sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kuraba throws a series of punches but Payne avoids them all with ease.
Payne misses with a hook. Kuraba ducked under it nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Payne throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kuraba stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Payne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kuraba was well out of range. Poor timing from Payne.
Payne slips under a jab from Kuraba.
Kuraba thows a body shot but no joy.
Kuraba lands with a cross.
Kuraba throws a poor cross that misses
and Payne cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kuraba takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Payne keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kuraba misses with the combination.
Payne throws a shot from downtown. Kuraba moves away and avoids it.
Kuraba's jab looks to have found its range, popping Payne under the eye.
Payne scores with a jab to the body.
Payne misses with a wild body shot.
Kuraba thuds a left hand into Payne's body.
Payne scores with a nice strike.
Payne throws a body punch but Kuraba moves out of range.
Payne gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kuraba.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Payne ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kuraba moves away.
Kuraba uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Payne.
A looping hook to the body misses from Payne. Kuraba does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kuraba is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kuraba lands a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kuraba throws a jab but it's blocked by Payne.
Payne throws a hook but Kuraba blocks it.
Kuraba smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kuraba throws a series of punches but Payne moves out of range.
Kuraba missing with a left hand there. Payne was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Payne moves out of range as Kuraba strikes.
Kuraba keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kuraba throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kuraba is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Kuraba swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Decent striking displayed by Payne there.
Kuraba looks to score with a jab to the body but Payne is just out of range.
Payne walks into a left hand.
Payne rushes Kuraba and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Payne.
Payne misses with a punch on the inside.
Kuraba wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Payne has him pressed against the cage.
Payne breaks the clinch.
Kuraba moves forwards but Payne connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kuraba throws a series of punches but Payne avoids them all with ease.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Payne lands a nice hook to Kuraba's body. Kuraba takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kuraba connects with a body shot.
Kuraba takes a swing at Payne's ribcage but misses.
Kuraba ducks under a wild hook from Payne.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kuraba misses with a wild body shot.
Kuraba takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kuraba slips a jab from Payne.
Kuraba stalks Payne and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Payne's face. Payne staggers backwards, shaken.
Kuraba misses the shot to the body.
Kuraba throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Payne has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Payne there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kuraba misses with a looping left.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Payne slips a jab and a cross from Kuraba.
Kuraba takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Payne.
Payne shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Kuraba wants to try and get back to his feet.
Payne is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Kuraba can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Payne throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kuraba is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Kuraba taking shots to the head.
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 Kenji Kuraba will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Curtis Payne's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Payne scores with a nice strike.
Kuraba is rocked!
Kuraba swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Oh Kuraba is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Payne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kuraba was well out of range. Poor timing from Payne.
Kuraba misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Payne walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kuraba seems to have got his legs back now.
Kuraba scores with a body shot.
Payne swings for the body but Kuraba moves out of range.
Kuraba moves out of range as Payne strikes.
Kuraba looks to land a left hand but Payne moved out of range nicely.
Payne moves away from the strike by Kuraba.
Payne tries to clinch but Kuraba moves out of range.
Kuraba lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Payne takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuraba throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Payne counter with a right hand.
Kenji Kuraba is winning the standup battle so far.
Kuraba misses with a hook.
Kuraba stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kuraba wants it to stay on the feet.
Kuraba misses with a combination
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Payne counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kuraba on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Payne misses the shot to the body.
Payne tries to clinch up but Kuraba circles away and keeps his distance.
Payne bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Payne lands a nice shot to the body.
Kenji Kuraba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kuraba misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuraba is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Payne.
Kuraba swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Payne shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kuraba pinned against the cage. Kuraba gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kuraba tries to bum rush Payne with a series of wild strikes but Payne uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kuraba lands the left hand.
Payne throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kuraba tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Payne was well out of range. Poor timing from Kuraba.
Payne thows a body shot but no joy.
Payne tries to clinch but Kuraba moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuraba throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kuraba bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Payne's head backwards.
Kuraba darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Payne lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Payne tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kuraba is able to avoid easily.
No luck for Payne with that takedown attempt.
Kenji Kuraba has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Curtis Payne.
Payne cracks Kuraba with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A telegraphed right hand from Kuraba misses the target.
Kenji Kuraba is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kuraba looks to land a combination but Payne avoids it well.
Payne has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kuraba throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Payne looks to score with a jab to the body but Kuraba is just out of range.
Payne comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kuraba throws out a loose jab but Payne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Payne connects with a body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Payne. Those never looked like landing.
Kuraba misses with a looping right.
Payne jabs Kuraba right on the nose. Kuraba blinks but takes it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Kuraba misses.
Kuraba fails to land with a series of punches.
Kuraba takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kuraba misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Payne.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Payne slips a jab from Kuraba.
Kuraba walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Payne throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Payne throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Payne steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kuraba.
Payne slips a jab from Kuraba.
Payne scores with a jab.
Payne misses with a wild body shot.
Payne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kuraba.
Payne shoots in looking for a takedown but Kuraba manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Payne's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Payne pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Payne misses with a body shot.
Payne walks into a straight right hand from Kuraba.
Kuraba connects with a single shot there.
Payne defending well as Kuraba loads up on a big left hand.
A jab from Payne does it's job there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Payne thows a body shot but no joy.
Payne fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kuraba throws a jab but it's blocked by Payne.
Kuraba will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kuraba lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kuraba.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kuraba misses the shot to the body.
Payne slips under a jab.
Kuraba throws a right hand that misses
and Payne counters with a straight right hand.
Payne cracks Kuraba with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kuraba ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Payne moves away.
Some wild striking there from Payne.
Kuraba defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Payne.
Payne misses with an uppercut.
A jab from Kuraba misses.
Kuraba with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Payne to score with a decent uppercut.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kuraba is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Payne.
Kuraba loads up on a big right hand but Payne slips the punch.
Kuraba looks to land a left hand but Payne moved out of range nicely.
Kuraba takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kuraba ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kuraba walks into a straight right hand from Payne.
Payne jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Payne keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Payne moves away from the strike by Kuraba.
Kuraba lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kuraba throws a body punch but Payne moves out of range.
Payne ducks under a wild hook from Kuraba.
Payne scores with the left hand. Kuraba knows he should have avoided that one.
Payne avoids a punch combination nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Decent striking displayed by Kuraba there.
Payne ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A telegraphed right hand from Kuraba misses the target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Payne moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kuraba fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Payne manages to avoid it.
Kuraba throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
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 Kenji Kuraba.
I think Kuraba has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Kenji Kuraba!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Curtis Payne!
The fight ends as a draw!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Ives (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Yu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ives comes to the cage accompanied by Fort Minor - Remember the Name. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Ives!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jack Yu!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yuuki Gou and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yu thows a body shot but no joy.
Ives rushes Yu and presses him up against the cage.
Yu with a knee to the head.
It looks like Johnny Ives has been cut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Yu just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ives's brow.
Ives lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Jack Yu has been cut.
Yu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yu trying to control the position but instead, Ives has worked for underhooks and has pushed Yu into the cage.
Yu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ives being controlled against the cage.
Yu tries to throw a body punch but Ives avoids it by throwing Yu back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yu.
Ives lands an uppercut.
Yu lands a left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch on the inside from Ives fails to land.
Yu takes an elbow to the temple.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ives.
That has opened up Jack Yu's cut even more.
A body shot lands from Ives.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ives prevents a body shot from Yu.
Yu scores with a shoulder strike.
Yu has a couple of punches blocked by Ives.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ives.
Ives blocking some punches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ives just misses with a elbow thrown towards Yu's brow.
Yu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ives lands a hook that snaps the head of Yu backwards.
The cut above Jack Yu's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Ives misses with a punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yu misses with the head strike.
Ives blocks an uppercut.
Yu lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ives.
Ives doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ives lands an elbow inside.
Jack Yu's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jack Yu's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Johnny Ives!
Johnny Ives retains his heavyweight title!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Johnny Ives made sure he mentioned [CBK] LEGAL HIGHS « AJFC↑ TRIPLE 160Q ®, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Krigare (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Woohun Do (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Krigare comes to the cage accompanied by Achtung Pantzer by Raubtier. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Krigare!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Woohun Do!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Sano and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Do shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Krigare but Krigare pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Krigare throws a lazy uppercut
letting Do counter with a right hand.
Do throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Krigare tries to clinch but Do is having none of it.
Do lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Krigare at a distance.
Do misses the shot to the body.
Krigare misses with a straight left.
Krigare swings for the body but Do moves out of range.
Krigare jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Do ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Krigare moves away.
Daniel Krigare seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Krigare throws out a loose jab but Do uses good head movement to avoid it.
Krigare misses with a body punch
and Do counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Krigare misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krigare just misses with a punch to the body.
Daniel Krigare is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Do takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Do takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Krigare thows a body shot but no joy.
Krigare fails with an attempt to clinch.
Krigare looks to land a combination but Do avoids it well.
Krigare scores with a decent looking hook.
Krigare tries to clinch but Do is having none of it.
Do avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Krigare scores with a body shot.
Krigare slips a straight right by Do.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Krigare misses
and Do counters with a straight right hand.
Do uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Krigare.
Krigare checks a leg kick nicely.
Krigare slaps away a takedown attempt from Do, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Krigare throws a shot from downtown. Do moves away and avoids it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Do avoids a punch combination nicely.
Do throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Do throws a series of punches but Krigare moves out of range.
Krigare misses with a jab to the body
and Do counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krigare tries to land a front kick but Do steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Do ducks right into an uppercut from Krigare.
Krigare thows a body shot but no joy.
Krigare misses the jab.
Krigare is looking to wear down Do with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Do tries to score a power double leg takedown but Krigare sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Do somewhat.
Daniel Krigare has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Woohun Do.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Krigare checks a leg kick.
Do wants to slow Krigare down by chopping away at his legs.
Krigare lands a nice leg kick that just misses Do's sensitive parts.
Krigare lands a jab to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Do slips a jab from Krigare.
Krigare throws an off balance right hand
and Do counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Do uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Krigare.
Krigare looks to score with a jab to the body but Do is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Do. Krigare does a little dance to reset his feet.
Krigare scores with a punch to the head.
Krigare fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Krigare tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Do was well out of range. Poor timing from Krigare.
Krigare throws a body punch but Do moves out of range.
Krigare takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Krigare throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Do on the side of the head.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Do keeps the fight on the outside.
Krigare punishes Do's body with a nice straight punch.
Krigare takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Krigare lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Krigare ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Do has a takedown stuffed.
Krigare throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A big right from Krigare misses.
Do takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Do moves out of range of the strikes.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Krigare fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Do manages to avoid it.
Do looks to score with a jab to the body but Krigare is just out of range.
Do is looking to score with low kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Krigare. Do does a little dance to reset his feet.
Krigare drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Krigare misses with an uppercut.
Do moves away from the strike by Krigare.
Do uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Krigare.
Krigare swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Krigare throws a poor cross that misses
and Do connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Krigare misses with a right hand
and Do counters with a left to the body.
Krigare gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Krigare trying to control the position but instead, Do has worked for underhooks and has pushed Krigare into the cage.
Krigare misses with a hook to the ribs.
A left hand lands to the body for Krigare.
Krigare looking to stall.
Krigare has had enough of the clinch but Do keeps him there for the moment.
Krigare lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Do or not.
Do tries a body shot but Krigare blocks it.
Do is looking to take this one to the mat.
Krigare is fighting off a takedown attempt but Do is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Krigare to the mat. Krigare regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Do throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Krigare works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
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!
Krigare utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Do throwing strikes but missing.
Do tries to free his leg and advance position but Krigare is retaining full guard.
Krigare managing to control the position.
Krigare working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Do.
Do scoring with some ground and pound.
Do throws a big right hand that misses.
Krigare keeping full guard, as Do tries to pass.
Krigare looking for a sweep. Not yet Krigare, not yet.
Do stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Krigare swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Krigare controls Do momentarily but Do frees himself.
Krigare has control of Do's left arm, preventing Do from doing any damage.
Do throwing strikes from guard but Krigare blocks nicely.
Do wants to pass the guard but Krigare is keeping the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Krigare trying to keep a closed guard but Do is proving a slippery customer.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Daniel Krigare just wasn't active enough.
Krigare stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Krigare wants it to stay on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Krigare dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Do shoots in and drives through. Krigare sprawls well.
A telegraphed right hand from Krigare misses the target.
Krigare blocks a jab.
Krigare bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Do's head.
Krigare looks to land a right hand but Do moved out of range.
Do throws a shot from downtown. Krigare moves away and avoids it.
Daniel Krigare is winning the standup battle so far.
Krigare takes a swing at Do's ribcage but misses.
Krigare misses with a kick to the body.
Krigare misses with a shot to the body
and Do counters with a nice uppercut.
Krigare tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Do was well out of range. Poor timing from Krigare.
Nice defenses there by Do.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krigare thows a body shot but no joy.
Do lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Krigare throws a leg kick that is checked
and Do counters with a nice body shot.
Nice cross by Do.
Krigare throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Krigare doesn't manage to clinch there - Do circles away.
Krigare misses with a hook
enabling Do to counter with a crisp jab.
Do throws a hook but Krigare blocks it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Do.
Krigare jabs Do right on the nose. Do blinks but takes it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Do uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Krigare.
Do jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Krigare swings away with a body shot that misses
and Do counters with a stiff right hand.
Do checks the leg kick nicely there.
Krigare throws an overhand right that lands on Do's shoulder, as Do tries to avoid the shot.
Some wild striking there from Krigare.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Krigare throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Do ducks under a wild hook from Krigare.
Krigare swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Krigare misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krigare lands a nice shot to the body.
Do swats away the attempt to clinch by Krigare.
Nice straight punches there by Krigare. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Krigare.
Krigare tries to bum rush Do with a series of wild strikes but Do uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Do works the jab nicely.
Do closes the distance and clinches.
Krigare blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Do works on Krigare's body with a couple of short punches.
Do prevents a body shot from Krigare.
Krigare with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Do tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Krigare's elbow.
Do has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Krigare tries to throw a body punch but Do avoids it by throwing Krigare back against the cage.
Krigare struggles to land a body shot inside as Do controls his hands.
Krigare makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Do working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Krigare lands with a left to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Krigare looking to slow down the pace here.
Do gets through Krigare's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Krigare is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Krigare prevents the takedown attempt.
Krigare is looking to control Do's arms but Do gets an underhook and turns him. Now Krigare has his back to the cage.
Krigare lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Do backwards.
Do misses with a body punch.
Do missing with knees to the body.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Do tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Krigare works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Do misses with some punches.
A short right from Do.
Do digs a right hand into Krigare's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Krigare's gas tank.
Do prevents a body shot from Krigare.
Do blocking some punches.
Do blocks a body shot from Krigare.
Krigare softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Krigare blocks an uppercut.
Krigare breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Do bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fighters circling - Krigare throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Do tries to clinch there but Krigare circles away.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Do slips a straight right by Krigare.
Krigare wants to clinch up but Do keeps it at a distance.
Krigare throws a poor cross that misses
and Do counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Krigare tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Do was well out of range. Poor timing from Krigare.
Krigare uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Do.
Krigare cracks Do with a right hand to the side of the head.
Krigare misses with a few strikes there.
Do uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Krigare.
Krigare misses with a body shot.
Krigare throws a big shot that misses.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Krigare looks to land a right hand but Do moved out of range.
Krigare takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A telegraphed right hand from Krigare misses the target.
Krigare swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Do counters with a nice leg kick.
Krigare ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Do takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Do displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Krigare throws out the jab.
Krigare takes one to the chin there.
Do misses with a straight left.
Do scoring well with a low kick there.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Do misses
enabling Krigare to counter with a crisp jab.
Do will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Do steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Krigare.
Do stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Krigare.
Nice cross by Krigare.
Krigare looks to land a left hand but Do moved out of range nicely.
Do throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
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!
Do is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Do missing with a left hand there. Krigare was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Do avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Krigare looks to score with a jab to the body but Do is just out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Do tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Krigare as Do tries to tie him up.
Krigare misses with a body punch.
Krigare blocks a body shot from Do.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Do tries to throw a body punch but Krigare avoids it by throwing Do back against the cage.
Krigare misses with a body punch.
Do tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Krigare avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Krigare dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Krigare connects with a nice looking jab.
Krigare misses with a body shot
and Do counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Krigare tries to get to full guard but Do has control of the leg.
Do thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Krigare's head.
Do missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Krigare avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Do.
Do blocks the strikes from Krigare.
Do missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Do moves into full mount! Krigare won't be happy about that!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Do scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Woohun Do has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Do raining down hammerfists from mount.
Krigare is in a horrible position here. Do smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Do scoring with strikes but Krigare is staying in there.
Do lands a big shot there that rocks Krigare but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Krigare avoids a series of strikes thrown by Do.
Do avoids the attempt from Krigare to control.
Do thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Do working the ground and pound effectively.
Do lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Do thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Do landing shots from mount.
Do has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Do lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Krigare hang on?
Krigare in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Do raining down shots from the mount!
Krigare is rocked!
Krigare is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Do throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Do in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Oh Krigare is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Krigare is desperately trying to improve his position but Do has a good base and remains in mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Do with the ground and pound from mount.
Krigare taking shots to the head.
Do connects with a bit shot that sees Krigare covering up! More strikes from Do and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Do is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Woohun Do!
Woohun Do is the new lightweight champion!
An out of breath and clearly excited Woohun Do thanked [CBK] Knockout Apparel [Clearance Sale!] for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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