QFCT 46 - Troid vs Giacomucci PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Panuway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Ulisses (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Panuway
vs
Ulisses

190 cm
25
295 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

192 cm
25
280 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rafael Panuway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marcus Ulisses!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Fujiwara and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice jab there from Panuway.

It looks like Marcus Ulisses has been cut.
Panuway misses with an uppercut. Ulisses saw that one coming.

Panuway clinches up with Ulisses and pushes him back against the cage.
Panuway tries to land knees in the clinch but Ulisses avoids the damage to the body.
Panuway misses with an elbow strike.
Ulisses blocks an elbow strike.
Panuway pushes off an throws an elbow but Ulisses leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Panuway lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Panuway tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ulisses avoids it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Panuway lands an elbow just above Ulisses 's eye.
Panuway pushes off an throws an elbow but Ulisses leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Panuway misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ulisses.
Ulisses takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ulisses on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Panuway lands a vicious elbow to the side of Ulisses's head that scrambles his senses and sends him wobbling down to the canvas! Panuway tries to finish him with strikes but Ulisses still seems able to defend himself so Panuway steps back and lets Ulisses get back to his feet - he wants no part of the ground game.

That has opened up Marcus Ulisses's cut even more.

Panuway instigates a clinch.
Ulisses should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Panuway throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Panuway has Ulisses pressed against the cage, preventing Ulisses from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Panuway gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

The cut above Marcus Ulisses's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Ulisses avoiding damage as Panuway throws knees to the body.
Ulisses is trying to break the clinch but Panuway has him pressed against the cage.
Panuway is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ulisses is defending well for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Panuway misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ulisses.
Ulisses managing to block the knees to the body from Panuway.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Panuway takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
With the fighters up against the cage, Panuway throws an elbow but misses.
Ulisses avoiding damage as Panuway throws knees to the body.
Ulisses on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ulisses is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Panuway creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ulisses's defenses.

Marcus Ulisses'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 Marcus Ulisses's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Rafael Panuway!
A very excited looking Rafael Panuway made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
38%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maloy Mangtas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saulo Henrique Assun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Mangtas
vs
Henrique Assun

190 cm
25
295 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
285 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Great elbows
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Maloy Mangtas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Saulo Henrique Assun!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shirou Masuda and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mangtas throws the kick towards the body but Assun avoids it.
Mangtas throws a body punch but Assun moves out of range.
An inside leg kick from Assun misses.
Mangtas tries to clinch but Assun moves out of range.
Mangtas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mangtas tries to clinch up but Assun circles away and keeps his distance.
Assun connects with a looping right hand.
Mangtas misses with a body shot.
Mangtas misses with a looping left.
Mangtas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Assun moves away.
Assun scores with a hook.
Assun throws a low kick, looking for Mangtas's leg but Mangtas calmly moves out of range.
Mangtas misses with a low kick as Assun jumps back.
Assun tries to work over Mangtas's front leg with a kick but Mangtas checks it.
Assun looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mangtas checks a leg kick.

Mangtas moves into the clinch.
Assun is trying to stall.
Assun will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Mangtas up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mangtas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Assun.
Mangtas tries to land knees in the clinch but Assun avoids the damage to the body.
Mangtas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Assun.
Assun avoiding damage as Mangtas throws knees to the body.
Mangtas keeps control of Assun as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Mangtas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Assun.
Assun on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mangtas holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Assun looking to slow down the pace here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mangtas lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Saulo Henrique Assun has been cut.
Assun is trying to push Mangtas away but Mangtas has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mangtas missing with knees to the body.
Mangtas has Assun pushed against the cage.
Assun is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Assun wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mangtas tries to land knees in the clinch but Assun avoids the damage to the body.
Assun wants to break free but Mangtas has control.
Assun has had enough of the clinch but Mangtas keeps him there for the moment.
Mangtas tries to land knees in the clinch but Assun avoids the damage to the body.
Assun dodges an elbow strike from Mangtas.
Mangtas lands an elbow inside.
Mangtas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Assun.
Assun blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mangtas.
Mangtas trying to land knees to the body.
Mangtas trying to land knees to the body.
Assun trying to stall but Mangtas improves his position.
Mangtas lands an elbow that stopped Assun in his tracks for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mangtas creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Assun's defenses.

That has opened up Saulo Henrique Assun's cut even more.
Mangtas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Assun is defending well for now.
Assun wants to stall.
Assun avoiding damage as Mangtas throws knees to the body.
Mangtas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Assun avoids it.

Assun escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Assun avoids a kick to the body.
Assun jabs Mangtas right on the nose. Mangtas blinks but takes it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mangtas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mangtas tries a head kick but it misses.
Mangtas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Assun.
Mangtas tries to close the distance and clinch but Assun swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Assun.
Mangtas slips under a jab from Assun.

Mangtas closes the distance and clinches.
Mangtas tries to land knees in the clinch but Assun avoids the damage to the body.
Assun managing to block the knees to the body from Mangtas.
Assun managing to block the knees to the body from Mangtas.
Assun managing to block the knees to the body from Mangtas.
Mangtas is breathing heavily.
Assun wants to break free but Mangtas has control.
Mangtas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Assun avoids it.
Mangtas lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

The cut above Saulo Henrique Assun's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Assun is trying to stall.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Assun on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Assun taking a breather.
Mangtas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Assun.
Assun blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mangtas missing with knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Assun takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Saulo Henrique Assun.
Assun staying out of range there.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Assun jabs Mangtas right on the nose. Mangtas blinks but takes it well.
Mangtas throws a shot from downtown. Assun moves away and avoids it.

Mangtas fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Assun, pushing him back against the cage.
Mangtas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Assun is defending well for now.
Assun blocks the elbow strike.

Assun breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice body kick from Assun.
Mangtas avoids a kick to the body.
Mangtas has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Assun.
Mangtas missing with a left hand there. Assun was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Assun fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mangtas has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Assun sizes up Mangtas with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
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!
Mangtas closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Mangtas blocks the leg kick.
Assun checks the leg kick.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Assun misses with a leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Mangtas blocks the low kick.
Mangtas moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Assun uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mangtas has time to react.
Mangtas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Assun paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mangtas takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mangtas ducks right into an uppercut from Assun.
Assun connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Assun lands a lovely overhand right.
Assun throws a leg kick but Mangtas sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Assun moves out of range of the strikes.
Mangtas checks a low kick from Assun.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Assun throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Mangtas checks a leg kick.
Assun scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mangtas doesn't seem bothered though.
Assun connects with a solid leg kick.
Mangtas thows a body shot but no joy.
Mangtas tries to close the distance and clinch but Assun swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Assun tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Mangtas is able to avoid easily.
A clash of legs there as Mangtas blocks the low kick.
Mangtas tries to clinch but Assun is having none of it.
Assun swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Mangtas has Assun up against the cage in a clinch.
Mangtas creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Assun's defenses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Saulo Henrique Assun comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Assun has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Saulo Henrique Assun!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Saulo Henrique Assun!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Saulo Henrique Assun!

Saulo Henrique Assun wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Saulo Henrique Assun made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
25%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Seiko Miyazawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ulisses De Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Miyazawa
vs
De Souza

195 cm
25
280 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
270 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Seiko Miyazawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ulisses De Souza!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Kenichi Hosakawa and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Souza swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Miyazawa blocks a jab.
De Souza throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
De Souza avoids the body shot from Miyazawa.
Miyazawa throws a jab but it's blocked by De Souza.
Miyazawa shoots in and drives through. De Souza sprawls well.
De Souza walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Miyazawa checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
De Souza misses the shot to the body.
Miyazawa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

De Souza gets a clinch.
De Souza lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Seiko Miyazawa has been cut.
Miyazawa tries to stall but De Souza uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
De Souza lands a knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Souza is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Miyazawa is breathing heavily.
De Souza is struggling to control the position.
Miyazawa takes a knee to the side of the body.
De Souza controlling the action here for a moment.
De Souza unloads a knee to the mid-section. Miyazawa lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Souza lands a knee to the body.
De Souza unloads a knee to the mid-section.
De Souza scores with a knee to the head.
De Souza with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
De Souza unloads a knee to the mid-section. Miyazawa lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
De Souza scores with a knee to the head.
De Souza connects with a nasty looking knee right to Miyazawa's face.
Knees in the clinch landing for De Souza.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knees in the clinch landing for De Souza.
De Souza landing knees to the body.
De Souza landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
De Souza slowing the pace effectively.
De Souza crunches a lovely knee into Miyazawa's ribcage.
De Souza connects with a nasty looking knee right to Miyazawa's face.

Seiko Miyazawa's cut is getting worse.
De Souza unloads a knee to the mid-section. Miyazawa lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Souza landing knees to the head.
De Souza with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
De Souza landing knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for De Souza.
De Souza lands an elbow inside that Miyazawa shrugs off.
Miyazawa swings wildly with an uppercut but De Souza uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Souza lands a good knee to the midsection. Miyazawa won't want to take too many of those.
A knee to the head by De Souza.
De Souza with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
De Souza missing with knees to the body.
De Souza tries to land a knee to the head but Miyazawa blocks with his arms.
Miyazawa goes for a takedown in the clinch but De Souza prevents it.
Miyazawa tries to work over De Souza's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miyazawa struggles to land a body shot inside as De Souza controls his hands.
Miyazawa is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but De Souza is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Seiko Miyazawa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De Souza with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Miyazawa tries a body shot but De Souza blocks it.
Miyazawa tries to throw a body punch but De Souza avoids it by throwing Miyazawa back against the cage.
De Souza with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Miyazawa tries a body shot but De Souza blocks it.
De Souza working Miyazawa over with knees to the body.
Miyazawa tries to work over De Souza's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
De Souza is defending well against a takedown attempt.
De Souza lands a good knee to the midsection. Miyazawa won't want to take too many of those.
Miyazawa goes for a takedown in the clinch but De Souza prevents it.
Knees in the clinch landing for De Souza.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miyazawa has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. De Souza avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Miyazawa tries a body shot but De Souza blocks it.
Miyazawa drops to a knee looking for a takedown but De Souza gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Knees in the clinch landing for De Souza.
De Souza landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
De Souza working Miyazawa over with knees to the body.
Miyazawa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Miyazawa drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
De Souza prevents a body shot from Miyazawa.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
De Souza lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Miyazawa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
De Souza utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Miyazawa wants to take the fight to the mat but De Souza manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
De Souza lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Miyazawa goes for a takedown in the clinch but De Souza prevents it.
Miyazawa drops down looking for an ankle pick but De Souza pulls his leg out and moves away.
Miyazawa misses with a hook.
De Souza throws a body punch but Miyazawa moves out of range.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
De Souza misses with a leg kick.
Miyazawa fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Miyazawa throws a right and a left that De Souza avoids nicely.
De Souza goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Miyazawa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Souza.
Miyazawa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De Souza throws out the jab.
A jab from Miyazawa misses.
Miyazawa throws out a loose jab but De Souza uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Souza slips a straight right by Miyazawa.

Miyazawa throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. De Souza was covering up waiting for the punch and Miyazawa finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Miyazawa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. De Souza swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Miyazawa trying to control but De Souza is working from the bottom.
Miyazawa stands up over De Souza, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Miyazawa's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Miyazawa working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of De Souza's head.
Miyazawa is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Miyazawa makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Miyazawa postures up and lands a big shot to De Souza's brow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Miyazawa with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Miyazawa is working De Souza over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Miyazawa scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Miyazawa working some strikes from top position.
Miyazawa is in close to De Souza's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Miyazawa 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.
De Souza being controlled here, momentarily.
Miyazawa trying to control but De Souza is working from the bottom.
De Souza is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Miyazawa makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Miyazawa chips away with some ground and pound.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Miyazawa advances position into side control!
Miyazawa lands an elbow.
Miyazawa is putting a hurting on De Souza here, landing some big shots from side control.
De Souza really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Miyazawa. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Miyazawa scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at De Souza to see if he's OK.
Miyazawa working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Miyazawa in side control lands a decent elbow.
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!
Miyazawa lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear De Souza down.
Miyazawa cracks De Souza with an elbow. That is naaassty.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Miyazawa has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Miyazawa postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. De Souza looks a forlorn figure.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ulisses De Souza.
I think De Souza has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Ulisses De Souza!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Ulisses De Souza!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight as a draw!

Ulisses De Souza wins by majority decision!
Ulisses De Souza decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
44%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andres Krozz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Funkyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fedor Funkyama has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Krozz
vs
Funkyama

183 cm
25
240 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

183 cm
25
260 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andres Krozz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fedor Funkyama!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Ren Mimura and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Funkyama. Krozz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Funkyama bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Funkyama feints with a jab and clips Krozz right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Krozz is sent crashing into the canvas and Funkyama leaps in for the kill! Krozz tries to get to his feet but Funkyama is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Krozz is in need of a savior and steps in!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fedor Funkyama!

C
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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Franz Titties (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and King Gorilla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Titties
vs
Gorilla

187 cm
26
235 lbs
8 - 12 - 0

195 cm
25
280 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Franz Titties!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, King Gorilla!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yuuki Gou and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Titties throws a shot from downtown. Gorilla moves away and avoids it.

Gorilla closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Titties looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gorilla uses his free foot to push down on Titties's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Titties.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Gorilla cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Titties bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

Gorilla is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Titties defends well.
Gorilla is adopting a defensive guard.
Titties missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Titties throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gorilla works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gorilla manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The referee warns Titties that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorilla loads up with a big shot that hurts Titties! He's pulled Gorilla in close but Gorilla has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Titties survive? More strikes from Gorilla and Titties is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). King Gorilla!
King Gorilla made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'You wanted the Real World and K.G gave it to you!!'.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
93%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Malcom Dwyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lamce Templeton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Templeton is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Too Drunk To F@ck! - Dead Kennedys. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Dwyer
vs
Templeton

191 cm
25
238 lbs
6 - 6 - 1

190 cm
25
228 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Knockout power

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Malcom Dwyer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lamce Templeton!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Templeton lands a slapping body shot.

Dwyer shoots in and gets a takedown into Templeton's guard.
Dwyer trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dwyer is looking to work some ground and pound but Templeton has wrist control.
Dwyer won't allow Templeton to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dwyer working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Templeton can do anything to dispel that myth.
Dwyer postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Dwyer throwing strikes but missing.
Templeton controls Dwyer momentarily but Dwyer frees himself.
Dwyer lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Dwyer working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Templeton keeping full guard, as Dwyer tries to pass.
Dwyer in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dwyer is in close to Templeton's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Dwyer is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Templeton utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dwyer throwing strikes from guard but Templeton blocks nicely.
Templeton looking to control.
Dwyer slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Dwyer in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Dwyer cracks Templeton with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Dwyer in side control lands a decent elbow.
Templeton is looking to regain half guard here but Dwyer keeps moving and retains side control.
Dwyer cracks Templeton with a big right hand but Templeton just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dwyer lands a strong strike to the head of Templeton. That's dazed him! Dwyer looking to finish here. Templeton is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Dwyer lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Malcom Dwyer!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
53%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Segura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xoleap Kawate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Segura
vs
Kawate

192 cm
25
288 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

198 cm
25
300 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Experienced

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tommy Segura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Xoleap Kawate!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kawate gets a takedown into half guard.
Segura on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Segura tries to get out of the position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Segura slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Kawate being controlled here momentarily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Segura is on top in guard.
Segura throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kawate works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Segura connects with a couple of short punches.
Kawate working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Segura.
Segura is looking to work some ground and pound but Kawate has wrist control.
Segura controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawate utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Segura throwing strikes but missing.
Kawate keeping moving, preventing Segura from controlling successfully.
Segura pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kawate is keeping the position for now.
Segura trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Segura trying to control but Kawate is working from the bottom.
Segura wants to pass the guard but Kawate is keeping the position.

We're going to have a standup here because Tommy Segura wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Segura throws a right and a left that Kawate avoids nicely.
Kawate looking to land some kicks to the body here.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Kawate.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
The ground and pound from Kawate seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Kawate working the ground and pound but Segura is defending the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawate throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Segura sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Segura regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Kawate.
Kawate throws a strike but Segura rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Segura landing some decent shots from guard.
Segura throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kawate works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Segura throws a big elbow that misses.
Segura connects with a couple of short punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Segura distracts Kawate with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kawate preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Segura loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Segura pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kawate is keeping the position for now.
Segura is looking to work some ground and pound but Kawate has wrist control.
Segura scoring with some ground and pound.
Kawate working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Segura.
Segura stays in close to Kawate's body and controls the position.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Segura trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Segura with a flurry of punches that miss.
Segura not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Segura throwing strikes but missing.
Segura trying to control the position from guard on top but Kawate is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Segura could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Segura throwing strikes from guard but Kawate blocks nicely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Segura accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Segura pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kawate is keeping the position for now.
Segura postures up.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Kawate slips under a jab from Segura.
Segura misses with a double jab.
Segura closes the distance and clinches up with Kawate, looking for a takedown. Segura pushes Kawate against the cage but Kawate circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.

Segura closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Kawate's guard.
Segura postures up in Kawate's guard and throws a big left but Kawate blocks it.
Segura postures up.
Segura loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Segura postures up in Kawate's guard and throws a big left but Kawate blocks it.
Kawate utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Segura working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Segura postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Segura throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Segura missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Segura trying to control the position from guard on top but Kawate is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Segura postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Segura throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kawate works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kawate really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Segura. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Segura postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Segura 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.
Segura scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Segura missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Segura trying to control but Kawate is working from the bottom.
Segura is looking to work some ground and pound but Kawate has wrist control.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Segura advances position into side control!
Segura trying to control the position but Kawate is working away.
Segura in side control, throwing shots but Kawate defends.
Kawate takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Segura connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Kawate some visible discomfort.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Segura showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Segura has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Tommy Segura!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Tommy Segura!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Tommy Segura!

Tommy Segura wins by unanimous decision!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Tommy Segura waved his t-shirt featuring QFClothing's logo in front of the cameras.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
13%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Quittin Hackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tze Tze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Hackson
vs
Tze

199 cm
26
280 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

189 cm
25
298 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Quittin Hackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tze Tze!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hackson looks to score with a jab to the body but Tze is just out of range.
Hackson takes a swing at Tze's ribcage but misses.
Tze throws an overhand right that lands on Hackson's shoulder, as Hackson tries to avoid the shot.
Tze throws a big shot that misses.
Hackson looks to land a left hand but Tze moved out of range nicely.
Tze misses with a left hand
and Hackson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tze thinking.
Hackson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tze was well out of range. Poor timing from Hackson.
Hackson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tze moves away.
Hackson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tze.
Tze pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tze throws a looping overhand right but Hackson ducks down to avoid it.
Hackson throws a looping overhand right but Tze ducks down to avoid it.
Hackson is looking to wear down Tze with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Tze with a jab.
Tze throws a jab but it's blocked by Hackson.
Tze is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Tze cracks Hackson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tze misses with a hook. Hackson ducked under it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tze will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hackson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A slow jab from Tze misses its intended target.
A left and a right from Tze both land. Nice combination.
Tze shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Tze uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hackson.
Tze uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hackson.
Nice straight punches there by Hackson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hackson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tze throws a jab when Hackson was well out of range.
Tze Tze seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hackson moves away from the strike by Tze.
Tze rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hackson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hackson throws a looping overhand right but Tze ducks down to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hackson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hackson connects with a single shot there.
Tze might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Hackson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tze.
Hackson digs a good hook to Tze's body.
Hackson misses with a right hand
and Tze counters with a three punch combo that has Hackson backing up. Hackson nods at Tze to acknowledge the strikes.
Hackson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tze sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tze tries to move into range but Hackson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Tze swings widly with a right hand
and Hackson counters with a straight right hand.
Hackson moves away from the strike by Tze.
Tze takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hackson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tze sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hackson. Tze does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tze misses with a series of wild punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hackson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tze in his tracks.
Hackson throws a hook but Tze avoids it easily.
Tze throws a poor cross that misses
and Hackson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tze tries to clinch up but Hackson circles away and keeps his distance.
Tze lands with a hook. Hackson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A swing and a miss from Tze.
Tze throws an off balance right hand
and Tze takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A slow jab from Hackson misses its intended target.
Hackson throws a shot to the body.
Tze looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tze doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hackson misses with a body shot.
Tze looks to throw the jab but Hackson is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tze throws a looping overhand right but Hackson ducks down to avoid it.
Tze moves away from the strike by Hackson.
Tze throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hackson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hackson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tze counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hackson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tze has time to react.
Tze misses with an uppercut
and Hackson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Tze uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hackson.
Hackson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tze takes one to the chin there.

It looks like Tze Tze has been cut.
Hackson lands with a shot to the body.
Hackson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tze manages to avoid it.
Hackson slips a jab and a cross from Tze.
Tze keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hackson.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hackson lands a right hook to the body.
Tze drops his hands momentarily and Hackson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Tze takes one on the button.
Hackson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tze on the side of the head.
Hackson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hackson lands a nice hook to Tze's body. Tze takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Hackson lands a big right hand that sends Tze crashing to the mat! Hackson stays standing though and waves Tze back to his feet!

Tze is rocked!
Hackson takes a swing at Tze's ribcage but misses.
Nice body punch from Hackson.
Hackson lands a jab to Tze's midsection.
Hackson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hackson misses with a straight right.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Tze throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hackson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hackson lands a nice looking body shot.
Hackson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tze avoids the body shot from Hackson.
Tze takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tze tries to clinch
and Hackson counters with a straight right hand.
Hackson jabs at Tze's body.
Jab by Hackson.
Hackson lands with an uppercut that bounces Tze off the cage and back into range.
Tze is still on wobbly legs! Can Hackson finish him?
Hackson thuds a left hand into Tze's body.
Tze ducks into an uppercut from Hackson and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Quittin Hackson!
Quittin Hackson took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'AWOOOOOOOOOOOO!'.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
69%

Main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brett Troid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giuseppe Giacomucci (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Giacomucci has chosen Bee Gees - Stayin' Alive as his entrance music. Brett Troid has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Troid
vs
Giacomucci

190 cm
25
235 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

165 cm
25
180 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Experienced

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brett Troid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Giuseppe Giacomucci!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Ren Mimura and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Giacomucci stuffs the takedown attempt from Troid. Troid gets slowly back to his feet.

Giacomucci shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Troid is trying to get back to full guard.
Giacomucci working Troid over with strikes.
Giacomucci is trying to control the action in half guard but Troid is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Giacomucci throwing shots but Troid is blocking nicely.
Troid blocking the ground and pound attempt from Giacomucci.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Giacomucci connects with a nice short shot to Troid's temple.
Giacomucci trying to control the action but Troid is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Troid is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Giacomucci pulls his head out easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Troid taking some punishment here, with Giacomucci in his half guard.
Giacomucci is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Giacomucci lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Giacomucci really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Troid. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Troid takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Giacomucci lands with some strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Troid is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Giacomucci looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Giacomucci scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Giacomucci postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Troid in real trouble here! The ref calls for Troid to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Giuseppe Giacomucci!
Giuseppe Giacomucci decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.