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Benito vs. Saito PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scottie Terrier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jin Sen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sen has chosen Let It Rock as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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220 lbs
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217 lbs
30 - 23 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Scottie Terrier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jin Sen!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yuuki Gou and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sen.
Terrier tries to clinch up.
A low kick from Sen misses
and Terrier counters with a big head kick but Sen shrugs it off.
Sen misses with a looping left.
Terrier tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Sen counters with a straight right hand.
Terrier checks a low kick from Sen.
Terrier closes the distance but Sen moves to the side
and Sen counters with a straight right hand.
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!
Sen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Terrier lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Jin Sen has been cut.
Terrier tries to clinch there but Sen circles away.
Terrier tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Sen counters with a good, hard body kick but Terrier shrugs it off.
A big left from Sen misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Terrier tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Sen counters with a good low kick that Terrier was not able to check.
Terrier closes the distance but Sen moves to the side
and Sen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Some bone on bone action there as Terrier checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Terrier swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sen swats away the attempt to clinch by Terrier.
Terrier tries to clinch but Sen is having none of it.
Sen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Terrier slips a straight right by Sen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terrier tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Sen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Terrier thinking.
Terrier doesn't manage to clinch there - Sen circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Terrier looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sen misses with a body kick.
Terrier is looking to clinch.
Terrier moves into the clinch successfully.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Terrier's brow.
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!
Terrier lands an elbow just above Sen 's eye.
Sen tries a knee to the head but Terrier blocks it.
Terrier throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Terrier misses with a knee to the head.
Terrier being controlled against the cage.
Terrier tries a knee to the head but Sen blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Terrier with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sen dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Terrier with a knee to the head.
Terrier throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Terrier is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sen is defending well for now.
Terrier creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sen's defenses.
Terrier lands with a light punch inside.
Sen prevents a body shot from Terrier.
Terrier lands an elbow inside.
Sen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Terrier wants to clinch but Sen slips to the side
and Sen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Terrier tries to clinch but Sen moves away
and Sen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Terrier moves to clinch but Sen breaks away
and Sen counters with a head kick. That will keep Terrier thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Terrier is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Terrier moves to clinch but Sen breaks away
and Sen counters with a nice leg kick.
A low kick from Sen misses
and Terrier counters with a nice uppercut.
Sen throws a body kick that misses
and Terrier counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Terrier checks the leg kick nicely there.
Terrier is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Terrier tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Sen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jin Sen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jin Sen's cut.
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.
Sen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sen throws a shot from downtown. Terrier moves away and avoids it.
Terrier walks into a left hand.
Terrier is looking to clinch but Sen is avoiding it.
Terrier lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Terrier darts in trying to clinch
and Sen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sen looks to land a combination but Terrier avoids it well.
Sen throws a jab but it's blocked by Terrier.
Terrier tries to clinch
and Sen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sen throws a sloppy head kick and Terrier moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Terrier avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sen gets in close and tags Terrier with a short punch that almost sends Terrier to the mat! Oh Terrier is in big trouble! He turns his back on Sen, trying to create some distance but Sen rushes him, striking wildly and Terrier goes down! The referee tackles Sen into the cage to end the fight! Sen is one violent man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jin Sen!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Nguyen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Teofilo Crespo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Alex Nguyen has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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205 lbs
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213 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alex Nguyen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Teofilo Crespo!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crespo moves into range and clinches up with Nguyen.
Crespo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Crespo moves into range and clinches up with Nguyen.
Crespo jumps guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Crespo is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Nguyen is controlling him.
Nguyen wants to control from the top but Crespo keeps moving.
Crespo working for a triangle but Nguyen defends it easily.
Nguyen might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Crespo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Nguyen's guard.
Nguyen is looking to stand up but Crespo isn't so interested in that idea.
Crespo trying to control but Nguyen is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nguyen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nguyen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Crespo is one step ahead there.
Nguyen keeping moving, preventing Crespo from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Teofilo Crespo.
Crespo shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Nguyen's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Crespo showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crespo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nguyen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nguyen keeping moving, preventing Crespo from controlling successfully.
Crespo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Crespo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Nguyen is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Crespo postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Nguyen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Crespo counters by clinching up.
Nguyen is trying to break the clinch but Crespo has him pressed against the cage.
Crespo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nguyen tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Crespo moves into the clinch.
Crespo connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Alex Nguyen has been cut.
Nguyen is trying to pull guard but Crespo turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Crespo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Crespo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Crespo manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Nguyen fails to pull guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crespo with a knee to the head.
Nguyen tries to stall but Crespo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nguyen is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Crespo to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Nguyen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nguyen wants to break free but Crespo has control.
Crespo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nguyen tries to break the clinch but Crespo is controlling the position.
Crespo connects with a knee to the head.
Crespo wants to take the fight to the mat but Nguyen manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Crespo has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Nguyen after a bit of a struggle.
Nguyen takes a knee right on the jaw!
Crespo successfully pulls guard.
Crespo wants to stand but Nguyen is controlling the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nguyen trying to control the position from guard on top but Crespo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Teofilo Crespo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alex Nguyen's cut.
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.
Crespo shoots in for a takedown but Nguyen shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Crespo tries a head kick but it misses.
Alex Nguyen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Some wild striking there from Nguyen.
A head kick misses from Crespo.
Nguyen throws a series of punches but Crespo moves out of range.
Nguyen stuffs the takedown attempt from Crespo. Crespo gets slowly back to his feet.
Nguyen misses with a shot to the body
and Crespo counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Nguyen tries to throw a body punch but Crespo avoids it by throwing Nguyen back against the cage.
Nguyen tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Crespo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nguyen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Crespo lands a nice knee to the body.
Nguyen is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Crespo to keep the fight standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nguyen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nguyen has had enough of the clinch but Crespo keeps him there for the moment.
A knee to the head by Crespo.
Come on Crespo - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Crespo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Crespo dives in and grabs Nguyen's left leg, looking for a takedown. Nguyen pushes down on Crespo's head and hops out.
Alex Nguyen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Teofilo Crespo.
Nguyen thuds a left hand into Crespo's body.
Nguyen looks to throw a body kick
and Crespo counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Crespo.
Nguyen throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crespo trying to control but Nguyen is working from the bottom.
Crespo looking to sit in guard and control but Nguyen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen stopping the sweep attempt from Crespo.
Nguyen wants to control from the top but Crespo keeps moving.
Crespo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Nguyen manages to get himself to full guard.
Crespo trying to control but Nguyen is working from the bottom.
Nguyen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Crespo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crespo looking to pass the guard.
Crespo is looking to work some ground and pound but Nguyen has wrist control.
Nguyen controls Crespo momentarily but Crespo frees himself.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Crespo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Crespo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Nguyen keeping moving, preventing Crespo from controlling successfully.
Crespo is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen is looking to stand up but Crespo isn't so interested in that idea.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Teofilo Crespo hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Crespo wants to clinch.
Crespo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Crespo moves into the clinch successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crespo breaks from the clinch.
Crespo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Nguyen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nguyen cracks Crespo with an open hand slap.
Crespo shoots for a takedown but Nguyen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Teofilo Crespo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Alex Nguyen's cut.
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. And we move into the final round!
Nguyen throws a sloppy head kick
and Crespo counters with a big head kick but Nguyen shrugs it off.
Teofilo Crespo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crespo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nguyen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Crespo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Nguyen. Those never looked like landing.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Crespo is defended easily by Nguyen.
A nice inside leg kick there by Crespo. That's going to slow Nguyen down.
A left and a right from Nguyen both land. Nice combination.
Crespo tries to clinch but Nguyen moves out of range.
Crespo forces Nguyen back against the cage and clinches.
Crespo content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Crespo keeps control of Nguyen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nguyen is looking to take this one to the mat.
Crespo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Crespo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Crespo takes the fight into the clinch.
Crespo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Crespo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Crespo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
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!
Nguyen takes an elbow to the forehead.
Crespo with a knee to the head.
Crespo scores with a knee to the head.
Crespo stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crespo manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Crespo is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Nguyen is controlling him.
Crespo is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Crespo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nguyen is standing up over Crespo. Crespo looks to escape but Nguyen dives into side control.
Crespo tries to bench press Nguyen off him but Nguyen keeps the position.
Crespo takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Crespo tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Nguyen avoids the attempt from Crespo to control.
Nguyen trying to control but Crespo is having none of it.
Crespo really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Crespo really wants to buck Nguyen off and get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen looking to control but Crespo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Nguyen looking to control and managing it successfully.
Crespo manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Crespo is trying to stand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crespo tries to get to full guard but Nguyen has control of the leg.
Alex Nguyen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Teofilo Crespo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Crespo is concentrating on defense, preventing Nguyen from advancing position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Teofilo Crespo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Crespo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Teofilo Crespo!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hiromitsu Tanaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kato Is Back (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hiromitsu Tanaka has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiromitsu Tanaka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kato Is Back!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tanaka walks into a left hand.
Tanaka chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Is Back can pounce on him.
Kato Is Back seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Is Back throws a looping overhand right but Tanaka ducks down to avoid it.
Is Back misses with a double jab.
Tanaka takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Tanaka tries to score a power double leg takedown but Is Back sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Tanaka somewhat.
Is Back misses with a low kick.
Tanaka rushes Is Back and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Tanaka keeps control of Is Back as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanaka turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Tanaka manages to end up in side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Tanaka working the ground and pound.
Tanaka lands a decent elbow from side control.
Tanaka scores with punches from side control.
Tanaka 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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tanaka misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Is Back is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Tanaka is controlling him well.
Tanaka working the ground and pound.
Is Back taking punishment in the form of punches.
Tanaka working the ground and pound.
Is Back takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Is Back is rocked!
The crowd goes nuts as Tanaka knocks Is Back out cold with a massive hammerfist! Tanaka Jumps to his feet and climbs on top of the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Hiromitsu Tanaka!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Hiromitsu Tanaka made sure he mentioned Global Empire MMA Gear, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eddy Matsui (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Isaac Gil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Eddy Matsui!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Isaac Gil!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Sosuke Kotani and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matsui is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gil.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gil looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Matsui circles away from the clinch attempt.
Matsui cracks a nice hook into Gil's ribs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gil looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gil wants to clinch but Matsui slips to the side
and Matsui counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gil looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Matsui throws a hook to the side of Gil's head but Gil sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Matsui.
Gil is looking to clinch but Matsui is avoiding it.
Gil tries to clinch up
and Matsui counters with a shoot takedown. Gil fights it but they end up in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gil keeping full guard, as Matsui tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Matsui throws a big right hand that misses.
Matsui throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Matsui drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Gil dives on top into guard.
Matsui is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Gil rolls with it to try and escape but Matsui cranks on the arm and Gil is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Eddy Matsui!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Eddy Matsui made sure he mentioned Global Empire MMA Gear, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Phil Mcracken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sang Min Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mcracken comes into the arena with 10cc - Dreadlock Holiday blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Phil Mcracken!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sang Min Kim!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kim throws a sloppy head kick and Mcracken moves out of range easily.
Mcracken tries to clinch up
and Kim holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Mcracken holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mcracken.
A knee to the head by Mcracken.
Kim misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kim tries to throw a body punch but Mcracken avoids it by throwing Kim back against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Mcracken.
Mcracken breaks the clinch.
Sang Min Kim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mcracken tries to clinch but Kim moves out of range.
Mcracken checks a leg kick.
Mcracken slips a straight right by Kim.
Kim avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mcracken shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Kim is controlling Mcracken's posture.
Kim trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcracken tries to free his leg and advance position but Kim is retaining full guard.
Kim working a defensive guard here.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Sang Min Kim.
Mcracken avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mcracken just misses with a punch to the body.
Mcracken checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mcracken tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kim paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kim throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mcracken counters with a right hand to the body.
Kim's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mcracken under the eye.
Mcracken moves into the clinch successfully.
Kim lands a right hand.
Mcracken's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kim throws a wild body kick that Mcracken sees coming a mile off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcracken blocks a jab.
Mcracken instigates a clinch.
Mcracken stalls.
Mcracken turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Mcracken manages to end up in side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kim is looking for a sweep.
Kim is trying to control Mcracken's posture but Mcracken avoids it.
Mcracken creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Kim sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Mcracken in side control, throwing shots but Kim defends.
Mcracken just content to control the position.
Kim is looking to regain half guard here but Mcracken keeps moving and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcracken controls the position from side control.
Mcracken lands a nice forearm strike.
Kim trying to remain calm as Mcracken controls from the top position.
You can see the frustration on Kim's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Mcracken is chipping away with strikes.
Kim wants to control but Mcracken postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kim wants to get back to his feet.
Mcracken looking to control but instead Kim has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Mcracken takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcracken missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kim is trying to get back to full guard.
Mcracken seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kim does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kim tries to roll over but Mcracken keeps him under control.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mcracken lands a nice short elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Still in half guard, Mcracken seems content to control.
Kim keeping hold of Mcracken's head, controlling as best he can.
Mcracken lands with a punch from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phil Mcracken dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Mcracken looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Mcracken thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kim's head.
Mcracken is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kim keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mcracken drops an elbow to the side of Kim's head.
Mcracken is trying to control. Kim wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Mcracken sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kim defending well though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mcracken throwing shots but Kim is blocking nicely.
Mcracken is just content to waste time from the top position. Kim takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Mcracken controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Mcracken landing some decent shots from guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mcracken with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Phil Mcracken overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcracken wants to control from the top but Kim keeps moving.
Mcracken throwing strikes from guard but Kim blocks nicely.
Kim controls Mcracken momentarily but Mcracken frees himself.
Mcracken stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kim swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mcracken is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Mcracken 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.
Mcracken keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kim's head.
Kim seems keen to control Mcracken's posture.
Mcracken postures up in Kim's guard and throws a big left but Kim blocks it.
Kim preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcracken lands a couple of digs.
Kim looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mcracken is one step ahead there.
Mcracken thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Kim tries to strike from the bottom.
Kim is looking to sweep but instead, Mcracken has passed into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mcracken thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kim's head.
Mcracken prevents Kim from improving his position.
Mcracken missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kim is looking to get back to full guard here but Mcracken has managed to pass to side control instead.
Kim gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcracken scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Mcracken missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mcracken content to control rather than advance.
Kim wants to control but Mcracken is keeping busy.
Kim tries to roll over but Mcracken keeps him under control.
Mcracken working the head and body with strikes.
Mcracken not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kim wants to get back to full guard.
Mcracken wants to pass to mount but Kim is defending the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim is looking for a sweep. Mcracken is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mcracken wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kim keeps working.
Mcracken missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Mcracken working Kim over with strikes.
Mcracken thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kim's head.
Mcracken thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mcracken content to control rather than advance.
Kim is looking for a sweep. Mcracken is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mcracken takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kim is not content to let Mcracken control the position.
Kim is in trouble now - Mcracken has advanced to mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phil Mcracken dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Kim thows a body shot but no joy.
Kim misses with a leg kick.
Kim throws a leg kick
and Mcracken counters with a single leg into guard. Kim didn't expect that.
Mcracken working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kim's head.
Mcracken lands a couple of elbows.
Mcracken postures up in Kim's guard and throws a big left but Kim blocks it.
Mcracken is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kim can do to turn this around?
Kim not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mcracken wants to control from the top but Kim keeps moving.
Kim being controlled here, momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kim has Mcracken pulled in close to control his posture.
Mcracken wants to control from the top but Kim keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phil Mcracken has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Mcracken moves into the clinch.
Mcracken is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kim pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kim misses with a punch on the inside.
Mcracken stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kim is fighting off a takedown attempt but Mcracken is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Kim to the mat. Kim regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Kim working a defensive guard but Mcracken passes into half guard.
Still in half guard, Mcracken seems content to control.
Mcracken prevents Kim from improving his position.
Mcracken landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Mcracken wants to take a breather but Kim is having none of it.
Mcracken passes to full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mcracken lands a heavy elbow.
Kim wants to control but Mcracken is having none of it.
Mcracken punishing his opponent with strikes.
Mcracken with shots to the head and body - Kim looks very uncomfortable down there.
Kim is rocked!
Mcracken loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Kim scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Mcracken land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Mcracken stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Phil Mcracken!
After winning the bout, Phil Mcracken thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brett Shannon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Rivers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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195 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brett Shannon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aaron Rivers!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Shannon is defended easily by Rivers.
Shannon has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rivers.
Shannon shoots for a double leg takedown but Rivers sprawls well. He's pushed Shannon's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rivers misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Shannon throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Rivers tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Shannon is in Rivers's guard.
Shannon wants to pass the guard but Rivers is keeping the position.
Rivers is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Shannon rolls with it to try and escape but Rivers cranks on the arm and Shannon is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Aaron Rivers!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Aaron Rivers waved his t-shirt featuring Global Empire MMA Gear's logo in front of the cameras.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jacob O Reilly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luigi Fry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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170 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jacob O Reilly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Luigi Fry!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Reilly lands with a cross.
O Reilly lands a nice looking body shot.
O Reilly blocks a jab.
Fry is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by O Reilly.
A looping hook to the body misses from O Reilly. Fry does a little dance to reset his feet.
O Reilly blocks a jab.
Fry avoids the body shot from O Reilly.
O Reilly throws a jab when Fry was well out of range.
Fry fakes high and swings low for a body shot but O Reilly manages to avoid it.
Fry throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
O Reilly throws an overhand right that lands on Fry's shoulder, as Fry tries to avoid the shot.
O Reilly wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
O Reilly looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Fry is fending him off so far but O Reilly persists. Nope, Fry circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice sprawl there from O Reilly as Fry shoots in.
O Reilly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fry was well out of range. Poor timing from O Reilly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Fry with that takedown attempt.
O Reilly catches Fry with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
O Reilly scores with a shot to the body.
Fry throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
O Reilly scores with a sloppy right hand. Fry should have avoided that one.
O Reilly gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Fry counters with a single leg into guard. O Reilly didn't expect that.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Fry throws a big elbow that misses.
O Reilly working a defensive guard here.
O Reilly looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fry tries to free his leg and advance position but O Reilly is retaining full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fry accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Fry working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of O Reilly's head.
Fry must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Fry throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fry slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Fry trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fry is looking to work some ground and pound but O Reilly has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fry trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fry throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fry postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Fry trying to control the position from guard on top but O Reilly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fry lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Fry is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Fry loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Fry throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fry throwing strikes but missing.
Fry trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but O Reilly manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Fry pulls O Reilly in close to prevent any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luigi Fry 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.
O Reilly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fry shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. O Reilly manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Fry working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fry missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Fry looking to sit in guard and control but O Reilly gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Fry trying to control the position.
O Reilly trying to stand up but can't free himself from Fry's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fry seems keen to control O Reilly's posture.
Fry is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Luigi Fry.
Fry ducks right into an uppercut from O Reilly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fry changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. O Reilly looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Fry throws an elbow but O Reilly slips to the side and avoids it well.
A lull in the action here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
O Reilly can't do much from the bottom here.
Fry is trying to ground and pound but O Reilly uses the momentary lack of control by Fry to regain half guard.
Fry sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. O Reilly defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fry throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Fry not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Fry stalling.
Fry thows a huge punch but O Reilly dodges it nicely.
Fry thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed O Reilly's head.
Fry wants to control but O Reilly is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Reilly regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Fry.
Fry cracks O Reilly with a solid left hand.
Fry advances position into side control!
O Reilly is not content to let Fry control the position.
O Reilly managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Fry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luigi Fry showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
O Reilly keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Fry avoids the body shot from O Reilly.
O Reilly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
O Reilly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fry moves away.
O Reilly throws a body punch but Fry moves out of range.
Fry looking to score a takedown here. O Reilly is defending well but Fry drives through and ends up in O Reilly's guard.
Fry throwing strikes but missing.
Fry wants to pass the guard but O Reilly is keeping the position.
Fry throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fry postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fry throwing strikes but missing.
Fry trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but O Reilly manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
O Reilly won't allow Fry to get back to his feet.
Fry wants to sweep but no luck.
Jacob O Reilly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Reilly prevents Fry from getting back to his feet.
Fry wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and O Reilly is now in half guard.
Fry wants to get back to full guard.
Fry keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Luigi Fry has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fry is looking to improve his position.
Well, if O Reilly is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fry moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Fry 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.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Fry pulls O Reilly in close to prevent any damage.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
O Reilly lands a right hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Reilly uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fry.
Jacob O Reilly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O Reilly cracks a nice hook into Fry's ribs.
Fry has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Fry there as he acknowledges the shot.
Fry shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in O Reilly's guard.
Fry trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fry working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fry throws a big right hand that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fry cracks O Reilly with a solid left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fry in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luigi Fry comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Fry winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luigi Fry!
During a confident post fight interview, Luigi Fry thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Amorsolo Benito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hiroyuki Saitou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benito comes to the cage accompanied by Bingo Players - Get Up. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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24
175 lbs
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176 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Amorsolo Benito!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiroyuki Saitou!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shirou Masuda and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benito lands with a good body shot.
Benito throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Saitou counters with a one-two to the body.
Benito misses with a jab, cross combination.
Benito slips a jab and a cross from Saitou.
Saitou connects with a single shot there.
Benito takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Saitou misses with a jab to the body
and Benito connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Saitou. Benito does a little dance to reset his feet.
Saitou looks to land a combination but Benito avoids it well.
Benito uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Saitou.
Good shot there by Benito.
A shot to the liver by Saitou. Beautiful body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saitou throws a looping overhand right but Benito ducks down to avoid it.
Saitou tries to clinch up
and Benito counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saitou lands with a nice combination. Benito backs away looking to recover.
Benito dodges the punch combination from Saitou.
Saitou throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Saitou is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Saitou throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Benito counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Benito throws a big shot that misses.
Benito throws a lazy right hand but Saitou sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Saitou throws a left and a right that both miss
and Benito counters with a right hand to the body.
A big right from Saitou misses.
Benito throws a good cross that connects.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saitou lands a jab to Benito's midsection.
Saitou throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Benito throws a series of punches but Saitou moves out of range.
Benito misses with a wild body shot.
Hiroyuki Saitou seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saitou keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saitou uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Benito.
Benito looks to score with a jab to the body but Saitou is just out of range.
Benito with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Saitou to score with a decent uppercut.
Saitou misses with a two punch combination.
Benito throws a right and a left that both miss.
Benito throws a shot to the body.
Benito misses with a series of wild punches.
Benito misses with a two punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saitou takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Benito fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Benito will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Saitou darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Saitou rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Benito moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Saitou throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Benito blocks a jab.
Benito throws a right and a left that both miss.
Saitou throws a right hand that Benito ducks under and follows up with a left that Benito also avoids with ease.
Benito avoids the body shot from Saitou.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Saitou. Those never looked like landing.
Benito misses with a wild combination.
Saitou misses with a jab, cross combination.
Saitou takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Saitou scores with a crisp jab that stopped Benito in his tracks.
Saitou misses with a double jab
and Benito counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saitou scores with a jab to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Saitou misses with a looping right.
Saitou lands a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Saitou. Benito does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hiroyuki Saitou dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sloppy strikes from Saitou. Those never looked like landing.
Saitou throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Benito ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Saitou moves away.
Saitou throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Benito misses with a hook.
Some wild striking there from Benito.
Saitou moves out of range of the strikes.
Benito throws a jab but it's blocked by Saitou.
Benito fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Benito takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Saitou lands the left hand.
Saitou just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saitou works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Saitou closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Saitou breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Benito changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Benito throws a hook to the side of Saitou's head but Saitou sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Saitou is looking to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Benito. Saitou does a little dance to reset his feet.
Amorsolo Benito is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Benito looks to score with a jab to the body but Saitou is just out of range.
Benito swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Saitou.
Saitou throws out a loose jab but Benito uses good head movement to avoid it.
Benito slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Benito ducks under a wild hook from Saitou.
Benito scores with a punch to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saitou closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Hiroyuki Saitou seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saitou misses the jab.
Saitou swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Saitou throws a nice looking combination but Benito bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Benito rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Saitou moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Benito throws a right and a left that Saitou avoids nicely.
Benito throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Benito throws a poor cross that misses
and Saitou counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Benito looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Benito takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Saitou dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Saitou misses with a few strikes there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saitou misses with a series of wild punches.
Benito takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Saitou swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Saitou takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Saitou ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Benito moves away.
Benito misses with a combination
and Saitou counters with a stiff right hand.
Saitou throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Saitou throws a nice looking combination but Benito bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Saitou tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Benito was well out of range. Poor timing from Saitou.
Saitou keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saitou takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Benito throws a shot from downtown. Saitou moves away and avoids it.
Saitou moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Saitou.
Saitou fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benito manages to avoid it.
Saitou takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
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!
No joy there for Saitou, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Benito lands a body shot.
Saitou misses with a double jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A looping hook to the body misses from Saitou. Benito does a little dance to reset his feet.
Benito darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Saitou fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hiroyuki Saitou showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!
Saitou takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Saitou stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Benito connects with a body shot that sends Saitou's belly button to the back.
Saitou swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Benito counters with a three punch combo that has Saitou backing up. Saitou nods at Benito to acknowledge the strikes.
Benito tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Saitou was well out of range. Poor timing from Benito.
Benito moves into range and connects with a jab.
Saitou misses with a two punch combination.
Sloppy strikes from Benito. Those never looked like landing.
Saitou misses the shot to the body.
Benito misses the jab.
Saitou misses with a combination
enabling Benito to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saitou walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Saitou is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Benito rather than just go for the knockout.
Benito looks to score with a jab to the body but Saitou is just out of range.
Saitou moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Saitou gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Saitou throws a left and a right that both miss
and Benito counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Saitou thinking.
Benito cracks Saitou with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A combination from Saitou does no damage.
Saitou fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benito manages to avoid it.
Saitou throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Saitou falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Benito to counter with a crisp jab.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Saitou!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Benito lands the left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saitou uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Benito.
Saitou throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jab from Saitou.
Benito just misses with a punch to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Benito, as that shot connected.
Saitou lands a jab to the head.
Some wild striking there from Benito.
Benito throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Benito swings for the body but Saitou moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saitou lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Saitou scores with a nice strike.
Benito scores with a sloppy right hand. Saitou should have avoided that one.
Benito lands a jab-cross combination.
Saitou has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sloppy strikes from Benito. Those never looked like landing.
Benito cracks Saitou with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Benito blocks a jab.
Saitou tries to clinch but Benito moves out of range.
Saitou uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Benito.
Benito showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Saitou.
Benito takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saitou misses with a two punch combination.
Saitou scores with a jab to the jaw.
Saitou rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Benito moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saitou fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benito manages to avoid it.
Saitou misses with a wild combination.
Benito misses with a few strikes there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Saitou. Benito does a little dance to reset his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice defenses there by Benito.
A combination from Saitou does no damage.
Saitou dodges the punch combination from Benito.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Amorsolo Benito did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A cross from Saitou lands.
Benito throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A punch combination from Benito misses.
Benito misses with a looping right.
Benito misses with a jab, cross combination.
Saitou dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A big right from Saitou misses.
Benito walks into a straight right hand from Saitou.
Benito avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Saitou steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Benito.
Saitou throws a left and a right that both miss
and Benito counters with a series of strikes. Saitou will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saitou fails to land with a series of punches.
Benito throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Saitou sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Saitou swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Benito swats away the attempt to clinch by Saitou.
Saitou scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Benito throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice defenses there by Saitou.
Benito with a nice cross.
Benito misses with a jab, cross combination.
Saitou connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Benito's hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saitou looks to land a left hand but Benito moved out of range nicely.
Saitou blocks a jab.
Benito throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Saitou clinches up against the cage.
Saitou breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Saitou misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Benito.
Saitou tries to close the distance and clinch up but Benito swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Saitou tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Benito counters with a three punch combo that has Saitou backing up. Saitou nods at Benito to acknowledge the strikes.
Benito takes one to the side of the head.
Good standup being displayed there by Benito as he connects with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saitou looks to land a left hand but Benito moved out of range nicely.
Saitou misses with a combination
and Benito connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Saitou takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Benito connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Benito circles away from the clinch attempt
and Benito counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Saitou thinking.
Benito throws a good cross that connects.
Saitou throws a right and a left that both miss.
Benito misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saitou looks to land a combination. Benito sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Saitou throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Benito to counter with a crisp jab.
Benito looks to land a combination but Saitou avoids it well.
Saitou throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Benito scores with a jab to the jaw.
Benito waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Saitou.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saitou drives through and clinches with Benito against the cage.
Benito is trying to break the clinch but Saitou is controlling him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Saitou is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Benito is trying to break the clinch but Saitou has him pressed against the cage.
Saitou stalling in the clinch but Benito improves position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Hiroyuki Saitou will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Benito displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Saitou throws out the jab.
Saitou throws an off balance right hand
and Benito cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A cross from Benito lands.
Saitou rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Benito moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Saitou fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Saitou lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Benito tries to bum rush Saitou with a series of wild strikes but Saitou uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A big left from Benito misses.
Saitou throws a jab but it's blocked by Benito.
Benito avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Benito throws a body punch but Saitou moves out of range.
Saitou misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benito takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Benito lands with an overhand left.
Benito lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Saitou backs up against the cage.
Benito swinging wildly here.
Saitou throws a series of punches but Benito moves out of range.
Benito lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Benito swats away the attempt to clinch by Saitou.
Benito uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Saitou.
Benito jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saitou throws an off balance right hand
and Benito counters with a straight right hand.
Saitou misses with a series of wild punches.
Saitou lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Benito moves out of range of the strikes.
Saitou misses the shot to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Saitou. Those never looked like landing.
Benito goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benito throws a shot to the body.
Saitou looks to land a combination. Benito sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Saitou with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benito throws a nice looking combination but Saitou bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Benito swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice shot by Saitou.
Benito dodges the punch combination from Saitou.
Benito throws a right hand that misses
and Saitou cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Benito tries to bum rush Saitou with a series of wild strikes but Saitou uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Saitou tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Saitou catches Benito with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Saitou fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benito manages to avoid it.
Benito slips a straight right by Saitou.
Benito pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saitou scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Benito doesn't seem bothered though.
Saitou throws a hook but Benito blocks it.
Benito showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Saitou.
Benito swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Saitou lands a really nice looking cross but Benito seems unphased.
Amorsolo Benito has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Benito throws a series of punches but Saitou moves out of range.
Saitou lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Saitou scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Saitou lands with a right hand.
Hiroyuki Saitou is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Saitou has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saitou wants to clinch but Benito slips to the side
and Saitou takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hiroyuki Saitou comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Saitou 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 46:49
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 47:49
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 47:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hiroyuki Saitou!
Hiroyuki Saitou is the new welterweight champion!
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