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BRFC14: Lights Out PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jake Powell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sahey Ignatyev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Powell comes to the cage accompanied by Blame It on the Alcohol by Of Mice & Men. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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155 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jake Powell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sahey Ignatyev!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ignatyev fails in his attempt to clinch.
Powell shoots for a takedown but Ignatyev saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Powell shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ignatyev pinned against the cage. Ignatyev gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ignatyev tries to clinch there but Powell circles away.
Ignatyev scores with a kick to the body.
Ignatyev stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ignatyev wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Powell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ignatyev has Powell up against the cage in a clinch.
Ignatyev throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Powells head.
Ignatyev is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Powell is defending well for now.
Powell takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ignatyev tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Powell avoids it.
Ignatyev gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ignatyev's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ignatyev is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Powell is defending well for now.
Powell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Powell wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ignatyev tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Powell avoids it.
Ignatyev creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nice elbow from Ignatyev.
Ignatyev lands a good knee to the midsection. Powell won't want to take too many of those.
Ignatyev pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ignatyev is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Ignatyev misses with an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ignatyev stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ignatyev lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ignatyev looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ignatyev.
Powell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ignatyev leaning his opponent against the cage.
Powell takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ignatyev lands an elbow inside.
Ignatyev pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Powell being controlled against the cage.
Ignatyev lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ignatyev keeps control of Powell as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ignatyev stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ignatyev gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ignatyev lands a nice elbow.
Ignatyev misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Powell.
Ignatyev lands an elbow just above Powell 's eye.
Ignatyev lands an elbow just above Powell 's eye.
Ignatyev creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Powell is trying to break free.
Ignatyev slowing the pace effectively.
Ignatyev lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ignatyev lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ignatyev is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Powell is defending well for now.
Ignatyev lands a nice elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sahey Ignatyev dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ignatyev displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Powell.
Powell dives in and grabs Ignatyev's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ignatyev pushes down on Powell's head and hops out.
Ignatyev darts in and clinches Powell up against the cage.
Ignatyev tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Powell avoids it.
Ignatyev lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Powell takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ignatyev stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ignatyev makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ignatyev throws an elbow but misses.
Powell takes an elbow to the temple.
Ignatyev lands a shoulder strike.
Powell tries to circle away but Ignatyev has him pinned against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ignatyev throws an elbow that misses.
Ignatyev lands an elbow inside that Powell shrugs off.
Powell avoids the elbow strike from Ignatyev, against the cage.
Powell tries to break free but Ignatyev pushes him back against the cage.
Ignatyev missing with knees to the body.
Powell blocks an elbow strike.
Ignatyev throws an elbow that misses.
Ignatyev lands an elbow inside.
Powell takes an elbow to the temple.
Ignatyev lands a damaging elbow.
Powell letting Ignatyev take a breather here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ignatyev creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Powell's defenses.
Powell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ignatyev lands an elbow that stopped Powell in his tracks for a moment.
Sahey Ignatyev seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ignatyev is pushing Powell up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Powell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Powell takes an elbow to the temple.
Ignatyev lands a good knee to the midsection. Powell won't want to take too many of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ignatyev lands an elbow just above Powell 's eye.
Powell takes an elbow to the temple.
Ignatyev is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Powell is defending well for now.
Nice elbow from Ignatyev.
Ignatyev lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ignatyev tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Powell avoids it.
Ignatyev lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Powell takes an elbow to the forehead.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ignatyev takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Ignatyev lands an elbow inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ignatyev pressing his opponent against the cage.
Ignatyev creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Powell's defenses.
Powell wants to get back to striking at distance but Ignatyev won't allow it.
Powell wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ignatyev has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ignatyev misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Powell.
Ignatyev lands an elbow inside that Powell shrugs off.
Ignatyev comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sahey Ignatyev showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A good leg kick by Ignatyev.
Powell shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ignatyev pinned against the cage. Ignatyev gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Powell dives in and grabs Ignatyev's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ignatyev pushes down on Powell's head and hops out.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ignatyev looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ignatyev doesn't manage to clinch there - Powell circles away.
Powell fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ignatyev avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Powell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Powell tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ignatyev swivels and escapes.
Ignatyev rushes Powell and presses him up against the cage.
Ignatyev stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powell takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Jake Powell has been cut.
Ignatyev lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ignatyev lands a nice elbow.
Ignatyev lands an elbow that stopped Powell in his tracks for a moment.
Powell wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Powell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Powell being controlled against the cage.
Ignatyev misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Powell.
Ignatyev misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Powell.
Ignatyev gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ignatyev misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Powell.
Powell dodges an elbow strike from Ignatyev.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ignatyev just misses with a elbow thrown towards Powell's brow.
Powell blocks an elbow strike from Ignatyev.
Ignatyev stalling.
Ignatyev gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ignatyev.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ignatyev trying to land knees to the body.
Ignatyev missing with knees to the body.
Powell takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ignatyev trying to land knees to the body.
Powell avoiding damage as Ignatyev throws knees to the body.
Powell takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ignatyev has Powell pressed against the cage, preventing Powell from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ignatyev gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Ignatyev.
Ignatyev tries to throw a body punch but Powell avoids it by throwing Ignatyev back against the cage.
Sahey Ignatyev is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Powell can't break the clinch.
Ignatyev lands a damaging elbow.
Jake Powell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ignatyev lands an elbow inside.
Powell wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ignatyev has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Powell dodges an elbow strike from Ignatyev.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sahey Ignatyev comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ignatyev 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sahey Ignatyev!
After winning the bout, Sahey Ignatyev 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 Roberto Fantuzzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fantuzzi's entrance music is Alexia - Dimmi Come.... A fine choice. Frank Silver will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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185 lbs
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195 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Roberto Fantuzzi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Frank Silver!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fantuzzi blocks the body kick.
A big left from Fantuzzi misses.
Fantuzzi walks into a jab.
Silver swinging wildly here.
Frank Silver seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantuzzi misses with a few strikes there.
Silver punishes Fantuzzi's body with a nice straight punch.
Silver misses with a series of wild punches.
Silver will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silver swinging wildly here.
Silver looks to score with a jab to the body but Fantuzzi is just out of range.
Fantuzzi lands with a nice body punch.
Silver throws a series of punches but Fantuzzi moves out of range.
Fantuzzi scores with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fantuzzi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fantuzzi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Silver at a distance.
Silver looks winded!
A left lands for Fantuzzi.
Fantuzzi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantuzzi takes a swing at Silver's ribcage but misses.
Nice shot by Fantuzzi.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A cross from Fantuzzi lands.
Fantuzzi sends Silver crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Fantuzzi is motioning to the referee to let Silver up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Silver is rocked!
Fantuzzi scores with a body shot.
Silver is still on wobbly legs! Can Fantuzzi finish him?
Silver circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Fantuzzi. Silver falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Fantuzzi!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Roberto Fantuzzi!
A victorious Roberto Fantuzzi thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Forsyth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Crawford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robert Crawford will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bruce Forsyth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Robert Crawford!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crawford shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Forsyth as he avoids it easily.
Forsyth has a takedown stuffed.
Forsyth fails with a takedown attempt.
Crawford gets caught flat footed, as Forsyth shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Crawford looking to hit a scissor sweep but Forsyth is one step ahead there.
Forsyth postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Crawford trying to keep a closed guard but Forsyth is proving a slippery customer.
Forsyth trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Crawford wants to stand and escape but Forsyth is having none of it.
Forsyth stands up over Crawford, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Crawford is trying to keep Forsyth in close.
Crawford avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Forsyth advances position into side control!
Crawford tries to escape but Forsyth is in control.
Forsyth 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.
Forsyth looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Crawford is avoiding damage well.
Forsyth creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Forsyth sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Crawford is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Crawford can do anything to dispel that myth.
Crawford defending against the ground and pound.
Forsyth creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Crawford keeps Forsyth under control for a moment.
Crawford tries to improve position but can't.
Forsyth taking a breather here.
Forsyth working the head with strikes.
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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crawford managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Forsyth.
Crawford is not content to let Forsyth control the position.
Forsyth creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Crawford sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Crawford tries to buck Forsyth off but Forsyth is having none of it.
Crawford trying to remain calm as Forsyth controls from the top position.
Forsyth sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Crawford is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Crawford defending against the ground and pound.
Crawford tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Forsyth wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Forsyth working the head with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crawford is trying to buck Forsyth off.
Forsyth is chipping away with strikes.
Crawford is not content to let Forsyth control the position.
Forsyth throws an elbow but Crawford slips to the side and avoids it well.
Crawford is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Forsyth working the head with strikes.
Crawford avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Forsyth.
Forsyth grinds an elbow into Crawford's temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Forsyth throwing strikes but Crawford manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Forsyth defending against the ground and pound.
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!
Crawford in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Crawford in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Crawford in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Forsyth manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Forsyth gets back to full guard.
Forsyth is controlling Crawford's posture.
Forsyth working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Crawford.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Crawford throwing strikes from guard but Forsyth blocks nicely.
Crawford trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Forsyth dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Crawford checks a low kick from Forsyth.
Forsyth shoots in and gets a takedown into Crawford's guard.
Forsyth is in close to Crawford's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Forsyth throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Forsyth working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Forsyth throwing strikes from guard but Crawford blocks nicely.
Crawford wants to sweep but no luck.
Forsyth trying to control but Crawford is working from the bottom.
Forsyth looking to sit in guard and control but Crawford gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Crawford throws an elbow that misses. Forsyth uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Crawford's guard. Nice move by Forsyth!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crawford working a defensive guard here.
Forsyth throws a big elbow that misses.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Forsyth's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Forsyth trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Crawford manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Forsyth wants to sweep but no luck.
Crawford postures up in Forsyth's guard and throws a big left but Forsyth blocks it.
Forsyth looking to hit a scissor sweep but Crawford is one step ahead there.
Crawford trying to control the position from guard on top but Forsyth is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crawford in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Crawford must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Crawford with a flurry of punches that miss.
Crawford missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Forsyth looking to hit a scissor sweep but Crawford is one step ahead there.
Crawford with a flurry of punches that miss.
Crawford stopping the sweep attempt from Forsyth.
Crawford postures up and lands a big shot to Forsyth's brow.
Crawford throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crawford trying to move into half guard but instead Forsyth has managed to sweep!
Crawford has momentary wrist control but Forsyth slips an elbow through the middle.
Crawford preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Forsyth accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bruce Forsyth overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Forsyth being controlled here momentarily.
Forsyth missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Forsyth trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Crawford manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Forsyth manages to get himself to full guard.
Forsyth trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crawford throws a big right hand that misses.
Crawford preventing the sweep.
Crawford throws a strike but Forsyth rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Forsyth missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Forsyth is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crawford escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Forsyth gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Forsyth missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Forsyth throwing strikes from guard but Crawford blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Forsyth dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Forsyth stuffs the takedown attempt from Crawford. Crawford gets slowly back to his feet.
Crawford shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Forsyth is trying to defend but Crawford finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Forsyth is trying to get back to full guard.
Forsyth slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Crawford preventing the sweep.
Crawford lands a couple of elbows.
Crawford chips away with some ground and pound.
Forsyth bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Crawford's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Forsyth trying to control but Crawford is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Forsyth postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Forsyth being controlled here momentarily.
Forsyth throwing strikes but missing.
Forsyth keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Crawford's head.
Forsyth loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Forsyth forces his way into half guard.
Forsyth with the ground and pound but Crawford uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Forsyth looking to sit in guard and control but Crawford gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bruce Forsyth is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crawford throws an elbow that misses. Forsyth uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Crawford's guard. Nice move by Forsyth!
Crawford being controlled here, momentarily.
Forsyth's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Forsyth stops Crawford from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Forsyth is stalling in the full guard.
Robert Crawford has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Crawford stuffs the takedown attempt from Forsyth. Forsyth gets slowly back to his feet.
Crawford closes the distance and clinches up with Forsyth, looking for a takedown. Crawford pushes Forsyth against the cage but Forsyth circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Crawford is defended easily by Forsyth.
Bruce Forsyth has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robert Crawford.
Crawford takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Forsyth defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Crawford.
Forsyth dives in and scores a takedown into Crawford's guard.
Forsyth slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Bruce Forsyth.
Crawford fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Forsyth avoids it really well and circles away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Forsyth.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Forsyth manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Crawford on his heels. He'll look to pass Crawford's guard now, I'm sure.
Forsyth seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruce Forsyth showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Forsyth has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruce Forsyth!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Deji Koshcheck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kakihara Aoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Deji Koshcheck has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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179 lbs
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175 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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Deji Koshcheck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kakihara Aoki!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koshcheck defending well as Aoki loads up on a big left hand.
Aoki lands a jab-cross combination.
Koshcheck shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Aoki eats them both and turns towards Koshcheck to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Aoki bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Koshcheck's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Koshcheck takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Aoki on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Aoki scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Aoki throws a nice looking combination but Koshcheck bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Aoki swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Aoki misses with a straight right.
Koshcheck throws a left and a right that both miss
and Aoki counters with a three punch combo that has Koshcheck backing up. Koshcheck nods at Aoki to acknowledge the strikes.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Aoki checks a leg kick.
Koshcheck uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Aoki.
Koshcheck plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Aoki feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Koshcheck sprawling to the canvas! Koshcheck rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Aoki finish him?!
Koshcheck is rocked!
Aoki punishes Koshcheck's body with a nice straight punch.
Oh Koshcheck is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Koshcheck slips a jab and a cross from Aoki.
Aoki fakes the body blow, causing Koshcheck to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Koshcheck goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kakihara Aoki!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ryo Yoshimitsu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Koji Sato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Koji Sato enters the cage!
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147 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryo Yoshimitsu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Koji Sato!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sato doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Yoshimitsu counters with a three punch combo that has Sato backing up. Sato nods at Yoshimitsu to acknowledge the strikes.
Sato misses with a takedown attempt
and Yoshimitsu counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Sato is rocked!
Yoshimitsu lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Sato falls backwards - clearly groggy! Yoshimitsu dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryo Yoshimitsu!
During a confident post fight interview, Ryo Yoshimitsu thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bubba Benson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Ribeiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benson comes to the cage accompanied by Sweet home Alabama. Ribeiro has chosen MICHEL TELÓ - BARÁ BERÊ as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bubba Benson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Carlos Ribeiro!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Sosuke Kotani and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Benson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ribeiro scores with a takedown into Benson's guard.
Ribeiro pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Benson is keeping the position for now.
Ribeiro postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Benson is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Ribeiro, into his guard.
Ribeiro looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Benson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Benson is in close to Ribeiro's body, working some short punches and elbows.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Benson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benson trying to control but Ribeiro is working from the bottom.
Benson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ribeiro swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ribeiro throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Benson escapes and throws Ribeiro's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Ribeiro takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Benson wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Ribeiro, who protects the arm well.
Ribeiro is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Ribeiro tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Benson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Ribeiro is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Benson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Benson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Ribeiro manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ribeiro seems to be looking for submissions.
Ribeiro looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro is working for a kimura but Benson is defending it quite comfortably.
Ribeiro is looking for a kimura but Benson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Ribeiro to get the leverage.
Ribeiro is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Benson is just riding it out for now. Ribeiro eventually gives up the hold.
Ribeiro is trying to work for a kimura but Benson is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Benson sees it coming and defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ribeiro wants to work for an arm triangle but Benson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Benson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Benson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ribeiro defends well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ribeiro has gone for a leg lock! Benson slips out almost immediately though and dives into Ribeiro's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Carlos Ribeiro will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ribeiro closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Benson's guard.
Carlos Ribeiro has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ribeiro drops back, looking for a kneebar! Benson looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Benson looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Benson!
Ribeiro is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Benson off and has taken his back!
Ribeiro is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Ribeiro looking for the choke from the back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ribeiro is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Benson rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benson is pressing down on Ribeiro's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Ribeiro is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Benson is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Benson has escaped and now he's on top!
Benson drops back looking for a leg! Ribeiro is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ribeiro manages to kick Benson off! Benson jumps back into Ribeiro's guard.
Benson stands up over Ribeiro, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ribeiro working for a triangle but Benson defends it easily.
Benson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ribeiro has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Benson has managed to get both his arms back between Ribeiro's legs - danger averted.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Benson defends well.
Ribeiro keeping moving, preventing Benson from controlling successfully.
Benson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ribeiro is keeping the position for now.
Ribeiro working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Benson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Benson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ribeiro is looking for a triangle but Benson pushes his legs off easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro is looking for a triangle but Benson pushes his legs off easily.
Ribeiro is breathing heavily.
Ribeiro had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Benson defends it easily.
Benson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ribeiro's head.
Ribeiro working for a triangle but Benson defends it easily.
Benson passes Ribeiro's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ribeiro looking for submissions off his back.
Benson moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Ribeiro.
Benson is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Ribeiro will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Benson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ribeiro keeps working.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Benson is trying to get an arm triangle but Ribeiro is defending well.
Benson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Ribeiro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Benson moves in looking to clinch but Ribeiro pushes him off.
Benson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ribeiro moves away.
Bubba Benson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Benson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ribeiro takes a jab right on the kisser.
It looks like Carlos Ribeiro has been cut.
Benson has closed the distance and engaged Ribeiro in a clinch.
Benson has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Ribeiro clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Ribeiro tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Ribeiro working to try and regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribeiro slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Ribeiro moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Benson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ribeiro has his foot on Benson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Benson works his way back into a safe position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ribeiro can't keep his opponent in guard - Benson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Ribeiro looking for submissions off his back.
Ribeiro takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ribeiro is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Benson pulls his head out easily.
Benson wants to control but Ribeiro is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro actively working from the bottom here.
Benson wants to work for an arm triangle but Ribeiro is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Benson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ribeiro defends it well.
Benson is looking to take a break and control but Ribeiro is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ribeiro looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Benson pushes past his half guard into mount!
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!
Ribeiro is trying desperately to improve position.
Benson looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benson prevents Ribeiro from getting the reversal.
Benson is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Ribeiro is surviving well by controlling Benson's body position as best he can.
Ribeiro keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Benson manages to capitalize on a mistake by Ribeiro to take his back!
Ribeiro rolls, trying to escape but Benson keeps control of the position.
Benson working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Benson is hanging on to Ribeiro's back as he tries to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro showing good submission defense here.
Ribeiro tries to escape but Benson has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Ribeiro fending off the submission attempt from Benson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ribeiro tries to roll but Benson sticks to his back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ribeiro is trying to defend against the choke here but Benson has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Benson Tightens the hold and Ribeiro taps out furiously! Benson displays superior BJJ to win the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Bubba Benson!
Bubba Benson made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Getur dun!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dai Kyunkell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lazarus Po (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Po's choice of entrance music: Tribal Seeds- Vampire. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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25
164 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dai Kyunkell!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lazarus Po!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Hirohito Nitta and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kyunkell looks to clinch
and Po counters with a thumping low kick.
Kyunkell tries to clinch up
and Po counters with a flying knee. Nice.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kyunkell.
A jab from Kyunkell does it's job there.
Kyunkell clinches with his opponent.
Po throws a head punch that misses.
Po taking a breather.
Kyunkell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Po breaks from the clinch.
Kyunkell tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Po finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Po lands with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyunkell tries to clinch there but Po circles away.
Po circles away from the clinch attempt
and Po cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kyunkell tries to clinch but Po moves away
and Po counters with a nice leg kick.
Po drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A solid leg kick lands there for Po.
Kyunkell tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Po counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nice jab there from Kyunkell.
Kyunkell tries to close the distance and clinch but Po swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kyunkell tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Po manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kyunkell moves to clinch but Po breaks away
and Po counters with a head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Po takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kyunkell closes the distance looking to clinch
and Po counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Po lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kyunkell darts in trying to clinch
and Po counters with a good, hard body kick but Kyunkell shrugs it off.
Po throws a quick inside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Po. That's going to slow Kyunkell down.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kyunkell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kyunkell closes the distance but Po moves to the side
and Po counters with a slapping leg kick.
Po lands a nice looking body kick.
Kyunkell is breathing heavily.
Kyunkell closes the distance but Po moves to the side
and Po counters with a thumping low kick.
Kyunkell darts in trying to clinch
and Po makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kyunkell wants to clinch
and Po counters with a low kick, right behind Kyunkell 's knee.
Po lands a head kick. Kyunkell smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Kyunkell tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kyunkell ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kyunkell tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Po counters with a good, hard body kick but Kyunkell shrugs it off.
Kyunkell steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Po. That one must have hurt.
Kyunkell takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kyunkell takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Dai Kyunkell has been cut.
Po lands a slapping body shot.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Po.
Kyunkell gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kyunkell is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Po lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Kyunkell is rocked!
Po throws a leg kick which misses Kyunkell's front leg but catches the back leg as Kyunkell tries to avoid it.
Oh Kyunkell is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Po catches Kyunkell with a right, a left, a right. It's raining punches and Kyunkell forgot an umbrella! Another punch and he's down. This one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Lazarus Po!
Lazarus Po is the new lightweight champion!
A very excited looking Lazarus Po made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yaga Shura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dean Corll (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shura's entrance music is The Angel. A fine choice. Corll comes into a darkened arena with his song building. South Texas Death Ride kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Dean Corll will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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196 lbs
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193 lbs
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yaga Shura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dean Corll!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Kenichi Hosakawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corll fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Corll thows a body kick. Shura tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Corll throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Corll cracks Shura with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Corll lands a jab to Shura's midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Corll thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Shura if he has to take too many more of those.
Shura is breathing heavily.
Corll lands with a nice body kick.
Corll fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Shura on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Corll.
Corll scores with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corll smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Corll cracks Shura with a hook to the temple - Shura is on wobbly legs here! Corll swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Shura falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Corll wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Dean Corll!
After winning the bout, Dean Corll 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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