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Destiny 27: Benoit vs. Titties PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ragnar SvenSoleson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee comes to the cage accompanied by Cold Wind Blow - Eminem. SvenSoleson has chosen If I had a heart as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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210 lbs
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220 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chuck Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ragnar SvenSoleson!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
SvenSoleson is looking to slow Lee down with leg kicks.
Ragnar SvenSoleson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
SvenSoleson connects with the punch.
Lee is breathing heavily.
SvenSoleson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
SvenSoleson scores with a nice right hand.
SvenSoleson has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Lee is landing a low percentage of strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
SvenSoleson fails to land with a series of punches.
Lee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from SvenSoleson.
Lee slips a jab and a cross from SvenSoleson.
SvenSoleson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lee on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
SvenSoleson throws the kick towards the body but Lee avoids it.
SvenSoleson misses with a few strikes there.
SvenSoleson looks to score with a jab to the body but Lee is just out of range.
Lee fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but SvenSoleson avoids it really well and circles away.
Good work by Lee as he checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
SvenSoleson scores with a spinning back kick!
SvenSoleson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A head kick misses from SvenSoleson.
SvenSoleson connects with a body shot.
SvenSoleson fails to land with a series of punches.
SvenSoleson misses with an uppercut.
SvenSoleson throws a series of punches but Lee avoids them all with ease.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by SvenSoleson.
SvenSoleson catches Lee with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
It looks like Chuck Lee has been cut.
Lee definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
SvenSoleson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
SvenSoleson catches Lee with a right, a left, a right. It's raining punches and Lee forgot an umbrella! Another punch and he's down. This one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ragnar SvenSoleson!
After winning the bout, Ragnar SvenSoleson 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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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hades Destroyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Lebow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Josh Lebow is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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177 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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hades Destroyer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Josh Lebow!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lebow tries to close the distance and clinch up but Destroyer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lebow is looking to slow Destroyer down with leg kicks.
Lebow feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Destroyer's calf.
Nice body kick there by Lebow.
Lebow tries to clinch up
and Destroyer counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Destroyer prevents Lebow from getting back to his feet.
Destroyer being controlled here momentarily.
Lebow wants to stand but Destroyer is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lebow keeping full guard, as Destroyer tries to pass.
Lebow is looking to stand up but Destroyer isn't so interested in that idea.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Josh Lebow was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Destroyer takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Lebow pushes Destroyer up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lebow throws an elbow but it misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lebow throws an elbow but misses.
Lebow throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Destroyer blocks an elbow strike from Lebow.
Lebow lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Lebow fails to land.
Lebow displaying some good clinch control by pressing Destroyer up against the cage.
Lebow throws an elbow that misses.
Lebow taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Lebow fails to land.
Lebow tries to stall but Destroyer uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lebow lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Hades Destroyer has been cut.
Lebow looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Destroyer blocks an elbow strike from Lebow.
Destroyer drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lebow pulls his leg out and moves away.
Lebow works over Destroyer's head and body with a nice combination.
Lebow pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lebow throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lebow scores with a head kick. Destroyer tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Lebow gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Destroyer wants a takedown.
Lebow lands a nice elbow.
Destroyer changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lebow fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hades Destroyer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lebow gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lebow lands an elbow that stopped Destroyer in his tracks for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Lebow dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hades Destroyer's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Destroyer avoids the body shot from Lebow.
Lebow throws a head kick but Destroyer moves out of range.
Lebow tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lebow scores with a jab.
Destroyer is rocked!
Lebow lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Josh Lebow!
An out of breath Josh Lebow thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Qwewetgtfsdr Dsafdsfqw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincent Mars (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mars is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Solaar Pleure by Solaar. Vincent Mars will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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277 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Qwewetgtfsdr Dsafdsfqw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vincent Mars!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Fujiwara and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mars leaves Dsafdsfqw with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Mars connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dsafdsfqw's hands.
It looks like Qwewetgtfsdr Dsafdsfqw has been cut.
Dsafdsfqw drops his hands for a split second and Mars immediately capitalizes on the opportunity by smashing a powerful hook into Dsafdsfqw face, sending his mouthguard sailing through the air, much to the delight of the crowd. Mars follows up with a right hand that knocks Dsafdsfqw into next week. He's out cold and this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Vincent Mars!
Our winner, Vincent Mars, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jin Mishima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy McKenzie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mishima comes into the arena with All I Do Is Win blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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165 lbs
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157 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jin Mishima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jimmy McKenzie!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McKenzie has managed to clinch.
A short left from McKenzie.
McKenzie lands a nice uppercut.
McKenzie is trying to maintain a safe position but Mishima gets an underhook and turns McKenzie into the cage.
McKenzie misses with the head strike.
I was talking to Mishima's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
McKenzie doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McKenzie stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mishima jumps guard but McKenzie turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
McKenzie tries to throw a body punch but Mishima avoids it by throwing McKenzie back against the cage.
McKenzie misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from McKenzie.
McKenzie lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mishima.
Mishima jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as McKenzie walks away with a smile on his face. Mishima gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Mishima swats away the attempt to clinch by McKenzie.
Mishima avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McKenzie tries to clinch there but Mishima circles away.
McKenzie lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mishima circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mishima throws a front kick aimed at McKenzie's knee but McKenzie avoids it well.
McKenzie tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mishima paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jimmy McKenzie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mishima takes one to the side of the head.
McKenzie keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jimmy McKenzie is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mishima shoots in and drives through. McKenzie sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jin Mishima. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McKenzie lands a jab to the head.
McKenzie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mishima.
Mishima tries to keep at a distance but McKenzie has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mishima manages to pull guard.
Mishima avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
McKenzie really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mishima. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
McKenzie wanted to stand there but Mishima had control of the position.
Mishima is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! McKenzie has his hands clasped together but Mishima extends and breaks McKenzie's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Mishima.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jin Mishima!
Jin Mishima very nearly forgot to thank Tokyo United Fightwear amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Pettis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Batou Otsuka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Batou Otsuka has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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265 lbs
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240 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Johnny Pettis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Batou Otsuka!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shigeki Sano and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Otsuka's corner calls for a 1-2. Otsuka obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Pettis definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Pettis shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Pettis wants to pass to mount but Otsuka is defending the position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Pettis lands a nice short elbow.
Pettis will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Pettis is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Otsuka doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Pettis.
Otsuka looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pettis throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Pettis 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.
Pettis trying to control the action but Otsuka is working from the bottom.
Pettis not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Pettis keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Pettis'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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Johnny Pettis wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Otsuka misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Otsuka misses with a head kick.
Pettis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Otsuka throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Pettis fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Otsuka to the ground. Pettis is now in Otsuka's guard.
Pettis 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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pettis wants to control from the top but Otsuka keeps moving.
Pettis looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pettis 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.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Johnny Pettis wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Pettis tries to clinch up but Otsuka circles away and keeps his distance.
Otsuka throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pettis looking to score a takedown here. Otsuka is defending well but Pettis drives through and ends up in Otsuka's guard.
Pettis wants to control from the top but Otsuka keeps moving.
Pettis is stalling in the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnny Pettis has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Some wild striking there from Otsuka.
Pettis changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Otsuka looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pettis wants to lay and pray for a moment but Otsuka keeps working.
Pettis wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Otsuka, who protects the arm well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pettis tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Pettis 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.
Otsuka takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
It looks like Batou Otsuka has been cut.
Otsuka cracks Pettis with a right hand to the side of the head.
It looks like Johnny Pettis has been cut.
Otsuka lands a two punch combo.
Pettis bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pettis advances nicely into full mount.
Pettis lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Otsuka hang on?
Pettis working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Otsuka looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Pettis! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Johnny Pettis!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mark Bariga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stevie Wait (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wait comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Times Up kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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136 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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149 lbs
4 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mark Bariga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stevie Wait!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Sano and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bariga misses with a looping left.
Wait is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bariga sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Wait lands a jab to the head.
Wait walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bariga checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Wait gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wait misses with a looping left.
Wait thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bariga lands a left and a right that send Wait crashing to the mat, dazed. Bariga thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Wait is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wait moves out of range of the strikes.
Wait is still on wobbly legs! Can Bariga finish him?
Bariga waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wait.
Wait steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bariga.
Wait misses with a jab to the body
and Bariga counters with a crisp right that sends Wait to the canvas! Bariga follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Bariga!
In his post fight interview, Mark Bariga started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
Stevie Wait spoke after the fight, saying 'I just lost a fight, I have no time for an interview I have to catch the first flight back to NY and get in the gym!!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Giannis Bakos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ask Fairchild (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fairchild has chosen Jesse & Joy - Llorar as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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213 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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208 lbs
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Giannis Bakos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ask Fairchild!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bakos takes one to the chin there.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Bakos.
Fairchild tries to bench press Bakos off him but Bakos keeps the position.
Bakos working away.
Check out the look on Bakos's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
The strikes coming from Bakos are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Bakos cracks Fairchild with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Fairchild dodges the ground and pound from Bakos.
Fairchild tries to bench press Bakos off him but Bakos keeps the position.
Bakos lands some shots froms side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fairchild takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Bakos in side control lands a decent elbow.
Bakos has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fairchild parries the strikes from Bakos easily there. Bakos is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Fairchild to escape.
Fairchild holding on.
Fairchild tries to improve position but can't.
Bakos working the body and head with strikes.
Bakos working the head and body with strikes.
Bakos with the ground and pound but Fairchild regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Bakos throwing shots but Fairchild is blocking nicely.
Bakos sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Fairchild defending well though.
Bakos is trying to control. Fairchild wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bakos sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Fairchild defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bakos missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Fairchild is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bakos throwing shots but Fairchild is blocking nicely.
Fairchild regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Bakos.
Bakos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bakos might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bakos throws an elbow that misses. Fairchild uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bakos's guard. Nice move by Fairchild!
Fairchild postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fairchild would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bakos utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fairchild missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bakos preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bakos manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Fairchild slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Bakos not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Fairchild manages to get to full guard.
Fairchild tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bakos postures up in Fairchild's guard and throws a big left but Fairchild blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bakos throws a strike but Fairchild rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Fairchild throwing strikes from guard but Bakos blocks nicely.
Fairchild cracks Bakos with a solid left hand.
Bakos seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fairchild throwing strikes but missing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bakos manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Fairchild manages to get himself to full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fairchild wants to stand but Bakos is controlling the position.
Fairchild wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Bakos is now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Giannis Bakos dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
No joy there for Fairchild, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fairchild keeps the fight on the outside.
Bakos has managed to clinch.
Fairchild breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fairchild misses with a body shot.
Fairchild shoots in looking for a takedown. Bakos tries to sprawl out of it but Fairchild keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bakos manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bakos shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fairchild fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bakos. Fairchild does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ask Fairchild is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fairchild throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bakos.
Ask Fairchild seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fairchild dives in and grabs Bakos's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bakos pushes down on Fairchild's head and hops out.
Giannis Bakos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ask Fairchild.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fairchild tries to bum rush Bakos with a series of wild strikes but Bakos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bakos moves in looking to clinch but Fairchild pushes him off.
Bakos forces Fairchild back against the cage and clinches.
Fairchild wants to get back to striking at distance but Bakos won't allow it.
Bakos lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bakos lands an elbow inside that Fairchild shrugs off.
Bakos tries to score a body lock takedown but Fairchild shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Bakos lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bakos tries for a takedown but Fairchild manages to get underhooks.
Bakos gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Fairchild throws a head punch that misses.
Bakos keeps control of Fairchild as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Fairchild is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Fairchild stops a takedown attempt from Bakos.
Bakos tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fairchild avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bakos blocks a body shot from Fairchild.
Bakos has Fairchild pressed against the cage, preventing Fairchild from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Fairchild wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bakos has him pressed against the cage.
Bakos comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fairchild can't find room to land a body shot as Bakos controls the action.
Fairchild is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bakos is defending well for now.
Bakos drops down looking for an ankle pick but Fairchild pulls his leg out and moves away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bakos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bakos lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fairchild shoots in but Bakos avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bakos goes for a double leg but Fairchild avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Fairchild continues to drive forward.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fairchild leaning against his opponent.
Fairchild misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bakos.
Bakos stalling in the clinch but Fairchild improves position.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Fairchild takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Bakos is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Fairchild gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Fairchild takes an elbow to the temple.
Fairchild will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bakos up against the cage.
Bakos has Fairchild pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Fairchild manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Bakos throws an elbow but it misses.
Fairchild prevents the takedown attempt.
Fairchild lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bakos.
Fairchild breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bakos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fairchild paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bakos is defended easily by Fairchild.
Fairchild fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bakos avoids it really well and circles away.
Fairchild goes for a double leg but Bakos avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Bakos continues to drive forward.
Fairchild wants to stall.
Fairchild has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Fairchild blocks the elbow strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bakos misses with an elbow strike.
Fairchild avoiding damage as Bakos throws knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bakos has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Fairchild avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Giannis Bakos will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Fairchild jabs at Bakos's body.
Bakos throws a solid leg kick but Fairchild takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bakos.
Fairchild tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bakos was well out of range. Poor timing from Fairchild.
Fairchild doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bakos counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Fairchild's guard now.
Bakos trying to control the position from guard on top but Fairchild is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bakos is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Fairchild is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Bakos presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Bakos looking for a takedown.
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!
Fairchild pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bakos tries to clinch but Fairchild moves out of range.
Bakos fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bakos wants to clinch up but Fairchild keeps it at a distance.
Fairchild fails to land with a series of punches.
Bakos throws a front kick aimed at Fairchild's knee but Fairchild avoids it well.
Bakos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fairchild.
Bakos is looking to clinch.
Fairchild is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bakos sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Fairchild enables Bakos to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Fairchild manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Bakos content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bakos working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Fairchild looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Bakos puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Fairchild trying to control but Bakos postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bakos lands strikes from half guard.
Bakos is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bakos looks to land a strike but Fairchild avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Bakos working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bakos has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Bakos scoring with punches to the head and body.
Fairchild lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Bakos!
Fairchild unloads with some shots from mount but Bakos bucks and avoids them well.
Fairchild working Bakos over with strikes here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bakos is wriggling around trying to escape.
Fairchild with a couple of short strikes.
Fairchild throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Fairchild landing punches.
Fairchild with the ground and pound from mount.
Ask Fairchild has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fairchild has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bakos tries to lock up and control but Fairchild gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Fairchild is landing with some decent strikes but Bakos is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Fairchild working for a guillotine from mount but Bakos is in no mood to give up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bakos working to try and regain half guard.
Fairchild lands a nice shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bakos avoids a series of strikes thrown by Fairchild.
Bakos tries to reverse the position but Fairchild maintains control.
Fairchild with a couple of short strikes.
Bakos is rocked!
Fairchild is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Oh Bakos is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bakos takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Fairchild's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ask Fairchild!
A victorious Ask Fairchild 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Out (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edward Flores (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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150 lbs
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150 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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pablo Out!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Edward Flores!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Hirohito Nitta and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flores lands an overhand right.
Out jabs at Flores's body.
Flores takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A left lands for Out.
Flores misses with an uppercut
and Out counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Flores takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Flores moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Out is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Flores.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd cheers as Out lands an impressive looking overhand right. Flores doesn't seem phased though.
Out moves out of range as Flores strikes.
Pablo Out seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Out throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Out definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Flores scores with a head kick. Out tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Out uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Flores.
Flores uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Out.
Out dips to his left and cracks Flores with an uppercut!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flores looks to land a right hand but Out moved out of range.
Flores scores with a hook to the body. Out takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Flores tries to close the distance and clinch but Out swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Flores uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Out.
Out ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Flores moves away.
Out scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Out cracks Flores with an open hand slap.
Flores throws a shot from downtown. Out moves away and avoids it.
Out just misses with a punch to the body.
Out misses with a right hand
and Out takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Flores throws a head kick that half lands.
Edward Flores is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Flores is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Flores clobbers Out with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flores throws a shot from downtown. Out moves away and avoids it.
Out throws a big shot that misses.
We've been informed that Flores has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Flores takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Out throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Flores has taken the fight to the clinch.
Flores pushes Out back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Out fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Flores.
Flores scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Out misses with a body punch.
Flores scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Flores lands an uppercut.
Flores lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Still in the clinch, Flores scores with a nice short uppercut.
Flores scores with a shoulder strike.
Flores pushes Out back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Out takes a shot to the head.
A shot in the inside from Flores.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Out's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Out misses with a punch to the body.
Flores lands an uppercut.
Out throws a head punch that misses.
A body shot lands from Flores.
Flores lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Out backwards.
Out is rocked!
Out is trying to break the clinch but Flores has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Out's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Flores lands with a short shot to the head.
Oh Out is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A short right from Flores on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Flores scores with a nice short uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Flores.
Flores lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Out to his knees! Flores keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Edward Flores!
After the fight, Edward Flores was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
The defeated Pablo Out had this to say: 'sorry guys for this loss but you know what I think a rubber match is necessary? What do you guys think?!'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kenshin Yamamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bagong Buhay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buhay comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Tatsulok kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenshin Yamamoto!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bagong Buhay!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buhay shoots in and drives through. Yamamoto sprawls well.
Yamamoto stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Yamamoto wants it to stay on the feet.
A swing and a miss from Yamamoto.
Buhay shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Yamamoto as he jumps to the side.
Kenshin Yamamoto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bagong Buhay.
Yamamoto misses with a straight left.
Buhay uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yamamoto.
No luck for Buhay with that takedown attempt.
Buhay misses with a takedown attempt
and Yamamoto counters with a takedown into side control.
Buhay is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Yamamoto landing a few strikes.
Buhay is trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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!
Yamamoto working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Buhay takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Buhay has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Buhay takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
You can see the frustration on Buhay's face as Yamamoto controls the position.
Yamamoto fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Buhay tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Yamamoto wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Yamamoto lands some shots froms side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buhay regains half guard.
We've been hearing that Yamamoto has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Buhay tries to roll over but Yamamoto keeps him under control.
Yamamoto keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
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!
We're going to have a standup here because Kenshin Yamamoto wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Buhay doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Yamamoto counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto controlling the action here.
Yamamoto'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.
Buhay moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto controlling from the top position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Yamamoto seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Buhay for as long as he can get away with.
We're going to have a standup here because Kenshin Yamamoto wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Yamamoto closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Buhay manages to pull guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yamamoto passes Buhay's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Yamamoto wants to lay and pray for a moment but Buhay keeps working.
Buhay actively working from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenshin Yamamoto dominated that round.
That's time! Yamamoto's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Buhay is defended easily by Yamamoto.
Yamamoto thows a left - swing and a miss!
A telegraphed right hand from Buhay misses the target.
Yamamoto looks to throw the jab but Buhay is out of range.
Buhay darts in looking for a takedown but Yamamoto gets double underhooks and turns Buhay into the cage.
Buhay tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kenshin Yamamoto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bagong Buhay.
Buhay jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Yamamoto walks away with a smile on his face. Buhay gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Buhay closes this distance looking for a takedown but Yamamoto circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Buhay.
A big left from Yamamoto misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buhay takes a swing at Yamamoto's ribcage but misses.
Buhay shoots and misses
so Yamamoto counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Kenshin Yamamoto overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Yamamoto controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Yamamoto has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Yamamoto preventing the sweep.
Yamamoto is stalling in the full guard.
Yamamoto throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto pushes down on Buhay's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Yamamoto perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Buhay is trying to get back to full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yamamoto keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
We're going to have a standup here because Kenshin Yamamoto wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Yamamoto avoids the head kick by Buhay.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Yamamoto as Buhay shoots in.
Buhay throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Yamamoto's waist but Yamamoto gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Buhay off to one side.
Yamamoto stuffs the takedown.
Buhay doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Yamamoto counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Buhay looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Yamamoto performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Yamamoto trying to control the pace.
Buhay moves into full guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yamamoto slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenshin Yamamoto dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Yamamoto stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Yamamoto wants it to stay on the feet.
Yamamoto missing with a left hand there. Buhay was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yamamoto misses with a head kick.
Yamamoto throws a jab when Buhay was well out of range.
Buhay blocks a jab.
Buhay looks to land a right hand but Yamamoto moved out of range.
Buhay misses with a takedown
and Yamamoto counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Buhay wants to control but Yamamoto is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Yamamoto sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Kenshin Yamamoto just wasn't active enough.
Buhay tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Yamamoto defends well and Buhay ends up having to push Yamamoto into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Kenshin Yamamoto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bagong Buhay.
Buhay is trying to pull guard but Yamamoto turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Buhay tries to pull guard but Yamamoto forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Yamamoto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yamamoto stalls.
Buhay jumps guard but Yamamoto stands there with Buhay around his waist. Buhay gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buhay jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Yamamoto walks away with a smile on his face. Buhay gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Yamamoto is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Buhay.
Buhay throws a leg kick that misses.
Yamamoto missing with a left hand there. Buhay was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Buhay avoids a punch combination nicely.
Buhay has his takedown stuffed
and Yamamoto counters with a shoot takedown. Buhay fights it but they end up in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yamamoto content to stall in guard here.
Yamamoto avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto 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.
Yamamoto trying to control the position from guard on top but Buhay is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yamamoto 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.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Kenshin Yamamoto just wasn't active enough.
Buhay has his takedown stuffed
so Yamamoto counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yamamoto is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buhay is trying to keep Yamamoto in close.
Buhay being controlled here, momentarily.
Buhay working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Yamamoto doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Yamamoto manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yamamoto pushes down on Buhay's leg and manages to get into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenshin Yamamoto clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Buhay shoots and misses
and Yamamoto counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Yamamoto is working Buhay over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Buhay looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Yamamoto stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Buhay swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Yamamoto cracks Buhay with a solid left hand.
Yamamoto won't allow Buhay to sweep him here.
Yamamoto is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buhay 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.
Yamamoto's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Kenshin Yamamoto.
Nice defenses there by Buhay.
Buhay gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Yamamoto to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Yamamoto with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Yamamoto avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Yamamoto is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Yamamoto postures up in Buhay's guard and throws a big left but Buhay blocks it.
Yamamoto engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Kenshin Yamamoto just wasn't active enough.
Buhay slips under a jab from Yamamoto.
Buhay keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto clinches with his opponent.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Buhay jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Yamamoto walks away with a smile on his face. Buhay gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Buhay is looking to land body kicks.
Yamamoto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Buhay.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buhay shoots in for a takedown but Yamamoto shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kenshin Yamamoto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bagong Buhay.
Buhay keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yamamoto.
Buhay doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Yamamoto counters with a takedown into side control.
Yamamoto works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Buhay prevents Yamamoto from moving into mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Buhay taking punishment in the form of punches.
Buhay is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Yamamoto is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yamamoto controlling the position easily from mount.
Yamamoto is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Buhay can do to turn this around?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenshin Yamamoto had his way with Bagong Buhay in that round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Yamamoto looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Buhay!
Yamamoto working the ground and pound.
Yamamoto wants to control but Buhay is keeping him busy.
Yamamoto scoring with punches and elbows.
Yamamoto trying to control the action but Buhay is working from the bottom.
Yamamoto has knee on belly and moves into mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamamoto trying to control but Buhay is having none of it.
Yamamoto content just to control the position here.
Yamamoto working the ground and pound effectively.
Kenshin Yamamoto is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto looking to control and managing it successfully.
Yamamoto unloading with bombs!
Buhay can't escape the position.
Buhay tries to hold on but Yamamoto pushes him away.
Buhay bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buhay trying to control but Yamamoto is working from the bottom.
Buhay pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yamamoto is keeping the position for now.
Yamamoto pulls Buhay in close to his closed guard and prevents Buhay from doing any damage or advancing position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Yamamoto decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Buhay wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Buhay looking for submissions off his back.
Yamamoto perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Buhay wants to improve his position but Yamamoto is controlling well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kenshin Yamamoto showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Yamamoto 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 50:45
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 50:45
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenshin Yamamoto!
Kenshin Yamamoto retains his bantamweight title!
Kenshin Yamamoto made sure to mention his sponsor, //buriedALIVE// Fight Gear in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Frank Benoit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hanz Titties (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frank Benoit is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Frank Benoit!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hanz Titties!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Taro Takaoka and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benoit moves in looking to clinch but Titties pushes him off.
Benoit shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Titties.
Titties swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Titties throws the kick towards the body but Benoit avoids it.
Benoit closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Titties quickly recovers to half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Titties can do anything to dispel that myth.
Titties wants to improve his position but Benoit is controlling well.
Benoit trying to pass the guard but Titties defending well.
Titties is looking to improve his position.
We've been hearing good reports from Benoit's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Benoit missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Benoit is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Titties has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Titties is not content to let Benoit control the position.
Titties has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Benoit throwing shots but Titties is blocking nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Benoit is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Benoit is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Titties doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Benoit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benoit sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Titties defending well though.
Benoit throws a strike but Titties avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Benoit trying to control but Titties is working from the bottom.
Titties avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Benoit looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benoit throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Titties works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Titties avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Titties keeping moving, preventing Benoit from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Benoit throwing strikes from guard but Titties blocks nicely.
Benoit wants to pass the guard but Titties is keeping the position.
Benoit trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benoit looking to pass the guard.
Benoit throws an elbow that misses. Titties uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Benoit's guard. Nice move by Titties!
Benoit is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Titties must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Benoit is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Benoit has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Titties has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Benoit dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
That kick from Titties tenderised Benoit's leg. Benoit is trying to keep his angry face on.
Benoit fails with a takedown attempt.
Benoit drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Benoit lands a couple of digs.
Benoit trying to control the position from guard on top but Titties is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Benoit 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.
Benoit has gone for a leg lock! Titties slips out almost immediately though and dives into Benoit's guard.
Titties wants to control from the top but Benoit keeps moving.
Benoit pushes Titties off and scrambles back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Titties fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Titties feints and then cracks Benoit's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Benoit down.
Benoit takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Benoit avoids the head kick by Titties.
Benoit shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Benoit was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Benoit misses with the ground and pound.
Benoit goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Titties has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Benoit but great work by Titties.
Benoit is trying to improve his position.
Titties wants to lay and pray for a moment but Benoit keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benoit manages to get back to half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Benoit tries to roll over but Titties keeps him under control.
Benoit wants to control but Titties passes into side.
Titties prevents Benoit from escaping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benoit is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Benoit pushes Titties away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Titties gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Benoit is trying to improve his position.
Benoit is trying to get back to his feet.
Benoit struggling a bit here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
What's Benoit going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Benoit is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Benoit takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benoit wants to get back to his feet but Titties drags him back down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Benoit dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Benoit misses with a takedown attempt
and Titties counters with an inside leg kick.
Benoit is trying hard to land a takedown here. Titties sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Titties feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Benoit's calf.
Titties bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Benoit darts in looking for a takedown but Titties gets double underhooks and turns Benoit into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Benoit. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Titties breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Titties throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Frank Benoit has been cut.
Benoit fails to land the takedown.
Titties fakes the leg kick and cracks Benoit in the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Titties connects with an inside leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Titties - that will leave a mark!
Titties lands with a kick to the temple. Benoit shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Titties. Benoit shrugs it off though.
Titties lands a big head kick that sends Benoit tumbling to the mat! Titties takes a step backwards and waves Benoit back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Benoit is rocked!
Titties plants his feet and throws a brutal three punch combo that sends Benoit swiftly into unconsciousness! Right, left, right! Boom, boom, boom! Benoit face plants, battered and bloodied! He might never be the same again after that finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Hanz Titties!
Hanz Titties is the new featherweight champion!
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