MMA-KING Posted August 29, 2008 Share Posted August 29, 2008 When Alpha-1 left their chaotic kickboxing history behind they became an all-around MMA Promotion and now they are one of the top ranked promotions in the world Owner : Mittens Blurcat Champions : WOMENS : Sayoko Ebisawa LIGHTWEIGHT : Go Yamamoto WELTERWEIGHT : Gabriel Gallego MIDDLEWEIGHT : Juro Fukazawa LIGHT-HEAVYWEIGHT : Tadamasa Yamada HEAVYWEIGHT : Hassan Fezzik Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MMA-KING Posted August 29, 2008 Author Share Posted August 29, 2008 ALPHA-1 Press Conference ALPHA-1 President Mittens Blurcat and Owner Letsuna Hisamitsu are here to answer questions in Kinki, Japan [LIST] [*]Blurcat announced himself that in the next 3 events, all six champions will have a title match set [*]Hisamitsu has announced the next event for ALPHA-1, ALPHA-1 36 : Bomb Track [*]The Main Event for ALPHA-1 36 : Bomb Track will be Robero Aldez vs. Tadamasa Yamada for the Light-Heavyweight Title [*]The Co-Main Event Will Be Go Yamamoto vs. Carlos da Guia for the Lightweight Title [*]Here is the rest of the card [/LIST] [LIST=1] [*]Yuya Shimizu vs. Romi Takahashi [*]Atep of Indonesia vs. Paulo Roberto Bezerra [*]Alberto Basora vs. Matsudaira Satoh [*]Claudio Palacios vs. Ikku Funaki [*]Gempachi Higa vs. Leon Banks [*]Eien Kawano vs. Robun Yamazaki [*]Janinha vs. Katarzyna Wojciechowska [*]Jean-Pierre Richelleau vs. Grzegorz Boniek [*]Sayoko Ebisawa vs. Mizuki Watanabe (Womens Championship) [*]Jeff Carlton vs. Kunimuchi Kikuchi [*]Go Yamamoto vs. Carlos da Guia (Lightweight Championship) [*]Roberto Aldez vs. Tadamasa Yamada (Light-Heavyweight Championship) [/LIST] [IMG]http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll28/Rampage101_bucket/BombTrackALPHA-136.gif[/IMG] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MMA-KING Posted August 29, 2008 Author Share Posted August 29, 2008 New Signings ! ALPHA-1 has made 22 new signings today, here they are : [LIST] [*]Mexican Catch-Wrestler Agustin Gonzalez [*]19 Year Old Akemi Satou [*]Submission Artist Andrea Jones [*]Hybrid Fighter Darin Blood [*]BCF Veteran Eddie Whelan [*]Judo Gold-Medalist Fusae Miura [*]Argentinien Wrestler Gustavo Bautista [*]Kickboxer Hanae Maeheta [*]Kickboxing Champion Hans-Peter Schneider [*]English Wrestler Harry Milne [*]Lithuanien Striker Juozas Skerla [*]Submission Fighter Katherine Williams [*]High School Wrestling Champion Kojuro Ijichi [*]Submission Artist Korekiyo Anzai [*]Moldovan Wrestling Champion Mugur Boc [*]South Korean Kickboxing Champion Park Seong [*]Well Rounded Ground Fighter Petey Mack [*]English Wrestling Champion Stafford Alois [*]Greco-Roman Wrestler Stratos Papaioannou [*]Dominant Wrestler Tank Manu'a [*]19 Year Old Wrestler Thea Higgins [*]Middleweight Prospect Uwe Maier [/LIST] Many of these fighters will be competing immediately on the next card. However some of the new signings will be starting next month due to a 1 month notice period needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MMA-KING Posted August 29, 2008 Author Share Posted August 29, 2008 New Signings ! cont. 23 more signings in process and here they are : [LIST] [*]KO Puncher Brian Barnes [*]Hawaiien Wrestler Clare Payton [*]Scottish Powerhouse Curt Kitson [*]BCF Veteran Davis Spyrou [*]Young Prospect Dennis Gallagher [*]Powerful Wrestler Dominykas Jankovic [*]Tough Wrestler Doug Hansen [*]Former GAMMA HW Champion Gunnar Nilsson [*]Tough Girl Jennie Gill [*]Wrestling Champion Jim Carpenter [*]Canadian Prospect Kendall Tracey [*]Powerful Layla Holmes [*]Dangerous Striker Will Kane [*]Hybrid Fighter Luke Hilton [*]Tough Submission Artist Olivia Sweet [*]British Kickboxer Rav Kapur [*]Quick Striker Scott Gillespie [*]19 year old Sinali Shomen [*]Tough Wrestler Sylvester Collins [*]Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Champion Thiago Ceni [*]Muay Thai Champion Truck Gleeson [*]Karate Champion Tucker Plumm [*]Womens Prospect Umeka Fujiwara [/LIST] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MMA-KING Posted August 29, 2008 Author Share Posted August 29, 2008 Alpha-1 36 Up in 10 minutes, Feel free to post predictions, there might be a prize... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MMA-KING Posted August 29, 2008 Author Share Posted August 29, 2008 [CENTER] 1. Yuya Shimizu vs. Romi Takahashi 2. Atep of Indonesia vs. Paulo Roberto Bezerra 3. Alberto Basora vs. Matsudaira Satoh 4. Claudio Palacios vs. Ikku Funaki 5. Gempachi Higa vs. Leon Banks 6. Eien Kawano vs. Robun Yamazaki 7. Janinha vs. Katarzyna Wojciechowska 8. Jean-Pierre Richelleau vs. Grzegorz Boniek 9. Sayoko Ebisawa vs. Mizuki Watanabe (Womens Championship) 10. Jeff Carlton vs. Kunimuchi Kikuchi 11. Go Yamamoto vs. Carlos da Guia (Lightweight Championship) 12. Roberto Aldez vs. Tadamasa Yamada (Light-Heavyweight Championship) [/CENTER] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris caulfield Posted August 29, 2008 Share Posted August 29, 2008 1. Yuya Shimizu vs. [B]Romi Takahashi[/B] 2. [B]Atep of Indonesia [/B]vs. Paulo Roberto Bezerra 3. [B]Alberto Basora [/B]vs. Matsudaira Satoh 4. [B]Claudio Palacios[/B] vs. Ikku Funaki 5. Gempachi Higa vs. [B]Leon Banks[/B] 6. Eien Kawano vs. [B]Robun Yamazaki[/B] 7. [B]Janinha[/B] vs. Katarzyna Wojciechowska 8. Jean-Pierre Richelleau vs. [B]Grzegorz Boniek[/B] 9. [B]Sayoko Ebisawa[/B] vs. Mizuki Watanabe (Womens Championship) 10. Jeff Carlton vs. [B]Kunimuchi Kikuchi[/B] 11. [B]Go Yamamoto [/B]vs. Carlos da Guia (Lightweight Championship) 12. Roberto Aldez vs. [B]Tadamasa Yamada [/B](Light-Heavyweight Championship) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MMA-KING Posted August 29, 2008 Author Share Posted August 29, 2008 [CENTER][IMG]http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll28/Rampage101_bucket/ALPHA1.jpg[/IMG] ALPHA-1 36 : Bomb Track Romi Takahashi (4-0) vs. Yuya Shimizu (4-1) Round 1 An exchange of jabs doesn't go anywhere. Shimizu fakes a kick, then darts in to score with a straight left before backing out fast to avoid a left-right combination from Takahashi. They clinch, and Takahashi winds up backed against the cage. A couple of minor blows get exchanged, but it's turned into a bit of a stalemate. Shimizu tries to push Takahashi back, but can't. The referee waits a while, then separates them and gets them to resume. Takahashi gets caught with a solid right hand out of nowhere, and is rocked. Shimizu follows up with another one, and Takahashi looks in trouble all of a sudden. She is backed up against the cage and Shimizu is unloading. The punches are raining down, Takahashi is covering up. The referee has seen enough and stops the fight, clearly feeling that Takahashi was unable to defend herself intelligently. Shimizu wins. Shimizu wins via first round TKO at 5:48. WINNER : Yuya Shimizu via TKO (Punches) Thoughts : Shimizu definitely suprised me here, I thought that Takahashi was going to run right through her. Rating : ** Atep of Indonesia (2-0) vs. Paulo Roberto Bezerra (9-2) Round 1 Atep hits some tentative punches, then comes in fast and forces Bezerra to back up against the cage, where they clinch. Atep hits a nice body shot, but takes two short punches to the side of the head in return. Bezerra tries a trip, but it doesn't go anywhere. They separate, with Atep having to stay sharp to avoid a scorching right hand from Bezerra. They come together, both throwing punches. Atep gets a nice clean shot in, and Bezerra stumbles backwards and falls to the floor. Atep is on top of him quickly, and unloads with two more big punches, both connect solidly. The referee jumps in and pulls him away before a third is thrown, this match is over by TKO. Replays show the referee may have been slightly early. Atep wins via TKO at 6:44 of the first round. WINNER : Atep of Indonesia via TKO (Punches) Thoughts : I am happy for Atep here, and I hope to keep him undefeated for awhile Rating : *** Alberto Basora (8-2) vs. Matsudaira Satoh (7-5) Round 1 Basora hits some tentative punches, then comes in fast and forces Satoh to back up against the cage, where they clinch. Basora hits a nice body shot, but takes two short punches to the side of the head in return. Satoh tries a trip, but it doesn't go anywhere. They separate, with Basora having to stay sharp to avoid a scorching right hand from Satoh. Basora looks for an opening. Basora steps in to throw a right hand, but doesn't get a chance to pull the trigger as Satoh is already in with a takedown. Basora hits the floor hard, and Satoh winds up in his guard. Satoh passes guard without too much trouble, and cracks Basora with a hard punch to the cheek. Basora tries to scramble into a better position without dropping his guard against another punch, but can't, and Satoh maneuvers so that he has one knee planted on Basora's chest, keeping him from rolling. Satoh quickly secures the left arm and transitions into a tight arm bar. Basora has no way out, he taps. Official time of the armbar submission is 9:18 of the first. WINNER : Matsudaira Satoh via Submission (Arm-Bar) Thoughts : When I Pictured this fight, I saw a submission or a decision coming, but not for Satoh, this totally screws my plans up Rating : ** Ikku Funaki (5-3) vs. Claudio Palacios (10-2-1) Round 1 Palacios comes out fast, and looks like he is aiming for a quick takedown, but Funaki stops that plan with some looping punches. Solid right hand from Funaki connects, and that's the best moment of the opening minute of the round. Palacios is mainly defending against punches, it looks like he is trying to work an angle to try for a takedown. Funaki seems to have noticed, as he is purposely positioning against that. Straight left from Funaki, then a low kick, then a wicked body shot. Palacios felt that, and backs off. Palacios tries to get in for a clinch, perhaps looking for a takedown from that position, but Funaki gets him to back off with some jabs. Funaki has really been able to stamp his gameplan on this round, Palacios has been blocked at every turn. End of the round. Blurcat.com scores 10-9 Funaki. Round 2 The two fighters circle. A series of looping punches from Funaki forces Palacios back up against the cage, and he has to cover up to withstand the three strikes that follow. No real damage caused, but Funaki is aggressively chasing this match. A hook finds the body and Palacios clinches. They almost lose their balance as they jockey for position, Palacios gets in a couple of knees when they regain their footing. Funaki seems to be trying to break the clinch, it's Palacios who is holding it tight, perhaps hoping to calm the energetic start that Funaki had. The referee finally does break them up, after nearly a full minute of inactivity. They come together, both throwing punches. Funaki gets a nice clean shot in, and Palacios stumbles backwards and falls to the floor. Funaki is on top of him quickly, and unloads with two more big punches, both connect solidly. The referee jumps in and pulls him away before a third is thrown, this match is over by TKO. Replays show the referee may have been slightly early. Funaki wins via TKO at 6:21 of the second round. WINNER : Ikku Funaki via TKO (Punches) Thoughts : Well so far its the only fight to go 2 rounds... Rating : ** Leon Banks (11-3) vs. Gempachi Higa (9-5) Round 1 Higa is the first to score a meaningful blow, tagging Banks with a jab to the cheek. Banks uses a nice straight left to return fire. Higa comes in to work the body, but Banks saw it coming and uses a quick takedown to put Higa onto the floor, falling into guard. The fight falls into a lull as a pattern develops; Banks punctuating attempts to pass guard with some sharp punches to the body and face, while Higa parries away any big blows and puts all of his effort into making sure Banks doesn't get a better position. Things heat up as Banks manages to break the guard and get through into a half mount. Higa hits a nice clean right hand in response. Banks throws a couple of hard punches to the stomach. He has one leg trapped, and is trying to pull that free so that he can move further up the body and really start pounding away. Higa knows that having the leg trapped is his key to not ending up in huge trouble, and so has it locked up tight. Banks tries a half-hearted attempt at a kimura, but Higa defends it well. The round ends with Banks still unable to transition into side control, although he has landed enough shots to have lit up Higa's upper body with red marks, and definitely won the round on points. The round ends. Blurcat.com gives that one to Banks by 10-9. Round 2 Quick start to the round from Higa, he comes storming in with a flurry of jabs. Banks defends it well, parrying them away. Nice straight right from Banks connects. Higa gets in close and hits a pair of nice body shots, then they clinch up. Higa pushes Banks back against the cage and goes for a trip, but Banks blocks it. Banks suddenly pushes forward off the cage and uses the momentum to take Higa down to the ground, into guard. The fight falls into a lull as a pattern develops; Banks punctuating attempts to pass guard with some sharp punches to the body and face, while Higa parries away any big blows and puts all of his effort into making sure Banks doesn't get a better position. Things heat up as Banks manages to break the guard and get through into a half mount. Higa hits a nice clean right hand in response. Banks throws a couple of hard punches to the stomach. He has one leg trapped, and is trying to pull that free so that he can move further up the body and really start pounding away. Higa knows that having the leg trapped is his key to not ending up in huge trouble, and so has it locked up tight. Banks tries a half-hearted attempt at a kimura, but Higa defends it well. The round ends with Banks still unable to transition into side control, although he has landed enough shots to have lit up Higa's upper body with red marks, and definitely won the round on points. The second round is over. Blurcat.com has it down as 10-9 Banks. Round 3 Higa starts fast, unleashing a bomb of a right hand, but Banks avoids it without too much trouble. Higa isn't disheartened though, swinging two more huge punches, with Banks getting out the way each time, but being forced all over the place. Higa finally backs off a little, breathing hard. That was quite a frantic start. Banks opts to use that, and comes in to throw some jabs. Higa is backed up against the cage, covering up. Banks clinches. They struggle, and the fight enters a lull. Higa hits a knee strike to the hip. Banks slips one leg behind Higa and uses that as leverage for a big trip. Higa landed hard, with Banks on top. They're in half guard. It's to Higa's advantage that they're right next to the cage, that is blocking Banks from attacking the left hand side of the body. Higa is forced into action to defend a kimura attempt. Banks tries to step over to mount, but Higa keeps his legs in position and ends up almost rolled into a ball. Banks fires some stiff punches to the back, then one to the face. He reaches through and tries to secure an armbar, but has to be careful as he is in danger of getting picked off with a counter armbar too. Higa doesn't appear to be trying that though, instead trying to shift his weight so that he can get back up. Banks isn't allowing it though, and gets a couple more punches in before settling back into half guard. Higa ties him up in a snug clinch. The action halts, and time expires before Banks can get free. That's the end of the round. Blurcat.com has it down as 10-9 Banks. Leon Banks wins, with a score of 30-27 from two judges, 29-28 from the other. WINNER : Leon Banks via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) Thoughts : Unfortunately, my hopes of having every fight finish have been crushed, but good for Banks Rating : *** Eien Kawano (8-4) vs. Robun Yamazaki (17-6) Round 1 Kawano hits some tentative punches, then comes in fast and forces Yamazaki to back up against the cage, where they clinch. Kawano hits a nice body shot, but takes two short punches to the side of the head in return. Yamazaki tries a trip, but it doesn't go anywhere. They separate, with Kawano having to stay sharp to avoid a scorching right hand from Yamazaki. Yamazaki clinches with Kawano. A quick trip sends Kawano falling backward, pulling guard to take Yamazaki down with him. Yamazaki manages to push the guard apart, and leans over Kawano, trapping one leg underneath his body. Bad position for Kawano to be in, and Yamazaki now starts throwing big lefts and rights. Kawano tries to deflect them away but quite a few are hitting home. Kawano tries to bring his free leg in to add some leverage, but Yamazaki swats it aside and gets the full mount. More punches start raining down, and Kawano is left just covering up to try and weather the storm. It's no use though, as the barrage of punches without answer convince the referee to call a halt to the action. The official time of the TKO is 9:07 of round 1. WINNER : Robun Yamazaki via TKO (Punches From Mount) Thoughts : This one I didn't really care for, so good for Yamazaki Rating : ** Janinha (11-1) vs. Katarzyna Wojciechowska (8-4) Round 1 Janinha starts strong, hitting a nice low kick and following in with a shot to the body. Wojciechowska backs off, but just gets pushed up against the cage. Janinha presses the advantage and works a nice hook to the body. Wojciechowska responds with an attempted sweep, and when that doesn't work, a punch that lands behind the ear. Janinha gets in a low kick as she backs off, and the fight returns towards the center. Janinha gets caught with a solid right hand out of nowhere, and is rocked. Wojciechowska follows up with another one, and Janinha looks in trouble all of a sudden. She is backed up against the cage and Wojciechowska is unloading. The punches are raining down, Janinha is covering up. The referee has seen enough and stops the fight, clearly feeling that Janinha was unable to defend herself intelligently. Wojciechowska wins. The official time of the TKO is 2:29 of round 1. WINNER : Katarzyna Wojciechowska via TKO (Punches) Thoughts : Well, was hoping for Janinha to win, but this is okay Rating : ** Jean-Pierre Richelleau (8-2) vs. Grzegorz Boniek (13-4) Round 1 Richelleau starts brightly by throwing some looping punches. Defended well by Boniek. They circle, throwing tentative jabs. Boniek goes for a single leg and puts Richelleau on the floor, but he is up very quickly, preventing Boniek from getting on top. Richelleau definitely seems to want to keep this standing. Boniek hits a nice jab, avoids a counter left hook, then comes in low and takes down Richelleau again. This time Richelleau isn't able to get up, and has to pull guard. Times ticking away though, Boniek will have to hurry to finish. He goes for an armbar, but Richelleau defends. Boniek tries to slip past to get side control, but Richelleau just about manages to keep guard. A second attempt works though, and Boniek has the side. Two big elbows land, and Richelleau seems in trouble. Boniek goes for the kimura, but can't quite get it. The time expires before he can try again, and the referee separates them. End of round 1. Blurcat.com sees it 10-9 to Boniek. Round 2 Richelleau doesn't hold back, starting by immediately shooting in for a takedown. Boniek sprawls and keeps him at bay. Richelleau pushes harder, but Boniek has the much better position and manages to flip him over, putting Richelleau on his back. Boniek gets sucked into his guard though. Boniek tries to work free from the guard, but can't. Richelleau reaches up to try and bring Boniek down into a clinch, but the attempt gets swatted away. Boniek fires off a couple of punches, leaning forward to get some leverage, and Richelleau is forced to cover up. Boniek switches and starts firing off some rapid-fire shots to the chest, Richelleau deals with it by pulling the guard tighter and punching upward. Boniek looks like he is happy to sit there and throw punches at his leisure, with no real effort to pass guard. Richelleau occasionally tries to roll his hips to get free, but it may be that he has realised that this round is beyond saving, and is just making sure that he doesn't put himself into a position to be knocked out or submitted by trying to escape. Indeed, time ticks away with nothing breaking the pattern of occasional strikes and defensive positioning. End of round 2. Blurcat.com has it down as 10-9 Boniek. Round 3 Boniek hits the first punch of the round, scoring with a jab to the cheek. Richelleau throws a left hook in response, but it's well wide of the mark. Boniek steps in and hits a low kick. Richelleau ignores it and shoots in for a takedown. Boniek saw it coming though, and defends it brilliantly, sprawling at first, then pushing Richelleau face-down to the ground so that he can take his back. Richelleau turtles up. Boniek hits a couple of hard shots to the body, but can't stop Richelleau working his way up and turning over, pulling guard. Boniek tries to work free from the guard, but can't. Richelleau reaches up to try and bring Boniek down into a clinch, but the attempt gets swatted away. Boniek fires off a couple of punches, leaning forward to get some leverage, and Richelleau is forced to cover up. Boniek switches and starts firing off some rapid-fire shots to the chest, Richelleau deals with it by pulling the guard tighter and punching upward. Boniek looks like he is happy to sit there and throw punches at his leisure, with no real effort to pass guard. Richelleau occasionally tries to roll his hips to get free, but it may be that he has realised that this round is beyond saving, and is just making sure that he doesn't put himself into a position to be knocked out or submitted by trying to escape. Indeed, time ticks away with nothing breaking the pattern of occasional strikes and defensive positioning. End of round 3. Blurcat.com has it down as 10-9 Boniek. All three judges give a score of 30-27 to Grzegorz Boniek. WINNER : Grzegorz Boniek via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) Thoughts : Man, Richelleau needs to learn some ground game Rating : ** Sayoko Ebisawa (16-1) vs. Mizuki Watanabe (6-0) for the ALPHA-1 Womens Title Round 1 Watanabe gets caught with a solid right hand out of nowhere, and is rocked. Ebisawa follows up with another one, and Watanabe looks in trouble all of a sudden. She is backed up against the cage and Ebisawa is unloading. The punches are raining down, Watanabe is covering up. The referee has seen enough and stops the fight, clearly feeling that Watanabe was unable to defend herself intelligently. Ebisawa wins. Ebisawa wins via first round TKO at 52 seconds. Sayoko Ebisawa is still the ALPHA-1 Womens champion. WINNER : Sayoko Ebisawa via TKO (Punches) Thoughts : Big Win for Ebisawa, Next In Line is probably Wojciechowska Rating : *** Jeff Carlton (16-2) vs. Kunimuchi Kikuchi (20-2) Round 1 The two fighters circle. Carlton flicks out a couple of jabs, then an unconventinal looping right hand. Kikuchi easily side-steps it, but trips and falls to the ground! He is up quickly, before Carlton could get in. Replays confirm that it was purely a stumble, the punch was well wide of the mark. Kikuchi moves in, ducks under a big right hand, and gets two crisp jabs in before getting smothered into a clinch. One of those jabs landed hard, Carlton is a little rattled. They struggle in the clinch, both throwing small punches to the back and ribs. The referee separates them. Carlton forces Kikuchi back up against the cage, and starts throwing jabs. He looks to be keeping Kikuchi in position, waiting to unload a big punch. Carlton does, lunging in with a huge right cross, but Kikuchi saw it coming and goes underneath it, scoring with a right hand to the gut on the way past. Carlton turns and tries to follow up immediately, but gets tagged with a wicked left hook that drops him to one knee. Carlton is up quickly, causing Kikuchi, who was about to dive in, to back off. Replays show that the punch connected, but Carlton was already going downward to duck the punch, so it wasn't as powerful as first thought. Carlton throws a high kick, but it doesn't do anything but cause Kikuchi to step back. The time expires without anything further of note happening. The round ends. Blurcat.com gives that one to Kikuchi by 10-9. Round 2 They circle each other. Carlton misses with a low kick, and Kikuchi darts in to hit a jab before retreating. They come together and exchange punches, both got a few shots in. Kikuchi is looking much lighter on his feet, and keeps moving in, hitting a few punches, then getting back out of range. Carlton is trying to catch him coming in, but doesn't have the timing quite right. It happens again. Kikuchi isn't getting much power on the punches, but he is getting ahead on points. Carlton tries to get in close, but Kikuchi is keeping moving, and isn't letting himself get cornered. Carlton with a body shot. Kikuchi gets a solid punch in, catching Carlton just above the left eye. Carlton finally gets a clinch, forcing Kikuchi up against the cage, but it's too little, too late as the round ends. End of the round. Blurcat.com sees it 10-9 to Kikuchi. Round 3 The round begins with Kikuchi taking the iniative, coming in quickly with a straight right and a leg kick. Carlton replies with a snap jab and a wild left that misses by a long way. Kikuchi goes for the takedown, but Carlton sprawls. Kikuchi tries to power through, but Carlton uses that against him and turns it into a takedown of his own. They're quite close to the cage, which may help Kikuchi defend this. Carlton is in guard. He throws a couple of half-hearted jabs, then tries to pass, but Kikuchi isn't allowing it. Kikuchi pulls Carlton in tight, locking up both his arms. Carlton pulls free and again tries to pass guard. This has turned into a bit of a stalemate, the referee may be thinking of standing them up if nothing happens soon. Carlton tries a big right hand, which Kikuchi defends well. He has quite a high guard, Carlton has to be wary not to fall into a triangle when leaning in like that. Kikuchi once again drags Carlton down into a clinch, and this time even tries to work a guillotine, but Carlton easily deals with it and hands out two solid right hands to the ribs along the way. We're back to Carlton trying to pass guard. Kikuchi tries to throw a big punch and almost hands an armbar to Carlton, but he realises the danger in time and manages to recover. The referee finally gets them back to their feet due to the lack of progress that has been made. Carlton scores with a jab, then a second. Kikuchi goes for a sweeping kick to the right knee, but it isn't fast enough and gives Carlton enough time to take him down again. Carlton quickly goes to pass guard, looking for side control, but Kikuchi once again defends it. It looks like a frustrating round will end with them on the ground, and almost certainly has to go to Carlton on points due to him being the aggressor and getting two takedowns in. The round ends. Blurcat.com scores it 10-9 for Carlton. All three judges give a score of 29-28 in favour of Kunimichi Kikuchi. WINNER : Kunimuchi Kikuchi via Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) Thoughts : Great Fight, Great Fight, Kikuchi is now definitely next in line for Fezzik Rating : ** Carlos da Guia (5-0) vs. Go Yamamoto (13-1) for the ALPHA-1 Lightweight Title Round 1 They circle to start, both throwing a few tentative jabs. An uppercut misses its mark from da Guia, providing the first moment of real action. Yamamoto hits a nice combination of body shots to set up a big right hook, but da Guia side-stepped to safety. A few punches get thrown, but there's a lack of real action to talk about. Yamamoto is being slightly the more aggressive, but neither fighter is really going for it. They come together again and exchange punches, but no big shots get through, and they end up clinched for a while. The referee separates them, but the time is ticking away and this round looks like it's going to the judges. End of the round. Blurcat.com scores 10-9 Yamamoto. Round 2 Yamamoto isn't hanging around, right from the start da Guia is forced onto the back foot by four hard shots, although none of them get through the gloves. da Guia circles, steps in, then unloads a combination of punches, but Yamamoto weaves out of the way and scores with a beauty of a right hand, glancing above the right eye. That was some lovely counter punching from Yamamoto, the timing had to be perfect and it was. da Guia is looking a bit frustrated, and uncorks a ragged-looking uppercut that missed by several inches. Yamamoto really should have taken advantage of that mistake, da Guia was wide open for a moment there. Yamamoto hits a high kick, catching da Guia on the shoulder. Jab from da Guia finds the mark, but it didn't have much power behind it as he was leaning backward too much. Yamamoto fires off a couple of straight punches in response, but only finds gloves. They clinch, and the fight enters a lull. da Guia scores with a knee from the clinch, it landed around the hip area of Yamamoto, who responds with a couple of shots to the ribs. The time runs out with them still clinched though. The 2nd round ends. Blurcat.com scores it 10-9 for Yamamoto. Round 3 The round begins, and it is Yamamoto who starts better, energetically bounding straight into action by throwing a three-punch combination and a scything leg kick. da Guia defended all four blows well, but is forced to be on the backfoot right from the word go. Yamamoto works for an angle, coming in from the left hand side with a high right hand. da Guia ducks under it and nestles a stiff jab in the solar plexus. It doesn't seem to slow Yamamoto down much though, as he swiftly turns and hits a crisp left to the side of the head, followed almost instantly by a mid-level kick that smacks above the hip of da Guia. Interesting first minute of action, Yamamoto is looking particularly sharp. da Guia tries to turn the momentum by advancing quickly and driving Yamamoto back against the cage with a series of jabs and hooks, and they end up clinched. da Guia tries a knee from that position, but it is blocked. Yamamoto scores with two sharp blows to the ribs, and then they break away from each other. da Guia narrowly misses a right cross. They square up to each other in the center. Yamamoto throws a head fake and comes in from low down to hit a rising shot that catches da Guia on the side of the head. da Guia got a shot in too though, although it hit the shoulder rather than the head. Time is running down; Yamamoto has probably done enough to win the round, but it has turned quite scrappy since the clinch against the cage, both will probably be slightly unhappy with that. da Guia tries a late surge, coming in hard and fast with a leading left, but Yamamoto defends it well and scores the only meaningful shot of the exchange with a crisp left hand. That's the end of the round. Blurcat.com gives that one to Yamamoto by 10-9. Round 4 da Guia leads with the right hand to set up a low kick, Yamamoto deals with it well. They clinch, but only for a few seconds before it gets broken. Both throw stiff jabs at the same time, neither connects properly. Back to the clinch. It has been a disjointed start to the round, the flow hasn't quite developed properly. Yamamoto uses a knee to the ribs before backing da Guia up against the cage. Right hand from da Guia connects though, that was well timed. Yamamoto breaks the clinch and backs off. That was sloppy on his part, da Guia was basically gifted a free shot. Three quick jabs from Yamamoto sting the gloves, then a crashing hook to the body finds its mark. Good recovery. da Guia fires off a low kick again, but it's well wide. There's a short period with not a lot happening. Yamamoto and da Guia come in close and exchange strikes. Down goes Yamamoto! Replays show that da Guia hit a vicious uppercut during that exchange, although it appears that he actually just went for broke and simply swung for the fences as hard as he could. It doesn't change the fact that Yamamoto has been knocked out though. Official time of the knock out is 6:54 of the fourth. Carlos da Guia wins the ALPHA-1 Lightweight title. WINNER : Carlos da Guia via KO (Uppercut) Thoughts : Wow ! All I can say is Wow, Yamamoto was dominant but da Guia Turned it around Hard Rating : ***** Roberto Aldez (19-3) vs. Tadamasa Yamada (13-1) for the ALPHA-1 Light-Heavyweight Title Round 1 Aldez starts brightly by throwing some looping punches. Defended well by Yamada. They circle, throwing tentative jabs. Yamada goes for a single leg and puts Aldez on the floor, but he is up very quickly, preventing Yamada from getting on top. Aldez definitely seems to want to keep this standing. Yamada hits a nice jab, avoids a counter left hook, then comes in low and takes down Aldez again. This time Aldez isn't able to get up, and has to pull guard. Times ticking away though, Yamada will have to hurry to finish. He goes for an armbar, but Aldez defends. Yamada tries to slip past to get side control, but Aldez just about manages to keep guard. A second attempt works though, and Yamada has the side. Two big elbows land, and Aldez seems in trouble. Yamada goes for the kimura, but can't quite get it. The time expires before he can try again, and the referee separates them. The round ends. Blurcat.com has it down as 10-9 Yamada. Round 2 Yamada throws two high punches, then steps in for a hook to the body. Nice combination, but Aldez defended with ease. They clinch up next to the cage, but a short struggle only ends with them separating and coming back in. Yamada pushes Aldez back against the cage, and is able to use that as a set up to taking Aldez down the mat, landing in side control. Aldez tries to scramble into a better position, but Yamada grabs an arm and tries to lock a hold in. Aldez bucks him over, and manages to wind up on top, but Yamada still has the arm, and now has his legs wrapped around it. Aldez hits a flurry of left hands to the back and thighs of Yamada, who is almost upside down now. It's no good though, as Aldez cannot get his arm free, and as soon as Yamada starts to sink the hold in fully, there's no choice but to tap out. Official time of the armbar submission is 1:32 of the second. Tadamasa Yamada retains the ALPHA-1 Light Heavyweight title. WINNER : Tadamasa Yamada via Submission (Arm-Bar) Thoughts : I was thinking Aldez in this fight but Yamada showed the Warrior spirit needed to be a fighter Rating : **** ~Off Air~ Fight of the Night : Go Yamamoto vs. Carlos da Guia Knockout of the Night : Sayoko Ebisawa Submission of the Night : Tadamasa Yamada Upset of the Night : Matsudaira Satoh Injuries and Biggest Earners : Carlos da Guia, Pelvic Injury, 44 Days Out Jean-Pierre Richelleau, Thigh Injury, 32 Days Out Mizuki Watanabe : Neck Injury, 38 Days Out Kunimuchi Kikuchi made 500,000 Dollars last night for his fight with Jeff Carlton Tadamasa Yamada made 260,000 Dollars last night, 200,000 for his fight with Roberto Aldez and 60,000 for his submission of the night honors[/CENTER] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MMA-KING Posted August 29, 2008 Author Share Posted August 29, 2008 Chris Caulfield you went 7/12 in the predictions so you get to pick who will fight Sayoko Ebisawa Next Between : 1 : Katherine Williams (13-4) 2 : Naora Kikuchi (9-1) 3 : Rachel McGuiness (9-2) And you get to name the next event ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MMA-KING Posted August 29, 2008 Author Share Posted August 29, 2008 ALPHA-1 37 : Fireball ALPHA-1 Welterweight Championship : Gabriel Gallego vs. Fumiaki Hayashi ALPHA-1 Middleweight Championship : Juro Fukazawa vs. Bixente Fontaine Brooke Rockerfeller vs. Umeka Fujiwara Xie Ming vs. Agustin Gonzalez Clare Peyton vs. Thea Higgins Akemi Satou vs. Andrea Jones Heiji Endo vs. Kendall Tracey Aleksei Chekhov vs. Zaco [IMG]http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll28/Rampage101_bucket/FireballALPHA-137.gif[/IMG] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuddyGarner Posted August 29, 2008 Share Posted August 29, 2008 ALPHA-1 37 : TBA Fumiaki Hayashi Juro Fukazawa Umeka Fujiwara Agustin Gonzalez Clare Peyton Akemi Satou Heiji Endo Aleksei Chekhov Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MMA-KING Posted August 29, 2008 Author Share Posted August 29, 2008 [CENTER][IMG]http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll28/Rampage101_bucket/ALPHA1.jpg[/IMG] ALPHA-1 37 : Fireball Clare Peyton (3-0) vs. Thea Higgins (2-0) Round 1 Peyton leads with the right hand to set up a low kick, Higgins deals with it well. They clinch, but only for a few seconds before it gets broken. Both throw stiff jabs at the same time, neither connects properly. Back to the clinch. It has been a disjointed start to the round, the flow hasn't quite developed properly. Higgins uses a knee to the ribs before backing Peyton up against the cage. Right hand from Peyton connects though, that was well timed. Higgins breaks the clinch and backs off. That was sloppy on her part, Peyton was basically gifted a free shot. Three quick jabs from Higgins sting the gloves, then a crashing hook to the body finds its mark. Good recovery. Peyton fires off a low kick again, but it's well wide. Higgins gets a nice single leg, and transitions into a side mount. Peyton blocks an arm bar attempt, but is having trouble keeping the full mount from happening. Higgins scores with a nice elbow, and there is the full mount. Peyton is wide open, and takes two hard punches to the face. Higgins takes the arm. Peyton is fighting it, but it looks like it's only a matter of time. The kimura is applied, and Peyton has no choice but to tap. The official time is 7:16. WINNER : Thea Higgins via Submission (Kimura) Rating : * Akemi Satou (1-0) vs. Andrea Jones (7-3) Round 1 Satou is quickest out, and comes at Jones with a series of jabs and straight punches. Jones covered up well, and I don't think anything got through. Jones hits a body shot, but it didn't connect solidly. They get in close, and it's Satou who takes it to the ground. Jones pulls guard. There's a lull, as Satou tries to pass, and Jones defends it. Punches get thrown every so often, but it's really a stalemate at the moment. Jones almost gets a guillotine, but it's blocked and almost leads to a kimura for Satou, but that too goes nowhere. The referee stands them up, but the time is almost over. End of the round. Blurcat.com sees it 10-9 to Satou. Round 2 Fast start by Jones, who has thrown three crisp jabs in the first twenty seconds, although none of them got past the gloves. Satou circles, drawing a lunge from Jones, allowing her to score with a nice low kick to the front leg. Jones ignores that and darts in for a takedown, but only ends up holding one leg, Satou hopping on the other to remain vertical. Jones tries to push forward to complete the takedown, but Satou manages to pull them all the way back to the cage before ultimately going down. That's a much better position to be in though, she has her corner right there, and can use the cage to effectively cut off any form of attack to the left hand side of her body. Jones has one leg trapped between Satou's, and is struggling to get it free. She throws a couple of punches, none of them doing much damage, and then tries to work on one of the arms. It might be a kimura that she looking for. Satou defends it well, without fully escaping it, Jones can't really do a lot with it due to how much she is having to stretch to apply it, due to her leg being trapped. Satou suddenly releases the leg and scrambles up, looking to take Jones's back. Jones was ready for it though, and blocks it by pinning a half-standing Satou up against the cage. It's a precarious position for both fighters. Satou throws a couple of short-range punches. Jones gets a leg in and trips Satou, putting her back on the ground, albeit this time in full guard. It was a nice escape attempt from Satou, at least she can take heart from the fact that it resulted in a better defensive position. Time is running out, it looks like this round will end with them in this position. That's the end of the round. Blurcat.com has it down as 10-9 Jones. Round 3 Satou pushes Jones back against the cage, and is able to use that as a set up to taking Jones down the mat, landing in side control. Jones tries to scramble into a better position, but Satou grabs an arm and tries to lock a hold in. Jones bucks her over, and manages to wind up on top, but Satou still has the arm, and now has her legs wrapped around it. Jones hits a flurry of left hands to the back and thighs of Satou, who is almost upside down now. It's no good though, as Jones cannot get her arm free, and as soon as Satou starts to sink the hold in fully, there's no choice but to tap out. Satou wins via armbar submission at 0:55 of the third round. WINNER : Akemi Satou via Submission (Arm-Bar) Rating : * Agustin Gonzalez (3-0) vs. Xie Ming (3-0) Round 1 A crisp jab from Ming starts the round, it tagged Gonzalez on the cheek. Straight right from Gonzalez in response, glancing off the side of the head, albeit without much power. Ming steps in for an attack but is smothered by Gonzalez who clinches. Ming has to react quickly to avoid being tossed to the ground, but can't stop being driven into the cage. Gonzalez is virtually man-handling Ming with his wrestling ability. Up against the cage, Gonzalez has the much stronger position. Right hand connects to the side of the body. And another. There isn't a great deal of power on them, but they're forming a big red mark on the body, and Ming can't really do a lot in response; he can't seem to wrestle Gonzalez off, and he can't work into a position to unload any strikes either. Gonzalez fires off another two punches, then goes for a trip. Ming spins out, almost falls, but manages to squirm out and back off quickly to the center. That was close, and Ming knows it. Ming makes Gonzalez back up against the cage by throwing some looping punches. He comes in closer and hits a right hook to the body, getting a jab to the cheek in return. Ming throws another two punches, both to the body, then steps back to avoid an uppercut. Gonzalez lets fly with a scorching punch though, and it catches Ming by surprise, putting him down! Gonzalez follows up and starts raining down right hands. Ming covers up as best he can, but it's not enough as the referee pulls Gonzalez off, the match is over. Official time of the TKO is 7:18 of the first. WINNER : Agustin Gonzalez via TKO (Punches) Rating : * Umeka Fujiwara (2-0) vs. Brooke Rockerfeller (6-5) Round 1 Tentative start, neither fighter is willing to commit yet. Fujiwara fires off a jab, but it was easily blocked. Rockerfeller fakes a kick, then comes in hard and fast with a takedown, sending Fujiwara to the floor. The momentum causes Rockerfeller to almost go completely over the top though, and Fujiwara is able to flip her to the side and end up on top, in the guard position. Fujiwara stands into a half-crouching position, dragging Rockerfeller's guard with her. Rockerfeller reaches up, parries away a couple of strikes, and tries to grab an arm to apply an armbar to. Fujiwara knocks the attempt away and nails a hard shot to the ribs before reaching over and trying to nail a downward punch to the chin. Rockerfeller blocks it. Fujiwara floats over and gets into side control. Rockerfeller scrambles to try and get back up, but is too close to the cage, which works against her. Fujiwara lays in a couple of punches to the chest to soften Rockerfeller up, then tries to move up and isolate one of the arms. Rockerfeller makes sure to bring her body around to give her as much protection as possible. It works, as Fujiwara can't get either arm isolated properly. Fujiwara changes tactics and tries to get into crucifix position. Rockerfeller fights it for as long as she possibly can, but eventually gets caught. The length of struggle is, in itself, a good defence though, as the round ends before Fujiwara can do anything with the position she has achieved, which will frustrate her enormously. The 1st round ends. Blurcat.com has it down as 10-9 Fujiwara. Round 2 Fujiwara hits the first punch of the round, scoring with a jab to the cheek. Rockerfeller throws a left hook in response, but it's well wide of the mark. Fujiwara steps in and hits a low kick. Rockerfeller ignores it and shoots in for a takedown. Fujiwara saw it coming though, and defends it brilliantly, sprawling at first, then pushing Rockerfeller face-down to the ground so that she can take her back. Rockerfeller turtles up. Fujiwara hits a couple of hard shots to the body, but can't stop Rockerfeller working her way up and turning over, pulling guard. Fujiwara stands into a half-crouching position, dragging Rockerfeller's guard with her. Rockerfeller reaches up, parries away a couple of strikes, and tries to grab an arm to apply an armbar to. Fujiwara knocks the attempt away and nails a hard shot to the ribs before reaching over and trying to nail a downward punch to the chin. Rockerfeller blocks it. Fujiwara floats over and gets into side control. Rockerfeller scrambles to try and get back up, but is too close to the cage, which works against her. Fujiwara lays in a couple of punches to the chest to soften Rockerfeller up, then tries to move up and isolate one of the arms. Rockerfeller makes sure to bring her body around to give her as much protection as possible. It works, as Fujiwara can't get either arm isolated properly. Fujiwara changes tactics and tries to get into crucifix position. Rockerfeller fights it for as long as she possibly can, but eventually gets caught. The length of struggle is, in itself, a good defence though, as the round ends before Fujiwara can do anything with the position she has achieved, which will frustrate her enormously. The 2nd round ends. Blurcat.com has it down as 10-9 Fujiwara. Round 3 Slow start, both fighters are throwing tentative punches without threatening anything more powerful. Fujiwara puts together the first exciting moment, stringing together four punches in quick succession, but Rockerfeller defended well. Straight right from Rockerfeller in response, but it caught nothing but gloves. They start circling. The referee tells them to fight, the lack of action so far is worrying. They get in close and exchange body shots, Fujiwara probably getting the slightly better punches in, and then fall into a clinch. That goes nowhere, and the referee separates them. Rockerfeller gets a nice kick in just before the time expires, but it's unlikely that is going to stop the judges giving that round to Fujiwara. The third round is over. Blurcat.com has it down as 10-9 Fujiwara. The official scores are in; two judges give 30-27, the other 29-28, all for Umeka Fujiwara. WINNER : Umeka Fujiwara via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) Rating : * Heiji Endo (8-1) vs. Kendall Tracey (4-0) Round 1 Tracey leads with the right hand to set up a low kick, Endo deals with it well. They clinch, but only for a few seconds before it gets broken. Both throw stiff jabs at the same time, neither connects properly. Back to the clinch. It has been a disjointed start to the round, the flow hasn't quite developed properly. Endo uses a knee to the ribs before backing Tracey up against the cage. Right hand from Tracey connects though, that was well timed. Endo breaks the clinch and backs off. That was sloppy on his part, Tracey was basically gifted a free shot. Three quick jabs from Endo sting the gloves, then a crashing hook to the body finds its mark. Good recovery. Tracey fires off a low kick again, but it's well wide. Tracey gets in close enough to grapple with Endo. They struggle, and a wayward right hand from Endo gives Tracey the opportunity to pick him up onto his shoulder. Tracey turns to the center, and with the crowd willing him on, he runs forward and plants Endo with a monsterous slam! Endo pulls guard, but not before taking a nasty punch to the face. Tracey manages to push the guard apart, and leans over Endo, trapping one leg underneath his body. Bad position for Endo to be in, and Tracey now starts throwing big lefts and rights. Endo tries to deflect them away but quite a few are hitting home. Endo tries to bring his free leg in to add some leverage, but Tracey swats it aside and gets the full mount. More punches start raining down, and Endo is left just covering up to try and weather the storm. It's no use though, as the barrage of punches without answer convince the referee to call a halt to the action. The official time is 3:55. WINNER : Kendall Tracey via TKO (Punches from Mount) Rating : * Aleksei Chekhov (8-2) vs. Zaco (9-2) Round 1 Zaco starts the round by throwing some low kicks. Chekhov checks them, then comes in and clearly wants to trade punches. Zaco doesn't seem too bothered by that, and they enter into the first exchange of punches of the round. Difficult to say who came out on top, neither of them did a great deal of damage, most of the shots hit the opponent's gloves. Zaco cleverly head-fakes, allowing him the time and angle that he needed to catch Chekhov with a beauty of a right hook. Chekhov stumbles backward, but doesn't go down. Zaco presses the advantage by following in with a kick, then a right hand. Chekhov clinches. They remain clinched for a while. Chekhov scores with a nice knee, it appeared to catch Zaco in the gut. Zaco uses a single leg trip and takes the fight to the ground. Zaco gets to side control upon impact, and immediately goes for an armbar. Chekhov reacts quickly, but is in real danger. Zaco has his left arm straightened out, fortunately Chekhov has managed to roll and get a good position that is stopping Zaco from getting the leverage needed to apply an armlock. Zaco tries to step over and fully apply it, but Chekhov breaks free and gets him to back off with a couple of up-kicks. Zaco steps back and motions for him to stand up. They go back to circling in the center. Chekhov hits a nice right hand, but takes one back too. The time runs down; Zaco will probably get that round on points, he hit the best punch of the round, and got the only takedown, plus was the one who was working toward a submission. End of the round. Blurcat.com sees it 10-9 to Zaco. Round 2 Slow start to the round, Zaco is circling while Chekhov seems content to just throw the occasional looping punch to cause him to back up. Zaco steps in and fires off two jabs, neither connecting, then has to almost throw himself to one side to avoid a devastating looking punch! Chekhov was clearly looking for the highlight reel K.O. punch, had that connected there is no way that Zaco was getting back up. There's a warning to Zaco, he must now know, if he didn't already, that Chekhov has knock out intentions tonight. Zaco throws a right hand, then backs up sharply, clearly not loving the idea of getting too close. Chekhov still looks calm, throwing the occasional jab or two to keep Zaco off balance. Chekhov misses an uppercut and is off balance, which allows Zaco to get the takedown. Side mount. Zaco is looking for an armbar, but Chekhov is defending it well. Chekhov gets a nice elbow in, that caught Zaco by surprise. Zaco fires off several elbows to the ribs, and Chekhov is left gasping for air. Those were hard, there's a big red patch where they hit. Zaco takes the left arm, Chekhov couldn't defend it any longer. The armbar is applied, there's no way out. Zaco wins by tap out. Official time of the armbar submission is 5:33 of the second round. WINNER : Zaco via Submission (Arm-Bar) Rating : * Juro Fukazawa (7-0) vs. Bixente Fontaine (9-3) for the ALPHA-1 Middleweight Title Round 1 They circle to start, both throwing a few tentative jabs. An uppercut misses its mark from Fontaine, providing the first moment of real action. Fukazawa hits a nice combination of body shots to set up a big right hook, but Fontaine side-stepped to safety. A few punches get thrown, but there's a lack of real action to talk about. Fukazawa is being slightly the more aggressive, but neither fighter is really going for it. They come together again and exchange punches, but no big shots get through, and they end up clinched for a while. The referee separates them, but the time is ticking away and this round looks like it's going to the judges. End of round 1. Blurcat.com sees it 10-9 to Fukazawa. Round 2 Fontaine isn't hanging around, right from the start Fukazawa is forced onto the back foot by four hard shots, although none of them get through the gloves. Fukazawa circles, steps in, then unloads a combination of punches, but Fontaine weaves out of the way and scores with a beauty of a right hand, glancing above the right eye. That was some lovely counter punching from Fontaine, the timing had to be perfect and it was. Fukazawa is looking a bit frustrated, and uncorks a ragged-looking uppercut that missed by several inches. Fontaine really should have taken advantage of that mistake, Fukazawa was wide open for a moment there. Fontaine hits a high kick, catching Fukazawa on the shoulder. Jab from Fukazawa finds the mark, but it didn't have much power behind it as he was leaning backward too much. Fontaine fires off a couple of straight punches in response, but only finds gloves. They clinch, and the fight enters a lull. Fukazawa scores with a knee from the clinch, it landed around the hip area of Fontaine, who responds with a couple of shots to the ribs. The time runs out with them still clinched though. That's the end of the round. Blurcat.com scores it 10-9 for Fontaine. Round 3 Jab from Fontaine, then another, and a third. Fukazawa weaved out of the way of all three, although the second glanced off the shoulder slightly. Fontaine moves back to avoid the counter uppercut. Fukazawa comes from the left with a high punch, then goes for the body. Fontaine blocks, ducks a straight right, then unleashes an enormous kick. Fukazawa ducks at the last possible moment, avoiding it by a split-second! That was an evil-looking kick, if that had hit it was good night for Fukazawa, that had 'knock out' written all over it. Fukazawa will be on the look out for a repeat of that, there is no way he can afford to take a head kick with that much power without taking a defeat. Fontaine with a low kick, but without much power. He comes in close and hits a nice body shot, then an elbow to the face. The impact staggers Fukazawa back, taking him out of range of an uppercut, leaving Fontaine slightly off balance. Fukazawa hits a kick as he staggers and it lands dead on the jaw. Fontaine drops like a ton of bricks, he is out cold. That single moment of lost balance was all the opportunity Fukazawa needed. Fukazawa wins via 3rd round knock out with the official time being 5:39. Juro Fukazawa retains the ALPHA-1 Middleweight title. WINNER : Juro Fukazawa via KO (Head Kick) Rating : ** Gabriel Gallego (12-0) vs. Fumiaki Hayashi (13-4) for the ALPHA-1 Welterweight Title Round 1 Slow start to this round, Gallego is being tentative and Hayashi looks like he is waiting for an angle to appear. The first exchange of strikes doesn't really go anywhere. A second set falls in Gallego's favour, as he gets a nice jab in, hitting right above the nose, and a solid shot to the body. Hayashi goes in for a takedown but only manages to secure one leg. Gallego hammers down two shots to the back, but can't really do a lot else. Hayashi tries to push him over onto his back, but Gallego manages to pull free and back off. Hayashi throws a high left handed jab then goes in for another takedown. Good sprawl from Gallego, and he backs off. Hayashi doesn't get a chance to go for a third, because Gallego takes the fight to him with a barrage of lefts and rights, forcing him back against the cage. Gallego clinches up, only after hitting a hard shot to the stomach though. The clinch seems to go on forever, with Hayashi unable to get a good enough position to try a takedown, and Gallego tied up too much to really throw any decent strikes. Eventually the time runs out and they head back to their corners. That's the end of the round. Blurcat.com has it down as 10-9 Gallego. Round 2 Gallego hits some tentative punches, then comes in fast and forces Hayashi to back up against the cage, where they clinch. Gallego hits a nice body shot, but takes two short punches to the side of the head in return. Hayashi tries a trip, but it doesn't go anywhere. They separate, with Gallego having to stay sharp to avoid a scorching right hand from Hayashi. Gallego scores with a kick to the outside of the thigh, but it didn't have a great deal of power on it. Hayashi returns fire with a jab, and then tries for a takedown. Gallego doesn't pull guard, but instead tries to spin out of it and get back to his feet, but it proves to be a mistake as he isn't able to get free and only ends up giving his back to Hayashi! Gallego tries to fight out of it, but Hayashi keeps position well. Hard shot to the ribs by Hayashi. Can he capitalise on this great position though? He tries to apply a choke hold, but Gallego defends it. However, in doing so, he leaves his left arm exposed, and Hayashi is able to float over and trap it inbetween his legs. Hayashi falls forward and pulls, forcing Gallego to tap out rather than have his arm hyper-extended. The official time is 7:50. Fumiaki Hayashi is the new ALPHA-1 Welterweight champion. WINNER : Fumiaki Hayashi via Submission (Arm-Bar) Rating : *** ~Off Air~ Fight of the Night : Fumiaki Hayashi vs. Gabriel Gallego Knockout of the Night : Juro Fukazawa Submission of the Night : Fumiaki Hayashi Upset of the Night : Akemi Satou Injuries and Biggest Earners : Brooke Rockerfeller, Stomach Injury, 46 Days Out Biggest Earners : Fumiaki Hayashi : 170,000 Dollars, 50,000 for Fight, 120,000 for bonuses Juro Fukazawa : 75,000 Dollars, 15,000 for Fight, 60,000 for bonus [/CENTER] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MMA-KING Posted August 29, 2008 Author Share Posted August 29, 2008 BuddyGarner you win with a score of 5/8, so for your prize you get to pick who fights Fezzik Next out of : Harry Milne Gunnar Nilsson or Stratos Papaioannou Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MMA-KING Posted August 30, 2008 Author Share Posted August 30, 2008 [IMG]http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll28/Rampage101_bucket/PhenominalALPHA-138.gif[/IMG] ALPHA-1 38 : Phenominal Naora Kikuchi vs. Sayoko Ebisawa (Womens Championship) Shane Gilchrist vs. Hiro Arai Petey Mack vs. Gempachi Higa Marcelo Oberto vs. Agustin Gonzalez Matsudaira Satoh vs. Truck Gleeson Thorbjorn Rekdal vs. Zenko Hatakeyama Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris caulfield Posted August 30, 2008 Share Posted August 30, 2008 Naora Kikuchi vs. [B]Sayoko Ebisawa [/B](Womens Championship) [B]Shane Gilchrist[/B] vs. Hiro Arai [B]Petey Mack[/B] vs. Gempachi Higa Marcelo Oberto vs. [B]Agustin Gonzalez[/B] Matsudaira Satoh vs. [B]Truck Gleeson[/B] [B]Thorbjorn Rekdal[/B] vs. Zenko Hatakeyama Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MMA-KING Posted August 30, 2008 Author Share Posted August 30, 2008 Again guys, thank you for the predictions, its very hard to start a default dynasty, because most people dont go for it so i would like to thank you guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MMA-KING Posted August 30, 2008 Author Share Posted August 30, 2008 Results for ALPHA-1 38 : Phenominal up in 5 Minutes so get those predictions in ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MMA-KING Posted August 30, 2008 Author Share Posted August 30, 2008 [CENTER][IMG]http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll28/Rampage101_bucket/ALPHA1.jpg[/IMG] ALPHA-1 38 : Phenominal Thorbjorn Rekdal (3-1-1) vs. Zenko Hatakeyama (7-10) Round 1 Hatakeyama leads with the right hand to set up a low kick, Rekdal deals with it well. They clinch, but only for a few seconds before it gets broken. Both throw stiff jabs at the same time, neither connects properly. Back to the clinch. It has been a disjointed start to the round, the flow hasn't quite developed properly. Rekdal uses a knee to the ribs before backing Hatakeyama up against the cage. Right hand from Hatakeyama connects though, that was well timed. Rekdal breaks the clinch and backs off. That was sloppy on his part, Hatakeyama was basically gifted a free shot. Three quick jabs from Rekdal sting the gloves, then a crashing hook to the body finds its mark. Good recovery. Hatakeyama fires off a low kick again, but it's well wide. The two fighters clinch up, ending up struggling next to the cage, with the referee watching intently to make sure there are no rules being bent during the grappling match. Hatakeyama gets in a cheeky right hand, but that's all the offence he can generate from the clinch before Rekdal sweeps his legs and takes him down to the ground. Hatakeyama is forced to cover up as Rekdal starts hammering away with enormous strikes from the guard, trying to simply power the shots through. Some do cause some damage, landing as Hatakeyama tries unsuccessfully to throw some counters. Rekdal transitions to side control without any issues and starts finding the punches down again, this time with more leverage and therefore more power. Hatakeyama tries to defend them, but a lot of them are getting through. The referee finally has enough and calls an end to the match, feeling that Hatakeyama was getting overwhelmed. Rekdal wins via first round TKO at 6:28. WINNER : Thorbjorn Rekdal via TKO (Punches From Side Mount) Rating : * Matsudaira Satoh (8-5) vs. Truck Gleeson (5-0) Round 1 They clinch. Gleeson gets in a nice knee, but a second attempt sees him swept to the ground. Gleeson landed hard with Satoh right on top of him, it looks like he got winded. Satoh hits three big punches to the face, and Gleeson is rocked. Satoh gets an arm, locks in a kimura, and Gleeson has no alternative but to tap out. The official time of the kimura submission is 0:46 of round 1. WINNER : Matsudaira Satoh via Submission (Kimura) Rating : * Agustin Gonzalez (4-0) vs. Marcelo Oberto (8-3) Round 1 Slow start, both fighters are throwing tentative punches without threatening anything more powerful. Oberto puts together the first exciting moment, stringing together four punches in quick succession, but Gonzalez defended well. Straight right from Gonzalez in response, but it caught nothing but gloves. They start circling. The referee tells them to fight, the lack of action so far is worrying. They get in close and exchange body shots, Oberto probably getting the slightly better punches in, and then fall into a clinch. That goes nowhere, and the referee separates them. Gonzalez gets a nice kick in just before the time expires, but it's unlikely that is going to stop the judges giving that round to Oberto. That's the end of the round. Blurcat.com has it down as 10-9 Oberto. Round 2 Flat start to the round, thirty seconds of circling without any actual contact. The fans begin to get a bit restless. Oberto is the first to try something, stringing together a couple of jabs and a low kick, but Gonzalez blocked the first two and avoided the latter. A lunge from Oberto is meant to set up a punch, but it's clumsy and just leaves him off balance. Gonzalez is quick to react, and gets a great shot to the side of the face in before Oberto can cover up. That landed above the left eye and has left an ugly red mark. No cut, but that will start to swell and could give Oberto some problems later on. Oberto moves in for a right hook, but takes a hard kick to the knee, then is forced to retreat so as not to get caught with the two right hands that follow. Gonzalez is staying on it though, and glances three shots off the gloves of Oberto before they wind up in a clinch. That punch above the eye, or maybe the mistake that led to it, seems to have completely thrown Oberto off, since that moment he has been comprehensively out-struck and is now in danger of losing this round. They struggle in the clinch, neither fighter managing a great deal more than minor blows. Oberto goes for a trip, but Gonzalez cleverly spins out of it and the two fighters are back to circling. Not a great round for purists, it has all been a bit disjointed, but that one shot from Gonzalez may prove decisive. As the round comes to an end, they wind up back in another clinch, with nothing coming of it. End of round 2. Blurcat.com gives that one to Gonzalez by 10-9. Round 3 Oberto throws a combination but gets smothered into a clinch. They back up against the cage. Gonzalez hits a wicked uppercut, taking Oberto completely by surprise, then starts wailing away with lefts and rights. Oberto can only cover up against the ferocious attack, but that doesn't stop a couple of big shots landing. More shots rain down, and Oberto is getting obliterated, he can't throw any counter punches as he can't move his hands down without getting hit again, and he can't get past Gonzalez to safety either. The referee finally sees enough and covers Oberto up. The official time is 0:45. WINNER : Agustin Gonzalez via TKO (Punches) Rating : * Petey Mack (6-1) vs. Gempachi Higa (9-6) Round 1 Mack hits some tentative punches, then comes in fast and forces Higa to back up against the cage, where they clinch. Mack hits a nice body shot, but takes two short punches to the side of the head in return. Higa tries a trip, but it doesn't go anywhere. They separate, with Mack having to stay sharp to avoid a scorching right hand from Higa. Higa tries an ill-advised head kick, but Mack ducks and comes straight underneath it. Grabbing the leg, he lifts Higa up and then violently plants him into the ground with a slam. Mack dives in, but gets pulled into guard. Mack drops a bomb of a right hand, smashing into the hands of Higa and forcing them back into his face. Another right hand finds its way through, landing right above the eye, stunning Higa. With his opponent's wits scrambled, Mack moves from the guard into a mount with ease, and starts unloading with rights and lefts. Higa tries to cover up, but is getting decimated, and the referee is forced to come in and pull Mack off, signalling the win. The official time of the TKO is 3:56 of round 1. WINNER : Petey Mack via TKO (Punches From Mount) Rating : ** Shane Gilchrist (11-2) vs. Hiro Arai (17-3) Round 1 Gilchrist leads with the right hand to set up a low kick, Arai deals with it well. They clinch, but only for a few seconds before it gets broken. Both throw stiff jabs at the same time, neither connects properly. Back to the clinch. It has been a disjointed start to the round, the flow hasn't quite developed properly. Arai uses a knee to the ribs before backing Gilchrist up against the cage. Right hand from Gilchrist connects though, that was well timed. Arai breaks the clinch and backs off. That was sloppy on his part, Gilchrist was basically gifted a free shot. Three quick jabs from Arai sting the gloves, then a crashing hook to the body finds its mark. Good recovery. Gilchrist fires off a low kick again, but it's well wide. Arai steps back, and Gilchrist comes after him , sensing an opening. Arai suddenly puts the brakes on and swings for the fences, driving a right hand to the chin. Gilchrist couldn't get out of the way in time and takes it full force. He goes down like a puppet with his strings cut, he is out cold. Arai goes to follow up to be sure, but the referee cuts him off, calling a halt to the match. Arai wins via knock out at 4:57 of the first round. WINNER : Hiro Arai via KO (Punch) Rating : ** Sayoko Ebisawa (17-1) vs. Naora Kikuchi (9-1) Round 1 Ebisawa leads with the right hand to set up a low kick, Kikuchi deals with it well. They clinch, but only for a few seconds before it gets broken. Both throw stiff jabs at the same time, neither connects properly. Back to the clinch. It has been a disjointed start to the round, the flow hasn't quite developed properly. Kikuchi uses a knee to the ribs before backing Ebisawa up against the cage. Right hand from Ebisawa connects though, that was well timed. Kikuchi breaks the clinch and backs off. That was sloppy on her part, Ebisawa was basically gifted a free shot. Three quick jabs from Kikuchi sting the gloves, then a crashing hook to the body finds its mark. Good recovery. Ebisawa fires off a low kick again, but it's well wide. They are up against the cage, clinched. Kikuchi scores with two knees, but takes an elbow to the face in return. It seemed to catch her just above the eye. A second elbow hits the same place, and blood spurts out. That was pretty disgusting, blood actually spurted out like a geyser, right onto the chest of Ebisawa. They exchange low kicks that don't go anywhere. The referee pulls them apart, but halts the clock as he wants the doctor to check the cut. A close-up shows that it's a really deep cut, and quite close to the eye. The doctor is shaking his head, despite the protests of Kikuchi he gives the signal to the referee that Kikuchi cannot continue. The official time of the medical stoppage is 3:30 of round 1. Sayoko Ebisawa successfully retains the ALPHA-1 Womens title. WINNER : Sayoko Ebisawa via TKO Stoppage (Cut) Rating : * ~Off Air~ Fight of the Night : Hiro Arai vs. Shane Gilchrist Knockout of the Night : Agustin Gonzalez Submission of the Night : Matsudaira Satoh Upset of the Night : Thorbjorn Rekdal Injuries and Biggest Earners : Shane Gilchrist, Arm Injury, 41 Days Out Biggest Earners : Hiro Arai : 160,000 Dollars, 100,000 For Fight, 60,000 for Bonus Petey Mack : 6,000 Dollars, 6,000 For Fight [/CENTER] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MMA-KING Posted August 30, 2008 Author Share Posted August 30, 2008 Chris Caulfield : 4/6 You get to pick who fights Carlos da Guia next out of Atep of Indonesia Ricardo Fernandes Jason Dalglish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuddyGarner Posted August 30, 2008 Share Posted August 30, 2008 ALPHA-1 38 : Phenominal Sayoko Ebisawa (Womens Championship) Shane Gilchrist Petey Mack Agustin Gonzalez Truck Gleeson Thorbjorn Rekdal I pick Hassan Fezzik versus Stratos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MMA-KING Posted August 30, 2008 Author Share Posted August 30, 2008 Garner your a little late for the predictions there :rolleyes: lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MMA-KING Posted August 30, 2008 Author Share Posted August 30, 2008 [IMG]http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll28/Rampage101_bucket/TheCyborgALPHA-139alternate.gif[/IMG] ALPHA-1 39 : The Cyborg Hassan Fezzik vs. Stratos Papaioannou (HW Title) Juro Fukazawa vs. Andrew Rush (MW Title) Atep of Indonesia vs. Teeratep Nutnum Akemi Satou vs. Chiyo Yanagimoto Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MMA-KING Posted August 30, 2008 Author Share Posted August 30, 2008 [CENTER][IMG]http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll28/Rampage101_bucket/ALPHA1.jpg[/IMG] ALPHA-1 39 : The Cyborg Akemi Satou (2-0) vs. Chiyo Yanagimoto (9-1) Round 1 Satou is forced onto the backfoot almost immediately, having to retreat to avoid a series of sharp jabs. She ends up with her back to the cage, with Yanagimoto advancing. A sharp right misses, and Satou takes the opportunity to pull Yanagimoto in to a tight clinch against the cage. Yanagimoto tries to break free, but cannot. It looks like we know the strategies for this round already; Yanagimoto wants to stand and bang, Satou wants to keep things at close quarters. Yanagimoto tries for an elbow, but only succeeds in getting turned around so that she is now the one against the cage. Trip from Satou, and we're down to the ground. Satou has side control, but Yanagimoto has landed with her left hand side against the cage, so that side of the body is basically safe for now. Satou will have to try to work the right-hand side, and starts by ramming a knee into the ribs. Yanagimoto tries to squirm into a better position, but Satou puts a stop to that with a stiff elbow to the stomach. Satou tries to work a kimura on the right arm, but Yanagimoto defends it. Yanagimoto manages to bring a knee up and catch Satou in the side, something of a cheeky move given her position. Satou responds with five or six rapid-fire right hands to the face, but Yanagimoto covers up and doesn't take any serious damage at all. Time is ticking away though, and so far Satou may be easily winning the round, but she is not taking full advantage of this great position. Satou tries to float over into a mount, but Yanagimoto uses the cage to push away and manages to unbalance Satou enough to get to a kneeling position, then standing, albeit back into a clinch. A knee from Satou is the last action of the round. The first round is over. Blurcat.com scores it 10-9 for Satou. Round 2 Yanagimoto starts brightly by throwing some looping punches. Defended well by Satou. They circle, throwing tentative jabs. Satou goes for a single leg and puts Yanagimoto on the floor, but she is up very quickly, preventing Satou from getting on top. Yanagimoto definitely seems to want to keep this standing. Satou hits a nice jab, avoids a counter left hook, then comes in low and takes down Yanagimoto again. This time Yanagimoto isn't able to get up, and has to pull guard. Times ticking away though, Satou will have to hurry to finish. She goes for an armbar, but Yanagimoto defends. Satou tries to slip past to get side control, but Yanagimoto just about manages to keep guard. A second attempt works though, and Satou has the side. Two big elbows land, and Yanagimoto seems in trouble. Satou goes for the kimura, but can't quite get it. The time expires before she can try again, and the referee separates them. End of the round. Blurcat.com has it down as 10-9 Satou. Round 3 Slow start to the round, Satou is circling while Yanagimoto seems content to just throw the occasional looping punch to cause her to back up. Satou steps in and fires off two jabs, neither connecting, then has to almost throw herself to one side to avoid a devastating looking punch! Yanagimoto was clearly looking for the highlight reel K.O. punch, had that connected there is no way that Satou was getting back up. There's a warning to Satou, she must now know, if she didn't already, that Yanagimoto has knock out intentions tonight. Satou throws a right hand, then backs up sharply, clearly not loving the idea of getting too close. Yanagimoto still looks calm, throwing the occasional jab or two to keep Satou off balance. Yanagimoto glances at the referee, not sure why. Yanagimoto leads with a right hand, then comes in for a quick takedown. Satou saw it coming and smartly turns out of the grapple, pushing Yanagimoto to the ground, and ending up taking her back in a great defensive move. Yanagimoto turtles up, and takes a few heavy shots to the ribs. Satou gets her legs around Yanagimoto and uses them to roll her over. Exposed, Yanagimoto tries to turn so that she is on top, but Satou has already rammed one arm around her throat and has a tight choke-hold applied. Yanagimoto is in big trouble, and obviously can't see a way out as she taps out pretty quickly. The official time of the rear choke submission is 9:35 of round 3. WINNER : Akemi Satou via Submission (Rear Naked Choke) Rating : ** Teeratep Nutnum (5-0) vs. Atep of Indonesia (3-0) Round 1 Slow start to the round. Not much happens before they wind up clinched together, struggling for supremacy. Nutnum uses a trip to make a takedown, but doesn't go down himself, instead staying back. He pushes the raised legs away and dives in to get side control, but Atep scrambles and manages to get up, pushing Nutnum down to the ground. Atep ends up on top, in guard. Nutnum has the guard held very high. Atep throws a big right hand, but almost puts himself right into a triangle as a result, and he is forced to fight free. Nutnum throws a punch and it lands right above the nose. Atep throws four massive punches as a response, threatening to try and knock Nutnum right through the canvas, Nutnum is forced to simply cover up and try to survive. Atep is controlling the round from this position, although it has to be said that he hasn't yet truly looked like he can stop the match from here. Nutnum moves to butterfly guard and then tries to scramble back up, but Atep stops that by throwing another set of big punches, forcing Nutnum to go back to the full guard. The round ends with them still like that, with Atep having totally controlled the round from the guard. The round is over. Blurcat.com has it down as 10-9 Atep. Round 2 Atep hits a right hand, then fakes a take down attempt. Nutnum got out of the way, he clearly has it in mind to not let Atep shoot in on him. They come together and exchange strikes, neither fighter gets an advantage from it. Nutnum throws a scorching right hand, but it misses. Atep throws a head kick, and that one doesn't! Nutnum took it to the side of the head and goes down. It didn't look all that powerful though, and the fact that Nutnum is able to clear his head pretty swiftly and pull guard on the on-rushing Atep backs that up. Atep looks to pound out a victory, throwing some big punches. Nutnum's guard prevents him from getting his body behind the shots though, and none of them have enough power to really trouble Nutnum. A couple do get through and hit home though. Nutnum reaches up and smothers Atep into a clinch. He fights free, with some difficulty, and starts punching away again. Nutnum parries the shots away. Unfortunately the round enters a lull, with Atep unable to pass guard and so being content just to throw punches from there, while Nutnum is unwilling to risk letting Atep pass guard. We enter the final thirty seconds of the round before Atep gets a breakthrough, managing to power through the guard and mount Nutnum! Nutnum covers up and tries to buck and roll his hips to desperately try and dislodge Atep. It doesn't work, but it does unbalance him enough to reduce the amount of punches being thrown. Some do come raining down though, and Nutnum is probably relieved when the round ends with him not having taken too much damage. The second round is over. Blurcat.com has it down as 10-9 Atep. Round 3 Nutnum starts fast, coming out almost immediately with a three punch combination. None of them get through, and Atep manages to squeeze a jab of his own through and score just above the left cheek. They exchange a flurry of blows right in the center, it's difficult to see who got the best of it, and both of them retreat a few steps to recover. Good start to the round, early indications are that this is going to be all about the striking, neither fighter has even hinted at going for a takedown. Atep uses a low kick to set up a nice right hand, and Nutnum is forced back against the cage. Atep picks his shots and gets a big punch to the body in. Nutnum uses a couple of looping punches to make Atep keep back, but it doesn't last for long, as Atep bursts forward and hits two big right hands, taking a counter punch to the body though, and they wind up in a clinch. They exchange weak-looking blows from that position, before the referee grows tired of the inactivity and breaks them apart. Nutnum scores with a low kick. Nutnum glances at the referee, not sure why. Atep unwinds a right hook that narrowly misses. That will be the last action of the round though. The round ends. Blurcat.com scores 10-9 Atep. The official scores are: 30-27 (twice), 29-28 for Atep of Indonesia. WINNER : Atep of Indonesia via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) Rating : ** Juro Fukazawa (8-0) vs. Andrew Rush (12-0) for the ALPHA-1 Middleweight Title Round 1 Fukazawa isn't hanging around, right from the start Rush is forced onto the back foot by four hard shots, although none of them get through the gloves. Rush circles, steps in, then unloads a combination of punches, but Fukazawa weaves out of the way and scores with a beauty of a right hand, glancing above the right eye. That was some lovely counter punching from Fukazawa, the timing had to be perfect and it was. Rush is looking a bit frustrated, and uncorks a ragged-looking uppercut that missed by several inches. Fukazawa really should have taken advantage of that mistake, Rush was wide open for a moment there. Fukazawa hits a high kick, catching Rush on the shoulder. Jab from Rush finds the mark, but it didn't have much power behind it as he was leaning backward too much. Fukazawa fires off a couple of straight punches in response, but only finds gloves. They clinch, and the fight enters a lull. Rush scores with a knee from the clinch, it landed around the hip area of Fukazawa, who responds with a couple of shots to the ribs. The time runs out with them still clinched though. The round is over. Blurcat.com has it down as 10-9 Fukazawa. Round 2 They circle to start, both throwing a few tentative jabs. An uppercut misses its mark from Rush, providing the first moment of real action. Fukazawa hits a nice combination of body shots to set up a big right hook, but Rush side-stepped to safety. A few punches get thrown, but there's a lack of real action to talk about. Fukazawa is being slightly the more aggressive, but neither fighter is really going for it. They come together again and exchange punches, but no big shots get through, and they end up clinched for a while. The referee separates them, but the time is ticking away and this round looks like it's going to the judges. The second round is over. Blurcat.com sees it 10-9 to Fukazawa. Round 3 The two fighters circle. A series of looping punches from Rush forces Fukazawa back up against the cage, and he has to cover up to withstand the three strikes that follow. No real damage caused, but Rush is aggressively chasing this match. A hook finds the body and Fukazawa clinches. They almost lose their balance as they jockey for position, Fukazawa gets in a couple of knees when they regain their footing. Rush seems to be trying to break the clinch, it's Fukazawa who is holding it tight, perhaps hoping to calm the energetic start that Rush had. The referee finally does break them up, after nearly a full minute of inactivity. Fukazawa is looking the slightly more fit of the two fighters. Fukazawa tries to work an angle, then steps in...and gets creamed with a high head kick! Rush landed it right to the ear of all places, and Fukazawa's legs give way, sending him crashing to the floor. The referee immediately covers him up, he is clearly out cold. Rush gets the win via K.O. The official time of the knock out is 3:26 of round 3. Andrew Rush wins the ALPHA-1 Middleweight title. WINNER : Andrew Rush via KO (Head Kick) Rating : *** Hassan Fezzik (25-0) vs. Stratos Papaioannou (20-4) for the ALPHA-1 Heavyweight Title Round 1 Slow start; nearly a full minute of circling, occasional fakes, and long-range jabs. Neither fighter is creating much. Fezzik works an angle, but takes a low kick to the shin when he advances. They clinch, and end up with Papaioannou backed up against the cage. Fezzik gets a couple of right hands to the body, but his attempts at knee strikes are deflected by Papaioannou, who uses his legs well to defend. Fezzik pulls free and takes a step back, then powers in a right hand. Papaioannou gets out the way, ducks under a second right hand, and backs up to the center. Fezzik follows, and we're back to circling. Uninspiring action so far, they've both been fairly devoid of inspiration. Fezzik hits a couple of right hands, both hitting gloves, then a left hand to the body that connected. That was the best shot of the round so far. Papaioannou tags him with a flicked jab to the cheek, but it had virtually no power on it. Papaioannou leans in to a looping left, but it puts him off balance and it's only at the last second that he gets his chin out of the way of a vicious right cross that comes back. If that had hit, we may have had a knock out. Time runs out with them standing, circling again. End of the round. Blurcat.com has it down as 10-9 Fezzik. Round 2 There's a few minor exchanges of punches to start the round, and Fezzik gets the better of them. Neither fighter is throwing any bombs, but Fezzik is showing the better technique, and has hit a few nice body shots. They come together again, and Fezzik shows quick hands to get in three nice shots. Papaioannou definitely felt them. Neither fighter seems interested in taking this to the ground, they're just circling, throwing a few punches, then regrouping. Papaioannou is struggling to inflict much damage. He may need to switch tactics, as so far Fezzik is looking very comfortable. Papaioannou comes in with left, but Fezzik saw it coming and slipped in a great right hand counter punch. Papaioannou is getting frustrated. The remainder of the round is no different, as the occasional exchanges of strikes are clearly go the way of Fezzik's superior technique. End of the round. Blurcat.com scores it 10-9 for Fezzik. Round 3 Fezzik starts tentatively, and scores with a few sharp leg kicks. A straight left connects, and Papaioannou is forced backward to avoid an uppercut. Good start from Fezzik. Papaioannou tries to come inside, but eats a kick to the thigh. They clinch briefly, but it goes nowhere. Looping right hand from Papaioannou, but it only caught Fezzik on the shoulder. Another kick connects from Fezzik, and that sets up a nice combination to the body. The accuracy of his kicks has been excellent so far, and is keeping Papaioannou from doing very much. Fezzik throws out a few jabs, nothing too dangerous though, Papaioannou easily avoided them. Right hand from Papaioannou, that one definitely registered, but I don't think it had much power behind it. The time ticks away without anything further of interest happening. The third round is over. Blurcat.com has it down as 10-9 Fezzik. Round 4 Flat start to the round, thirty seconds of circling without any actual contact. The fans begin to get a bit restless. Papaioannou is the first to try something, stringing together a couple of jabs and a low kick, but Fezzik blocked the first two and avoided the latter. A lunge from Papaioannou is meant to set up a punch, but it's clumsy and just leaves him off balance. Fezzik is quick to react, and gets a great shot to the side of the face in before Papaioannou can cover up. That landed above the left eye and has left an ugly red mark. No cut, but that will start to swell and could give Papaioannou some problems later on. Papaioannou moves in for a right hook, but takes a hard kick to the knee, then is forced to retreat so as not to get caught with the two right hands that follow. Fezzik is staying on it though, and glances three shots off the gloves of Papaioannou before they wind up in a clinch. That punch above the eye, or maybe the mistake that led to it, seems to have completely thrown Papaioannou off, since that moment he has been comprehensively out-struck and is now in danger of losing this round. They struggle in the clinch, neither fighter managing a great deal more than minor blows. Papaioannou goes for a trip, but Fezzik cleverly spins out of it and the two fighters are back to circling. Not a great round for purists, it has all been a bit disjointed, but that one shot from Fezzik may prove decisive. As the round comes to an end, they wind up back in another clinch, with nothing coming of it. End of round 4. Blurcat.com has it down as 10-9 Fezzik. Round 5 Exchange of punches to start, nothing really hit though. They go into a clinch, and the pace disappears as both fighters try and get the advantage. Eventually the referee separates them. Jab from Fezzik, who then has to react quickly to avoid a right hook that was aimed right at the chin. Fezzik puts on a burst of energy and fires off a big sequence of punches, maybe twelve or thirteen in a row, although not many actually connected. Papaioannou covered up well, and gets in a couple of shots of his own before moving out of range again. Other than a few half-hearted jabs, there's been a definite lull over the past minute. Low kick from Papaioannou, almost to the groin, although it didn't look intentional. They come together in a clinch again, and it returns to a stalemate. Not a great round by anyone's standard, but that flurry should mean that Fezzik will take the round on points. The fifth round is over. Blurcat.com sees it 10-9 to Fezzik. Hassan Fezzik wins the match, getting a score of 50-45 from all three judges. Hassan Fezzik retains the ALPHA-1 Heavyweight title. WINNER : Hassan Fezzik via Unanimous Decision (50-45, 50-45, 50-45) Rating : **** ~Off Air~ Fight of the Night : Hassan Fezzik vs. Stratos Papaioannou Submission Of The Night : Akemi Satou Knockout Of The Night : Andrew Rush Upset of the Night : Akemi Satou Injuries and Biggest Earners : Teeratep Nutnum, Ankle Injury, 36 Days Out Hassan Fezzik : 560,000 Dollars, 500,000 to Fight, 60,000 for Bonus Juro Fukazawa : 7,500 Dollars, 7,500 to Fight[/CENTER] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MMA-KING Posted August 30, 2008 Author Share Posted August 30, 2008 [IMG]http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll28/Rampage101_bucket/BacktoSchoolALPHA-140.gif[/IMG] ALPHA-1 40 : Back to School Leon Banks vs. Kendall Tracey Luke Hilton vs. Ricardo Fernandes Agustin Gonzalez vs. Gordon Idle Chojiro Goto vs. Paulo Roberto Bezerra Olivia Sweet vs. Fusae Miura Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MMA-KING Posted August 30, 2008 Author Share Posted August 30, 2008 [CENTER][IMG]http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll28/Rampage101_bucket/ALPHA1.jpg[/IMG] ALPHA-1 40 : Back to School Fusae Miura (7-2) vs. Olivia Sweet (3-0) Round 1 The round starts. They touch gloves. Sweet throws a rapid-fire series of punches, forcing Miura to back off. Miura throws a nice kick that thumps into the rib cage. Another kick is thrown, this time aimed at the head, but Sweet sees it coming and steps back. Miura advances and they meet in the center. Sweet ducks a right hand, scores with a left to the gut. Miura throws a one-two combination, neither connecting, but it does allow her to follow up with a stinging kick to the ribs. A big red mark has appeared there. Sweet bursts forward and goes for a big swing, Miura ducks under it, hits a right to the chest, then unloads another kick. This one hits the thigh, causing Sweet to noticeably wince. It may have caught the very top of the knee judging from the replays. Sweet tries to come in to get a measure of revenge, but is met with some low kicks that make sure that she can't get close enough to throw any bombs. Miura's impressively sharp kicking game is hurting Sweet and allowing her to take firm control of this round. There's not much time left, and Sweet is going to have to do something special to win this round now. She doesn't, as time expires without anything interesting happening. That's the end of the round. Blurcat.com scores it 10-9 for Miura. Round 2 The round starts slowly, with both fighters circling, tentatively throwing out the occasional jab. Sweet is the first to make a positive move, stepping in to throw a right hand, although she probably wishes that she hadn't, as Miura picks her off with a crisp jab to the cheek. Sweet throws a wild punch as a counter, but Miura ducks and backs off out of range. They meet again in the center for an exchange of punches. Sweet gets a clubbing blow to the side of the head in, but takes a hard shot to the stomach in return. The early pattern seems to be that Sweet is looking for big punches, Miura is happy to avoid them and use quick counter punches instead. They clinch up, and Sweet manages to back Miura up against the cage. Sweet takes a half step backward and throws a big right hand to the head, but Miura ducks under at the last second, scores with a pair of punches to the gut, then darts out of trouble before Sweet can unload. Sweet may need to think about changing tactics, Miura is looking far sharper in these striking battles, and is beginning to control the pace and tempo of the round. Sweet fakes a right hand, then shoots out a low kick, catching Miura on the thigh. Miura presses forward for the first time, getting in close and using a couple of jabs to the body. Sweet gets a nice left hook in, glancing off the gloves, and then clinches up. Time ticks away and the round ends just a few seconds after the referee separates them. The second round is over. Blurcat.com has it down as 10-9 Miura. Round 3 Flat start to the round, thirty seconds of circling without any actual contact. The fans begin to get a bit restless. Sweet is the first to try something, stringing together a couple of jabs and a low kick, but Miura blocked the first two and avoided the latter. A lunge from Sweet is meant to set up a punch, but it's clumsy and just leaves her off balance. Miura is quick to react, and gets a great shot to the side of the face in before Sweet can cover up. That landed above the left eye and has left an ugly red mark. No cut, but that will start to swell and could give Sweet some problems later on. Sweet moves in for a right hook, but takes a hard kick to the knee, then is forced to retreat so as not to get caught with the two right hands that follow. Miura is staying on it though, and glances three shots off the gloves of Sweet before they wind up in a clinch. That punch above the eye, or maybe the mistake that led to it, seems to have completely thrown Sweet off, since that moment she has been comprehensively out-struck and is now in danger of losing this round. They struggle in the clinch, neither fighter managing a great deal more than minor blows. Sweet goes for a trip, but Miura cleverly spins out of it and the two fighters are back to circling. Not a great round for purists, it has all been a bit disjointed, but that one shot from Miura may prove decisive. As the round comes to an end, they wind up back in another clinch, with nothing coming of it. End of round 3. Blurcat.com has it down as 10-9 Miura. All three judges give a score of 30-27 to Fusae Miura. WINNER : Fusae Miura via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) Rating : * Paulo Roberto Bezerra (9-2) vs. Chojiro Goto (8-1) Round 1 They circle to start, both throwing a few tentative jabs. An uppercut misses its mark from Goto, providing the first moment of real action. Bezerra hits a nice combination of body shots to set up a big right hook, but Goto side-stepped to safety. A few punches get thrown, but there's a lack of real action to talk about. Bezerra is being slightly the more aggressive, but neither fighter is really going for it. They come together again and exchange punches, but no big shots get through, and they end up clinched for a while. The referee separates them, but the time is ticking away and this round looks like it's going to the judges. The round ends. Blurcat.com has it down as 10-9 Bezerra. Round 2 Bezerra isn't hanging around, right from the start Goto is forced onto the back foot by four hard shots, although none of them get through the gloves. Goto circles, steps in, then unloads a combination of punches, but Bezerra weaves out of the way and scores with a beauty of a right hand, glancing above the right eye. That was some lovely counter punching from Bezerra, the timing had to be perfect and it was. Goto is looking a bit frustrated, and uncorks a ragged-looking uppercut that missed by several inches. Bezerra really should have taken advantage of that mistake, Goto was wide open for a moment there. Bezerra hits a high kick, catching Goto on the shoulder. Jab from Goto finds the mark, but it didn't have much power behind it as he was leaning backward too much. Bezerra fires off a couple of straight punches in response, but only finds gloves. They clinch, and the fight enters a lull. Goto scores with a knee from the clinch, it landed around the hip area of Bezerra, who responds with a couple of shots to the ribs. The time runs out with them still clinched though. The round ends. Blurcat.com has it down as 10-9 Bezerra. Round 3 The two fighters circle. A series of looping punches from Goto forces Bezerra back up against the cage, and he has to cover up to withstand the three strikes that follow. No real damage caused, but Goto is aggressively chasing this match. A hook finds the body and Bezerra clinches. They almost lose their balance as they jockey for position, Bezerra gets in a couple of knees when they regain their footing. Goto seems to be trying to break the clinch, it's Bezerra who is holding it tight, perhaps hoping to calm the energetic start that Goto had. The referee finally does break them up, after nearly a full minute of inactivity. Bezerra makes Goto back up against the cage by throwing some looping punches. He comes in closer and hits a right hook to the body, getting a jab to the cheek in return. Bezerra throws another two punches, both to the body, then steps back to avoid an uppercut. Goto lets fly with a scorching punch though, and it catches Bezerra by surprise, putting him down! Goto follows up and starts raining down right hands. Bezerra covers up as best he can, but it's not enough as the referee pulls Goto off, the match is over. Official time of the TKO is 4:31 of the third. WINNER : Chojiro Goto via TKO (Punches) Rating : ** Agustin Gonzalez (5-0) vs. Gordon Idle (6-2) Round 1 Slow start, both fighters are throwing tentative punches without threatening anything more powerful. Idle puts together the first exciting moment, stringing together four punches in quick succession, but Gonzalez defended well. Straight right from Gonzalez in response, but it caught nothing but gloves. They start circling. The referee tells them to fight, the lack of action so far is worrying. They get in close and exchange body shots, Idle probably getting the slightly better punches in, and then fall into a clinch. That goes nowhere, and the referee separates them. Gonzalez gets a nice kick in just before the time expires, but it's unlikely that is going to stop the judges giving that round to Idle. The round ends. Blurcat.com scores it 10-9 for Idle. Round 2 Gonzalez leads with the right hand to set up a low kick, Idle deals with it well. They clinch, but only for a few seconds before it gets broken. Both throw stiff jabs at the same time, neither connects properly. Back to the clinch. It has been a disjointed start to the round, the flow hasn't quite developed properly. Idle uses a knee to the ribs before backing Gonzalez up against the cage. Right hand from Gonzalez connects though, that was well timed. Idle breaks the clinch and backs off. That was sloppy on his part, Gonzalez was basically gifted a free shot. Three quick jabs from Idle sting the gloves, then a crashing hook to the body finds its mark. Good recovery. Gonzalez fires off a low kick again, but it's well wide. They come together, both throwing punches. Gonzalez gets a nice clean shot in, and Idle stumbles backwards and falls to the floor. Gonzalez is on top of him quickly, and unloads with two more big punches, both connect solidly. The referee jumps in and pulls him away before a third is thrown, this match is over by TKO. Replays show the referee may have been slightly early. Official time of the TKO is 5:38 of the second round. WINNER : Agustin Gonzalez via TKO (Punches) Rating : * Luke Hilton (4-1) vs. Ricardo Fernandes (15-7) Round 1 The round begins, and it is Fernandes who starts better, energetically bounding straight into action by throwing a three-punch combination and a scything leg kick. Hilton defended all four blows well, but is forced to be on the backfoot right from the word go. Fernandes works for an angle, coming in from the left hand side with a high right hand. Hilton ducks under it and nestles a stiff jab in the solar plexus. It doesn't seem to slow Fernandes down much though, as he swiftly turns and hits a crisp left to the side of the head, followed almost instantly by a mid-level kick that smacks above the hip of Hilton. Interesting first minute of action, Fernandes is looking particularly sharp. Hilton tries to turn the momentum by advancing quickly and driving Fernandes back against the cage with a series of jabs and hooks, and they end up clinched. Hilton tries a knee from that position, but it is blocked. Fernandes scores with two sharp blows to the ribs, and then they break away from each other. For a second it looked like Hilton was about to go for a takedown, but nothing came from it. They square up to each other in the center. Fernandes throws a head fake and comes in from low down to hit a rising shot that catches Hilton on the side of the head. Hilton got a shot in too though, although it hit the shoulder rather than the head. Time is running down; Fernandes has probably done enough to win the round, but it has turned quite scrappy since the clinch against the cage, both will probably be slightly unhappy with that. Hilton tries a late surge, coming in hard and fast with a leading left, but Fernandes defends it well and scores the only meaningful shot of the exchange with a crisp left hand. The first round is over. Blurcat.com sees it 10-9 to Fernandes. Round 2 Hilton isn't hanging around, right from the start Fernandes is forced onto the back foot by four hard shots, although none of them get through the gloves. Fernandes circles, steps in, then unloads a combination of punches, but Hilton weaves out of the way and scores with a beauty of a right hand, glancing above the right eye. That was some lovely counter punching from Hilton, the timing had to be perfect and it was. Fernandes is looking a bit frustrated, and uncorks a ragged-looking uppercut that missed by several inches. Hilton really should have taken advantage of that mistake, Fernandes was wide open for a moment there. Hilton hits a high kick, catching Fernandes on the shoulder. Jab from Fernandes finds the mark, but it didn't have much power behind it as he was leaning backward too much. Hilton fires off a couple of straight punches in response, but only finds gloves. They clinch, and the fight enters a lull. Fernandes scores with a knee from the clinch, it landed around the hip area of Hilton, who responds with a couple of shots to the ribs. The time runs out with them still clinched though. The 2nd round ends. Blurcat.com sees it 10-9 to Hilton. Round 3 There's a nice exchange of blows, both fighters getting in some good shots. Fernandes over-reaches on an uppercut and takes a big shot to the jaw, his head snapped back. Temporarily stunned, his hands drop completely, and another vicious blow lands. A third lands square on the nose. The referee gets between them and says it's all over. Fernandes didn't actually go down, but his hands were down by his sides and he was offering up no defence whatsoever. As Hilton celebrates, Fernandes looks completely out of it, glassy-eyed as his corner try to help him. Official time of the TKO is 0:32 of the third round. WINNER : Luke Hilton via TKO (Punch) Rating : ** Kendall Tracey (5-0) vs. Leon Banks (12-3) Round 1 Slow start, both fighters are throwing tentative punches without threatening anything more powerful. Tracey puts together the first exciting moment, stringing together four punches in quick succession, but Banks defended well. Straight right from Banks in response, but it caught nothing but gloves. They start circling. The referee tells them to fight, the lack of action so far is worrying. They get in close and exchange body shots, Tracey probably getting the slightly better punches in, and then fall into a clinch. That goes nowhere, and the referee separates them. Banks gets a nice kick in just before the time expires, but it's unlikely that is going to stop the judges giving that round to Tracey. End of round 1. Blurcat.com scores 10-9 Tracey. Round 2 Banks hits some tentative punches, then comes in fast and forces Tracey to back up against the cage, where they clinch. Banks hits a nice body shot, but takes two short punches to the side of the head in return. Tracey tries a trip, but it doesn't go anywhere. They separate, with Banks having to stay sharp to avoid a scorching right hand from Tracey. Banks makes Tracey back up against the cage by throwing some looping punches. He comes in closer and hits a right hook to the body, getting a jab to the cheek in return. Banks throws another two punches, both to the body, then steps back to avoid an uppercut. Tracey lets fly with a scorching punch though, and it catches Banks by surprise, putting him down! Tracey follows up and starts raining down right hands. Banks covers up as best he can, but it's not enough as the referee pulls Tracey off, the match is over. Tracey wins via TKO at 7:18 of the second round. WINNER : Kendall Tracey via TKO (Punches) Rating : ** ~Off Air~ Fight of the Night : Ricardo Fernandes vs. Luke Hilton Knockout of the Night : Kendall Tracey Submission of the Night : N/A Upset of the Night : Kendall Tracey Injuries and Biggest Earners : Gordon Idle, Foot Injury, 4 Months and 2 Weeks Leon Banks : 25,000 Dollars, 25,000 to Fight Chojiro Goto : 6,000 Dollars, 6,000 to Fight[/CENTER] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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