RSC 3 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nathanial Hornblower (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiger Woods (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Nathanial Hornblower has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Hornblower
vs
Woods

171 cm
18
166 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

150 cm
24
150 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
KO power

Good wrestler
Brawler
Experienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nathanial Hornblower!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tiger Woods!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Fujiwara and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Woods feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Woods trying to control the position from guard on top but Hornblower is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Woods seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Hornblower is controlling Woods's posture.

Hornblower escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Woods gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hornblower trying to control the position.

Woods avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Woods wants to stand but Hornblower is controlling his posture from full guard.
Hornblower keeping full guard, as Woods tries to pass.
Hornblower not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hornblower looking to hit a scissor sweep but Woods is one step ahead there.
Hornblower looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hornblower wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Woods drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Woods wants to control from the top but Hornblower keeps moving.
Hornblower keeping full guard, as Woods tries to pass.
Woods passes into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hornblower trying to control but Woods postures up.
Woods wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hornblower keeps working.
Hornblower is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Woods's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Woods's back!
Hornblower is trying to control but Woods is trying to escape here - he's now mounted.
Hornblower throws some wild stikes that Woods manages to avoid easily.
Hornblower thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Hornblower prevents Woods from getting the reversal.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Woods in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Hornblower controlling the position easily from mount.
Woods is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Woods keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hornblower avoids the attempt from Woods to control.
Woods is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tiger Woods dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A kick lands to the mid section there for Hornblower.
A head kick from Hornblower lands but Woods takes it in his stride.

It looks like Tiger Woods has been cut.
Hornblower tries to clinch there but Woods circles away.
A head kick by Woods misses

and Hornblower counters with a crisp one two that drops Woods! Hornblower thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Woods to his feet! Woods is in big trouble!

Woods is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Woods wants to clinch but Hornblower slips to the side

and Hornblower counters by clinching up.
Woods can't break the clinch.

Woods has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Hornblower clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hornblower tries to roll but Woods sticks to his back.
Woods trying to control.
Woods not allowing Hornblower to control his hands.
Woods is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Woods really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Hornblower.
Hornblower tries to break free.
A lull in the action here.
Hornblower can't escape the position.
A lull in the action here.
Woods is not going to allow Hornblower to sit and survive in this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Woods struggling to keep hold of the position.
Hornblower trying to control the action but Woods just sinks the hooks in.
Woods is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Hornblower up.
Woods punishes Hornblower with strikes from the back mount.
Woods controlling well, preventing Hornblower from escaping the position.
Hornblower staying busy and making it hard for Woods to control.

Woods is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Hornblower defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Woods gets his hands free as Hornblower looks to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Woods tightening his grip on Hornblower, looking for the choke.
Woods is hanging on to Hornblower's back as he tries to escape.
Hornblower looking very determined here, making life difficult for Woods.
Hornblower trying to control the action but Woods just sinks the hooks in.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hornblower can't escape the position.
Hornblower manages to reverse the position and now he's in Woods's guard. Nice work there by Hornblower.
Hornblower wants to control from the top but Woods keeps moving.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hornblower throws a one two combo.
Woods throws a lazy head kick
and Hornblower counters with a flying knee. Nice.

Woods shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Hornblower napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hornblower sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Woods is controlling the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nathanial Hornblower dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tiger Woods's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Woods drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Hornblower trying to keep a closed guard but Woods is proving a slippery customer.

Hornblower working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Woods doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Woods manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hornblower is trying to control the position but Woods postures up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Woods advances position into side control!
Woods lands a nice forearm strike.
Woods is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Hornblower's shoulder. That is not cool.
Woods trying to control the position but Hornblower is working away.
Hornblower tries to bench press Woods off him but Woods keeps the position.
Woods trying to control the action but Hornblower is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Woods has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Hornblower throws a nice looking combination but Woods bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hornblower misses with a takedown

and Woods counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Woods pulls guard.
Hornblower passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Tiger Woods has got the better of the ground game so far.
Woods struggling a bit here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hornblower sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Woods is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Woods regains half guard.
Hornblower trying to mount his opponent but Woods defends it.
Woods moves into full guard.
Hornblower looking to pass the guard.
Woods trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Woods is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Woods preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Woods lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Hornblower!
Woods lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Hornblower throwing hammer fists to the chest of Woods. What's that going to do exactly?
Woods controlling the pace for now.
Hornblower is in all sorts of trouble here.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tiger Woods!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
49%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and matt shamel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Nogueira
vs
shamel

187 cm
25
245 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

195 cm
20
288 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Antonio Nogueira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, matt shamel!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Shimada and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nogueira fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
shamel slips a jab from Nogueira.
matt shamel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nogueira cracks shamel with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
shamel misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
shamel shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Nogueira as he avoids it easily.

Nogueira scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Nogueira is sneakily working for an arm triangle but shamel sees it coming and defends easily.
shamel really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nogueira. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Nogueira thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nogueira not landing any meaningful shots this time.
shamel wants to get back to his feet.
shamel is in trouble now - Nogueira has advanced to mount!
Nogueira is in the full mount, landing strikes.

Nogueira looking to secure an arm triangle but shamel defends it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nogueira controlling the pace for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira raining down shots from the mount!
shamel taking shots to the head.
shamel wants to hold on but Nogueira pushes him away.
shamel working to try and regain half guard.
Nogueira landing shots from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira lands with some vicious ground and pound - can shamel hang on?
Nogueira with a couple of short strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nogueira punishing his opponent with strikes.
shamel is bucking up trying to escape but Nogueira cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Nogueira trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Nogueira looking to control and managing it successfully.
shamel is in a horrible position here. Nogueira smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Nogueira cracks shamel with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nogueira is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Nogueira lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Nogueira punishing his opponent with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira looking to finish shamel with some ground and pound. This is bad for shamel!
Nogueira trying to control but shamel is having none of it.
Nogueira takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The referee warns shamel that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
shamel tries to hold on but Nogueira pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
shamel is trying desperately to improve position.
The referee warns shamel that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Nogueira looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
A nice elbow there by Nogueira.

Nogueira working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. shamel looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Nogueira! Submission of the night perhaps?

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Antonio Nogueira!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
61%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Earl Jacobs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Pain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Jacobs
vs
Pain

195 cm
20
280 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

195 cm
21
285 lbs
3 - 3 - 1

Good wrestling
Brawler
Intelligent

Olympic wrestler
Good elbows
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Earl Jacobs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Chuck Pain!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jacobs closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Pain did well to prevent Jacobs getting side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Pain can do anything to dispel that myth.
Jacobs looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Pain with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Jacobs looks to land a strike but Pain avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Jacobs throwing strikes from guard but Pain blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jacobs with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jacobs throwing strikes from guard but Pain blocks nicely.
Jacobs trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jacobs throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jacobs stands up over Pain, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jacobs throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jacobs thows a big elbow that misses.
Pain really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jacobs. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Pain closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Pain lands an elbow inside.

Pain drops Jacobs with a big knee straight up the middle! Jacobs is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

It looks like Earl Jacobs has been cut.

Pain has closed the distance and engaged Jacobs in a clinch.
Jacobs drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Pain gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Pain landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jacobs is breathing heavily.
Jacobs wants a takedown.
Pain crunches a lovely knee into Jacobs's ribcage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pain lands a damaging elbow.
Pain lands a damaging elbow.
Pain lands a knee to the body.
Pain lands a damaging elbow.

Jacobs is rocked!
Pain has Jacobs pressed against the cage. He pushes Jacobs back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Pain throws a beautiful elbow that sends Jacobs crashing to the floor! Pain piles on the pressure with more strikes! Jacobs is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chuck Pain!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
93%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pancho Machete (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Machete
vs
Gracie

188 cm
19
277 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

206 cm
20
290 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pancho Machete!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Carlos Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Sano and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machete shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gracie but Gracie pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Machete avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gracie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Machete.
Machete lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

It looks like Carlos Gracie has been cut.
Gracie dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Machete throws a series of punches but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Machete manages to avoid it.
Gracie fails with the takedown.
Machete misses with a series of wild punches.

Gracie shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Machete avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gracie.
Gracie seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Gracie prevents Machete from improving his position.
Machete tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Machete tries to kick Gracie off but Gracie keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Gracie takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

It looks like Pancho Machete has been cut.
Gracie works his way into side control.
Machete taking a bit of punishment here - Gracie scoring with strikes.
Gracie trying to control the action but Machete is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie misses with the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machete is trying to control Gracie's posture but Gracie avoids it.
Machete takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Gracie controlling the position.
Gracie looks up at the clock and then as Machete takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Gracie smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
You can see the frustration on Machete's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Machete managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Gracie.
Gracie works to advance to full mount. Machete defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Gracie lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

Pancho Machete's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Gracie with the ground and pound from mount.

Jeez, Pancho Machete's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Pancho Machete's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Carlos Gracie!

C
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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
59%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wes Chapman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergio Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Chapman
vs
Gonzalez

183 cm
25
209 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

190 cm
21
215 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wes Chapman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sergio Gonzalez!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chapman takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

It looks like Wes Chapman has been cut.
Chapman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chapman tries to score a power double leg takedown but Gonzalez sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Chapman somewhat.
Gonzalez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gonzalez blocks a head kick by Chapman.
Chapman on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Gonzalez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chapman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gonzalez defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Chapman.
Gonzalez lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Gonzalez.
Chapman tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gonzalez swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wes Chapman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chapman tries to clinch but Gonzalez is having none of it.
Chapman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice shot by Gonzalez.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gonzalez scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

Wes Chapman's cut is getting worse.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gonzalez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sergio Gonzalez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gonzalez throws an overhand right that lands on Chapman's shoulder, as Chapman tries to avoid the shot.
Gonzalez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gonzalez dips to his left and cracks Chapman with an uppercut!
Gonzalez lands a nice shot that snaps Chapman's head back.
Gonzalez throws a right and a left that Chapman avoids nicely.
Gonzalez works over Chapman's head and body with a nice combination.
Gonzalez misses with a wild combination.
Gonzalez lands a jab to the head.

Wes Chapman's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chapman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gonzalez throws a series of punches but Chapman moves out of range.
Gonzalez scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Gonzalez has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez misses with a two punch combination.
Gonzalez scores with a jab to the head.

Jeez, Wes Chapman's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Chapman is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Wes Chapman's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Sergio Gonzalez!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
86%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Migashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pyotr Kalashnikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Migashi
vs
Kalashnikov

200 cm
26
199 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

183 cm
26
185 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Heavy handed

Sharon Needles Nutrition (Donation givebacks PROMO

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tyler Migashi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pyotr Kalashnikov!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shirou Masuda and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kalashnikov throws a looping overhand right but Migashi ducks down to avoid it.
Migashi tries a head kick but it misses.
Migashi throws a head kick but Kalashnikov moves out of range.
Kalashnikov throws a right and a left that Migashi avoids nicely.
Migashi is looking to clinch but Kalashnikov is avoiding it.
Migashi connects with a solid leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An inside leg kick from Migashi misses.
Kalashnikov throws a leg kick
and Migashi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Migashi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kalashnikov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Migashi throws out the jab.
Kalashnikov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Migashi, right into the meat.
Migashi throws a chopping leg kick but Kalashnikov manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kalashnikov moves out of range of the body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalashnikov lands a nice shot to the body.
Migashi scores with a nice body kick.
Migashi thumps Kalashnikov with a low kick.
Migashi thows a body kick. Kalashnikov tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Migashi lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Migashi moves into range and connects with a jab.
Migashi is looking to clinch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Migashi, right into the meat.
Kalashnikov looks gassed!
Migashi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Migashi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tyler Migashi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Migashi lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Migashi tries to clinch up but Kalashnikov circles away and keeps his distance.
Migashi is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Migashi keeps Kalashnikov at a distance using the push kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Migashi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kalashnikov's calf.
Migashi fails with an attempt to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Migashi throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyler Migashi dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Migashi tries to clinch but Kalashnikov is having none of it.
Migashi really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Migashi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kalashnikov takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Migashi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Migashi throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Migashi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kalashnikov is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Migashi goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Migashi tries to clinch up.
Decent striking displayed by Migashi there.
Migashi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Migashi scores with a jab to the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Migashi tries to clinch up.
Migashi moves in looking to clinch but Kalashnikov pushes him off.
Migashi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kalashnikov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Migashi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Migashi throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Migashi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kalashnikov can do to turn this around?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Migashi scoring well with a low kick there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Migashi lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kalashnikov will feel that in the morning.
Migashi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kalashnikov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kalashnikov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Migashi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Migashi throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Migashi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Migashi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kalashnikov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Migashi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kalashnikov swats away the attempt to clinch by Migashi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyler Migashi dominated that second round.
That's time! Migashi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

An inside leg kick lands from Migashi.
Migashi scores with a push kick.
Migashi cracks the inside of Kalashnikov's front leg.
Pyotr Kalashnikov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fight stays on the outside here - Migashi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kalashnikov crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Migashi - the referee stops the clock and Kalashnikov gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Migashi. Kalashnikov manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Kalashnikov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Migashi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kalashnikov thows a leg kick but Migashi checks it
and Migashi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tyler Migashi is winning the standup battle so far.
Migashi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nice shot by Migashi.
Pyotr Kalashnikov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Migashi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Migashi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Migashi throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Migashi lands with a nice combination. Kalashnikov backs away looking to recover.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Migashi. That's going to slow Kalashnikov down.
A good leg kick by Migashi.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Kalashnikov might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Migashi has got the better of the exchanges.
Migashi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tyler Migashi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Migashi throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kalashnikov's head.
Migashi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kalashnikov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kalashnikov has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Migashi.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Kalashnikov is predictable there
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Migashi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kalashnikov.
Migashi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kalashnikov keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Migashi tries to clinch up.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:25
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:25
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyler Migashi!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
40%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hector Macho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Polski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Polski comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Pursuit of Happiness kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Hector Macho could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Luke Polski's chin.

Macho
vs
Polski

185 cm
22
210 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

188 cm
19
220 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hector Macho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Luke Polski!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Polski drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Polski lands a nice forearm strike.
Macho on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Polski taking a breather here.
Check out the look on Polski's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Macho manages to get back to half guard.
Polski scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Macho tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Polski has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Polski lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Polski landing shots from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Macho is working to get back to half guard.
Polski looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Macho is breathing heavily.
Polski with good strikes from the mount here!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Polski wants to control the pace but Macho is squirming around nicely.
Macho is bucking up trying to escape but Polski cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Polski lands a big shot to the head and Macho winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Luke Polski!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Emanuel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Cristos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cristos comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Cypress Hill - Hand on the Pump kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Emanuel
vs
Cristos

187 cm
21
185 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

178 cm
26
180 lbs
9 - 2 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Hell's Balls Recovery

Conviction
Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Matthew Emanuel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Martin Cristos!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Hirohito Nitta and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cristos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Emanuel.
Emanuel tries to clinch there but Cristos circles away.
Cristos connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jab, jab by Emanuel - just one landing.
Cristos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Emanuel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A low kick from Emanuel is predictable there
and Cristos counters with a thumping low kick.
Emanuel misses the jab.
Emanuel throws a looping overhand right but Cristos ducks down to avoid it.
Emanuel ducks under a wild hook from Cristos.
Cristos lands a jab to the nose.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Cristos!
Emanuel tries to work over Cristos's front leg with a kick but Cristos checks it.
Emanuel with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cristos scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Emanuel misses with a hook to the body
and Emanuel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cristos digs a good body shot into Emanuel's ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Emanuel looks to throw the jab but Cristos is out of range.
A left lands for Emanuel.
Cristos scoring well with a low kick there.
Emanuel closes the distance but Cristos moves to the side
and Cristos counters with a nice uppercut.
Martin Cristos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cristos tries to work over Emanuel's front leg with a kick but Emanuel checks it.
Emanuel with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cristos scores with a crisp jab that stopped Emanuel in his tracks.
Cristos ducks under a wild hook from Emanuel.
Emanuel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cristos.
Emanuel on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Emanuel is breathing heavily.
Cristos cracks the inside of Emanuel's front leg.
Emanuel takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Cristos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cristos slips under a jab from Emanuel.
Emanuel gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Matthew Emanuel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cristos moves into range and connects with a jab.
Cristos throws a series of strikes that have Emanuel backpedaling.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A lazy left from Cristos finds it's target.
Emanuel throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cristos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cristos lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Emanuel darts in trying to clinch
and Cristos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Emanuel will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Emanuel misses with a body punch

and Cristos counters with a crisp one two that drops Emanuel! Cristos thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Emanuel to his feet! Emanuel is in big trouble!

Emanuel is rocked!
Emanuel walks straight into a right hand from Cristos - that's dropped him! Cristos jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Emanuel from any more punishment! Emanuel complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Martin Cristos!