Battlegrounds 4: Overcome! PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gary Hester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guto Groos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gary Hester has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Hester
vs
Groos

195 cm
22
248 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
21
231 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

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, Gary Hester!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Guto Groos!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Groos stuffs the takedown.

Hester drives through with a takedown into guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Groos is on top in guard.
Groos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hester swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Groos drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Hester dives on top into guard.
Hester advances position into side control!
Groos manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

Groos is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Groos works his way into side control.

Groos is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hester has escaped the position, nice work there.
Hester gets back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Groos is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Groos is working for a submission of some sort.
Groos looks gassed!

Groos is working for a submission of some sort.

Hester is defending against the submission attempts here by Groos.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hester manages to get to full guard.

That's two 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.
Hester keeping full guard, as Groos tries to pass.
Hester throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Groos is looking to advance position but Hester has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Groos is looking to get to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Hester wants to finish this one by submission but Groos is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Hester.
Groos should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Hester prevents Groos from getting the reversal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Groos gets back to half guard.
Groos tries to get to full guard but Hester has control of the leg.
Groos makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Groos.

Groos looking for a guillotine here but Hester defends easily.
Hester lands a couple of digs.
Hester lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Groos manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hester manages to get himself to full guard.
Groos passes easily into side control. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Groos is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Hester is trying to escape and Groos transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Hester is forced to tap! Nice work there by Groos! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Guto Groos!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
53%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Colin Tan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Popi Or (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Popi Or will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Tan
vs
Or

177 cm
18
175 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
20
175 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Plays chess

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Colin Tan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Popi Or!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tan tries to clinch up but Or circles away and keeps his distance.
Tan shoots in looking for a takedown. Or tries to sprawl out of it but Tan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Or manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Tan looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Tan makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

Or scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Tan is looking to clinch but Or is avoiding it.
Nice takedown defense from Or. No joy for Tan on that attempt.
Tan fails to land with a series of punches.
Tan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Or moves away.
Or avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tan swats away the attempt to clinch by Or.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tan shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Or as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Colin Tan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Or is looking to clinch.
Tan looks to land a body kick but Or moved away.
Tan keeps the fight on the outside.
Tan closes the distance but Or moves to the side
and Or counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Tan is lucky that one didn't land flush.

Tan is rocked!
Tan with a lazy takedown attempt
and Or counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Oh Tan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tan is breathing heavily.
Tan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Or counters with a left and a right... and another left... and another!! That last one turned off the lights! Tan has no idea who he is and is as he gazes up at the spotlights. Brutal knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Popi Or!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
62%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ryo Matsuda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kim Lee Hung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryo Matsuda had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 157.7lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Matsuda
vs
Lee Hung

182 cm
18
160 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

169 cm
19
159 lbs
1 - 0 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryo Matsuda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Kim Lee Hung!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Ren Mimura and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hung tries to clinch up.
Matsuda looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Matsuda closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hung counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

Hung looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Hung sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Hung trying to stand up but can't free himself from Matsuda's guard.
Hung stays in close to Matsuda's body and controls the position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hung's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

Hung avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hung passes into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hung controlling the action here.
Hung wants to control but Matsuda is keeping him busy.
Hung looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Matsuda with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

Matsuda is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Hung pulls his head out easily.
Hung stalling.

Matsuda looking for submissions off his back.
Still in half guard, Hung seems content to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hung wants to pass the guard but Matsuda is defending well.
Matsuda wants to get back to full guard.
Hung performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Hung tries to pass the half guard into mount. Matsuda knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Hung perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Hung prevents Matsuda from improving his position.
Hung controlling the action here.

Despite being in the dominant position, Kim Lee Hung just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Matsuda keeps the fight on the outside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matsuda misses with a takedown

and Hung counters with a shoot takedown. Matsuda fights it but they end up in guard.
Matsuda will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Matsuda has a closed guard, preventing Hung from standing up.

Matsuda has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hung can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hung wants to control from the top but Matsuda keeps moving.
Hung advances to half guard.

Hung postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Matsuda to stand up.

Hung darts in and clinches Matsuda up against the cage.
Matsuda stops a takedown attempt from Hung.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Hung escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hung circles away from the clinch attempt

and Hung counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hung manages to pull guard.
Hung punching to the body, from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hung is on top in guard.
Hung pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Matsuda is keeping the position for now.
Hung 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.
Hung stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Matsuda swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hung must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Matsuda looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Hung puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hung is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hung lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Matsuda is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Hung jumps into side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Hung throws a shot to the body.
Hung throws a sloppy head kick and Matsuda moves out of range easily.
A head kick from Hung lands but Matsuda takes it in his stride.
Matsuda tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Hung moves into the clinch.

Hung breaks from the clinch.
Hung is looking to clinch but Matsuda is avoiding it.

Hung scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Hung prevents Matsuda from improving his position.
Hung controlling the action here.

Matsuda looking for subs from the bottom but Hung mounts him!
Matsuda is looking to get to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hung lands a heavy elbow.
Matsuda tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hung tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Matsuda is trying to escape the mount.
Matsuda is working hard here to advance position.

Hung with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Matsuda tries to reverse the position but Hung maintains control.
Hung tries to control but Matsuda wriggling away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hung controlling from mount.
Hung lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Hung tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hung is landing with some decent strikes but Matsuda is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

Matsuda is rocked!
Hung controlling his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Matsuda keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Matsuda is squirming around, avoiding Hung's attempts to control the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matsuda is desperately trying to improve his position but Hung has a good base and remains in mount.
Hung with the ground and pound from mount.
Hung can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Matsuda is looking to escape.
Hung dominating with strikes here.
Hung sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Matsuda slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Hung slows the pace down in half guard.
Matsuda tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Hung has advanced to mount. Uh oh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hung content just to control the position here.

Despite being in the dominant position, Kim Lee Hung just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Matsuda throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Matsuda closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hung counters with a series of strikes. Matsuda will be more careful next time no doubt.
Matsuda shoots in but no luck this time.

Hung moves into the clinch successfully.
Hung is working for takedown but Matsuda is calmly controlling the position for now.
Hung blocks an elbow strike.
Matsuda misses with an elbow over the top.

Hung breaks from the clinch.
Matsuda swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Hung.
Hung pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kim Lee Hung showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Hung lets loose with a powerful body kick. Matsuda will feel that in the morning.
Matsuda throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Hung counters with a flying knee. Nice.

It looks like Ryo Matsuda has been cut.
A low kick from Matsuda misses

and Hung holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Hung managing to block the knees to the body from Matsuda.

Hung works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Matsuda keeping moving, preventing Hung from controlling successfully.

Matsuda has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hung can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hung controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

Matsuda looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Hung passes into half guard.

Matsuda looking for submissions off his back.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Matsuda moves into full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hung trying to control the position from guard on top but Matsuda is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hung working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Matsuda's head.

Matsuda is looking for a triangle here but Hung uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Hung staying calm.
Matsuda is not content to let Hung control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hung scores with a couple of short elbows.
Matsuda tries to bench press Hung off him but Hung keeps the position.
Hung gets to mount! Matsuda was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Hung tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hung working away from the top, dropping strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matsuda tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hung takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Hung landing strikes from the mount.
Matsuda is looking to get to half guard.
Hung tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Matsuda bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Matsuda tries to free his leg and advance position but Hung is retaining full guard.
Matsuda trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Hung manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matsuda lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Hung!
Ryo Matsuda has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hung is controlling an arm, preventing Matsuda from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.

Matsuda goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Hung turns into him and now he's in Matsuda's guard.
Hung trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Matsuda has a closed guard, preventing Hung from standing up.
Matsuda keeping moving, preventing Hung from controlling successfully.
Hung postures up and lands a big shot to Matsuda's brow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kim Lee Hung comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hung has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kim Lee Hung!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
68%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hyde Vamp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jokohama Humahuta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jokohama Humahuta acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Vamp
vs
Humahuta

190 cm
19
255 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

188 cm
22
220 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Improved boxing
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Determined

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hyde Vamp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jokohama Humahuta!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Fujiwara and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vamp wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Vamp misses with a body shot.
Vamp fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vamp misses with a wild combination.
Vamp throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice uppercut lands for Vamp. That snapped Humahuta's head back.

It looks like Jokohama Humahuta has been cut.
Vamp misses the shot to the body.
A jab-cross combination lands for Vamp and sends Humahuta crashing to the mat! Vamp follows him down to the mat - Humahuta regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!

Humahuta is rocked!
Humahuta works his way to full guard. Good work.
Humahuta is still in real trouble! Can Vamp finish him?
Vamp trying to control but Humahuta is working from the bottom.
Humahuta is trying to keep Vamp in close.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Humahuta has his foot on Vamp's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Vamp works his way back into a safe position though.
Humahuta seems to have recovered his senses.
Humahuta trying to keep a closed guard but Vamp is proving a slippery customer.
Humahuta is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Vamp is refusing to be controlled, as Humahuta sits in half guard.
Vamp could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Humahuta prevents Vamp from standing back up.
Humahuta is keen to just control but Vamp is a slippery customer.
Humahuta passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Vamp!

Humahuta working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Humahuta tries to control but Vamp wriggling away.
Poor strikes thrown by Humahuta there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Vamp keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

Vamp defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Humahuta.

Humahuta goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Vamp turns into him and now he's in Humahuta's guard.
Humahuta looks gassed!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Humahuta working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Vamp doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Vamp manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Vamp has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Humahuta is trying to control the position but Vamp postures up.

Humahuta looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Vamp is defending well. Humahuta quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Vamp has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Humahuta celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jokohama Humahuta!

C
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 Kyoji Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yorihiko Jouichirou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yorihiko Jouichirou will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Black
vs
Jouichirou

188 cm
22
235 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

203 cm
22
225 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Likes ground

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kyoji Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yorihiko Jouichirou!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Fujiwara and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jouichirou bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Black manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Still in half guard, Black seems content to control.
Black frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Black looking to control but Jouichirou is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jouichirou is trying to escape the mount.
Black unloading with bombs!
Jouichirou is trying to escape the mount.
Jouichirou is bucking up trying to escape but Black cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

Jouichirou is rocked!
Jouichirou working to try and regain half guard.
The referee warns Jouichirou that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Jouichirou is still in real trouble! Can Black finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Black postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Jouichirou looks a forlorn figure.
Black lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Jouichirou hang on?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Black controlling from the full mount.

Black has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Jouichirou is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kyoji Black!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jose Arruda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raiskari Raimo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raiskari Raimo has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jose Arruda's chin.

Arruda
vs
Raimo

187 cm
22
215 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

184 cm
19
215 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jose Arruda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Raiskari Raimo!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arruda throws a head kick that misses.

Arruda changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Raimo looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Arruda wants to stand but Raimo has his arm trapped.
Raimo struggling a bit here.
Arruda trying to control the position but Raimo is working away.
Raimo manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Raimo frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Arruda trying desperately to get to his feet.
Arruda on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Arruda tries to get out of the position.
Raimo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Arruda is looking to escape.
Arruda working to try and regain half guard.
Raimo raining down shots from the mount!
Raimo is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Raimo lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

Arruda is rocked!
Raimo lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Oh Arruda is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raimo looking to control and managing it successfully.
Arruda is working to get back to half guard.
Raimo looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Raimo scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Raimo landing strikes from the mount and Arruda is in trouble!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Raimo lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Arruda hang on?
Raimo sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Raimo in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Arruda really wants to buck Raimo off and get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Raimo is landing with some decent strikes but Arruda is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Raimo looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Raimo connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Arruda knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Raimo on the ground.
Raimo is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee warns Arruda that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

Raimo has isolated one of Arruda's arms. Arruda looking to fight him off but Raimo twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Raiskari Raimo!

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Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Harjan Varsi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antero Vipunen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Antero Vipunen struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 186.1lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Harjan Varsi could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Antero Vipunen's chin.

Varsi
vs
Vipunen

202 cm
20
193 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

182 cm
22
195 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Harjan Varsi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Antero Vipunen!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vipunen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Varsi throws a head kick that misses.
Vipunen shoots for a double leg takedown but Varsi sprawls well. He's pushed Vipunen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
No joy there for Varsi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Varsi misses with a wild combination.
Vipunen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Varsi swivels and escapes.
Harjan Varsi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antero Vipunen.
Varsi drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Vipunen right on the button. Vipunen goes down! Varsi follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Varsi gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harjan Varsi!