SKFC 2 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jojo Mfaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sun Tzu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jojo Mfaki has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Mfaki
vs
Tzu

170 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

189 cm
23
165 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jojo Mfaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sun Tzu!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tzu lands a nice hook to Mfaki's body. Mfaki takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mfaki shoots in looking for a takedown but Tzu manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Mfaki's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Tzu lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tzu cracks Mfaki with an open hand slap.
Tzu throws a one two combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mfaki shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Tzu counters with a left and a right... and another left... and another!! That last one turned off the lights! Mfaki has no idea who he is and is as he gazes up at the spotlights. Brutal knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Sun Tzu!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Khoren Abraham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Drago might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Ivan Drago Rules the World . Abraham has chosen Derezzed - Daft Punk as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Drago
vs
Abraham

195 cm
20
260 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

195 cm
20
280 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Powerful

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 Tokyo, Ivan Drago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Khoren Abraham!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abraham bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Abraham tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Abraham moves out of range of the strikes.
Drago on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Nice uppercut lands for Drago. That snapped Abraham's head back.

It looks like Khoren Abraham has been cut.
Drago thows a body shot but no joy.
Abraham ducks under a wild hook from Drago.
Drago scores with a nice head shot.
Drago fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A slapping leg kick lands for Abraham.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drago wants to slow Abraham down by chopping away at his legs.
Drago misses the jab.
Abraham throws a low kick but Drago moves out of range easily.
Abraham fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Drago is out of range.
Drago misses with a low kick.
Abraham throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Drago on the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abraham throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Drago looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A slow jab from Drago misses its intended target.
Abraham scores with a push kick.
Drago scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Abraham lands a head kick. Drago smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A shot to the liver by Drago. Beautiful body shot.
Abraham fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Drago on the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drago misses with a jab, cross combination.
Abraham tries to clinch up but Drago circles away and keeps his distance.
Drago throws a hook to the side of Abraham's head but Abraham sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Abraham motions for Drago to come forward. Abraham throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Abraham.
Drago swings for the body but Abraham moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abraham scores with a head kick. Drago tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Abraham feints and then cracks Drago's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Drago down.
Drago is breathing heavily.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Abraham.
Drago gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Abraham.
Abraham dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Drago. That did some damage!
Drago steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Abraham. That one must have hurt.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Abraham - that will leave a mark!
Abraham punishes Drago's body with a nice straight punch.
Drago has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Abraham.
Abraham throws a front kick that sends Drago stumbling back into the cage.
Abraham scores with a leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Abraham. That's going to slow Drago down.
Drago tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A slapping body kick lands there for Abraham.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abraham connects with an inside leg kick.
Drago blocks a head kick by Abraham.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Abraham, right into the meat.
Abraham lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Abraham throws a body punch but Drago moves out of range.
Abraham is looking to slow Drago down with leg kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Abraham scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Drago doesn't seem bothered though.
Abraham looks to score with a jab to the body but Drago is just out of range.
Abraham moves in looking to clinch but Drago pushes him off.
Abraham tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick from Abraham lands but Drago takes it in his stride.
A left lands for Drago.
Drago thows a body shot but no joy.
Drago swats away the attempt to clinch by Abraham.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abraham misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Abraham connects with a high kick.
Abraham uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Drago.
Drago misses with a straight left.
Abraham misses with an attempted mid kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Drago checks a leg kick.
Abraham smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Abraham scores with a jab to the body.
Drago misses with a body shot.
Khoren Abraham seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Abraham uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Drago.
Abraham tries a head kick but it misses.
Abraham misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Drago.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Khoren Abraham dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Khoren Abraham's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Abraham chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Drago ducks under a wild hook from Abraham.
Drago circles away from the clinch attempt.
No joy there for Drago, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Drago throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Abraham has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Drago lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Drago's corner calls for a 1-2. Drago obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Abraham misses with a head kick.
Drago cracks a nice hook into Abraham's ribs.
Nice jab there from Drago.
Abraham is looking to clinch but Drago is avoiding it.
Abraham throws a sloppy body shot
and Drago counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Abraham pivots, looking for a leg kick but Drago is out of range and Abraham settles back down.
Abraham throws a leg kick but Drago moved away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago thows a body shot but no joy.
Drago avoids the head kick by Abraham.
Drago takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Drago throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Abraham in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Drago throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Abraham.
Drago scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Drago misses with a straight left.
Abraham slips a straight right by Drago.
Abraham lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Drago throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Some wild striking there from Drago.
Drago on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Abraham is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Drago rather than just go for the knockout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abraham gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Drago avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Abraham throws a leg kick which misses Drago's front leg but catches the back leg as Drago tries to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drago walks forward, straight into a front kick from Abraham.
Abraham on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Drago swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Abraham feints and then cracks Drago's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Drago down.
Abraham misses with a hook
and Drago counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Drago swats away the attempt to clinch by Abraham.
An inside leg kick lands from Abraham.
Drago takes a kick to the side of the head.
Abraham throws a head kick that half lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Drago misses.
Drago misses with a body shot.
Abraham throws a right hand that misses
and Drago counters with a right hand to the body.
Drago misses the jab.
Drago steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Abraham.
Drago scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Abraham throws a sloppy head kick and Drago moves out of range easily.
Abraham throws a leg kick which misses Drago's front leg but catches the back leg as Drago tries to avoid it.
Drago is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A chopping leg kick lands by Abraham.
Jab, jab by Abraham - just one landing.
Drago misses with a hook
and Abraham counters with a good low kick that Drago was not able to check.
Khoren Abraham seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Left hook, right uppercut from Abraham.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Abraham throws a nice inside leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drago scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Abraham throws a leg kick that misses.
Drago rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Abraham moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Drago looks to throw the jab but Abraham is out of range.
Drago takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Abraham tries to clinch there but Drago circles away.
Drago stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Abraham.
Abraham connects with a high kick.
Abraham lands a nice looking kick to the body. Drago takes a step back to recover.
Drago on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Drago on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A good leg kick by Abraham.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Khoren Abraham showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Khoren Abraham's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Drago takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Abraham scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Abraham bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Abraham throws a head kick that misses.
Abraham lands a front kick.
Abraham pushes Drago away with a front kick.

Abraham lands a big head kick that sends Drago tumbling to the mat! Abraham takes a step backwards and waves Drago back to his feet - he wants the finish!

It looks like Ivan Drago has been cut.
Abraham connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Abraham misses with a looping right.
Abraham connects with an inside leg kick.
Drago circles away from the clinch attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Abraham.
Drago drops his hands momentarily and Abraham takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Abraham.
Abraham swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Drago counters with a nice body shot.
Abraham takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Drago throws a right hand that misses
and Abraham counters with a thumping low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Abraham.
Abraham scores with a punch to the head.
Abraham lands with a kick to the temple. Drago shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Abraham scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

Drago is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Abraham connects with a solid leg kick.
Abraham lands with a thumping leg kick.
Drago will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
The fighters circle, before Abraham throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Drago's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Abraham lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Khoren Abraham!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nate Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rj Dias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rj Dias has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Jones
vs
Dias

185 cm
19
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
19
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nate Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Rj Dias!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Fujiwara and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dias throws a body kick the misses
and Jones counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Jones fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Dias sprawls well initially but Jones persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Dias works his way to full guard. Good work.
Dias is looking to stand up but Jones isn't so interested in that idea.
Dias is trying to control the position but Jones postures up.

Jones gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Jones.
Dias tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Jones easily slips into full mount!
Jones controlling from the full mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dias tries to lock up and control but Jones gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Dias keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Jones sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Dias tries to hold on but Jones postures up.

Jones stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jones lands a high kick!
Dias tries to bum rush Jones with a series of wild strikes but Jones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jones getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jones scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jones lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jones fakes the leg kick and cracks Dias in the body.
Jones explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Jones takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dias pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jones, right into the meat.
Dias throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jones counters with a straight right hand.
Dias throws a solid leg kick but Jones takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dias.
Dias takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Jones thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Dias if he has to take too many more of those.
Dias looks gassed!
Jones scores with a nice body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones scores with a kick to the midsection.
Jones throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Nice cross by Jones.
Jones comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Jones - that will leave a mark!
Jones scores with a body shot.

Jones feints and as Dias raises his hands in defense, Jones changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jones is stalling in the full guard.

Jones stands up from Dias's guard - Jones perhaps looking for a knockout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jones scores with a nice body kick.
Dias swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jones counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Jones throws a head kick that half lands.
Dias takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Dias with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jones to score with a decent uppercut.
Dias has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Jones.
Dias throws a lazy body kick

and Jones counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Jones.
Jones postures up.

Jones stands up from guard. Let's bang!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Jones lands with a kick to the temple. Dias shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Rj Dias is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jones with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nate Jones dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Dias throws a series of punches but Jones moves out of range.
Dias falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jones counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Jones changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

Jones 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.
Dias is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jones is controlling him.

Jones gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Dias falls off balance throwing a combination
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Jones finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Jones shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dias defends it nicely.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Dias crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Jones - the referee stops the clock and Dias gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Jones. Dias manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Dias is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dias takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Jones lands a front kick.
A low kick from Dias is predictable there
and Jones counters with a nice kick to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Jones.
Jones uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Danga de danga de dang - Dias scores with a four punch combination!
Nice body kick from Jones.
Jones scores with a push kick.
Jones scores with a sloppy right hand. Dias should have avoided that one.
Dias doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nate Jones is winning the standup battle so far.
Jones lands with a shot to the body.
Jones shoots for a double leg takedown but Dias sprawls well. He's pushed Jones's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A head kick by Dias misses
and Jones counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Rj Dias is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A low kick from Dias is predictable there
and Jones counters with a thumping low kick.
Dias throws a head kick that misses
and Jones counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jones thows a body kick. Dias tries to catch it but that hurt him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Dias if he has to take too many more of those.
Dias tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A jab from Jones finds it's way through Dias's defenses.

Jones decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Jones escapes and gets back to his feet.
Dias throws a head kick that misses
and Jones counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jones thuds his shin into the meat of Dias's side.
Jones thows a body kick. Dias tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Jones lands with a slapping head kick.
Dias has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Jones.
Nate Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dias takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A thudding body kick lands there by Jones!
Jones bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

Jones closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Jones not doing much here.

Jones decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

Dias gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Jones to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Dias is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dias pulls Jones in close to his closed guard and prevents Jones from doing any damage or advancing position.
Dias tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nate Jones dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Jones is looking to land body kicks.
Jones fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Dias avoids it really well and circles away.
Some wild striking there from Dias.
Jones throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jones misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jones jabs Dias to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jones scores with a head kick. Dias tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Dias walks forward, straight into a front kick from Jones.
Good exchange - Jones coming out on top.
Jones scores with a spinning back kick!
Jones throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Dias.
Jones tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dias stuffs the takedown attempt from Jones. Jones gets slowly back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dias takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Good standup being displayed there by Jones as he connects with a hook.
Nice body kick there by Jones.
Jones misses with a body kick.
Jones throws a nice head kick!
Jones goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Dias swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jones counters with a head kick. That will keep Dias thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Jones keeps Dias at a distance using the push kick.
A shot to the liver by Jones. Beautiful body shot.
Dias takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dias throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jones counters with a nice leg kick.

Jones 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.
Jones 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jones gets to his feet. Dias looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
A shot to the body from Dias misses

and Jones counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones stalling.
Jones seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Dias for as long as he can get away with.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dias tries to kick Jones off but Jones keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Jones escapes and gets back to his feet.
Sloppy strikes from Dias. Those never looked like landing.
Dias takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jones explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

Dias tries to sprawl but Jones drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Jones working Dias over with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jones stands up from half guard.
Dias misses with a two punch combination.
A head kick by Dias misses

and Jones counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Jones decides to stand up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dias misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dias misses with a lunging right hand
and Jones counters with a nice leg kick.

Jones fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Dias sprawls well initially but Jones persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Rj Dias has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Jones stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nate Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jones 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:24
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:25
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nate Jones!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
71%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joe McGaleb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Clay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clay comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Slipknot- Only One 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.

McGaleb
vs
Clay

180 cm
22
195 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
19
198 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joe McGaleb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andrew Clay!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clay fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McGaleb.
McGaleb is trying hard to land a takedown here. Clay sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Clay with a jab.
Joe McGaleb seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clay lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

It looks like Joe McGaleb has been cut.
McGaleb fails with an attempt to clinch.
Clay fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. McGaleb looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McGaleb walks into a left hand.

McGaleb is rocked!
Clay closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks McGaleb out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Andrew Clay!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
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Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ragalamah Babbaramananah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Shimit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Tommy Shimit enters the cage!

Babbaramananah
vs
Shimit

188 cm
19
188 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

198 cm
25
190 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Balco Boys Battle Gear
Balco Boys - Hilo

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, Ragalamah Babbaramananah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tommy Shimit!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shimit connects with a right hand. Babbaramananah shakes it off.
Decent striking displayed by Babbaramananah there.
Shimit bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Babbaramananah's head.
Babbaramananah scores with a jab to the body.
Shimit swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Babbaramananah counters with a stiff right hand.
Shimit throws a right hand that misses

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

Shimit is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shimit falls off balance throwing a combination

and Babbaramananah counters with a beautiful punch that sends Shimit to the canvas!
Shimit is still in real trouble! Can Babbaramananah finish him?
Shimit wants to stand and escape but Babbaramananah is having none of it.
Shimit seems to have recovered his senses.
Shimit looks gassed!
Shimit is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Babbaramananah trying to control but Shimit is working from the bottom.
Shimit can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Babbaramananah controls the pace.
Shimit is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Babbaramananah dives into side control.
Shimit trying to remain calm as Babbaramananah controls from the top position.

Babbaramananah is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Shimit is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Babbaramananah staying calm.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Babbaramananah tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Babbaramananah has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Babbaramananah advances to full mount.
Shimit really wants to buck Babbaramananah off and get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Babbaramananah is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Shimit can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Babbaramananah sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Shimit blocking the ground and pound.

Babbaramananah is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Shimit has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Babbaramananah content just to control the position here.
Shimit is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! Babbaramananah has taken his back!

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Shimit preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Babbaramananah.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shimit is keeping busy.
Shimit has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Babbaramananah misses with punches from the back.
Shimit is trying to stand back up.
Babbaramananah is landing with strikes. Shimit can't take much more of this.
Babbaramananah trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Babbaramananah lands strikes to the head.
Shimit is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Shimit defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Babbaramananah's arms.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Shimit showing good submission defense here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babbaramananah trying to control momentarily.
Babbaramananah misses with a punch to the head.
Shimit has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Babbaramananah gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Shimit has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Babbaramananah.
Babbaramananah trying to control momentarily.

Babbaramananah is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shimit is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ragalamah Babbaramananah dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Shimit swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Babbaramananah counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Shimit misses with a hook
and Babbaramananah counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Shimit thinking.
Babbaramananah connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Shimit throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Babbaramananah counters with a left and a right... and another left... and another!! That last one turned off the lights! Shimit has no idea who he is and is as he gazes up at the spotlights. Brutal knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ragalamah Babbaramananah!