First Champions PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between klaus kluubert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

kluubert
vs
Silva

198 cm
23
235 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

195 cm
22
257 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite 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 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, klaus kluubert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mark Silva!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Shimada and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Silva wants to clinch up but kluubert keeps it at a distance.
kluubert misses with a takedown
and Silva counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A telegraphed right hand from kluubert misses the target.

kluubert shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
kluubert scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Silva?
Silva is bucking up trying to escape but kluubert cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Silva is bucking up trying to escape but kluubert cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
kluubert punishing his opponent with strikes.
kluubert lands a nice shot to the head.
kluubert postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Silva looks a forlorn figure.
Silva looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
kluubert looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

Silva is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
kluubert looking to finish Silva with some ground and pound. This is bad for Silva!
Silva is still in real trouble! Can kluubert finish him?
A big strike lands for kluubert! That's really hurt Silva and he's turned his back - kluubert keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! kluubert Jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). klaus kluubert!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
87%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jessie Lordd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and No Mad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lordd kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is Bow Down. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Lordd
vs
Mad

167 cm
22
151 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

172 cm
19
152 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent

Good takedowns
Brawler
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jessie Lordd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, No Mad!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shirou Masuda and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lordd looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Mad!
Lordd controlling the pace for now.
Mad is looking to improve his position but Lordd isn't that keen on the idea.
Mad is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Mad is trying desperately to improve position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lordd content just to control the position here.
Mad tries to reverse the position but Lordd maintains control.
Lordd controlling the position easily from mount.
Mad is in all sorts of trouble here.
Lordd controlling from mount.
Mad tries to get back to half guard but can't.

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.
Mad tries to hold on but Lordd pushes him away.
Mad really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Lordd sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Mad is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Lordd controlling from the full mount.
Mad is looking to improve his position but Lordd isn't that keen on the idea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lordd controlling his opponent.
Mad is looking to improve his position but Lordd isn't that keen on the idea.
Lordd 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 fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

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.
Mad is trying desperately to improve position.
Lordd takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Mad can't escape the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lordd tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Jessie Lordd just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Mad with a poor takedown

and Lordd counters with a takedown into side control.
Mad is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jessie Lordd dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Mad doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mad has his takedown stuffed

and Lordd counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lordd.
Lordd using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Mad jumps guard but Lordd stands there with Mad around his waist. Mad gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Lordd with a knee to the head.
Mad changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lordd fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jessie Lordd has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of No Mad.

Lordd has closed the distance and engaged Mad in a clinch.
Lordd unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mad lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lordd with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Lordd turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Lordd manages to end up in side control.

Lordd decides to stand back up. Lordd steps back and let's Mad get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Lordd darts in and clinches Mad up against the ropes.
Lordd lands a knee to the body.
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!
Lordd landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lordd connects with a knee to the head.
Lordd unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mad lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lordd unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mad lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mad tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lordd smiles and moves away.

Lordd moves into the clinch.
Mad wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lordd unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mad lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lordd lands a knee to the body.
Mad tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lordd just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Lordd with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mad tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Lordd using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mad has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lordd is looking to control Mad's arms but Mad gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lordd has his back to the ropes.
Lordd gets underhooks to prevent Mad's takedown attempt.
Mad is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Mad wants a takedown.

Lordd has Mad pressed up against the ropes. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Lordd pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Mad tumbling to the mat - Lordd dives into Mad's guard.
Mad keeping moving, preventing Lordd from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lordd wants to stand but Mad is controlling his posture from full guard.
Lordd knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mad on the ground.
Mad lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Lordd!
Mad pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.

Mad working for a submission but Lordd is keeping him at bay.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mad wants to control the pace but Lordd is squirming around nicely.
Mad wants to take Lordd's back but he can't do it this time.
Mad is stalling here but it's allowed Lordd to get half guard.
Lordd wants to get back to his feet.
Mad wants to control but Lordd is keeping him busy.
Mad wants to pass the guard but Lordd is defending well.

That's four 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.
Mad stalling away here and it's allowed Lordd to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.

Mad drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Lordd dives on top into guard.

Mad throws his legs up looking for a submission but Lordd uses it to pass to side control.
Mad is trying to get back to half guard.

Lordd stands up and beckons Mad to his feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Lordd clinches up with Mad and pushes him back against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jessie Lordd dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Mad gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Lordd counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Mad looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lordd is one step ahead there.
Lordd controls from within his opponent's guard.

Lordd stands and steps away. Mad gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
No Mad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Lordd moves into the clinch successfully.

Lordd gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Mad regains guard.
Lordd is stalling in the full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lordd has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Mad is proving hard to escape from.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lordd avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Mad looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Mad working for a triangle but Lordd defends it easily.
Mad wants to sweep but no luck.
Lordd wants to stand but Mad has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Mad looking to control.

Mad is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Lordd tries to stand but Mad is controlling from the bottom.

Mad working for a triangle but Lordd defends it easily.

Lordd decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

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

and Lordd counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Lordd decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Lordd.
Mad trying to control but Lordd flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Lordd keeps control of the position as Mad tries to break free.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
I really don't envy Mad right now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mad is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Lordd is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Mad rolls, trying to escape but Lordd keeps control of the position.
Lordd controls the action.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mad breaks Lordd's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
No Mad has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lordd wants to get back to his feet but Mad is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jessie Lordd showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lordd 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jessie Lordd!

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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Kazunori Maeda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryo Yamazaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maeda comes into the arena with Gouryella blaring out of the sound system. Yamazaki comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Bounce With Me kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Kazunori Maeda is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Maeda
vs
Yamazaki

178 cm
22
157 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

184 cm
22
160 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Plays chess

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazunori Maeda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryo Yamazaki!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamazaki checks the leg kick nicely there.
Maeda fails to land with a series of punches.
Yamazaki wants to clinch up but Maeda keeps it at a distance.
Maeda lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Maeda throws a series of punches but Yamazaki avoids them all with ease.
Maeda fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Yamazaki is out of range.
Maeda looks to land a body kick but Yamazaki moved away.
Maeda will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Maeda lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Maeda.
Yamazaki throws a sloppy head kick and Maeda moves out of range easily.
Maeda swinging wilding here.
Maeda throws a nice looking combination but Yamazaki bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Yamazaki throws a head kick that half lands.
Maeda looks to land a combination but Yamazaki avoids it well.
Yamazaki wants to clinch.
Maeda tries to land a leg kick but Yamazaki saw it coming and moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Yamazaki has Maeda up against the ropes in a clinch.
Yamazaki tries to land knees in the clinch but Maeda avoids the damage to the body.
Maeda is trying to break the clinch but Yamazaki has him pressed against the ropes.

Yamazaki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Maeda throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Maeda circles away from the clinch attempt.
Maeda misses with a few strikes there.
Maeda fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Yamazaki is out of range.

Yamazaki gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Yamazaki lands a nice knee to the body.

Maeda breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Maeda misses with a series of wild punches.
Yamazaki looks to land a combination but Maeda avoids it well.
Yamazaki is looking to clinch but Maeda is avoiding it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamazaki tries to clinch up but Maeda circles away and keeps his distance.

Yamazaki moves into the clinch successfully.
Yamazaki tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Yamazaki lands a knee to the body.
Yamazaki looking to throw knees to the head but Maeda is blocking nicely.
Yamazaki tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Yamazaki connects with a knee to the head.
Yamazaki is trying to stall.
Yamazaki keeps control of Maeda as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Knees to the body from Maeda.
Yamazaki tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Maeda is trying to break free.
Yamazaki tries a knee to the head but Maeda blocks it.
Yamazaki is trying to stall.
Yamazaki is stalling here.
Yamazaki gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Yamazaki is trying to stall.
Yamazaki stalling in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamazaki prevents Maeda from breaking the clinch.
Yamazaki tries a knee to the head but Maeda blocks it.
Yamazaki tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Yamazaki looks gassed!
Yamazaki looking to stall.

Maeda manages to break the clinch.
Yamazaki will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Maeda throws a series of punches but Yamazaki moves out of range.
Yamazaki thuds a left hand into Maeda's body.
Maeda moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Yamazaki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Maeda.
Maeda pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Maeda looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Maeda misses with an attempted mid kick.
Yamazaki lands a nice leg kick that just misses Maeda's sensitive parts.
Yamazaki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Maeda paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Maeda.
Maeda connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Yamazaki's hands.
Maeda lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Maeda misses with a two punch combination.
Maeda fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Yamazaki misses with a double jab
and Maeda counters with a series of strikes. Yamazaki will be more careful next time no doubt.
Maeda is working the combinations to good effect here.
Maeda misses with a combination

and Yamazaki counters by clinching up.
Yamazaki connects with a nasty looking knee right to Maeda's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ryo Yamazaki will probably get the nod.
That's time! Maeda's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Maeda slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Yamazaki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Maeda.
Maeda misses with a body shot.
Yamazaki misses with a head kick.
Yamazaki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Maeda.
Maeda swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Yamazaki moves into the clinch.
Yamazaki tries to land a knee to the head but Maeda blocks with his arms.
Yamazaki with a knee to the head.
Yamazaki is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Yamazaki prevents Maeda from breaking the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamazaki prevents Maeda from breaking the clinch.

Yamazaki breaks the clinch.
Maeda blocks a head kick by Yamazaki.
Yamazaki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yamazaki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Maeda.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maeda slips a jab and a cross from Yamazaki.
Maeda scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Maeda lands a really nice looking cross but Yamazaki seems unphased.
Maeda throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Yamazaki counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Yamazaki.
Maeda is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Maeda wants to break free but Yamazaki has control.
Yamazaki keeps control of Maeda as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Maeda tries to break the clinch but Yamazaki is controlling the position.
Yamazaki lands a nice knee to the body.

Maeda breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yamazaki throws a head kick but Maeda moves out of range.
Yamazaki tries to close the distance and clinch but Maeda swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A combination from Maeda does no damage.
Yamazaki wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamazaki scores with a head kick.
Yamazaki with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Yamazaki lands a head kick. Maeda smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Yamazaki tries to close the distance and clinch but Maeda swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Maeda throws a front kick aimed at Yamazaki's knee but Yamazaki avoids it well.
Maeda throws a leg kick

and Yamazaki counters by clinching up.
Yamazaki with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Maeda wants to break free but Yamazaki has control.
Yamazaki prevents Maeda from breaking the clinch.
Yamazaki tries to land a knee to the head but Maeda blocks with his arms.

Yamazaki manages to break the clinch.
Maeda throws a sloppy head kick

and Yamazaki counters by clinching up.
Yamazaki using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Yamazaki.
Yamazaki is trying to maintain a safe position but Maeda gets an underhook and turns Yamazaki into the ropes.

Maeda breaks from the clinch.
Maeda misses with a jab, cross combination.
Yamazaki tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Maeda counters with a series of strikes. Yamazaki will be more careful next time no doubt.
Maeda misses with a double jab

and Yamazaki counters by clinching up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Maeda wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Yamazaki with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Yamazaki is trying to maintain a safe position but Maeda gets an underhook and turns Yamazaki into the ropes.
Maeda is looking to break free of the clinch but Yamazaki has double underhooks.
Yamazaki has Maeda pushed against the ropes.
Maeda is trying to break free.

Maeda escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

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.
Jab, jab by Maeda - just one landing.
Yamazaki tries to bum rush Maeda with a series of wild strikes but Maeda uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Yamazaki cracks Maeda with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Maeda circles away from the clinch attempt.
Maeda throws a leg kick that is checked

and Yamazaki counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Yamazaki.
Maeda can't break the clinch.
Maeda wants to get back to striking at distance but Yamazaki won't allow it.
Yamazaki will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Maeda up against the ropes.

Yamazaki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Maeda swats away the attempt to clinch by Yamazaki.
Maeda swings for the body but Yamazaki moves out of range.
Maeda shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Yamazaki pinned against the cage. Yamazaki gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryo Yamazaki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Yamazaki tries to clinch but Maeda is having none of it.
Maeda lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Yamazaki backs up against the ropes.
Maeda throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yamazaki.
Maeda throws a combination that misses
and Maeda takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yamazaki is looking to clinch.
Maeda falls off balance throwing a combination

and Yamazaki holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A knee to the head by Yamazaki.
Yamazaki stalling.
Yamazaki prevents Maeda from breaking the clinch.
Yamazaki lands a knee to the body.
Maeda wants to break free but Yamazaki has control.

Maeda manages to break the clinch.
Kazunori Maeda is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Maeda swats away the attempt to clinch by Yamazaki.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamazaki looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Yamazaki wants to clinch up but Maeda keeps it at a distance.
Maeda blocks a head kick by Yamazaki.
Maeda swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Yamazaki counters with a nice kick to the body.
A combination from Yamazaki does no damage.

Yamazaki gets a clinch.
Maeda wants to break the clinch but can't.
Maeda fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Yamazaki manages to break the clinch.
Maeda blocks a head kick by Yamazaki.
Yamazaki circles away from the clinch attempt

and Yamazaki moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamazaki prevents Maeda from breaking the clinch.
Yamazaki using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Maeda has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Maeda wants to break the clinch but can't.
Yamazaki unloads a knee to the mid-section. Maeda lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Maeda throws a knee to the head but misses.

Yamazaki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Maeda keeps the fight on the outside.
Yamazaki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Maeda scoring well with a low kick there.
Maeda misses with a few strikes there.
Yamazaki fails with an attempt to clinch.
Maeda fails to land with a series of punches.
Yamazaki swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Maeda counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Maeda swats away the attempt to clinch by Yamazaki.

Yamazaki clinches up against the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamazaki throws an elbow that misses.
Yamazaki misses with a knee to the head.
Yamazaki lands a knee to the head.

Yamazaki breaks the clinch.
Maeda swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Yamazaki to counter with a crisp jab.
Kazunori Maeda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maeda lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Yamazaki swings for the body but Maeda moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Maeda.
Maeda misses with a double jab

and Yamazaki counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Yamazaki.
Maeda is trying to break the clinch but Yamazaki has him pressed against the ropes.
Yamazaki is trying to stall.

Maeda breaks from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
A combination from Maeda does no damage.
Maeda swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Yamazaki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Maeda swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A slapping leg kick lands for Maeda.
Yamazaki fails in his attempt to clinch.
Maeda throws a right hand that Yamazaki ducks under and follows up with a left that Yamazaki also avoids with ease.
Yamazaki misses with a two punch combination.
Yamazaki looks to clinch
and Maeda counters with an inside leg kick.
Maeda swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Yamazaki.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yamazaki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Maeda paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Maeda connects with a solid leg kick.
Kazunori Maeda has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Maeda falls off balance throwing a combination
and Yamazaki counters with a head kick. That will keep Maeda thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

And that's the end of the fight!
Ryo Yamazaki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Yamazaki winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryo Yamazaki!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
39%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gawon Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jushin Kusanagi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kusanagi is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Got The Life. Gawon Kim had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Kim
vs
Kusanagi

175 cm
22
165 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

178 cm
21
150 lbs
5 - 7 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gawon Kim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Jushin Kusanagi!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kim fails in his attempt to clinch.

Kim shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kim showed some decent athleticism there.

Kim is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Kim is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kusanagi defends it well.
Kim is taking a breather. Kusanagi says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Kim wants to stand up but Kusanagi has a hold of him and won't allow it.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kim is working for a kimura but Kusanagi is defending it quite comfortably.

Kusanagi manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Kusanagi throws a sloppy head kick and Kim moves out of range easily.
Kusanagi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kusanagi goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Kusanagi throws a nice head kick!
Kusanagi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kim tries to clinch but Kusanagi is having none of it.
Kim tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kusanagi swivels and escapes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim doesn't manage to clinch there - Kusanagi circles away.
Kim closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kusanagi circles away.
Kim is breathing heavily.

Kim shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Kim was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Kim thowing shots but they're missing.
Kim pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Kim trying to control but Kusanagi is having none of it.
Kusanagi tries to buck Kim off but he can't manage it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kusanagi tries to hold on but Kim postures up.
Kusanagi throwing hammer fists to the chest of Kim. What's that going to do exactly?
Kim looking to ground and pound but Kusanagi is blocking nicely.

Kim swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Kusanagi is now in Kim's guard. A big mistake from Kim there, giving up the dominant position!

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kusanagi stands up from Kim's guard - Kusanagi perhaps looking for a knockout.
Kusanagi fails with the takedown

and Kim counters with a single leg into guard. Kusanagi didn't expect that.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kusanagi is looking to stand up but Kim isn't so interested in that idea.
Kim trying to control but Kusanagi is working from the bottom.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Kusanagi keeping full guard, as Kim tries to pass.
Kusanagi keeping moving, preventing Kim from controlling successfully.
Kim throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Gawon Kim will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Kim fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kim shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Kusanagi counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kusanagi.

Kim is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kusanagi trying to control the position from guard on top but Kim is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kim trying to control the position here.
Kim bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kusanagi's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kusanagi seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Kim trying to control but Kusanagi is working from the bottom.
Kim prevents Kusanagi from getting back to his feet.
Kim wants to pass the guard but Kusanagi is keeping the position.
Kim wants to stand but Kusanagi has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

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.
Kusanagi trying to keep a closed guard but Kim is proving a slippery customer.
Kim trying to control the position from guard on top but Kusanagi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kim looking to sit in guard and control but Kusanagi gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kim manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kusanagi is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Kim lands with some strikes.
Kim trying to control but Kusanagi is having none of it.
Kim takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

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.
Kusanagi is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kim cracks Kusanagi with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

Kim is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Kusanagi has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Kusanagi!
Kusanagi trying to stand up but can't free himself from Kim's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kusanagi trying to control the position from guard on top but Kim is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Kim has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kim can't get the takedown.
Kim is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Kusanagi gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Kusanagi pulls Kim into guard.
Kusanagi keeping full guard, as Kim tries to pass.

Kim postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Kusanagi is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Kim, into his guard.
Kim trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kusanagi wants to pass the guard but Kim is keeping the position.
Kim has control of Kusanagi's left arm, preventing Kusanagi from doing any damage.
Kusanagi trying to control the position from guard on top but Kim is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kusanagi postures up in Kim's guard and throws a big left but Kim blocks it.

Kim had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Kusanagi is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Kim Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Kusanagi's back instead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kusanagi is keeping busy.

Kim seems to be going for a rear naked choke. He has an arm under Kusanagi's chin but Kusanagi turns very nicely into Kim's guard. Good BJJ skills being displayed there by Kusanagi.
Kusanagi trying to control but Kim is working from the bottom.

Kim looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Kusanagi has picked Kim up and slammed him! Kim can't keep hold of the triangle and Kusanagi manages to pass to side control!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim is looking to reverse the position.
Kim tries to control but Kusanagi manages to take his back.
Kusanagi lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Kim hold on?!
Kusanagi cracks Kim with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Kim from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Kim is really stuck here.
Kusanagi connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Kim to escape the position.
Kusanagi has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Kim.
Kim trying to get back to his feet but Kusanagi is in full control for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kim can't escape the position.
Kusanagi is riding his opponent, not letting Kim buck him off.
Kusanagi keeps control of the position as Kim tries to break free.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kusanagi scores with punches from the back.
Kim just trying to survive but Kusanagi is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jushin Kusanagi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kusanagi 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jushin Kusanagi!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
30%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Midgard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Everaldo Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Midgard
vs
Evans

179 cm
22
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
23
174 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Self confident

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power

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, Tyson Midgard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Everaldo Evans!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Sosuke Kotani and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evans fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Evans avoids a kick to the body.
Evans changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Midgard tries to avoid it but Evans manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Midgard to the ground. Midgard escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Midgard lands a brutal head kick. Evans looks out on his feet and Midgard throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Tyson Midgard!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
44%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Franz Fuchs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kung Le (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fuchs comes into the arena with Fly me to the moon blaring out of the sound system. Kung Le has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Franz Fuchs's chin.

Fuchs
vs
Le

193 cm
23
210 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

186 cm
22
212 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Decent knees
Solid 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 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Franz Fuchs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kung Le!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Taro Takaoka and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Le clinches up against the ropes.
Fuchs is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Knees in the clinch landing for Le.
Fuchs has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Le avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Le landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Le lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Franz Fuchs has been cut.
Le lands an elbow that stopped Fuchs in his tracks for a moment.
Le with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Fuchs changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Le fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Franz Fuchs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Le wants to clinch.
Le doesn't manage to clinch there - Fuchs circles away.
Le fails in his attempt to clinch.
Le wants to clinch.
Fuchs looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Le tries to clinch up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Le fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fuchs fails with the takedown.
Kung Le is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fuchs is breathing heavily.
Fuchs avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fuchs keeps the fight on the outside.
Le fails with an attempt to clinch.

Le gets a clinch.
Le using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Le lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Le with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Le.
Le unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fuchs lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Le landing knees to the head.
Le lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Fuchs is rocked!
Knees in the clinch landing for Le.
Fuchs takes an elbow to the temple.
Fuchs takes an elbow to the forehead.
Le unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fuchs lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Le landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Le scores with a knee to the head.
Le lands a nice knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Le.
Le connects with a nasty looking knee right to Fuchs's face.
Le lands an elbow inside.
Le lands a knee to the body.
Le scores with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Le.
Le lands an elbow that stopped Fuchs in his tracks for a moment.
Le scores a nice knee to the body.
Le with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fuchs managing to block the knees to the body from Le.
Fuchs managing to block the knees to the body from Le.
Le trying to land knees to the body.
Fuchs is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Le connects with a knee to the head.
Le connects with a knee to the head.
Le tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fuchs drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Le gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Le scores with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Le gets underhooks to prevent Fuchs's takedown attempt.
Le lands a nice knee to the body.
Le using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fuchs tries to score a body lock takedown but Le shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Le lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Le connects with a nasty looking knee right to Fuchs's face.
Le tries to land a knee to the head but Fuchs blocks with his arms.
Le tries to land a knee to the head but Fuchs blocks with his arms.
Fuchs on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Le tries a knee to the head but Fuchs blocks it.
Le lands a nice knee to the body.
Fuchs can't get the takedown.
Le using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Le tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Le gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Le misses with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Le lands an elbow that stopped Fuchs in his tracks for a moment.
Le throws an elbow but it misses.
Le using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fuchs has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fuchs blocks an elbow strike from Le.
Fuchs wants a takedown.
Le stops a takedown attempt from Fuchs.
Knees in the clinch landing for Le.
Le with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Le landing knees to the body.
Le lands a nice elbow.
A knee to the head by Le.
Fuchs changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Le fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Le is looking to clinch but Fuchs is avoiding it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fuchs shoots in but Le avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Fuchs circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kung Le dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Franz Fuchs's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Fuchs shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Le moves into the clinch.
Fuchs drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Le scores a nice knee to the body.
Le connects with a nasty looking knee right to Fuchs's face.
Le connects with a knee to the head.
Le lands an elbow inside that Fuchs shrugs off.
Le landing knees to the head.
Le landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Le lands a nice knee to the body.
Le unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fuchs lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees in the clinch landing for Le.
Le looking to throw knees to the head but Fuchs is blocking nicely.
Le misses with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Le.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Le tries to land a knee to the head but Fuchs blocks with his arms.
Nice elbow from Le.
Kung Le seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Le tries a knee to the head but Fuchs blocks it.
Le looking to throw knees to the head but Fuchs is blocking nicely.
Le trying to land knees to the body.

Fuchs has picked Le up - he's going for a ride! Fuchs dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Fuchs wants to free his trapped foot but Le is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Le blocking the ground and pound attempt from Fuchs.
Fuchs seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Fuchs missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Fuchs wants to free his trapped foot but Le is holding on for dear life with his legs.

Fuchs is working for a submission of some sort.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuchs wants to pass to mount but Le is defending the position.
Le really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fuchs. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Fuchs seems to be working for a kimura but Le defends the submission attempt.

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

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Franz Fuchs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fuchs takes a knee right on the jaw!
Fuchs takes a knee right on the jaw!
A knee to the head by Le.
Le is pressed up against the ropes. Fuchs has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Le down to the mat. Le avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Le is looking to clinch but Fuchs is avoiding it.
Kung Le seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Le tries to clinch there but Fuchs circles away.
Fuchs circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fuchs avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Le moves in looking to clinch but Fuchs pushes him off.
Le tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Fuchs paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fuchs shoots in but no luck this time.
Le fails in his attempt to clinch.
Le tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Fuchs paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Le tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Fuchs paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Franz Fuchs is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

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.

Fuchs shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Fuchs with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Fuchs throwing strikes here but Le is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Fuchs misses with a head shot.

Fuchs is working for a guillotine from mount but Le frees his head quite easily.
Fuchs misses with a head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Kung Le will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Franz Fuchs's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Le fails in his attempt to clinch.
Le tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fuchs swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Le tries to clinch but Fuchs is having none of it.
Fuchs has a takedown stuffed.
Fuchs fails with a takedown attempt.
Fuchs shoots in for a double leg but Le sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Franz Fuchs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Le looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Le darts in and clinches Fuchs up against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Le comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Le lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Le crunches a lovely knee into Fuchs's ribcage.
Le lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A knee to the head by Le.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Le gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Fuchs.
Fuchs takes an elbow to the temple.
Le comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Le lands a nice elbow.
Fuchs goes for a takedown in the clinch but Le prevents it.
Le crunches a lovely knee into Fuchs's ribcage.
Le misses with a knee strike.
Le throws a knee to the head but misses.
Le landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Le lands a knee to the body.
Le using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Le with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fuchs goes for a takedown in the clinch but Le prevents it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Le.
Fuchs is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Le unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fuchs lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fuchs goes for a takedown attempt but Le pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Le tries to clinch but Fuchs is having none of it.
Le fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Le. No joy for Fuchs on that attempt.
Fuchs swats away the attempt to clinch by Le.
Le wants to clinch up but Fuchs keeps it at a distance.
Le tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fuchs swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Fuchs drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Fuchs is pushing down on Le's leg trying to pass to half guard. Le is fighting to maintain full guard but Fuchs has managed to sneak the leg through.

Fuchs is looking for a kimura here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Fuchs is looking for a kimura here.

Fuchs seems to be working for a kimura but Le defends the submission attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Fuchs is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Fuchs is looking for a kimura here.
Le looks like he's trying to stand up.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Franz Fuchs.
I think Le 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kung Le!

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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between SHINYA AOKI (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and david torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). AOKI comes to the ring accompanied by Naruto - Blue Bird. david torres has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

AOKI
vs
torres

187 cm
18
215 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

190 cm
23
207 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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, SHINYA AOKI!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, david torres!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Sosuke Kotani and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
torres tries to clinch but AOKI is having none of it.

torres closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
AOKI is looking to improve his position.
torres is trying to control the action in half guard but AOKI is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

AOKI looking for submissions off his back.
AOKI is looking to improve his position.
torres sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. AOKI defending well though.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
AOKI wants to get back to full guard.
AOKI is refusing to be controlled, as torres sits in half guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

torres darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
torres thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed AOKI's head.
torres is tying to control. AOKI wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
AOKI wants to improve his position but torres is controlling well.
AOKI has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. torres is working away from the top position though.
torres is tying to control. AOKI wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

AOKI looking for submissions off his back.

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.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
torres fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice sprawl there from AOKI as torres shoots in.
torres looks gassed!
torres throws a series of punches but AOKI moves out of range.
torres throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around AOKI's waist but AOKI gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing torres off to one side.
AOKI shoots and misses
and torres counters with a nice body shot.
david torres seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

AOKI closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

AOKI is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. torres knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
torres tries to buck AOKI off but AOKI is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
torres can't do much from the bottom here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
torres tries to improve position but can't.

AOKI tries for a kimura but torres is defending well.
AOKI is looking to take a break and control but torres is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
torres is trying to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

AOKI is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. torres looks calm but he's in trouble here. AOKI gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. torres is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! AOKI lets go of the hold and torres can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). SHINYA AOKI!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
41%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andros Luboslaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikhail Vasilyev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Andros Luboslaw has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Luboslaw
vs
Vasilyev

188 cm
22
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

186 cm
18
204 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Very confident

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andros Luboslaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mikhail Vasilyev!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Vasilyev.

Vasilyev looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Vasilyev is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Vasilyev is pressing down on Luboslaw's thigh, looking to free his foot. Luboslaw is holding on for now.
Luboslaw is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Vasilyev scores with a couple of nice shots.

Vasilyev stands up and beckons Luboslaw to join him on the feet.
Vasilyev shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Luboslaw pinned against the cage. Luboslaw gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Luboslaw tries for a takedown but Vasilyev sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Luboslaw gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Vasilyev tries to stand but Luboslaw is controlling from the bottom.
Luboslaw can't keep his opponent in guard - Vasilyev advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Vasilyev is keen to just control but Luboslaw is a slippery customer.

Vasilyev wants to work for an arm triangle but Luboslaw is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Vasilyev looks gassed!
Luboslaw is trying to maintain the position but Vasilyev is very close to passing his half guard.

Luboslaw is defending against the submission attempts here by Vasilyev.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luboslaw slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Luboslaw looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Vasilyev won't allow Luboslaw to get back to his feet.
Vasilyev wants to control from the top but Luboslaw keeps moving.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Luboslaw moves in looking to clinch but Vasilyev pushes him off.
Luboslaw moves in looking to clinch but Vasilyev pushes him off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasilyev takes a kick to the side of the head.
Luboslaw shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Luboslaw moves in looking to clinch but Vasilyev pushes him off.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Luboslaw wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Vasilyev has him pressed against the ropes.
Luboslaw lands a knee to the body.
Luboslaw gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Vasilyev.
Andros Luboslaw has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mikhail Vasilyev.
Luboslaw scores with a shot to the side of Vasilyev's head.
Vasilyev tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Luboslaw breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vasilyev fails with the takedown
and Luboslaw counters with a head kick.

Vasilyev is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Luboslaw rushes Vasilyev and presses him up against the ropes.
Vasilyev is still on wobbly legs! Can Luboslaw finish him?
Luboslaw lands a damaging elbow.
Luboslaw with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Luboslaw lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Luboslaw unloads a knee to the mid-section. Vasilyev lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Luboslaw breaks from the clinch.

Luboslaw clinches up with Vasilyev and pushes him back against the ropes.

Luboslaw escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Luboslaw instigates a clinch.

Luboslaw breaks from the clinch.
Luboslaw dances in with a quick combination. Vasilyev is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Luboslaw snaps Vasilyev's head back. Vasilyev stumbles backwards against the ropes. Luboslaw steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Vasilyev's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Vasilyev just didn't come prepared.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Andros Luboslaw!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
48%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shingo Takeda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Koshi Tatsu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Takeda
vs
Tatsu

170 cm
20
175 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

177 cm
22
175 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power

Supreme Supplements

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shingo Takeda!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Koshi Tatsu!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tatsu tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Takeda tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tatsu swivels and escapes.
Takeda works the jab nicely.
Takeda missing with a left hand there. Tatsu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Takeda throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Tatsu has his takedown stuffed
and Takeda counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Tatsu shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Takeda counters with a three punch combo that has Tatsu backing up. Tatsu nods at Takeda to acknowledge the strikes.
Tatsu has his takedown stuffed
and Takeda counters with a big head kick but Tatsu shrugs it off.

Tatsu is rocked!
Shingo Takeda has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Koshi Tatsu.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Takeda throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Tatsu stumbling backwards into the ropes! Tatsu bounces back off the ropes towards Takeda, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Takeda lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Takeda celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Shingo Takeda!
Shingo Takeda is the new welterweight champion!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
37%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Victor Karmin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yiutsa Misura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karmin comes to the ring accompanied by Eyes of the World. Victor Karmin has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Karmin
vs
Misura

190 cm
23
225 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

215 cm
23
271 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Victor Karmin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yiutsa Misura!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shigeki Sano and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karmin misses the jab.
Misura lands a slapping body shot.
Misura fails to land with a series of punches.
Misura misses the shot to the body.
Misura is looking to slow Karmin down with leg kicks.
Karmin is looking to clinch but Misura is avoiding it.
Karmin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Misura lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Misura looks to land a combination but Karmin avoids it well.
Misura lands a slapping body shot.
An inside leg kick from Karmin misses.
Misura throws a one two combo.
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!
Misura scores with a jab.
Misura dances in with a quick combination. Karmin is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Misura snaps Karmin's head back. Karmin stumbles backwards against the ropes. Misura steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Karmin's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Karmin just didn't come prepared.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Yiutsa Misura!
Yiutsa Misura is the new heavyweight champion!