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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lori Tante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Min Owa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Lori Tante has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Tante
vs
Owa

188 cm
22
245 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

190 cm
22
235 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Good kicks
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lori Tante!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Min Owa!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tante misses with a takedown attempt - Owa sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Tante avoids the head kick by Owa.
Tante closes this distance looking for a takedown but Owa circles away.
Tante throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Owa's waist but Owa gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tante off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lori Tante. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tante will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Owa has Tante up against the ropes in a clinch.
Owa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Owa is trying to break free.
Owa has a couple of punches blocked by Tante.
A right hand to the body from Tante.

Owa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tante will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tante fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tante is breathing heavily.
Owa keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

A big head kick from Owa and Tante is sent sprawling to the canvas!

It looks like Lori Tante has been cut.
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!

Tante is working an open guard so Owa takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Owa tries a head kick but it misses.
Owa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Owa drops Tante with a naaaaasty hook - Tante is in real trouble here! Owa dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Min Owa!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Julio Tanteros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy Jefry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andy Jefry will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Tanteros
vs
Jefry

188 cm
22
245 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

190 cm
22
245 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Julio Tanteros!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andy Jefry!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shirou Masuda and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Jefry as Tanteros shoots in.
Jefry tries to clinch up but Tanteros circles away and keeps his distance.
Jefry tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jefry is looking to clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jefry tries to clinch but Tanteros is having none of it.
Jefry tries to clinch but Tanteros moves out of range.
Tanteros circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jefry tries to clinch but Tanteros is having none of it.
Tanteros circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jefry tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Tanteros paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tanteros swats away the attempt to clinch by Jefry.
Jefry is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jefry looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jefry tries to clinch there but Tanteros circles away.
Jefry wants to clinch up but Tanteros keeps it at a distance.
Tanteros misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jefry tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tanteros fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julio Tanteros. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jefry tries to close the distance and clinch but Tanteros swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jefry looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tanteros avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Tanteros shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Jefry is defending against the submission attempts here by Tanteros.
Tanteros could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanteros uses his free foot to push down on Jefry's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Jefry.

Tanteros is working for a guillotine from mount but Jefry frees his head quite easily.
Tanteros is breathing heavily.

Tanteros jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Jefry is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Jefry and Tanteros has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Jefry really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tanteros. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jefry is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Tanteros has just dragged him back down to the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jefry stops Tanteros from passing to mount.

Jefry bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Jefry tries to clinch but Tanteros is having none of it.
Jefry tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Tanteros paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tanteros shoots for a double leg takedown but Jefry sprawls well. He's pushed Tanteros's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jefry moves in looking to clinch but Tanteros pushes him off.
Jefry tries to clinch up.
Horrible takedown by Tanteros or perhaps it was just good defense by Jefry which made him look bad.
Jefry fails in his attempt to clinch.
Andy Jefry is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jefry is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jefry is looking to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jefry doesn't manage to clinch there - Tanteros circles away.
Jefry tries to clinch but Tanteros moves out of range.
Tanteros circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tanteros swats away the attempt to clinch by Jefry.

Jefry closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Jefry missing with knees to the body.
Jefry creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jefry missing with knees to the body.
Tanteros on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jefry misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tanteros.
Jefry prevents a body shot from Tanteros.
Jefry looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jefry landing knees to the body.
Tanteros avoiding damage as Jefry throws knees to the body.
Tanteros avoids the elbow strike from Jefry, against the ropes.
Tanteros on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

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.
Jefry missing with knees to the body.
Jefry missing with knees to the body.
Jefry keeps control of Tanteros as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tanteros goes for a takedown in the clinch but Jefry prevents it.
Tanteros on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tanteros blocks an elbow strike.
Tanteros blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tanteros blocks the elbow strike.
Jefry creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tanteros can't break the clinch.
Tanteros managing to block the knees to the body from Jefry.
Jefry creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jefry missing with knees to the body.
Jefry is pressed up against the ropes. Tanteros has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jefry down to the mat. Jefry avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Jefry tries to clinch up.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Tanteros circles away from the clinch attempt.

Jefry clinches with his opponent.
Jefry throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tanteros on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tanteros blocks the elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Jefry throws an elbow but misses.
Tanteros is trying to break the clinch but Jefry has him pressed against the ropes.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jefry as Tanteros tries to tie him up.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jefry.
Tanteros has had enough of the clinch but Jefry keeps him there for the moment.
Jefry throws an elbow but it misses.
Tanteros is trying to drag Jefry to the mat but Jefry just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Tanteros managing to block the knees to the body from Jefry.

That's six 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.
Tanteros blocks an elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jefry.
Tanteros can't break the clinch.
Jefry throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tanteros avoids the elbow strike from Jefry, against the ropes.
Jefry trying to land knees to the body.
Jefry trying to land knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Jefry just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tanteros's brow.
Tanteros blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jefry tries to land knees in the clinch but Tanteros avoids the damage to the body.
Jefry tries to land knees in the clinch but Tanteros avoids the damage to the body.
Tanteros avoiding damage as Jefry throws knees to the body.
Tanteros has Jefry pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Jefry manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Tanteros blocks an elbow strike from Jefry.
Tanteros blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tanteros blocks an elbow strike from Jefry.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Tanteros managing to block the knees to the body from Jefry.
Tanteros avoids a wild elbow strike from Jefry.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Jefry just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tanteros's brow.
Jefry misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tanteros.
Tanteros has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Jefry avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Tanteros is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Jefry just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tanteros's brow.
Tanteros blocks an elbow strike.
Jefry landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jefry misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tanteros.
Tanteros managing to block the knees to the body from Jefry.
Knees to the body from Jefry.
Jefry creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

Tanteros escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jefry looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jefry is looking to clinch but Tanteros is avoiding it.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tanteros will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tanteros looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jefry is fending him off so far but Tanteros persists. Nope, Jefry circles away and we're back to standing.
Jefry moves in looking to clinch but Tanteros pushes him off.
Jefry tries to clinch up but Tanteros circles away and keeps his distance.
Tanteros keeps the fight on the outside.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tanteros.
Jefry tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Tanteros paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jefry fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tanteros fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jefry wants to clinch.
Tanteros shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jefry as he avoids it easily.
Jefry tries to clinch but Tanteros moves out of range.
Jefry tries to close the distance and clinch but Tanteros swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jefry tries to clinch but Tanteros is having none of it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tanteros.
Jefry fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Tanteros shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jefry as he jumps to the side.
Tanteros swats away the attempt to clinch by Jefry.
Jefry tries to clinch but Tanteros is having none of it.
Jefry is looking to clinch but Tanteros is avoiding it.
Tanteros fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jefry tries to clinch up but Tanteros circles away and keeps his distance.

Tanteros gets the takedown into side control.

Tanteros looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Jefry wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Andy Jefry will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Tanteros closes the distance and clinches up with Jefry, looking for a takedown. Tanteros pushes Jefry against the ropes but Jefry circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jefry tries to clinch up but Tanteros circles away and keeps his distance.
Jefry tries to clinch but Tanteros moves out of range.
Jefry tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Tanteros paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tanteros misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jefry tries to clinch there but Tanteros circles away.
Jefry tries to clinch but Tanteros moves out of range.
Jefry tries to clinch up but Tanteros circles away and keeps his distance.
Jefry is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jefry is looking to clinch.
Jefry tries to clinch but Tanteros is having none of it.
Jefry doesn't manage to clinch there - Tanteros circles away.
Jefry moves in looking to clinch but Tanteros pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jefry fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jefry tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Tanteros paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jefry moves in looking to clinch but Tanteros pushes him off.
Tanteros swats away the attempt to clinch by Jefry.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jefry tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jefry looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Jefry takes the fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanteros avoiding damage as Jefry throws knees to the body.
Jefry lands a nice knee to the body.
Jefry throws an elbow but it misses.
Jefry blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jefry misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tanteros.
Jefry misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tanteros.
Jefry misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tanteros.
Jefry misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tanteros.
Jefry is pressed up against the ropes. Tanteros has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jefry down to the mat. Jefry avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julio Tanteros. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jefry is looking to clinch but Tanteros is avoiding it.
Jefry tries to clinch but Tanteros is having none of it.
Nice sprawl there from Jefry as Tanteros shoots in.
Tanteros closes the distance and clinches up with Jefry, looking for a takedown. Tanteros pushes Jefry against the ropes but Jefry circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Jefry moves into the clinch.
Tanteros drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Jefry gets the underhooks and prevents it.

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.
Jefry trying to land knees to the body.
Tanteros dodges an elbow strike from Jefry.
Tanteros drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jefry pulls his leg out and moves away.
Tanteros keeps the fight on the outside.
Jefry tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tanteros swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tanteros avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jefry tries to clinch but Tanteros is having none of it.
Tanteros closes the distance and clinches up with Jefry, looking for a takedown. Tanteros pushes Jefry against the ropes but Jefry circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jefry doesn't manage to clinch there - Tanteros circles away.
Jefry fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jefry tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tanteros shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jefry tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jefry keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Tanteros fails with a takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jefry tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jefry moves in looking to clinch but Tanteros pushes him off.
Jefry tries to clinch but Tanteros is having none of it.
Tanteros looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jefry is fending him off so far but Tanteros persists. Nope, Jefry circles away and we're back to standing.
Tanteros throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jefry's waist but Jefry gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tanteros off to one side.
Tanteros keeps the fight on the outside.
Tanteros keeps the fight on the outside.
Jefry tries to clinch but Tanteros moves out of range.
Tanteros looks for a takedown but Jefry sprawls well.
Jefry wants to clinch.
Jefry tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Tanteros paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jefry looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tanteros keeps the fight on the outside.
Jefry fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tanteros keeps the fight on the outside.

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.
Tanteros shoots in and drives through. Jefry sprawls well.
Jefry fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jefry fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jefry keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jefry tries to clinch but Tanteros is having none of it.
Jefry moves in looking to clinch but Tanteros pushes him off.
Jefry tries to clinch but Tanteros is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jefry looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tanteros avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tanteros fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tanteros throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jefry's waist but Jefry gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tanteros off to one side.
Jefry is looking to clinch but Tanteros is avoiding it.
Tanteros swats away the attempt to clinch by Jefry.
Jefry is looking to clinch but Tanteros is avoiding it.
Tanteros closes the distance and clinches up with Jefry, looking for a takedown. Tanteros pushes Jefry against the ropes but Jefry circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jefry tries to clinch but Tanteros is having none of it.

Jefry gets a clinch.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jefry gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Tanteros.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Jefry just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tanteros's brow.

Tanteros has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Jefry is trying to keep an underhook but Tanteros manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Tanteros wants to pass the guard but Jefry is defending well.

Tanteros is working for a submission of some sort.
Jefry wants to get back to his feet.

Tanteros is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Jefry pushes Tanteros off looking to stand but Tanteros dives back in and keeps control.

That's six minutes gone in the round.

Tanteros is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Jefry doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Tanteros.
Jefry is looking to escape.

Tanteros is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Tanteros is looking for a kimura here.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.

Tanteros is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jefry defends it well.
Tanteros wants to pass to mount but Jefry is defending the position.

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

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jefry looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jefry fails in his attempt to clinch.
Horrible takedown by Tanteros or perhaps it was just good defense by Jefry which made him look bad.
Jefry tries to clinch up but Tanteros circles away and keeps his distance.

That's eight 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.
Jefry tries to close the distance and clinch but Tanteros swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tanteros avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jefry wants to clinch.
Jefry doesn't manage to clinch there - Tanteros circles away.
Jefry is looking to clinch.
Jefry tries to clinch up but Tanteros circles away and keeps his distance.
Tanteros shoots in but no luck this time.
Jefry tries to clinch but Tanteros moves out of range.
Jefry tries to clinch up but Tanteros circles away and keeps his distance.
Tanteros shoots in and drives through. Jefry sprawls well.
Jefry is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tanteros shoots in for a takedown but Jefry shows good takedown defense.
Tanteros tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jefry swivels and escapes.
Jefry fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jefry tries to clinch up.
Tanteros avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jefry doesn't manage to clinch there - Tanteros circles away.
Jefry tries to close the distance and clinch but Tanteros swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jefry is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Jefry wants to clinch.
Tanteros swats away the attempt to clinch by Jefry.

Jefry drives through and clinches with Tanteros against the ropes.
Tanteros blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jefry missing with knees to the body.
Jefry misses with an elbow strike.
Tanteros on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tanteros tries to score a body lock takedown but Jefry shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Tanteros is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jefry missing with knees to the body.
Tanteros changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Jefry fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Tanteros fails with a takedown attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Andy Jefry comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jefry 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Andy Jefry!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Andy Jefry!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Andy Jefry!

Andy Jefry wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
20%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ramon Dekkers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Zampidis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Dekkers
vs
Zampidis

188 cm
22
225 lbs
1 - 0 - 1

175 cm
22
255 lbs
0 - 1 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

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

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dekkers tries to clinch there but Zampidis circles away.
Dekkers is looking to clinch but Zampidis is avoiding it.
Dekkers wants to clinch.
Zampidis keeps the fight on the outside.
Dekkers tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zampidis swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Zampidis scores a takedown into full mount!
Dekkers is looking to get to half guard.
Zampidis working the ground and pound effectively.
Dekkers flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Dekkers gets back to half guard.
Zampidis is keen to just control but Dekkers is a slippery customer.

Zampidis is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Zampidis is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zampidis working Dekkers over with strikes.
Zampidis throws a strike but Dekkers avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Zampidis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Zampidis with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Zampidis thows a big elbow that misses.
Dekkers preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Zampidis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Zampidis looking to sit in guard and control but Dekkers gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Dekkers pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Zampidis is keeping the position for now.
Zampidis keeping moving, preventing Dekkers from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Zampidis has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dekkers can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Zampidis looks gassed!

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Zampidis working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dekkers doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dekkers manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Zampidis should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dekkers is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dekkers looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zampidis misses with a takedown attempt - Dekkers sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dekkers tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Zampidis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zampidis slips a jab from Dekkers.
Dekkers tries to close the distance and clinch but Zampidis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Zampidis drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

It looks like Mike Zampidis has been cut.
Dekkers throws a leg kick but Zampidis checks it.
Dekkers tries to clinch up but Zampidis circles away and keeps his distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dekkers tries to clinch but Zampidis moves out of range.
Dekkers is looking to clinch.
Zampidis fails with the takedown.
Zampidis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dekkers throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Zampidis keeps the fight on the outside.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dekkers throws a head punch that misses.
Dekkers unloads a knee to the mid-section. Zampidis lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Zampidis tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ramon Dekkers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Zampidis.
Dekkers using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Zampidis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dekkers with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dekkers tries to land a knee to the head but Zampidis blocks with his arms.
Zampidis fails to pull guard.
Dekkers has Zampidis pushed against the ropes.
Dekkers is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Zampidis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dekkers.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zampidis fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Zampidis fails to pull guard.
Dekkers pushes off an throws an elbow but Zampidis leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.

Dekkers breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zampidis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ramon Dekkers is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

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

Dekkers looking for submissions off his back.
Dekkers trying to control here.

Dekkers is defending against the submission attempts here by Zampidis.
Zampidis winds up and cracks Dekkers with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Dekkers wants to improve his position but Zampidis is controlling well.
Zampidis throwing shots but Dekkers is blocking nicely.
Dekkers is staying active underneath Zampidis, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Dekkers moves into full guard.
Zampidis with a flurry of punches that miss.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Zampidis shoots in but no luck this time.
Zampidis misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Dekkers tries to clinch up.
Zampidis shoots in but no luck this time.
Dekkers tries to clinch but Zampidis is having none of it.

That's six 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.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dekkers looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dekkers stuffs the takedown.
Zampidis moves away from the strike by Dekkers.
Zampidis will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dekkers is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dekkers keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mike Zampidis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dekkers doesn't manage to clinch there - Zampidis circles away.
Zampidis throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dekkers's waist but Dekkers gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Zampidis off to one side.
Zampidis misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Zampidis shoots in for a takedown but Dekkers shows good takedown defense.
Zampidis shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dekkers tries to clinch but Zampidis is having none of it.

Zampidis closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Zampidis lands in his opponent's guard.
Dekkers has Zampidis pulled in close to control his posture.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Zampidis wants to control from the top but Dekkers keeps moving.
Dekkers keeping full guard, as Zampidis tries to pass.
Dekkers preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dekkers is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Zampidis trying to control but Dekkers is working from the bottom.
Zampidis slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

That's eight 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.
Dekkers defending against the ground and pound.
Zampidis looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Dekkers is avoiding damage well.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Zampidis fails with the takedown.
Dekkers showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Zampidis.
Dekkers is looking to clinch but Zampidis is avoiding it.
Dekkers keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Zampidis.

Zampidis tries for a kimura but Dekkers is defending well.

Zampidis is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Dekkers has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Zampidis working the ground and pound.
Zampidis throws a strike aimed at the side of Dekkers's head but Dekkers avoids it well.
Zampidis lands some shots froms side control.
Dekkers regains half guard.
Dekkers is looking to control Zampidis's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Dekkers avoid being mounted?

Zampidis is trying to work for a kimura but Dekkers is defending well.
Dekkers on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Mike Zampidis will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mike Zampidis'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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Zampidis shoots for a takedown but Dekkers saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dekkers tries to close the distance and clinch but Zampidis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zampidis misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Dekkers is looking to clinch but Zampidis is avoiding it.

Dekkers moves into the clinch.
Dekkers throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Zampidis blocks it with crossed arms.
Dekkers misses with the head strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dekkers.
Dekkers lands an elbow inside.
Dekkers swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zampidis wants to get back to striking at distance but Dekkers won't allow it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dekkers.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dekkers.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zampidis.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

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

Zampidis gets a takedown into half guard.
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.
Dekkers avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Zampidis.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dekkers is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Zampidis is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Dekkers defends it well.
Zampidis sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dekkers defending well though.

Zampidis is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Zampidis throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Zampidis missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Zampidis is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Dekkers doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Zampidis.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Dekkers tries to clinch but Zampidis moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Dekkers fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dekkers tries to clinch but Zampidis moves out of range.
Dekkers tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Zampidis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Zampidis has eaten all the pies!
Zampidis fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ramon Dekkers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Zampidis.
Zampidis throws a head kick that misses.
Zampidis fails to land the takedown.
Zampidis fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dekkers wants to clinch.

Zampidis gets a takedown into half guard.
Dekkers is trying to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dekkers wants to control but Zampidis is keeping busy.
Dekkers slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Dekkers utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dekkers is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Zampidis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Zampidis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Dekkers escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Zampidis gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Zampidis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

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.
Zampidis closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dekkers circles away.
Zampidis throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dekkers stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dekkers tries to close the distance and clinch but Zampidis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zampidis keeps the fight on the outside.
Dekkers throws a right and a left that Zampidis avoids nicely.
Zampidis shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dekkers but Dekkers pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Zampidis fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Dekkers sprawls well initially but Zampidis persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

Zampidis wants to work for an arm triangle but Dekkers is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Dekkers is staying active underneath Zampidis, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Dekkers slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Zampidis with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mike Zampidis has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Dekkers is trying to keep Zampidis in close.
Dekkers tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Zampidis prevents Dekkers from getting back to his feet.
Zampidis preventing the sweep.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Zampidis fails with the takedown.
Zampidis fails with a takedown attempt.
Zampidis shoots in for a double leg but Dekkers sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Dekkers gets caught flat footed, as Zampidis shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Dekkers is trying to control the position but Zampidis postures up.
Zampidis with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dekkers working a defensive guard here.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Zampidis stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dekkers swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dekkers looking to control.
Dekkers avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Zampidis scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Zampidis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Zampidis fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dekkers on the side of the head.
Zampidis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Zampidis closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dekkers circles away.
Zampidis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Dekkers gets caught flat footed, as Zampidis shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Dekkers controls Zampidis momentarily but Zampidis frees himself.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Zampidis trying to control but Dekkers is working from the bottom.
Zampidis throwing strikes but missing.
Dekkers keeping full guard, as Zampidis tries to pass.
Zampidis is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Zampidis tries to free his leg and advance position but Dekkers is retaining full guard.
Zampidis postures up in Dekkers's guard and throws a big left but Dekkers blocks it.
Zampidis must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Zampidis swats away the attempt to clinch by Dekkers.

That's eight 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.
Zampidis fails to land with a series of punches.
Dekkers wants to clinch up but Zampidis keeps it at a distance.
Zampidis shoots in and drives through. Dekkers sprawls well.
Zampidis shoots in looking for a takedown. Dekkers tries to sprawl out of it but Zampidis keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Dekkers manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Zampidis shoots for a takedown but Dekkers saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dekkers tries to clinch but Zampidis moves out of range.

Zampidis shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Zampidis landing shots from mount.
Dekkers bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Zampidis has a closed guard, preventing Dekkers from standing up.

Dekkers avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Zampidis trying to strike off his back.
Zampidis keeping moving, preventing Dekkers from controlling successfully.
Zampidis thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

Zampidis throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Zampidis has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dekkers can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Zampidis trying to control the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Zampidis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Zampidis 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Mike Zampidis!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Mike Zampidis!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Mike Zampidis!

Mike Zampidis wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
28%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Kuriliv (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo Cansez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kuriliv
vs
Cansez

188 cm
22
245 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

188 cm
22
230 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Very strong

Good wrestler
Brawler
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alexander Kuriliv!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rodrigo Cansez!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Cansez drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kuriliv tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kuriliv keeping moving, preventing Cansez from controlling successfully.
Kuriliv trying to strike off his back.
Cansez sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Kuriliv striking from his own guard.
Kuriliv throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Kuriliv striking off his back but it's not causing Cansez any problems.
Cansez wants to control from the top but Kuriliv keeps moving.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Kuriliv trying to strike off his back.
Cansez slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Cansez trying to control but Kuriliv is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuriliv trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Cansez slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Kuriliv looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Cansez is trying to keep Kuriliv in close.
Kuriliv throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cansez throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Cansez can do anything to dispel that myth.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kuriliv accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cansez looking to control.
Cansez is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Cansez is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuriliv trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Kuriliv misses with a takedown attempt

and Cansez decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kuriliv's guard.
Cansez 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.
Cansez looks gassed!
Kuriliv trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Kuriliv tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cansez slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Kuriliv.
Cansez performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Kuriliv tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuriliv flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Cansez controlling the action here.
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.
Kuriliv punching from the bottom.
Kuriliv flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Cansez passes the guard and advances to mount!
Cansez lands with some strikes.
Cansez prevents Kuriliv from getting the reversal.
Kuriliv throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Kuriliv throwing hammer fists to the chest of Cansez. What's that going to do exactly?

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.
Cansez controlling the position easily from mount.
Cansez scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Kuriliv tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cansez controlling his opponent.
Kuriliv throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kuriliv flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Kuriliv can't escape the position.
Cansez controlling the pace for now.
Kuriliv is in all sorts of trouble here.
Cansez controlling from the full mount.
Kuriliv throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Cansez controlling the position easily from mount.
Kuriliv throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
A nice elbow there by Cansez.
Kuriliv flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Kuriliv is in all sorts of trouble here.
Kuriliv flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Kuriliv swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Cansez working the ground and pound effectively.
Kuriliv swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Kuriliv taking shots to the head.
Kuriliv is looking to improve his position but Cansez isn't that keen on the idea.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kuriliv throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Cansez can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kuriliv is looking to escape.
Kuriliv flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Cansez wants to control the pace but Kuriliv is squirming around nicely.
Cansez blocks Kuriliv's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Cansez looking to control but Kuriliv is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kuriliv is wriggling around trying to escape.
Cansez blocks Kuriliv's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kuriliv is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Kuriliv throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Cansez wants to control the pace but Kuriliv is squirming around nicely.
Cansez controlling from mount.
Kuriliv throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Kuriliv swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Cansez with a couple of short strikes.
Kuriliv throwing hammer fists to the chest of Cansez. What's that going to do exactly?
Kuriliv flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Cansez tries to control but Kuriliv wriggling away.
Kuriliv throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Kuriliv is squirming around, avoiding Cansez's attempts to control the action.
Kuriliv is in a horrible position here. Cansez smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Cansez looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Kuriliv is working to get back to half guard.
Kuriliv takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cansez working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Kuriliv flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rodrigo Cansez dominated that round.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Kuriliv doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Cansez counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Cansez looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kuriliv with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Cansez with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Kuriliv flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Cansez looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Cansez blocks the strikes from Kuriliv.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kuriliv throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Cansez performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cansez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kuriliv keeps working.
Kuriliv is looking for a sweep. Cansez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kuriliv flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Cansez with a poor takedown

and Kuriliv counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kuriliv.
Kuriliv postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kuriliv is in close to Cansez's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kuriliv has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kuriliv working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kuriliv postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kuriliv working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuriliv postures up in Cansez's guard and throws a big left but Cansez blocks it.
Cansez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Cansez might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Kuriliv kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Cansez doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Kuriliv counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kuriliv.
Cansez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kuriliv postures up.
Rodrigo Cansez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kuriliv throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cansez is trying to keep Kuriliv in close.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuriliv working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kuriliv is looking to work some ground and pound but Cansez has wrist control.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Kuriliv closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Kuriliv lands in his opponent's guard.
Cansez controlling the position.
Kuriliv throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kuriliv throwing strikes but missing.
Kuriliv being controlled here momentarily.
Cansez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cansez trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Cansez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cansez looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Kuriliv thows a big elbow that misses.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Kuriliv shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Kuriliv in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Cansez is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
BOOM! Kuriliv connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Cansez tries to lock up and control but Kuriliv gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kuriliv looking to ground and pound but Cansez is blocking nicely.
Feeble punches landing from Cansez - he's mounted - they can't hurt.
Cansez tries to hold on but Kuriliv postures up.
Cansez wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Kuriliv.
Cansez is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kuriliv connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Kuriliv breaks from Cansez's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Cansez tries to hold on but Kuriliv pushes him away.
Kuriliv landing strikes from the mount and Cansez is in trouble!

That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Cansez tries to hold on but Kuriliv pushes him away.
Kuriliv with the ground and pound from mount.
Cansez is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Cansez is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kuriliv pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Kuriliv throws some wild stikes that Cansez manages to avoid easily.
Kuriliv in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Cansez tries to lock up and control but Kuriliv gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Kuriliv throws some wild stikes that Cansez manages to avoid easily.
Kuriliv thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Cansez is hanging on here. He's in a desperate position.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Cansez slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Cansez keeps control of the position for the meantime.

Despite being in the dominant position, Rodrigo Cansez just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cansez fails with the takedown

and Kuriliv counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Cansez's guard now.
Alexander Kuriliv has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodrigo Cansez.
Kuriliv throwing strikes from guard but Cansez blocks nicely.
Cansez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kuriliv throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kuriliv throws a big right hand that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kuriliv accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cansez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Cansez holds on and takes a little breather.
Cansez controls Kuriliv momentarily but Kuriliv frees himself.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kuriliv misses with a takedown

and Cansez counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cansez won't allow Kuriliv to sweep him here.
Cansez sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Kuriliv trying to strike off his back.
Cansez is working Kuriliv over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kuriliv keeping moving, preventing Cansez from controlling successfully.
Cansez lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kuriliv striking off his back but it's not causing Cansez any problems.
Kuriliv trying to strike off his back.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Kuriliv drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Cansez gets back to half guard.
Kuriliv missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Cansez tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Cansez trying to hold on to Kuriliv's head to control him but Kuriliv postures up.
Cansez keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Cansez tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Kuriliv showed his dominance in that final round.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Alexander Kuriliv!

The fight ends as a draw!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
52%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Noriko Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Kalvinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robert Kalvinson looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Gracie
vs
Kalvinson

188 cm
22
250 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

170 cm
22
225 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 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, Noriko Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Robert Kalvinson!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Sosuke Kotani and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kalvinson but Kalvinson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kalvinson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A bone on bone clash there as Gracie blocks the leg kick.
Kalvinson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gracie shoots in looking for a takedown. Kalvinson tries to sprawl out of it but Gracie keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Kalvinson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Gracie scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Gracie prevents Kalvinson from standing back up.
Gracie tries to pass to full mount but Kalvinson defends it.
Gracie passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Kalvinson!
Kalvinson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gracie. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kalvinson looks gassed!

Gracie quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Gracie but it's paid off an Kalvinson is forced to tap! Nice work by Gracie.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Noriko Gracie!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
65%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ken Shamrock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ikuhisa Minowa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ikuhisa Minowa has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Shamrock
vs
Minowa

187 cm
22
256 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

185 cm
22
245 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Intelligent

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ken Shamrock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ikuhisa Minowa!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shigeki Fujiwara and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Minowa throws a hook to the side of Shamrock's head but Shamrock sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Shamrock shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Shamrock missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Shamrock thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Minowa is looking to improve his position.

Shamrock is working for a kimura but Minowa is defending it quite comfortably.
Shamrock thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Shamrock is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Minowa is looking to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shamrock working over Minowa with some ground and pound. Minowa looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Minowa slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Minowa not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Minowa working for a triangle but Shamrock defends it easily.

Minowa working for a triangle but Shamrock defends it easily.
Shamrock has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Shamrock pushing down on Minowa's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Shamrock working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Minowa tries to roll over but Shamrock keeps him under control.
Minowa looks gassed!
Minowa is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Shamrock scores with a couple of nice shots.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Minowa punching from the bottom.

Minowa actively working from the bottom here.
Shamrock is nestled in close to Minowa, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Minowa on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Minowa can do anything to dispel that myth.
Minowa tries to roll over but Shamrock keeps him under control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Shamrock connects with a nice short shot to Minowa's temple.

Shamrock is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Shamrock passes the guard and advances to mount!
Minowa should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Shamrock looking to finish Minowa with some ground and pound. This is bad for Minowa!
Shamrock lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Minowa hang on?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shamrock prevents Minowa from getting the reversal.
Shamrock scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Minowa?
Shamrock in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Shamrock blocks Minowa's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Shamrock putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Shamrock avoids the attempt from Minowa to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Minowa is in all sorts of trouble here.
Shamrock connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Shamrock with a couple of short strikes.
Shamrock working Minowa over with strikes here.
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.
Shamrock unloading with bombs!
Minowa swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Minowa tries to reverse the position but Shamrock maintains control.
A nice elbow there by Shamrock.
Minowa regains half guard.
Minowa trying to control here.

Minowa looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Minowa trying to control but Shamrock postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Shamrock lands with a punch from half guard.
Shamrock frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Shamrock fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Shamrock with good strikes from the mount here!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Shamrock in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

Shamrock jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Minowa manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Minowa parries the strikes from Shamrock easily there. Shamrock is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Minowa to escape.

Shamrock wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Minowa, who protects the arm well.
Minowa tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Shamrock postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.

That's five minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Minowa lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Minowa looks to land a combination but Shamrock avoids it well.
Minowa with a poor takedown

and Shamrock counters with a nice double leg into side control. Minowa won't be happy with that.
Shamrock lands some shots froms side control.
Minowa tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Shamrock tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Shamrock is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Minowa has escaped the position, nice work there.
Minowa is looking to regain half guard here but Shamrock keeps moving and retains side control.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Minowa is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Minowa misses with a jab, cross combination.

Shamrock scores with a takedown into Minowa's guard.
Minowa is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Shamrock working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Minowa looking to control.
Minowa bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Shamrock's guard.

Shamrock had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Minowa is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Shamrock Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Minowa's back instead.
Minowa rolls, trying to escape but Shamrock keeps control of the position.
Minowa breaks Shamrock's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.

Shamrock has his foot on Minowa's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Minowa works his way back into a safe position though.
Minowa cracks Shamrock with a solid left hand.
Shamrock utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Minowa loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Shamrock looking for a sweep. Not yet Shamrock, not yet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Minowa stuffs the takedown attempt from Shamrock. Shamrock gets slowly back to his feet.
Minowa lands with a nice body punch.
Shamrock shoots in but Minowa avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Minowa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Shamrock gets the takedown into side control.
Check out the look on Shamrock's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Minowa gets back to half guard.

Shamrock is working for a kimura here but Minowa manages to reverse the position and he's now in Shamrock's guard.
Minowa in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Minowa trying to control but Shamrock is working from the bottom.
Shamrock is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.

Shamrock working for a triangle but Minowa defends it easily.
Shamrock keeping moving, preventing Minowa from controlling successfully.
Minowa trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Shamrock throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Minowa bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Shamrock's head.
Minowa keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ken Shamrock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Minowa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Shamrock drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Minowa looks to land a combination but Shamrock avoids it well.

Shamrock gets the takedown into side control.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Minowa's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Minowa manages to get back to half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Shamrock connects with a nice short shot to Minowa's temple.
Ground and pound from Shamrock.
Minowa manages to get to full guard.

Minowa is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Shamrock chips away with some ground and pound.
Shamrock throwing strikes from guard but Minowa blocks nicely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Shamrock accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Minowa not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ken Shamrock dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Minowa misses with a two punch combination.
Ikuhisa Minowa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Shamrock darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Shamrock blocks the strikes from Minowa.
Minowa has hold of Shamrock's hands but Shamrock slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Shamrock lands a nice short elbow.
Minowa gets full guard.

Minowa working for a triangle but Shamrock defends it easily.
Shamrock works over Minowa with some ground and pound from guard.

Minowa working for a triangle but Shamrock defends it easily.
Minowa looking to hit a scissor sweep but Shamrock is one step ahead there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Minowa throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Minowa tries to strike from the bottom.

Minowa looking for a guillotine here but Shamrock defends easily.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Minowa swinging wilding here.
Minowa with a lazy takedown attempt

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

Minowa working for a triangle but Shamrock defends it easily.
Shamrock postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Minowa swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Minowa wants to sweep here but Shamrock controlling him for the moment.
Minowa is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Shamrock punching from the bottom.

Minowa wants to work for an arm triangle but Shamrock is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Shamrock is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Minowa's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Minowa's back!
Can Minowa hold on?! Shamrock is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Shamrock controlling well, preventing Minowa from escaping the position.

Shamrock is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.

Minowa defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock has Minowa flattened out and is raining down punches.
Minowa turns into Shamrock and is now in his guard.
Minowa throwing strikes but missing.
Minowa 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.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Minowa fails with the takedown

and Shamrock counters with a takedown into side control.
Shamrock working the ground and pound.
Minowa sneaks back into half guard.
Minowa misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Shamrock not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Minowa is trying to get back to full guard.
Shamrock looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Minowa gets back to full guard.
Shamrock stopping the sweep attempt from Minowa.
Shamrock working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Shamrock scoring with punches to the head and body.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Minowa throws a series of punches but Shamrock moves out of range.
Shamrock misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Minowa!
Shamrock dodges the punch combination from Minowa.
Minowa shoots and misses

and Shamrock counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Ken Shamrock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ikuhisa Minowa.

Minowa has his foot on Shamrock's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Shamrock works his way back into a safe position though.
Minowa is trying to keep Shamrock in close.
Shamrock throws a strike but Minowa rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock can't keep his opponent in guard - Minowa advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Shamrock slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Shamrock has momentary wrist control but Minowa slips an elbow through the middle.
Minowa won't allow Shamrock to sweep him here.
Minowa throwing strikes from guard but Shamrock blocks nicely.
Minowa missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Shamrock looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Shamrock had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Minowa is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Shamrock Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Minowa's back instead.
Even with his hooks in, Shamrock manages to miss with strikes from the back.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Minowa tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Shamrock blocks Minowa's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Minowa can't escape the position.
Shamrock lands with some strikes.
Shamrock unloading with bombs!
Shamrock putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Shamrock looking to finish Minowa with some ground and pound. This is bad for Minowa!
Minowa throwing hammer fists to the chest of Shamrock. What's that going to do exactly?
Shamrock scoring with strikes but Minowa is staying in there.
Minowa throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
A nice elbow there by Shamrock.
Shamrock with a couple of short strikes.
Minowa manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Minowa taking some punishment here, with Shamrock in his half guard.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Minowa avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Shamrock.
Minowa trying to control from the bottom.
Minowa punching from the bottom.
Shamrock working over Minowa with some ground and pound. Minowa looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Shamrock tries to pass the half guard into mount. Minowa knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Shamrock lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Minowa has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Minowa misses with a two punch combination.

Minowa shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Minowa preventing the sweep.
Shamrock is working hard here to advance position.
Minowa slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Shamrock is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Minowa off and has taken his back!

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock doesn't have the hooks in and Minowa manages to turn into his guard.
Shamrock looking for a sweep. Not yet Shamrock, not yet.
Minowa wants to control from the top but Shamrock keeps moving.
Shamrock throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.

Shamrock looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Shamrock throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Minowa with a flurry of punches that miss.
Minowa stopping the sweep attempt from Shamrock.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Shamrock scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Minowa struggling a bit here.

Shamrock wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Minowa, who protects the arm well.
Ikuhisa Minowa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Minowa manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Shamrock is not content to let Minowa control the position.
Shamrock punching from the bottom.
Shamrock avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Minowa.

Shamrock looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ken Shamrock overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Shamrock wants to get back to full guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Minowa misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Minowa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Minowa scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

Shamrock shoots in and bounces Minowa off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Minowa throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ken Shamrock showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Shamrock has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Ken Shamrock!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Ken Shamrock!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Ken Shamrock!

Ken Shamrock wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
32%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between billy badazz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for billy badazz has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

badazz
vs
Black

195 cm
21
250 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

225 cm
22
265 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

Good wrestler
Brawler
Powerful

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

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Black scores with a takedown into badazz's guard.
Black postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Black loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
badazz is trying to control the position but Black postures up.
badazz is pulling down on Black's head to control his posture.
Black loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Black postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
badazz looking for a sweep. Not yet badazz, not yet.
Black is in close to badazz's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Black content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

badazz is rocked!

It looks like billy badazz has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
badazz has momentary wrist control but Black slips an elbow through the middle.
Oh badazz is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Black postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! badazz covers up, he's hurt! Black keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Black and the ref steps in to end the fight! Black can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tommy Black!

C
A

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Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mayato Sakurai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rulon Gardner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Sakurai
vs
Gardner

185 cm
22
250 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

195 cm
22
255 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

Good wrestler
Brawler
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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mayato Sakurai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rulon Gardner!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sakurai misses with the combination.
Sakurai displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Gardner showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sakurai.
Sakurai rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gardner moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sakurai throws a series of punches but Gardner moves out of range.
Sakurai lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Sakurai misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sakurai misses with a wild combination.

Gardner scores with a takedown into Sakurai's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gardner in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gardner lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Gardner stops Sakurai from standing up.
Sakurai is breathing heavily.
Gardner throwing strikes from guard but Sakurai blocks nicely.
Gardner lands a couple of elbows.
Gardner working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gardner scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gardner stands up over Sakurai, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Gardner lands a couple of digs.
Gardner throwing strikes but missing.
Gardner cracks Sakurai with a solid left hand.
Gardner lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Gardner advances to half guard.
Gardner winds up and cracks Sakurai with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Gardner connects with a nice short shot to Sakurai's temple.
Sakurai is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Gardner scores with a couple of nice shots.
Gardner drops an elbow to the side of Sakurai's head.
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!
Gardner working over Sakurai with some ground and pound. Sakurai looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Sakurai taking some punishment here, with Gardner in his half guard.
Gardner takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Sakurai on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sakurai tries to get out of the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gardner lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Sakurai on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Sakurai could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Gardner winds up and cracks Sakurai with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Sakurai wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Gardner connects with a nice short shot to Sakurai's temple.
Gardner looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Sakurai blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gardner.
Gardner lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Sakurai looks like he's trying to stand up.
Gardner throwing shots but Sakurai is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

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

Gardner closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Gardner working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Gardner has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gardner is chipping away with strikes.
Gardner working the ground and pound but Sakurai is defending the strikes.
Gardner creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Gardner scoring with punches and elbows.
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.
Check out the look on Gardner's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Gardner postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Gardner working the ground and pound from side control.
Gardner scores with a couple of short elbows.
Sakurai on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Sakurai on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Gardner landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Gardner looks up at the clock and then as Sakurai takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Gardner smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakurai is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Gardner is controlling him well.
Gardner landing a few strikes.
Gardner fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Sakurai is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Gardner has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Gardner scores with punches from side control.
Gardner prevents Sakurai from escaping the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sakurai scores with a three punch combo!
Gardner shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sakurai as he jumps to the side.
Mayato Sakurai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gardner slips a jab and a cross from Sakurai.
Nice sprawl there from Sakurai as Gardner shoots in.
Sakurai throws a right hand that Gardner ducks under and follows up with a left that Gardner also avoids with ease.
A slapping body kick lands there for Sakurai.
Mayato Sakurai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Gardner.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gardner landing strikes.
Gardner working the ground and pound.
Sakurai on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Sakurai pushes Gardner away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Gardner gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Gardner lands an elbow.
Gardner lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Sakurai taking punishment in the form of punches.
Sakurai takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Gardner throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Sakurai works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Sakurai won't allow Gardner to pass to mount.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Gardner works his way into side control.
Gardner scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Sakurai to see if he's OK.
Gardner scores with punches from side control.
Sakurai is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Gardner asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Sakurai on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Gardner in side control lands a decent elbow.
Gardner misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Sakurai is trying to get back to his feet.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sakurai will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gardner shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sakurai pinned against the cage. Sakurai gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mayato Sakurai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rulon Gardner.
A left and a right from Sakurai both land. Nice combination.
Gardner tries for a takedown but Sakurai sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sakurai throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A left and a right from Sakurai both land. Nice combination.
Sakurai fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gardner shoots for a double leg takedown but Sakurai sprawls well. He's pushed Gardner's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Gardner scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Sakurai is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Sakurai trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Gardner landing a few strikes.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Gardner scores with a couple of short elbows.
Sloppy strikes there by Gardner.
Gardner creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Sakurai is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Sakurai takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gardner shoots for a double leg takedown but Sakurai sprawls well. He's pushed Gardner's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A punch combination from Sakurai misses.
Sakurai throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Gardner shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Sakurai kicks Gardner off and gets back to his feet.
A punch combination from Sakurai misses.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.

Gardner closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Gardner lands in his opponent's guard.
Gardner in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gardner is working Sakurai over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Sakurai is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gardner keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sakurai's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Gardner tries for a takedown but Sakurai sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sakurai will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Gardner gets the takedown into side control.
Gardner tries to score with some ground and pound. Sakurai controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Gardner throws a strike aimed at the side of Sakurai's head but Sakurai avoids it well.
Gardner misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Sakurai wants to get back to his feet.
Gardner working the ground and pound.
Sakurai is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Gardner has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Gardner working the ground and pound.
Check out the look on Gardner's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!

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

Gardner gets a takedown into half guard.
Sakurai wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gardner lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Gardner seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Gardner working the head and body with strikes.
Gardner throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sakurai tries to kick Gardner off but Gardner keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sakurai misses with a few strikes there.

Gardner shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Gardner is looking to work some ground and pound but Sakurai has wrist control.

Sakurai pushes Gardner off and gets back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gardner dodges the punch combination from Sakurai.
A punch combination from Sakurai misses.
Sakurai throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Gardner shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Gardner is in close to Sakurai's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Gardner throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sakurai works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gardner landing some decent shots from guard.
Sakurai is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gardner is controlling him.
Sakurai has momentary wrist control but Gardner slips an elbow through the middle.
Gardner content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gardner loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gardner cracks Sakurai with a solid left hand.
Sakurai keeping full guard, as Gardner tries to pass.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Sakurai misses with a series of wild punches.
Sakurai rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gardner moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Gardner decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Sakurai taking some punishment here, with Gardner in his half guard.
Gardner thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sakurai's head.
Gardner throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sakurai looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Gardner there.
Gardner stops Sakurai from getting back to his feet.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Sakurai throws a right hand that Gardner ducks under and follows up with a left that Gardner also avoids with ease.
Sakurai will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sakurai swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gardner looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sakurai is fending him off so far but Gardner persists. Nope, Sakurai circles away and we're back to standing.
Sakurai misses with a jab, cross combination.
A punch combination from Sakurai misses.

Gardner shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Sakurai's guard.
Gardner prevents Sakurai from getting back to his feet.
Gardner working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Gardner prevents Sakurai from getting back to his feet.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gardner with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gardner scoring with some ground and pound.
Sakurai is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gardner is controlling him.
Gardner makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Gardner won't allow Sakurai to get back to his feet.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Sakurai throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Gardner fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Sakurai sprawls well initially but Gardner persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Gardner prevents Sakurai from standing back up.
Gardner missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gardner looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Gardner thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sakurai's head.

Sakurai has one foot on Gardner's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Sakurai will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Gardner shoots in but no luck this time.
Mayato Sakurai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rulon Gardner.
Sakurai throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sakurai throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Gardner will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Gardner drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Gardner missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Sakurai is edging up against the ropes. He's using the ropes to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Gardner wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gardner has Sakurai pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Sakurai manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Sakurai fails to pull guard.
Sakurai using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sakurai wants a takedown.
Sakurai effectively controlling the action here.
Gardner tries to score a body lock takedown but Sakurai shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sakurai lands with a short shot to the head.

Sakurai ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Sakurai no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Sakurai wants to get back to his feet but Gardner is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Gardner connects with a couple of short punches.
Gardner throwing strikes from guard but Sakurai blocks nicely.
Gardner throwing strikes but missing.
Gardner stops Sakurai from standing up.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gardner's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Gardner throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sakurai works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
No joy there for Sakurai, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Sakurai gets caught flat footed, as Gardner shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Gardner trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gardner postures up in Sakurai's guard and throws a big left but Sakurai blocks it.
Gardner won't allow Sakurai to get back to his feet.
Gardner is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Gardner with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Gardner stands up over Sakurai, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Gardner working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gardner thows a big elbow that misses.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Gardner dodges the punch combination from Sakurai.
Sakurai misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sakurai swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gardner shoots for a double leg takedown but Sakurai sprawls well. He's pushed Gardner's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nice sprawl there from Sakurai as Gardner shoots in.
Sakurai throws a series of punches but Gardner moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Sakurai.
Gardner tries for a takedown but Sakurai sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mayato Sakurai is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sakurai misses with a series of wild punches.
Some wild striking there from Sakurai.

Gardner drives through with a takedown into guard.
Gardner connects with a couple of short punches.
Gardner throws a strike but Sakurai rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Gardner manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sakurai manages to get himself to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rulon Gardner 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. This is the final round!

Nice sprawl there from Sakurai as Gardner shoots in.

Gardner closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Rulon Gardner has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gardner looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Sakurai is avoiding damage well.
Gardner prevents Sakurai from escaping the position.
The ground and pound from Gardner seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Gardner sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Sakurai is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Sakurai regains half guard, as Gardner was trying to land strikes.
Sakurai pushes Gardner off looking to stand but Gardner dives back in and keeps control.
Gardner takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sakurai misses with a series of wild punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakurai stuffs the takedown attempt from Gardner. Gardner gets slowly back to his feet.
Sakurai looks to land a combination but Gardner avoids it well.
Sakurai misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gardner throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sakurai's waist but Sakurai gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gardner off to one side.
Mayato Sakurai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rulon Gardner.
Sakurai tries to bum rush Gardner with a series of wild strikes but Gardner uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sakurai scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Gardner fails with the takedown.
Sakurai misses with a two punch combination.
Gardner dodges the punch combination from Sakurai.
Sakurai throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Gardner.
Gardner working the head with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gardner landing strikes.
Sakurai taking punishment in the form of punches.
Gardner in side control lands a decent elbow.
Gardner working the ground and pound but Sakurai is defending the strikes.
Gardner tries to score with some ground and pound. Sakurai controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
An elbow from Gardner crashes against the mat.
Check out the look on Gardner's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Sakurai is working to avoid the ground and pound but Gardner connects with a decent elbow.
Gardner working the head and body with strikes.
Gardner working the ground and pound from side control.
Sakurai takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Gardner lands a few punches from side control.
Sakurai is trying to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gardner working the head with strikes.
Sakurai is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

Sakurai explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Gardner dodges the punch combination from Sakurai.
Gardner avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gardner shoots in for a takedown but Sakurai shows good takedown defense.
Gardner avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sakurai throws a series of punches but Gardner moves out of range.
Sakurai swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sakurai misses with the combination.
Gardner shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sakurai but Sakurai pushes him off and we're back to square one.

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.
Sakurai rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gardner moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sakurai lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sakurai.
Sakurai throws a nice looking combination but Gardner bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sakurai keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sakurai misses with a jab, cross combination.

Gardner shoots in and bounces Sakurai off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Gardner lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Gardner makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Gardner with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Gardner loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sakurai keeping full guard, as Gardner tries to pass.
Sakurai working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gardner.
Sakurai wants to stand but Gardner is controlling the position.
Gardner is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gardner.
Sakurai will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Gardner scores with a takedown into Sakurai's guard.
Gardner working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gardner has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gardner with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's six minutes gone in the round.

Sakurai pushes Gardner off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Sakurai throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sakurai fails to land with a series of punches.
Sakurai throws a series of punches but Gardner moves out of range.
Sakurai misses with a few strikes there.

Gardner decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Gardner not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gardner prevents Sakurai from standing back up.
Gardner working the head and body with strikes.
Gardner working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Sakurai is trying to stand back up but Gardner is controlling him
Gardner is nestled in close to Sakurai, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gardner missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sakurai throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sakurai throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sakurai misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gardner shoots in but Sakurai avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gardner closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sakurai circles away.
Left hook, right uppercut from Sakurai.
Sakurai looks to land a combination but Gardner avoids it well.
Gardner shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Gardner 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.

Sakurai has his feet on Gardner's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
No joy there for Sakurai, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
No joy there for Sakurai, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gardner misses with a takedown attempt - Sakurai sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Gardner looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sakurai is fending him off so far but Gardner persists. Nope, Sakurai circles away and we're back to standing.
Sakurai rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gardner moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sakurai throws a series of punches but Gardner avoids them all with ease.
Gardner takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Sakurai misses with a wild combination.
Gardner shoots in and drives through. Sakurai sprawls well.
Gardner is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Sakurai.
Gardner showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sakurai.
Sakurai throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Gardner closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Gardner lands in his opponent's guard.
Sakurai keeping full guard, as Gardner tries to pass.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sakurai wants to stand but Gardner is controlling the position.
Gardner chips away with some ground and pound.
Sakurai keeping full guard, as Gardner tries to pass.
Gardner scoring with some ground and pound.
Gardner throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gardner accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gardner trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Gardner scores with a takedown into Sakurai's guard.
Gardner won't allow Sakurai to get back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rulon Gardner comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gardner 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Rulon Gardner!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Rulon Gardner!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Rulon Gardner!

Rulon Gardner wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
70%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between fjodor king (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

king
vs
Brown

185 cm
22
215 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

190 cm
24
215 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite 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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, fjodor king!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Brown!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Shimada and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
king avoids the head kick by Brown.
Brown is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brown scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. king doesn't seem bothered though.
A slapping body kick lands there for Brown.
king is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown throws a leg kick that misses.
Brown lands a head kick. king smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

It looks like fjodor king has been cut.
Brown wants to clinch up but king keeps it at a distance.
king avoids the head kick by Brown.
Brown throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brown tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Brown pulls out of a head kick attempt.
king moves out of range of the body kick.
Brown throws a head kick but king moves out of range.
king blocks the body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown shoots for a double leg takedown but king sprawls well. He's pushed Brown's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
king with a lazy takedown attempt
and Brown counters with a series of strikes. king will be more careful next time no doubt.
Brown lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Brown throws a head kick that misses.

Brown drives through and clinches with king against the ropes.
king takes a shot to the head.
A right hand to the body from Brown.
A body shot lands from Brown.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brown digs a right hand underneath king's ribcage. king let out a lung full of air as it connected.

Brown gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, king regains guard.

Brown is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

king looking for a guillotine here but Brown defends easily.
Brown forces his way into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Brown is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

king actively working from the bottom here.

king looking for submissions off his back.

king looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

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

Brown darts in and clinches king up against the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Brown creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Brown scores a nice knee to the body.
Brown lands a knee to the body.

Brown manages to break the clinch.
Brown tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brown swinging wilding here.

king closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Brown tries to get to full guard but king has control of the leg.
king passes to side control.
Brown gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Brown tries to roll over but king keeps him under control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown wants to control the action here but instead king manages to pass to full mount!

king looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.

king looking to secure an arm triangle but Brown defends it well.
Brown is trying desperately to improve position.
Brown tries to buck king off but king takes his back!
king doesn't have the hooks in and Brown manages to turn into his guard.

king is looking for a triangle but Brown pushes his legs off easily.
Brown works a leg free and moves into half guard.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Brown works his way into side control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
king tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Brown wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Brown decides to stand up, so the ref orders king to his feet.
Brown tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brown throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

king looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Brown moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Brown has his foot on king's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. king works his way back into a safe position though.

That's six minutes gone in the round.

king is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Brown wants to sweep but no luck.
Brown lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for king!
king is desperately trying to improve his position but Brown has a good base and remains in mount.
Brown looking to control but king is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Brown is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Brown trying to control but king is having none of it.
king tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.

Brown gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Brown throws a head kick but king moves out of range.
king shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Brown counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

king actively working from the bottom here.
king is refusing to be controlled, as Brown sits in half guard.
king is looking for a sweep. Brown is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

king actively working from the bottom here.
Brown trying to control from half guard but king is working away.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.

Brown looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

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

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Brown scores with a head kick.
king shoots in for a takedown but Brown shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for fjodor king. That's going to take a lot out of him.
king gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Brown counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in king's guard now.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.

king escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Brown gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Brown thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Brown looking to pass the guard.

Brown avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Brown passes king's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

king is defending against the submission attempts here by Brown.

king looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Brown dominated that round.
The cut man is working on fjodor king's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Brown throws a quick head kick that skims the top of king's head.
Brown rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but king moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Brown misses with the combination.
Brown throws a sloppy head kick and king moves out of range easily.
Brown throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
king shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Brown counters with a three punch combo that has king backing up. king nods at Brown to acknowledge the strikes.
Brown throws a sloppy head kick and king moves out of range easily.

king 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.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

king thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Brown keeping full guard, as king tries to pass.

king is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Brown manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
king is squirming around, avoiding Brown's attempts to control the action.
king manages to regain half guard. Good work.

king looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

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.
king is refusing to be controlled, as Brown sits in half guard.
Brown wants to stand up but king has a hold of him and won't allow it.

king actively working from the bottom here.

king looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Brown wants to work for an arm triangle but king is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Brown is looking for a kimura here.

king looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A clash of legs there as king blocks the low kick.
John Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown misses with a head kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from king.
Brown misses with a head kick.
Brown tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

king shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than king was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Brown is working to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

king working for a submission but Brown is keeping him at bay.

king is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Brown has managed to escape the submission attempt.

king has control of Brown's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Brown regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Brown gets back to half guard.
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.

king seems to be working for a kimura but Brown defends the submission attempt.
John Brown has got the better of the ground game so far.
Brown is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of king's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take king's back!

That's five minutes gone in the round.

Brown looking for the choke from the back.
king tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!

Brown is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but king is surviving well by controlling Brown's body position as best he can.

Brown get's back to his feet.
Brown tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
king fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
king throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Brown's waist but Brown gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing king off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for fjodor king. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
king has his takedown stuffed

and Brown counters with a nice double leg into guard.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Brown stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. king swivels though and keeps the full guard.
king looking to hit a scissor sweep but Brown is one step ahead there.

Brown drops back, looking for a kneebar! king looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. king looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from king!
Brown has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

king is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Brown has escaped the position, nice work there.

king tries for a kimura but Brown is defending well.
Brown manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Brown is looking to advance position but king won't allow it.
The fighters are battling for position here. king manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Brown preventing the sweep.

king looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Brown stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. king swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Brown drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Brown seems to have locked his on tight now - king screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Brown, as he picks up the win!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). John Brown!
John Brown is the new heavyweight champion!