JLF 4: Ultimate Carnage PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Robyn Phaneuf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Allen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Phaneuf
vs
Allen

189 cm
20
193 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
20
185 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Robyn Phaneuf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Allen!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Allen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Allen misses with a leg kick.
Phaneuf shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Allen pinned against the cage. Allen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Phaneuf has taken the fight to the clinch.
Phaneuf blocks an elbow strike from Allen.
Allen blocks an elbow strike.
Phaneuf tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Phaneuf using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Allen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Phaneuf tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Phaneuf connects with a nasty looking knee right to Allen's face.
Phaneuf tries a knee to the head but Allen blocks it.
Allen managing to block the knees to the body from Phaneuf.
Phaneuf tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Allen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Phaneuf tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Allen has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Phaneuf avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Phaneuf with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Allen has had enough of the clinch but Phaneuf keeps him there for the moment.
Allen is trying to break free.
Phaneuf connects with a nasty looking knee right to Allen's face.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Allen as Phaneuf tries to tie him up.
Phaneuf connects with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Phaneuf using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Allen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Phaneuf is breathing heavily.
Phaneuf stops a takedown attempt from Allen.
Phaneuf tries a knee to the head but Allen blocks it.
Allen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Phaneuf tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Allen has had enough of the clinch but Phaneuf keeps him there for the moment.
Allen is trying to break the clinch but Phaneuf has him pressed against the ropes.
Phaneuf misses with a knee to the head.
Allen is trying to break free.
Allen drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Phaneuf gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Robyn Phaneuf has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Allen.
Allen has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Phaneuf avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Phaneuf tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Phaneuf crunches a lovely knee into Allen's ribcage.
Allen wants to break free but Phaneuf has control.

Allen jumps into guard, dragging Phaneuf to the mat.
Allen working a defensive guard 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.
Allen throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Allen keeping moving, preventing Phaneuf from controlling successfully.
Allen 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.
Allen is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Allen trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Allen seems keen to control Phaneuf's posture.
Allen with a couple of shots from the bottom there - nothing Phaneuf can't handle though.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Phaneuf tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Allen closes the distance and clinches.
Phaneuf lands a nice elbow.
Phaneuf misses with a knee to the head.
Allen can't break the clinch.
Phaneuf with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phaneuf wants to stall.
Phaneuf lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Phaneuf misses with a knee strike.
Allen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Phaneuf has him pressed against the ropes.
Allen avoids a wild elbow strike from Phaneuf.
Phaneuf trying to land knees to the body.
Phaneuf with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Allen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Phaneuf has him pressed against the ropes.
Allen wants to break free but Phaneuf has control.
Phaneuf looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Phaneuf misses with a knee strike.
Phaneuf tries to land a knee to the head but Allen blocks with his arms.

Allen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Allen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Phaneuf, pushing him back against the ropes.
Phaneuf gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Allen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Allen is working for takedown but Phaneuf is calmly controlling the position for now.

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.
Phaneuf tries a knee to the head but Allen blocks it.
Allen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Phaneuf with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A nice left hand lands by Allen.
Phaneuf tries to land a knee to the head but Allen blocks with his arms.
Allen is looking to break free of the clinch but Phaneuf has double underhooks.
Allen tries to break the clinch but Phaneuf is controlling the position.
Allen wants to break free but Phaneuf has control.
Phaneuf throws an elbow that misses.
Phaneuf tries to land a knee to the head but Allen blocks with his arms.

Allen manages to break the clinch.
Phaneuf looks to clinch

and Allen moves into the clinch.
A knee to the head by Phaneuf.
Phaneuf keeps control of Allen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Phaneuf looking to stall.

Allen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Allen throws a leg kick which misses Phaneuf's front leg but catches the back leg as Phaneuf tries to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but John Allen will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Allen tries to bum rush Phaneuf with a series of wild strikes but Phaneuf uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
No joy there for Allen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Phaneuf tries to clinch but Allen moves away
and Allen counters with a one-two to the body.
Allen fails to land with a series of punches.
Allen swinging wilding here.
Phaneuf fails with an attempt to clinch.
Allen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Phaneuf keeps the fight on the outside.
Robyn Phaneuf is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Phaneuf takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
John Allen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Phaneuf wants to clinch.
Phaneuf tries to close the distance and clinch up but Allen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phaneuf tries to clinch but Allen is having none of it.
Allen looks to land a combination but Phaneuf avoids it well.
Phaneuf closes the distance looking to clinch
and Allen counters with a three punch combo that has Phaneuf backing up. Phaneuf nods at Allen to acknowledge the strikes.
Phaneuf tries to clinch up but Allen circles away and keeps his distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Phaneuf slips a jab and a cross from Allen.
Allen fails to land with a series of punches.
Phaneuf tries to clinch up.

Allen drives through and clinches with Phaneuf against the ropes.
Phaneuf throws an elbow but it misses.
Phaneuf tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Phaneuf connects with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Phaneuf misses with a knee to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Phaneuf with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Phaneuf tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Phaneuf looking to stall.

Allen wants the takedown. Phaneuf is fighting it off but Allen persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Phaneuf's guard against the ropes.
Allen with a nice head shot there.
Phaneuf keeping moving, preventing Allen from controlling successfully.
Allen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen trying to control but Phaneuf is working from the bottom.

Phaneuf is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Allen trying to control the position from guard on top but Phaneuf is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Allen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Allen is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Allen swinging wilding here.
A nice combination there by Allen.
Allen misses with a series of wild punches.
Allen tries to bum rush Phaneuf with a series of wild strikes but Phaneuf uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Allen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Allen looks to land a combination but Phaneuf avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Phaneuf tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Allen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Phaneuf tries to clinch but Allen is having none of it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Allen misses with a series of wild punches.

Phaneuf drives through and clinches with Allen against the ropes.
Allen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Phaneuf is trying to stall.
Phaneuf prevents Allen from breaking the clinch.
Phaneuf missing with knees to the body.
Phaneuf tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Phaneuf with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Allen avoiding damage as Phaneuf throws knees to the body.
Allen blocks an elbow strike from Phaneuf.
Phaneuf looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Phaneuf lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Allen is trying to break free.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Phaneuf misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Allen.
Phaneuf keeps control of Allen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Allen breaks the clinch.
Allen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Allen throws a nice looking combination but Phaneuf bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Allen misses with the combination.
Allen circles away from the clinch attempt

and Allen counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Phaneuf connects with a nasty looking knee right to Allen's face.
Phaneuf lands a knee to the head.
Phaneuf using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Allen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Allen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Phaneuf misses with a knee to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Allen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
John Allen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Allen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Phaneuf shoots in looking for a takedown. Allen tries to sprawl out of it but Phaneuf keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Allen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Allen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Allen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Allen looks to land a combination but Phaneuf avoids it well.
Allen throws a series of punches but Phaneuf moves out of range.
Allen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Phaneuf closes the distance looking to clinch
and Allen counters with a three punch combo that has Phaneuf backing up. Phaneuf nods at Allen to acknowledge the strikes.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Allen is trying to break free.
Phaneuf throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Phaneuf is pressed up against the ropes. Allen has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Phaneuf down to the mat. Phaneuf avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Allen tries to clinch up but Phaneuf circles away and keeps his distance.
Allen swinging wilding here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phaneuf tries to close the distance and clinch up but Allen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Phaneuf closes the distance but Allen moves to the side

and Allen counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Allen.
Phaneuf throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Allen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Phaneuf tries to land knees in the clinch but Allen avoids the damage to the body.
Phaneuf tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Phaneuf is keeping busy.
Allen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Phaneuf misses with a knee to the head.
Phaneuf taking a breather.
Phaneuf prevents Allen from breaking the clinch.
Allen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Phaneuf misses with a knee strike.
Phaneuf tries to land a knee to the head but Allen blocks with his arms.
Allen has had enough of the clinch but Phaneuf keeps him there for the moment.

Allen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Allen moves into the clinch successfully.
Allen avoids a wild elbow strike from Phaneuf.
Phaneuf tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Allen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Phaneuf darts in trying to clinch

and Allen holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Phaneuf misses with a knee strike.
Allen is trying to break free.
Phaneuf throws an elbow but it misses.
Allen avoiding damage as Phaneuf throws knees to the body.
Phaneuf tries to stall but Allen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

Allen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Left hook, right uppercut from Allen.
Allen throws a leg kick but Phaneuf moved away.

Phaneuf tries to keep at a distance but Allen has taken the fight into the clinch.
Phaneuf misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Allen.
Allen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Phaneuf creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Phaneuf throws a punch but it's blocked by Allen.

Allen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Allen throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Phaneuf's head.
Phaneuf wants to clinch up but Allen keeps it at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Allen closes the distance and clinches.
Phaneuf landing knees to the head.
Phaneuf creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Allen's defenses.
Allen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Allen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Allen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Phaneuf moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Phaneuf avoids a punch combination nicely.
Allen lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Phaneuf fails with an attempt to clinch.
Phaneuf moves in looking to clinch but Allen pushes him off.
Good shot there by Allen.
Phaneuf closes the distance looking to clinch

and Allen counters by clinching up.
Nice elbow from Phaneuf.

Allen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Allen works over Phaneuf's head and body with a nice combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Allen.
Phaneuf tries to close the distance and clinch up but Allen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Allen keeps the fight on the outside.
Allen throws a right and a left that Phaneuf avoids nicely.
Phaneuf is looking to clinch but Allen is avoiding it.
Phaneuf avoids a punch combination nicely.

Allen clinches up against the ropes.
Phaneuf landing knees to the head.
Allen blocks an elbow strike.
Phaneuf throws an elbow but it misses.
Phaneuf scores a nice knee to the body.
Robyn Phaneuf has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A knee to the head by Phaneuf.
Phaneuf with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Allen breaks the clinch.
Allen misses with the combination.
Allen misses with a two punch combination.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Allen!

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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Taichi Takahasi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keith Ronald Kernspecht (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Keith Ronald Kernspecht has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Takahasi
vs
Ronald Kernspecht

175 cm
18
172 lbs
0 - 1 - 1

178 cm
21
172 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Prefers ground

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Taichi Takahasi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Keith Ronald Kernspecht!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kernspecht fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kernspecht shoots for a double leg takedown but Takahasi sprawls well. He's pushed Kernspecht's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Kernspecht gets to his feet - Takahasi follows without any prompting.

Kernspecht bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Takahasi wants to control but Kernspecht postures up.

Kernspecht has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Kernspecht is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kernspecht throws a sloppy head kick and Takahasi moves out of range easily.
Kernspecht looks gassed!
Takahasi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kernspecht darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Kernspecht wants to pass to mount but Takahasi is defending the position.
Kernspecht takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Takahasi trying to hold on to Kernspecht's head to control him but Kernspecht postures up.
Kernspecht tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Takahasi.
Takahasi tries to kick Kernspecht off but Kernspecht keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like Kernspecht is going to stand back up.
Takahasi trying to hold on to Kernspecht's head to control him but Kernspecht postures up.
Kernspecht tries to stand but can't do so whilst Takahasi controls his leg.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kernspecht dodges the punch combination from Takahasi.
Kernspecht shoots for a double leg takedown but Takahasi sprawls well. He's pushed Kernspecht's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Taichi Takahasi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keith Ronald Kernspecht.
Kernspecht avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Takahasi misses with a series of wild punches.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kernspecht.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takahasi tries to clinch but Kernspecht moves out of range.
Kernspecht shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Takahasi as he avoids it easily.
Takahasi scores with a nice body kick.
Takahasi scores with a leg kick.
Takahasi is looking to clinch.
Kernspecht avoids a punch combination nicely.

Kernspecht pushes Takahasi up against the ropes in a clinch.
A short left from Kernspecht.
Kernspecht tries to score a body lock takedown but Takahasi shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takahasi is trying to break the clinch but Kernspecht has him pressed against the ropes.
Kernspecht wants a takedown.
Kernspecht goes for a takedown in the clinch but Takahasi prevents it.
Takahasi tries to break the clinch but Kernspecht is controlling the position.
Kernspecht changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Takahasi fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A slapping leg kick lands for Takahasi.
Kernspecht closes the distance and clinches up with Takahasi, looking for a takedown. Kernspecht pushes Takahasi against the ropes but Takahasi circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Takahasi throws a head kick that half lands.
No luck for Kernspecht with that takedown attempt.
Kernspecht shoots in but no luck this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Kernspecht throws a lazy head kick
and Takahasi counters with a series of strikes. Kernspecht will be more careful next time no doubt.
Nice takedown defense from Takahasi. No joy for Kernspecht on that attempt.
Kernspecht has a takedown stuffed.
Kernspecht on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Takahasi. Takahasi obviously looking to wear him down.
Takahasi shoots in for a takedown but Kernspecht shows good takedown defense.
Takahasi throws a right hand that Kernspecht ducks under and follows up with a left that Kernspecht also avoids with ease.

Kernspecht shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Takahasi's guard.
Kernspecht wants to stand and escape but instead Takahasi has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Kernspecht looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Takahasi puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kernspecht trying to control from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kernspecht is looking for a sweep. Takahasi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Takahasi tries to pass to full mount but Kernspecht defends it.
Takahasi trying to control the action but Kernspecht is working from the bottom.
Kernspecht wants to get back to full guard.

Takahasi escapes and gets back to his feet.
Takahasi stuffs the takedown attempt from Kernspecht. Kernspecht gets slowly back to his feet.
Taichi Takahasi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keith Ronald Kernspecht.
Takahasi has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kernspecht changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Takahasi tries to avoid it but Kernspecht manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Takahasi to the ground. Takahasi escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Kernspecht shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Kernspecht tries to stand but can't do so whilst Takahasi controls his leg.
Takahasi manages to get to full guard.
Kernspecht stands up over Takahasi, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kernspecht gets to his feet. Takahasi looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Nice takedown defense from Takahasi. No joy for Kernspecht on that attempt.
Kernspecht closes the distance and clinches up with Takahasi, looking for a takedown. Kernspecht pushes Takahasi against the ropes but Takahasi circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Takahasi wants to clinch but Kernspecht slips to the side

and Kernspecht counters by moving into the clinch.
Takahasi has had enough of the clinch but Kernspecht keeps him there for the moment.

Kernspecht turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Kernspecht manages to end up in side control.
Kernspecht wants to lay and pray for a moment but Takahasi keeps working.

Kernspecht decides to stand back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kernspecht closes this distance looking for a takedown but Takahasi circles away.
Taichi Takahasi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A solid body kick from Takahasi.
Kernspecht shoots in looking for a takedown. Takahasi tries to sprawl out of it but Kernspecht keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Takahasi manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Takahasi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Kernspecht 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.
Kernspecht wanted to stand there but Takahasi had control of the position.
Kernspecht looking to sit in guard and control but Takahasi gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kernspecht is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Keith Ronald Kernspecht showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Kernspecht wants to clinch.
Horrible takedown by Kernspecht or perhaps it was just good defense by Takahasi which made him look bad.
Kernspecht throws a head kick that misses
and Takahasi counters with a nice leg kick.
Takahasi tries to bum rush Kernspecht with a series of wild strikes but Kernspecht uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Takahasi wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takahasi plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kernspecht misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Takahasi shoots in for a double leg but Kernspecht sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Kernspecht darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Kernspecht tries to stand but his arm is trapped.

Kernspecht stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Takahasi to get to his feet.

Kernspecht decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Kernspecht trying to mount his opponent but Takahasi defends it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kernspecht working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Takahasi's thigh. Takahasi counters though and makes it back to full guard.

Kernspecht stands up from Takahasi's guard - Kernspecht perhaps looking for a knockout.
Kernspecht fails with the takedown.
Taichi Takahasi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keith Ronald Kernspecht.
Takahasi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Keith Ronald Kernspecht is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kernspecht moves into range and clinches up with Takahasi.

Kernspecht has Takahasi pressed up against the ropes. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Kernspecht pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Takahasi tumbling to the mat - Kernspecht dives into Takahasi's guard.
Kernspecht wants to control from the top but Takahasi keeps moving.
Kernspecht tries to stand but Takahasi is controlling from the bottom.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Takahasi. That's going to slow Kernspecht down.

Kernspecht feints and as Takahasi raises his hands in defense, Kernspecht changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

Takahasi is working an open guard so Kernspecht takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Takahasi wants to break free but Kernspecht has control.
Taichi Takahasi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kernspecht is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Takahasi gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Takahasi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kernspecht.

And that's the end of the fight!
Keith Ronald Kernspecht comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kernspecht 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keith Ronald Kernspecht!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
49%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between tik tak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Halo Shono (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Halo Shono is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

tak
vs
Shono

189 cm
18
184 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

184 cm
20
184 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Prefers ground

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, tik tak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Halo Shono!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Shimada and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
tak shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Shono tries to clinch there but tak circles away.
Shono shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and tak holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Shono gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from tak.
tak prevents Shono from breaking the clinch.
Shono stalling.
Shono is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
tak drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for tik tak. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Come on Shono - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Shono unloads a knee to the mid-section. tak lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Shono gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from tak.
tak is trying to drag Shono to the mat but Shono just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
tak is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
tak looking for a takedown.
tak drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Shono gets the underhooks and prevents it.
tak fails to pull guard.
tak is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shono tries to stall but tak uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Shono crunches a lovely knee into tak's ribcage.
tak tries for a takedown. No joy.

Shono's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

tak tries to keep at a distance but Shono has taken the fight into the clinch.

Shono jumps into guard, dragging tak to the mat.
Shono seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Shono controls tak momentarily but tak frees himself.
Shono is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Shono utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
tak controls from within his opponent's guard.
tak trying to control but Shono is working from the bottom.
Shono is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Shono is trying to control the position but tak postures up.
Shono keeping moving, preventing tak from controlling successfully.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
tak shoots in for a double leg but Shono sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shono shoots and misses

and tak counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
tak tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Shono just stands there and leans against the ropes.

tak lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
tak trying to control the pace.
Shono is holding on to half guard well.
Shono wants to control but tak is keeping busy.
tak looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
tak is thwarting Shono's attempts to control the position.
tak thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Shono wants to control but tak is keeping busy and won't allow it.

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

tak scores a takedown into full mount!
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.
tak with a couple of short strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Halo Shono will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Shono tries to clinch up.
Nice takedown defense from Shono. No joy for tak on that attempt.
tak misses with a takedown

and Shono decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in tak's guard.
tak is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Shono keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Shono wants to control but tak is keeping busy and won't allow it.
tak looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
tak trying to mount his opponent but Shono defends it.
tak throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
tak wants to pass to mount but Shono is defending the position.
tak passes to full mount!
tak controlling the position easily from mount.
tak looking to finish with strikes here!

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.
Shono wants to control but tak is having none of it.
tak trying to control but he's not successful this time.
tak scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Shono?
tak working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Shono tries to get back to half guard but can't.
tak trying to control but Shono is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
tak cracks Shono with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
tak trying to control but Shono is having none of it.
tak takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
tak wants to control the pace but Shono is squirming around nicely.
tak throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
tak lands a heavy elbow.
A nice elbow there by tak.
tak with good strikes from the mount here!
tak scoring with strikes but Shono is staying in there.
tak looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that tik tak will probably get the nod.
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!

tak scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Shono trying to control from the bottom.
tak with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

tak is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Shono is refusing to be controlled, as tak sits in half guard.
tak thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Shono's head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shono trying to control here.
Shono is not content to let tak control the position.
Shono is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

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

tak shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. tak showed some decent athleticism there.
tak takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shono trying to hold on to tak's head to control him but tak postures up.
tak with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
tak trying to mount his opponent but Shono defends it.

Shono looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
tak is thwarting Shono's attempts to control the position.

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

Shono gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Shono preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Shono keeping moving, preventing tak from controlling successfully.
Shono not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
tak seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
tak throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Shono is trying to control the position from the bottom.
tak's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Shono working a defensive guard here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Shono keeps the fight on the outside.

tak shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Shono utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
tik tak showed his dominance in that final round.
I think tak 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28

The fight is ruled a draw!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
0%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eric Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Cruz
vs
Brown

190 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
23
210 lbs
6 - 9 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Eric Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brad Brown!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Fujiwara and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Cruz pushes Brown up against the ropes in a clinch.
Cruz pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Brown gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Cruz.
Cruz effectively controlling the action here.
Cruz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brown blocks an elbow strike.
Cruz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cruz wants a takedown but no success here.
Brown prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eric Cruz. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Brown is fighting off a takedown attempt but Cruz is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Brown to the mat. Brown regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Brown wants to get back to his feet but Cruz is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Cruz has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Cruz connects with a couple of short punches.
Cruz prevents Brown from getting back to his feet.

Brown pushes Cruz off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Cruz looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cruz scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Brown is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Cruz works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Cruz cracks Brown with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Brown is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Cruz scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Brown to see if he's OK.
Cruz throws an elbow but Brown slips to the side and avoids it well.
Brown wants to get back to his feet.
Brown is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Cruz connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Brown some visible discomfort.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Eric Cruz!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
54%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Antonio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timmy Lupus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Antonio comes to the ring accompanied by I'm Coming. Jorge Antonio has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Antonio
vs
Lupus

170 cm
22
141 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

170 cm
20
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Self confident

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Rocha Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jorge Antonio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Timmy Lupus!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Antonio pushes Lupus up against the ropes in a clinch.
Lupus fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lupus jumps guard but Antonio stands there with Lupus around his waist. Lupus gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Antonio prevents a takedown attempt there.
Jorge Antonio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Timmy Lupus.
Lupus fails to pull guard.

Antonio escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Antonio just misses with a punch to the body.
Lupus looks to score with a jab to the body but Antonio is just out of range.
Lupus looks to land a combination but Antonio avoids it well.
Antonio listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

It looks like Timmy Lupus has been cut.
A swing and a miss from Lupus.
A swing and a miss from Lupus.
Nice body kick from Antonio.
Antonio rushes Lupus with punches - Lupus moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Lupus goes down! Antonio follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jorge Antonio!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
82%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gil Dos Jaques (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Georges St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Dos Jaques
vs
St Pierre

169 cm
22
164 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

178 cm
20
170 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gil Dos Jaques!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Georges St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Pierre dodges the punch combination from Dos Jaques.
Dos Jaques scores with a body shot.
St Pierre fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
No luck for St Pierre with that takedown attempt.
Dos Jaques throws a right and a left that St Pierre avoids nicely.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Dos Jaques!

It looks like Georges St Pierre has been cut.
Dos Jaques misses with the combination.
St Pierre shoots in and drives through. Dos Jaques sprawls well.
Gil Dos Jaques has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Georges St Pierre.
St Pierre will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nice combo by Dos Jaques! Oh, that's hurt him - St Pierre falls to the canvas and Dos Jaques follows him into side control.
St Pierre looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dos Jaques postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Dos Jaques cracks St Pierre with a big right hand but St Pierre just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Dos Jaques is looking to take a break and control but St Pierre is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dos Jaques misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre taking punishment in the form of punches.

Dos Jaques thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Dos Jaques controlling the position.
You can see the frustration on St Pierre's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Dos Jaques knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for St Pierre on the ground.
Dos Jaques trying to control the position but St Pierre is working away.
St Pierre managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Dos Jaques.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Dos Jaques working the strikes but St Pierre uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Dos Jaques seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
St Pierre is looking to improve his position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Dos Jaques lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dos Jaques lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Dos Jaques fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dos Jaques swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dos Jaques rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but St Pierre moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - St Pierre looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dos Jaques circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dos Jaques scores with a one two! St Pierre had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
St Pierre changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dos Jaques tries to avoid it but St Pierre manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dos Jaques to the ground. Dos Jaques escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Jaques misses with a takedown attempt

and St Pierre decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Dos Jaques's guard.
St Pierre landing with the ground and pound.
Dos Jaques looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dos Jaques wants to stand and escape but St Pierre is having none of it.
St Pierre working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
St Pierre cracks Dos Jaques with a solid left hand.
Dos Jaques looking to hit a scissor sweep but St Pierre is one step ahead there.
Dos Jaques looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but St Pierre puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Jaques tries to kick St Pierre off but St Pierre keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dos Jaques thows a body shot but no joy.

St Pierre closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Dos Jaques is trying to maintain the position but St Pierre is very close to passing his 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.
St Pierre is keen to just control but Dos Jaques is a slippery customer.
Dos Jaques works his way to full guard. Good work.
Dos Jaques throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Dos Jaques wants to get back to his feet but St Pierre is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
St Pierre trying to control the position from guard on top but Dos Jaques is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gil Dos Jaques dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Georges St Pierre's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

St Pierre is looking to clinch but Dos Jaques is avoiding it.
Gil Dos Jaques is winning the standup battle so far.
Dos Jaques fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gil Dos Jaques seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dos Jaques throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
St Pierre tries for a takedown but Dos Jaques sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gil Dos Jaques is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dos Jaques as he jumps to the side.
Dos Jaques steps to the side to avoid the strikes from St Pierre.
Dos Jaques with a lazy takedown attempt
and St Pierre counters with a lovely shot to the body.
St Pierre with a lazy takedown attempt

and Dos Jaques holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Gil Dos Jaques has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Georges St Pierre.

Dos Jaques escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Pierre plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
St Pierre dodges the punch combination from Dos Jaques.
Dos Jaques throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's one minute gone in the round.

St Pierre fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Dos Jaques sprawls well initially but St Pierre persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
St Pierre wants to control but Dos Jaques is keeping him busy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Dos Jaques looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
St Pierre trying to control from half guard but Dos Jaques is working away.
Dos Jaques is trying to stand.
Dos Jaques wants to control but St Pierre is keeping busy.
Dos Jaques tries to get to full guard but St Pierre has control of the leg.
St Pierre seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Dos Jaques does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Dos Jaques swinging wilding here.
Dos Jaques keeps the fight on the outside.

St Pierre clinches up with Dos Jaques and pushes him back against the ropes.
Dos Jaques is looking to break free of the clinch but St Pierre has double underhooks.
St Pierre tries to pull guard but Dos Jaques holds him up against the ropes and eventually St Pierre drops back down to his feet.
Dos Jaques is pressed up against the ropes. St Pierre has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Dos Jaques down to the mat. Dos Jaques avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Dos Jaques scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. St Pierre doesn't seem bothered though.
No luck for St Pierre with that takedown attempt.
Dos Jaques rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but St Pierre moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Jaques throws a right and a left that both miss.
A combination from Dos Jaques does no damage.
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dos Jaques moves in looking to clinch but St Pierre pushes him off.
Dos Jaques will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dos Jaques connects with a body shot.
Dos Jaques takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
St Pierre dodges the punch combination from Dos Jaques.
Dos Jaques fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
St Pierre clinches but Dos Jaques breaks the clinch
and Dos Jaques connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

St Pierre drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

St Pierre decides to stand back up. St Pierre steps back and let's Dos Jaques get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Jaques with a lazy takedown attempt
and St Pierre counters with a thumping low kick.
St Pierre shoots for a takedown but Dos Jaques saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Dos Jaques scores a takedown into full mount!
Dos Jaques can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as St Pierre is looking to escape.
St Pierre tries to hold on but Dos Jaques pushes him away.
Dos Jaques looking to control and managing it successfully.
St Pierre tries to hold on but Dos Jaques pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Georges St Pierre will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Georges St Pierre's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

St Pierre throws a head kick that misses.
Dos Jaques scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Dos Jaques missing with a left hand there. St Pierre was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A left and a right from Dos Jaques both land. Nice combination.
St Pierre throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

St Pierre shoots in and bounces Dos Jaques off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Dos Jaques wants to stand up but St Pierre is controlling him.

Dos Jaques escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. St Pierre gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
St Pierre is pushing down on Dos Jaques's leg trying to pass to half guard. Dos Jaques is fighting to maintain full guard but St Pierre has managed to sneak the leg through.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Jaques wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
St Pierre seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
St Pierre stops Dos Jaques from getting back to his feet.
St Pierre seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Dos Jaques does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

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

St Pierre gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Dos Jaques wants to get up but he can't break St Pierre's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
St Pierre is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Dos Jaques dives into side control.
Dos Jaques creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre pushes Dos Jaques away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Dos Jaques gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Dos Jaques trying to control the position but St Pierre is working away.
Dos Jaques tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
St Pierre wants to get back to his feet but Dos Jaques drags him back down.
Dos Jaques tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dos Jaques lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Dos Jaques misses with a double jab
and St Pierre counters with an outside leg kick.
Dos Jaques fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre misses with a takedown attempt - Dos Jaques sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dos Jaques throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A punch combination from Dos Jaques misses.
Dos Jaques misses with a few strikes there.
Dos Jaques tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
St Pierre throws a right and a left that Dos Jaques avoids nicely.
Dos Jaques tests St Pierre's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dos Jaques thuds a left hand into St Pierre's body.
St Pierre misses with a takedown attempt
and Dos Jaques counters with a left to the body.
Dos Jaques moves in looking to clinch but St Pierre pushes him off.
Dos Jaques is looking to wear down St Pierre with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

St Pierre forces Dos Jaques back against the ropes and clinches.

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.
St Pierre tries a knee to the head but Dos Jaques blocks it.
St Pierre trying to control the position but instead, Dos Jaques has worked for underhooks and has pushed St Pierre into the ropes.

Dos Jaques breaks from the clinch.
Dos Jaques misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
St Pierre pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dos Jaques throws a left and a right that both miss
and St Pierre counters with a thumping low kick.
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gil Dos Jaques has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Georges St Pierre.
St Pierre misses with a takedown attempt
and Dos Jaques counters with a left and a right that stings St Pierre.

Dos Jaques tries to keep at a distance but St Pierre has taken the fight into the clinch.
St Pierre doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dos Jaques wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gil Dos Jaques showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Dos Jaques 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gil Dos Jaques!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
59%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Take Kobayashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maikkel Mikkelsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the ring it seems that Take Kobayashi has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Take Kobayashi seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Kobayashi
vs
Mikkelsson

182 cm
22
187 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

225 cm
19
188 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Alpha-Omega

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Take Kobayashi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Maikkel Mikkelsson!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kobayashi instigates a clinch.

Kobayashi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kobayashi looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mikkelsson throws a body punch but Kobayashi moves out of range.
Mikkelsson scores with a nice right hand.
Kobayashi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mikkelsson manages to avoid it.
Mikkelsson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kobayashi shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mikkelsson misses with a few strikes there.
Mikkelsson blocks a head kick by Kobayashi.
Mikkelsson lands a slapping body shot.
Good shot there by Mikkelsson.
Kobayashi shoots for a takedown but Mikkelsson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Take Kobayashi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kobayashi fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kobayashi shoots in and drives through. Mikkelsson sprawls well.
Jab, jab by Mikkelsson - just one landing.
Mikkelsson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kobayashi at a distance.
Kobayashi is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mikkelsson throws a right hand that Kobayashi ducks under and follows up with a left that Kobayashi also avoids with ease.
Mikkelsson is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Mikkelsson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kobayashi throws a head kick that misses.
Kobayashi tries to move into range but Mikkelsson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mikkelsson connects with a single shot there.
Mikkelsson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mikkelsson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jab by Mikkelsson.
Mikkelsson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mikkelsson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Mikkelsson!

Kobayashi is rocked!
Mikkelsson lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Kobayashi can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Mikkelsson and Kobayashi drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Mikkelsson.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Maikkel Mikkelsson!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

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

Rodrigo Nogueira
vs
Rancher

225 cm
22
240 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

200 cm
18
259 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Cagewars Clothing

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, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tony Rancher!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodrigo Nogueira throws a leg kick but Rancher sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Rancher closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rodrigo Nogueira circles away.
Rancher fails to land the takedown.
Rodrigo Nogueira tries to work over Rancher's front leg with a kick but Rancher checks it.
Rodrigo Nogueira lands a head kick that stumbles Rancher and the fighters go to the mat.

It looks like Tony Rancher has been cut.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Rodrigo Nogueira stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rancher swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rancher trying to strike off his back.
Rodrigo Nogueira looking to pass the guard.
Rodrigo Nogueira stands and throws Rancher's legs to the side, diving into side control.

Rodrigo Nogueira working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Rancher wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Rancher is looking to regain half guard here but Rodrigo Nogueira keeps moving and retains side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodrigo Nogueira works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Rancher struggling a bit here.
Rodrigo Nogueira lands a nice forearm strike.

Rodrigo Nogueira wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Rancher, who protects the arm well.

Rodrigo Nogueira tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Rancher is trying to get back to half guard.

Rodrigo Nogueira looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rancher sneaks back into half guard.
Rodrigo Nogueira will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Rancher is trying to stand up here but Rodrigo Nogueira is controlling him well.

Rancher is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Rodrigo Nogueira pulls his head out easily.
Rodrigo Nogueira blocks the strikes from Rancher.
Rodrigo Nogueira passes to side control.
Rodrigo Nogueira really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Rancher is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Rodrigo Nogueira is controlling him well.
Rancher looks gassed!
Rancher can't do much from the bottom here.
Rancher is looking for a sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rancher is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Rodrigo Nogueira is one step ahead and moves to full mount!

Rodrigo Nogueira wants to finish this one by submission but Rancher is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Rodrigo Nogueira.
Rancher swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.

Rancher flails away from the bottom, looking to strike but he's give an arm to his opponent... uh oh. Rodrigo Nogueira wraps up the arm in an instant and pivots for an armbar! Tap or snap time - Rancher decides to tap! Lovely submission by Rodrigo Nogueira!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira!