Rising Sun : Fight Night 8 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Robert Bobson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcos Fernandes de Omena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robert Bobson had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Bobson
vs
Fernandes de Omena

168 cm
20
144 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

169 cm
22
135 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Robert Bobson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marcos Fernandes de Omena!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Kenichi Hosakawa and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bobson tries to clinch up but de Omena circles away and keeps his distance.
de Omena takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
de Omena misses with a body shot.
de Omena throws a jab but it's blocked by Bobson.
Bobson shoots in but de Omena avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Robert Bobson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bobson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but de Omena avoids it really well and circles away.
Bobson throws a right hand that de Omena ducks under and follows up with a left that de Omena also avoids with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bobson shoots for a double leg takedown but de Omena sprawls well. He's pushed Bobson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robert Bobson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bobson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but de Omena paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A jab from de Omena does it's job there.
Bobson is looking to clinch but de Omena is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bobson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
de Omena is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bobson is controlling him.
Bobson forces his way into half guard.

Bobson is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, de Omena has managed to free his arm - good work.
de Omena blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bobson.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if de Omena can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bobson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bobson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
de Omena keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
de Omena is in trouble now - Bobson has advanced to mount!
de Omena is trying to stand up.
Bobson landing strikes from the mount.
Bobson throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Bobson has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of de Omena's face.

Bobson has control of de Omena's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and de Omena regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Bobson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
de Omena tries to buck Bobson off but he can't manage it.
Bobson trying to control but de Omena is having none of it.
de Omena blocking the ground and pound.

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.
Bobson thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
de Omena is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Bobson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Bobson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. de Omena looks a forlorn figure.

Bobson has control of de Omena's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and de Omena regains control of the situation pretty easily.
de Omena looks gassed!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bobson throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robert Bobson 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.

de Omena keeps the fight on the outside.
Bobson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bobson scores with a sloppy right hand. de Omena should have avoided that one.
Bobson just misses with a punch to the body.
de Omena swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Bobson counters with a nice double leg into side control. de Omena won't be happy with that.
Bobson 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.
de Omena really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bobson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bobson postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
de Omena is not content to let Bobson control the position.
Bobson working the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bobson throws an elbow but de Omena slips to the side and avoids it well.
Bobson has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for de Omena!
de Omena holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Bobson tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.

Bobson working for a submission but de Omena is keeping him at bay.
de Omena is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.

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.
de Omena wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Bobson.
Bobson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. de Omena looks a forlorn figure.

Bobson jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but de Omena manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Bobson is trying to get an arm triangle but de Omena is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bobson lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear de Omena down.
de Omena is trying to get back to his feet.
de Omena managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Bobson.
de Omena dodges the ground and pound from Bobson.
Bobson trying to control the action but de Omena is working from the bottom.
de Omena gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!

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.
Bobson misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.

Bobson looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Bobson lands a big shot there that rocks de Omena but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
de Omena wants to try and get back to his feet.
Bobson thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robert Bobson dominated that second round.
That's time! Bobson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Bobson tries to clinch but de Omena is having none of it.
Bobson tries to close the distance and clinch but de Omena swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bobson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but de Omena paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bobson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
de Omena throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bobson wants to clinch.
Bobson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
de Omena keeps the fight on the outside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bobson fails with an attempt to clinch.
de Omena lands a jab to Bobson's midsection.
Bobson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by de Omena.
de Omena keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Marcos Fernandes de Omena is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bobson misses with a shot to the body
letting de Omena counter with a right hand.
Bobson wants to clinch up but de Omena keeps it at a distance.
Bobson fails with an attempt to clinch.
de Omena throws a looping overhand right but Bobson ducks down to avoid it.
de Omena fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bobson manages to avoid it.
de Omena avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

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.
Bobson tries to score a power double leg takedown but de Omena sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bobson somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robert Bobson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bobson closes the distance and clinches up with de Omena, looking for a takedown. Bobson pushes de Omena against the ropes but de Omena circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bobson dives in and grabs de Omena's left leg, looking for a takedown. de Omena pushes down on Bobson's head and hops out.
Bobson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bobson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bobson misses with a leg kick.
Bobson shoots for a double leg takedown but de Omena sprawls well. He's pushed Bobson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bobson is looking to clinch but de Omena is avoiding it.
de Omena uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bobson.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bobson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bobson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by de Omena.
de Omena lands a really nice looking cross but Bobson seems unphased.
Bobson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and de Omena counters with a lovely straight right hand!
de Omena jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Horrible takedown by Bobson or perhaps it was just good defense by de Omena which made him look bad.
de Omena connects with a body shot.
de Omena ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bobson shoots in and drives through. de Omena sprawls well.
de Omena jabs Bobson right on the nose. Bobson blinks but takes it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bobson wants to clinch.
Bobson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A jab lands there for de Omena.
de Omena throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bobson wants to clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bobson tries to clinch but de Omena moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marcos Fernandes de Omena comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bobson 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robert Bobson!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
25%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sancho Zola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yoshihiro Akiyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zola comes into the arena with Black Crow On A Tombstone by Satyricon blaring out of the sound system. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Zola
vs
Akiyama

185 cm
23
197 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

178 cm
23
185 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sancho Zola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoshihiro Akiyama!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akiyama shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Zola pinned against the cage. Zola gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Zola lands a jab to Akiyama's midsection.

Zola throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Akiyama was covering up waiting for the punch and Zola finishes the takedown easily into guard.

Zola decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Akiyama, up you get!
Zola blocks a head kick by Akiyama.
Zola works Akiyama's body with a nice hook.
Akiyama tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Akiyama tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Akiyama fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zola lands a nice hook to Akiyama's body. Akiyama takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Akiyama looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good exchange - Zola coming out on top.
Zola works over Akiyama's head and body with a nice combination.

It looks like Yoshihiro Akiyama has been cut.
Akiyama takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Zola rushes Akiyama with punches - Akiyama moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Akiyama goes down! Zola follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sancho Zola!

C
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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
0%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Hetfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akira Sushimawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hetfield comes to the ring accompanied by Harvester of Sorrow. Sushimawa has chosen Jefferson Airplane - White Rabbit as his entrance music. James Hetfield has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hetfield
vs
Sushimawa

197 cm
19
278 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

205 cm
23
264 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, James Hetfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Akira Sushimawa!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yuuki Gou and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Sushimawa misses.
Sushimawa scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A punch combination from Sushimawa misses.
Some wild striking there from Sushimawa.
Hetfield throws a lazy right hand but Sushimawa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sushimawa scores with a jab to the head.
Hetfield throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hetfield tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sushimawa cracks Hetfield with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sushimawa ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hetfield misses with a head kick.
Sushimawa throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hetfield throws a hook but Sushimawa avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sushimawa misses the jab.
Hetfield blocks a jab.
Hetfield misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hetfield misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sushimawa scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Sushimawa lands a nice shot that snaps Hetfield's head back.
Sushimawa with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hetfield throws a looping overhand right but Sushimawa ducks down to avoid it.
Sushimawa looks to land a combination. Hetfield sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A head kick misses from Hetfield.
Hetfield displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

It looks like Akira Sushimawa has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sushimawa blocks a head kick by Hetfield.
Hetfield pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sushimawa doesn't manage to clinch there - Hetfield circles away.
Sushimawa lands an overhand right.
Hetfield thumps Sushimawa with a low kick.
Hetfield scores with a head kick.
A leg kick checked by Sushimawa.
Hetfield avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hetfield tries to score with a low kick but Sushimawa moves his leg out of the way.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sushimawa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sushimawa slips a straight right by Hetfield.
Hetfield keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hetfield tries a head kick but it misses.
Hetfield throws a sloppy head kick and Sushimawa moves out of range easily.
Hetfield throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sushimawa lands a glancing blow to the side of Hetfield's head.
James Hetfield seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good exchange - Sushimawa coming out on top.
A combination from Sushimawa does no damage.
Hetfield misses with a leg kick.

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.
Sushimawa throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hetfield counters with a good low kick that Sushimawa was not able to check.
Sushimawa looks gassed!
Hetfield misses with a combination
and Sushimawa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sushimawa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hetfield lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hetfield tries to land a leg kick but Sushimawa saw it coming and moves away.
Hetfield misses with a head kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sushimawa avoids a kick to the body.
Hetfield pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Hetfield dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Akira Sushimawa's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Sushimawa closes the distance and lands a one-two.
James Hetfield is winning the standup battle so far.
Sushimawa tests Hetfield's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hetfield misses with a double jab.
Sushimawa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hetfield looks to score with a jab to the body but Sushimawa is just out of range.
Hetfield misses with the combination.
Hetfield throws a leg kick that misses.
Sushimawa lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hetfield throws a solid leg kick but Sushimawa takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hetfield.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sushimawa jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sushimawa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hetfield takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hetfield takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hetfield misses with a kick to the body.
James Hetfield is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hetfield tries a head kick but it misses.
Hetfield is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sushimawa.
Hetfield moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sushimawa throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hetfield counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Sushimawa is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hetfield throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sushimawa counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hetfield thinking.
Sushimawa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hetfield pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sushimawa swinging wilding here.
Sushimawa moves out of range of the body kick.
Hetfield fails to land with a series of punches.
Hetfield throws a low kick, looking for Sushimawa's leg but Sushimawa calmly moves out of range.
Hetfield pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hetfield fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sushimawa.
Sushimawa takes a jab right on the kisser.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hetfield throws a head kick that misses.
Hetfield scores with a head kick.
Hetfield throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hetfield takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hetfield pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hetfield connects with a solid leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Hetfield. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hetfield.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hetfield explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Hetfield loads up on a big right hand but Sushimawa slips the punch.
A head kick misses from Hetfield.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sushimawa tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hetfield throws a quick inside leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Sushimawa 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A solid body kick from Hetfield.
Sushimawa moves out of range of the body kick.
Sushimawa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hetfield fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hetfield misses with a looping left.
Sushimawa misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Hetfield dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Akira Sushimawa's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Hetfield misses with a few strikes there.
Sushimawa lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sushimawa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hetfield throws a head kick but Sushimawa moves out of range.
Hetfield throws a nice looking combination but Sushimawa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sushimawa keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sushimawa scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hetfield doesn't seem bothered though.
Sushimawa scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sushimawa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sushimawa works Hetfield's body with a nice hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Sushimawa lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hetfield doesn't seem phased though.
Sushimawa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Some wild striking there from Sushimawa.
Sushimawa throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hetfield counters with a good low kick that Sushimawa was not able to check.
Hetfield tries a low kick but Sushimawa avoids it.
Sushimawa misses the body punch
and Hetfield counters with a series of strikes. Sushimawa will be more careful next time no doubt.
Sushimawa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hetfield.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Sushimawa might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Hetfield has got the better of the exchanges.
Hetfield looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hetfield scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hetfield falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Sushimawa to counter with a crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sushimawa blocks a head kick by Hetfield.
Hetfield tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hetfield tries to bum rush Sushimawa with a series of wild strikes but Sushimawa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sushimawa's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hetfield throws a quick inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sushimawa dodges the punch combination from Hetfield.

Sushimawa clinches with his opponent.

Hetfield manages to break the clinch.
Hetfield throws a front kick aimed at Sushimawa's knee but Sushimawa avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hetfield slips a jab and a cross from Sushimawa.
Hetfield attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
The crowd cheers as Sushimawa lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hetfield doesn't seem phased though.
Sushimawa misses with a series of wild punches.
Hetfield attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hetfield tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sushimawa fails to land with a series of punches.
Sushimawa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hetfield.

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.
Hetfield throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hetfield misses with a looping right.
Sushimawa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hetfield misses with a double jab
and Sushimawa counters with a series of strikes. Hetfield will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hetfield looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hetfield connects with a high kick.

That has opened up Akira Sushimawa's cut even more.
Danga de danga de dang - Sushimawa scores with a four punch combination!
Sushimawa walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hetfield checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sushimawa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Akira Sushimawa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
James Hetfield is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sushimawa slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
James Hetfield showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hetfield, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Hetfield!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
80%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between David Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sham Wow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Johnson
vs
Wow

178 cm
23
175 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

170 cm
22
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Self confident

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, David Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sham Wow!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shirou Masuda and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Wow shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Johnson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Wow postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Wow wants to pass the guard but Johnson is keeping the position.
Wow trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Johnson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wow.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Johnson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Wow can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Wow lands a couple of digs.

Johnson has his foot on Wow's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Wow works his way back into a safe position though.
Johnson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wow missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Johnson has his foot on Wow's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Wow works his way back into a safe position though.
Wow must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Johnson has his foot on Wow's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Wow works his way back into a safe position though.
Wow throws and elbow that misses. Johnson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Wow's guard. Nice move by Johnson!
Johnson forces his way into half guard.

Wow is defending against the submission attempts here by Johnson.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Wow is holding on to half guard well.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wow tries to roll over but Johnson keeps him under control.
Wow wants to control but Johnson passes into side.
Wow is throwing a few token shots, despite Johnson being in side control.
Wow struggling a bit here.
Wow is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Johnson's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wow landing rabbit punches to the side of Johnson's head. Not doing much damage but still scoring a few points.
Wow has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Johnson is working away from the top position though.
Johnson blocks the strikes from Wow.
Wow gets back to full guard.
Johnson stopping the sweep attempt from Wow.
Wow throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

That's four 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.
Wow is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Wow not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Wow throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Wow throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Wow winds up and cracks Johnson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Wow misses with a head shot. Johnson uses the momentum to regain guard.

Johnson has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Wow should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Johnson has tightened it up now! Wow should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). David Johnson!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
46%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rock Random (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and D Lo Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Random comes to the ring accompanied by Nas - Made you look. Brown has chosen Drunken Lullabies as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Random
vs
Lo Brown

184 cm
20
210 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

190 cm
20
217 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rock Random!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, D Lo Brown!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown throws a series of punches but Random moves out of range.
Brown looks to land a left hand but Random moved out of range nicely.
Brown looks to throw the jab but Random is out of range.
Brown throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brown misses with a wild combination.

Random takes the fight into the clinch.
Brown dodges an elbow strike from Random.
Brown has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Random avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Random unloads a knee to the mid-section. Brown lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Brown looks gassed!
Random landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Random utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Brown takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like D Lo Brown has been cut.
Random lands a right hand.
Random lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Brown takes an elbow to the temple.
A short left from Random.
Random lands an elbow inside.
Nice elbow from Random.
Random unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Random lands a damaging elbow.
Random gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Brown takes a knee to the side of the body.
Random lands a knee to the body.
Random with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Random lands a knee to the head.
Random lands an elbow inside.
Brown takes an elbow to the forehead.

Random turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Random working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Random trying to control the position but Brown is working away.
Brown avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Random.
Brown really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Random. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Random is putting a hurting on Brown here, landing some big shots from side control.
The ground and pound from Random seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Random stands up.
Brown throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A combination from Random does no damage.
Brown falls off balance throwing a combination
and Random counters with a three punch combo that has Brown backing up. Brown nods at Random to acknowledge the strikes.

Random drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Random is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Brown has escaped the position, nice work there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Random tries for a kimura but Brown is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Random goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Brown rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Random's guard! Nice work there by Brown!
Random keeping moving, preventing Brown from controlling successfully.

That's four 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.
Random preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Brown won't allow Random to sweep him here.
Random looking to control.

Brown is posturing up here but Random has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Brown tries to roll out but it's too tight and Brown has to tap! Slick submission there by Random!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rock Random!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
70%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dwight Demaine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Huima Kostaja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Demaine
vs
Kostaja

194 cm
21
275 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

190 cm
23
265 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dwight Demaine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Huima Kostaja!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Sano and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Demaine dodges the punch combination from Kostaja.
A combination from Demaine does no damage.
Kostaja shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Demaine pinned against the cage. Demaine gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kostaja moves forwards but Demaine connects with a nice, crisp jab.

It looks like Huima Kostaja has been cut.
Demaine tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kostaja was well out of range. Poor timing from Demaine.
Demaine throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Kostaja counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Demaine!

Kostaja working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Demaine knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kostaja on the ground.

Kostaja is working for a guillotine from mount but Demaine frees his head quite easily.
Demaine is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

Kostaja working for a guillotine from mount but Demaine is in no mood to give up.
Demaine working to try and regain half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kostaja working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Demaine is trying to get back to his feet but can't.

Kostaja looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
You get the feeling that Demaine really doesn't like being in this position too much.

Kostaja is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Demaine is surviving well by controlling Kostaja's body position as best he can.
Kostaja looks gassed!

Kostaja is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Demaine is surviving well by controlling Kostaja's body position as best he can.
Demaine on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Demaine tries to get out of the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Demaine is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Kostaja jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Demaine is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Demaine and Kostaja has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Demaine is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Kostaja asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Demaine can't do much from the bottom here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demaine pushes Kostaja away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Kostaja gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Demaine is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Kostaja off and has taken his back!
Demaine gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Kostaja just trying to survive but Demaine is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Will Demaine go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Demaine is trying to stick to Kostaja's back but Kostaja is turning into Demaine. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Demaine's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Kostaja.

Kostaja has gone for a leg lock! Demaine slips out almost immediately though and dives into Kostaja's guard.

Kostaja is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Demaine wants to stand but Kostaja is controlling his posture from full guard.
Demaine trying to move into half guard but instead Kostaja has managed to sweep!

Kostaja drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Demaine manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Kostaja has Demaine in his guard.
Demaine tries to free his leg and advance position but Kostaja is retaining full guard.
Kostaja looking for a sweep. Not yet Kostaja, not yet.
Demaine has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kostaja trying to control the position.
Kostaja avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Dwight Demaine will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Huima Kostaja'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.

Demaine punishes Kostaja's body with a nice straight punch.
Demaine scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Demaine fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jab from Demaine.
Kostaja swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Demaine works the jab nicely.

That has opened up Huima Kostaja's cut even more.
Kostaja takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Demaine throws a right and a left that Kostaja avoids nicely.
Demaine lands a body shot.
Demaine misses with a double jab.
Kostaja takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Demaine lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Demaine scores with a hook to the body. Kostaja takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Demaine is looking to wear down Kostaja with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Demaine scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

The cut above Huima Kostaja's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Demaine moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Dwight Demaine is winning the standup battle so far.
Demaine swings for the body but Kostaja moves out of range.
Demaine scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Demaine scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kostaja ducks right into an uppercut from Demaine.
Demaine's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Demaine duly obliges.

Huima Kostaja's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Demaine lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Huima Kostaja's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Dwight Demaine!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
72%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nabil Yanar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hiroshi Kobayashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kobayashi has chosen Seven Samurai as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Yanar
vs
Kobayashi

165 cm
21
141 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

160 cm
21
138 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Likes ground

SCP Fight Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nabil Yanar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiroshi Kobayashi!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Yanar shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Yanar was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Yanar avoids the attempt from Kobayashi to control.
Kobayashi is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Yanar with a couple of short strikes.
Yanar knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kobayashi on the ground.
Yanar cracks Kobayashi with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Kobayashi is desperately trying to improve his position but Yanar has a good base and remains in mount.
Yanar is landing with some decent strikes but Kobayashi is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Yanar landing punches.

Kobayashi is rocked!
Yanar drops a big elbow. That's hurt Kobayashi! More shots from Yanar and the ref steps in! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nabil Yanar!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
88%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kai Kasem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ikki Minami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Kasem
vs
Minami

179 cm
23
170 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

170 cm
20
183 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Einherjer RAW Nutrition

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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kai Kasem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ikki Minami!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Sano and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kasem throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice jab there from Kasem.
Kasem tries a head kick but it misses.
Minami keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kasem throws a shot from downtown. Minami moves away and avoids it.
Minami clobbers Kasem with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

Minami drives through with a takedown into guard.
Minami trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Kasem is edging up against the ropes. He's using the ropes to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kasem looking to slow down the pace here.
Minami is trying to drag Kasem to the mat but Kasem just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Nice body punch from Minami - that landed with a thud.
Kasem looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Minami is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kasem pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kasem stalling in the clinch but Minami improves position.
Minami tries to pull guard but Kasem won't allow it.
Kai Kasem has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ikki Minami.
Kasem missing with knees to the body.
Minami blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Minami jumps guard and drags Kasem to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

Minami looking for a triangle here. Kasem is fighting it but it looks tight! Minami pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Kasem is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Ikki Minami!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
91%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Freddy Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Theo Radcliffe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Evans's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, "A Country Boy Can Survive" by Hank Williams Jr.. Theo Radcliffe has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Freddy Evans's chin.

Evans
vs
Radcliffe

175 cm
24
142 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

170 cm
24
129 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Bad Newz Kennelz Supplementz

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Freddy Evans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Theo Radcliffe!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Radcliffe looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Evans looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Radcliffe!

Evans wants to finish this one by submission but Radcliffe is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Evans.

Evans is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Radcliffe has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Radcliffe!

Evans is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Evans looking for a guillotine here but Radcliffe defends easily.
Radcliffe must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Radcliffe would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Evans working for a triangle but Radcliffe defends it easily.

Evans looking for subs off his back but Radcliffe has passed one foot through into half guard.
Radcliffe is taking a breather. Evans says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

Evans actively working from the bottom here.
Radcliffe looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Radcliffe looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

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

Evans looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Radcliffe looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Evans with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Radcliffe keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Radcliffe uses his free foot to push down on Evans's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Evans.
Radcliffe tries to control but Evans wriggling away.
Evans is desperately trying to improve his position but Radcliffe has a good base and remains in mount.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Radcliffe looking to control but Evans is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Radcliffe controlling from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans tries to reverse the position but Radcliffe maintains control.
Radcliffe really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Evans. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Evans is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Evans is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Radcliffe tries to control but Evans wriggling away.
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.
Evans is looking to improve his position but Radcliffe isn't that keen on the idea.

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.
Evans regains half guard.
Radcliffe wants to take a breather but Evans is having none of it.

Evans looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Evans makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Evans.
Evans is breathing heavily.
Radcliffe trying to control but Evans is working from the bottom.

Evans working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Radcliffe doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Radcliffe manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Radcliffe wants to get up but he can't break Evans's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Radcliffe working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Freddy Evans dominated that round.
That's time! Evans's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Radcliffe lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Evans circles away quickly and effectively.
Radcliffe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Evans.
Radcliffe looks to land a combination but Evans avoids it well.
Radcliffe misses with a jab, cross combination.

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

Evans seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Radcliffe is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Freddy Evans!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
67%

Main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hadeo Ichisun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Brooks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Ichisun
vs
Brooks

171 cm
24
155 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

180 cm
23
155 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Knockout power

Bad Newz Kennelz Supplementz

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 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hadeo Ichisun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kevin Brooks!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ichisun fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Brooks tries to land a leg kick but Ichisun saw it coming and moves away.
Brooks throws a series of strikes that have Ichisun backpedaling.

It looks like Hadeo Ichisun has been cut.
Brooks throws a push kick but Ichisun slaps the foot to one side.
Brooks lands a head kick. Ichisun smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Ichisun gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Brooks counters with a head kick.
Ichisun has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Brooks finds it's way round the side to connect with Ichisun's head.
Brooks wants to clinch.
Brooks throws a push kick but Ichisun slaps the foot to one side.
Brooks moves in looking to clinch but Ichisun pushes him off.

Ichisun shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Brooks is trying to defend but Ichisun finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brooks wants to improve his position but Ichisun is controlling well.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ichisun is looking for a kimura here.

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

Ichisun is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Brooks is just riding it out for now. Ichisun eventually gives up the hold.

That's two 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.
Brooks is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ichisun stops Brooks from getting back to his feet.
Brooks is looking to improve his position.

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

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Brooks throws a body kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Ichisun 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Brooks tries a head kick but it misses.
Brooks wants to clinch up but Ichisun keeps it at a distance.
Brooks takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Brooks tries to clinch there but Ichisun circles away.
Ichisun doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Brooks counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Brooks is looking to clinch.
Brooks wants to clinch.
Brooks throws a sloppy head kick and Ichisun moves out of range easily.
Kevin Brooks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ichisun avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brooks throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Ichisun.
Ichisun avoids the head kick by Brooks.
Good leg kick by Brooks there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Brooks throws a body kick, spinning off balance

and Ichisun counters with a nice double leg into side control. Brooks won't be happy with that.
Brooks really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ichisun. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Ichisun is trying to get an arm triangle but Brooks is defending well.
Brooks is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Kevin Brooks will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Hadeo Ichisun's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Ichisun has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Brooks lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ichisun's sensitive parts.
An inside leg kick lands from Brooks.
Ichisun fails with the takedown
and Brooks makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

Brooks moves into the clinch.
Ichisun avoiding damage as Brooks throws knees to the body.
Brooks tries to land knees in the clinch but Ichisun avoids the damage to the body.
Ichisun jumps guard but Brooks stands there with Ichisun around his waist. Ichisun gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ichisun goes for a takedown attempt but Brooks pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hadeo Ichisun. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ichisun takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

Brooks takes the fight into the clinch.
Brooks blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Brooks unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ichisun lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Brooks avoiding damage.
Brooks connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ichisun's face.
Ichisun takes an elbow to the forehead.
Brooks trying to control the position but instead, Ichisun has worked for underhooks and has pushed Brooks into the ropes.
Brooks is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Brooks lands a nice knee to the body.
Ichisun avoiding damage as Brooks throws knees to the body.
Brooks pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Brooks is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ichisun is defending well for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ichisun blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Brooks trying to control the position but instead, Ichisun has worked for underhooks and has pushed Brooks into the ropes.
Brooks landing knees to the body.
Brooks missing with knees to the body.
Ichisun on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Brooks lands a knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Brooks.
Brooks trying to land knees to the body.
Brooks unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Brooks trying to stall but Ichisun improves his position.
Ichisun jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Brooks walks away with a smile on his face. Ichisun gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Brooks throws a series of strikes that have Ichisun backpedaling.
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!
A slapping leg kick lands for Brooks.

Brooks has closed the distance and engaged Ichisun in a clinch.
Brooks lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Brooks crunches a lovely knee into Ichisun's ribcage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brooks is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ichisun is defending well for now.
Ichisun on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Brooks missing with knees to the body.
Brooks stalling the fight.
Brooks tries to land knees in the clinch but Ichisun avoids the damage to the body.
Brooks misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ichisun.
Ichisun tries for a takedown. No joy.
Ichisun takes a knee to the side of the body.
Brooks lands a good knee to the midsection. Ichisun won't want to take too many of those.
Brooks landing knees to the head.
Ichisun being controlled against the ropes.
Ichisun wants a takedown.
Brooks misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ichisun.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ichisun as Brooks tries to tie him up.
Brooks working Ichisun over with knees to the body.
Ichisun managing to block the knees to the body from Brooks.
Brooks is looking to control Ichisun's arms but Ichisun gets an underhook and turns him. Now Brooks has his back to the ropes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brooks misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ichisun.
Brooks comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ichisun changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Brooks fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Brooks lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Brooks tries to clinch up.
Ichisun stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Brooks.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brooks is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Brooks landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Brooks working Ichisun over with knees to the body.
Brooks landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Brooks is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ichisun is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kevin Brooks showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Hadeo Ichisun'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!

Brooks misses with the combination.
Ichisun blocks a head kick by Brooks.
Brooks moves in looking to clinch but Ichisun pushes him off.
Brooks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brooks throws a nice head kick!
Ichisun takes a jab right on the kisser.
Brooks throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Ichisun.
Brooks pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ichisun shoots and misses
and Brooks counters with a left and a right that stings Ichisun.
Ichisun takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ichisun wants a takedown.
Brooks is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ichisun is defending well for now.
Brooks landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ichisun has Brooks pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Brooks manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hadeo Ichisun. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knees in the clinch landing for Brooks.
Brooks lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Brooks misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ichisun.
Knees in the clinch landing for Brooks.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Brooks obliges.
Brooks utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Brooks tries to land knees in the clinch but Ichisun avoids the damage to the body.
Brooks is pressed up against the ropes. Ichisun has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Brooks down to the mat. Brooks avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Brooks moves in looking to clinch but Ichisun pushes him off.
Hadeo Ichisun is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brooks looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kevin Brooks seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Brooks drives through and clinches with Ichisun against the ropes.
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!
Brooks working Ichisun over with knees to the body.
Ichisun misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brooks.
Brooks missing with knees to the body.
Ichisun takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kevin Brooks seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Brooks with a knee to the head.
Brooks prevents the takedown attempt.
Brooks putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ichisun in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Brooks just leaning against Ichisun, taking a breather.
Brooks trying to land knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Brooks obliges.
Brooks scores a nice knee to the body.
Brooks has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Brooks crunches a lovely knee into Ichisun's ribcage.
Brooks misses with a knee strike.
Brooks lands a knee to the body.
Brooks lands an elbow that stopped Ichisun in his tracks for a moment.
Brooks tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ichisun avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brooks just leaning against Ichisun, taking a breather.

Ichisun ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Ichisun no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Brooks trying to control but Ichisun is working from the bottom.

Ichisun has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Brooks can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Brooks is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

Ichisun has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Brooks is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Ichisun.
Brooks controlling from side mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ichisun is looking for a sweep.
Ichisun is working hard here to advance position.
Hadeo Ichisun has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brooks tries to stand but Ichisun is controlling his head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ichisun is trying to improve his position.
Ichisun is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kevin Brooks comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Brooks 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 26:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 26:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kevin Brooks!