LEGENDS 21: Hostile PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tore Johansson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dong Chim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Johansson
vs
Chim

192 cm
21
239 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

190 cm
18
250 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very confident

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tore Johansson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dong Chim!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Sosuke Kotani and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Johansson closes the distance and clinches.

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

Johansson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Chim is trying to improve his position.
Chim is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Johansson tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Johansson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chim keeps working.
Johansson is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Chim is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Johansson tries to stand but Chim is controlling his head.
Chim tries to buck Johansson off but Johansson is having none of it.
Johansson tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Johansson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

It looks like Tore Johansson has been cut.
Johansson throws a series of punches but Chim moves out of range.
Johansson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chim moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Chim tries to clinch

and Johansson counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Chim's guard now.
Johansson sitting in guard, not really doing much.

Johansson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chim wants to stand up but Johansson is controlling him.
Johansson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Chim throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Johansson escapes and throws Chim's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Johansson trying to control the position but Chim is working away.
Johansson throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Johansson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Chim on the ground.
Chim manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

Chim moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Johansson.
Johansson is breathing heavily.

Chim is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Johansson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Johansson gets back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Chim is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Johansson is just riding it out for now. Chim eventually gives up the hold.
Johansson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Chim is working for a submission of some sort.

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

Chim is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Johansson is looking for a sweep. Chim is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Chim is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Johansson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Chim.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Chim stands up from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Dong Chim will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tore Johansson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Johansson lands with a nice combination. Chim backs away looking to recover.
Johansson throws a series of punches but Chim moves out of range.
Chim wants to clinch

and Johansson counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Chim!
Chim is looking to get to half guard.
Chim is squirming around, avoiding Johansson's attempts to control the action.
Johansson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Chim looks a forlorn figure.
Chim takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chim wants to hold on but Johansson pushes him away.
Chim is looking to improve his position but Johansson isn't that keen on the idea.
Johansson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Chim tries to hold on but Johansson pushes him away.
Johansson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Tore Johansson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Chim blocking the ground and pound.
Johansson controlling from the full mount.
Chim is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Johansson unloads with some shots from mount but Chim bucks and avoids them well.
Johansson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Johansson looking to control but Chim is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Chim gets back to half guard.

Chim looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Chim is trying to maintain the position but Johansson is very close to passing his half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chim is staying active underneath Johansson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Chim has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Johansson is working away from the top position though.
Johansson trying to control from half guard but Chim is working away.

Chim looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Chim is not content to let Johansson control the position.
Johansson wants to pass the guard but Chim is defending well.

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.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Chim misses with a takedown attempt

and Johansson moves into the clinch.
Johansson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Chim prevents the takedown attempt.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chim.
Johansson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chim wants to get back to striking at distance but Johansson won't allow it.
Johansson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Chim walks away with a smile on his face. Johansson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Chim misses with a low kick.
Chim tries for a takedown but Johansson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Chim throws a shot from downtown. Johansson moves away and avoids it.
Johansson is looking to clinch but Chim is avoiding it.
Chim tries to clinch but Johansson moves away

and Johansson counters with a takedown into side control.

Johansson goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Chim has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Johansson but great work by Chim.
Chim cracks Johansson with a big right hand but Johansson just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tore Johansson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tore Johansson's cut.
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!

Chim fails in his attempt to clinch.

Johansson has managed to clinch.
Johansson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Johansson lands with a light punch inside.
Johansson prevents the takedown attempt.

Johansson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Johansson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Chim.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Chim prevents a takedown attempt there.
Chim tries for a takedown but Johansson manages to get underhooks.
Tore Johansson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dong Chim.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.

Johansson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Johansson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Johansson lands a big elbow.
Johansson looking to control but Chim is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
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.
Chim bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Chim throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Johansson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Chim drops back looking for a leg! Johansson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Johansson manages to kick Chim off! Chim jumps back into Johansson's guard.
Johansson wants to sweep here but Chim controlling him for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johansson working a defensive guard but Chim manages to pass into side control anyway.
Chim blocks the strikes from Johansson.
Johansson tries to buck Chim off but Chim is having none of it.

Chim thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Johansson tries to buck Chim off but Chim is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chim controls the position.

Chim working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Chim tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Johansson wants to control but Chim postures up.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johansson is looking to regain half guard here but Chim keeps moving and retains side control.
Johansson is working hard here to advance position.
Chim gets to mount! Johansson was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Chim trying to control but Johansson is having none of it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dong Chim comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Chim has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dong Chim!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
60%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cacique Coral (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shunsuke Yamamoto (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.

Coral
vs
Yamamoto

205 cm
22
255 lbs
1 - 0 - 1

194 cm
18
223 lbs
1 - 0 - 1

Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Determined

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 1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Cacique Coral!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Shunsuke Yamamoto!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamamoto throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Coral sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Yamamoto has taken the fight to the clinch.
Coral goes for a takedown attempt but Yamamoto pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Yamamoto doesn't manage to clinch there - Coral circles away.

Yamamoto clinches with his opponent.
Yamamoto throws an elbow but it misses.
Yamamoto misses with some punches.
Coral blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yamamoto misses with the head strike.
Coral avoiding damage as Yamamoto throws knees to the body.
Yamamoto tries a body shot but Coral blocks it.
Coral jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Yamamoto walks away with a smile on his face. Coral gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Yamamoto does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Yamamoto misses with a few strikes there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A leg kick checked by Coral.
Yamamoto tries to clinch there but Coral circles away.
Coral on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Yamamoto tries to clinch up but Coral circles away and keeps his distance.

Yamamoto clinches up against the ropes.
Yamamoto makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coral wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cacique Coral. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Coral dodges an elbow strike from Yamamoto.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Yamamoto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yamamoto lands a left hand.
Yamamoto is struggling to control the position.
Yamamoto gets through Coral's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Yamamoto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Coral.
Come on Yamamoto - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Yamamoto landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Yamamoto stalls.
Yamamoto lands a left hand that snaps the head of Coral backwards.
Yamamoto stalling.
Coral tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Yamamoto stalling the fight.
Coral jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Yamamoto walks away with a smile on his face. Coral gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Coral scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Yamamoto is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Yamamoto trying to control from the bottom.
Yamamoto wants to improve his position but Coral is controlling well.
Yamamoto trying to hold on to Coral's head to control him but Coral postures up.
Yamamoto moves into full guard.

Coral drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Coral jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Yamamoto keeping full guard, as Coral tries to pass.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto controls Coral momentarily but Coral frees himself.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Yamamoto doesn't manage to clinch there - Coral circles away.
Coral shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Yamamoto pinned against the cage. Yamamoto gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Coral is breathing heavily.

Yamamoto clinches up with Coral and pushes him back against the ropes.
Yamamoto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Yamamoto throws an elbow but misses.
Yamamoto lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yamamoto.
Coral tries for a takedown. No joy.
Yamamoto lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Coral or not.
Yamamoto lands a right hand that snaps the head of Coral backwards.
Coral tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Yamamoto digs a right hand into Coral's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Coral's gas tank.
Yamamoto softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Yamamoto to work.
A short right from Yamamoto on the inside.
Yamamoto lands an elbow inside that Coral shrugs off.
Yamamoto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Coral.
Yamamoto stalling.
Yamamoto lands a nice uppercut.
Coral managing to block the knees to the body from Yamamoto.
Coral jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Yamamoto walks away with a smile on his face. Coral gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Yamamoto clinches up against the ropes.
Yamamoto trying to land knees to the body.
Yamamoto throws a head punch that misses.
Yamamoto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Coral is defending well for now.
Yamamoto lands an elbow that stopped Coral in his tracks for a moment.
Coral blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yamamoto works on Coral's body with a couple of short punches.
Knees in the clinch landing for Yamamoto.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Yamamoto takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Yamamoto moves into the clinch.
Yamamoto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Coral.
Yamamoto pushes Coral back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Coral goes for a takedown attempt but Yamamoto pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Yamamoto clinches.
Yamamoto stalling the fight.
Yamamoto lands a shoulder strike.
Yamamoto stalls.
Yamamoto lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Good body shot from Yamamoto.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Yamamoto trying to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Yamamoto.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Coral is defending well for now.
Yamamoto lands a knee to the body.
Yamamoto prevents a takedown attempt there.
A bit of stalling here from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Coral.
A body shot lands from Yamamoto.
Coral takes an elbow to the forehead.
Yamamoto tries to land a knee to the head but Coral blocks with his arms.
Yamamoto trying to land knees to the body.
Yamamoto lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Yamamoto taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Yamamoto lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Coral backwards.
Coral on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Coral takes an elbow to the forehead.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Yamamoto takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Yamamoto lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coral blocks an elbow strike.
Yamamoto lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Yamamoto unloads a knee to the mid-section. Coral lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Yamamoto is pushing Coral up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Knees to the body from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto stalling against the ropes.
Coral can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cacique Coral. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yamamoto misses with a knee to the head.
Yamamoto lands a nice shot to the body.
Yamamoto creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Coral's defenses.
Stalling in the clinch from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Yamamoto with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Yamamoto misses with the head strike.
Coral avoiding damage as Yamamoto throws knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coral tries to pull guard but Yamamoto won't allow it.
Nice body punch from Yamamoto - that landed with a thud.
Shunsuke Yamamoto seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nice body punch from Yamamoto - that landed with a thud.
Yamamoto lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Coral blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yamamoto has Coral pressed against the ropes.
Yamamoto lands a right hand that snaps the head of Coral backwards.
Yamamoto lands a nice shot to the body.
Yamamoto dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
A short body shot lands from Yamamoto as the two fighters clinch.
Coral tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Yamamoto lands a nice elbow.
Yamamoto scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Yamamoto digs a right hand underneath Coral's ribcage. Coral let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Yamamoto works on Coral's body with a couple of short punches.
Yamamoto lands a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Coral is defending well for now.
Coral blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Yamamoto takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Yamamoto lands with a left to the head.
Coral blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yamamoto lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Coral backwards.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Yamamoto working Coral over with knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yamamoto stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Yamamoto tries a knee to the head but Coral blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shunsuke Yamamoto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Coral's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

Yamamoto rushes Coral and presses him up against the ropes.
Yamamoto content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Shunsuke Yamamoto.
Yamamoto leaves Coral with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Yamamoto doesn't manage to clinch there - Coral circles away.

Yamamoto closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Coral is working for takedown but Yamamoto is calmly controlling the position for now.
Yamamoto has Coral pushed against the ropes.
Coral blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Coral avoids the elbow strike from Yamamoto, against the ropes.
Coral jumps guard but Yamamoto stands there with Coral around his waist. Coral gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cacique Coral. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yamamoto lands a left hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yamamoto missing with knees to the body.
Yamamoto scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Yamamoto.

Coral decides to pull guard.

Coral looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Yamamoto not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Yamamoto tries to stand but Coral is controlling from the bottom.

Coral is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Yamamoto defends 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.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Yamamoto wants to control from the top but Coral keeps moving.
Coral can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Yamamoto controls the pace.

Yamamoto got a little sloppy there for a moment and Coral has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Yamamoto has managed to get both his arms back between Coral's legs - danger averted.
Yamamoto wants to control from the top but Coral keeps moving.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Yamamoto takes a swing at Coral's ribcage but misses.

Yamamoto moves into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Yamamoto.
A hook to the body from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto pushes Coral back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Coral tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Yamamoto just stands there and leans against the ropes.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto scores with a shoulder strike.
Coral blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shunsuke Yamamoto is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The is referee keeping an eye on Yamamoto - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Coral on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yamamoto throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short left from Yamamoto.
Nice body punch from Yamamoto.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The crowd are getting on Yamamoto's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Yamamoto pushes Coral back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yamamoto lands a left hand.
Yamamoto lands a left hand.
Coral on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Coral on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Coral goes for a takedown in the clinch but Yamamoto prevents it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yamamoto lands a nice knee to the body.
Cacique Coral has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Coral on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yamamoto lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shunsuke Yamamoto comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Yamamoto winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 26:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 26:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shunsuke Yamamoto!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
57%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Minard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaze Daizaemon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Minard might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to I Against I. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Minard
vs
Daizaemon

182 cm
20
204 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

190 cm
20
200 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

5th Round

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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Anderson Minard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kaze Daizaemon!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daizaemon throws a hook but Minard blocks it.
Daizaemon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Minard circles away quickly and effectively.
Daizaemon misses with a jab, cross combination.

Minard has taken the fight to the clinch.
Minard lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Kaze Daizaemon has been cut.
Daizaemon wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Minard has him pressed against the ropes.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Minard takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

Minard is trying to trip Daizaemon. He has hold of a leg but Daizaemon is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Minard persists though and gets the takedown into 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.
Minard wants to control from the top but Daizaemon keeps moving.
Daizaemon really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Minard. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Minard stopping the sweep attempt from Daizaemon.

Minard stands up and waves to Daizaemon to follow him.
Daizaemon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Minard.

Minard rushes Daizaemon and presses him up against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Minard drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Minard breaks the clinch.
Daizaemon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Minard closes the distance and clinches.
Minard gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Daizaemon is trying to break free.

Minard turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Minard scores with punches from side control.
Daizaemon looks gassed!

Minard is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Daizaemon is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Daizaemon is working to avoid the ground and pound but Minard connects with a decent elbow.
Minard has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Minard tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Minard has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Minard tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Minard has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daizaemon parries the strikes from Minard easily there. Minard is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Daizaemon to escape.
Daizaemon is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Minard is controlling him well.

Minard has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Daizaemon is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Minard yanks on the arm and Daizaemon is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Minard.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Anderson Minard!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
67%

Undercard bout

Co-main event

Main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yuu Saga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pernell Whittaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yuu Saga has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Saga
vs
Whittaker

174 cm
24
158 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

170 cm
22
152 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Demonic Drugs

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 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yuu Saga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pernell Whittaker!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Saga closes the distance and clinches.
Whittaker is trying to break the clinch but Saga is controlling him.

Whittaker breaks the clinch.
Whittaker throws a sloppy head kick and Saga moves out of range easily.
Pernell Whittaker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Whittaker scores with a jab to the jaw.
Whittaker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Saga slips under a jab from Whittaker.
A telegraphed right hand from Whittaker misses the target.

Saga is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Whittaker's half guard.
Saga thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Whittaker's head.
Saga passes to full mount!
Saga takes Whittaker's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Whittaker is in trouble.
Saga tries to keep control of the position but Whittaker is staying busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saga controls the action.
Saga throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Saga lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Saga.
Whittaker holding both Saga 's hands and preventing any damage.
Saga trying to control.
Saga gets his hands free as Whittaker looks to control.

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.
Saga punches the canvas rather than the man.
Whittaker covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Whittaker is keeping busy.
Whittaker is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.

Saga sinks in the hooks and is looking for the choke. He's got it! Whittaker taps out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Yuu Saga!