LEGENDS 31: Revolver PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Derek Kennemore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joshua Azamora (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joshua Azamora has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Derek Kennemore's chin.

Kennemore
vs
Azamora

185 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

188 cm
22
219 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Derek Kennemore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joshua Azamora!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yuuki Gou and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kennemore defending well as Azamora loads up on a big left hand.
Azamora throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kennemore.
Kennemore takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Azamora misses with an uppercut. Kennemore saw that one coming.
Joshua Azamora seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice leg kick lands there from Azamora.
Azamora connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

Azamora cracks Kennemore with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Kennemore looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Azamora finish him?

Kennemore is rocked!

It looks like Derek Kennemore has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Azamora grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Kennemore takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Azamora cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Joshua Azamora!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Takeya Maeda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giuseppe Zaluchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Maeda
vs
Zaluchi

197 cm
25
237 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

191 cm
22
265 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takeya Maeda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Giuseppe Zaluchi!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shirou Masuda and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zaluchi throws a series of punches but Maeda avoids them all with ease.
Maeda shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Zaluchi defends it nicely.
Maeda shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Zaluchi as he avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maeda shoots in for a takedown but Zaluchi shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Takeya Maeda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maeda shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Zaluchi as he jumps to the side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Zaluchi misses.
Maeda has a takedown stuffed.
Maeda shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Zaluchi sprawls well. Zaluchi wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Maeda gets slowly back to his feet.
Takeya Maeda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

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.
Maeda dives in and grabs Zaluchi's left leg, looking for a takedown. Zaluchi pushes down on Maeda's head and hops out.
Maeda shoots in for a takedown but Zaluchi shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Zaluchi leaves Maeda with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaluchi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Zaluchi throws a hook but Maeda blocks it.
Zaluchi misses with a straight right.
Maeda fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Zaluchi avoids it really well and circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Maeda.

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

Maeda shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Zaluchi napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Zaluchi is not content to let Maeda control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Zaluchi moves out of range as Maeda strikes.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Maeda is defended easily by Zaluchi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zaluchi lands a jab to Maeda's midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maeda shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Zaluchi pinned against the cage. Zaluchi gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Zaluchi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Zaluchi should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maeda wants to clinch up but Zaluchi keeps it at a distance.
Zaluchi keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Maeda takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

Maeda looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Zaluchi!
Zaluchi wants to control but Maeda is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maeda tries to take his opponent's back but Zaluchi turns with him and manages to move into guard on the top. Nice work.
Maeda has a closed guard, preventing Zaluchi from standing up.

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.
Maeda working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Giuseppe Zaluchi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Zaluchi swings for the body but Maeda moves out of range.
Zaluchi misses with the combination.
Maeda fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zaluchi swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maeda shoots in for a takedown but Zaluchi shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice sprawl there from Zaluchi as Maeda shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Takeya Maeda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maeda looks for a takedown but Zaluchi sprawls well.

Maeda scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Giuseppe Zaluchi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaluchi is not content to let Maeda control the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Maeda is really struggling to control Zaluchi but he's trying to hold on to the position.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaluchi wants to get back to full guard.
Maeda is looking to take a break and control but Zaluchi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Maeda shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Zaluchi sprawls well. Zaluchi wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Maeda gets slowly back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Takeya Maeda.
I think Zaluchi has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Giuseppe Zaluchi!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
12%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Choi Hong Sakuraba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wiang Kwai (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.

Hong Sakuraba
vs
Kwai

182 cm
23
170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

176 cm
18
170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Good elbows
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Choi Hong Sakuraba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wiang Kwai!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sakuraba closes the distance and clinches up with Kwai, looking for a takedown. Sakuraba pushes Kwai against the ropes but Kwai circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sakuraba with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kwai to score with a decent uppercut.

It looks like Choi Hong Sakuraba has been cut.
Sakuraba moves out of range of the body kick.
Sakuraba fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sakuraba shoots in looking for a takedown. Kwai tries to sprawl out of it but Sakuraba keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Kwai manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kwai looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kwai throws a body kick that misses.
Sakuraba darts in trying to clinch
and Kwai counters with a good, hard body kick but Sakuraba shrugs it off.
Sakuraba is breathing heavily.

Kwai rushes Sakuraba and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sakuraba blocks the elbow strike.
Kwai misses with a knee strike.
Kwai has a couple of punches blocked by Sakuraba.
Kwai scores a nice knee to the body.
Kwai using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Kwai just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sakuraba's brow.
Kwai stalling in the clinch but Sakuraba improves position.
Sakuraba on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kwai tries a knee to the head but Sakuraba blocks it.
Kwai using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kwai looking to throw knees to the head but Sakuraba is blocking nicely.
Sakuraba managing to block the knees to the body from Kwai.
Kwai lands an elbow inside that Sakuraba shrugs off.
Kwai misses with an elbow over the top.
Kwai has a couple of punches blocked by Sakuraba.
Kwai tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kwai crunches a lovely knee into Sakuraba's ribcage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kwai obliges.
Kwai throws an elbow but it misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Kwai.
Kwai tries to land knees in the clinch but Sakuraba avoids the damage to the body.
Kwai lands a knee to the head.
Kwai trying to control the position but instead, Sakuraba has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kwai into the ropes.
Sakuraba on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kwai with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kwai with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kwai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sakuraba.
Sakuraba avoids the elbow strike from Kwai, against the ropes.
Sakuraba tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Choi Hong Sakuraba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sakuraba on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba avoiding damage as Kwai throws knees to the body.
Sakuraba misses with a knee to the head.
Kwai unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sakuraba lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kwai is trying to maintain a safe position but Sakuraba gets an underhook and turns Kwai into the ropes.
Sakuraba avoiding damage as Kwai throws knees to the body.
Kwai lands with a left to the head.
Kwai tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sakuraba avoids it.
Sakuraba avoiding damage as Kwai throws knees to the body.
Kwai works on Sakuraba's body with a couple of short punches.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kwai obliges.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kwai stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kwai tries a knee to the head but Sakuraba blocks it.
Kwai using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sakuraba has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kwai throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sakuraba blocking some punches.
Sakuraba misses with a knee strike.
Kwai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sakuraba.
Kwai has Sakuraba pushed against the ropes.
Sakuraba has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kwai is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kwai tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sakuraba avoids it.
Kwai misses with a knee strike.

Sakuraba pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sakuraba fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kwai tries to clinch but Sakuraba moves away
and Sakuraba counters with a big head kick but Kwai shrugs it off.
Kwai lands a nice looking body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Sakuraba 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sakuraba takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sakuraba takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sakuraba circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sakuraba swats away the attempt to clinch by Kwai.
Wiang Kwai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kwai pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sakuraba tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kwai counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kwai tries to clinch but Sakuraba is having none of it.

Kwai closes the distance and clinches.
Sakuraba is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Kwai stalling.
Kwai misses with a knee to the head.
Kwai looking to throw knees to the head but Sakuraba is blocking nicely.
Kwai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sakuraba.
Sakuraba with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kwai connects with a knee to the head.
Kwai trying to land knees to the body.
Kwai trying to land knees to the body.
Sakuraba blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kwai throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kwai prevents Sakuraba from breaking the clinch.
Sakuraba looking for a takedown.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kwai lands a good knee to the midsection. Sakuraba won't want to take too many of those.
Kwai trying to control the position but instead, Sakuraba has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kwai into the ropes.
Kwai using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wiang Kwai dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Choi Hong Sakuraba's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Kwai lands an overhand right.
Sakuraba wants to clinch but Kwai slips to the side
letting Kwai counter with a right hand.

Sakuraba closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.

Sakuraba lands a takedown into guard.
Sakuraba with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sakuraba trying to control the position from guard on top but Kwai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kwai wants to get back to his feet but Sakuraba is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sakuraba throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakuraba throwing strikes but missing.
Sakuraba throws a big right hand that misses.
Sakuraba wants to pass the guard but Kwai is keeping the position.

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

Kwai rushes Sakuraba and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Kwai using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sakuraba has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Kwai just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sakuraba's brow.
Kwai creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Kwai.
Knees to the body from Kwai.
A head punch on the inside from Kwai fails to land.
Kwai crunches a lovely knee into Sakuraba's ribcage.
Kwai putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sakuraba in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kwai stalling in the clinch but Sakuraba improves position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kwai lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Kwai.
Sakuraba blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kwai fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kwai tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sakuraba takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sakuraba has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kwai is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A right hook to the body lands for Kwai.
Kwai throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kwai is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Sakuraba throws an elbow that misses.
Kwai landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kwai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sakuraba.
Kwai tries to land knees in the clinch but Sakuraba avoids the damage to the body.
Kwai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sakuraba.
Sakuraba on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sakuraba avoiding damage as Kwai throws knees to the body.
Kwai misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kwai with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sakuraba tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sakuraba tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kwai tries to land knees in the clinch but Sakuraba avoids the damage to the body.
Kwai tries to land knees in the clinch but Sakuraba avoids the damage to the body.
Kwai missing with knees to the body.
Sakuraba dodges an elbow strike from Kwai.
Sakuraba prevents a body shot from Kwai.
Kwai using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sakuraba has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sakuraba with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kwai blocks the elbow strike.
Sakuraba avoiding damage as Kwai throws knees to the body.
Sakuraba tries to stall but Kwai uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kwai scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kwai tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sakuraba avoids it.
Sakuraba drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Choi Hong Sakuraba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sakuraba avoiding damage as Kwai throws knees to the body.
Sakuraba lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
With the fighters up against the ropes, Kwai throws an elbow but misses.

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.
Still in the clinch, Kwai scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sakuraba avoids the elbow strike from Kwai, against the ropes.
Sakuraba scores with a knee to the head.
Sakuraba pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Kwai is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sakuraba is defending well for now.
Kwai trying to land knees to the body.
Kwai gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Sakuraba gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Kwai blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sakuraba.
Sakuraba thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sakuraba 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.
Sakuraba thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sakuraba throwing shots but Kwai is blocking nicely.
Kwai really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sakuraba. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kwai is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Wiang Kwai will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Choi Hong Sakuraba's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Kwai closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Sakuraba is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kwai pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kwai trying to land knees to the body.
Kwai pushes off an throws an elbow but Sakuraba leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Kwai creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kwai lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kwai lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kwai is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sakuraba is defending well for now.
Kwai comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sakuraba blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sakuraba blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sakuraba blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sakuraba as Kwai tries to tie him up.
Sakuraba misses with a knee to the head.
Kwai tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kwai lands an elbow inside that Sakuraba shrugs off.
Sakuraba managing to block the knees to the body from Kwai.
Sakuraba lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sakuraba is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sakuraba as Kwai tries to tie him up.
Kwai avoids a wild elbow strike from Sakuraba.
Sakuraba has had enough of the clinch but Kwai keeps him there for the moment.
Kwai misses with a body punch.
Kwai misses with an elbow strike.
Kwai pressing his opponent against the ropes.

Sakuraba escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kwai lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kwai throws a push kick but Sakuraba slaps the foot to one side.

Sakuraba drives through and clinches with Kwai against the ropes.
Kwai throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sakuraba misses with a knee to the head.
Kwai trying to land knees to the body.
Sakuraba trying to land knees to the body.
Kwai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kwai manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Sakuraba comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kwai obliges.
Kwai lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Kwai slowing the pace effectively.

Sakuraba breaks the clinch.
Kwai clinches but Sakuraba breaks the clinch

and Sakuraba counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Kwai is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Sakuraba not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Sakuraba is looking to work some ground and pound but Kwai has wrist control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kwai keeping moving, preventing Sakuraba from controlling successfully.
Sakuraba advances to half guard.
Kwai blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sakuraba.
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.

Sakuraba is looking for a kimura here.
Sakuraba wants to take a breather but Kwai is having none of it.

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

Sakuraba is looking for a kimura here.

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

Kwai moves into the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Kwai.
Choi Hong Sakuraba has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kwai trying to land knees to the body.
Kwai connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sakuraba's face.
Kwai lands an elbow that stopped Sakuraba in his tracks for a moment.
Kwai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sakuraba.
Kwai taking a breather.
Wiang Kwai is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kwai lands a good knee to the midsection. Sakuraba won't want to take too many of those.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Choi Hong Sakuraba.
I think Kwai has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 26:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wiang Kwai!

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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ken Severn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Olli Hokkanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Severn might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Pride FC Theme. Ken Severn has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Severn
vs
Hokkanen

184 cm
22
220 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

185 cm
24
215 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ken Severn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Olli Hokkanen!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Sosuke Kotani and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Severn misses with a body shot.
Hokkanen misses with the combination.
Hokkanen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

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

Severn tries for a kimura but Hokkanen is defending well.
Severn passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Hokkanen!
Hokkanen tries to buck Severn off but he can't manage it.
Severn can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hokkanen is looking to escape.

Severn goes for an armbar but Hokkanen turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Hokkanen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hokkanen trying to stand up but can't free himself from Severn's guard.
Hokkanen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Severn tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Severn has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Hokkanen 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 Severn.
Severn can't do much from the bottom here.
Hokkanen wants to stand but Severn has his arm trapped.

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.
Severn is looking for a sweep.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Severn throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hokkanen's waist but Hokkanen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Severn off to one side.
Severn connects with a single shot there.
Hokkanen throws a series of punches but Severn avoids them all with ease.
The fighters circling - Severn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Severn scores with a nice right hand.
Hokkanen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Severn.
Severn fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hokkanen avoids it really well and circles away.
Hokkanen takes one to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hokkanen misses with a wild combination.
Severn lands with a nice body punch.
Hokkanen looks gassed!
Severn shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ken Severn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Severn throws out a powerful jab.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Severn dodges the punch combination from Hokkanen.
A jab from Severn finds it's way through Hokkanen's defenses.
Hokkanen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

It looks like Olli Hokkanen has been cut.
Hokkanen leaves Severn with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

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

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Severn looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Severn looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
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.
Severn controls Hokkanen momentarily but Hokkanen frees himself.

Severn is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ken Severn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Olli Hokkanen's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Hokkanen throws a right hand that Severn ducks under and follows up with a left that Severn also avoids with ease.
Severn scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

Severn shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Severn looking to sit in guard and control but Hokkanen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hokkanen must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Severn looking to control but Hokkanen passes into half guard.
Severn striking from the bottom.
Severn is pressing down on Hokkanen's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Severn is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hokkanen is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Severn wants to sweep here but Hokkanen controlling him for the moment.
Hokkanen tries to stand but Severn is controlling from the bottom.
Hokkanen stopping the sweep attempt from Severn.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Severn is on top in guard.
Hokkanen is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Severn advances position into side control!

Severn thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Severn is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hokkanen knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Severn wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hokkanen keeps working.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hokkanen is working to avoid the ground and pound but Severn connects with a decent elbow.

Severn looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Hokkanen managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Severn.
Hokkanen is not content to let Severn control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Severn wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Hokkanen, who protects the arm well.
Hokkanen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Severn. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Severn is trying to get an arm triangle but Hokkanen is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ken Severn dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Olli Hokkanen's cut.
That's time! Severn's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Hokkanen misses with a two punch combination.
Hokkanen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Severn.
Hokkanen throws a hook to the side of Severn's head but Severn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hokkanen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Severn moves out of range of the strikes.
Severn connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

Hokkanen gets caught flat footed, as Severn shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Severn drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Severn jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Hokkanen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Severn sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Severn throws a big right hand that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Severn with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Severn passes easily into side control. Nice work.

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

Severn thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Severn lands a few punches from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Severn in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Hokkanen is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ken Severn!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
75%

Undercard bout

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Cannon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mario Rodriguez told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Cannon
vs
Rodriguez

196 cm
22
207 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
200 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chris Cannon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mario Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yuuki Gou and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodriguez looks for a takedown but Cannon sprawls well.
Rodriguez looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Cannon fails with the takedown

and Rodriguez moves into the clinch.
Rodriguez trying to land knees to the body.
Cannon jumps guard but Rodriguez stands there with Cannon around his waist. Cannon gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Cannon gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

Cannon drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Cannon jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Rodriguez can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Cannon controls the pace.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Cannon is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Rodriguez is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Cannon scoring with some ground and pound.
Rodriguez keeping moving, preventing Cannon from controlling successfully.
Cannon passes easily into side control. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cannon thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Cannon creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Check out the look on Cannon's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Cannon connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Rodriguez some visible discomfort.

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

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cannon lands a nice forearm strike.
Rodriguez being controlled for a moment.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rodriguez struggling a bit here.
Rodriguez is not content to let Cannon control the position.
Cannon is putting a hurting on Rodriguez here, landing some big shots from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cannon wants to control but Rodriguez is keeping him busy.
Cannon lands a nice forearm strike.

Cannon is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Rodriguez knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Cannon working the body and head with strikes.
Rodriguez tries to bench press Cannon off him but Cannon keeps the position.

Cannon is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Rodriguez is trying to escape and Cannon transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Rodriguez is forced to tap! Nice work there by Cannon! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Chris Cannon!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
53%

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Kindbom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikey Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kindbom comes to the ring accompanied by landet i norr. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kindbom
vs
Kim

183 cm
24
170 lbs
5 - 8 - 2

175 cm
24
170 lbs
8 - 9 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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 5 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Daniel Kindbom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mikey Kim!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kim gets the takedown into side control.
Kim happy to just control the position for now.

Kim goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Kindbom rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Kim's guard! Nice work there by Kindbom!
Kindbom won't allow Kim to sweep him here.
Kim is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Kindbom wants to control from the top but Kim keeps moving.
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.
Kindbom looking to pass the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kindbom is one step ahead there.
Kim manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kindbom manages to get himself to full guard.
Kindbom is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kindbom is breathing heavily.
Kim advances position into side control!

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kindbom tries to buck Kim off but Kim is having none of it.
Kim connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Kindbom some visible discomfort.
Kim grinds an elbow into Kindbom's temple.
Kim controlling the position.
Kindbom taking punishment in the form of punches.
Kim working the ground and pound.
Kindbom is letting Kim control him for a moment.
Kindbom tries to improve position but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim is looking to take a break and control but Kindbom is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kim working the ground and pound.
Kindbom is not content to let Kim control the position.

Kim thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Kim is chipping away with strikes.
Kindbom is not content to let Kim control the position.
Kindbom is being controlled here.

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.
Kindbom tries to buck Kim off but Kim is having none of it.

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

Kim is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kindbom is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Kim lands a nice forearm strike.

Kim has hold of Kindbom's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Kindbom tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Kim cranks the arm and Kindbom screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Kindbom, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Mikey Kim!