LEGENDS FW Grand Prix RD 2 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bob Le Bricoleur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liger Yu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Le Bricoleur might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Bob Le Bricoleur. Liger Yu 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!

Le Bricoleur
vs
Yu

187 cm
19
153 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

170 cm
18
155 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very confident

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bob Le Bricoleur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Liger Yu!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Ren Mimura and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yu fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Le Bricoleur.
Yu listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Le Bricoleur lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yu circles away quickly and effectively.
Yu throws a head kick that misses.
Yu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Le Bricoleur paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yu wants to clinch up but Le Bricoleur keeps it at a distance.
Yu tries to clinch up but Le Bricoleur circles away and keeps his distance.
Le Bricoleur fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A punch combination from Le Bricoleur misses.
Le Bricoleur thuds a left hand into Yu's body.
Yu ducks right into an uppercut from Le Bricoleur.
Le Bricoleur looks to land a combination but Yu avoids it well.
Le Bricoleur throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Yu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Le Bricoleur swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Le Bricoleur fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Yu fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yu tries a head kick but it misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Yu.
Yu dodges the punch combination from Le Bricoleur.
Yu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Le Bricoleur.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Le Bricoleur throws a series of punches but Yu moves out of range.
Yu takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Yu takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

Yu clinches up with Le Bricoleur and pushes him back against the ropes.
Yu using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Le Bricoleur is breathing heavily.
Yu lands a damaging elbow.
Yu wants to break free but Le Bricoleur has control.
Yu trying to land knees to the body.
Le Bricoleur is trying to force a seperation but Yu has the dominant position.
Yu wants to stall.
Yu working hard to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yu wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Le Bricoleur has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Le Bricoleur is trying to break the clinch but Yu has him pressed against the ropes.

Yu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yu tries to clinch but Le Bricoleur moves out of range.
Yu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Le Bricoleur paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Le Bricoleur misses with a wild combination.
Yu lands a nice leg kick that just misses Le Bricoleur's sensitive parts.
Yu wants to clinch up but Le Bricoleur keeps it at a distance.
Le Bricoleur seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Yu shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Le Bricoleur is backing up but Yu catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Le Bricoleur covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Yu Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Liger Yu!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
57%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between JL Salac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Lau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lau has chosen Why Can't We Be Friends? as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Salac
vs
Lau

169 cm
21
154 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

168 cm
20
157 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, JL Salac!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dan Lau!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Ren Mimura and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crunch! Lau slams his shin into Salac's torso.
Lau leaves Salac with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Lau cracks Salac with an open hand slap.
Lau moves away from the strike by Salac.
Lau looks for the body kick but Salac saw that one coming.
Lau tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Salac was well out of range. Poor timing from Lau.
Lau works Salac's body with a nice hook.
Salac has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lau finds it's way round the side to connect with Salac's head.
Lau digs a good hook to Salac's body.
Lau lands a head kick. Salac smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Salac avoids a punch combination nicely.
Salac doesn't manage to clinch there - Lau circles away.
Lau dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Salac. That did some damage!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lau scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Salac doesn't seem bothered though.
Salac is breathing heavily.
A right-left combo lands from Lau.
Salac moves out of range of the leg kick from Lau.
Lau cracks a nice hook into Salac's ribs.
Salac gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lau fails to land with a series of punches.
An inside leg kick from Lau misses.
Lau misses with a double jab.
Lau paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot to de liver by Lau. Beautiful body shot.
Lau looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lau goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

Lau lands a left and a right that send Salac crashing to the mat, dazed. Lau thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

It looks like JL Salac has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lau drops Salac with a beautiful combination! Salac stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Lau is looking for the KO!

Salac is rocked!
Lau cracks a nice hook into Salac's ribs.
Salac tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lau changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lau cracks Salac with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lau scores with a one two! Salac had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Salac needs to keep his hands up - Lau had a free shot at his head there.
Lau connects with a body shot.
Lau comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lau scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Lau goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Oh Salac is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Salac needs to keep his hands up - Lau had a free shot at his head there.
Lau misses with a jab, cross combination.
Salac seems to have got his legs back now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lau misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Salac takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lau throws a right hand that Salac ducks under and follows up with a left that Salac also avoids with ease.
Salac takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lau scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Salac doesn't seem bothered though.
Salac tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lau lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Salac circles away quickly and effectively.
Lau connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lau with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dan Lau is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lau throws a one two combo.
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!
Lau throws a one two combo.
Salac moves out of range of the body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lau's corner calls for a 1-2. Lau obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lau tries to land a front kick but Salac steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lau misses with a body kick.
Dan Lau seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lau looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Salac takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lau digs a good body shot into Salac's ribs.
Lau throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Danga de danga de dang - Lau scores with a four punch combination!
Lau lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Salac walks into a stiff left hand from Lau.
Lau scores with a punch to the head.
Lau lands with a nice body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Lau dominated that round.
The cut man is working on JL Salac's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Lau dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Salac closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Lau did well to prevent Salac getting side control.
Lau controlling the position for now.
Salac tries to pass the half guard into mount. Lau knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Lau is pressing down on Salac's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lau is pulling down on Salac's head. It's preventing any offense from Salac, at least for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salac wants to stand but Lau has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Lau wants to sweep here but Salac controlling him for the moment.
Lau pulls Salac in close to his closed guard and prevents Salac from doing any damage or advancing position.
Lau has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Salac thows a big elbow that misses.
Lau trying to keep a closed guard but Salac is proving a slippery customer.
Salac pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lau is keeping the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lau is pulling down on Salac's head. It's preventing any offense from Salac, at least for the moment.

Despite being in the dominant position, Dan Lau just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lau tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Salac was well out of range. Poor timing from Lau.
Salac looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lau throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Salac shoots in for a double leg but Lau sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Salac tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
JL Salac is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

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.
A right-left combo lands from Lau.
Lau throws a series of punches but Salac avoids them all with ease.
Lau bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Salac's head backwards.
Lau bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Salac looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Salac lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lau scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lau checks a leg kick.
Lau cracks Salac with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Salac fails with the takedown.
Lau lands a jab to Salac's midsection.
Salac dodges the punch combination from Lau.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Lau showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on JL Salac's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Lau lands a body shot.
Salac shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lau but Lau pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lau tries a head kick but it misses.
Dan Lau seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Salac tries to move into range but Lau moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Salac fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Salac shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lau sprawls well. Lau wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Salac gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for JL Salac. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lau digs a good hook to Salac's body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lau lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lau throws a series of strikes that have Salac backpedaling.

Lau lands a left and a right that send Salac crashing to the mat, dazed. Lau thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Lau rushes Salac with punches - Salac moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Salac goes down! Lau follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dan Lau!

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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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Ashikan Judan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and TAKA Michinoku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michinoku comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Yamato Suite Pt. 4 kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! TAKA Michinoku will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Judan
vs
Michinoku

165 cm
18
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

178 cm
22
150 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

HGH Nutrients
5th Round

[JMFC AFN - Q156 REC/CARDIO $ 45!

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ashikan Judan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, TAKA Michinoku!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Michinoku scores with a jab. Judan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Michinoku throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Judan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Michinoku scores with a three punch combo!
Michinoku jabs Judan right on the nose. Judan blinks but takes it well.
Michinoku throws a hook to the side of Judan's head but Judan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Judan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Michinoku bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Judan's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Judan ducks under a wild hook from Michinoku.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Judan wants to clinch up but Michinoku keeps it at a distance.
Nice takedown defense from Michinoku. No joy for Judan on that attempt.
Judan takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Michinoku tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Judan was well out of range. Poor timing from Michinoku.
Michinoku leaves Judan with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Judan has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Michinoku finds it's way round the side to connect with Judan's head.
Michinoku scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

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.
Judan shoots in for a takedown but Michinoku shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ashikan Judan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Judan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Judan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Judan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Michinoku stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Michinoku wants it to stay on the feet.
TAKA Michinoku seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice shot lands for Michinoku.
Michinoku lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Judan at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Judan shoots for a double leg takedown but Michinoku sprawls well. He's pushed Judan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Michinoku lands a nice shot to the body.
Judan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Michinoku punishes Judan's body with a nice straight punch.
Michinoku cracks Judan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Michinoku throws a shot from downtown. Judan moves away and avoids it.
Michinoku looks to land a left hand but Judan moved out of range nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michinoku stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Michinoku wants it to stay on the feet.
Nice straight punches there by Michinoku. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Michinoku.
Michinoku stuffs the takedown.
Michinoku scores with a sloppy right hand. Judan should have avoided that one.
Michinoku digs a good body shot into Judan's ribs.
Judan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Michinoku's waist but Michinoku gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Judan off to one side.
Judan defending well as Michinoku loads up on a big left hand.
Michinoku is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round!Judan had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Judan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Michinoku.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

TAKA Michinoku dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Michinoku takes a swing at Judan's ribcage but misses.
Michinoku slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Michinoku takes a swing at Judan's ribcage but misses.
Michinoku changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Michinoku misses with a body shot.
Michinoku throws a body punch but Judan moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Michinoku misses with a two punch combination.
Michinoku lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Judan at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Michinoku bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Judan's head backwards.
Michinoku works Judan's body with a nice hook.
Judan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Michinoku.
Judan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Judan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Judan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Judan tries to clinch but Michinoku is having none of it.

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.
Nice cross by Michinoku.
Judan ducks under a wild hook from Michinoku.
Judan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Judan there as he acknowledges the shot.
Michinoku scores with a jab to the jaw.
Judan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Michinoku as he avoids it easily.
Nice cross by Michinoku.
Michinoku uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Judan has time to react.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Judan slips a jab from Michinoku.
Michinoku punishes Judan's body with a nice straight punch.
Michinoku connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A big left from Michinoku misses.
Judan slips a jab from Michinoku.
Nice body punch from Michinoku.
Michinoku misses with a straight left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Judan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Judan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Michinoku.
Judan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Michinoku missing with a left hand there. Judan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Michinoku jabs at Judan's body.
Michinoku has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Judan ducks under a wild hook from Michinoku.
The crowd cheers as Michinoku lands an impressive looking overhand right. Judan doesn't seem phased though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

TAKA Michinoku showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Judan shoots in but Michinoku avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Michinoku takes a swing at Judan's ribcage but misses.
Judan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Judan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Judan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Michinoku lands a jab to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Michinoku scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
TAKA Michinoku seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Michinoku throws an overhand right that lands on Judan's shoulder, as Judan tries to avoid the shot.
Michinoku punishes Judan's body with a nice straight punch.
Judan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Judan there as he acknowledges the shot.
Judan shoots for a double leg takedown but Michinoku sprawls well. He's pushed Judan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Michinoku. That snapped Judan's head back.
Judan moves forwards but Michinoku connects with a nice, crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michinoku throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Michinoku is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Judan shoots in looking for a takedown. Michinoku tries to sprawl out of it but Judan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Michinoku manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ashikan Judan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice defenses there by Judan.
Judan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Judan takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michinoku bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Michinoku throws a body punch but Judan moves out of range.
Michinoku lands with a cross.
Judan tries for a takedown but Michinoku sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
TAKA Michinoku is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Judan. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Judan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Michinoku is fending him off so far but Judan persists. Nope, Michinoku circles away and we're back to standing.
Judan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A punch lands to the side of Judan 's head but he takes it in his stride.

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.
Michinoku moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Michinoku cracks Judan with an open hand slap.
Michinoku connects with the punch.
Judan takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Michinoku lands with a nice combination. Judan backs away looking to recover.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Michinoku slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ashikan Judan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Judan looks for a takedown but Michinoku sprawls well.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... TAKA Michinoku!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
17%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Khen Aranico (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nyk Siuh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Siuh has chosen Samurai Storm as his entrance music. Khen Aranico had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Aranico
vs
Siuh

173 cm
19
149 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

180 cm
18
154 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good in bed

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Inexperienced

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Khen Aranico!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nyk Siuh!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shirou Masuda and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Siuh swats away the attempt to clinch by Aranico.

Aranico bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Aranico stands up.
Aranico throws a body kick that misses.
Siuh avoids the head kick by Aranico.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Aranico.
Siuh shoots and misses

and Aranico counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Siuh!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Siuh is looking to improve his position but Aranico isn't that keen on the idea.
A nice elbow there by Aranico.
Siuh tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Aranico is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Siuh can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Siuh can't escape the position.
Siuh slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Aranico has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Aranico looking to control but Siuh is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Siuh tries to hold on but Aranico pushes him away.
Siuh is trying to escape the mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aranico lands a nice shot to the head.
Siuh tries to hold on but Aranico postures up.
Aranico putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Aranico connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Siuh working to try and regain half guard.
Siuh sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
It looks like Aranico is going to stand back up.
Aranico looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

Siuh actively working from the bottom here.
Siuh looks gassed!
Siuh moves into full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

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

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Aranico gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Siuh dodges the punch combination from Aranico.

Aranico fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Siuh sprawls well initially but Aranico persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Aranico wants to stand up but Siuh is controlling the position.
Siuh is looking to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aranico wants to pass the guard but Siuh is defending well.
Siuh tries to get to full guard but Aranico has control of the leg.

Siuh actively working from the bottom here.
Aranico throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Aranico working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

Aranico is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Aranico waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Siuh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Some wild striking there from Aranico.

Aranico feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

Aranico is sitting in close to Siuh's body. Siuh has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Aranico is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Aranico is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Siuh.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Nyk Siuh!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ratto Macfedries (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luiz Palhares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Macfedries
vs
Palhares

193 cm
20
205 lbs
7 - 16 - 0

194 cm
21
214 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power

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 7 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ratto Macfedries!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Luiz Palhares!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Macfedries stuffs the takedown attempt from Palhares. Palhares gets slowly back to his feet.
Palhares shoots in and drives through. Macfedries sprawls well.
Palhares throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Macfedries's waist but Macfedries gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Palhares off to one side.
Ratto Macfedries has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luiz Palhares.
Palhares lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Palhares.

Macfedries lands a big head kick that sends Palhares tumbling to the mat! Macfedries takes a step backwards and waves Palhares back to his feet - he wants the finish!

It looks like Luiz Palhares has been cut.
Macfedries throws a sloppy head kick and Palhares moves out of range easily.

Palhares fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Macfedries sprawls well initially but Palhares persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Macfedries moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Macfedries working a defensive guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Palhares passes Macfedries's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Macfedries knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Palhares on the ground.
Macfedries trying to control here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Palhares is working for a kimura but Macfedries is defending it quite comfortably.
Palhares trying to control the action but Macfedries is working from the bottom.

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.
Palhares wants to pass the guard but Macfedries is defending well.
Macfedries tries to get to full guard but Palhares has control of the leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Macfedries tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Palhares paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Macfedries tries a head kick but it misses.
Palhares tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A slapping leg kick lands for Macfedries.
Palhares closes the distance and clinches up with Macfedries, looking for a takedown. Palhares pushes Macfedries against the ropes but Macfedries circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Macfedries stuffs the takedown attempt from Palhares. Palhares gets slowly back to his feet.
Palhares shoots in for a double leg but Macfedries sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palhares is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Macfedries tries a head kick but it misses.

Palhares bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Palhares wants to control but Macfedries is keeping him busy.
Macfedries managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Palhares.
Palhares wants to lay and pray for a moment but Macfedries keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ratto Macfedries dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Luiz Palhares's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Palhares throws an overhand right that lands on Macfedries's shoulder, as Macfedries tries to avoid the shot.
Palhares changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Macfedries tries to avoid it but Palhares manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Macfedries to the ground. Macfedries escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Macfedries throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Palhares shoots for a double leg takedown but Macfedries sprawls well. He's pushed Palhares's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Macfedries tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Macfedries circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Palhares drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Macfedries follows Palhares to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ratto Macfedries!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
76%

Main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Shinichi Yanagida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aruneru Hero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aruneru Hero has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Shinichi Yanagida's chin.

Yanagida
vs
Hero

175 cm
20
153 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

180 cm
22
152 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shinichi Yanagida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aruneru Hero!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Sosuke Kotani and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Yanagida shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Hero napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Hero striking from the bottom but nothing landed.

Yanagida wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Hero, who protects the arm well.
Hero tries to improve position but can't.

Yanagida is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hero has escaped the position, nice work there.
Hero tries to improve position but can't.

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

Yanagida tries for a kimura but Hero is defending well.

Yanagida has hold of Hero's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Hero seems comfortable defending it but Yanagida has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Hero is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Hero is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Yanagida couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Shinichi Yanagida!