JLF 22: Nog On Nog Violence PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jacen Fields (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ahmad Daud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fields has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Fields
vs
Daud

198 cm
21
275 lbs
11 - 10 - 0

185 cm
25
250 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
KO power

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Knockout power

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 11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jacen Fields!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ahmad Daud!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Taro Takaoka and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fields shoots in but Daud avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Fields is breathing heavily.
Fields swats away the attempt to clinch by Daud.

Daud looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Fields!
Daud can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Fields is looking to escape.
The referee warns Fields that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

Daud looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.

Daud looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Daud 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.

Daud with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Daud wants to control the pace but Fields is squirming around nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Daud swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ahmad Daud!

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B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
80%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Quentin John (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boy Blubber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

John
vs
Blubber

186 cm
19
242 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

190 cm
20
230 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Quentin John!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Boy Blubber!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yuuki Gou and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
John stuffs the takedown attempt from Blubber. Blubber gets slowly back to his feet.
Blubber fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
John misses with a jab, cross combination.

John throws a left that rocks Blubber and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! John dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Blubber regain composure!

Blubber is rocked!

It looks like Boy Blubber has been cut.
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!
John crunches a massive hammerfist down on Blubber - he's out! John Holds back on further strikes and jumps to his feet to celebrate with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Quentin John!

C
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C
B

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 Victor Gabriel Marcurius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and james walton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marcurius's entrance music is Burn in Hell by Twisted Sister. A fine choice. james walton has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Gabriel Marcurius
vs
walton

196 cm
21
240 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

200 cm
20
250 lbs
0 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Victor Gabriel Marcurius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, james walton!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Taro Takaoka and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
walton slips a jab and a cross from Marcurius.
walton tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Marcurius swivels and escapes.
walton fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
walton fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Victor Gabriel Marcurius has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of james walton.

walton gets caught flat footed, as Marcurius shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Marcurius scoring with some ground and pound.
walton looking to control but Marcurius passes into half guard.
Marcurius thows a huge punch but walton dodges it nicely.
Marcurius is trying to control the action in half guard but walton is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Marcurius is looking for a kimura here.
Marcurius tries to stand and escape but walton is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
walton is trying to maintain the position but Marcurius is very close to passing his half guard.

Marcurius is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so walton is just riding it out for now. Marcurius eventually gives up the hold.
walton is trying to get back to full guard.
Marcurius 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.

Marcurius is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
walton has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Marcurius is working away from the top position though.
walton is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Marcurius is keen to just control but walton is a slippery customer.

Marcurius seems to be working for a kimura but walton defends the submission attempt.

Marcurius decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
walton tries to clinch up but Marcurius circles away and keeps his distance.
Marcurius blocks a head kick by walton.
walton looks gassed!

Marcurius shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches walton napping and manages to drive through into side control!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Victor Gabriel Marcurius!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
42%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Forrest Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Silva
vs
Penn

184 cm
19
183 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

189 cm
22
174 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Enjoys gardening

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Forrest Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, George Penn!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Penn is fending him off so far but Silva persists. Nope, Penn circles away and we're back to standing.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Penn tries for a takedown but Silva circles away easily

and Silva decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Penn's guard.

Silva thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Silva is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Penn looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Silva drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Penn manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Silva has Penn in his guard.

Silva throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn scoring with punches to the head and body.

Silva is looking for a triangle but Penn pushes his legs off easily.

Silva throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Penn really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Silva. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Penn working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Silva working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Penn.

Silva is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Penn throwing strikes from guard but Silva blocks nicely.

Penn thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Penn throws a big right hand that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Penn accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Penn accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Silva utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Penn postures up in Silva's guard and throws a big left but Silva blocks it.
Penn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

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

Penn drives through with a takedown into guard.

Silva working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Penn doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Penn manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Penn throws a big right hand that misses.

Silva working for a triangle but Penn defends it easily.
Penn is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Silva throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn with a flurry of punches that miss.

Silva looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Penn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Silva looking for a guillotine here but Penn defends easily.
Penn is in close to Silva's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Silva working for a triangle but Penn defends it easily.

Silva has his foot on Penn's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Penn works his way back into a safe position though.
Penn controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Penn throws a big right hand that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Penn avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Forrest Silva!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
76%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dim Mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ran Sakamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sakamoto is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Wu tang tiger style. Ran Sakamoto is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Mir
vs
Sakamoto

190 cm
19
170 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

173 cm
23
170 lbs
6 - 9 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dim Mir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ran Sakamoto!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mir misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sakamoto shoots in for a takedown but Mir shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sakamoto shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mir sprawls well. Mir wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sakamoto gets slowly back to his feet.
Mir misses with a straight right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mir misses with a straight right.
Mir misses with a series of wild punches.

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.
Mir misses with a double jab.
Sakamoto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Sakamoto with that takedown attempt.
Dim Mir has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ran Sakamoto.
Mir throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

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.
Sakamoto fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mir.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sakamoto shoots for a double leg takedown but Mir sprawls well. He's pushed Sakamoto's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Nice defenses there by Sakamoto.
A big right from Mir misses.
Mir connects with a looping right hand.
Mir loads up on a big right hand but Sakamoto slips the punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakamoto fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Danga de danga de dang - Mir scores with a four punch combination!
Mir throws a sloppy head kick and Sakamoto moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mir misses with an uppercut. Sakamoto saw that one coming.
Mir misses with a body shot.
Sakamoto changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mir tries to avoid it but Sakamoto manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mir to the ground. Mir escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mir fails to land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from Mir.
Mir throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

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.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sakamoto is defended easily by Mir.
Dim Mir has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ran Sakamoto.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mir throws out a loose jab but Sakamoto uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dim Mir dominated that second round.
That's time! Mir's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Mir defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sakamoto.
Sakamoto shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mir sprawls well. Mir wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sakamoto gets slowly back to his feet.
A slow jab from Mir misses its intended target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Mir misses.
Sakamoto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mir.

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.
Sakamoto moves out of range of the strikes.
Mir scores with a nice head shot.
Mir really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Mir throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sakamoto sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mir is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mir pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mir wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mir lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mir throws the left hand but Sakamoto avoids the punch easily.
Mir throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mir throws a looping overhand right but Sakamoto ducks down to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dim Mir showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mir has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dim Mir!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
10%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Romero Calvacanti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Gracie (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!

Calvacanti
vs
Gracie

182 cm
23
182 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

191 cm
19
172 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

ADCC Champion
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Romero Calvacanti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryan Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Calvacanti - that will leave a mark!
Calvacanti displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gracie.
Gracie looks for a takedown but Calvacanti sprawls well.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Romero Calvacanti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Gracie.
Calvacanti throws a nice head kick!

It looks like Ryan Gracie has been cut.
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt.
Calvacanti plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Calvacanti displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gracie.
Gracie fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gracie is defended easily by Calvacanti.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie shoots for a takedown but Calvacanti saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gracie fails to land the takedown.
Gracie fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Calvacanti avoids it really well and circles away.
Gracie looks gassed!
Calvacanti thuds his shin into the meat of Gracie's side.
Calvacanti feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gracie's calf.
Gracie takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Calvacanti.
A slapping leg kick lands for Calvacanti.
Both fighters circling a little - Calvacanti finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Calvacanti plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Calvacanti as he avoids it easily.
Calvacanti scores with a spinning back kick!
Calvacanti connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Calvacanti lands with a kick to the ribs.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Calvacanti.
Calvacanti explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Calvacanti lands with a kick to the ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calvacanti lands a head kick. Gracie smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Ryan Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice sprawl there from Calvacanti as Gracie shoots in.
Gracie is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Calvacanti scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Calvacanti lands with a kick to the temple. Gracie shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Nice body punch from Calvacanti.
Calvacanti tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Calvacanti sprawls well. Calvacanti wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet.
Calvacanti stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Calvacanti wants it to stay on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calvacanti plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Calvacanti pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gracie looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Gracie is trying desperately to land a takedown but Calvacanti is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Gracie.
Calvacanti tries a head kick but it misses.
Calvacanti leaves Gracie with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Calvacanti displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gracie.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gracie takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Romero Calvacanti dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ryan Gracie's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Calvacanti keeps Gracie at a distance using the push kick.
Gracie is trying hard to land a takedown here. Calvacanti sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Gracie looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Calvacanti is fending him off so far but Gracie persists. Nope, Calvacanti circles away and we're back to standing.
A solid body kick from Calvacanti.
Calvacanti throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

Gracie closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Calvacanti is looking for a sweep. Gracie is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Gracie is looking for a kimura here.
Gracie trying to advance position but Calvacanti counters by regaining guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie distracts Calvacanti with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Gracie throws a big right hand that misses.

Gracie has gone for a leg lock! Calvacanti slips out almost immediately though and dives into Gracie's guard.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Calvacanti from controlling successfully.

That's two 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.
Gracie wants to sweep here but Calvacanti controlling him for the moment.
Calvacanti has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Calvacanti looking to sit in guard and control but Gracie gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gracie throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Calvacanti works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Calvacanti working a defensive guard here.

Gracie drops back, looking for a kneebar! Calvacanti looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Calvacanti looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Calvacanti!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to bench press Calvacanti off him but Calvacanti keeps the position.
Gracie looks to move to half guard but instead Calvacanti has passed into mount! Damn!
Calvacanti landing strikes from the mount and Gracie is in trouble!

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.
Gracie is in all sorts of trouble here.
Calvacanti tries to control but Gracie wriggling away.
Calvacanti is really struggling to control Gracie but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gracie keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Romero Calvacanti dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ryan Gracie's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Calvacanti lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Romero Calvacanti is winning the standup battle so far.
Calvacanti tries to land a front kick but Gracie steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gracie fails with the takedown.
Calvacanti ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gracie closes this distance looking for a takedown but Calvacanti circles away.
Calvacanti delivers a nice body kick.
Gracie has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Calvacanti.
Calvacanti lands a head kick!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Calvacanti lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Calvacanti tries a head kick but it misses.
Calvacanti throws a head kick but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Calvacanti as he avoids it easily.
Romero Calvacanti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Gracie.

Gracie shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Calvacanti manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Gracie looking to sit in guard and control but Calvacanti gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Calvacanti wanted to stand there but Gracie had control of the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gracie is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gracie lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Calvacanti!
Gracie takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
Calvacanti prevents Gracie from getting a body triangle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gracie looking to break Calvacanti's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Calvacanti remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Gracie will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!

Gracie looking for the RNC.
Gracie doesn't have the hooks in and Calvacanti manages to turn into his guard.
Gracie looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Calvacanti puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Gracie wants to control but Calvacanti is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calvacanti is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Calvacanti can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gracie is looking to escape.
Gracie is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

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 Romero Calvacanti.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Calvacanti, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:26
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:26
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Romero Calvacanti!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
61%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Timmy Tank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vince Cruise (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Tank
vs
Cruise

180 cm
20
180 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

183 cm
20
175 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Grappling Pro Gear

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Timmy Tank!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vince Cruise!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruise is looking to clinch but Tank is avoiding it.

Cruise closes the distance and pushes Tank back into the ropes.
Tank tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Cruise escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Cruise has closed the distance and engaged Tank in a clinch.

Cruise ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Cruise no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.

Cruise pushes Tank off and gets back to his feet.

Tank pushes Cruise up against the ropes in a clinch.
Cruise keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tank's efforts to push away.

Cruise drags the fight down to the ground.
Cruise has a closed guard, preventing Tank from standing up.

Cruise working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tank doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Cruise is tightening it up a little... Tank has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Tank reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Tank taps out! nice BJJ there by Cruise!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Vince Cruise!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
62%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jonny Weasley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick De La Rossa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De La Rossa has chosen DJ Khaled - Go Hard as his entrance music. Nick De La Rossa acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.

Weasley
vs
De La Rossa

160 cm
23
147 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

180 cm
20
144 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very confident

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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, Jonny Weasley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nick De La Rossa!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De La Rossa tries to clinch but Weasley is having none of it.
Weasley circles away from the clinch attempt.
Weasley swats away the attempt to clinch by De La Rossa.

De La Rossa darts in and clinches Weasley up against the ropes.
De La Rossa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Weasley's defenses.
Weasley wants a takedown but no success here.
De La Rossa trying to stall but Weasley improves his position.
Weasley wants a takedown.
De La Rossa lands an elbow just above Weasley 's eye.

It looks like Jonny Weasley has been cut.
De La Rossa pressing his opponent against the ropes.
De La Rossa trying to stall but Weasley improves his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De La Rossa displaying some good clinch control by pressing Weasley up against the ropes.
Weasley wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonny Weasley. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De La Rossa missing with knees to the body.
De La Rossa trying to control the position but instead, Weasley has worked for underhooks and has pushed De La Rossa into the ropes.
Weasley takes a knee to the side of the body.
Weasley goes for a takedown in the clinch but De La Rossa prevents it.
De La Rossa pushes off an throws an elbow but Weasley leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
De La Rossa gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Weasley.
Weasley avoiding damage as De La Rossa throws knees to the body.
Weasley takes a knee right on the jaw!
Weasley blocks a body shot from De La Rossa.
De La Rossa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Weasley has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
De La Rossa unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
De La Rossa is pressed up against the ropes. Weasley has hold of a leg and is looking to drag De La Rossa down to the mat. De La Rossa avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
De La Rossa fails with an attempt to clinch.
De La Rossa is looking to clinch.

Weasley decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Weasley is thwarting De La Rossa's attempts to control the position.

Weasley is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and De La Rossa defends it well.
Weasley is taking a breather. De La Rossa says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weasley has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
De La Rossa trying to control but Weasley postures up.
De La Rossa controlling the position for now.
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.
Weasley looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
De La Rossa wants to get back to full guard.
Weasley trying to control from half guard but De La Rossa is working away.

Weasley is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, De La Rossa has managed to free his arm - good work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Weasley is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. De La Rossa doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Weasley.
De La Rossa is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
De La Rossa is trying to get back to full guard.
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.
De La Rossa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Nick De La Rossa will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jonny Weasley's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Weasley looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
De La Rossa keeping moving, preventing Weasley from controlling successfully.
Weasley trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Weasley trying to control but De La Rossa is working from the bottom.
Weasley might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Weasley thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
De La Rossa being controlled here, momentarily.
De La Rossa not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De La Rossa keeping moving, preventing Weasley from controlling successfully.
Weasley passes into half guard.

Weasley is looking for a kimura here.
Weasley stalling away here and it's allowed De La Rossa to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Weasley trying to control the position from guard on top but De La Rossa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
De La Rossa pulls Weasley in close to prevent any damage.
De La Rossa keeping moving, preventing Weasley from controlling successfully.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as De La Rossa holds on and takes a little breather.
Weasley controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
De La Rossa is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Weasley trying to control but De La Rossa is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Jonny Weasley just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Weasley circles away from the clinch attempt.

Weasley looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
De La Rossa is not content to let Weasley control the position.
Weasley is looking to advance position but De La Rossa won't allow it.
De La Rossa is not content to let Weasley control the position.
De La Rossa is pressing down on Weasley's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De La Rossa is trying to keep Weasley in close.
Weasley content to stall in guard here.
Weasley wants to control from the top but De La Rossa keeps moving.
Weasley stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. De La Rossa swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
De La Rossa working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Weasley.
Weasley postures up in De La Rossa's guard and throws a big left but De La Rossa blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jonny Weasley dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jonny Weasley's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

De La Rossa is looking to clinch.

Weasley fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with De La Rossa, pushing him back against the ropes.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
De La Rossa throws an elbow that misses.
A knee to the head by De La Rossa.
De La Rossa is trying to stall.
Weasley blocking some punches.
De La Rossa lands a damaging elbow.
De La Rossa taking a breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De La Rossa has a couple of punches blocked by Weasley.
Weasley has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. De La Rossa is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

Weasley works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.

Weasley drops back looking for a leg! De La Rossa is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and De La Rossa manages to kick Weasley off! Weasley jumps back into De La Rossa's guard.
De La Rossa keeping moving, preventing Weasley from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Weasley is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because De La Rossa is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Weasley trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's two 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.
Weasley trying to control the position from guard on top but De La Rossa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Weasley throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Weasley shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Weasley thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
De La Rossa is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Weasley slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weasley wants to pass the guard but De La Rossa is keeping the position.
De La Rossa working a defensive guard here.

Weasley drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Weasley jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

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.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
De La Rossa clinches but Weasley breaks the clinch

and Weasley counters by moving into the clinch.
De La Rossa tries a knee to the head but Weasley blocks it.
Weasley managing to block the knees to the body from De La Rossa.
De La Rossa is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
De La Rossa tries to land a knee to the head but Weasley blocks with his arms.
De La Rossa with a knee to the head.
De La Rossa tries to land a knee to the head but Weasley blocks with his arms.
De La Rossa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Weasley blocks an elbow strike.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nice elbow from De La Rossa.
De La Rossa scores a nice knee to the body.
De La Rossa stops a takedown attempt from Weasley.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Weasley as De La Rossa tries to tie him up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jonny Weasley showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Weasley has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

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

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonny Weasley!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
18%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaz Hoyt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Johnson
vs
Hoyt

225 cm
20
270 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

198 cm
24
260 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Defiance

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jaz Hoyt!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yuuki Gou and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Johnson misses with an uppercut.
Hoyt throws a right and a left that both miss.
Johnson throws a combination that misses

and Hoyt counters with a crisp one two that drops Johnson! Hoyt thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Johnson to his feet! Johnson is in big trouble!
Johnson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hoyt.
A telegraphed right hand from Johnson misses the target.
Johnson throws a hook to the side of Hoyt's head but Hoyt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fighters circling - Johnson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hoyt looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
A big left from Johnson misses.
John Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson looks to land a combination but Hoyt avoids it well.
Johnson misses with a body punch
and Hoyt counters with a nice uppercut.

Johnson is rocked!
Hoyt sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Johnson's defenses. It connects perfectly with Johnson's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jaz Hoyt!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Antonio Nogueira's chin.

Rodrigo Nogueira
vs
Nogueira

225 cm
24
276 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

191 cm
22
235 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Experienced

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Antonio Nogueira!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Sano and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Nice combo by Rodrigo Nogueira! Oh, that's hurt him - Nogueira falls to the canvas and Rodrigo Nogueira follows him into side control.

Nogueira is rocked!

It looks like Antonio Nogueira has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Rodrigo Nogueira is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Nogueira is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Nogueira is still in real trouble! Can Rodrigo Nogueira finish him?

Rodrigo Nogueira is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Nogueira is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Rodrigo Nogueira cracks Nogueira with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Rodrigo Nogueira immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Nogueira is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Rodrigo Nogueira!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira!
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira retains his heavyweight title!