RS 93 - Backwoods PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jenji Ueda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saku Thirtynine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ueda's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Requiem for a Dream. Thirtynine is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Speed 2 Remix by Tetsuya Komura . 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?

Ueda
vs
Thirtynine

172 cm
28
161 lbs
10 - 5 - 1

178 cm
29
169 lbs
9 - 11 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Jenji Ueda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Saku Thirtynine!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ueda keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ueda lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thirtynine circles away quickly and effectively.

Thirtynine gets tackled into the cage by Ueda. Ueda maintains the clinch.

Thirtynine is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Ueda can't fight it off and eventually Thirtynine manages to take the fight to the floor. Ueda looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thirtynine trying to control but Ueda is working from the bottom.
Thirtynine looking to sit in guard and control but Ueda gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ueda stopping the sweep attempt from Thirtynine.
Ueda is stalling in the full guard.
Thirtynine wants to sweep but no luck.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Thirtynine working for a triangle but Ueda defends it easily.
Ueda has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Ueda lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Thirtynine keeping moving, preventing Ueda from controlling successfully.

Ueda got a little sloppy there for a moment and Thirtynine has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ueda has managed to get both his arms back between Thirtynine's legs - danger averted.
Ueda wants to control from the top but Thirtynine keeps moving.
Ueda stopping the sweep attempt from Thirtynine.
Ueda postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ueda works over Thirtynine with some ground and pound from guard.
Ueda wants to pass the guard but Thirtynine is keeping the position.
Ueda preventing the sweep.
Thirtynine keeping moving, preventing Ueda from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thirtynine wants to sweep here but Ueda controlling him for the moment.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ueda wants to control from the top but Thirtynine keeps moving.
Ueda lands a couple of elbows.
Thirtynine keeping moving, preventing Ueda from controlling successfully.
Ueda won't allow Thirtynine to sweep him here.
Ueda trying to control the position from guard on top but Thirtynine is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ueda looking to pass the guard.
Thirtynine not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ueda landing some decent shots from guard.
Ueda wants to control from the top but Thirtynine keeps moving.

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.
Ueda wants to pass the guard but Thirtynine is keeping the position.
Thirtynine trying to keep a closed guard but Ueda is proving a slippery customer.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ueda swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Thirtynine with a poor takedown

and Ueda counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Thirtynine!
Ueda scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Thirtynine?
Ueda putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
You get the feeling that Thirtynine really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Thirtynine sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Ueda lands strikes from half guard.
Ueda knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Thirtynine on the ground.
Thirtynine is trying to control but can't.
Ueda is trying to control the action in half guard but Thirtynine is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ueda lands an elbow just above Thirtynine 's eye.
Thirtynine drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ueda pulls his leg out and moves away.
Thirtynine has his takedown stuffed
and Ueda counters with a big head kick but Thirtynine shrugs it off.
A slapping body kick lands there for Ueda.

Ueda moves into the clinch.
Thirtynine is working for takedown but Ueda is calmly controlling the position for now.
Jenji Ueda has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Saku Thirtynine.
Ueda unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ueda throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ueda is looking to control Thirtynine's arms but Thirtynine gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ueda has his back to the cage.
Ueda creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Thirtynine's defenses.

Ueda has Thirtynine pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Ueda pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Thirtynine tumbling to the mat - Ueda dives into Thirtynine's guard.
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!
Thirtynine keeping full guard, as Ueda tries to pass.
Thirtynine is breathing heavily.
Ueda distracts Thirtynine with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ueda in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thirtynine can't keep his opponent in guard - Ueda advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Ueda prevents Thirtynine from improving his position.

Thirtynine looking for submissions off his back.
Thirtynine is not content to let Ueda control the position.
Thirtynine wants to get back to his feet.
Thirtynine tries to roll over but Ueda keeps him under control.
Ueda uses his free foot to push down on Thirtynine's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Thirtynine.
Ueda raining down shots from the mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ueda in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Thirtynine is desperately trying to improve his position but Ueda has a good base and remains in mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Ueda cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Ueda trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Thirtynine wants to control but Ueda is having none of it.
Ueda trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Thirtynine takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Ueda looking to control but Thirtynine is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Thirtynine is working to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ueda wants to control the pace but Thirtynine is squirming around nicely.
Thirtynine is trying to escape the mount.
Ueda looking to control and managing it successfully.
Ueda trying to control but he's not successful this time.
A nice elbow there by Ueda.
Jenji Ueda overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Thirtynine is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Ueda prevents Thirtynine from getting the reversal.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ueda trying to control but Thirtynine is having none of it.
Ueda postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Thirtynine looks a forlorn figure.
Ueda looking to control but Thirtynine is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
A nice elbow there by Ueda.
Thirtynine working to try and regain half guard.
Ueda looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ueda fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Thirtynine sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Ueda thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Thirtynine's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Ueda is looking to slow Thirtynine down with leg kicks.
Ueda tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thirtynine was well out of range. Poor timing from Ueda.
Ueda tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thirtynine swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Thirtynine looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

Thirtynine is trying to work for a kimura but Ueda is defending well.
Ueda trying to control here.

Thirtynine is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Thirtynine is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Thirtynine takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thirtynine is looking to take a break and control but Ueda is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ueda is looking to escape.
Thirtynine controlling the action here.

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

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.
Ueda wants to get back to full guard.
Thirtynine wants to pass to mount but Ueda is defending the position.
Ueda is staying active underneath Thirtynine, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Thirtynine is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ueda trying to control but Thirtynine postures up.
Ueda is looking to improve his position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Thirtynine takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ueda doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Thirtynine counters with a nice double leg into side control. Ueda won't be happy with that.
Thirtynine throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Thirtynine throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Thirtynine is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Thirtynine looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Jenji Ueda is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Thirtynine wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ueda keeps working.

Thirtynine looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Saku Thirtynine has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
You can see the frustration on Ueda's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Saku Thirtynine comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ueda 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jenji Ueda!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
53%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mauro Mateus dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yu Pu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mauro Mateus dos Santos had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 136.7lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Mateus dos Santos
vs
Pu

170 cm
29
145 lbs
10 - 5 - 1

165 cm
29
140 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
KO power

Decent wrestler
Great elbows
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Mauro Mateus dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yu Pu!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Pu gets a clinch.
Pu scores with a knee to the head.
dos Santos trying to land knees to the body.
dos Santos tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pu avoids it.
dos Santos throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Pu working dos Santos over with knees to the body.
Pu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
dos Santos with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
dos Santos tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pu.
Pu connects with a knee to the head.
dos Santos takes an elbow to the temple.
Pu with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

dos Santos is rocked!
dos Santos unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pu lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Pu trying to land knees to the body.
Pu throws an elbow but it misses.
Pu lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Pu blocks an elbow strike.
Pu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pu throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Pu looking to throw knees to the head but dos Santos is blocking nicely.
dos Santos trying to land knees to the body.
Pu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and dos Santos avoids it.
Pu with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
dos Santos working Pu over with knees to the body.
dos Santos is breathing heavily.
dos Santos throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Pu landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Pu tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pu comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Pu blocks an elbow strike.
Pu avoiding damage as dos Santos throws knees to the body.
Pu throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pu scores with a knee to the head.
dos Santos with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
dos Santos tries to land knees in the clinch but Pu avoids the damage to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, dos Santos throws an elbow but misses.
Pu lands a nice elbow.
Pu lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Pu landing some nice looking knees to the body.
dos Santos pushes off an throws an elbow but Pu leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Pu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pu missing with knees to the body.
Pu lands an elbow inside that dos Santos shrugs off.
dos Santos tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pu avoids it.
Pu managing to block the knees to the body from dos Santos.
Pu working dos Santos over with knees to the body.
Pu misses with an elbow over the top.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Pu obliges.
Pu is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Pu looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pu throws an elbow but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pu lands an elbow that stopped dos Santos in his tracks for a moment.
dos Santos with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pu creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through dos Santos's defenses.
Pu trying to land knees to the body.
Pu lands an elbow inside that dos Santos shrugs off.
Nice elbow from Pu.
dos Santos throws an elbow but it misses.
Pu lands a knee to the body.
dos Santos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Pu.
Pu throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Pu lands a nice knee to the body.
Pu lands a knee to the body.
Pu tries to land a knee to the head but dos Santos blocks with his arms.
Pu scores with a knee to the head.
dos Santos avoids the elbow strike from Pu, against the cage.
Pu with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pu putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has dos Santos in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Pu crunches a lovely knee into dos Santos's ribcage.
Pu unloads a knee to the mid-section. dos Santos lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pu just misses with a elbow thrown towards dos Santos's brow.
Pu working dos Santos over with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pu misses with an elbow over the top.
dos Santos throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pu blocks it with crossed arms.
Pu lands a nice elbow.
Pu lands an elbow that stopped dos Santos in his tracks for a moment.
dos Santos tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pu avoids it.
Pu misses with an elbow strike.
Pu misses with an elbow over the top.
Pu lands an elbow inside.
Pu lands a nice knee to the body.
dos Santos avoiding damage as Pu throws knees to the body.
Pu looking to throw knees to the head but dos Santos is blocking nicely.
Pu lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
dos Santos managing to block the knees to the body from Pu.
Pu lands an elbow inside.
dos Santos throws an elbow but it's blocked.
dos Santos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pu lands an elbow inside.
dos Santos misses with a knee to the head.
Pu misses with a knee strike.
dos Santos takes an elbow to the forehead.
Pu looking to throw knees to the head but dos Santos is blocking nicely.

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.
dos Santos blocks the elbow strike.
Pu throws an elbow that misses.
dos Santos landing knees to the body.
Pu landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Pu lands a nice elbow.
Pu comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
dos Santos blocks an elbow strike.
Pu misses with an elbow over the top.
dos Santos lands an elbow inside.
dos Santos tries to land knees in the clinch but Pu avoids the damage to the body.
Pu dodges an elbow strike from dos Santos.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
dos Santos lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Pu throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but dos Santos blocks it with crossed arms.
dos Santos blocks an elbow strike from Pu.
dos Santos lands an elbow just above Pu 's eye.
Pu lands a nice knee to the body.
Pu lands a knee to the body.
Pu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from dos Santos.
Pu lands a nice knee to the body.
Pu pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
dos Santos lands a nice elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yu Pu dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Pu gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pu throws an elbow but misses.
Pu pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
dos Santos avoids the elbow strike from Pu, against the cage.
dos Santos takes an elbow to the temple.
dos Santos misses with an elbow over the top.
dos Santos avoiding damage as Pu throws knees to the body.
Pu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
dos Santos throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Pu pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Pu is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
dos Santos tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pu avoids it.
Pu lands an elbow inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pu just misses with a elbow thrown towards dos Santos's brow.
Pu lands a damaging elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
dos Santos blocks an elbow strike.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pu is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
dos Santos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Pu obliges.
Pu creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through dos Santos's defenses.
Pu throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but dos Santos blocks it with crossed arms.
Pu unloads a knee to the mid-section. dos Santos lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pu trying to land knees to the body.
Pu landing knees to the body.
Pu misses with a knee strike.
dos Santos misses with a knee to the head.
Pu throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pu gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Pu tries to land a knee to the head but dos Santos blocks with his arms.
Pu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from dos Santos.
Pu throws an elbow but it misses.
Pu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. dos Santos is defending well for now.
dos Santos tries to land knees in the clinch but Pu avoids the damage to the body.
dos Santos takes an elbow to the forehead.
Pu throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but dos Santos blocks it with crossed arms.
Pu looks to throw an elbow but misses.
dos Santos tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pu looking to throw knees to the head but dos Santos is blocking nicely.
dos Santos scores with a knee to the head.
dos Santos throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pu misses with a knee to the head.
Pu misses with a knee strike.
dos Santos avoids the elbow strike from Pu, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pu lands an elbow that stopped dos Santos in his tracks for a moment.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Pu in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Pu throws an elbow that misses.
dos Santos missing with knees to the body.
dos Santos blocks an elbow strike.
Pu throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Pu throws a knee to the head but misses.
dos Santos tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pu avoids it.
dos Santos dodges an elbow strike from Pu.
dos Santos takes an elbow to the temple.
dos Santos avoids the elbow strike from Pu, against the cage.
dos Santos tries to land a knee to the head but Pu blocks with his arms.
Pu throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Pu with a knee to the head.
Pu pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
dos Santos lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Pu lands an elbow inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pu.
dos Santos lands a nice elbow.
dos Santos dodges an elbow strike from Pu.
dos Santos missing with knees to the body.
dos Santos dodges an elbow strike from Pu.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Pu.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pu just misses with a elbow thrown towards dos Santos's brow.
Pu is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Pu avoiding damage as dos Santos throws knees to the body.
Pu landing knees to the body.
Pu looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Pu creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through dos Santos's defenses.
Pu lands an elbow inside that dos Santos shrugs off.
Pu crunches a lovely knee into dos Santos's ribcage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pu just misses with a elbow thrown towards dos Santos's brow.
dos Santos pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Pu utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Pu misses with a knee strike.
dos Santos lands an elbow just above Pu 's eye.
Pu with an attempt at a knee that misses.
dos Santos tries to land knees in the clinch but Pu avoids the damage to the body.
Pu lands an elbow that stopped dos Santos in his tracks for a moment.
Pu throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Pu tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

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.
Knees to the body from dos Santos.
dos Santos lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Pu lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
dos Santos is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
dos Santos avoiding damage as Pu throws knees to the body.
Yu Pu seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Knees to the body from Pu.
dos Santos landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Pu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pu looks to throw an elbow but misses.
dos Santos missing with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Pu.
Pu pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
dos Santos takes a knee right on the jaw!
Pu tries a knee to the head but dos Santos blocks it.
dos Santos throws an elbow but it misses.
dos Santos managing to block the knees to the body from Pu.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pu blocks an elbow strike from dos Santos.
Pu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
dos Santos missing with knees to the body.
Pu is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Pu connects with a nasty looking knee right to dos Santos's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yu Pu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Pu closes the distance and clinches.
Pu looking to throw knees to the head but dos Santos is blocking nicely.
dos Santos tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pu avoids it.
dos Santos blocks the elbow strike.
dos Santos managing to block the knees to the body from Pu.
dos Santos misses with a knee strike.
dos Santos throws an elbow but it's blocked.
dos Santos throws a knee to the head but misses.
dos Santos with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pu lands a nice elbow.
Pu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. dos Santos is defending well for now.
Pu landing some nice looking knees to the body.
dos Santos blocks an elbow strike.
Pu lands a damaging elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
dos Santos throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Pu comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
dos Santos tries to land knees in the clinch but Pu avoids the damage to the body.
Pu landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pu.
Pu pushes off an throws an elbow but dos Santos leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
dos Santos avoiding damage as Pu throws knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pu dodges an elbow strike from dos Santos.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, dos Santos just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pu's brow.
Pu unloads a knee to the mid-section. dos Santos lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
dos Santos avoiding damage as Pu throws knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pu just misses with a elbow thrown towards dos Santos's brow.
Pu pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
dos Santos looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Pu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. dos Santos is defending well for now.
Pu lands a nice elbow.
Pu lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
dos Santos looking to throw knees to the head but Pu is blocking nicely.
Pu lands an elbow inside.
Pu scores a nice knee to the body.
dos Santos takes an elbow to the forehead.
Pu putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has dos Santos in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Pu looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Pu lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Pu lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Pu creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through dos Santos's defenses.
Pu misses with a knee to the head.
Pu takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mauro Mateus dos Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
dos Santos blocks an elbow strike from Pu.
dos Santos comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Pu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pu throws an elbow but misses.
Pu working dos Santos over with knees to the body.
dos Santos with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Pu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and dos Santos avoids it.
dos Santos lands an elbow that stopped Pu in his tracks for a moment.
Pu lands an elbow inside that dos Santos shrugs off.
Pu throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
dos Santos tries a knee to the head but Pu blocks it.
dos Santos blocks the elbow strike.
Pu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. dos Santos is defending well for now.
dos Santos lands a knee to the head.
Pu lands an elbow that stopped dos Santos in his tracks for a moment.
Pu avoiding damage as dos Santos throws knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pu throws an elbow but misses.
Pu throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Pu lands an elbow that stopped dos Santos in his tracks for a moment.
Pu tries to land knees in the clinch but dos Santos avoids the damage to the body.
Pu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from dos Santos.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos connects with a knee to the head.
dos Santos dodges an elbow strike from Pu.
With the fighters up against the cage, dos Santos throws an elbow but misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Pu obliges.
Pu misses with an elbow over the top.
Pu throws an elbow but it misses.
dos Santos dodges an elbow strike from Pu.
dos Santos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
dos Santos avoids a wild elbow strike from Pu.
Pu takes an elbow to the forehead.
Pu on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
dos Santos takes a knee to the side of the body.
dos Santos trying to land knees to the body.
Pu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but dos Santos has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
dos Santos blocks an elbow strike from Pu.
Pu utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Pu managing to block the knees to the body from dos Santos.
Pu creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Pu throws an elbow that misses.
Pu pushes off an throws an elbow but dos Santos leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

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.
Pu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from dos Santos.
Pu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and dos Santos avoids it.
Knees to the body from dos Santos.
dos Santos tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pu avoids it.
Pu throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Pu creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Pu comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Pu throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but dos Santos blocks it with crossed arms.
dos Santos comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
dos Santos tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pu lands a nice elbow.
Pu avoiding damage as dos Santos throws knees to the body.
Pu is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
dos Santos dodges an elbow strike from Pu.
Knees in the clinch landing for dos Santos.
Pu lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
dos Santos utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pu throws an elbow but it misses.
Pu creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through dos Santos's defenses.
dos Santos avoids the elbow strike from Pu, against the cage.
Yu Pu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pu lands an elbow that stopped dos Santos in his tracks for a moment.
Pu throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yu Pu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pu 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yu Pu!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
38%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kostya Tszyu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paco Taco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tszyu's entrance music is NH. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Taco's choice of entrance music: Angel Doze - Clack Clack. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Tszyu
vs
Taco

178 cm
30
163 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

178 cm
24
168 lbs
9 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kostya Tszyu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Paco Taco!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Hirohito Nitta and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Taco misses
enabling Tszyu to counter with a crisp jab.
Taco misses with a body shot
and Tszyu counters with a two punch combo.
Taco slips under a jab.
Taco misses with a left hand
and Tszyu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Taco tries to score with a low kick but Tszyu moves his leg out of the way.
Taco misses with an uppercut
and Tszyu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Taco is rocked!
Taco misses with a hook

and Tszyu counters with a nice right hand that sends Taco toppling to the canvas! Taco scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Tszyu finish him?!
Taco is still on wobbly legs! Can Tszyu finish him?
Paco Taco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Tszyu rushes Taco and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A frustrated look appears on Tszyu's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Tszyu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Some wild striking there from Tszyu.
Taco throws a lazy head kick
and Tszyu scores with a counter punch that sends Taco to the canvas! Tszyu smells blood - he's punishing Taco with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Taco has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kostya Tszyu!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
75%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Connor Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hiapo Okina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kelly comes into the arena with (When) Your Middle Name Is Danger blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kelly
vs
Okina

183 cm
24
145 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

170 cm
30
147 lbs
7 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

SPARTA FIGHTWARE-GTI
SPARTA FIGHTWARE-GTI

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Connor Kelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiapo Okina!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Okina throws a lazy uppercut
and Kelly counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kelly avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Okina closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Kelly's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kelly is on top in guard.
Okina tries to strike from the bottom.
Okina has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Kelly gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Okina tries to clinch there but Kelly circles away.
Okina moves out of range as Kelly strikes.
Okina takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Okina misses with a right hand
and Kelly counters with a straight right hand.
Okina tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kelly counters with a straight right hand.
Kelly bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Okina's head.
Okina misses with a lunging right hand
and Kelly counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kelly looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Okina misses with a takedown attempt

and Kelly counters by clinching up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kelly digs a right hand underneath Okina's ribcage. Okina let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Okina drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Okina is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Connor Kelly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hiapo Okina.
Kelly is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Okina is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kelly stalling.
Kelly looking to stall.
Okina is working for takedown but Kelly is calmly controlling the position for now.
Okina looks gassed!
Okina drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kelly gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Okina letting Kelly take a breather here.
Kelly is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kelly working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kelly holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Connor Kelly.
Kelly shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Okina eats them both and turns towards Kelly to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Okina changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kelly tries to avoid it but Okina manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kelly to the ground. Kelly escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Okina misses with a lunging right hand
and Kelly counters with a stiff right hand.
Kelly scores with a nice right hand.
Okina wants to clinch but Kelly slips to the side
and Kelly counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Okina throws an off balance right hand
and Kelly counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Okina thinking.
Kelly really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Nice shot lands for Kelly.
Kelly lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kelly.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kelly cracks Okina with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Okina cracks Kelly with a good jab.
Okina misses with a takedown attempt - Kelly sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kelly dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Kelly has Okina up against the cage in a clinch.
Kelly pressing his opponent against the cage.
Kelly softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okina drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kelly pulls his leg out and moves away.
Okina walks into a stiff left hand from Kelly.
Okina fails in his attempt to clinch.

Kelly clinches with his opponent.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kelly.
Kelly throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kelly lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Okina backwards.
Kelly lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kelly just leaning against Okina, taking a breather.
Kelly is trying to stall.
A short right from Kelly.
Kelly stalling against the cage.
Okina has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kelly avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kelly is leaning against Okina and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short body shot lands from Kelly as the two fighters clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Kelly.
The referee calls for Kelly to work.
Kelly lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kelly lands a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Kelly.
A hook to the body from Kelly.
The referee calls for Kelly to work.
Kelly gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Okina.
Kelly avoiding damage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Connor Kelly.

Kelly instigates a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kelly works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nice body punch from Kelly - that landed with a thud.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kelly creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kelly scores with a shoulder strike.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kelly - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kelly is leaning against Okina and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kelly gets underhooks to prevent Okina's takedown attempt.
Kelly lands a hook that snaps the head of Okina backwards.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kelly lands a body punch in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Kelly.
Okina is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kelly pulls him back up using the underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Kelly lands a really nice looking cross but Okina seems unphased.
Kelly takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Okina tries to clinch up
and Kelly counters with a nice uppercut.
Kelly cracks Okina with a good jab.
Kelly throws a poor cross that misses

and Okina counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Okina drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kelly gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A hook to the body from Kelly.
Kelly has Okina pressed against the cage.
Okina is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kelly gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Kelly is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Okina is working for takedown but Kelly is calmly controlling the position for now.
Connor Kelly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hiapo Okina.
Kelly slowing the pace effectively.
Kelly lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Okina is breathing heavily.
Kelly lands a nice shot to the body.
Kelly stalls.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Okina tries for a takedown but Kelly manages to get underhooks.
Kelly is stalling here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Connor Kelly.
Kelly lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Okina tries to clinch but Kelly is having none of it.
Okina throws an off balance right hand
and Okina takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Okina checks a leg kick nicely.
Kelly pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kelly scores with a hook.
Okina misses with a right hand

and Kelly counters by moving into the clinch.
Kelly holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Okina drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kelly gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Okina.
Kelly pushes Okina back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly is leaning against Okina and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kelly works on Okina's body with a couple of short punches.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kelly.
A left hand lands to the body for Kelly.
A right hand to the body from Kelly.
Kelly lands a nice shot to the body.
Okina being controlled against the cage.
Okina tries for a takedown but Kelly manages to get underhooks.
Kelly controlling the action here for a moment.
Kelly gets underhooks to prevent Okina's takedown attempt.
The referee calls for Kelly to work.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Kelly for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Connor Kelly.
Okina misses with an uppercut
and Kelly cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kelly's jab looks to have found its range, popping Okina under the eye.
Okina takes one on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly tries to move into range but Okina moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Okina misses with a left hand
and Kelly counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Kelly has closed the distance and engaged Okina in a clinch.
Okina goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kelly prevents it.
Okina is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kelly pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kelly lands a body shot in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Kelly.
Kelly lands a shot to the body.
Kelly lands with a short shot to the head.
Okina's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kelly wants to stall.
A left hand lands to the body for Kelly.
Kelly tries to stall but Okina uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kelly lands a shot to the body.
Kelly throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kelly lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Okina backwards.
Kelly taking a breather.
Kelly gets underhooks to prevent Okina's takedown attempt.
Kelly is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kelly.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly scores with a hook to the body.
Good body shot from Kelly.
A right hook to the body lands for Kelly.
Kelly lands with a left to the head.
Kelly lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Kelly.
Kelly lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Kelly.
A body shot lands from Kelly.
Kelly lands a body punch.
Kelly gets through Okina's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kelly scores with a shoulder strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Kelly scores with a nice short uppercut.
Good body shot from Kelly.
Okina goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kelly prevents it.
Kelly is looking to control Okina's arms but Okina gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kelly has his back to the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kelly works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kelly.
Okina has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kelly softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Connor Kelly has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short left from Kelly.
Kelly stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A hook to the body from Kelly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Connor Kelly dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Kelly fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kelly is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Okina misses with a lunging right hand
and Kelly cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Okina is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kelly sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kelly misses with a looping right.
Okina takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Okina throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Kelly to counter with a crisp jab.
Kelly jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Okina takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kelly moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Okina misses with a left hand
and Kelly counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Kelly gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kelly looking to stall.
Okina looking for a takedown.
A right handed body shot lands from Kelly.
Kelly is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Okina is keeping busy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kelly is stalling here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Connor Kelly.
Kelly scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A jab from Kelly misses.
Okina keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kelly.

Kelly closes the distance and clinches.
Kelly gets underhooks to prevent Okina's takedown attempt.
Connor Kelly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hiapo Okina.
Kelly lands a hook that snaps the head of Okina backwards.
Kelly lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Okina drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kelly pulls his leg out and moves away.

Kelly pushes Okina up against the cage in a clinch.
Kelly will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Okina up against the cage.
Okina changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kelly fights it off and pushes away nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Kelly.
Okina takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Okina slips a jab from Kelly.
Okina shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kelly cracks Okina with an open hand slap.
Okina fails with the takedown
enabling Kelly to counter with a crisp jab.
Kelly is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Kelly connects with a nice looking jab.
Okina circles away from the clinch attempt.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kelly, as that shot connected.
Okina drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okina tries to clinch up but Kelly circles away and keeps his distance.
Okina looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kelly is fending him off so far but Okina persists. Nope, Kelly circles away and we're back to standing.
Kelly connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kelly cracks a nice hook into Okina's ribs.
Kelly scores with a jab to the head.
Kelly clobbers Okina with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kelly throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Okina stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Okina stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kelly.
Kelly connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kelly throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Okina.
Connor Kelly is winning the standup battle so far.
Okina takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kelly lands a nice looking body shot.
Okina takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kelly dips to his left and cracks Okina with an uppercut!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kelly moves into range and clinches up with Okina.
Kelly wants to stall.
Kelly lands a left hand.
The referee calls for Kelly to work.
Kelly gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Okina goes for a takedown attempt but Kelly pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Hiapo Okina has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Okina bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kelly lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kelly throws an off balance right hand
and Okina counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Okina on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A decent looking cross lands there for Okina.
Kelly cracks Okina with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kelly with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kelly catches Okina with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

And that's the end of the fight!
Connor Kelly showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kelly 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:26
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:26
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Connor Kelly!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
70%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shina Aoyki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Massimiliano Tormento (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tormento has chosen "Cianuro" (Tormento ft Esa) as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Aoyki
vs
Tormento

180 cm
29
183 lbs
13 - 7 - 1

177 cm
24
180 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Powerful

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 13 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Shina Aoyki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Massimiliano Tormento!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid leg kick lands there for Tormento.

Aoyki changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Tormento looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Aoyki looks up at the clock and then as Tormento takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Aoyki smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Tormento wants to control but Aoyki postures up.
Aoyki working the ground and pound but Tormento is defending the strikes.
Tormento is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Aoyki has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Tormento is looking for a sweep.
Aoyki throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Aoyki trying to control the action but Tormento is working from the bottom.
Tormento takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Tormento is trying to improve his position.
Tormento holding on.
Aoyki trying to control the position but Tormento is working away.
Tormento is looking for a sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tormento is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Aoyki cracks Tormento with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Aoyki wants to control but Tormento is keeping him busy.
Aoyki working the ground and pound.
Tormento tries to buck Aoyki off but Aoyki is having none of it.
You can see the frustration on Tormento's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Tormento regains half guard.
Tormento is looking for a sweep. Aoyki is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Aoyki is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Aoyki 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.
Aoyki trying to control the action but Tormento is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Tormento manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Tormento looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Aoyki trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Aoyki postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Tormento controlling Aoyki's posture.
Tormento bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Aoyki's guard.
Aoyki lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Tormento!
Tormento really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Aoyki landing punches.
Aoyki working the ground and pound effectively.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tormento tries to reverse the position but Aoyki maintains control.
Aoyki in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Tormento keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Tormento tries to hold on but Aoyki pushes him away.

Aoyki wants to finish this one by submission but Tormento is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Aoyki.
Tormento is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aoyki landing shots from mount.
Tormento really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Tormento bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Tormento must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Tormento looks gassed!

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

Tormento got a little sloppy there for a moment and Aoyki has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Tormento has managed to get both his arms back between Aoyki's legs - danger averted.

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

Aoyki looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tormento working some strikes from top position.
Tormento throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Good leg kick by Tormento there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Aoyki tries for a takedown but Tormento circles away easily
and Tormento counters with a nice leg kick.
Aoyki misses with a takedown attempt
and Tormento counters with an inside leg kick.
Aoyki throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tormento.
Tormento tries to clinch but Aoyki is having none of it.
Tormento throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tormento connects with a nice looking jab.
Tormento scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tormento tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tormento wants to land a leg kick but Aoyki is out of range.
Tormento lands with a straight right. Aoyki didn't see that one coming.
A nice inside leg kick there by Aoyki. That's going to slow Tormento down.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tormento attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Aoyki throws a head kick that misses

and Tormento moves into the clinch.
Aoyki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Tormento - that landed with a thud.
A bit of stalling here from Tormento.
Aoyki blocks an uppercut.
Aoyki tries to throw a body punch but Tormento avoids it by throwing Aoyki back against the cage.
Tormento lands a right hand that snaps the head of Aoyki backwards.
Tormento misses with a knee strike.
Aoyki on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tormento dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Aoyki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Tormento scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Tormento fails to land.
Tormento working aggressively here.
Tormento lands a body shot in the clinch.
Aoyki taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Tormento is working Aoyki over against the cage.
Tormento trying to stall but Aoyki improves his position.
Aoyki working aggressively here.
Tormento is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tormento lands a shoulder strike.
Aoyki blocking some punches.

Aoyki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Aoyki throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tormento counters with an outside leg kick.
Aoyki throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Aoyki throws a leg kick
and Tormento counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Aoyki staying out of range there.
Tormento is looking to land body kicks.
Tormento lands with a nice body kick.
Aoyki takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Aoyki misses with a takedown
and Tormento counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shina Aoyki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A jab lands there for Tormento.
Aoyki throws a sloppy head kick
and Tormento counters with a nice leg kick.
Tormento fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tormento feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Aoyki's calf.
Tormento throws a low kick but Aoyki moves out of range easily.
Tormento scores with a nice head shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tormento.
Tormento throws a head kick that misses.
Tormento misses with a head kick.
Aoyki on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Tormento is looking to land body kicks.
Aoyki throws a head kick that misses.
Massimiliano Tormento is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tormento.
Tormento defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Aoyki.
Tormento connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tormento tries to close the distance and clinch up but Aoyki swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tormento throws a jab when Aoyki was well out of range.
Tormento scores with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tormento pushes Aoyki away with a front kick.
Shina Aoyki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tormento lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Aoyki circles away quickly and effectively.
Aoyki takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aoyki takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tormento throws a head kick that misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Tormento!
Tormento throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Tormento tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tormento misses with a looping right.
Massimiliano Tormento is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Aoyki takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tormento tries to clinch but Aoyki is having none of it.
Tormento pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Aoyki attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Aoyki doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Tormento counters with a thumping low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Massimiliano Tormento showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Tormento digs a good body shot into Aoyki's ribs.
Aoyki throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Aoyki misses with a hook
and Tormento counters with a right hand to the body.
Tormento connects with a solid leg kick.
Aoyki swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tormento thuds his shin into the meat of Aoyki's side.
Tormento throws a head kick that misses.
Tormento waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Aoyki.
Tormento throws a lazy head kick

and Aoyki counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Aoyki stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tormento swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Aoyki working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Aoyki stops Tormento from standing up.
Aoyki stopping the sweep attempt from Tormento.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Aoyki throws a big right hand that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tormento trying to control the position.
Aoyki trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tormento looking to control.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

Aoyki drops back looking for a leg! Tormento is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Tormento manages to kick Aoyki off! Aoyki jumps back into Tormento's guard.
Aoyki stopping the sweep attempt from Tormento.
Aoyki trying to control the position from guard on top but Tormento 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.
Tormento trying to control the position.
Tormento is pulling down on Aoyki's head to control his posture.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Massimiliano Tormento hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Tormento throws a front kick aimed at Aoyki's knee but Aoyki avoids it well.
Aoyki blocks a leg kick.
Tormento connects with a solid leg kick.
Aoyki throws a leg kick that is checked
and Tormento counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Tormento throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Aoyki throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tormento counters with a leg kick.
Tormento misses with a series of wild punches.
Tormento looks to land a combination but Aoyki avoids it well.
Tormento fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Aoyki is predictable there
and Tormento counters with an inside leg kick.
Aoyki takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Aoyki avoids the head kick by Tormento.
Aoyki misses the shot to the body.
Tormento bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice body kick there by Tormento.
Tormento stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Tormento throws a lazy right hand but Aoyki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Aoyki is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Aoyki blocks a head kick by Tormento.
Tormento throws a lazy right hand but Aoyki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A shot to the liver by Tormento. Beautiful body shot.
Aoyki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tormento avoids the head kick by Aoyki.
Tormento doesn't manage to clinch there - Aoyki circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tormento throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Aoyki throws a hook but Tormento avoids it easily.
Tormento throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tormento misses with a looping right.
Tormento throws a sloppy head kick
and Aoyki counters with a leg kick.
Aoyki fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Tormento avoids it really well and circles away.
A head kick by Aoyki misses
letting Tormento counter with a right hand.
Tormento tries to close the distance and clinch up but Aoyki swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tormento throws a low kick, looking for Aoyki's leg but Aoyki calmly moves out of range.
Tormento tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tormento on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Aoyki. Aoyki obviously looking to wear him down.
Aoyki moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Aoyki fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tormento checks it well.
Aoyki throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.

And that's the end of the fight!
Massimiliano Tormento comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tormento 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Massimiliano Tormento!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
84%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joe Jordan Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terry Krom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joe Jordan Jr is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Jordan Jr
vs
Krom

190 cm
23
180 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

180 cm
24
183 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

Dangerous GnP
World class boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joe Jordan Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Terry Krom!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Shimada and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jordan Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Krom manages to avoid it.
Krom swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jordan Jr swinging wildly here.
Jordan Jr thows a body shot but no joy.
A big left from Jordan Jr misses.
Krom throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jordan Jr misses with a lunging right hand
and Krom counters with a right hand to the body.
Krom throws a right hand that misses
and Jordan Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jordan Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Krom misses the jab.
Jordan Jr throws a predictable looking body shot
and Krom counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jordan Jr thinking.
Krom takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krom checks a low kick from Jordan Jr.
Krom misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jordan Jr counters with a nice body shot.
Krom swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Krom misses with an uppercut
and Jordan Jr counters with a nice body shot.
Jordan Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Krom moves away.
Krom misses with a body shot.
Jordan Jr misses with a low kick as Krom jumps back.
Krom scores with a hook to the body. Jordan Jr takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Krom just misses with a punch to the body.
A swing and a miss from Krom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Krom throws the left hand but Jordan Jr avoids the punch easily.
Krom blocks a jab.
Krom misses with a right hand
and Jordan Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Krom misses with a jab to the body
and Jordan Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Krom works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Krom takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Terry Krom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jordan Jr throws a head kick but Krom moves out of range.
Krom misses with a straight left.
Jordan Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Krom sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Krom rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jordan Jr counters with an outside leg kick.
Jordan Jr rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Krom counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krom misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jordan Jr.
Krom throws a combination that misses
and Jordan Jr counters with a nice leg kick.
Jordan Jr misses with a wild body shot.
A head kick from Jordan Jr lands but Krom takes it in his stride.
Jordan Jr throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Krom counters with a straight right hand.
Jordan Jr misses with a body shot.
A slapping body kick lands there for Jordan Jr.
Jordan Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jordan Jr misses with a leg kick
and Krom connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Krom blocks a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krom misses the shot to the body.
Jordan Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Krom moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Krom lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Krom smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jordan Jr.
Krom misses with a lunging right hand
and Jordan Jr counters with a straight right hand.
Jordan Jr thows a body shot but no joy.
Jordan Jr with a jab.
Jordan Jr moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Terry Krom will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Krom misses with a combination
and Jordan Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
Krom swings widly with a right hand
letting Jordan Jr counter with a right hand.
Krom swings away with a body shot that misses
and Jordan Jr makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jordan Jr lands a leg kick that knocks Krom off balance momentarily.
Jordan Jr stuns Krom with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jordan Jr is looking to slow Krom down with leg kicks.
Jordan Jr is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jordan Jr tries a head kick but it misses.
Jordan Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Krom with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Krom tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jordan Jr works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jordan Jr showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Krom.
A good leg kick by Jordan Jr.
Jordan Jr lands a leg kick that knocks Krom off balance momentarily.
Krom swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Jordan Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jordan Jr doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Krom tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jordan Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Krom.
Krom throws a right hand that misses
and Jordan Jr counters with a straight right hand.
Krom lands with a good body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jordan Jr on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jordan Jr misses with a body shot.
Nice shot by Krom.
Krom misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Krom lands a nice shot that snaps Jordan Jr's head back.
Krom cracks a nice hook into Jordan Jr's ribs.
Jordan Jr lands with a good body shot.
A slow jab from Jordan Jr misses its intended target.
Jordan Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jordan Jr's corner calls for a 1-2. Jordan Jr obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krom connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jordan Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
Jordan Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Krom blocks a leg kick.
Krom tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jordan Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Krom.
Jordan Jr misses with a shot to the body
and Krom counters with a nice body shot.
Krom throws a poor cross that misses
and Jordan Jr counters with a body kick that stops Krom in his tracks momentarily.
Krom loads up on a big right hand but Jordan Jr slips the punch.
Jordan Jr cracks Krom with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Krom throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jordan Jr counters with a left to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jordan Jr dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Krom. That did some damage!
Krom misses with a two punch combination.
Krom connects with a jab.
Krom throws a right hand that misses
and Jordan Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jordan Jr misses with a hook.
Krom throws a lazy uppercut
and Jordan Jr counters with a nice body shot.
Krom swings away with a body shot that misses
and Jordan Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice cross by Jordan Jr.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Krom throws a lazy uppercut
and Jordan Jr counters with a low kick, right behind Krom 's knee.
Krom throws a poor cross that misses
and Jordan Jr counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Jordan Jr dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Jordan Jr looks to throw a body kick
letting Krom counter with a right hand.
Jordan Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Jordan Jr is looking to score with low kicks.
Krom ducks right into an uppercut from Jordan Jr.
Jordan Jr misses with a body shot.
Krom ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jordan Jr moves away.
Krom scores with a hook to the body. Jordan Jr takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krom throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jordan Jr makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Krom keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Joe Jordan Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
A combination from Krom does no damage.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Krom checks a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jordan Jr misses with a low kick as Krom jumps back.
Krom throws an off balance right hand
and Jordan Jr counters with an outside leg kick.
Jordan Jr lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Krom takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jordan Jr jabs at Krom's body.
Krom has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jordan Jr.
Krom checks a low kick from Jordan Jr.
Jordan Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Jordan Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Krom swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jordan Jr counters with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jordan Jr lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Krom misses with a hook
and Jordan Jr counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Krom thinking.
Krom misses with a lunging right hand
and Jordan Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Krom takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jordan Jr scores with a shot to the body.
Krom bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Krom has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jordan Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Krom.
Jordan Jr takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A slow jab from Jordan Jr misses its intended target.
Krom rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jordan Jr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krom throws a predictable looking body shot
and Jordan Jr counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Krom misses with a wild body shot.
Krom throws a jab when Jordan Jr was well out of range.
Jordan Jr fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Krom uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jordan Jr misses with a straight left.
Jordan Jr with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Krom to score with a decent uppercut.
Krom ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jordan Jr moves away.
Jordan Jr scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Krom digs a good hook to Jordan Jr's body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krom ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jordan Jr moves away.
Jordan Jr misses with a body shot.
Jordan Jr takes a swing at Krom's ribcage but misses.
Krom tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jordan Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Krom.
Jordan Jr is looking to wear down Krom with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Krom throws a poor cross that misses
and Jordan Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jordan Jr is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A shot to the body from Krom misses
and Jordan Jr counters with a head kick. That will keep Krom thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Jordan Jr jabs Krom right on the nose. Krom blinks but takes it well.
Krom's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Krom misses the body punch
and Jordan Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
A big right from Jordan Jr misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Jordan Jr showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jordan Jr 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Jordan Jr!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
43%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miles Long (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rotte DeMauler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Long
vs
DeMauler

193 cm
28
235 lbs
11 - 6 - 1

195 cm
27
275 lbs
12 - 5 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Sublime Supplements
Virtual Fighter Clothing

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 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Miles Long!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Rotte DeMauler!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shirou Masuda and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DeMauler throws a leg kick that is checked

and Long counters with a nice double leg into guard.
DeMauler wants to sweep here but Long controlling him for the moment.
Long trying to control the position from guard on top but DeMauler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Long working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of DeMauler's head.
Long 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.
Long is in close to DeMauler's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Long is looking to work some ground and pound but DeMauler has wrist control.
DeMauler is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Long is working DeMauler over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Long works a leg free and moves into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Long thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Long missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Long not landing any meaningful shots this time.
DeMauler taking some punishment here, with Long in his half guard.
Long thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed DeMauler's head.
Long sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. DeMauler defending well though.
Long is taking a breather. DeMauler 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.
Long throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
DeMauler is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Long's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Long's back!
Long manages to reverse the position and now he's in DeMauler's guard. Nice work there by Long.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Long is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
DeMauler wants to sweep but no luck.
DeMauler not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Long advances to half guard.
DeMauler is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Long scores with a couple of nice shots.
DeMauler blocking the ground and pound attempt from Long.
Long thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed DeMauler's head.
Long missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Long throwing shots but DeMauler is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Long missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
DeMauler keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Long 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.
Long thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed DeMauler's head.
DeMauler is staying active underneath Long, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Long lands a nice short elbow.
Long missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Long is keen to just control but DeMauler is a slippery customer.
Long throwing shots but DeMauler is blocking nicely.
DeMauler keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Long throws a strike but DeMauler avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Long throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as DeMauler works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Long wants to control from the top but DeMauler keeps moving.
Long passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Long creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
DeMauler is looking for a sweep.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Long working the ground and pound.
DeMauler tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Miles Long dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

A solid leg kick lands there for Long.
DeMauler pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Long.
DeMauler takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
DeMauler misses with a body kick.
Long uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Miles Long is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
DeMauler tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
DeMauler throws the kick towards the body but Long avoids it.
DeMauler tries to close the distance and clinch up but Long swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A thudding body kick lands there by DeMauler!
DeMauler misses with a looping right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
DeMauler swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Long counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Long.
Long won't allow DeMauler to sweep him here.
Long throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as DeMauler works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Long makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Miles Long overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Long in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Long accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Long controls from within his opponent's guard.
Long with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Long postures up in DeMauler's guard and throws a big left but DeMauler blocks it.
Long sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed DeMauler's guard.

Long wants to work for an arm triangle but DeMauler is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
DeMauler really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Long. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Long not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Long thows a huge punch but DeMauler dodges it nicely.
Long throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
DeMauler keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
DeMauler is refusing to be controlled, as Long sits in half guard.
DeMauler is looking to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeMauler regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Long.
Long postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Long throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as DeMauler works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Long throws and elbow that misses. DeMauler uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Long's guard. Nice move by DeMauler!

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

Long throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Long looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Long is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. DeMauler is aware though and is defending well.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Long here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Long preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Long has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but DeMauler can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

DeMauler avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
DeMauler controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
DeMauler postures up in Long's guard and throws a big left but Long blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Miles Long dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

DeMauler fakes the leg kick and cracks Long in the body.
Long blocks the body kick.
Long fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rotte DeMauler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Long closes the distance and lands a one-two.
DeMauler swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Long takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Long's hands are dropping dangerously low here and DeMauler connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Long scrambles back to his feet.
Long staying out of range there.
DeMauler tries to clinch there but Long circles away.
Good work by DeMauler as he checks the leg kick.
DeMauler dodges the punch combination from Long.
DeMauler throws a front kick aimed at Long's knee but Long avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Long with that takedown attempt.
Long misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from DeMauler.
DeMauler throws a head kick that misses.
Long looks to land a left hand but DeMauler moved out of range nicely.

DeMauler gets caught napping as Long dives in and scores a takedown. DeMauler manages to retain guard.
DeMauler is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Long throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Long throwing strikes but missing.

Long 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeMauler wants to sweep here but Long controlling him for the moment.
Long works over DeMauler with some ground and pound from guard.
DeMauler looking to control.
DeMauler keeping full guard, as Long tries to pass.
Long missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Long trying to control but DeMauler is working from the bottom.
Long stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. DeMauler swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Long in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rotte DeMauler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Miles Long is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

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.
Long connects with a couple of short punches.
Long trying to control the position from guard on top but DeMauler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Long looking to sit in guard and control but DeMauler gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Long working a defensive guard here.

Long working for a triangle but DeMauler defends it easily.
DeMauler is looking to stand up but Long won't let him.

And that's the end of the fight!
Miles Long showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Long 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miles Long!

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FIGHT
RATING
59%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andres Aguinaldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yedo Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kim has chosen "We Be Clubbin (Eye of the Tiger Remix)" by Ice Cube as his entrance music. 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.

Aguinaldo
vs
Kim

190 cm
25
263 lbs
18 - 8 - 0

225 cm
25
284 lbs
15 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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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 18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andres Aguinaldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yedo Kim!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Sano and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aguinaldo swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kim counters with a solid body kick.
Kim misses with a lunging right hand
and Aguinaldo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kim throws a looping overhand right but Aguinaldo ducks down to avoid it.
Nice jab there from Kim.
Yedo Kim is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aguinaldo tests Kim's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Aguinaldo takes a swing at Kim's ribcage but misses.
Kim keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

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.
Kim throws a leg kick that is checked
and Aguinaldo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Aguinaldo jabs at Kim's body.
Aguinaldo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kim sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Aguinaldo somewhat.
Kim defending well as Aguinaldo loads up on a big left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Aguinaldo misses with a right hand
and Kim makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aguinaldo scores with a body shot.
Aguinaldo blocks a head kick by Kim.

Aguinaldo shoots in and gets a takedown into Kim's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Aguinaldo moves forwards but Kim connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Aguinaldo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kim counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Kim throws a lazy uppercut
and Aguinaldo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Aguinaldo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kim manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aguinaldo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Aguinaldo is looking to wear down Kim with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

Aguinaldo shoots in and gets a takedown into Kim's guard.
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.
Aguinaldo seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Aguinaldo trying to control the position from guard on top but Kim is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kim preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aguinaldo tries to free his leg and advance position but Kim is retaining full guard.
Aguinaldo controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Aguinaldo trying to control but Kim is working from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Andres Aguinaldo just wasn't active enough.

Aguinaldo darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Kim trying to hold on to Aguinaldo's head to control him but Aguinaldo postures up.
Kim is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aguinaldo controlling the action here.
Aguinaldo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kim manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Aguinaldo content to stall in guard here.
Aguinaldo trying to control but Kim is working from the bottom.

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.
Aguinaldo showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Andres Aguinaldo just wasn't active enough.
Aguinaldo swings for the body but Kim moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andres Aguinaldo dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Aguinaldo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kim misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Aguinaldo counters with a nice uppercut.

Aguinaldo closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Aguinaldo is trying to control the action in half guard but Kim is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kim trying to control here.
Aguinaldo is looking to stall here but Kim recovers full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aguinaldo passes Kim's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Kim blocking the ground and pound attempt from Aguinaldo.
Kim is not content to let Aguinaldo control the position.
Kim wants to get back to full guard.
Aguinaldo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kim keeps working.
Aguinaldo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Yedo Kim has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Andres Aguinaldo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

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.
Aguinaldo is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Aguinaldo is looking to advance position but Kim won't allow it.
Aguinaldo controlling the action here.
Kim wants to control but Aguinaldo passes into side.
Kim is trying to escape the position but Aguinaldo is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim is trying to improve his position.
Aguinaldo is trying to move to mount but Kim reverses beautifully and ends up in Aguinaldo's guard.
Aguinaldo has a closed guard, preventing Kim from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aguinaldo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kim is fighting to break Aguinaldo's control of his arms but Aguinaldo is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

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

Andres Aguinaldo has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kim.
Andres Aguinaldo is winning the standup battle so far.
Kim attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

And that's the end of the fight!
Andres Aguinaldo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Aguinaldo 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andres Aguinaldo!

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hype
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
30%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sean Ripgut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Munster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ripgut comes to the cage accompanied by Abominable Putridity - Throat Fisting Abortion. Sean Ripgut could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jeff Munster's chin.

Ripgut
vs
Munster

190 cm
27
225 lbs
15 - 2 - 1

180 cm
24
285 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Very quick

ADCC Champion
Lethal high kicks
Fast

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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 15 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Sean Ripgut!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jeff Munster!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Ren Mimura and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Munster throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ripgut's waist but Ripgut gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Munster off to one side.
Ripgut slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Munster connects with a solid leg kick.
Munster throws a leg kick but Ripgut sees it coming and moves out of range.
Munster looks to throw a body kick
and Ripgut finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Ripgut throws a nice outside leg kick.
Munster has his takedown stuffed
and Ripgut counters with an outside leg kick.
Munster looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ripgut throws a leg kick but Munster sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Munster with a poor takedown
and Ripgut counters with a left to the body.
Sean Ripgut has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeff Munster.
Ripgut throws a sloppy head kick and Munster moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Ripgut there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ripgut misses with a looping left.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ripgut.

Ripgut moves into the clinch successfully.
Nice elbow from Ripgut.

It looks like Jeff Munster has been cut.
Ripgut throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ripgut crunches a lovely knee into Munster's ribcage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ripgut.
Ripgut lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Munster tries to circle away but Ripgut has him pinned against the cage.
Ripgut is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Munster takes an elbow to the forehead.
Stalling in the clinch from Ripgut.
Ripgut lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Knees to the body from Ripgut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ripgut landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ripgut utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ripgut lands a nice knee to the body.
Munster on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Ripgut.
A short body shot lands from Ripgut as the two fighters clinch.
Ripgut landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Munster managing to block the knees to the body from Ripgut.
Ripgut crunches a lovely knee into Munster's ribcage.
Ripgut gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ripgut lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ripgut tries to land knees in the clinch but Munster avoids the damage to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ripgut creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ripgut lands a nice shot to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ripgut.

That has opened up Jeff Munster's cut even more.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ripgut is struggling to control the position.
Munster is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Ripgut tries to land knees in the clinch but Munster avoids the damage to the body.
Munster avoiding damage as Ripgut throws knees to the body.
Ripgut is pressed up against the cage. Munster has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ripgut down to the mat. Ripgut avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ripgut lands a nice hook to Munster's body. Munster takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ripgut tries to clinch there but Munster circles away.
Munster throws a lazy head kick
and Ripgut counters with an outside leg kick.
Jeff Munster seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Munster needs to keep his hands up - Ripgut had a free shot at his head there.
Munster avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ripgut throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Munster's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munster has his takedown stuffed
and Ripgut counters with an inside leg kick.
Ripgut misses with a wild body shot.
A low kick from Munster misses
and Ripgut counters with a low kick, right behind Munster 's knee.
A head kick from Ripgut lands but Munster takes it in his stride.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ripgut cracks the inside of Munster's front leg.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ripgut chopping away at his opponent's legs.

Ripgut clinches up with Munster and pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sean Ripgut dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jeff Munster's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Ripgut takes the fight into the clinch.
Ripgut is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Munster can do to turn this around?
Munster tries for a takedown but Ripgut manages to get underhooks.
Ripgut landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ripgut lands a body shot.
Ripgut with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ripgut lands a damaging elbow.
Ripgut lands a shoulder strike.
Ripgut is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Munster is defending well for now.
Munster has Ripgut pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Ripgut manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Munster takes an elbow to the temple.

The cut above Jeff Munster's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Ripgut lands a nice elbow.
Munster is breathing heavily.
Munster takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ripgut prevents the takedown attempt.
Sean Ripgut has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeff Munster.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ripgut.

Jeff Munster's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ripgut obliges.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ripgut.
Sean Ripgut has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ripgut with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Munster changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ripgut fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Munster checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ripgut scores with a nice head shot.
Munster shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ripgut counters with a good low kick that Munster was not able to check.
Munster takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Munster is trying desperately to land a takedown but Ripgut is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Munster.
Nice shot by Ripgut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ripgut scoring well with a low kick there.
Ripgut throws a leg kick but Munster sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ripgut connects with a high kick.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Sean Ripgut!
Sean Ripgut retains his heavyweight title!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
88%

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lance Uppercut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolai Putin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Uppercut
vs
Putin

177 cm
30
178 lbs
16 - 5 - 0

179 cm
29
182 lbs
14 - 5 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lance Uppercut!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nikolai Putin!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Hirohito Nitta and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Putin fails with the takedown
and Uppercut connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Putin misses with a takedown
and Uppercut counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nikolai Putin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Putin takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Uppercut misses with an uppercut. Putin saw that one coming.

Putin drives through with a takedown into Uppercut's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.

Uppercut working for a triangle but Putin defends it easily.
Uppercut controls Putin momentarily but Putin frees himself.

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

Uppercut throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Uppercut is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Putin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Uppercut is pulling down on Putin's head. It's preventing any offense from Putin, at least for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Uppercut wants to sweep here but Putin controlling him for the moment.
Putin is fighting to break Uppercut's control of his arms but Uppercut is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Putin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

Uppercut is looking for a triangle but Putin pushes his legs off easily.
Putin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Uppercut looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Putin is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uppercut tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Putin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Uppercut is trying to keep Putin in close.
Putin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Putin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Uppercut preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Putin postures up and lands a big shot to Uppercut's brow.
Putin throwing strikes but missing.
Uppercut looking to hit a scissor sweep but Putin is one step ahead there.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Putin's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uppercut bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Putin's guard.
Uppercut trying to control but Putin is working from the bottom.
Uppercut wants to pass the guard but Putin is keeping the position.
Uppercut trying to control but Putin is working from the bottom.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Nikolai Putin!
Nikolai Putin is the new welterweight champion!