FCB 11 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Junior Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryu Nakumura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Junior Sanchez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Sanchez
vs
Nakumura

190 cm
20
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
19
173 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Junior Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryu Nakumura!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Nakumura.
Nakumura fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Nakumura is defended easily by Sanchez.
Junior Sanchez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryu Nakumura.
Nakumura fails with a takedown attempt.
Nakumura looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sanchez looks to clinch
and Nakumura counters with a stiff right hand.
Nakumura shoots in looking for a takedown. Sanchez tries to sprawl out of it but Nakumura keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sanchez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sanchez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nakumura misses with a wild body shot.
Sanchez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sanchez is looking to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakumura fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sanchez avoids it really well and circles away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Nakumura.
Sanchez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nakumura closes the distance and clinches up with Sanchez, looking for a takedown. Nakumura pushes Sanchez against the cage but Sanchez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nakumura swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sanchez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nakumura chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sanchez can pounce on him.
Sanchez darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nakumura throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch but Nakumura swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Nakumura is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Sanchez's half guard.
Sanchez is trying to stand up here but Nakumura is controlling him well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanchez looks like he's trying to stand up.
Nakumura seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Sanchez is trying to stand.
Nakumura not doing much here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Ryu Nakumura.
Sanchez tries to clinch but Nakumura moves away
and Nakumura counters with a right hand to the body.
Sanchez wants to clinch.
Sanchez wants to clinch.
Sanchez wants to clinch.
Nakumura circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sanchez swings widly with a right hand

and Nakumura counters with a takedown into side control.
Sanchez is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

Nakumura has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Sanchez is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakumura tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nakumura shoots for a takedown but Sanchez saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanchez displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Nakumura.
Nakumura closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sanchez circles away.
Nakumura throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sanchez.
A slapping body kick lands there for Nakumura.
Nakumura shoots for a takedown but Sanchez saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sanchez tries to clinch there but Nakumura circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Some wild striking there from Nakumura.
Junior Sanchez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sanchez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ryu Nakumura will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Nakumura swinging wildly here.
Sanchez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nakumura.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Nakumura is defended easily by Sanchez.
Sanchez lands with a slapping head kick.

It looks like Ryu Nakumura has been cut.
Sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nakumura paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nakumura tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sanchez swivels and escapes.
Nakumura fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Junior Sanchez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryu Nakumura.
Sanchez connects with a looping right hand.
Sanchez darts in trying to clinch
and Nakumura counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Sanchez is lucky that one didn't land flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Sanchez lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nakumura doesn't seem phased though.
Sanchez throws a nice head kick!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Nakumura is defended easily by Sanchez.
Sanchez moves to clinch but Nakumura breaks away
and Nakumura counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sanchez's knee momentarily.
Nakumura shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sanchez pinned against the cage. Sanchez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sanchez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sanchez looks to clinch
and Nakumura makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Sanchez really felt that one!
Junior Sanchez is winning the standup battle so far.
Sanchez ducks under a wild hook from Nakumura.
Nakumura lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sanchez circles away quickly and effectively.
Nakumura looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez misses with a head kick.
Nakumura keeps the fight on the outside.
Nakumura changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sanchez tries to avoid it but Nakumura manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sanchez to the ground. Sanchez escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nakumura circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Sanchez!

Nakumura is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanchez looks for a left high kick but can't connect. Sanchez backs up to catch a breather... no he lunges forward with a huge flying knee that smacks Nakumura's temple! It sends Nakumura violently to the canvas! The crowd goes nuts as Sanchez celebrates and the doctors try to help Nakumura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Flying Knee). Junior Sanchez!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
58%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Calvin Fisher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mari Huana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Huana has chosen Candyshop as his entrance music. Calvin Fisher has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Fisher
vs
Huana

182 cm
20
225 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

188 cm
25
265 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Calvin Fisher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mari Huana!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huana fails to land with a series of punches.
Huana throws a quick inside leg kick.
Huana stuffs the takedown attempt from Fisher. Fisher gets slowly back to his feet.

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

It looks like Calvin Fisher has been cut.
Fisher is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Huana connects with a superb combination that knocks Fisher out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Huana before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Fisher!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mari Huana!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Estrada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Dir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Estrada
vs
Dir

188 cm
22
215 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

200 cm
25
205 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bruno Estrada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shawn Dir!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Ren Mimura and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Estrada misses with a hook
and Dir counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Estrada wants to clinch up but Dir keeps it at a distance.
Estrada closes the distance and clinches up with Dir, looking for a takedown. Estrada pushes Dir against the cage but Dir circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Dir keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Estrada misses with a double jab
and Dir makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Estrada tries to land a leg kick but Dir saw it coming and moves away.
Estrada throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sloppy strikes from Estrada. Those never looked like landing.
Dir avoids a kick to the body.
Dir ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dir with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Estrada throws a right and a left that both miss.
Estrada takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Estrada shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dir defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruno Estrada. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dir jabs at Estrada's body.
Dir connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Estrada swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Dir connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dir throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Jab, jab by Dir - just one landing.
Bruno Estrada seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dir throws a good cross that connects.
Nice cross by Dir.
Estrada tries to clinch but Dir moves away
and Dir counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Estrada misses with a lunging right hand
and Dir counters with a straight right hand.
Estrada takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Shawn Dir is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Estrada has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Estrada there as he acknowledges the shot.
Estrada walks into a jab.

Estrada clinches up with Dir and pushes him back against the cage.
Dir is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Estrada just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dir's brow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Estrada goes for a takedown in the clinch but Dir prevents it.
Estrada is breathing heavily.
Dir lands a shoulder strike.
Estrada goes for a takedown attempt but Dir pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Estrada tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dir paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dir keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Estrada misses with a double jab
and Dir counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Estrada closes the distance looking to clinch
and Dir counters with a left to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dir scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Dir closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Dir thuds a left hand into Estrada's body.
Dir dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dir lands a nice looking body shot.
Estrada misses with a double jab
and Dir counters with a left to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dir lands with a nice combination. Estrada backs away looking to recover.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Estrada walks into a straight right hand from Dir.
Estrada throws a sloppy body shot
and Dir counters with a left to the body.
Dir thuds a left hand into Estrada's body.
Estrada fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Estrada is defended easily by Dir.
Dir has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Dir scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Estrada falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dir connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dir works over Estrada's head and body with a nice combination.
Dir connects with a body shot.
Estrada fails to land with a series of punches.
Estrada takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dir connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Dir is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Estrada tries a low kick but Dir avoids it.
Dir throws a series of strikes that have Estrada backpedaling.
Shawn Dir seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dir scores with a one two! Estrada had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Dir lands with a good body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dir scores with a hook to the body. Estrada takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Estrada throws a predictable looking body shot
and Dir counters with a nice uppercut.
Dir connects with a nice looking jab.
Dir lands a body shot.
Estrada darts in trying to clinch
and Dir connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Estrada looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Estrada takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Estrada. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Dir throws a shot to the body.
Dir connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dir scores with a jab to the body.
Dir fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dir scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nice shot by Dir.
Dir jabs at Estrada's body.
Dir digs a good body shot into Estrada's ribs.
Estrada takes one to the chin there.
Dir dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dir scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dir scores with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Estrada takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dir jabs Estrada to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dir lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Estrada backs up against the cage.
Dir lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Dir with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dir.
Dir lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Estrada at a distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Estrada with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dir to score with a decent uppercut.
Estrada takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shawn Dir showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Dir lands a nice shot to the body.
Dir throws a good cross that connects.
Bruno Estrada is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dir scores with the left hand. Estrada knows he should have avoided that one.
Dir is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Estrada rather than just go for the knockout.
Estrada closes the distance looking to clinch
and Dir counters with a nice uppercut.
Dir jabs Estrada to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dir listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dir feints a jab promting Estrada to slip. Dir then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Estrada slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Estrada throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dir counters with a nice body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dir lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

Estrada drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Estrada is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Estrada trying to control but Dir is working from the bottom.
Estrada might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Dir preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dir managing to control the position.
Estrada slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Bruno Estrada just wasn't active enough.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Estrada lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Dir has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Dir and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Dir lands with a nice body punch.
Dir lands with a nice body punch.
Dir slips under a jab from Estrada.
Estrada fails with a takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dir comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dir connects with a looping right hand.
Dir bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Estrada's head.
Nice shot lands for Dir.
Estrada throws a combination that misses
and Dir counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dir scores with a jab.
Dir bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Estrada's head backwards.
Nice shot lands for Dir.
Bruno Estrada has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dir throws a series of strikes that have Estrada backpedaling.
Dir takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Dir scores with a hook to the body. Estrada takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Estrada looks for a takedown but Dir sprawls well.
Dir's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Dir duly obliges.
Estrada has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dir throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Shawn Dir is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Dir lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Estrada at a distance.

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

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

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shawn Dir!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
35%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Enzo Inoue (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shasi Tokamota (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Inoue
vs
Tokamota

180 cm
24
186 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

188 cm
19
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good in bed

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Enzo Inoue!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shasi Tokamota!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tokamota fails to land the takedown.
Tokamota throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Inoue counters with a straight that turns Tokamota's legs to rubber! Inoue pushes forward with more strikes and Tokamota goes down, battered and bloody! That's a wrap folks!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Enzo Inoue!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
19%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Genma Saotome (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trapp Deathgrip (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trapp Deathgrip is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Saotome
vs
Deathgrip

195 cm
20
175 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

190 cm
19
177 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Self confident

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Genma Saotome!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Trapp Deathgrip!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saotome with a lazy takedown attempt

so Deathgrip counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Deathgrip advances position into side control!

Deathgrip is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Saotome looks calm but he's in trouble here. Deathgrip gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Saotome is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Deathgrip lets go of the hold and Saotome can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Trapp Deathgrip!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
77%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rex Fisher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vlad Trance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rex Fisher has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Fisher
vs
Trance

177 cm
22
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

187 cm
21
170 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined

No Joke Drugs

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rex Fisher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vlad Trance!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fisher closes the distance but Trance moves to the side

and Trance counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Trance is looking to advance position but Fisher has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Fisher misses with a head shot.
Trance wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Fisher.
Trance is looking to get to half guard.
Fisher throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Fisher punching from mount but Trance doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Trance keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Fisher looking to finish with strikes here!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trance wants to hold on but Fisher pushes him away.
Trance keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fisher thowing shots but they're missing.
Fisher thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Trance is looking to get to half guard.

Fisher moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Trance has worked his arm free - good work by Trance!
Fisher in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Trance bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Trance closes the distance and clinches up with Fisher, looking for a takedown. Trance pushes Fisher against the cage but Fisher circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Trance keeps the fight on the outside.
Fisher tries to clinch but Trance moves out of range.

Trance shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Trance was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Vlad Trance!

C
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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
46%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Thunder Thighs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Stanfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Thighs
vs
Stanfield

180 cm
25
160 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

179 cm
19
164 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Prefers standup

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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[B2F] Born 2 Fight

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Thunder Thighs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aaron Stanfield!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stanfield tries a head kick but it misses.
Thighs fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Stanfield looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Stanfield dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stanfield throws a head kick that misses.

Thighs gets tackled into the cage by Stanfield. Stanfield maintains the clinch.
Stanfield blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Stanfield's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stanfield tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Stanfield.
Thighs blocks a head kick by Stanfield.
Stanfield throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Stanfield clinches up against the cage.
Stanfield managing to block the knees to the body from Thighs.

Stanfield breaks the clinch.
Stanfield throws a head kick but Thighs moves out of range.
Stanfield swings for the body but Thighs moves out of range.
Stanfield throws a sloppy head kick and Thighs moves out of range easily.
Stanfield pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stanfield throws a head kick that misses.
Thighs blocks the body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thighs darts in trying to clinch
and Stanfield counters with a head kick.

Thighs gets tackled into the cage by Stanfield. Stanfield maintains the clinch.
Nice body punch from Stanfield - that landed with a thud.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stanfield lands a shot to the body.
Stanfield throws a big uppercut that drops Thighs! More strikes from Stanfield and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Thighs lies dazed against the cage as Stanfield celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aaron Stanfield!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
29%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damian Pabin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ramzy Magneeto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pabin has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Pabin
vs
Magneeto

200 cm
24
275 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
19
270 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

[B2F] Born 2 Fight
[B2F] Born 2 Fight

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Damian Pabin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ramzy Magneeto!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magneeto tries to clinch there but Pabin circles away.
The fighters circling - Magneeto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Magneeto looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pabin is fending him off so far but Magneeto persists. Nope, Pabin circles away and we're back to standing.
Magneeto with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pabin to score with a decent uppercut.
Magneeto with a poor takedown
and Pabin counters with a two punch combo.
Magneeto misses with a takedown attempt
and Pabin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Magneeto thinking.
Damian Pabin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ramzy Magneeto.
Pabin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Magneeto's head.
Pabin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Magneeto.
Magneeto throws a big shot that misses.
Pabin scores with a jab to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Magneeto misses with a right hand
and Pabin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Magneeto is defended easily by Pabin.
Nice uppercut lands for Pabin. That snapped Magneeto's head back.
Horrible takedown by Magneeto or perhaps it was just good defense by Pabin which made him look bad.
Magneeto tries to clinch
and Pabin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Pabin throws a nice looking combination but Magneeto bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pabin is breathing heavily.
Magneeto looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pabin swats away the attempt to clinch by Magneeto.
Magneeto looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pabin is fending him off so far but Magneeto persists. Nope, Pabin circles away and we're back to standing.
Pabin connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Magneeto's hands.
Pabin stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Pabin wants it to stay on the feet.
Magneeto on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A low kick from Magneeto misses
and Pabin counters with a straight right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pabin lands with a nice body punch.
Magneeto misses with a right hand
and Pabin counters with a nice uppercut.
Pabin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Magneeto.
Nice cross by Pabin.
Donk. Pabin catches Magneeto right on the button with a cross.
Magneeto gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Damian Pabin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Magneeto doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Pabin counters with a right hand to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pabin keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Magneeto closes this distance looking for a takedown but Pabin circles away.
Magneeto shoots for a takedown but Pabin saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Magneeto doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Pabin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Magneeto misses with a few strikes there.
Magneeto fails with the takedown
and Pabin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Damian Pabin dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Pabin lands a really nice looking cross but Magneeto seems unphased.
Magneeto looks for a takedown but Pabin sprawls well.
Magneeto misses with an uppercut. Pabin saw that one coming.
Pabin stuffs the takedown.
Pabin scores with a jab to the body.
Magneeto shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pabin pinned against the cage. Pabin gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Damian Pabin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ramzy Magneeto.
Nice shot lands for Pabin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Magneeto fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Pabin jabs Magneeto to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Magneeto on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Pabin catches Magneeto with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pabin scores with a hook to the body. Magneeto takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Pabin.
Magneeto changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Pabin tries to avoid it but Magneeto manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Pabin to the ground. Pabin escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Magneeto has a takedown stuffed.
Pabin lands with a good body shot.
Magneeto shoots and misses
and Pabin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Damian Pabin is winning the standup battle so far.
Magneeto shoots for a double leg takedown but Pabin sprawls well. He's pushed Magneeto's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
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That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magneeto swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Pabin scores with a one two! Magneeto had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

Magneeto closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Pabin quickly recovers to half guard.

Magneeto looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Pabin gets back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magneeto trying to control but Pabin is working from the bottom.
Pabin looking for a sweep. Not yet Pabin, not yet.
Magneeto throwing strikes but missing.
Magneeto wants to control from the top but Pabin keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Magneeto sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Pabin's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Damian Pabin will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

A telegraphed takedown attempt from Magneeto is defended easily by Pabin.

Magneeto closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Pabin's guard.
Pabin wants to sweep but no luck.
Magneeto trying to control the position from guard on top but Pabin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pabin controls Magneeto momentarily but Magneeto frees himself.
Magneeto controls from within his opponent's guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Ramzy Magneeto was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Magneeto shoots for a double leg takedown but Pabin sprawls well. He's pushed Magneeto's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Pabin lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Magneeto fails to land the takedown.
Damian Pabin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ramzy Magneeto.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pabin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Magneeto.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Magneeto is defended easily by Pabin.
Magneeto misses with a takedown
and Pabin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Magneeto shoots in for a takedown but Pabin shows good takedown defense.
Magneeto fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Pabin ducks under a wild hook from Magneeto.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Pabin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Magneeto doesn't seem phased though.
Magneeto dives in and grabs Pabin's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pabin pushes down on Magneeto's head and hops out.
Nice uppercut there from Pabin.
Pabin is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Magneeto misses with a lunging right hand
and Pabin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Some bone on bone action there as Pabin checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Magneeto shoots in for a double leg but Pabin sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Pabin.
Pabin darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Pabin stuffs the takedown attempt from Magneeto. Magneeto gets slowly back to his feet.
Pabin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Magneeto stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Magneeto will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Magneeto shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Pabin manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ramzy Magneeto comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Pabin has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Damian Pabin!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
31%

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lebron James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris The Great (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

James
vs
The Great

190 cm
25
170 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

176 cm
20
175 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

[B2F] Born 2 Fight

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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 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lebron James!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chris The Great!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Great digs a good body shot into James's ribs.
A jab from The Great finds it's way through James's defenses.
James closes this distance looking for a takedown but The Great circles away.
James lands a nice hook to The Great's body. The Great takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
James misses with a takedown attempt
and James takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The Great avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
James really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

The Great drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

The Great is trying to get an arm triangle but James is defending well.
James knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for The Great on the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
James is trying to escape the position but The Great is controlling the position.

The Great is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. James knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The Great working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
James is looking to reverse the position.

The Great looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
James struggling a bit here.
The Great controls the position.

The Great is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. James looks calm but he's in trouble here. The Great gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. James is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! The Great lets go of the hold and James can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Chris The Great! Chris The Great retains his welterweight title!