AJFC 96: Do vs. Assassin PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruce Parker has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Parker
vs
Morgan

165 cm
27
160 lbs
7 - 11 - 0

183 cm
27
164 lbs
4 - 7 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bruce Parker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, David Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Shimada and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Parker circles away quickly and effectively.
Morgan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Parker gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Morgan counters with a left to the body.
Parker shoots and misses
and Morgan counters with a straight right hand.
Parker tries for a takedown but Morgan circles away easily
and Morgan counters with a good low kick that Parker was not able to check.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruce Parker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Parker is breathing heavily.
Morgan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Morgan works over Parker's head and body with a nice combination.

It looks like Bruce Parker has been cut.
Parker misses with a takedown attempt
and Morgan counters with a one-two to the body.
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!
Parker shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Morgan counters with a good low kick that Parker was not able to check.
Morgan misses with the combination.
Morgan throws a series of punches but Parker avoids them all with ease.
Morgan misses with a wild combination.
Morgan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Morgan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Parker.
Morgan moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That kick from Morgan tenderised Parker's leg. Parker is trying to keep his angry face on.
Morgan lands a nice looking body shot.

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

Parker is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morgan steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Parker is out on his feet! Morgan sets himself and nearly takes Parker's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). David Morgan!

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hype
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pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
97%

Undercard bout

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

Takagi
vs
Gagarin

195 cm
27
275 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

190 cm
28
265 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

[CBK] The Smashwear Corporation

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Isamu Takagi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yuri Gagarin!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gagarin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Takagi.
Gagarin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Gagarin cracks Takagi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

It looks like Isamu Takagi has been cut.
Takagi throws a lazy body kick
enabling Gagarin to counter with a crisp jab.
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!
Takagi shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Gagarin eats them both and turns towards Takagi to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Gagarin scores with a spinning back kick!
Gagarin lands with a thumping leg kick.
Takagi is breathing heavily.
Gagarin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gagarin thuds his shin into the meat of Takagi's side.
Gagarin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gagarin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gagarin throws a front kick that sends Takagi stumbling back into the cage.
Gagarin catches Takagi with a right, a left, a right. It's raining punches and Takagi forgot an umbrella! Another punch and he's down. This one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Yuri Gagarin!

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hype
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kyuzo Mifune (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Caine Paine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Caine Paine will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Mifune
vs
Paine

167 cm
24
204 lbs
9 - 15 - 0

198 cm
26
220 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kyuzo Mifune!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Caine Paine!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Ren Mimura and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mifune drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

Mifune shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Mifune decides to stand up.

Paine gets the takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mifune tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Mifune controlling his opponent's hands, preventing the submission attempt.
Mifune might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Mifune trying to control the hands but Paine breaks the grip.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mifune is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Paine is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Mifune tries to roll but Paine sticks to his back.
Can Mifune hold on?! Paine is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Mifune is trying to remain composed but Paine is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Paine doesn't have the hooks in and Mifune manages to turn into his guard.
Paine manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Paine raining down hammerfists from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mifune tries to hold on but Paine pushes him away.
Paine scores with a couple of good head shots there.
BOOM! Paine connects with a massive shot to the dome!

It looks like Kyuzo Mifune has been cut.
Mifune is breathing heavily.
The referee warns Mifune that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

Paine looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Mifune tries to lock up and control but Paine gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
A nice elbow there by Paine.
Mifune is desperately trying to improve his position but Paine has a good base and remains in mount.
Paine is landing with some decent strikes but Mifune is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Paine is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Mifune can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mifune tries to reverse the position but Paine maintains control.
Paine unloading with bombs!
Paine dominating with strikes here.
Mifune is in a horrible position here. Paine smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Paine lands a nice shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Paine working Mifune over with strikes here.
Paine in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Paine raining down hammerfists from mount.
Mifune is looking to improve his position but Paine isn't that keen on the idea.
Paine cracks Mifune with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paine scoring with strikes but Mifune is staying in there.
Paine lands a big elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Paine landing strikes, looking to finish!
Mifune takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
A nice elbow there by Paine.
Paine scoring with strikes but Mifune is staying in there.
A big strike lands for Paine! That's really hurt Mifune and he's turned his back - Paine keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Paine jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Caine Paine!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
82%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mana Sato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackie Low (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Sato
vs
Low

195 cm
20
285 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

190 cm
21
300 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mana Sato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jackie Low!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by Low there.
Sato tries to close the distance and clinch up but Low swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sato fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Low bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sato's head backwards.
Low scores with a nice head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Low misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sato tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sato misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sato fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Low is out of range.
Sato tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Low paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sato has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Low finds it's way round the side to connect with Sato's head.
Sato throws a right hand that misses
and Low connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
BOOM! Low lands a beautiful left hook that drops Sato. Sato tries to recover but Low is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Sato lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jackie Low!

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hype
A | B

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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rick Willis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and View Sonic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). View Sonic has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Rick Willis's chin.

Willis
vs
Sonic

196 cm
23
299 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

220 cm
26
300 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Very strong

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rick Willis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, View Sonic!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shirou Masuda and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Willis fails to land the takedown.
Sonic looks for a takedown but Willis sprawls well.
Willis stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Willis wants it to stay on the feet.
Willis fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Willis is looking to clinch.
Willis fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rick Willis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Willis misses with a body shot.
Willis stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Willis wants it to stay on the feet.
Rick Willis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Willis is defended easily by Sonic.
Willis shoots in for a double leg but Sonic sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Willis shoots in looking for a takedown. Sonic tries to sprawl out of it but Willis keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sonic manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sonic takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Willis fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Willis.

Willis manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Sonic on his heels. He'll look to pass Sonic's guard now, I'm sure.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Sonic looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Willis passes into half guard.
Willis is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Sonic!
Sonic tries to reverse the position but Willis maintains control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sonic is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Willis throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Sonic has his hands clasped together but Willis breaks the hold and Sonic is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Willis!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rick Willis!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
24%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Steven Nero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Woohun Do (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steven Nero is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Nero
vs
Do

168 cm
23
180 lbs
8 - 2 - 1

178 cm
20
170 lbs
3 - 0 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Steven Nero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Woohun Do!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Do scores with a nice head shot.
Nero fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nero is looking to clinch but Do is avoiding it.
Nero tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Do manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Do looks to land a combination. Nero sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Nero throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nero tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Do counters with a straight right hand.
Do throws a hook but Nero avoids it easily.
Nero is looking to clinch.
Nero doesn't manage to clinch there - Do circles away.
Do avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Nero moves into the clinch successfully.
Nero tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nero looking to throw knees to the head but Do is blocking nicely.
A knee to the head by Nero.
Nero throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Do blocks it with crossed arms.
Nero tries a knee to the head but Do blocks it.
Nero throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Do blocks it with crossed arms.
Do blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Do breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Do throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nero tries to clinch but Do moves away
and Do counters with a nice uppercut.
Do digs a good body shot into Nero's ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nero misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Do circles away from the clinch attempt.
Do tries to work over Nero's front leg with a kick but Nero checks it.
Do fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nero wants to clinch.
Nero tries to clinch there but Do circles away.
Nero throws a head kick that misses.
Do avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nero tries to clinch but Do moves away
and Do counters with a stiff right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nero throws a sloppy head kick
and Do counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nero is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nero tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Do manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nero tries to clinch but Do moves away

and Do counters with a nice double leg into half 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.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Do throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Do throwing shots but Nero is blocking nicely.
Nero keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Do looks to land a strike but Nero avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Do postures up in Nero's guard and throws a big left but Nero blocks it.
Nero preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nero preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Do throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nero works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Do throws a big right hand that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nero avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Do postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nero working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Do.
Do missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Do connects with a couple of short punches.
Nero utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Do not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Nero is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Do is controlling him.
Do tries to free his leg and advance position but Nero is retaining full guard.
Do is looking to work some ground and pound but Nero has wrist control.
Do thows a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Do stops Nero from standing up.
Do throws a strike but Nero rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Nero wants to stand but Do has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Nero is breathing heavily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Do is on top in guard.
Do in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nero knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Do on the ground.
Do with a flurry of punches that miss.
Do thows a big elbow that misses.
Do looking to sit in guard and control but Nero gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Nero wants to get up but he can't break Do's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Nero preventing the sweep.
Do looking to control.
Do is looking to sweep but instead, Nero has passed into half guard.
Nero tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Do.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Do is pressing down on Nero's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Do looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nero is one step ahead there.
Nero has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Nero wants to stand but Do is controlling his posture from full guard.
Do manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Do there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Nero wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Do.
Nero is bucking up trying to escape but Do cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Do postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Nero looks a forlorn figure.
Nero in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Do punishing his opponent with strikes.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Do wants to control the pace but Nero is squirming around nicely.
Do with the ground and pound from mount.
Nero wants to try and get back to his feet.
Do looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

Do has hold of Nero's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Nero manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Nero takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Do fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
BOOM! Do connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Do raining down shots from the mount!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
BOOM! Do connects with a massive shot to the dome!

Nero is rocked!
Do cracks Nero with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Woohun Do!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
46%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sinister Miro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitor Belfort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miro kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is "Beyond the Veil" by TRISTANIA. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Miro
vs
Belfort

183 cm
28
205 lbs
14 - 8 - 0

185 cm
24
205 lbs
11 - 11 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sinister Miro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vitor Belfort!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belfort fails to land the takedown.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Belfort.
Nice sprawl there from Miro as Belfort shoots in.
Sinister Miro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vitor Belfort.
Belfort throws a nice looking combination but Miro bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Miro showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Belfort.
Miro misses with the combination.

Miro gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A knee to the head by Miro.

It looks like Vitor Belfort has been cut.

Miro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Belfort doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Miro counters with a nice uppercut.
Belfort dodges the punch combination from Miro.
Belfort shoots and misses
and Miro counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

Miro has managed to clinch.

Miro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Belfort takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A jab lands there for Miro.
Belfort with a lazy takedown attempt
and Miro connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Belfort will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Belfort looks gassed!
Belfort shoots and misses
and Miro counters with a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miro connects with a nice looking jab.
Miro throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Belfort on the side of the head.
Miro is looking to clinch but Belfort is avoiding it.
No luck for Belfort with that takedown attempt.
Belfort throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Miro.
Belfort swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Miro counters with a good low kick that Belfort was not able to check.

Miro fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Belfort, pushing him back against the cage.
Miro lands a knee to the head.

Miro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Belfort shoots in for a takedown but Miro shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sinister Miro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miro fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Belfort has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Belfort is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Miro closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Miro's jab looks to have found its range, popping Belfort under the eye.
Belfort has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Miro.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Miro darts in and clinches Belfort up against the cage.

Miro breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Belfort tries to bum rush Miro with a series of wild strikes but Miro uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Miro looks to land a combination but Belfort avoids it well.
Belfort fails with the takedown
and Miro counters with a three punch combo that has Belfort backing up. Belfort nods at Miro to acknowledge the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miro misses with the combination.
Miro feints a jab promting Belfort to slip. Miro then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Belfort slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Belfort moves to clinch but Miro breaks away
and Miro counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Belfort takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Belfort looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Belfort shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Miro as he jumps to the side.
Miro lands a nice shot to the body.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Miro lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A left lands for Miro.
Belfort misses with a takedown
and Miro counters with a good low kick that Belfort was not able to check.
Miro dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Miro throws a series of punches but Belfort avoids them all with ease.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Miro.
Miro throws a series of strikes that have Belfort backpedaling.

Miro drives through and clinches with Belfort against the cage.
Belfort is trying desperately to land a takedown but Miro is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Belfort.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Belfort letting Miro take a breather here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Miro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Miro moves into the clinch.
Belfort looking for a takedown.

Miro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Miro throws a leg kick which misses Belfort's front leg but catches the back leg as Belfort tries to avoid it.
Belfort takes one to the side of the head.
Belfort doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Miro counters with a three punch combo that has Belfort backing up. Belfort nods at Miro to acknowledge the strikes.
Miro throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Belfort shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Miro moves into the clinch.
Miro with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Miro breaks from the clinch.
Miro throws a combination. Belfort tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Miro paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Belfort misses with a takedown
and Miro counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Miro has closed the distance and engaged Belfort in a clinch.

Miro manages to break the clinch.
Miro is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Miro misses with a wild combination.
Nice sprawl there from Miro as Belfort shoots in.
Miro lands with a right hand.
Miro connects with a body shot.
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!
Belfort stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Miro.
Miro thumps Belfort with a low kick.
Belfort with a poor takedown

and Miro counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Miro.
A knee to the head by Miro.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Miro takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.

Miro manages to break the clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Belfort.
Vitor Belfort seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miro stuns Belfort with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Belfort has his takedown stuffed
and Miro counters with a three punch combo that has Belfort backing up. Belfort nods at Miro to acknowledge the strikes.
Miro lands a nice leg kick that just misses Belfort's sensitive parts.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Miro cracks Belfort with an open hand slap.
Belfort tries to move into range but Miro moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sinister Miro dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vitor Belfort's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Belfort takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A nice combination there by Miro.
Some wild striking there from Miro.
Belfort has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Belfort has a takedown stuffed.
Belfort misses with a two punch combination.
Belfort will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Miro lands a body shot.
Belfort shoots in for a takedown but Miro shows good takedown defense.
Sinister Miro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vitor Belfort.
Belfort closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Belfort is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Miro gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Miro manages to break the clinch.
Miro lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Belfort's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Belfort with a poor takedown
and Miro counters with a left and a right that stings Belfort.
Miro is working the combinations to good effect here.
Miro swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Miro lands with a nice body punch.

Miro moves into the clinch.
Belfort tries to break free but Miro pushes him back against the cage.

Miro manages to break the clinch.
Belfort shoots for a takedown but Miro saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miro pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Belfort back to the cage. Miro follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

Belfort is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miro grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Belfort takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Miro cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Sinister Miro!

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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Shunsuke Nakamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Do (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Nakamura
vs
Do

182 cm
23
174 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

178 cm
20
180 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shunsuke Nakamura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bruce Do!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Do has Nakamura up against the cage in a clinch.
Nakamura scores with a shot to the side of Do's head.
Nakamura lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nakamura misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Do lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Shunsuke Nakamura has been cut.
Nakamura with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nakamura takes an elbow to the forehead.
Do trying to land knees to the body.
Do tries to land knees in the clinch but Nakamura avoids the damage to the body.
Nakamura tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Do taking a breather.
Nakamura doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Do creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nakamura's defenses.
Nakamura with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Do tries to land knees in the clinch but Nakamura avoids the damage to the body.
Nakamura managing to block the knees to the body from Do.
Nakamura lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nakamura blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Do tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nakamura avoids it.
Nakamura looking to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamura on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Do obliges.
Nakamura is trying to stall.
A shot in the inside from Nakamura.
Nakamura managing to block the knees to the body from Do.
Knees in the clinch landing for Do.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nakamura.
Nakamura tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nakamura throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Do blocks it with crossed arms.
Do working Nakamura over with knees to the body.
Do lands a nice knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Nakamura tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nakamura avoiding damage as Do throws knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Do misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nakamura.
Do tries to land knees in the clinch but Nakamura avoids the damage to the body.
Do working Nakamura over with knees to the body.
Do using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nakamura is breathing heavily.
Nakamura swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Do tries to land knees in the clinch but Nakamura avoids the damage to the body.
Nakamura struggles to land a body shot inside as Do controls his hands.
Nakamura avoiding damage as Do throws knees to the body.
Do lands a nice elbow.
Nakamura is leaning against Do and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Do trying to land knees to the body.
Do trying to land knees to the body.
Do tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nakamura avoids it.
Do tries to land knees in the clinch but Nakamura avoids the damage to the body.
Do misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nakamura.
Nakamura lands a right hand that snaps the head of Do backwards.
Nakamura managing to block the knees to the body from Do.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Do misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nakamura.
Nakamura managing to block the knees to the body from Do.
Do blocks a body shot from Nakamura.
Nakamura avoids a wild elbow strike from Do.
Nakamura tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Do lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Do misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nakamura.
Nakamura managing to block the knees to the body from Do.
The referee is keeping an eye on Nakamura - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Nakamura doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nakamura throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short uppercut from Nakamura.
Still in the clinch, Nakamura scores with a nice short uppercut.
Do tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nakamura avoids it.
Nakamura misses with the head strike.
Do tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nakamura avoids it.
Do tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nakamura avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Do tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nakamura avoids it.
Do landing knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nakamura.
Do throws an elbow that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Do unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Do misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nakamura.
Do misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nakamura.
Nakamura misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nakamura.
Nakamura softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nakamura misses with a punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Do blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nakamura managing to block the knees to the body from Do.
Nakamura doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Do missing with knees to the body.
Nakamura on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura scores with a shoulder strike.
Nakamura misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nakamura blocks an elbow strike from Do.
Knees in the clinch landing for Do.
Do is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Do is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nakamura is defending well for now.
Do lands a damaging elbow.
A short right from Nakamura on the inside.
Nakamura misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nakamura misses with a body punch.
Nakamura tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nakamura avoiding damage.
Nakamura struggles to land a body shot inside as Do controls his hands.
The referee is keeping an eye on Nakamura - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Nakamura managing to block the knees to the body from Do.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nakamura being controlled against the cage.
Do blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nakamura tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nakamura stalling in the clinch.
Do misses with a knee strike.
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!
Nakamura tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nakamura on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nakamura.
Nakamura on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Do tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nakamura avoids it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nakamura.
Nakamura lands with a left to the head.
Do using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nakamura has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Do misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nakamura.
Nakamura has a couple of punches blocked by Do.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Do letting Nakamura take a breather here.
Nakamura throws a head punch that misses.
Nakamura looking to stall.
Do is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nakamura is defending well for now.
Nakamura tries to throw a body punch but Do avoids it by throwing Nakamura back against the cage.
Nakamura stalling in the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Do looking to throw knees to the head but Nakamura is blocking nicely.
Nakamura managing to block the knees to the body from Do.
Nakamura landing knees to the head.
Nakamura misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Nakamura.
Nakamura tries a body shot but Do blocks it.
Nakamura on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Come on Nakamura - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Do trying to land knees to the body.
Nakamura has Do pushed against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nakamura avoids the elbow strike from Do, against the cage.
Come on Nakamura - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Do misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nakamura.
Do tries to land a knee to the head but Nakamura blocks with his arms.
Nakamura is trying to stall.
Nakamura struggles to land a body shot inside as Do controls his hands.
Nakamura avoiding damage as Do throws knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Nakamura fails to land.
Do tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nakamura avoids it.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Do misses with an elbow strike.
Nakamura avoiding damage as Do throws knees to the body.
Nakamura on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nakamura misses with a knee to the head.
Nakamura has Do pushed against the cage.
Do throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nakamura lands with a right to the head.
Nakamura avoiding damage as Do throws knees to the body.
A short left from Nakamura.
Do lands a good knee to the midsection. Nakamura won't want to take too many of those.
Do trying to land knees to the body.
Do blocking some punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nakamura manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A short right from Nakamura.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Bruce Do will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Shunsuke Nakamura's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Nakamura gets tackled into the cage by Do. Do maintains the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Do.
Do tries to land knees in the clinch but Nakamura avoids the damage to the body.
Nakamura misses with the head strike.
Nakamura lands a right hand that snaps the head of Do backwards.
Nakamura scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nakamura.
Nakamura managing to block the knees to the body from Do.
Do prevents a body shot from Nakamura.
Do tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Do misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nakamura.
Do tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nakamura avoids it.
Nakamura throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Do blocks it with crossed arms.
Bruce Do seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nakamura can't find room to land a body shot as Do controls the action.
A nice left hand lands by Nakamura.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Do.
Do tries to land knees in the clinch but Nakamura avoids the damage to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamura lands with a short shot to the head.
Do is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nakamura is defending well for now.
Nakamura pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nakamura misses with some punches.
Nakamura lands with a left to the head.
Do throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Do is stalling here.
Nakamura blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nakamura on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nakamura lands with a left to the head.
Nakamura misses with a body punch.
Nakamura throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nakamura has Do pushed against the cage.
Nakamura tries a knee to the head but Do blocks it.
Do lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Do with a knee to the head.
Do is breathing heavily.
Nakamura managing to block the knees to the body from Do.
Do misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nakamura.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Do is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nakamura is defending well for now.
Do tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nakamura avoids it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Nakamura as Do tries to tie him up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nakamura.
Nakamura throws a knee to the head but misses.
Do working Nakamura over with knees to the body.
Nakamura is trying to stall.
Nakamura managing to block the knees to the body from Do.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nakamura.
Nakamura on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nakamura lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nakamura scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura trying to control the position but instead, Do has worked for underhooks and has pushed Nakamura into the cage.
Nakamura avoiding damage as Do throws knees to the body.
Nakamura lands a shoulder strike.
Do tries to land knees in the clinch but Nakamura avoids the damage to the body.
Nakamura tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Do tries to land knees in the clinch but Nakamura avoids the damage to the body.
Do missing with knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Nakamura.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Nakamura lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nakamura scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nakamura.
Nakamura blocks an elbow strike from Do.
Nakamura scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nakamura is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Do is keeping busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Good body shot from Nakamura.
Nakamura scores with a shoulder strike.
The referee calls for Do to work.
Nakamura makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nakamura stalls.
Nakamura lands a nice uppercut.
Nakamura trying to control the position but instead, Do has worked for underhooks and has pushed Nakamura into the cage.
Do lands a damaging elbow.
Do looking to throw knees to the head but Nakamura is blocking nicely.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura stalling in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Do obliges.
Do trying to land knees to the body.
Do lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nakamura makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nakamura avoiding damage as Do throws knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Do.
Nakamura is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Do misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nakamura.
Nakamura is trying to maintain a safe position but Do gets an underhook and turns Nakamura into the cage.
Do missing with knees to the body.
Nakamura misses with some punches.
Nakamura is trying to stall.
The referee calls for Nakamura to work.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura struggles to land a body shot inside as Do controls his hands.
Do looking to throw knees to the head but Nakamura is blocking nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Do landing knees to the body.
Nakamura scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nakamura stalling in the clinch but Do improves position.
Do blocks an uppercut.
Nakamura blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Do misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nakamura.
Do is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nakamura is defending well for now.
Nakamura lands with a right to the head.
Do trying to land knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nakamura.
A left hand lands to the body for Nakamura.
A right handed body shot lands from Nakamura.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura taking a breather.
Nakamura has a couple of punches blocked by Do.
Nakamura misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nakamura trying to control the position but instead, Do has worked for underhooks and has pushed Nakamura into the cage.
Do throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nakamura blocks it with crossed arms.
Nakamura gets through Do's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Do trying to land knees to the body.
Do misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nakamura.
Nakamura takes a knee right on the jaw!
Do missing with knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Come on Nakamura - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Nakamura misses with some punches.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura pushes Do back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nakamura blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nakamura misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nakamura tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Do is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nakamura is defending well for now.
Nakamura avoiding damage as Do throws knees to the body.
Nakamura on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Do misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nakamura.
Nakamura misses with the head strike.
Nakamura digs a right hand into Do's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Do's gas tank.
Nakamura misses with a knee strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Still in the clinch, Nakamura scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nakamura works on Do's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch on the inside from Nakamura fails to land.
Do is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nakamura is defending well for now.
Do trying to land knees to the body.
Nakamura avoiding damage as Do throws knees to the body.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Nakamura.
Nakamura lands a right hand.
Do trying to land knees to the body.
Nakamura scores with a shoulder strike.
Do tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nakamura avoids it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Do as Nakamura tries to tie him up.
Nice body punch from Nakamura - that landed with a thud.
Do missing with knees to the body.
Nakamura fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nakamura throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nakamura on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nakamura missing with knees to the body.
Nakamura with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Do is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Shunsuke Nakamura.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Shunsuke Nakamura!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Shunsuke Nakamura!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Bruce Do!

Shunsuke Nakamura wins by split decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
66%

Co-main event

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

Jitsu
vs
Peinetti

183 cm
24
190 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

178 cm
25
190 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

[CBK] The Smashwear Corporation

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sean Jitsu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Igor Peinetti!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Kenichi Hosakawa and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Peinetti misses.
Peinetti throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jitsu walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

Peinetti drives through and clinches with Jitsu against the cage.
A hook to the body from Jitsu.
Peinetti wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jitsu has him pressed against the cage.
Jitsu digs a right hand underneath Peinetti's ribcage. Peinetti let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jitsu works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A left hand lands to the body for Jitsu.
Nice body punch from Jitsu - that landed with a thud.
Peinetti looks gassed!

Jitsu decides to pull guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

Jitsu is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Peinetti rolls with it to try and escape but Jitsu cranks on the arm and Peinetti is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sean Jitsu!

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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
88%

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Billy Do (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Canadian Assassin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Do
vs
Assassin

182 cm
24
181 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

178 cm
26
170 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Powerful

[CBK] The Smashwear Corporation

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Billy Do!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Canadian Assassin!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Shimada and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Assassin avoids the head kick by Do.
Do throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Assassin.
Assassin closes the distance and clinches up with Do, looking for a takedown. Assassin pushes Do against the cage but Do circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Do throws a head kick that misses.

Do gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Assassin to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Assassin throwing strikes but missing.
Assassin with a flurry of punches that miss.
Assassin scoring with punches to the head and body.
Assassin throws and elbow that misses. Do uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Assassin's guard. Nice move by Do!

Assassin is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Do defends well.

Assassin had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Do defends it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Assassin is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Do holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Do avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Assassin.
Assassin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Do's head.
Do controlling the position for now.
Assassin working the head and body with strikes.
Assassin prevents Do from improving his position.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Do gets back to full guard.
Do controlling Assassin's posture.
Assassin throws and elbow that misses. Do uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Assassin's guard. Nice move by Do!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Do trying to control but Assassin is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Assassin looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Do has picked Assassin up and slammed him! Assassin can't keep hold of the triangle and Do manages to pass to side control!
Do tries to move into full mount but can't pass Assassin's legs.
Assassin sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Assassin tries to roll over but Do keeps him under control.

Assassin looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Assassin is not content to let Do control the position.
Assassin gets back to full guard.
Assassin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

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

Assassin is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Do is aware though and is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Do is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Do throwing strikes from guard but Assassin blocks nicely.

Assassin looking for a guillotine here but Do defends easily.

Assassin is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Do defends well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Do is working Assassin over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Assassin manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Assassin thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Assassin unloads with some shots from mount but Do bucks and avoids them well.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Do wants to hold on but Assassin pushes him away.
Do wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Assassin.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Assassin cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Assassin misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Assassin is landing with some decent strikes but Do is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Assassin throwing strikes but Do recovers to half guard. A much better position.
Do has hold of Assassin's hands but Assassin slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Assassin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Assassin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Do's head.
Assassin not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Assassin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Assassin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Assassin thows a huge punch but Do dodges it nicely.
Assassin not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Assassin thows a huge punch but Do dodges it nicely.
Do keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Do is breathing heavily.
Do has hold of Assassin's hands but Assassin slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Assassin missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Do regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Assassin.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Assassin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Assassin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Do utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Do preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Assassin throwing strikes but missing.
Assassin is looking to work some ground and pound but Do has wrist control.
Assassin distracts Do with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Assassin throws a big right hand that misses.
Assassin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Assassin postures up in Do's guard and throws a big left but Do blocks it.
Do avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Assassin postures up in Do's guard and throws a big left but Do blocks it.
Assassin throws a big right hand that misses.
Assassin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Assassin throwing strikes from guard but Do blocks nicely.
Assassin landing some decent shots from guard.
Assassin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Assassin thows a big elbow that misses.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Assassin connects with a couple of short punches.
Assassin is working Do over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Assassin tries to free his leg and advance position but Do is retaining full guard.
Assassin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Do works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Assassin is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Do working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Assassin.
Assassin postures up in Do's guard and throws a big left but Do blocks it.
Do working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Assassin.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Do looking to hit a scissor sweep but Assassin is one step ahead there.
Assassin is in close to Do's body, working some short punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Canadian Assassin 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. This is the final round!

Assassin shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Do sprawls well. Do wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Assassin gets slowly back to his feet.
Assassin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Do leaves Assassin with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Assassin has his takedown stuffed
and Do counters with a stiff right hand.
Billy Do has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Canadian Assassin.
Assassin shoots in for a double leg but Do sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Do fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Assassin, pushing him back against the cage.
Do lands a body punch in the clinch.
Do misses with a body punch.
Do scores with a hook to the body.
Assassin has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Do is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Assassin is breathing heavily.
Do stalling in the clinch.
Do is working Assassin over against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Do misses with a punch to the body.
Assassin blocks a body shot from Do.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Do lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Assassin or not.
Do misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Do lands a shot to the body.
Assassin has Do pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Do manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Do lands a body punch in the clinch.
Do lands with a light punch inside.
Do lands a body shot in the clinch.
Do presses Assassin against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Good body shot from Do.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A right hand to the body from Do.
Do scores with a hook to the body.
Do lands a left hand.
Do tries to work over Assassin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Do scores with a hook to the body.
Billy Do has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Do digs a right hand into Assassin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Assassin's gas tank.
Do is leaning against Assassin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Do leaning his opponent against the cage.
Assassin tries to score a body lock takedown but Do shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Do.
Assassin is trying to drag Do to the mat but Do just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Do is working Assassin over against the cage.
Do lands a body punch in the clinch.
Do avoiding damage.
Good body shot from Do.
Do presses Assassin against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Do presses Assassin against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

Do manages to break the clinch.
Do lands a jab to the nose.
Assassin shoots in but Do avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Do - that will leave a mark!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Do tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Do lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Assassin shoots and misses
and Do counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Assassin thinking.
Assassin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Assassin shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Do as he jumps to the side.
A jab from Do does it's job there.
Do misses with a head kick.
The fighters circling - Do throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Assassin shoots for a takedown but Do saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Do cracks Assassin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Do throws a body kick that misses.
A punch combination from Do misses.
Assassin has his takedown stuffed

and Do counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Do.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Do breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd cheers as Do lands an impressive looking overhand right. Assassin doesn't seem phased though.
Canadian Assassin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Assassin fails with the takedown
and Do counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Do tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Assassin was well out of range. Poor timing from Do.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Assassin with a lazy takedown attempt
and Do counters with a nice body kick.
Assassin moves forwards but Do connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Do buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Assassin closes the distance and clinches up with Do, looking for a takedown. Assassin pushes Do against the cage but Do circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Assassin dives in and scores a takedown into Do's guard.
Assassin thows a big elbow that misses.
Assassin with a flurry of punches that miss.
Assassin throws and elbow that misses. Do uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Assassin's guard. Nice move by Do!

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Do is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Do stopping the sweep attempt from Assassin.

Assassin looking for subs off his back but Do has passed one foot through into half guard.
Do trying to control from half guard but Assassin is working away.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Do controlling the action here.
Assassin is looking for a sweep. Do is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Assassin is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Do seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Assassin is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Billy Do!