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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Joshua Kronos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nihlus The Random (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kronos comes to the cage accompanied by mudvayne-dig. This should be a great matchup!

Kronos
vs
The Random

165 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

180 cm
20
140 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joshua Kronos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nihlus The Random!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kronos is defended easily by The Random.
Kronos blocks a head kick by The Random.
The Random shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kronos as he jumps to the side.
The Random is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The Random tries to clinch up.
The Random throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The Random jabs Kronos to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The Random delivers a nice body kick.
The Random throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kronos's head.

It looks like Joshua Kronos has been cut.
The Random slips a straight right by Kronos.
Kronos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The Random pushes Kronos away with a front kick.
The Random throws a front kick that sends Kronos stumbling back into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kronos tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. The Random manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kronos throws a sloppy head kick and The Random moves out of range easily.
The Random jabs Kronos right on the nose. Kronos blinks but takes it well.
The Random cracks a nice hook into Kronos's ribs.
Kronos is breathing heavily.
Kronos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from The Random.
The Random tries to close the distance and clinch but Kronos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice takedown defense from Kronos. No joy for The Random on that attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kronos is defended easily by The Random.
The Random lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kronos leaves The Random with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Joshua Kronos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nihlus The Random.
The Random fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kronos avoids it really well and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The Random gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kronos goes for a takedown attempt but The Random pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
The Random throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kronos stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kronos moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The Random scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The Random lands with a nice body punch.
Nice cross by The Random.
The Random throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kronos.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The Random has closed the distance and engaged Kronos in a clinch.

The Random breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Whack! The Random lands a heavy head kick that drops Kronos. The ref tackles The Random to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Kronos was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Nihlus The Random!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
48%

Undercard bout

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

Antos
vs
Sheen

175 cm
18
175 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

187 cm
19
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
KO power

Good wrestler
Good kicks
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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Toshi Antos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Charlie Sheen!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Fujiwara and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sheen scores with a head kick. Antos tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

It looks like Toshi Antos has been cut.
Sheen lands an overhand right.

Antos is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sheen ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Antos's jaw. Antos's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Sheen does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Charlie Sheen!
A victorious Charlie Sheen thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Londyn Trujillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Genma Saotome (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Trujillo
vs
Saotome

185 cm
18
175 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

195 cm
21
175 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Londyn Trujillo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Genma Saotome!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trujillo slaps away a takedown attempt from Saotome, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Horrible takedown by Saotome or perhaps it was just good defense by Trujillo which made him look bad.

Saotome looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Trujillo!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Saotome goes for an armbar but Trujillo turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Trujillo.
Trujillo is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Trujillo stopping the sweep attempt from Saotome.
Trujillo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Trujillo content to stall in guard here.
Trujillo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saotome working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Trujillo.
Saotome looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Trujillo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Saotome swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Trujillo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Saotome throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Trujillo controlling from the top position.
Trujillo won't allow Saotome to sweep him here.
Saotome bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Trujillo's guard.
Saotome stopping the sweep attempt from Trujillo.

Trujillo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Saotome defends it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saotome wants to get up but he can't break Trujillo's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Saotome pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Trujillo is keeping the position for now.
Trujillo can't keep his opponent in guard - Saotome advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Saotome prevents Trujillo from improving his position.
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!
Saotome looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Trujillo trying to control but Saotome postures up.
Trujillo slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trujillo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Saotome's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Trujillo keeping full guard, as Saotome tries to pass.
Trujillo can't keep his opponent in guard - Saotome advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Saotome seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Trujillo trying to control from the bottom.
Saotome passes to side control.
Trujillo is breathing heavily.
Saotome tries to advance to mount but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saotome wants to stand but Trujillo is controlling his arm.

Saotome stands up and beckons Trujillo to his feet.
Saotome shoots for a double leg takedown but Trujillo sprawls well. He's pushed Saotome's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Londyn Trujillo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Genma Saotome.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Saotome!

Trujillo rushes Saotome and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saotome with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Trujillo lands a nice elbow.
Saotome fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Saotome tries to break the clinch but Trujillo is controlling the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Saotome takes an elbow to the temple.
Saotome takes an elbow to the forehead.
Saotome tries to pull guard but Trujillo won't allow it.
Trujillo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Trujillo lands a nice elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Trujillo darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Trujillo trying to control from half guard but Saotome is working away.
Trujillo prevents Saotome from improving his position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Trujillo throwing shots but Saotome is blocking nicely.
Saotome is looking to improve his position.
Saotome works his way to full guard. Good work.
Saotome wants to sweep here but Trujillo controlling him for the moment.
Saotome wants to hit a switch here but Trujillo passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Saotome there!
Saotome is breathing heavily.
Trujillo lands a nice shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saotome squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Trujillo punishing his opponent with strikes.
Trujillo pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

Saotome is rocked!
Trujillo pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Saotome is still in real trouble! Can Trujillo finish him?
Trujillo postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Saotome bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Trujillo and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Londyn Trujillo!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jacko Anselmo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Moa Soto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anselmo's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Amon Amarth-DEATH IN FIRE. The crowd seem to be enjoying Soto's choice of entrance music: kill switch engage-when darkness falls. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Anselmo
vs
Soto

180 cm
25
180 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

180 cm
22
180 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jacko Anselmo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Moa Soto!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yuuki Gou and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anselmo lands a nice shot to the body.
Anselmo jabs at Soto's body.
Nice straight punches there by Anselmo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Anselmo.
Soto uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Anselmo.
Anselmo tries to bum rush Soto with a series of wild strikes but Soto uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Soto shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Soto shoots in looking for a takedown. Anselmo tries to sprawl out of it but Soto keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Anselmo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Anselmo misses the jab.
Nice defenses there by Soto.
Soto shoots in looking for a takedown but Anselmo manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Soto's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jacko Anselmo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Moa Soto.
Anselmo cracks Soto with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Soto swats away the attempt to clinch by Anselmo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anselmo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Soto.
Nice sprawl there from Anselmo as Soto shoots in.
Anselmo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Soto manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Anselmo misses with a looping left.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Anselmo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Soto, pushing him back against the cage.
Anselmo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Soto looking to stall.
Soto is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Anselmo.
Anselmo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Soto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Anselmo lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

Anselmo throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Soto tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Anselmo is in Soto's guard.
Soto looks gassed!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Soto is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Anselmo wants to stand but Soto is controlling his posture from full guard.
Anselmo controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!

The ref stands the fighters back up because Jacko Anselmo just wasn't active enough.
Anselmo thuds his right hand into Soto's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Soto shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Anselmo defends it nicely.
Soto looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Soto gets tackled into the cage by Anselmo. Anselmo maintains the clinch.
A body shot lands from Anselmo.
Anselmo lands a shoulder strike.

Anselmo successfully pulls guard.
Anselmo controlling Soto's posture.
Anselmo wants to stand up but Soto is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Soto stopping the sweep attempt from Anselmo.
Anselmo is looking to stand up but Soto isn't so interested in that idea.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A left lands for Anselmo.

Anselmo clinches up with Soto and pushes him back against the cage.
Anselmo lands with a short shot to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A right hand to the body from Anselmo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anselmo scores with a shoulder strike.

Anselmo pulls guard effortlessly.
Anselmo wants to stand but Soto is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Soto moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Soto is defended easily by Anselmo.
Anselmo misses with the combination.
Anselmo looks to throw the jab but Soto is out of range.
Anselmo stuffs the takedown.

Anselmo drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The ground and pound from Anselmo seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Soto tries to bench press Anselmo off him but Anselmo keeps the position.
Anselmo tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Soto is breathing heavily.
Anselmo slows the pace down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Anselmo.
Anselmo landing strikes.
Anselmo taking a breather here.
Anselmo sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Soto is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The strikes coming from Anselmo are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Anselmo working the ground and pound but Soto is defending the strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anselmo controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

Anselmo decides to stand up, so the ref orders Soto to his feet.
Soto has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Soto there as he acknowledges the shot.
Anselmo cracks Soto with a good jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anselmo's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Anselmo duly obliges.

Anselmo moves into the clinch.
Anselmo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Soto is trying desperately to land a takedown but Anselmo is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Soto.
Soto keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Anselmo's efforts to push away.
Anselmo scores with a shoulder strike.
Anselmo stalling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anselmo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Anselmo.
Anselmo lands with a right to the head.
Soto trying to stall but Anselmo improves his position.
Soto keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Anselmo's efforts to push away.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Anselmo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Anselmo working hard to break the clinch.
Anselmo can't break the clinch.
Anselmo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Soto can do to turn this around?
A short body shot lands from Anselmo as the two fighters clinch.
Soto fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Jacko Anselmo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Moa Soto.
Anselmo lands a hook that snaps the head of Soto backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soto tries to land a knee to the head but Anselmo blocks with his arms.
Soto blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Soto is trying to drag Anselmo to the mat but Anselmo just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Anselmo effectively controlling the action here.
Anselmo lands a shoulder strike.
Anselmo is trying to break free.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anselmo is trying to push Soto away but Soto has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Anselmo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Anselmo lands with a short shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jacko Anselmo dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Anselmo scores with a jab to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Soto.
Anselmo looks to score with a jab to the body but Soto is just out of range.

Anselmo moves into the clinch successfully.
Anselmo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Anselmo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Anselmo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Anselmo prevents a body shot from Soto.
Soto tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Anselmo just stands there and leans against the cage.
Soto takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Anselmo lands a right hand.
Anselmo lands an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Anselmo.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Anselmo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anselmo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Soto.
Soto is trying to break the clinch but Anselmo has him pressed against the cage.
Anselmo can't break the clinch.
Anselmo scores with a shot to the side of Soto's head.
Anselmo pushes Soto back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Anselmo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Anselmo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Soto fails to pull guard.
Jacko Anselmo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Moa Soto.
Anselmo lands a body shot in the clinch.

Anselmo drags the fight down to the ground.
Soto trying to control the position from guard on top but Anselmo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Anselmo uses the cage to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Anselmo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Anselmo.
Anselmo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anselmo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Anselmo clobbers Soto with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Anselmo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Anselmo connects with a body shot.
Anselmo connects with a single shot there.
Anselmo cracks Soto with a good jab.
Anselmo connects with a nice looking jab.
Soto takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

Anselmo clinches up with Soto and pushes him back against the cage.
Anselmo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Anselmo gets control of Soto's arms and successfully pulls guard. Anselmo will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

Anselmo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Anselmo on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Anselmo tries to get out of the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anselmo keeping moving, preventing Soto from controlling successfully.
Anselmo is looking to stand up but Soto isn't so interested in that idea.
Anselmo pulls Soto in close to prevent any damage.
Soto preventing the sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Moa Soto wasn't active enough on the ground.
Soto gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Anselmo.
Jacko Anselmo is winning the standup battle so far.

Anselmo clinches with his opponent.
Anselmo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The referee is keeping an eye on Anselmo - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

Anselmo decides to pull guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anselmo is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Anselmo looking for a sweep. Not yet Anselmo, not yet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jacko Anselmo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Anselmo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacko Anselmo!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
60%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Leon Kennedy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuki Nakai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leon Kennedy is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Kennedy
vs
Nakai

175 cm
21
149 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

170 cm
25
154 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Leon Kennedy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yuki Nakai!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Hirohito Nitta and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakai lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

Nakai decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Nakai not doing much here.
Let's hope that Nakai has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Nakai is thwarting Kennedy's attempts to control the position.

Nakai is looking for a kimura here.
Well, if Nakai is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakai wants to pass the guard but Kennedy is defending well.
Kennedy is trying to maintain the position but Nakai is very close to passing his half guard.
Kennedy is looking to improve his position.
Nakai content to control rather than advance.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Nakai lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kennedy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Nakai closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Nakai content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Kennedy wants to improve his position but Nakai is controlling well.
Nakai controlling the pace.
Nakai wants to pass to mount but Kennedy is defending the position.
Nakai controlling the action here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Kennedy is looking to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Yuki Nakai hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Kennedy misses with a series of wild punches.

Nakai rushes Kennedy and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kennedy is trying to break the clinch but Nakai is controlling him.

Nakai lands a takedown into guard.
Kennedy being controlled here, momentarily.
Kennedy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kennedy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kennedy tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakai stays in close to Kennedy's body and controls the position.
Kennedy trying to keep a closed guard but Nakai is proving a slippery customer.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A head kick misses from Nakai.
Kennedy with a jab.
A big left from Kennedy misses.
Nakai tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kennedy dips to his left and cracks Nakai with an uppercut!
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Nakai throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Kennedy tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Nakai is in Kennedy's guard.
Nakai tries to free his leg and advance position but Kennedy is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yuki Nakai dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Kennedy throws a shot from downtown. Nakai moves away and avoids it.

Kennedy gets caught flat footed, as Nakai shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Kennedy looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Nakai puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Nakai is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Nakai looking to control and managing it successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kennedy is squirming around, avoiding Nakai's attempts to control the action.
Nakai looking to ground and pound but Kennedy is blocking nicely.
Kennedy tries to hold on but Nakai pushes him away.
Nakai controlling the pace for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Nakai working for a submission but Kennedy is keeping him at bay.
Nakai throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Kennedy is in all sorts of trouble here.

Nakai goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Kennedy turns into him and now he's in Nakai's guard.
Nakai tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Nakai pulls Kennedy in close to his closed guard and prevents Kennedy from doing any damage or advancing position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Nakai is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kennedy has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Nakai is proving hard to escape from.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nakai is controlling Kennedy's posture.

Yuki Nakai has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Nakai with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kennedy to score with a decent uppercut.
Nakai lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kennedy's sensitive parts.
Leon Kennedy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nakai slips under a jab from Kennedy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy throws a series of punches but Nakai moves out of range.
Kennedy lands an overhand right.
Nakai throws a jab when Kennedy was well out of range.
Kennedy keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kennedy throws a right hand that Nakai ducks under and follows up with a left that Nakai also avoids with ease.
Kennedy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nakai throws out the jab.
Kennedy checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kennedy moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Kennedy moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Some wild striking there from Kennedy.
Nakai fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kennedy checks it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Nakai shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

Nakai is looking for a kimura but Kennedy is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Nakai to get the leverage.
Nakai missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kennedy wants to control but Nakai is keeping busy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kennedy blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nakai.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Nakai is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Kennedy doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Nakai.
Nakai not doing much here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yuki Nakai showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Kennedy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kennedy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nakai moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Nakai shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Nakai showed some decent athleticism there.
Nakai is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Kennedy sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Nakai sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Kennedy is looking to control Nakai's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kennedy avoid being mounted?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakai wants to take a breather but Kennedy is having none of it.

Nakai is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kennedy defends it well.
Kennedy has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Nakai is working away from the top position though.
Nakai throwing shots but Kennedy is blocking nicely.

Nakai is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakai trying to control the pace.
Nakai seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kennedy does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Still in half guard, Nakai seems content to control.
Kennedy won't allow Nakai to pass to mount.
Nakai is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!

Nakai working for a submission but Kennedy is keeping him at bay.
Yuki Nakai is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Nakai controlling from the full mount.
Poor strikes thrown by Nakai there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy is trying desperately to improve position.
Nakai content just to control the position here.
Kennedy taking shots to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nakai content just to control the position here.

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

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

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yuki Nakai!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
53%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between A J Hearts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Tanga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

J Hearts
vs
Tanga

179 cm
22
217 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
200 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Dangerous knees
Tends to cut

Steel Penn's Skin Shop *laundry 93%

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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, A J Hearts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Juan Tanga!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tanga takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Juan Tanga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tanga shoots and misses
letting Hearts counter with a right hand.

It looks like Juan Tanga has been cut.
Hearts lands a lovely overhand right.
Tanga fails with the takedown

and Hearts counters with a single leg into guard. Tanga didn't expect that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hearts is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Tanga wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Hearts manages to pass to side control.
Well, if Hearts is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Hearts scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Hearts sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanga on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Tanga won't allow Hearts to pass to mount.
Hearts controlling the action here.
Hearts's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Tanga wants to get back to his feet.

A J Hearts has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Tanga misses with a takedown
and Hearts counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A J Hearts has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juan Tanga.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanga has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hearts finds it's way round the side to connect with Tanga's head.

Hearts is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Tanga's half guard.

Tanga is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hearts takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Tanga has hold of Hearts's hands but Hearts slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Hearts lands with a punch from half guard.
Tanga avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hearts.
Hearts is controlling the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanga is trying to stand.
Tanga looks gassed!
Hearts keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

We're going to have a standup here because A J Hearts wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Hearts with a hook.
Hearts circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Tanga to the canvas! Tanga doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Hearts keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). A J Hearts!
A J Hearts gave a mention to Steel Penn's Skin Shop *laundry 93% in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
49%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gracie Jitsu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Redfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chris Redfield will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Jitsu
vs
Redfield

179 cm
29
157 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

170 cm
22
155 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gracie Jitsu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chris Redfield!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shirou Masuda and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Redfield throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Jitsu counters by moving into the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Jitsu.
Jitsu presses Redfield against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

Jitsu pulls guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

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! Redfield rolls with it to try and escape but Jitsu cranks on the arm and Redfield is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gracie Jitsu!
During a confident post fight interview, Gracie Jitsu thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
71%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aoki Kakashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Wong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kakashi comes to the cage accompanied by Miike Snow -Animal (Acapella). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kakashi
vs
Wong

173 cm
25
155 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

170 cm
26
160 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Good in bed

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aoki Kakashi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Eddie Wong!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Ren Mimura and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wong swings for the body but Kakashi moves out of range.

Wong clinches with his opponent.

Wong manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

Kakashi drops back looking for a leg! Wong is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Wong manages to kick Kakashi off! Kakashi jumps back into Wong's guard.
Wong is adopting a defensive guard.

Kakashi drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kakashi jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Wong looking for a sweep. Not yet Wong, not yet.

Kakashi drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kakashi jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Wong wants to get back to his feet but Kakashi is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kakashi postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Wong is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Kakashi, into his guard.

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

Kakashi working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Wong doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Wong manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Kakashi throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wong not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Kakashi has his foot on Wong's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Wong works his way back into a safe position though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wong wanted to stand there but Kakashi had control of the position.

Kakashi working for a triangle but Wong defends it easily.

Kakashi looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kakashi being controlled here, momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wong trying to control the position from guard on top but Kakashi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wong tries to stand but Kakashi is controlling from the bottom.
Wong controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

Kakashi has his foot on Wong's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Wong works his way back into a safe position though.
Wong wants to get up but he can't break Kakashi's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Eddie Wong was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Wong keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nice takedown defense from Kakashi. No joy for Wong on that attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wong swinging wildly here.
Wong looks to score with a jab to the body but Kakashi is just out of range.
Kakashi walks into a left hand.
Aoki Kakashi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wong misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kakashi shoots in and drives through. Wong sprawls well.
Wong leaves Kakashi with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aoki Kakashi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kakashi is breathing heavily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wong getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Aoki Kakashi will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Kakashi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wong comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kakashi has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Wong finds it's way round the side to connect with Kakashi's head.
Nice shot lands for Wong.

Kakashi is rocked!
Wong is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Kakashi flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Kakashi is out cold! Wong holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Eddie Wong!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kazushi Sakuraba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Helsing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Sakuraba
vs
Helsing

182 cm
20
183 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

178 cm
25
180 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazushi Sakuraba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Igor Helsing!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sakuraba gets a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Helsing pushes Sakuraba off looking to stand but Sakuraba dives back in and keeps control.
Sakuraba trying to pass the guard but Helsing defending well.
Helsing trying to control from the bottom.
Helsing won't allow Sakuraba to pass to mount.
Helsing is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sakuraba trying to mount his opponent but Helsing defends it.
Helsing moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Sakuraba postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Helsing is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Sakuraba, into his guard.
Sakuraba bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Helsing's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sakuraba thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Helsing is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Sakuraba regains full guard. Nicely done.
Helsing trying to control the position from guard on top but Sakuraba is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sakuraba tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba is adopting a defensive guard.
Sakuraba utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sakuraba looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Helsing postures up in Sakuraba's guard and throws a big left but Sakuraba blocks it.
Helsing wants to control from the top but Sakuraba keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sakuraba is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Helsing is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Sakuraba working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Sakuraba working away.
Helsing managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Sakuraba.

Sakuraba is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Helsing is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Helsing tries to bench press Sakuraba off him but Sakuraba keeps the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sakuraba goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Helsing rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Sakuraba's guard! Nice work there by Helsing!
Helsing trying to control the position from guard on top but Sakuraba is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Helsing drops back, looking for a kneebar! Sakuraba looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Sakuraba looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Sakuraba!
Helsing looks gassed!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Helsing is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Kazushi Sakuraba will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

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

Sakuraba is trying to get an arm triangle but Helsing is defending well.

Sakuraba is trying to get an arm triangle but Helsing is defending well.
Sakuraba works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Helsing gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Sakuraba is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Helsing is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sakuraba advances to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Helsing has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sakuraba is working away from the top position though.

Helsing actively working from the bottom here.
Helsing is breathing heavily.
Sakuraba is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Helsing reverses the position - he's now on top in Sakuraba's guard.
Sakuraba wants to sweep but no luck.
Sakuraba controlling the position.

Sakuraba scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Sakuraba misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba lands with a nice combination. Helsing backs away looking to recover.

Sakuraba shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Helsing's guard.

Helsing has his foot on Sakuraba's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sakuraba works his way back into a safe position though.
Sakuraba forces his way into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sakuraba tries to pass the half guard into mount. Helsing knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Helsing wants to get back to full guard but Sakuraba has passed into side control.

Sakuraba tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sakuraba has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Sakuraba is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Helsing knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

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

Sakuraba is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Helsing has escaped the position, nice work there.
Kazushi Sakuraba overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Sakuraba tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sakuraba has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Helsing tries to bench press Sakuraba off him but Sakuraba keeps the position.
Check out the look on Sakuraba's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Helsing tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Sakuraba wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Sakuraba working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Helsing tries to improve position but can't.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kazushi Sakuraba dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Helsing misses with a takedown attempt
and Sakuraba counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Helsing thinking.
Sakuraba throws a right and a left that both miss.
Helsing tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sakuraba sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Helsing somewhat.
Helsing attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sakuraba swinging wildly here.
Sakuraba fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Helsing takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sakuraba cracks Helsing with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sakuraba fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Sakuraba.

Sakuraba is working to tighten is grip on Helsing's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Helsing has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Sakuraba is really squeezing tight and eventually Helsing passes out! Sakuraba breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Kazushi Sakuraba!
Kazushi Sakuraba thanked the fans post fight for their support.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nate Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samuel Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stone is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: bottinekes . Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Samuel Stone has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Cruz
vs
Stone

170 cm
26
152 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

168 cm
26
145 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Experienced

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nate Cruz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Samuel Stone!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Shimada and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Stone gets the takedown into side control.
Cruz struggling a bit here.
Cruz is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Stone off and has taken his back!

Cruz is looking for a choke. Stone gets to his feet with his opponent on his back and slams him to the mat. Stone manages to squirm out of the attempted choke and turns into his opponent's guard.
Cruz keeping moving, preventing Stone from controlling successfully.

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

Cruz working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Stone has passed into half guard!

Cruz looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Cruz is looking to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone is looking to take a break and control but Cruz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cruz striking from half guard on the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Cruz looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Cruz trying to control from the bottom.
Stone looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

Stone is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Cruz is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Samuel Stone! Samuel Stone retains his featherweight title!