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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Scott Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damian Natas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Natas is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Godsmack - Good Day To Die . We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Smith
vs
Natas

160 cm
18
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Inexperienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Scott Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Damian Natas!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Natas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Smith drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

Smith looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Smith tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Natas is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Scott Smith!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
25%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Napoleon Moreau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cain Velasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Moreau
vs
Velasquez

175 cm
18
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
18
136 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

Canuck Beavermeat Nutrition

Charlie Wang's Nutrition and 95 % Laundry

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Napoleon Moreau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cain Velasquez!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moreau tries to score a power double leg takedown but Velasquez sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Moreau somewhat.
Velasquez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Moreau takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Velasquez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Moreau looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Velasquez throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Moreau dives in and grabs Velasquez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Velasquez pushes down on Moreau's head and hops out.
Moreau shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Velasquez sprawls well. Velasquez wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Moreau gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Napoleon Moreau. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head kick misses from Velasquez.
Moreau moves forwards but Velasquez connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Velasquez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Velasquez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Velasquez throws a right hand that Moreau ducks under and follows up with a left that Moreau also avoids with ease.
Moreau dodges the punch combination from Velasquez.
Moreau moves out of range of the body kick.
A big right from Moreau misses.
Velasquez swats away the attempt to clinch by Moreau.

Moreau darts in and clinches Velasquez up against the cage.
Moreau is breathing heavily.

Velasquez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Moreau throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Velasquez.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Velasquez looks to land a combination but Moreau avoids it well.
Cain Velasquez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Velasquez lets loose with a powerful body kick. Moreau will feel that in the morning.
Velasquez throws a head kick but Moreau moves out of range.
Velasquez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Moreau falls off balance throwing a combination
and Velasquez counters with a left and a right that stings Moreau.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Moreau blocks a head kick by Velasquez.
Velasquez throws a head kick that misses.
Moreau misses with the body kick
and Velasquez counters with a nice body kick.
Velasquez's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Velasquez duly obliges.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez lands a nice shot to the body.
Velasquez is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Velasquez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Velasquez lands a jab to the nose.
Velasquez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Moreau stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Velasquez throws a nice outside leg kick.
Velasquez misses with a body shot.
Velasquez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Horrible takedown by Moreau or perhaps it was just good defense by Velasquez which made him look bad.
Moreau blocks a head kick by Velasquez.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moreau fails with a takedown attempt.
Velasquez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Velasquez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Moreau. That did some damage!
Velasquez looks to land a body kick but Moreau moved away.
The fighters circle momentarily. Velasquez darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
No joy there for Velasquez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Napoleon Moreau seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Velasquez gets caught napping as Moreau dives in and scores a takedown. Velasquez manages to retain guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cain Velasquez dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Velasquez scores with a jab to the body.
Moreau takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Velasquez lands a head kick. Moreau smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Napoleon Moreau is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Moreau takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Velasquez's jab looks to have found its range, popping Moreau under the eye.
Velasquez is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Moreau rather than just go for the knockout.
Velasquez lands a glancing blow to the side of Moreau's head.
Moreau shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Velasquez as he jumps to the side.
Velasquez lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Donk. Velasquez catches Moreau right on the button with a cross.
Velasquez misses with a few strikes there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Velasquez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Moreau closes the distance and clinches up with Velasquez, looking for a takedown. Moreau pushes Velasquez against the cage but Velasquez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Cain Velasquez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A head kick misses from Velasquez.
Crunch! Velasquez slams his shin into Moreau's torso.
Moreau takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Horrible takedown by Moreau or perhaps it was just good defense by Velasquez which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Napoleon Moreau. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head kick misses from Velasquez.
Moreau takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Velasquez throws a nice looking combination but Moreau bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez swinging wildly here.
Velasquez scores with a jab.

Moreau drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Velasquez struggling a bit here.
Velasquez manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Moreau is thwarting Velasquez's attempts to control the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Moreau lands strikes from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez won't allow Moreau to pass to mount.
Velasquez is trying to stand up here but Moreau is controlling him well.
Moreau is taking a breather. Velasquez says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Velasquez regains full guard. Nicely done.
Velasquez wants to sweep but no luck.

Velasquez looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Moreau pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Velasquez is keeping the position for now.
Velasquez is looking to stand up but Moreau isn't so interested in that idea.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez looking for a sweep. Not yet Velasquez, not yet.

Velasquez throws his legs up looking for a submission but Moreau uses it to pass to side control.
Velasquez is trying to improve his position.

Moreau tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Moreau has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Velasquez tries to bench press Moreau off him but Moreau keeps the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Velasquez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Moreau misses with a body kick.
Moreau moves in looking to clinch but Velasquez pushes him off.
Moreau is looking to clinch.
Moreau uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Velasquez.
Moreau doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Moreau misses with a few strikes there.
Velasquez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Moreau in his tracks.

Moreau gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Moreau jumps guard but Velasquez turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moreau drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Velasquez trying to stall but Moreau improves his position.
Velasquez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Velasquez scores with a shot to the side of Moreau's head.
A short right from Velasquez on the inside.
Velasquez connects with a knee to the head.
Moreau jumps guard but Velasquez turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Napoleon Moreau. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Velasquez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Velasquez is looking to break free of the clinch but Moreau has double underhooks.

Moreau has picked Velasquez up - he's going for a ride! Moreau dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Velasquez throws a strike from the bottom that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez wants to get back to his feet.
Velasquez regains full guard. Nicely done.

Moreau stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Velasquez bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Moreau's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moreau avoids the head kick by Velasquez.
Velasquez stuffs the takedown attempt from Moreau. Moreau gets slowly back to his feet.
Velasquez tries a head kick but it misses.
Velasquez will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Moreau tries to land a leg kick but Velasquez saw it coming and moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moreau shoots in looking for a takedown but Velasquez manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Moreau's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Sloppy strikes from Velasquez. Those never looked like landing.
Velasquez throws out a loose jab but Moreau uses good head movement to avoid it.
Velasquez lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

Moreau gets a clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Moreau prevents Velasquez from breaking the clinch.
Moreau has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Velasquez is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Moreau jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Velasquez walks away with a smile on his face. Moreau gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Velasquez misses with a double jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moreau moves out of range as Velasquez throws a body kick.

Moreau shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Moreau showed some decent athleticism there.
Moreau thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Velasquez is looking to improve his position.
Moreau controlling the pace.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Moreau is trying to work for a kimura but Velasquez is defending well.
Napoleon Moreau has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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!

Velasquez is defending against the submission attempts here by Moreau.

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 Napoleon Moreau.
I think Velasquez has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cain Velasquez!

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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oleg The Beast (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bryce Locke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

The Beast
vs
Locke

190 cm
18
265 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

199 cm
18
273 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Oleg The Beast!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bryce Locke!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Kenichi Hosakawa and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Beast shoots in for a takedown but Locke shows good takedown defense.
Locke will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Locke shoots in for a takedown but The Beast shows good takedown defense.
The Beast lands with a straight right. Locke didn't see that one coming.

It looks like Bryce Locke has been cut.
Locke rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but The Beast moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

The Beast moves into the clinch.

Locke escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Locke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

The Beast shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The Beast is looking to advance position but Locke won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Beast controlling the action here.
Locke keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The Beast thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Locke's head.
Well, if The Beast 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 two minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Oleg The Beast wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

The Beast closes the distance and clinches.
Locke trying to control the position but instead, The Beast has worked for underhooks and has pushed Locke into the cage.
Locke gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from The Beast.
The Beast is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Locke to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oleg The Beast. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Beast is trying to break free.

The Beast gets control of Locke's arms and successfully pulls guard. The Beast will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Locke postures up in The Beast's guard and throws a big left but The Beast blocks it.
The Beast wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Locke trying to control but The Beast is working from the bottom.
Locke controls from within his opponent's guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Bryce Locke.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from The Beast.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Beast shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Locke sprawls well. Locke wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. The Beast gets slowly back to his feet.
The Beast tries to close the distance and clinch up but Locke swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Locke shoots for a double leg takedown but The Beast sprawls well. He's pushed Locke's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
The Beast misses with a head kick.
The Beast fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Locke avoids it really well and circles away.
The Beast is breathing heavily.
Locke misses with a takedown attempt - The Beast sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oleg The Beast dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bryce Locke's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Locke shoots in and drives through. The Beast sprawls well.
The Beast could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

The Beast closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Locke did well to prevent The Beast getting side control.
The Beast is looking to take a break and control but Locke is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The Beast missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Locke holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
The Beast trying to mount his opponent but Locke defends it.
Locke is trying to stand back up but The Beast is controlling him

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Locke is pressing down on The Beast's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Locke keeping moving, preventing The Beast from controlling successfully.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Oleg The Beast just wasn't active enough.
The Beast shoots in looking for a takedown but Locke manages to keep the fight standing, pushing The Beast's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Locke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The Beast throws a big shot that misses.
Locke blocks a low kick nicely.
The Beast misses with a series of wild punches.
The Beast tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Locke misses with a takedown attempt

and The Beast counters by clinching up.
The Beast is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Oleg The Beast has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bryce Locke.
With the fighters up against the cage, The Beast throws an elbow but misses.
The Beast is pressed up against the cage. Locke has hold of a leg and is looking to drag The Beast down to the mat. The Beast avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Locke gets tackled into the cage by The Beast. The Beast maintains the clinch.
The Beast is looking for a takedown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Locke is trying to stall.
Locke drops to a knee looking for a takedown but The Beast gets the underhooks and prevents it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Locke goes for a takedown attempt but The Beast pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
The Beast tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Locke swivels and escapes.
The Beast tries to close the distance and clinch up but Locke swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The Beast tries to clinch but Locke is having none of it.
The Beast throws a head kick that misses.
Oleg The Beast is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The Beast shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Locke as he avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Locke shoots for a takedown but The Beast saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
The Beast fails to land the takedown.
Locke fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but The Beast avoids it really well and circles away.
The Beast dodges the punch combination from Locke.
Oleg The Beast seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Locke looks for the body kick but The Beast saw that one coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Locke closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. The Beast did well to prevent Locke getting side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Oleg The Beast will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bryce Locke's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

The Beast shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Locke counters with a takedown into side control.
Locke is working The Beast over with some ground and pound from side control.
The Beast is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Locke lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear The Beast down.
The Beast regains half guard there - taking advantage of Locke's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
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!
Locke is looking to take a break and control but The Beast is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The Beast keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Locke trying to control the action but The Beast is working from the bottom.
The Beast is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Locke tries to pass the half guard into mount. The Beast knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Bryce Locke.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from The Beast is defended easily by Locke.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Beast keeping moving, preventing Locke from controlling successfully.
Locke pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. The Beast is keeping the position for now.

The Beast working for submissions but it's allowed Locke to get to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. The Beast manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The Beast trying to keep a closed guard but Locke is proving a slippery customer.
Locke is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Locke throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as The Beast works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Locke trying to control the position from guard on top but The Beast is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Bryce Locke.
Locke changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. The Beast tries to avoid it but Locke manages to keep hold of a leg and drag The Beast to the ground. The Beast escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Locke shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as The Beast sprawls well. The Beast wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Locke gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice sprawl there from Locke as The Beast shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oleg The Beast. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Locke gets caught napping as The Beast dives in and scores a takedown. Locke manages to retain guard.
Locke is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The Beast trying to control the position from guard on top but Locke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

Locke has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes The Beast off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

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

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

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oleg The Beast!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
43%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yoji Kawada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Satriani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Kawada
vs
Satriani

188 cm
25
210 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

195 cm
25
205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Enjoys gardening

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoji Kawada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joe Satriani!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yuuki Gou and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Satriani gets a clinch.
Kawada creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Satriani's defenses.
Satriani misses with an elbow strike.
Kawada lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Satriani successfully pulls guard.

Satriani is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kawada defends well.
This has been an exciting period of action!

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

Kawada has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Satriani to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Kawada is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Satriani pulls down on the head and he's put Kawada to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Joe Satriani!

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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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tim Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wiesiek Kolano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wiesiek Kolano will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Cooper
vs
Kolano

150 cm
18
140 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

170 cm
18
140 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Self confident

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

Hellbent - Pit Inc
M/S Paint Fightwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tim Cooper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wiesiek Kolano!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooper checks a leg kick.

Cooper instigates a clinch.
Kolano is trying to pull guard but Cooper turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

Cooper decides to pull guard.

Cooper looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Cooper trying to keep a closed guard but Kolano is proving a slippery customer.
Cooper really is a fat lump.

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

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

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kolano passes easily into side control. Nice work.

Kolano looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Cooper is trying to improve his position.
Kolano throws an elbow but Cooper slips to the side and avoids it well.

Kolano tries for a kimura but Cooper is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooper wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Cooper is not content to let Kolano control the position.

Kolano is trying to get an arm triangle but Cooper is defending well.

Kolano thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kolano trying to control the action but Cooper is working from the bottom.
Cooper is looking to reverse the position.

Kolano tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Kolano passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Cooper!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kolano avoids the attempt from Cooper to control.
Cooper knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kolano on the ground.

Kolano moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Cooper has worked his arm free - good work by Cooper!
Cooper might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Cooper gets back to half guard.
Kolano is trying to control the action in half guard but Cooper is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kolano passes to side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wiesiek Kolano dominated that 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.

Kolano fails with a takedown attempt.
Kolano tries for a takedown but Cooper circles away easily

so Cooper counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

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

Kolano is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Cooper has his hands clasped together but Kolano extends an breaks Cooper's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Kolano.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Wiesiek Kolano!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
83%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wolfe Levitt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Couture comes to the cage accompanied by theres no easy way out . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Couture
vs
Levitt

185 cm
25
245 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

193 cm
23
230 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Good in bed

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Hellbent - Pit Inc
Zynergy Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Randy Couture!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wolfe Levitt!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Levitt falls off balance throwing a combination

and Couture decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Levitt's guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Couture trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Couture accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Couture stands up and waves to Levitt to follow him.

Couture shoots in and bounces Levitt off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Couture slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Couture postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Couture is looking to work some ground and pound but Levitt has wrist control.
Levitt avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Couture lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Couture is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Levitt is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Levitt has escaped and now he's on top!

Couture has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Levitt off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Couture fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Levitt to the ground. Couture is now in Levitt's guard.
Couture controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Couture could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Couture throwing strikes from guard but Levitt blocks nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Couture throwing strikes from guard but Levitt blocks nicely.
Couture cracks Levitt with a solid left hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Levitt avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Couture tries to free his leg and advance position but Levitt is retaining full guard.
Couture working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Couture gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Levitt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Couture scores a takedown into full mount!

Couture wants to finish this one by submission but Levitt is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Couture.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Levitt is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Couture landing punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Levitt avoids a series of strikes thrown by Couture.
Couture lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Levitt hang on?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Couture lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Levitt is squirming around, avoiding Couture's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Couture closes the distance and clinches up with Levitt, looking for a takedown. Couture pushes Levitt against the cage but Levitt circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Couture takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

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

Couture tries for a kimura but Levitt is defending well.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Couture stands up and beckons Levitt to his feet.
Levitt digs a good hook to Couture's body.
Couture swinging wildly here.
Couture swats away the attempt to clinch by Levitt.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Couture drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Couture wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Levitt, who protects the arm well.
Couture misses with the ground and pound.
Couture wants to control but Levitt is keeping him busy.
Levitt wants to get back to his feet but Couture drags him back down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Couture throwing shots but missing, from side control.

Couture decides to stand back up. Couture steps back and let's Levitt get back to his feet.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Levitt enables Couture to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Levitt manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Couture gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Levitt is breathing heavily.
Couture avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
No luck for Couture with that takedown attempt.
Levitt pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Couture back to the cage. Levitt follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Couture avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Levitt tries to keep at a distance but Couture has taken the fight into the clinch.
Levitt tries to land knees in the clinch but Couture avoids the damage to the body.
Levitt tries to land knees in the clinch but Couture avoids the damage to the body.
Levitt wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Couture has him pressed against the cage.
Couture stalling.
Levitt trying to control the position but instead, Couture has worked for underhooks and has pushed Levitt into the cage.

Couture gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Levitt is trying to stand up here but Couture is controlling him well.
Nice strikes from Couture there.

Couture is working for a submission of some sort.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Levitt on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Couture lands with a punch from half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Levitt keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Levitt blocking the ground and pound attempt from Couture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randy Couture dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Couture instigates a clinch.
Couture lands a hook that snaps the head of Levitt backwards.

Couture has hold of one of Levitt's legs. Levitt is fighting the takedown attempt but Couture gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Couture wants to pass the guard but Levitt is keeping the position.
Couture has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Levitt preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Couture working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Couture stands up from Levitt's guard - Couture perhaps looking for a knockout.
Couture tries to clinch up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Levitt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Couture manages to avoid it.
Couture closes the distance and clinches up with Levitt, looking for a takedown. Couture pushes Levitt against the cage but Levitt circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Levitt swats away the attempt to clinch by Couture.
Levitt is looking to clinch but Couture is avoiding it.
Levitt tries to close the distance and clinch but Couture swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Couture keeps the fight on the outside.
Randy Couture is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A punch combination from Levitt misses.
A combination from Levitt does no damage.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Levitt!
Couture is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Levitt can do to turn this around?
Levitt takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Levitt tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Couture manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Couture closes the distance and clinches.
Levitt is looking to control Couture's arms but Couture gets an underhook and turns him. Now Levitt has his back to the cage.

Couture lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Couture sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Levitt defending well though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Couture looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Levitt with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Couture trying to control from half guard but Levitt is working away.
Levitt taking some punishment here, with Couture in his half guard.

Couture is looking for a kimura but Levitt is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Couture to get the leverage.
Couture throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Levitt avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Couture.
Couture is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Couture not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Couture is taking a breather. Levitt says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

Couture is working for a submission of some sort.
Couture throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Couture thows a huge punch but Levitt dodges it nicely.

Couture wants to work for an arm triangle but Levitt is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Couture missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Couture stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Levitt to get to his feet.
Wolfe Levitt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Levitt looks to land a combination but Couture avoids it well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Randy Couture showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Couture, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:26
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:26
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Randy Couture!
During a confident post fight interview, Randy Couture thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
54%

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Noah Bennet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Bob (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!

Bennet
vs
Bob

183 cm
26
193 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

165 cm
25
180 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great low kicks
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Solid chin

Zynergy Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Noah Bennet!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tom Bob!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Sano and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bennet throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Bennet closes the distance and clinches.
Bennet lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Tom Bob has been cut.
Bennet trying to land knees to the body.
Bennet unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bennet taking a breather.
Bennet tries a knee to the head but Bob blocks it.
Bennet has Bob pushed against the cage.
Bob is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bennet gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Bennet with an attempt at a knee that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Bennet looking to throw knees to the head but Bob is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennet lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bob backwards.
Bennet lands a body punch.
Bennet throws an elbow that misses.
Bob changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bennet fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Bob misses with a series of wild punches.
Bennet tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bennet, right into the meat.
Bennet looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bennet moves into the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bennet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bennet has Bob pressed against the cage.
Bennet landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bennet landing knees to the head.
Bennet is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Bennet scores with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennet landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bob takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bob drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bennet gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Noah Bennet has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tom Bob.
Bennet pressing his opponent against the cage.
Bennet lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bennet landing knees to the head.
Bennet stalls.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Noah Bennet.
Bennet throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Noah Bennet is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bennet lands a head kick. Bob smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bob walks into a straight right hand from Bennet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bob crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bennet - the referee stops the clock and Bob gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bennet. Bob manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Bob looks gassed!
Bennet throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bob sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bennet lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bob's sensitive parts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Noah Bennet dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tom Bob's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Bennet throws a head kick that Bob semi-blocks.
Bob takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.

Bennet lands a big head kick that sends Bob tumbling to the mat! Bennet takes a step backwards and waves Bob back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Bob is rocked!
Noah Bennet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crack! A monster head kick from Bennet and Bob falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Bennet!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Noah Bennet!
Noah Bennet is the new middleweight champion!
Noah Bennet very nearly forgot to thank Zynergy Nutrition amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.