TMW 18: PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Xerxes O'Neal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eiki Daikaura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eiki Daikaura is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

O'Neal
vs
Daikaura

178 cm
19
163 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
32
139 lbs
28 - 22 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Xerxes O'Neal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eiki Daikaura!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from O'Neal misses.
Daikaura scores with a nice head shot.
Daikaura tries to work over O'Neal's front leg with a kick but O'Neal checks it.
Daikaura scores with a jab. O'Neal acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from O'Neal.
Daikaura avoids the body shot from O'Neal.
Nice uppercut there from Daikaura.
Daikaura throws a shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Daikaura misses the target.
O'Neal misses with a combination
and Daikaura cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
O'Neal attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
O'Neal avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Daikaura has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daikaura landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Daikaura lands a knee to the body.
Daikaura blocking some punches.
O'Neal tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
O'Neal is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Daikaura is keeping busy.
Daikaura blocks an elbow strike from O'Neal.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for O'Neal.
Daikaura tries to work over O'Neal's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
O'Neal swings away with an uppercut that misses.
O'Neal misses with a short punch on the inside.
O'Neal takes an elbow to the temple.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by O'Neal as Daikaura tries to tie him up.
O'Neal tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Daikaura's elbow.
O'Neal misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O'Neal tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Daikaura smiles and moves away.
Some bone on bone action there as Daikaura checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
O'Neal throws a head kick but Daikaura moves out of range.
O'Neal takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
O'Neal takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Daikaura.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
O'Neal tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
O'Neal throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Daikaura throws a quick head kick that skims the top of O'Neal's head.
Daikaura looks for the body kick but O'Neal saw that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Daikaura fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with O'Neal, pushing him back against the cage.
O'Neal looking to throw knees to the head but Daikaura is blocking nicely.
Daikaura blocks an uppercut.
Daikaura stops a takedown attempt from O'Neal.
Daikaura lands a nice elbow.
Daikaura blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Daikaura lands with a light punch inside.
Daikaura is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but O'Neal is keeping busy.
O'Neal changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Daikaura fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Xerxes O'Neal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Daikaura does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
O'Neal thows a leg kick but Daikaura checks it
and O'Neal takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daikaura misses with a hook.
Daikaura walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. O'Neal checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Eiki Daikaura is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
O'Neal checks a low kick from Daikaura.
Daikaura throws out a leg kick but O'Neal moves out of range and Daikaura only half commits.
O'Neal throws a leg kick
and O'Neal takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
O'Neal swings away with a leg kick that misses.

O'Neal pushes Daikaura up against the cage in a clinch.
O'Neal tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Daikaura blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
O'Neal looking to throw knees to the head but Daikaura is blocking nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Daikaura landing some nice looking knees to the body.
O'Neal with an attempt at a knee that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, O'Neal throws an elbow but misses.
O'Neal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

O'Neal tries a head kick but it misses.
Daikaura tries to work over O'Neal's front leg with a kick but O'Neal checks it.
O'Neal misses with a low kick.

Daikaura clinches up against the cage.
O'Neal tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Daikaura just stands there and leans against the cage.
O'Neal looking to throw knees to the head but Daikaura is blocking nicely.
Daikaura trying to land knees to the body.
O'Neal creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
O'Neal swings away with an uppercut that misses.
O'Neal misses with a punch on the inside.

O'Neal manages to break the clinch.
Daikaura misses with a leg kick
and O'Neal counters with a head kick.
Daikaura throws a low kick, looking for O'Neal's leg but O'Neal calmly moves out of range.
O'Neal throws a leg kick that is checked
and Daikaura counters with a leg kick.
Eiki Daikaura seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by O'Neal or perhaps it was just good defense by Daikaura which made him look bad.

O'Neal gets a clinch.
Knees to the body from Daikaura.
Daikaura blocks a punch to the side of the head.
O'Neal has a couple of punches blocked by Daikaura.
O'Neal tries to pull guard but Daikaura forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Xerxes O'Neal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
O'Neal is looking for a takedown.
O'Neal blocks an elbow strike from Daikaura.
O'Neal is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Xerxes O'Neal has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Daikaura.
O'Neal trying to land knees to the body.
O'Neal misses with some punches.
O'Neal throws a head punch that misses.
Daikaura landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O'Neal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Daikaura creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
O'Neal tries to land a knee to the head but Daikaura blocks with his arms.
Daikaura blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Daikaura with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Daikaura scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch on the inside from O'Neal fails to land.
A frustrated look appears on O'Neal's face as he tries to break the clinch.
O'Neal is stalling here.
O'Neal can't find room to land a body shot as Daikaura controls the action.
Daikaura lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Still in the clinch, O'Neal scores with a nice short uppercut.
O'Neal throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Daikaura lands an elbow inside that O'Neal shrugs off.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
O'Neal taking a breather.
O'Neal can't get the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daikaura landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
O'Neal throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Daikaura blocks it with crossed arms.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
O'Neal using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Daikaura has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Daikaura lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Xerxes O'Neal has been cut.
O'Neal fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
O'Neal with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Daikaura trying to stall but O'Neal improves his position.
Daikaura comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Daikaura throws a knee to the head but misses.
Daikaura dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
O'Neal misses with a body punch.
Daikaura misses with a knee to the head.
O'Neal tries to land a knee to the head but Daikaura blocks with his arms.
Daikaura blocks an uppercut.
O'Neal is looking to control Daikaura's arms but Daikaura gets an underhook and turns him. Now O'Neal has his back to the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
O'Neal throws a knee to the head but misses.
Daikaura avoids a wild elbow strike from O'Neal.
O'Neal throws a head punch that misses.
O'Neal dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Daikaura takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
With the fighters up against the cage, O'Neal throws an elbow but misses.
Daikaura lands an elbow just above O'Neal 's eye.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Daikaura misses with a knee strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
O'Neal has a couple of punches blocked by Daikaura.
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 Xerxes O'Neal will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Xerxes O'Neal's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

O'Neal looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That kick from Daikaura tenderised O'Neal's leg. O'Neal is trying to keep his angry face on.
Daikaura connects with a solid leg kick.
Daikaura lands with a thumping leg kick.
O'Neal throws a lazy uppercut
and Daikaura counters with a nice body kick.
Daikaura checks a leg kick nicely.

Daikaura closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
O'Neal blocks the elbow strike.
Daikaura tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and O'Neal avoids it.
O'Neal swings wildly with an uppercut but Daikaura uses good head movement to avoid it.
Daikaura throws a knee to the head but misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Daikaura.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O'Neal tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Daikaura just stands there and leans against the cage.
Daikaura throws an elbow but it's blocked.
O'Neal pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Daikaura blocks a body shot from O'Neal.
O'Neal working aggressively here.
Daikaura unloads a knee to the mid-section. O'Neal lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Daikaura landing some nice looking knees to the body.
O'Neal is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Daikaura is defending well for now.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, O'Neal just misses with a elbow thrown towards Daikaura's brow.
Daikaura lands an elbow that stopped O'Neal in his tracks for a moment.
O'Neal is looking to control Daikaura's arms but Daikaura gets an underhook and turns him. Now O'Neal has his back to the cage.
O'Neal misses with an elbow over the top.
Daikaura blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
O'Neal misses with an elbow strike.
Daikaura tries to stall but O'Neal uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
With the fighters up against the cage, Daikaura throws an elbow but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daikaura creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through O'Neal's defenses.
O'Neal tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Daikaura is struggling to control the position.
Daikaura landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
O'Neal goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Daikaura using the Thai plumb to throw knees but O'Neal has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Daikaura pressing his opponent against the cage.
Daikaura lands an elbow that stopped O'Neal in his tracks for a moment.
O'Neal tries to circle away but Daikaura has him pinned against the cage.
O'Neal tries to work over Daikaura's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Daikaura blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
O'Neal crunches a lovely knee into Daikaura's ribcage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daikaura misses with an elbow strike.
O'Neal misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Daikaura.
Daikaura managing to block the knees to the body from O'Neal.
O'Neal taking a breather.
O'Neal throws a knee to the head but misses.
O'Neal working aggressively here.
Daikaura avoiding damage as O'Neal throws knees to the body.
Daikaura pushes O'Neal back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Daikaura obliges.
Daikaura blocking some punches.
Daikaura takes an elbow to the forehead.
Daikaura lands an elbow that stopped O'Neal in his tracks for a moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for O'Neal.
O'Neal misses with a body punch.
O'Neal throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The referee is keeping an eye on Daikaura - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O'Neal fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Daikaura scores with a hook to the body.
O'Neal throws an elbow but it's blocked.
O'Neal tries to throw a body punch but Daikaura avoids it by throwing O'Neal back against the cage.
Daikaura pressing his opponent against the cage.

O'Neal manages to break the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
O'Neal looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
O'Neal misses with a leg kick
and Daikaura cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
O'Neal throws out a leg kick but Daikaura moves out of range and O'Neal only half commits.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Daikaura.
Daikaura keeps O'Neal at a distance using the push kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eiki Daikaura comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Daikaura 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eiki Daikaura!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
75%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Weaver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Masahura Yakisoba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Weaver
vs
Yakisoba

194 cm
25
215 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

175 cm
32
140 lbs
21 - 24 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bob Weaver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Masahura Yakisoba!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yakisoba throws a quick inside leg kick.
Masahura Yakisoba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Weaver takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Yakisoba cracks Weaver with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Weaver rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yakisoba moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
No joy there for Weaver, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Yakisoba throws a series of punches but Weaver moves out of range.
Weaver throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big right from Yakisoba misses.
Weaver steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yakisoba.
Yakisoba waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Weaver.
Yakisoba scores with a jab to the body.
Good shot there by Yakisoba.
Yakisoba connects with a right hand. Weaver shakes it off.
A swing and a miss from Yakisoba.
Weaver closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A punch combination from Yakisoba misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Weaver misses with a two punch combination.
Weaver connects with a jab.
Weaver tests Yakisoba's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yakisoba uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Weaver.
Weaver misses with a left hand
and Yakisoba connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Weaver fails to land with a series of punches.
Yakisoba connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Weaver's hands.
Weaver takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Yakisoba misses with a straight right.
Yakisoba avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yakisoba stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Weaver avoids the body shot from Yakisoba.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weaver throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Weaver lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Yakisoba has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Yakisoba and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Yakisoba dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Weaver misses the shot to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Yakisoba.
Weaver throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Yakisoba counter with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yakisoba swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yakisoba misses with a lunging right hand
and Weaver counters with a right hand to the body.
Weaver scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Weaver on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A left lands for Yakisoba.
Yakisoba lands with a hook. Weaver tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Yakisoba is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Weaver had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Yakisoba misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yakisoba throws a poor cross that misses
and Weaver counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Weaver has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Weaver there as he acknowledges the shot.
Yakisoba fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Weaver has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Yakisoba throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Weaver counters with a stiff right hand.
Yakisoba throws a lazy right hand but Weaver sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yakisoba looks to land a right hand but Weaver moved out of range.
Yakisoba connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Yakisoba avoids the body shot from Weaver.
Yakisoba scores with a body shot.
Weaver looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Weaver moves out of range of the strikes.
Yakisoba throws a nice looking combination but Weaver bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Yakisoba misses with a straight right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weaver throws a left and a right that both miss
and Yakisoba counters with a nice uppercut.
Yakisoba throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Weaver throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yakisoba.
A jab from Yakisoba misses.
Weaver is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jab, jab by Yakisoba - just one landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yakisoba misses with a wild combination.
Weaver jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yakisoba. Weaver does a little dance to reset his feet.
Weaver avoids the body shot from Yakisoba.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yakisoba connects with a body shot that sends Weaver's belly button to the back.
A good leg kick by Yakisoba.
Yakisoba throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Weaver counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Masahura Yakisoba 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.

Yakisoba just misses with a punch to the body.
Yakisoba keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yakisoba fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Weaver manages to avoid it.
Weaver misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Masahura Yakisoba seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Yakisoba, right into the meat.
Weaver misses with a wild combination.
Yakisoba takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Yakisoba uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Weaver.
Weaver avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Weaver attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Decent striking displayed by Yakisoba there.
Yakisoba throws a body punch but Weaver moves out of range.
Yakisoba tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Weaver was well out of range. Poor timing from Yakisoba.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yakisoba throws a hook to the side of Weaver's head but Weaver sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Weaver tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yakisoba was well out of range. Poor timing from Weaver.
Yakisoba avoids a punch combination nicely.
Yakisoba throws a jab when Weaver was well out of range.
Yakisoba fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Yakisoba connects with the punch.
Yakisoba throws a jab but it's blocked by Weaver.
Weaver swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bob Weaver is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yakisoba stuns Weaver with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Yakisoba scores with a punch to the head.
Nice jab there from Yakisoba.
A slow jab from Weaver misses its intended target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yakisoba looks to score with a jab to the body but Weaver is just out of range.
Yakisoba takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Yakisoba throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Weaver.
Weaver takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
An inside leg kick from Weaver misses.
Weaver throws a nice looking combination but Yakisoba bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Yakisoba scores with a jab. Weaver acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
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!
Yakisoba lands with an overhand left.
Weaver just misses with a punch to the body.
Weaver takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Yakisoba throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Weaver stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Weaver misses with a straight right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yakisoba lands a glancing blow to the side of Weaver's head.
Yakisoba connects with an inside leg kick.
Yakisoba waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Weaver.
Yakisoba throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Weaver throws a solid leg kick but Yakisoba takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Weaver.
Yakisoba digs a good body shot into Weaver's ribs.
A lazy left from Yakisoba finds it's target.
Yakisoba misses with a body shot.
Yakisoba fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Yakisoba cracks Weaver with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Weaver throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yakisoba.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Weaver steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yakisoba.
Weaver throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yakisoba sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weaver missing with a left hand there. Yakisoba was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yakisoba pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Weaver back to the cage. Yakisoba follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Weaver closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Weaver looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Yakisoba fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A punch lands to the side of Weaver 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Yakisoba fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Weaver looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Yakisoba scores with a hook.
Yakisoba throws a hook to the side of Weaver's head but Weaver sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Weaver throws a nice looking combination but Yakisoba bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yakisoba cracks Weaver with a good jab.
Weaver moves forwards but Yakisoba connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Weaver throws an overhand right that lands on Yakisoba's shoulder, as Yakisoba tries to avoid the shot.
Weaver doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Masahura Yakisoba showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Yakisoba jabs Weaver right on the nose. Weaver blinks but takes it well.
Weaver loads up on a big right hand but Yakisoba slips the punch.
Yakisoba misses with a head kick.
Yakisoba ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Yakisoba fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Weaver manages to avoid it.
Yakisoba connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Weaver misses with a wild body shot.
Yakisoba ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Weaver moves away.
Yakisoba connects with a body shot that sends Weaver's belly button to the back.
Yakisoba lands with a cross.
Yakisoba moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Yakisoba moves forwards but Weaver connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Weaver motions for Yakisoba to come forward. Weaver throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yakisoba throws a head kick that half lands.
No joy there for Yakisoba, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Yakisoba misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Yakisoba lands with a hook. Weaver tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Weaver throws a right hand that Yakisoba ducks under and follows up with a left that Yakisoba also avoids with ease.
Yakisoba throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Yakisoba keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Weaver takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Yakisoba lands a jab-cross combination.
Weaver throws a hook but Yakisoba avoids it easily.
Weaver needs to keep his hands up - Yakisoba had a free shot at his head there.
Weaver throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yakisoba throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Weaver fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yakisoba throws a jab when Weaver was well out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Weaver 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Weaver shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Yakisoba lands with a shot to the body.
Yakisoba wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Weaver takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nice straight punches there by Yakisoba. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Yakisoba.
Yakisoba throws a shot from downtown. Weaver moves away and avoids it.
Yakisoba cracks Weaver with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Weaver throws a jab but it's blocked by Yakisoba.
A combination from Weaver does no damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Yakisoba.
Yakisoba lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Yakisoba just misses with a punch to the body.
Yakisoba ducks under a wild hook from Weaver.
Weaver takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Yakisoba scores with a jab. Weaver acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Yakisoba has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Yakisoba tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Weaver was well out of range. Poor timing from Yakisoba.
Yakisoba fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Yakisoba displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Yakisoba cracks Weaver with a good jab.
Weaver moves out of range as Yakisoba strikes.
Weaver swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weaver on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Weaver waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yakisoba.
Weaver on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Yakisoba fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yakisoba lands a jab.
Yakisoba lands with a nice body punch.
Yakisoba showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Weaver.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yakisoba feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Weavers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bob Weaver has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Weaver tries to move into range but Yakisoba moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Masahura Yakisoba comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Yakisoba 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Masahura Yakisoba!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
66%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Long Duck Dong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damien Demented (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Damien Demented told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Duck Dong
vs
Demented

225 cm
20
300 lbs
1 - 2 - 1

170 cm
33
166 lbs
27 - 27 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Long Duck Dong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 27 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Damien Demented!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Demented throws a right hand that Duck Dong ducks under and follows up with a left that Duck Dong also avoids with ease.
Demented rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Duck Dong moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Demented tries a head kick but it misses.
Demented chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Duck Dong can pounce on him.
Good leg kick by Demented there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Demented throws a right and a left that Duck Dong avoids nicely.
Demented throws a series of punches but Duck Dong avoids them all with ease.
Demented misses with a wild combination.
Demented throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from Demented.
Demented fails to land with a series of punches.
Demented throws a right and a left that Duck Dong avoids nicely.
Good leg kick by Demented there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Duck Dong throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duck Dong showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Demented.
Duck Dong avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Demented. Those never looked like landing.
Duck Dong blocks a head kick by Demented.
Duck Dong feints and then cracks Demented's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Demented down.
Demented looks gassed!
A nice inside leg kick there by Duck Dong. That's going to slow Demented down.
Duck Dong is looking to score with low kicks.
Duck Dong scores with a head kick. Demented tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

It looks like Damien Demented has been cut.
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!
Duck Dong scores with a leg kick.
Duck Dong throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The fighters circle, before Duck Dong throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Demented's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Duck Dong lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Long Duck Dong!
Long Duck Dong spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
66%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wayne Huntington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jin Sen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sen has chosen Let It Rock as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Jin Sen acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Huntington
vs
Sen

193 cm
22
201 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

194 cm
32
217 lbs
28 - 19 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good low kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wayne Huntington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jin Sen!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huntington fakes the leg kick and cracks Sen in the body.
Huntington lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sen's sensitive parts.
Sen pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Huntington drives through and clinches with Sen against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Huntington fails to land.
Huntington misses with the head strike.
Huntington misses with some punches.
Huntington lands a nice uppercut.
Huntington misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Huntington.
Huntington misses with some punches.
Huntington lands with a light punch inside.
Huntington throws a head punch that misses.
Sen blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Sen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sen slips a jab from Huntington.
Huntington looks to score with a jab to the body but Sen is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sen throws a hook but Huntington avoids it easily.
Huntington is looking to chop away at Sen's legs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Huntington looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Huntington lands a right hook to the body.
Huntington avoids a kick to the body.
Huntington throws a low kick, looking for Sen's leg but Sen calmly moves out of range.
Sen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd cheers as Sen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Huntington doesn't seem phased though.
Huntington fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Huntington throws a leg kick which misses Sen's front leg but catches the back leg as Sen tries to avoid it.
Huntington keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sen misses with a low kick.
Sen with a hook.

Huntington pushes Sen up against the cage in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huntington misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Huntington misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sen.
Huntington stalling in the clinch.
Sen has had enough of the clinch but Huntington keeps him there for the moment.
Sen tries to break free but Huntington pushes him back against the cage.
Huntington pushes off an throws an elbow but Sen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Huntington throws a punch but it's blocked by Sen.
Huntington misses with some punches.
Sen blocks an uppercut.

Sen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A cross from Sen lands.
Sen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
An inside leg kick from Sen misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sen throws a lazy uppercut
and Huntington counters with a body kick that stops Sen in his tracks momentarily.
Huntington throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sen looks gassed!
Huntington just misses with a punch to the body.
Huntington fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sen. Huntington does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sen defending well as Huntington loads up on a big left hand.
Sen takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

It looks like Jin Sen has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Huntington.
Sen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That kick from Huntington tenderised Sen's leg. Sen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Huntington scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Huntington is looking to clinch but Sen is avoiding it.

Huntington clinches.
Huntington softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Huntington creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Huntington lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Huntington can't find room to land a body shot as Sen controls the action.
Huntington swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Huntington lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Huntington misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Huntington softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short left from Huntington.
Sen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Huntington is keeping busy.
A head punch on the inside from Huntington fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wayne Huntington dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jin Sen's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Sen takes a kick to the side of the head.
Huntington catches Sen with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Huntington lands a leg kick that knocks Sen off balance momentarily.
Huntington fails to land with a series of punches.
Good work by Huntington as he checks the leg kick.
Huntington tries to clinch there but Sen circles away.
Sen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Huntington's head.
Sen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick by Huntington misses
and Sen counters with a series of strikes. Huntington will be more careful next time no doubt.
Sen misses with a low kick.
Sen sizes up Huntington with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sen throws a leg kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Huntington.
Huntington throws a nice outside leg kick.
Huntington blocks a head kick by Sen.
Sen lands a leg kick that knocks Huntington off balance momentarily.
Sen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sen is breathing heavily.
Sen misses with a low kick.
A good leg kick by Huntington.
Huntington with a hook.
Huntington lands a head kick!
Jin Sen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sen throws a shot from downtown. Huntington moves away and avoids it.
Huntington ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sen moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huntington misses with a body kick.
Huntington tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Huntington lands a jab to the nose.
Sen closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Wayne Huntington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Huntington misses with a low kick.
Huntington throws out a leg kick but Sen moves out of range and Huntington only half commits.
Sen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wayne Huntington is winning the standup battle so far.
Huntington with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sen to score with a decent uppercut.
Huntington scores with a leg kick.
Huntington moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Sen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Huntington tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Huntington walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huntington misses with a wild body shot.
Huntington throws out a leg kick but Sen moves out of range and Huntington only half commits.
Sen throws a leg kick
and Huntington counters with a slapping leg kick.
Huntington thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Sen if he has to take too many more of those.
Sen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

Huntington clinches up against the cage.
Huntington lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sen.
Huntington is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sen can do to turn this around?
Sen being controlled against the cage.
Sen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Huntington misses with some punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Huntington tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Huntington.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huntington throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sens head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Huntington takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Wayne Huntington has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Huntington doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Huntington misses with a punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Huntington scores with a nice short uppercut.

That has opened up Jin Sen's cut even more.
Sen blocking some punches.
Huntington lands a right hand.
Huntington lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
With the fighters up against the cage, Huntington throws an elbow but misses.
Sen is trying to force a seperation but Huntington has the dominant position.
Sen looking to throw knees to the head but Huntington is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wayne Huntington dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jin Sen's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Sen looks to land a left hand but Huntington moved out of range nicely.
Huntington throws a lazy uppercut
and Sen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Huntington tries to clinch up but Sen circles away and keeps his distance.
Sen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Huntington scores with a nice head shot.

Huntington has managed to clinch.
Come on Huntington - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Sen is looking to control Huntington's arms but Huntington gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sen has his back to the cage.
Huntington misses with some punches.
Huntington misses with the head strike.
Sen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Huntington has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Huntington with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Sen breaks from the clinch.
Huntington lands a head kick. Sen smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sen takes one to the side of the head.
Huntington tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Huntington attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sen connects with a nice looking jab.
Sen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sen throws a head kick that misses.
Huntington misses with a low kick as Sen jumps back.
Huntington goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sen is looking to slow Huntington down with leg kicks.
Huntington misses with a straight left.
Sen misses with an uppercut.
Huntington throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huntington throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Both fighters circling a little - Huntington finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Sen checks a leg kick.
Huntington cracks the inside of Sen's front leg.
Huntington scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sen takes a jab right on the kisser.
Huntington throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Huntington scores with a head kick. Sen tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Sen has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Huntington.
Sen blocks a head kick by Huntington.
Huntington walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sen takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

The cut above Jin Sen's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Huntington does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huntington lands with a good body shot.
Sen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

Huntington instigates a clinch.
Wayne Huntington is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sen blocks an uppercut.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Huntington throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sen misses with some punches.
Jin Sen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huntington throws an elbow but it misses.
Huntington tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sen misses with some punches.
Huntington softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Huntington keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sen's efforts to push away.
Huntington misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sen lands with a light punch inside.
Sen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

And that's the end of the fight!
Wayne Huntington showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Huntington 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wayne Huntington!
Wayne Huntington decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
85%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dai Vernon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akiyo Nishiura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vernon comes to the cage accompanied by Ari Gold - Let's Hug It Out, BITCH. Akiyo Nishiura has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Vernon
vs
Nishiura

184 cm
24
184 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

172 cm
32
147 lbs
26 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

Reaper Combatwear
TFP Graphics - Pit Inc

Hellbent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dai Vernon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Akiyo Nishiura!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Vernon.
Nishiura misses with a head kick.
Nishiura keeps the fight on the outside.
Some wild striking there from Vernon.
Vernon catches Nishiura with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

Vernon scores with a takedown into Nishiura's guard.
Vernon will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Vernon accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Vernon with a flurry of punches that miss.
Vernon passes Nishiura's left leg - he's now in half guard.

Nishiura kicks off Vernon and gets to his feet.
Vernon swings for the body but Nishiura moves out of range.
Vernon misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nishiura throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vernon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nishiura throws a head kick that misses.
Vernon tries to land a front kick but Nishiura steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Vernon looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nishiura moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nishiura throws a hook but Vernon blocks it.
Vernon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nishiura.
Nishiura lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vernon circles away quickly and effectively.
Vernon just misses with a punch to the body.
Vernon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nishiura connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nishiura lands with a nice combination. Vernon backs away looking to recover.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vernon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nishiura.
Nishiura dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vernon moves in looking to clinch but Nishiura pushes him off.
Vernon moves out of range of the strikes.
Vernon looks for the body kick but Nishiura saw that one coming.
Akiyo Nishiura is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice body punch from Vernon.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nishiura looks to throw the jab but Vernon is out of range.
Akiyo Nishiura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vernon throws a shot from downtown. Nishiura moves away and avoids it.
Vernon bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Nishiura throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Vernon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vernon tries to clinch but Nishiura moves out of range.
Nishiura throws a body punch but Vernon moves out of range.
Both fighters circling a little - Vernon finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Nishiura looks gassed!
Vernon misses with a right hand
and Nishiura counters with a low kick, right behind Vernon 's knee.
Vernon cracks Nishiura with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Vernon lunges at Nishiura with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nishiura's hand.
Vernon is looking to clinch but Nishiura is avoiding it.
Nishiura looks to land a body kick but Vernon moved away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Vernon is defended easily by Nishiura.
Nishiura throws a combination that misses
and Vernon counters with a nice body kick.
Nishiura throws a shot from downtown. Vernon moves away and avoids it.
Vernon getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Vernon takes the fight into the clinch.
Nishiura tries to break the clinch but Vernon is controlling the position.
Nishiura prevents a body shot from Vernon.
Nishiura looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Vernon has a couple of punches blocked by Nishiura.
Nice body punch from Vernon - that landed with a thud.
A frustrated look appears on Nishiura's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Vernon being controlled against the cage.
Vernon prevents Nishiura from breaking the clinch.
Nishiura is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Vernon tries to work over Nishiura's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Vernon breaks the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nishiura takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nishiura throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Vernon counters with a body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vernon lands an overhand right.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Vernon.
Vernon content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
The ground and pound from Vernon seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vernon works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Vernon in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Nishiura is not content to let Vernon control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dai Vernon dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Nishiura misses with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vernon. Nishiura does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nishiura connects with a good right hand that stumbles Vernon. Vernon circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nishiura misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vernon is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nishiura. Vernon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nishiura throws a big shot that misses.
Akiyo Nishiura is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nishiura slips under a jab from Vernon.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Vernon checks a leg kick.
Vernon throws a quick inside leg kick.
Vernon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vernon is looking to clinch.
Vernon lunges at Nishiura with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nishiura's hand.
Vernon is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Nishiura connects with a right hand. Vernon shakes it off.
Nishiura lands a jab.
Vernon throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nishiura stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Vernon fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nishiura, pushing him back against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Vernon struggles to land a body shot inside as Nishiura controls his hands.
Vernon scores with a nice hook to the head.
Vernon lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nishiura prevents a body shot from Vernon.
Vernon is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Vernon changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Nishiura fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Nishiura throws a poor cross that misses
and Nishiura takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A swing and a miss from Nishiura.
Nishiura connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Vernon momentarily.

Vernon scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Vernon is trying to get an arm triangle but Nishiura is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nishiura is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

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

Vernon swings around for an armbar but Nishiura sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Vernon's guard.
Vernon trying to keep a closed guard but Nishiura is proving a slippery customer.
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.

Vernon throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Nishiura gets to his feet. Vernon looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Vernon gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Nishiura.
Vernon takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nishiura is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Dai Vernon is winning the standup battle so far.
Nishiura thuds his right hand into Vernon's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nishiura just misses with a punch to the body.
Nishiura thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nishiura takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Vernon swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Nishiura misses.
Vernon looks for a takedown but Nishiura sprawls well.

Vernon gets a takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vernon not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Nishiura kicks Vernon off and gets back to his feet.

Vernon shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nishiura moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dai Vernon dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Nishiura fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Vernon.
Nishiura throws a lazy right hand but Vernon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Nishiura crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Vernon - the referee stops the clock and Nishiura gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Vernon. Nishiura manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Nishiura misses with a low kick.

Vernon gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Vernon scores with a nice hook to the head.

Vernon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nishiura throws a left and a right that both miss
and Vernon counters with a low kick, right behind Nishiura 's knee.
Nice uppercut lands for Nishiura. That snapped Vernon's head back.
Nishiura takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nishiura tries to land a front kick but Vernon steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nishiura misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vernon lands a right hook to the body.
Nishiura takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nishiura throws a hook but Vernon avoids it easily.
Vernon on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Nishiura.
Vernon jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Vernon tries to clinch there but Nishiura circles away.
Nishiura throws a jab but it's blocked by Vernon.
A telegraphed right hand from Nishiura misses the target.

Vernon closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Vernon trying to control the action but Nishiura is working from the bottom.
Nishiura is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Dai Vernon overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Vernon decides to stand back up. Vernon steps back and let's Nishiura get back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vernon lands with an overhand left.
Vernon throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Akiyo Nishiura has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nishiura scores with a jab. Vernon acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
No joy there for Nishiura, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Vernon feints and as Nishiura raises his hands in defense, Vernon changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Vernon looking to pass the guard.
Vernon lands a couple of digs.

Vernon stands up and waves to Nishiura to follow him.

Vernon shoots in and bounces Nishiura off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Vernon postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vernon pushing down on Nishiura's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Vernon wants to take a breather but Nishiura is having none of it.
Vernon working the head and body with strikes.

Vernon is trying to work for a kimura but Nishiura is defending well.
Nishiura is in trouble now - Vernon has advanced to mount!
Vernon landing shots from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vernon is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Vernon tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Vernon connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vernon with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vernon lands a nice shot to the head.

Nishiura is rocked!
Vernon working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Nishiura is still in real trouble! Can Vernon finish him?
Vernon postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Nishiura in real trouble here! The ref calls for Nishiura to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dai Vernon!
Dai Vernon really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Hellbent logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.

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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
81%

Main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gjergj Kastrioti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peko Talalelei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gjergj Kastrioti has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Kastrioti
vs
Talalelei

190 cm
24
215 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

171 cm
26
155 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Determined

Charlie Wang's Nutrition and 95 % Laundry

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gjergj Kastrioti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Peko Talalelei!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Talalelei misses with a two punch combination.
Kastrioti misses with a body shot.
Kastrioti throws a nice looking combination but Talalelei bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Talalelei doesn't manage to clinch there - Kastrioti circles away.
Nice uppercut lands for Kastrioti. That snapped Talalelei's head back.
Kastrioti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kastrioti throws a right hand that Talalelei ducks under and follows up with a left that Talalelei also avoids with ease.
Talalelei tries to clinch but Kastrioti is having none of it.
Kastrioti shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Talalelei as he avoids it easily.
Kastrioti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Talalelei.

Kastrioti shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Talalelei manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Kastrioti landing with the ground and pound.
Talalelei is trying to keep Kastrioti in close.
Kastrioti postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
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!
Kastrioti is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Talalelei keeping full guard, as Kastrioti tries to pass.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Talalelei utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kastrioti controlling from the top position.
Kastrioti works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Kastrioti is looking to take a break and control but Talalelei is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kastrioti throwing shots but Talalelei is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kastrioti is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kastrioti moves nicely into side control.
Kastrioti working the head with strikes.
Kastrioti will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
A lull in the action here as Kastrioti stalls from top position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kastrioti creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kastrioti working the head with strikes.
Kastrioti working the body and head with strikes.

Talalelei is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Talalelei is still in real trouble! Can Kastrioti finish him?
Kastrioti lands a huge shot from side control! Talalelei is out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Gjergj Kastrioti!
Gjergj Kastrioti decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.