Bushido 03 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jill Benkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toby Doodle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benkins comes to the cage accompanied by Girls Just Wanna Have Fun. Toby Doodle has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Benkins
vs
Doodle

168 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

174 cm
19
145 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jill Benkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Toby Doodle!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Sano and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benkins looks to score with a jab to the body but Doodle is just out of range.
Doodle misses with the combination.
Doodle swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Benkins tries a head kick but it misses.
Doodle checks a low kick from Benkins.

Benkins shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Benkins not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Benkins is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Doodle is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Doodle has escaped and now he's on top!
Doodle trying to control but Benkins is working from the bottom.
Doodle controls from within his opponent's guard.
Benkins on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Benkins tries to get out of the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

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

Benkins is looking for a triangle here but Doodle uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Doodle trying to control the action but Benkins is working from the bottom.
Benkins tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Doodle wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Doodle working away.
Doodle trying to control the position but Benkins is working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benkins is trying to control Doodle's posture but Doodle avoids it.
Benkins is trying to get back to half guard.
Doodle tries to move to mount but Benkins blocks the move with his legs.
Benkins is trying to escape the position but Doodle is controlling the position.
Benkins gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Doodle performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

Benkins looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benkins is in trouble now - Doodle has advanced to mount!
Doodle controlling the pace for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Doodle jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Benkins is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Benkins and Doodle has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Doodle in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Doodle wants to control but Benkins is keeping him busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benkins is looking for a sweep.
Benkins manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Doodle moves nicely into side control.

Doodle working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Doodle wants to lay and pray for a moment but Benkins keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Toby Doodle will probably get the nod.
That's time! Benkins's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A telegraphed right hand from Doodle misses the target.
Doodle throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Benkins counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Doodle's guard now.
Benkins won't allow Doodle to sweep him here.
Doodle is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Benkins postures up and lands a big shot to Doodle's brow.
Doodle keeping moving, preventing Benkins from controlling successfully.
Benkins is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Doodle is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Benkins stopping the sweep attempt from Doodle.
Benkins working some strikes from top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benkins trying to control but Doodle is working from the bottom.

Doodle escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Benkins gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Benkins looking to sit in guard and control but Doodle gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Benkins keeping moving, preventing Doodle from controlling successfully.
Doodle postures up.
Doodle trying to control but Benkins is working from the bottom.
Doodle stopping the sweep attempt from Benkins.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doodle trying to control but Benkins is working from the bottom.
Doodle tries to free his leg and advance position but Benkins is retaining full guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

Doodle content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Benkins has locked up a guillotine! Benkins's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Doodle is holding on here and Benkins must be using up a lot of energy. Doodle has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Benkins gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jill Benkins!
Jill Benkins was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
41%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Barrabaz Brasil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonardo Ferreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ferreira has chosen Wrathchild as his entrance music. Leonardo Ferreira has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Barrabaz Brasil's chin.

Brasil
vs
Ferreira

190 cm
25
250 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

193 cm
19
240 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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, Barrabaz Brasil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Leonardo Ferreira!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferreira keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Brasil takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Ferreira tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brasil avoids a kick to the body.
Ferreira throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Brasil.

Brasil shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Ferreira is trying to defend but Brasil finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Brasil throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Ferreira to regain full guard.
Ferreira wants to get back to his feet but Brasil is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Brasil in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferreira looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ferreira is looking to stand up but Brasil isn't so interested in that idea.
Brasil missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ferreira has control of Brasil's left arm, preventing Brasil from doing any damage.
Brasil with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ferreira is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Brasil is controlling him.
Brasil is in close to Ferreira's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Brasil throws a strike but Ferreira rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Ferreira looking to pass the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brasil keeping moving, preventing Ferreira from controlling successfully.
Brasil on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Brasil tries to get out of the position.
Brasil wants to stand up but Ferreira is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Leonardo Ferreira was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Ferreira scores with a crisp jab that stopped Brasil in his tracks.
Brasil could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Ferreira throws a head kick but Brasil moves out of range.
Leonardo Ferreira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brasil fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Barrabaz Brasil. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brasil misses with a wild combination.
Brasil fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ferreira just misses with a punch to the body.
Ferreira plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Brasil shoots in but Ferreira avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brasil fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ferreira avoids it really well and circles away.
Brasil on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ferreira takes a swing at Brasil's ribcage but misses.
Ferreira buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ferreira throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

It looks like Barrabaz Brasil has been cut.
Ferreira bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Brasil is breathing heavily.
Crunch! Ferreira slams his shin into Brasil's torso.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ferreira scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ferreira throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

Ferreira cracks Brasil with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Ferreira has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Brasil to stand back up!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leonardo Ferreira dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Barrabaz Brasil's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Ferreira digs a good hook to Brasil's body.
Ferreira lands an overhand right.
Ferreira throws a push kick but Brasil slaps the foot to one side.
Ferreira lands a front kick.
Ferreira throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Barrabaz Brasil is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brasil takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brasil takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ferreira scores with a leg kick.
Ferreira thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Brasil if he has to take too many more of those.
Ferreira feints and then cracks Brasil's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Brasil down.
Ferreira connects with a leg kick. Brasil looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ferreira has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ferreira tries a head kick but it misses.
Brasil has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ferreira.
Ferreira pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferreira lands a head kick!
Ferreira fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Leonardo Ferreira seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ferreira dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ferreira pushes Brasil away with a front kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ferreira throws a quick inside leg kick.
Brasil drops his hands momentarily and Ferreira needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Brasil just on the top of the head. Brasil drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Brasil - he's done!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Leonardo Ferreira!
Leonardo Ferreira decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jen-Chen Chen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ribert Whitney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Chen
vs
Whitney

180 cm
19
295 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

216 cm
25
290 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Happy Pills -- 155Q Supps Only $10
Happy Pills -- 155Q Supps Only $10

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 London, Jen-Chen Chen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ribert Whitney!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whitney ducks under a wild hook from Chen.
Whitney throws a sloppy head kick and Chen moves out of range easily.
Chen takes a swing at Whitney's ribcage but misses.
Whitney fails with the takedown
and Chen counters with a nice uppercut.

It looks like Ribert Whitney has been cut.
An inside leg kick from Whitney misses.
Whitney uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chen.
Whitney is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chen lands the left hand.
Chen lands a leg kick that knocks Whitney off balance momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chen wants to slow Whitney down by chopping away at his legs.
Whitney tries to clinch up but Chen circles away and keeps his distance.

Whitney instigates a clinch.
Chen misses with the head strike.
Chen can't find room to land a body shot as Whitney controls the action.
Whitney blocks an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Chen has Whitney pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Chen pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Whitney tumbling to the mat - Chen dives into Whitney's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Chen wants to control from the top but Whitney keeps moving.
Chen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Chen sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Chen slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Whitney tries to escape but Chen is in control.
Chen is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Whitney's shoulder. That is not cool.

Chen has hold of Whitney's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Whitney seems comfortable defending it but Chen has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Whitney is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Whitney is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Chen couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jen-Chen Chen!
After the big win, Jen-Chen Chen made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Happy Pills -- 155Q Supps Only $10 and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
50%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Buck Edgecombe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sagat Bossman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Sagat Bossman enters the cage!

Edgecombe
vs
Bossman

180 cm
27
185 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

190 cm
24
201 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Buck Edgecombe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sagat Bossman!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edgecombe checks a low kick from Bossman.
Edgecombe checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bossman lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A head kick misses from Bossman.
Bossman throws a lazy right hand but Edgecombe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bossman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bossman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice sprawl there from Bossman as Edgecombe shoots in.
Edgecombe throws a right and a left that Bossman avoids nicely.
Bossman swinging wildly here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bossman connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Edgecombe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Edgecombe feints and then cracks Bossman's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bossman down.
Bossman thows a body shot but no joy.
Edgecombe on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bossman clobbers Edgecombe with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bossman falls off balance throwing a combination

and Edgecombe counters with a shoot takedown. Bossman fights it but they end up in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bossman is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Edgecombe is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Edgecombe drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Edgecombe jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Edgecombe wants to control from the top but Bossman keeps moving.

Bossman is looking for a triangle but Edgecombe pushes his legs off easily.
Edgecombe trying to control but Bossman is working from the bottom.
Edgecombe sitting in guard here, content to control.
Edgecombe postures up in Bossman's guard and throws a big left but Bossman blocks it.
Edgecombe engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Edgecombe tries to free his leg and advance position but Bossman is retaining full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edgecombe prevents Bossman from getting back to his feet.

We're going to have a standup here because Buck Edgecombe wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Edgecombe.
Bossman misses with a double jab.
Edgecombe swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Edgecombe takes a kick to the side of the head.
Edgecombe avoids a kick to the body.
Edgecombe rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bossman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edgecombe shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bossman pinned against the cage. Bossman gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Buck Edgecombe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Edgecombe chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bossman can pounce on him.
A punch combination from Edgecombe misses.
Sagat Bossman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Edgecombe throws a right and a left that Bossman avoids nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Edgecombe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Edgecombe keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sagat Bossman 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.

Edgecombe tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bossman is able to avoid easily.
Edgecombe tries a low kick but Bossman avoids it.
Bossman throws a series of strikes that have Edgecombe backpedaling.
Bossman cracks Edgecombe with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bossman scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Edgecombe misses the body punch
and Bossman counters with a nice leg kick.
Edgecombe shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bossman as he jumps to the side.
Bossman throws a nice looking combination but Edgecombe bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Buck Edgecombe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bossman throws a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bossman fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bossman throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Edgecombe stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

Bossman drops Edgecombe with a beautiful combination! Edgecombe stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Bossman is looking for the KO!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Bossman lands a big right hand that sends Edgecombe crashing to the mat! Bossman stays standing though and waves Edgecombe back to his feet!

Edgecombe is rocked!
Bossman lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bossman drops Edgecombe with a naaaaasty hook - Edgecombe is in real trouble here! Bossman dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sagat Bossman!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
64%

Undercard bout

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

West
vs
Liddle

225 cm
26
300 lbs
3 - 7 - 0

225 cm
25
300 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joey West!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chuck Liddle!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Liddle is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in West's half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

Liddle is working for a submission of some sort.

Liddle is sneakily working for an arm triangle but West sees it coming and defends easily.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Chuck Liddle!
Chuck Liddle opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
35%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mahmut Demir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Russian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mahmut Demir could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Fedor Russian's chin.

Demir
vs
Russian

196 cm
21
300 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

220 cm
28
300 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mahmut Demir!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Fedor Russian!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Russian throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Demir working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

It looks like Fedor Russian has been cut.
Russian wants to get back to striking at distance but Demir won't allow it.
Demir lands an uppercut.
Russian tries to circle away but Demir has him pinned against the cage.
Russian pushes off an throws an elbow but Demir leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Russian is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Russian stalling in the clinch but Demir improves position.
A body shot lands from Demir.
Russian tries a body shot but Demir blocks it.

Demir has clasped his hands together around Russian's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
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!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Demir scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Russian to see if he's OK.
Russian stops Demir from passing to mount.
Demir lands a strong strike to the head of Russian. That's dazed him! Demir looking to finish here. Russian is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Demir lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mahmut Demir!
Mahmut Demir is the new super heavyweight champion!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
76%

Co-main event

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bart Lefloer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Carlos Ferreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ferreira comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Killers kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Antonio Carlos Ferreira is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Lefloer
vs
Carlos Ferreira

219 cm
25
274 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
19
230 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid 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, Bart Lefloer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Carlos Ferreira!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Ferreira. No joy for Lefloer on that attempt.
Lefloer is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ferreira sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ferreira throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lefloer wants to clinch up but Ferreira keeps it at a distance.
Ferreira scores with a leg kick.
Lefloer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ferreira ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lefloer moves away.
Ferreira buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ferreira walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lefloer moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ferreira displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lefloer.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bart Lefloer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lefloer tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
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!
Ferreira wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lefloer is breathing heavily.
Lefloer tries for a takedown but Ferreira circles away easily
and Ferreira counters with a low kick, right behind Lefloer 's knee.
Ferreira connects with an inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferreira scores with a hook to the body. Lefloer takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lefloer on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Lefloer takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ferreira fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lefloer has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ferreira throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lefloer has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ferreira.
Ferreira thuds a left hand into Lefloer's body.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Lefloer. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Ferreira lands a nice looking kick to the body. Lefloer takes a step back to recover.
Ferreira scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ferreira fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lefloer manages to avoid it.
Lefloer takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lefloer on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Antonio Carlos Ferreira is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lefloer takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lefloer takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ferreira dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lefloer. That did some damage!
Ferreira jabs Lefloer to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ferreira lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ferreira fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lefloer looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lefloer sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ferreira lands a nice shot that snaps Lefloer's head back.
Ferreira dips to his left and cracks Lefloer with an uppercut!
Ferreira takes a swing at Lefloer's ribcage but misses.
Ferreira throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Ferreira throws a jab when Lefloer was well out of range.
Ferreira buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ferreira. Lefloer shrugs it off though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Ferreira.
Ferreira thuds his shin into the meat of Lefloer's side.
Lefloer takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lefloer takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ferreira lands with a nice body kick.
Good leg kick by Ferreira there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ferreira scores with a kick to the midsection.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ferreira darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ferreira. Lefloer shrugs it off though.
Ferreira fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lefloer.
Bart Lefloer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lefloer takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lefloer will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Lefloer has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ferreira.
Ferreira connects with an inside leg kick.
Ferreira throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lefloer stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lefloer was well out of range. Poor timing from Ferreira.
Lefloer takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ferreira scores with a leg kick.
Ferreira darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ferreira scores with a shot to the body.
Ferreira misses the shot to the body.
Lefloer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ferreira paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ferreira feints and then cracks Lefloer's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lefloer down.
Ferreira scores with a push kick.
Ferreira buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lefloer takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Lefloer looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ferreira is fending him off so far but Lefloer persists. Nope, Ferreira circles away and we're back to standing.
Ferreira throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antonio Carlos Ferreira dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Ferreira scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ferreira stalks Lefloer and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lefloer's face. Lefloer staggers backwards, shaken.
Ferreira misses the shot to the body.
Lefloer misses with a looping right.
Ferreira is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lefloer rather than just go for the knockout.

Ferreira drops Lefloer with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Lefloer looks back up at him and smiles so Ferreira waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ferreira fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lefloer has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lefloer doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ferreira counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Ferreira. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Ferreira digs a good body shot into Lefloer's ribs.
Jab by Ferreira.
Ferreira lands with a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ferreira punishes Lefloer's body with a nice straight punch.
Lefloer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ferreira.
Lefloer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ferreira.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferreira with a jab.
Ferreira lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lefloer is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ferreira lands a right hook to the body.
Ferreira lands with a thumping leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ferreira throws a shot to the body.
Ferreira scores with a hook to the body. Lefloer takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ferreira buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lefloer avoids the body shot from Ferreira.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Lefloer might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ferreira. Lefloer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ferreira has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lefloer shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Crunch! Ferreira slams his shin into Lefloer's torso.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ferreira. Lefloer does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lefloer takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ferreira cracks the inside of Lefloer's front leg.
Lefloer stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ferreira.
Ferreira scores with a hook.
Lefloer on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ferreira throws out a powerful jab.
Ferreira lands a glancing blow to the side of Lefloer's head.
Ferreira lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ferreira scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ferreira connects with a single shot there.
Ferreira lands a nice shot to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Ferreira.
Lefloer walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ferreira.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lefloer stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ferreira.
Ferreira dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lefloer. That did some damage!
Ferreira with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ferreira fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lefloer looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Antonio Carlos Ferreira seems to be getting the better of the standup.
An inside leg kick lands from Ferreira.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lefloer moves to clinch but Ferreira breaks away
letting Ferreira counter with a right hand.
Ferreira thows a body shot but no joy.
Ferreira throws a looping overhand right but Lefloer ducks down to avoid it.
Ferreira scores with a hook.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ferreira.
Ferreira lands a nice looking kick to the body. Lefloer takes a step back to recover.
Ferreira scores with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lefloer on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ferreira. Ferreira obviously looking to wear him down.
Ferreira connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ferreira throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lefloer stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ferreira connects with an inside leg kick.
Ferreira lands a right hook to the body.
Lefloer takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ferreira. Lefloer shrugs it off though.
Ferreira lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ferreira throws a nice outside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ferreira.
Lefloer walks into a straight right hand from Ferreira.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antonio Carlos Ferreira showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Ferreira scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nice sprawl there from Ferreira as Lefloer shoots in.
Lefloer wants to clinch but Ferreira slips to the side
and Ferreira counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ferreira lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ferreira connects with a looping right hand.
Lefloer has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ferreira.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ferreira misses the shot to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lefloer doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lefloer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ferreira.
Ferreira throws a shot to the body.
Ferreira swats away the attempt to clinch by Lefloer.
Ferreira throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ferreira, right into the meat.
Ferreira connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ferreira fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lefloer looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

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

Lefloer is rocked!
Lefloer looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A solid body kick from Ferreira.
Oh Lefloer is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ferreira with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ferreira scores with a jab to the body.
Lefloer with a poor takedown
and Ferreira makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Lefloer really felt that one!
Lefloer on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Ferreira lands with a good body shot.
Lefloer get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. Lefloer stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the cage but Ferreira runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Antonio Carlos Ferreira!
During a confident post fight interview, Antonio Carlos Ferreira thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.