AFC 32 - Lord vs Aurelio PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Faulk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Goro Ichiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Faulk kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Holy Diver-Dio. On his way into the cage it seems that Ryan Faulk has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Ryan Faulk seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Faulk
vs
Ichiro

169 cm
24
150 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

170 cm
19
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryan Faulk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Goro Ichiro!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Hirohito Nitta and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Faulk ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice sprawl there from Faulk as Ichiro shoots in.
Ichiro fails with an attempt to clinch.
Faulk slaps away a takedown attempt from Ichiro, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ichiro dives in and grabs Faulk's left leg, looking for a takedown. Faulk pushes down on Ichiro's head and hops out.
Ryan Faulk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Goro Ichiro.
A combination from Ichiro does no damage.
Ichiro shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Faulk defends it nicely.
Faulk misses with a takedown attempt - Ichiro sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Faulk looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Ichiro is trying to control the position but Faulk postures up.
Faulk throws a big right hand that misses.
Faulk postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Faulk distracts Ichiro with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Faulk postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Faulk has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Faulk loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ichiro wants to sweep but no luck.
Ichiro has momentary wrist control but Faulk slips an elbow through the middle.
Ichiro is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Faulk accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ichiro wants to stand and escape but Faulk is having none of it.
Faulk landing some decent shots from guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ichiro can do anything to dispel that myth.
Faulk wants to pass the guard but Ichiro is keeping the position.
Ichiro wants to sweep here but Faulk controlling him for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faulk scoring with some ground and pound.
Faulk sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Ichiro's guard.
Ichiro really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Faulk. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Faulk sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ichiro defending well though.
Faulk working over Ichiro with some ground and pound. Ichiro looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Faulk connects with a nice short shot to Ichiro's temple.
Faulk not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Faulk tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ichiro knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Faulk scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Faulk lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ichiro is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Faulk decides to stand up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ichiro shoots in for a takedown but Faulk shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Faulk swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Ichiro gets a double leg takedown into Faulk's guard.
Ichiro looks gassed!

Ichiro got a little sloppy there for a moment and Faulk has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ichiro has managed to get both his arms back between Faulk's legs - danger averted.
Faulk is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Faulk is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ichiro won't allow Faulk to sweep him here.
Faulk is trying to control the position but Ichiro postures up.
Ichiro wants to control from the top but Faulk keeps moving.
Faulk wants to sweep here but Ichiro controlling him for the moment.

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

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Ichiro shoots in for a takedown but Faulk shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Faulk shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Faulk postures up in Ichiro's guard and throws a big left but Ichiro blocks it.
Faulk throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ichiro preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ichiro wants to hit a switch here but Faulk passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Ichiro there!
BOOM! Faulk connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Faulk raining down hammerfists from mount.
Faulk landing strikes, looking to finish!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Faulk lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Ichiro tries to reverse the position but Faulk maintains control.
Faulk fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Faulk landing shots from mount.
Faulk looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Faulk with the ground and pound from mount.
Faulk with shots to the head and body - Ichiro looks very uncomfortable down there.

Ichiro is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Faulk landing strikes from the mount and Ichiro is in trouble!
Ichiro is still in real trouble! Can Faulk finish him?
Faulk lands a big elbow - Ichiro is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Ichiro is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Ryan Faulk!
Our winner, Ryan Faulk, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
53%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shuuji Hanamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyson Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hanamoto comes to the cage accompanied by Am I Evil?. Tyson Diaz 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!

Hanamoto
vs
Diaz

186 cm
27
194 lbs
15 - 13 - 0

187 cm
29
190 lbs
9 - 17 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Brawler
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shuuji Hanamoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tyson Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Diaz does it's job there.
Diaz throws a combination that misses
and Hanamoto cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Diaz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hanamoto counters with a nice body kick.

Hanamoto closes the distance and clinches.

Hanamoto jumps into guard, dragging Diaz to the mat.

Diaz drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Hanamoto dives on top into guard.
Hanamoto wanted to stand there but Diaz had control of the position.
Hanamoto postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Diaz is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hanamoto defends well.
Hanamoto wants to stand but Diaz has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hanamoto stands and steps away. Diaz gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Diaz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hanamoto counters with a series of strikes. Diaz will be more careful next time no doubt.
Diaz takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Diaz throws a left and a right that both miss

and Hanamoto counters by moving into the clinch.

Hanamoto ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Hanamoto no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanamoto throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Diaz working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Hanamoto has passed into half guard!
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!
Hanamoto is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Diaz wants to get back to full guard but Hanamoto has mounted him!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hanamoto trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hanamoto prevents Diaz from getting the reversal.
Hanamoto putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Hanamoto working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Hanamoto prevents Diaz from getting the reversal.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanamoto postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Diaz looks a forlorn figure.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diaz is trying to escape the mount.
Diaz looks gassed!
Diaz is bucking up trying to escape but Hanamoto cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The referee warns Diaz that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Diaz tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hanamoto can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Diaz is looking to escape.
Hanamoto lands a big shot there that rocks Diaz but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

Diaz is rocked!

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hanamoto lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Diaz! Hanamoto sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Diaz and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Shuuji Hanamoto!
An out of breath Shuuji Hanamoto thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
49%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Greatest Ever (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Hetfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Ever
vs
Hetfield

225 cm
25
300 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

195 cm
19
285 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Greatest Ever!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, James Hetfield!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ever is defended easily by Hetfield.
Ever looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Ever throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hetfield lands a jab.

It looks like Greatest Ever has been cut.
Hetfield throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ever stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Hetfield sends Ever crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Hetfield is motioning to the referee to let Ever up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

Ever is rocked!
Hetfield fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Oh Ever is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Hetfield lands a big uppercut and Ever crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Ever looks OK. Hetfield waves Ever back to his feet!

Greatest Ever's cut is getting worse.
Hetfield lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Ever falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). James Hetfield!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Drew Carvalho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brusso Do (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Carvalho might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Slipknot- wait and bleed. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Carvalho
vs
Do

181 cm
28
245 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

190 cm
25
285 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Drew Carvalho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brusso Do!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Hirohito Nitta and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carvalho checks a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Do.
Carvalho swats away the attempt to clinch by Do.

Carvalho gets tackled into the cage by Do. Do maintains the clinch.
Carvalho lands a nice uppercut.
Carvalho is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Carvalho is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Do keeps control of Carvalho as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Do with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Do lands an elbow just above Carvalho 's eye.

It looks like Drew Carvalho has been cut.
Carvalho has had enough of the clinch but Do keeps him there for the moment.
Do gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Do lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Carvalho wants to get back to striking at distance but Do won't allow it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Do scores a nice knee to the body.
Carvalho is breathing heavily.
Do lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Do landing knees to the head.
Do landing knees to the head.
Do lands a nice elbow.
Do is looking to land a big knee to finish this one. He's got control of the head and as Carvalho tries to break Do's hands from around his neck, Do unloads with that fight ending knee, right up the middle! Oh man, that was nasty! Carvalho will need to get back to the training room and learn how to defend against the thai clinch! Oooh, his nose is a mess. Hopefully it's not broken.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Brusso Do!
In his post fight interview, Brusso Do started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yorito Nayama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Butch Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams has chosen Sunshine of Your Love as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!

Nayama
vs
Williams

180 cm
28
184 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

190 cm
25
186 lbs
12 - 12 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

ADCC Champion
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yorito Nayama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Butch Williams!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Kenichi Hosakawa and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nayama misses with a wild body shot.
Williams takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Williams attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nayama tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Williams was well out of range. Poor timing from Nayama.
Nayama checks a low kick from Williams.
Nayama dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nayama misses with a shot to the body

and Williams counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Williams lands a nice short elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Williams connects with a nice short shot to Nayama's temple.
Williams thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Nayama's head.
Nayama is looking for a sweep. Williams is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Williams thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Williams has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Nayama is defending against the submission attempts here by Williams.
Nayama is looking for a sweep. Williams is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nayama moves into full guard.
Nayama bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Williams's guard.
Nayama trying to control the position from guard on top but Williams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nayama passes Williams's left leg - he's now in half guard.

Williams looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Williams is not content to let Nayama control the position.
Nayama tries to pass to full mount but Williams defends it.
Nayama performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams wants to get back to full guard.
Nayama works his way into full mount!
Williams sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Nayama tries to pass to full mount but Williams defends it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters are battling for position here. Williams manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Nayama looking to pass the guard.

Williams has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Nayama can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Nayama is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nayama trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Williams looking for a sweep. Not yet Williams, not yet.
Nayama trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nayama passes into half guard.
Williams is looking to improve his position.
Williams works his way to full guard. Good work.
Williams keeping moving, preventing Nayama from controlling successfully.
Nayama won't allow Williams to sweep him here.

Williams had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Nayama defends it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nayama pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Williams is keeping the position for now.
Nayama is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

Williams is looking for a triangle here but Nayama uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Nayama cracks Williams with a big elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Nayama thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Nayama fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Williams prevents Nayama from moving into mount.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Nayama trying to control the action but Williams is working from the bottom.
Nayama tries to move into full mount but can't pass Williams's legs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Nayama looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The ground and pound from Nayama seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Nayama trying to control the position but Williams is working away.
Williams tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Nayama is looking to take a break and control but Williams is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Williams struggling a bit here.
Williams tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Nayama wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Nayama is looking to take a break and control but Williams is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Williams is looking to reverse the position.
Nayama trying to control the position but Williams is working away.
Williams is trying to escape the position but Nayama is controlling the position.
Nayama works to advance to full mount. Williams defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Williams is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Nayama fails to take his opponent's back.
Nayama wants to control but instead Williams manages to regain half guard.
Nayama wants to lay and pray for a moment but Williams keeps working.
Nayama is really struggling to control Williams but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Nayama wants to pass the guard but Williams is defending well.
Williams is trying to control but can't.
Williams is staying active underneath Nayama, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Yorito Nayama wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Nayama lands a right hook to the body.
Williams misses with a head kick.
Nayama misses with a jab to the body
and Williams counters with a one-two to the body.
Nayama looks to score with a jab to the body but Williams is just out of range.
Nayama blocks a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williams ducks under a wild hook from Nayama.
Nayama throws a looping overhand right but Williams ducks down to avoid it.
Williams throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nayama misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Williams.
Nayama throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Williams counters with a straight right hand.

It looks like Yorito Nayama has been cut.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Nayama misses the shot to the body.
Jab from Nayama.
Nayama is looking to wear down Williams with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nayama. Williams does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nayama swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Williams fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nayama takes one to the side of the head.
Nayama throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Nayama closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Williams's guard.
Williams keeping moving, preventing Nayama from controlling successfully.
Nayama is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Williams is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yorito Nayama dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yorito Nayama's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Nayama just misses with a punch to the body.
Williams is looking to clinch but Nayama is avoiding it.
Nayama checks a leg kick nicely.
Nayama cracks Williams with a good jab.
Nayama swings for the body but Williams moves out of range.
Nayama misses with a hook
and Williams counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nayama dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nayama fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Williams on the side of the head.

Nayama scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Nayama is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Williams has managed to free his arm - good work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Williams actively working from the bottom here.
Williams wants to get back to full guard.
Nayama is trying to control. Williams wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Williams is trying to get back to full guard.
Williams is not content to let Nayama control the position.
Nayama is pressing down on Williams's thigh, looking to free his foot. Williams is holding on for now.
Nayama is keen to just control but Williams is a slippery customer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Nayama wants to pass the guard but Williams is keeping the position.

Williams working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Nayama doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Nayama manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Nayama trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Williams lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Nayama!
Nayama is trying to reverse the position but instead Williams has taken his back - oops!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nayama turns into Williams and is now in his guard.

Williams has his foot on Nayama's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Nayama works his way back into a safe position though.
Nayama slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

Nayama is trying to get an arm triangle but Williams is defending well.

Nayama working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Williams tries to improve position but can't.
Nayama wants to lay and pray for a moment but Williams keeps working.
Williams gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams working to try and regain half guard.
Yorito Nayama overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nayama moves to take his opponent's back.
Williams is trying to break free.
Nayama is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
You can see the frustration on Williams's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.

Nayama is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Williams manages to reverse the position and now he's in Nayama's guard. Nice work there by Williams.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Nayama working a defensive guard here.
Nayama preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nayama lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Williams!
Nayama tries to control but Williams wriggling away.
Williams is trying to reverse the position but instead Nayama has taken his back - oops!
Nayama trying to control momentarily.
Nayama controlling well, preventing Williams from escaping the position.

Williams is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Nayama gets his way!

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Williams manages to reverse the position and now he's in Nayama's guard. Nice work there by Williams.
Nayama pulls Williams in to control the position.
Williams throws a big elbow that misses.
Williams pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nayama is keeping the position for now.
Nayama controlling Williams's posture.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williams wants to control from the top but Nayama keeps moving.
Williams scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Williams accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Williams postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Williams stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nayama swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Williams preventing the sweep.
Williams postures up in Nayama's guard and throws a big left but Nayama blocks it.
Nayama is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Williams throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Williams working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Nayama's head.

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

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Williams stands and throws Nayama's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Nayama is trying to improve his position.
A lull in the action here as Williams stalls from top position.
Williams working the ground and pound from side control.
Nayama tries to improve position but can't.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Williams tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Nayama is trying to control Williams's posture but Williams avoids it.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Nayama is looking for a sweep.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Williams looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Nayama sneaks back into half guard.
Nayama is trying to control but can't.
Nayama wants to improve his position but Williams is controlling well.
Nayama moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Williams tries to free his leg and advance position but Nayama is retaining full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nayama is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Williams passes easily into side control. Nice work.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Yorito Nayama.
Well Nayama 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Yorito Nayama!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Yorito Nayama!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Yorito Nayama!

Yorito Nayama wins by unanimous decision!
After winning the bout, Yorito Nayama thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
46%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jim Beam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Riley Free (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Riley Free was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Beam
vs
Free

195 cm
30
280 lbs
10 - 8 - 0

199 cm
22
265 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jim Beam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Riley Free!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shirou Masuda and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beam scores with a one two! Free had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

It looks like Riley Free has been cut.
Beam throws a body punch but Free moves out of range.
Beam rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Free moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Free throws a head kick that misses.

Beam lands a left and a right that send Free crashing to the mat, dazed. Beam thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Free showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Beam.
Beam looks to score with a jab to the body but Free is just out of range.

Free shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Free was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Beam tries to hold on but Free pushes him away.
Free takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Free lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Beam wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Free.

Beam defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Free.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Free thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Beam really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Beam wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Free.
Free prevents Beam from getting the reversal.
Beam is squirming around, avoiding Free's attempts to control the action.
Free controlling from the full mount.
Poor strikes thrown by Free there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Free cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Free has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Free is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Beam is surviving well by controlling Free's body position as best he can.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Free jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Beam manages to avoid the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Beam is trying to get back to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beam is not content to let Free control the position.
Free postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
You can see the frustration on Beam's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Beam regains half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Free is working for a submission of some sort.
Free passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Beam!
Beam is wriggling around trying to escape.
Beam is in a horrible position here. Free smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Free throwing strikes here but Beam is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Free is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Beam can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beam keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Free with good strikes from the mount here!
Free throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.

Free looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Free tries to control but Beam wriggling away.

Free is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Beam to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Beam shrugs it off.
Free throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Free controlling from mount.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Free looking for a guillotine from mount but Beam is having none of it.
Free looking to control and managing it successfully.

Free has hold of Beam's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Beam manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.

That's five minutes gone in the round.

Free jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Beam manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Beam is looking to reverse the position.
Beam regains half guard.
Beam is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Beam is working hard here to advance position.
Free is thwarting Beam's attempts to control the position.
Well, if Free is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Free is keen to just control but Beam is a slippery customer.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Free works his foot free and advances to mount.
Beam tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Beam is in a horrible position here. Free smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Beam working to try and regain half guard.
Free sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Beam wants to try and get back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Free has hold of Beam's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Beam manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Beam tries to reverse the position but Free maintains control.
Free tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Beam is in all sorts of trouble here.
Free sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

Free wants to finish this one by submission but Beam is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Free.
Beam is trying to reverse the position but instead Free has taken his back - oops!
Free throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.

Free is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Beam defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Free has the hooks in. Beam is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Well, with Free on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Beam is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Free doesn't have the hooks in and Beam manages to turn into his guard.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Beamis looking to pass into half guard but Free pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Free is in guard.

Free avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Free's corner is telling him to maintain position.

Beam working for a triangle but Free defends it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Free pushing down on Beam's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Free is taking a breather. Beam says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

Free is looking for a kimura but Beam is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Free to get the leverage.

Beam is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Free pulls his head out easily.
Free is keen to just control but Beam is a slippery customer.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Beam is looking for a sweep. Free is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Free tries to pass the half guard into mount. Beam knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

Beam is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Free pulls his head out easily.
Beam is breathing heavily.
Free lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Well, if Free is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Beam wants to get back to full guard.
Free looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Beam looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Beam moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Riley Free will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Riley Free's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Free digs a good body shot into Beam's ribs.
Free lands with a nice combination. Beam backs away looking to recover.
Free lands a lovely overhand right.

Beam is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Free cracks Beam with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Riley Free!
Riley Free seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mieszko Szczygiel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ikuhisa Minowa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Szczygiel
vs
Minowa

175 cm
28
192 lbs
10 - 8 - 0

182 cm
22
200 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mieszko Szczygiel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ikuhisa Minowa!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yuuki Gou and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Minowa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Szczygiel wants to clinch up but Minowa keeps it at a distance.
Minowa stuns Szczygiel with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Minowa tries to bum rush Szczygiel with a series of wild strikes but Szczygiel uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Szczygiel tries to clinch up.
Szczygiel takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Szczygiel slips under a jab.
Szczygiel tries to clinch up but Minowa circles away and keeps his distance.
Szczygiel takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Szczygiel wants to clinch.
Minowa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Minowa misses with a series of wild punches.
Szczygiel is looking to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Szczygiel throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Szczygiel scores with a kick to the midsection.
Minowa moves out of range of the body kick from Szczygiel.

Minowa gets tackled into the cage by Szczygiel. Szczygiel maintains the clinch.
Minowa wants to break free but Szczygiel has control.
Szczygiel landing knees to the head.
Minowa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Come on Szczygiel - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Szczygiel throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Minowa blocks it with crossed arms.
Szczygiel utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Szczygiel putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Minowa in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Minowa tries to circle away but Szczygiel has him pinned against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Minowa is trying to push Szczygiel away but Szczygiel has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Szczygiel with a knee to the head.
Minowa avoiding damage as Szczygiel throws knees to the body.
Minowa is trying to drag Szczygiel to the mat but Szczygiel just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Szczygiel throws a knee to the head but misses.
Minowa looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Minowa is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Szczygiel is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Minowa is defending well for now.
Minowa letting Szczygiel take a breather here.
Szczygiel missing with knees to the body.
Minowa wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Minowa wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Szczygiel stalling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Minowa wants to break free but Szczygiel has control.
Minowa tries to score a body lock takedown but Szczygiel shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Minowa breaks from the clinch.
Minowa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Minowa misses with a few strikes there.
Mieszko Szczygiel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Minowa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Minowa circles away from the clinch attempt
and Minowa counters with a series of strikes. Szczygiel will be more careful next time no doubt.
Szczygiel tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Minowa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Szczygiel tries to clinch up.
Minowa throws out a loose jab but Szczygiel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Minowa moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Szczygiel moves in looking to clinch but Minowa pushes him off.
Minowa misses with the combination.
Minowa takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Minowa looks to land a combination but Szczygiel avoids it well.
Minowa throws a shot from downtown. Szczygiel moves away and avoids it.
Szczygiel throws a push kick but Minowa slaps the foot to one side.
Szczygiel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Minowa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Minowa misses with a wild body shot.
Szczygiel displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Minowa.
Mieszko Szczygiel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ikuhisa Minowa.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Minowa takes a swing at Szczygiel's ribcage but misses.
Nice defenses there by Szczygiel.
Szczygiel wants to clinch.

Szczygiel instigates a clinch.
Minowa tries to break the clinch but Szczygiel is controlling the position.
Knees in the clinch landing for Szczygiel.
Minowa wants to get back to striking at distance but Szczygiel won't allow it.
Szczygiel leaning his opponent against the cage.
Nice elbow from Szczygiel.

It looks like Ikuhisa Minowa has been cut.
Szczygiel with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Szczygiel landing knees to the head.
Minowa wants to break the clinch but can't.
Szczygiel has Minowa pressed against the cage, preventing Minowa from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Szczygiel dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
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!
Minowa wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Szczygiel leaning his opponent against the cage.
Szczygiel gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Szczygiel using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Minowa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Szczygiel landing knees to the head.

Minowa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Szczygiel walks into a jab.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Szczygiel misses with a low kick.
Minowa keeps the fight on the outside.
Szczygiel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Szczygiel slips under a jab from Minowa.

Minowa looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Minowa wants to stand and escape but instead Szczygiel has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Szczygiel's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Minowa keeping full guard, as Szczygiel tries to pass.

Minowa is looking for a triangle here but Szczygiel uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Minowa looks to move to half guard but instead Szczygiel has passed into mount! Damn!
Szczygiel is landing with some decent strikes but Minowa is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Minowa is working to get back to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Minowa is trying to reverse the position but instead Szczygiel has taken his back - oops!
Szczygiel doesn't have the hooks in and Minowa manages to turn into his guard.
Minowa looking to sit in guard and control but Szczygiel gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Szczygiel works a leg free and moves into half guard.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Szczygiel is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

Szczygiel is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Minowa is just riding it out for now. Szczygiel eventually gives up the hold.
Minowa is trying to get back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Szczygiel wants to pass the guard but Minowa is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Mieszko Szczygiel will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ikuhisa Minowa's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Minowa throws a right and a left that both miss.
Szczygiel tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Minowa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Minowa tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Szczygiel tries to clinch up.
Szczygiel finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Szczygiel moves out of range as Minowa strikes.
Minowa lands with a nice combination. Szczygiel backs away looking to recover.
Minowa throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Szczygiel's waist but Szczygiel gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Minowa off to one side.

Szczygiel moves into the clinch.
Szczygiel using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Minowa wants to take the fight to the mat but Szczygiel manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Minowa is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Szczygiel keeps control of Minowa as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Szczygiel with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Szczygiel tries to land knees in the clinch but Minowa avoids the damage to the body.
Szczygiel taking a breather.
Minowa has Szczygiel pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Szczygiel manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Mieszko Szczygiel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ikuhisa Minowa.
Szczygiel looking to slow down the pace here.
Szczygiel with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Minowa has had enough of the clinch but Szczygiel keeps him there for the moment.
Minowa wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Szczygiel slowing the pace effectively.
Szczygiel landing knees to the body.
Minowa is breathing heavily.

Minowa breaks from the clinch.
Minowa throws a big shot that misses.
Minowa blocks the body kick.
A combination from Minowa does no damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Minowa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Minowa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Szczygiel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Szczygiel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A slapping body kick lands there for Szczygiel.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Szczygiel fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Minowa shoots in looking for a takedown. Szczygiel tries to sprawl out of it but Minowa keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Szczygiel manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Szczygiel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Minowa shoots in looking for a takedown. Szczygiel tries to sprawl out of it but Minowa keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Szczygiel manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Minowa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Minowa misses.
Szczygiel moves out of range as Minowa strikes.
Szczygiel is looking to clinch but Minowa is avoiding it.
Minowa circles away from the clinch attempt
and Szczygiel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Szczygiel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Szczygiel doesn't manage to clinch there - Minowa circles away.

Szczygiel closes the distance and pushes Minowa back into the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Minowa working hard to break the clinch.

Minowa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Szczygiel looks to clinch
and Minowa counters with a two punch combo.
Szczygiel fails in his attempt to clinch.
Minowa just misses with a punch to the body.
Ikuhisa Minowa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Minowa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Szczygiel throws a lazy right hand but Minowa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Minowa is trying hard to land a takedown here. Szczygiel sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Szczygiel misses with a body shot.
Szczygiel throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Szczygiel doesn't manage to clinch there - Minowa circles away.
Szczygiel throws a head kick that misses.
Szczygiel cracks a nice hook into Minowa's ribs.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Szczygiel.
Szczygiel wants to clinch.
That kick from Szczygiel tenderised Minowa's leg. Minowa is trying to keep his angry face on.
Szczygiel tries to clinch but Minowa is having none of it.
Minowa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Szczygiel moves away.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Minowa crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Szczygiel - the referee stops the clock and Minowa gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Szczygiel. Minowa manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Szczygiel is looking to clinch.
Minowa closes this distance looking for a takedown but Szczygiel circles away.
Szczygiel tries to clinch but Minowa moves away
enabling Minowa to counter with a crisp jab.
Szczygiel lands a nice leg kick that just misses Minowa's sensitive parts.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Szczygiel tries to clinch there but Minowa circles away.
Szczygiel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Minowa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Minowa lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

Szczygiel moves into range and clinches up with Minowa.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Szczygiel using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Minowa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Szczygiel landing knees to the body.
Minowa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The referee calls for Szczygiel to work.
Szczygiel using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Minowa is trying to break the clinch but Szczygiel is controlling him.
Minowa wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Minowa wants to get back to striking at distance but Szczygiel won't allow it.
Minowa takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Szczygiel landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Minowa takes a knee right on the jaw!
Szczygiel is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Minowa wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Szczygiel gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Szczygiel trying to stall but Minowa improves his position.
Minowa has had enough of the clinch but Szczygiel keeps him there for the moment.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Szczygiel creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Minowa's defenses.
A frustrated look appears on Minowa's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Minowa takes an elbow to the temple.
Szczygiel displaying some good clinch control by pressing Minowa up against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Szczygiel throws an elbow but misses.
Szczygiel with a knee to the head.
Szczygiel is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Szczygiel trying to stall but Minowa improves his position.
Szczygiel connects with a knee to the head.
Szczygiel is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Mieszko Szczygiel.
Minowa keeps the fight on the outside.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Szczygiel throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Crunch! Szczygiel slams his shin into Minowa's torso.
Szczygiel lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mieszko Szczygiel is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Szczygiel lands with a kick to the ribs.
Szczygiel tries to close the distance and clinch but Minowa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mieszko Szczygiel has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Szczygiel prevents Minowa from breaking the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Szczygiel tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ikuhisa Minowa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Szczygiel slowing the pace effectively.
Szczygiel working Minowa over with knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mieszko Szczygiel showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Szczygiel 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Mieszko Szczygiel!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Mieszko Szczygiel!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Mieszko Szczygiel!

Mieszko Szczygiel wins by unanimous decision!

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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Greco Roman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Callum Elliot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Roman
vs
Elliot

176 cm
22
182 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

179 cm
21
182 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Greco Roman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Callum Elliot!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shigeki Sano and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roman thows a body shot but no joy.
Roman fails with a takedown attempt.
Elliot throws a right hand that misses

and Roman counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Roman uses his free foot to push down on Elliot's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Elliot.
Elliot blocking the ground and pound.
Roman looking to control but Elliot is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
You get the feeling that Elliot really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Elliot avoids a series of strikes thrown by Roman.
Roman with shots to the head and body - Elliot looks very uncomfortable down there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Elliot is squirming around, avoiding Roman's attempts to control the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roman lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Roman raining down shots from the mount!
Roman punishing his opponent with strikes.

Elliot is rocked!
Oooooh, big shot lands for Roman! Elliot is hurt baaadly! Roman is firing away with more strikes - Elliot is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Greco Roman!
Greco Roman decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

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Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Willabee Raggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paulo Anchorez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paulo Anchorez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Raggs
vs
Anchorez

191 cm
27
255 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

194 cm
25
260 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Willabee Raggs !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Paulo Anchorez!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Taro Takaoka and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raggs leaves Anchorez with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Anchorez on the wrong end of a nice jab.

Raggs drives through with a takedown into guard.
Raggs stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Anchorez swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Anchorez escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Raggs gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Raggs is looking to work some ground and pound but Anchorez has wrist control.
Raggs trying to control the position from guard on top but Anchorez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Raggs stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Anchorez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Anchorez striking off his back but it's not causing Raggs any problems.
Anchorez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Raggs drops back looking for a leg! Anchorez is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Anchorez manages to kick Raggs off! Raggs jumps back into Anchorez's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Raggs accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anchorez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Anchorez keeping moving, preventing Raggs from controlling successfully.
Raggs keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Anchorez's head.
Raggs engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Anchorez is trying to control the position but Raggs postures up.
Raggs keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Anchorez's head.
Raggs landing with the ground and pound.
Anchorez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Raggs trying to control but Anchorez is working from the bottom.
Raggs loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Raggs lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anchorez wants to sweep here but Raggs controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Raggs postures up.
Raggs trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Anchorez has momentary wrist control but Raggs slips an elbow through the middle.
Raggs trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Anchorez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Raggs .
Anchorez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Raggs stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Anchorez swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Anchorez is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Raggs defends well.
Raggs throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Anchorez is trying to keep Raggs in close.

Raggs is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Anchorez is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Anchorez has escaped and now he's on top!
Raggs keeping moving, preventing Anchorez from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Anchorez avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Raggs has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Anchorez off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Anchorez tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Raggs counter with a right hand.
Anchorez misses the body punch
and Raggs counters with a series of strikes. Anchorez will be more careful next time no doubt.
Anchorez shoots in but Raggs avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Raggs scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anchorez fails with the takedown
letting Raggs counter with a right hand.
Willabee Raggs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paulo Anchorez.
Anchorez takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Anchorez tries to bum rush Raggs with a series of wild strikes but Raggs uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A shot to the body from Anchorez misses
letting Raggs counter with a right hand.
Anchorez misses with a body shot
and Raggs counters with a straight right hand.
Anchorez misses the shot to the body.
Anchorez swings away with a body shot that misses
and Raggs counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Anchorez tries to score a power double leg takedown but Raggs sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Anchorez somewhat.
Anchorez takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Raggs lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Raggs .

It looks like Paulo Anchorez has been cut.

That's five minutes gone in the round.

Raggs drives through and clinches with Anchorez against the cage.

Raggs breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Raggs shoots in but no luck this time.
Raggs cracks Anchorez with a right hand to the side of the head.
Anchorez takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Raggs dives in and grabs Anchorez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Anchorez pushes down on Raggs 's head and hops out.
Raggs throws out a powerful jab.
Raggs is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Anchorez wants to clinch up but Raggs keeps it at a distance.
Anchorez shoots in looking for a takedown but Raggs manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Anchorez's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Raggs stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Raggs wants it to stay on the feet.
Anchorez takes a swing at Raggs 's ribcage but misses.
Raggs scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Raggs gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Anchorez counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Raggs !
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Raggs is desperately trying to improve his position but Anchorez has a good base and remains in mount.
Raggs tries to hold on but Anchorez postures up.
Anchorez lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Raggs hang on?
Anchorez landing shots from mount.
Raggs is trying to stand up.
Raggs is working to get back to half guard.
Raggs tries to hold on but Anchorez postures up.
Anchorez punishing his opponent with strikes.

It looks like Willabee Raggs has been cut.
Anchorez is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Raggs tries to hold on but Anchorez pushes him away.
Raggs is trying desperately to improve position.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Raggs tries to lock up and control but Anchorez gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Anchorez in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

Raggs is rocked!

Willabee Raggs 's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Anchorez lands a big elbow - Raggs is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Raggs is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Paulo Anchorez!

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Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rumble Lord (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcos Aurelio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Lord
vs
Aurelio

176 cm
23
260 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

190 cm
29
265 lbs
15 - 6 - 0

Great wrestler
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rumble Lord!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marcos Aurelio!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Hirohito Nitta and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lord lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Aurelio throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Lord closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Aurelio did well to prevent Lord getting side control.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

Aurelio makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Aurelio ducks under a wild hook from Lord.
Lord fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Aurelio avoids it really well and circles away.
Lord misses with a wild combination.
Lord throws a series of punches but Aurelio avoids them all with ease.
Aurelio is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Aurelio lands with a hook. Lord tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aurelio throws an overhand right that lands on Lord's shoulder, as Lord tries to avoid the shot.
Aurelio scores with a nice head shot.
Aurelio cracks Lord with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Aurelio paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lord dives in and grabs Aurelio's left leg, looking for a takedown. Aurelio pushes down on Lord's head and hops out.
Lord shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rumble Lord. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lord avoids the body shot from Aurelio.
Aurelio tries to close the distance and clinch but Lord swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Marcos Aurelio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aurelio throws a body punch but Lord moves out of range.
Lord throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Aurelio sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lord swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Aurelio forces Lord back against the cage and clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lord jumps guard but Aurelio stands there with Lord around his waist. Lord gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Lord is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Aurelio pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Lord tries to score a body lock takedown but Aurelio shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Aurelio lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lord backwards.
Aurelio lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lord is breathing heavily.
Still in the clinch, Aurelio scores with a nice short uppercut.
Aurelio lands an elbow inside that Lord shrugs off.
Lord's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nice body punch from Aurelio.
Lord letting Aurelio take a breather here.
Aurelio tries a knee to the head but Lord blocks it.

Lord gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Lord working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Aurelio is looking to stand up but Lord isn't so interested in that idea.
Lord throws an elbow that misses. Aurelio uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lord's guard. Nice move by Aurelio!
Aurelio really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lord. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lord bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Aurelio's guard.
Lord trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lord throwing strikes from guard but Aurelio blocks nicely.
Aurelio keeping moving, preventing Lord from controlling successfully.
Aurelio wants to stand and escape but Lord is having none of it.
Lord preventing the sweep.
Lord wants to control from the top but Aurelio keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Lord missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lord cracks Aurelio with a solid left hand.
Lord looking to pass the guard.
Lord is looking to work some ground and pound but Aurelio has wrist control.
Lord might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Lord throws an elbow that misses. Aurelio uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lord's guard. Nice move by Aurelio!
Lord controlling Aurelio's posture.
Aurelio loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aurelio stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lord swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Aurelio preventing the sweep.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Aurelio trying to control the position from guard on top but Lord is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Aurelio tries to free his leg and advance position but Lord is retaining full guard.
Lord has his hands on Aurelio's head, controlling the position.
Aurelio wants to control from the top but Lord keeps moving.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Marcos Aurelio.
Aurelio throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

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

Aurelio has one foot on Lord's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Aurelio tenderised Lord's leg. Lord is trying to keep his angry face on.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aurelio defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lord.
Lord shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Aurelio sprawls well. Aurelio wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lord gets slowly back to his feet.
Aurelio scores with a nice head shot.
Aurelio looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Marcos Aurelio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Aurelio fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lord is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Aurelio.
Lord avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lord misses with a hook.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Aurelio dodges the punch combination from Lord.
Lord shoots in but Aurelio avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Aurelio is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Lord circles away from the clinch attempt.
Aurelio slips a jab and a cross from Lord.
Aurelio cracks Lord with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lord throws a big shot that misses.
A cross from Aurelio lands.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Lord.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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!
Aurelio dodges the ground and pound from Lord.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Lord working the head with strikes.
An elbow from Lord crashes against the mat.
Aurelio avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Lord.
Lord looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Aurelio is avoiding damage well.
Lord throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Aurelio is trying to improve his position.
Lord tries to score with some ground and pound. Aurelio controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.

Aurelio sneaks out the side door and pushes Lord away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Aurelio changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Aurelio smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Aurelio tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lord throws a right hand that Aurelio ducks under and follows up with a left that Aurelio also avoids with ease.
Aurelio tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lord paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lord takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Aurelio looks to land a combination but Lord avoids it well.
Lord looks for a takedown but Aurelio sprawls well.
The fight stays on the outside here - Aurelio looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A jab from Aurelio misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcos Aurelio 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.

Aurelio misses with a kick to the body.
No joy there for Lord, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lord shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Aurelio pinned against the cage. Aurelio gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lord takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Aurelio works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Aurelio scores with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aurelio tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lord swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Aurelio lands with a right hand.
Aurelio throws a right and a left that both miss.
Aurelio has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice sprawl there from Aurelio as Lord shoots in.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Aurelio forces Lord back against the cage and clinches.
Aurelio blocks an uppercut.
Aurelio prevents a body shot from Lord.
Aurelio is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

Aurelio connects with a massive knee from the clinch and Lord goes down! Aurelio jumps into full mount looking to finish!

It looks like Rumble Lord 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!
Aurelio drops a big elbow. That's hurt Lord! More shots from Aurelio and the ref steps in! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcos Aurelio!
Marcos Aurelio is the new heavyweight champion!
Marcos Aurelio very nearly forgot to thank Popeye’s Spinach - 159 + 158 Proof Supps amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.

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