DBC 1: Resurrection PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roe Jogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiger Lily (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Jogan
vs
Lily

185 cm
25
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
24
220 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Roe Jogan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tiger Lily!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Ren Mimura and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jogan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lily stalling in the clinch but Jogan improves position.

Jogan manages to break the clinch.

Jogan forces Lily back against the cage and clinches.

Jogan manages to break the clinch.
Jogan avoids the body shot from Lily.
Lily wants to clinch but Jogan slips to the side
and Jogan counters with a nice leg kick.
Lily wants to clinch.
Jogan circles away from the clinch attempt

and Jogan counters with a shoot takedown. Lily fights it but they end up in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jogan prevents Lily from getting back to his feet.
Jogan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Lily pushes Jogan off and scrambles back to his feet.
Lily tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Jogan counters with a head kick. That will keep Lily thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

Jogan clinches up with Lily and pushes him back against the cage.
Lily lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jogan backwards.
A short right from Lily on the inside.
Jogan letting Lily take a breather here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jogan breaks the clinch.
Lily closes the distance but Jogan moves to the side

and Jogan moves into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lily.
Jogan displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lily up against the cage.
Lily throws a punch but it's blocked by Jogan.

Jogan pulls guard.

Jogan is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lily is aware though and is defending well.
Lily not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Lily throws a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lily seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Jogan looking for a sweep. Not yet Jogan, not yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jogan is trying to control the position but Lily postures up.
Lily slips nicely into half guard.
Lily throwing shots but Jogan is blocking nicely.
Lily takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lily is trying to control. Jogan wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Lily missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lily passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Jogan!
Lily putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lily controlling from the full mount.
Lily prevents Jogan from getting the reversal.
Lily controlling from mount.
Lily misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Lily looking to finish with strikes here!
Lily content just to control the position here.
Lily landing strikes, looking to finish!
Jogan is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lily takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Jogan blocking the ground and pound.
Lily can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jogan is looking to escape.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lily controlling from mount.
Lily throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lily sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Lily punching from mount but Jogan doing a good job of avoiding damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tiger Lily dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Lily fails with an attempt to clinch.
Roe Jogan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lily fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lily fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jogan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lily tries to close the distance and clinch but Jogan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Lily darts in and clinches Jogan up against the cage.

Jogan breaks from the clinch.
Tiger Lily seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Jogan closes the distance and clinches.
Jogan tries to score a body lock takedown but Lily shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Jogan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Jogan pushes Lily up against the cage in a clinch.
Jogan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lily scores with a shoulder strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lily creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Jogan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jogan shoots in but Lily avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lily tries to clinch but Jogan is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lily scores with a hook to the body. Jogan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lily lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Lily darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lily fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jogan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jogan swats away the attempt to clinch by Lily.
Lily thuds a left hand into Jogan's body.
Lily fails in his attempt to clinch.
A nice combination there by Lily.
Lily moves in looking to clinch but Jogan pushes him off.
Jogan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Jogan clinches with his opponent.
Jogan tries to circle away but Lily has him pinned against the cage.
Lily swings wildly with an uppercut but Jogan uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jogan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lily misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jogan.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lily looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice takedown defense from Lily. No joy for Jogan on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roe Jogan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lily wants to clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Jogan drives through and clinches with Lily against the cage.
Jogan is working for takedown but Lily is calmly controlling the position for now.
Jogan effectively controlling the action here.
Lily scores with a shoulder strike.

Jogan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lily is looking to clinch but Jogan is avoiding it.
Tiger Lily is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lily is looking to clinch but Jogan is avoiding it.
Lily fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jogan manages to avoid it.
Lily tries to clinch there but Jogan circles away.
Lily fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jogan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jogan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lily fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jogan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lily is looking to clinch.
Jogan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jogan ducks right into an uppercut from Lily.
Tiger Lily seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lily closes the distance and clinches up with Jogan, looking for a takedown. Lily pushes Jogan against the cage but Jogan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Lily gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lily lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jogan tries to pull guard but Lily won't allow it.

Jogan manages to break the clinch.
Lily is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Jogan rather than just go for the knockout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lily tries to clinch up.
Lily lands with a nice body punch.
Lily clobbers Jogan with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Lily instigates a clinch.
Come on Lily - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Jogan can't break the clinch.
A short left from Lily.

Jogan is rocked!
Lily swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Oh Jogan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jogan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lily throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lily.
Lily misses with a punch on the inside.
Jogan taking a breather.
Lily throws a head punch that misses.
Lily is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A head punch on the inside from Lily fails to land.
Jogan blocks an uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stalling in the clinch from Lily.
Jogan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lily has a couple of punches blocked by Jogan.
Lily misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lily.
Nice elbow from Jogan.
Lily stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Lily misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lily misses with some punches.
Jogan seems to have got his legs back now.
Jogan gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tiger Lily showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Jogan throws a leg kick but Lily sees it coming and moves out of range.
Lily moves in looking to clinch but Jogan pushes him off.
Lily tries to clinch

and Jogan counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Lily keeping moving, preventing Jogan from controlling successfully.
Tiger Lily has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jogan won't allow Lily to get back to his feet.
Lily keeping full guard, as Jogan tries to pass.
Jogan trying to control but Lily is working from the bottom.
Jogan content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jogan would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Jogan looking to sit in guard and control but Lily gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Lily throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lily trying to control the position from guard on top but Jogan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lily missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lily wants to control from the top but Jogan keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lily stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jogan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lily content to stall in guard here.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Tiger Lily wasn't active enough on the ground.
Jogan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lily avoids the head kick by Jogan.

Lily has closed the distance and engaged Jogan in a clinch.

Jogan breaks the clinch.
Lily is looking to clinch.
Lily tries to clinch up but Jogan circles away and keeps his distance.
Jogan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jogan there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lily lands a nice looking body shot.
Lily moves in looking to clinch but Jogan pushes him off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lily tries to clinch but Jogan moves out of range.
Lily looks to land a combination but Jogan avoids it well.

Lily closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jogan is looking to break free of the clinch but Lily has double underhooks.
Lily dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

Jogan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lily is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Jogan moves into the clinch successfully.
Lily lands with a right to the head.
Lily tries to stall but Jogan uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jogan is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Lily is defending well.
Tiger Lily seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Jogan is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Lily pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Lily is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lily lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jogan avoiding damage.
Lily lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lily lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lily can't find room to land a body shot as Jogan controls the action.
Lily holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Lily pushes Jogan against the cage. Lily is working some dirty boxing. Lily pushes off with a quick right hook! Jogan goes down! Jogan tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Lily moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tiger Lily!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
95%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jaius Hammerstorm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mathew Dean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mathew Dean will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Hammerstorm
vs
Dean

186 cm
23
188 lbs
1 - 1 - 1

187 cm
24
193 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Good in bed

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent knees
Granite chin

Ducksfoot Clothing

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 1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Jaius Hammerstorm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mathew Dean!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dean tries to clinch up but Hammerstorm circles away and keeps his distance.
Hammerstorm circles away from the clinch attempt.

Hammerstorm closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Dean to the mat! Dean manages to get full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hammerstorm trying to control but Dean is working from the bottom.
Dean looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hammerstorm wants to stand but Dean has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Hammerstorm trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hammerstorm trying to control the position from guard on top but Dean is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Dean has his foot on Hammerstorm's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hammerstorm works his way back into a safe position though.
Hammerstorm content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Mathew Dean!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
48%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mineirinho Uai So (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Conan Drogo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Uai So
vs
Drogo

195 cm
24
245 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

195 cm
18
280 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Intelligent

Conviction
Fightworld Formula

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mineirinho Uai So!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Conan Drogo!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uai So moves in looking to clinch but Drogo pushes him off.
Uai So displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Drogo throws out the jab.
Drogo's corner calls for a 1-2. Drogo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Uai So fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Uai So throws a series of punches but Drogo moves out of range.
Drogo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

Drogo has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short uppercut from Drogo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Uai So misses with some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Drogo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Uai So tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Drogo just stands there and leans against the cage.
Drogo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Drogo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Uai Sos head.

Uai So decides to pull guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Drogo is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

Uai So looking for a guillotine here but Drogo defends easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drogo's corner is telling him to maintain position.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Conan Drogo.
Drogo misses with a wild body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Uai So shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mineirinho Uai So. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Drogo closes the distance and clinches.
A right hook to the body lands for Drogo.
Uai So is breathing heavily.
Drogo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Uai So drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Drogo gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Drogo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Drogo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Drogo will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Uai So up against the cage.
Drogo scores with a shoulder strike.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Drogo.
Drogo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Drogo works on Uai So's body with a couple of short punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Drogo.
Drogo has Uai So pushed against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Drogo.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Drogo.
Drogo leaning against his opponent.
Drogo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Uai So's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A shot in the inside from Drogo.
A right handed body shot lands from Drogo.
Drogo lands a shoulder strike.

Uai So is rocked!
A right handed body shot lands from Drogo.
A short body shot lands from Drogo as the two fighters clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drogo is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A short uppercut from Drogo.
Drogo lands with a light punch inside.
Drogo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Drogo lands a shot to the body.
Drogo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Uai So backwards.
Oh Uai So is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Drogo digs a right hand underneath Uai So's ribcage. Uai So let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Uai So seems to have got his legs back now.
Drogo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Drogo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Drogo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Uai Sos head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Drogo dips a shoulder and cracks Uai So with a mighty uppercut! Uai So falls back against the cage and Drogo unloads with a barrage of strikes! Uai So is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Drogo screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Conan Drogo!
Our winner, Conan Drogo, 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.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
80%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Beginner Winner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chong Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chong Li will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Winner
vs
Li

225 cm
24
185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

179 cm
24
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Heavy handed

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Beginner Winner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chong Li!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Fujiwara and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winner dives in and grabs Li's left leg, looking for a takedown. Li pushes down on Winner's head and hops out.
Beginner Winner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Winner.
Li tries for a takedown but Winner sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Winner shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Beginner Winner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Winner shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Li as he avoids it easily.
Li defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Winner.

Winner feints and as Li raises his hands in defense, Winner changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

Winner is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Winner pushing down on Li's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Winner tries to pass the half guard into mount. Li knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Winner is trying to control the action in half guard but Li is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Winner will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Li has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Winner is working away from the top position though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Winner is pressing down on Li's thigh, looking to free his foot. Li is holding on for now.
Li is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Winner is pressing down on Li's thigh, looking to free his foot. Li is holding on for now.
Winner is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Winner controlling the position easily from mount.

Winner has hold of Li's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Li manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Winner wants to take Li's back but he can't do it this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winner looking to control but Li is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Li tries to reverse the position but Winner maintains control.

Winner with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Winner controlling the pace for now.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Winner tries to control but Li wriggling away.

Winner looking to secure an arm triangle but Li defends it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li has given up his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Winner tightening his grip on Li, looking for the choke.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Li is trying to get back to his feet but Winner has full control of the position and if anything, Li has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Li looks gassed!

Winner working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.

Winner has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Li is in real trouble here. Winner gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Li is tapping out! Winner wins by rear naked choke!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Beginner Winner!

C
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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
54%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sung Yong Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kim Hendi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Yong Kim
vs
Hendi

177 cm
24
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
21
185 lbs
6 - 13 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Hopkins Athletics

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sung Yong Kim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kim Hendi!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yuuki Gou and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by Kim.
Kim closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hendi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kim throws a push kick but Hendi slaps the foot to one side.
Kim misses with a low kick.
Kim steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hendi.
Kim with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hendi to score with a decent uppercut.
Hendi avoids a kick to the body.
Hendi circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hendi counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kim thinking.
Kim pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hendi walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kim.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Hendi misses.
Kim throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kim looks to land a body kick but Hendi moved away.
Crunch! Kim slams his shin into Hendi's torso.
Hendi misses with a jab to the body
and Kim counters with an inside leg kick.
Kim scores with a spinning back kick!
Some bone on bone action there as Hendi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hendi lands with a nice combination. Kim backs away looking to recover.
Kim tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hendi counters with a right hand to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kim. That's going to slow Hendi down.
Kim swinging wildly here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hendi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kim circles away quickly and effectively.
Hendi swings for the body but Kim moves out of range.
Kim does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kim fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hendi checks it well.
Hendi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kim.
Kim throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kim goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sung Yong Kim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kim misses with an attempted mid kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kim uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hendi.
Kim throws a poor cross that misses
and Hendi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Kim misses.
Hendi avoids the head kick by Kim.
Kim moves away from the strike by Hendi.
Kim scores with a jab to the body.
Kim scoring well with a low kick there.
Kim tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kim tries to clinch
letting Hendi counter with a right hand.
Kim fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hendi checks it well.
Hendi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hendi lands a head shot.
Kim throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hendi checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kim moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hendi walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kim lands with a kick to the temple. Hendi shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Kim is looking to clinch.
Kim tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hendi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kim. Kim obviously looking to wear him down.
Hendi throws a body punch but Kim moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hendi blocks a head kick by Kim.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kim tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hendi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hendi has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kim misses the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sung Yong Kim 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.

Kim dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hendi. That did some damage!
Kim tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hendi looks to score with a jab to the body but Kim is just out of range.
Kim attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hendi checks a leg kick.
Kim throws a leg kick but Hendi sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kim tries to clinch up
and Hendi counters with a nice uppercut.
Kim connects with a high kick.
Kim throws a head kick but Hendi moves out of range.
Hendi misses with a looping right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim is looking to slow Hendi down with leg kicks.
Hendi circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hendi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hendi swings for the body but Kim moves out of range.
Kim throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kim closes the distance but Hendi moves to the side
and Hendi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kim throws a leg kick but Hendi checks it.
Kim connects with a solid leg kick.
Hendi scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hendi lands a jab to Kim's midsection.
Hendi checks a leg kick.
Kim looks to land a body kick but Hendi moved away.
Good leg kick by Kim there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hendi. Kim does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kim misses the shot to the body.
An inside leg kick from Kim misses.
Kim scores with a leg kick.
Hendi thows a body shot but no joy.
Kim lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hendi's sensitive parts.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hendi moves out of range as Kim strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendi checks a low kick from Kim.
Kim moves in looking to clinch but Hendi pushes him off.
A lazy left from Kim finds it's target.
Hendi thuds his right hand into Kim's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kim pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kim misses with a body kick.
Kim throws a shot to the body.
Hendi slips under a jab.
Hendi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kim throws a low kick, looking for Hendi's leg but Hendi calmly moves out of range.
Hendi checks a leg kick nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hendi is out of range and Kim settles back down.
Hendi throws a jab when Kim was well out of range.
Kim rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Hendi counter with a right hand.
Kim is looking to chop away at Hendi's legs.
A head kick misses from Kim.
Kim throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kim throws a leg kick but Hendi sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kim throws a solid leg kick but Hendi takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kim.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A swing and a miss from Kim.
Kim keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sung Yong Kim dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Hendi looks to score with a jab to the body but Kim is just out of range.
Kim moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kim throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hendi counters with a left to the body.
Kim lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kim turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kim fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hendi checks it well.
Hendi is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kim rather than just go for the knockout.
Kim misses with a hook. Hendi ducked under it nicely.
Kim throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kim throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hendi.
A bone on bone clash there as Hendi blocks the leg kick.
A solid body kick from Kim.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kim attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A clash of legs there as Hendi blocks the low kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hendi checks a leg kick.
Kim tries to clinch but Hendi moves away
and Hendi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hendi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hendi circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hendi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kim has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kim there as he acknowledges the shot.
A jab from Hendi does it's job there.
Kim lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hendi checks a leg kick nicely.
Kim feints and then cracks Hendi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hendi down.
Hendi misses with a double jab.
Kim throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hendi digs a good hook to Kim's body.
Hendi checks a leg kick.
Good work by Hendi as he checks the leg kick.
Kim lands a head kick!
A thudding body kick lands there by Kim!
Kim throws a leg kick but Hendi sees it coming and checks it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim looks to land a body kick but Hendi moved away.
Hendi blocks the body kick.
Kim tries to work over Hendi's front leg with a kick but Hendi checks it.
Kim tries to clinch but Hendi moves away
and Hendi counters with a stiff right hand.
Hendi thows a left - swing and a miss!
That kick from Kim tenderised Hendi's leg. Hendi is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kim attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kim misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hendi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kim.
Kim tries a head kick but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim throws out a leg kick but Hendi moves out of range and Kim only half commits.
Hendi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kim, right into the meat.
Kim throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Kim throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kim tries to move into range but Hendi moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hendi cracks a nice hook into Kim's ribs.
Hendi has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kim.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kim.
Kim throws a solid leg kick but Hendi takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kim.
Kim Hendi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sung Yong Kim is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kim tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hendi paws at him with a jab and circles away.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sung Yong Kim!

C
A

C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
39%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clayton Hacking (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cole Konrad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hacking kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is BRMC - Beat The Devil's Tattoo. Cole Konrad 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!

Hacking
vs
Konrad

210 cm
25
275 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

190 cm
25
265 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Experienced

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Powerful

Dynamic Nutrition $25 159 Recovery

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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Clayton Hacking!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cole Konrad!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hacking with a poor takedown

and Konrad counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Konrad stands and throws Hacking's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Hacking is looking for a sweep.
Konrad trying to control the position but Hacking is working away.
Hacking tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Konrad wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Konrad creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Hacking manages to get back to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Hacking is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Konrad pulls his head out easily.
Konrad really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hacking. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Hacking looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hacking is trying to get back to full guard.
Konrad winds up and cracks Hacking with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hacking wants to improve his position but Konrad is controlling well.
Konrad lands strikes from half guard.
Hacking is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Konrad scores with a couple of nice shots.

Hacking looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Konrad is nestled in close to Hacking, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

Konrad is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Hacking looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Konrad is keen to just control but Hacking is a slippery customer.

Hacking looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Konrad wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hacking keeps working.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Konrad is nestled in close to Hacking, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
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!

Hacking is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Konrad pulls his head out easily.
Konrad seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hacking does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Hacking is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Konrad pulls his head out easily.
Konrad throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Hacking actively working from the bottom here.

Hacking looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Konrad pushes past his half guard into mount!
Hacking is looking to get to half guard.
A nice elbow there by Konrad.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hacking gets back to half guard.
Konrad trying to control from half guard but Hacking is working away.
Konrad prevents Hacking from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Konrad slips a nice elbow through Hacking's hands, connecting with Hacking's forehead.

Hacking looking for submissions off his back.
Hacking regains full guard. Nicely done.

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

Hacking looking for a triangle here. Konrad is fighting it but it looks tight! Hacking pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Konrad is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Clayton Hacking!
Clayton Hacking 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.