QFC Tournament 64 Round 1 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

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

Michaels
vs
Dupeyron

170 cm
21
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

173 cm
21
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Johnathan Michaels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Laurent Dupeyron!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Taro Takaoka and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dupeyron tries to move into range but Michaels moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Michaels tries to bum rush Dupeyron with a series of wild strikes but Dupeyron uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dupeyron keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Michaels on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Dupeyron throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A combination from Michaels does no damage.
Michaels lands a jab-cross combination.
Dupeyron connects with a looping right hand.
Dupeyron scores with a jab. Michaels acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Dupeyron avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Michaels showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dupeyron.
Dupeyron's corner calls for a 1-2. Dupeyron obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Michaels swings for the body but Dupeyron moves out of range.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Dupeyron! Michaels is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Laurent Dupeyron!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
51%

Undercard bout

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

Onsaught
vs
Tua

180 cm
19
154 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
21
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good in bed

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Drake Onsaught!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tom Tua!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Onsaught takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Tua throws a sloppy head kick and Onsaught moves out of range easily.
Nice defenses there by Onsaught.
Tua misses with a head kick.
Tua lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tua throws a sloppy head kick and Onsaught moves out of range easily.
Onsaught throws a series of strikes that have Tua backpedaling.

It looks like Tom Tua has been cut.

Onsaught shoots in and bounces Tua off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

Onsaught drops back looking for a leg! Tua is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Tua manages to kick Onsaught off! Onsaught jumps back into Tua's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Onsaught landing some decent shots from guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Onsaught is looking to work some ground and pound but Tua has wrist control.
Onsaught is working Tua over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Onsaught is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Tua has momentary wrist control but Onsaught slips an elbow through the middle.
Onsaught is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Tua has momentary wrist control but Onsaught slips an elbow through the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Onsaught slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Onsaught is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Onsaught slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Tua really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Onsaught. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tua is trying to get back to his feet.

Onsaught has hold of Tua's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Tua tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Onsaught cranks the arm and Tua screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Tua, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Drake Onsaught!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
39%

Undercard bout

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

Deschamps
vs
Martinez

170 cm
21
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

173 cm
21
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jean Deschamps!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marcos Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Martinez. Deschamps does a little dance to reset his feet.

Deschamps closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Martinez to the mat! Martinez manages to get full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Deschamps tries to free his leg and advance position but Martinez is retaining full guard.
Deschamps trying to control the position from guard on top but Martinez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Deschamps throws a big elbow that misses.
Martinez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Martinez is controlling Deschamps's posture.
Deschamps controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Marcos Martinez hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Deschamps drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Martinez is letting Deschamps control him for a moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Deschamps is looking to take a break and control but Martinez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Check out the look on Deschamps's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee asks Deschamps politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Deschamps prefers to stall for the moment though.
Deschamps wants to lay and pray for a moment but Martinez keeps working.
You can see the frustration on Martinez's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Martinez is being controlled here.
Martinez is trying to control Deschamps's posture but Deschamps avoids it.
Sloppy strikes there by Deschamps.
Deschamps trying to control the position but Martinez is working away.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Deschamps taking a breather here.
Deschamps is chipping away with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez is trying to improve his position.
Deschamps lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Deschamps misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Deschamps wants to control but Martinez is keeping him busy.
Martinez parries the strikes from Deschamps easily there. Deschamps is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Martinez to escape.
Deschamps wants to lay and pray for a moment but Martinez keeps working.
A lull in the action here as Deschamps stalls from top position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Deschamps trying to control the position but Martinez is working away.
Deschamps working the ground and pound but Martinez is defending the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Deschamps landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Martinez is trying to control Deschamps's posture but Deschamps avoids it.
Deschamps is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Martinez's shoulder. That is not cool.
Martinez is trying to control Deschamps's posture but Deschamps avoids it.
Martinez tries to improve position but can't.
Deschamps wants to lay and pray for a moment but Martinez keeps working.
Martinez is trying to control Deschamps's posture but Deschamps avoids it.
Deschamps scores with a couple of short elbows.
Deschamps moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deschamps working the head with strikes.
Deschamps trying to control the action but Martinez is working from the bottom.
Deschamps taking a breather here.
Deschamps's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
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!
Deschamps lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martinez is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Martinez's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Deschamps is staying tight to Martinez's torso, preventing him from escaping.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jean Deschamps 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.

Nice takedown defense from Martinez. No joy for Deschamps on that attempt.
Deschamps has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Martinez swinging wildly here.
Martinez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Martinez.
A swing and a miss from Martinez.
Martinez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Martinez stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Martinez wants it to stay on the feet.
Deschamps fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jean Deschamps. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Martinez throws a left and a right that both miss

and Deschamps counters with a single leg into guard. Martinez didn't expect that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Deschamps throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Martinez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez being controlled here, momentarily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Deschamps accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Martinez manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Deschamps manages to get himself to full guard.
Martinez wants to control from the top but Deschamps keeps moving.
Martinez is breathing heavily.
Deschamps looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Martinez trying to control the position from guard on top but Deschamps is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Deschamps seems keen to control Martinez's posture.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez trying to control the position from guard on top but Deschamps is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Marcos Martinez hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Nice takedown defense from Martinez. No joy for Deschamps on that attempt.
Martinez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Martinez defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Deschamps.
Deschamps takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Martinez throws a series of strikes that have Deschamps backpedaling.
Martinez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Deschamps tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Martinez swivels and escapes.
Martinez shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Deschamps eats them both and turns towards Martinez to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

Deschamps darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Deschamps is controlling the pace.
Martinez is pressing down on Deschamps's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Deschamps trying to control but Martinez is working from the bottom.
Deschamps sitting in guard here, content to control.
Jean Deschamps overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Deschamps lands a couple of digs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Deschamps won't allow Martinez to get back to his feet.
Martinez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Deschamps.
Martinez is trying to keep Deschamps in close.
Deschamps postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Deschamps pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Martinez is keeping the position for now.
Deschamps 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.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Deschamps is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Martinez is trying to control the position but Deschamps postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jean Deschamps will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

A big left from Martinez misses.
Martinez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Deschamps closes the distance and clinches up with Martinez, looking for a takedown. Deschamps pushes Martinez against the cage but Martinez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Martinez cracks Deschamps with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Deschamps.
Deschamps changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Martinez tries to avoid it but Deschamps manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Martinez to the ground. Martinez escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jean Deschamps. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Deschamps looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Martinez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Deschamps takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Martinez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Deschamps shoots for a double leg takedown but Martinez sprawls well. He's pushed Deschamps's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Martinez throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Martinez misses with the combination.
Deschamps takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Martinez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice body punch from Martinez.
Marcos Martinez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Martinez dips to his left and cracks Deschamps with an uppercut!
Martinez looks to score with a jab to the body but Deschamps is just out of range.
Martinez scores with a sloppy right hand. Deschamps should have avoided that one.
Deschamps shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Martinez sprawls well. Martinez wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Deschamps gets slowly back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Deschamps manages to avoid it.
Deschamps looks for a takedown but Martinez sprawls well.
Martinez is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Deschamps rather than just go for the knockout.
A right-left combo lands from Martinez.
Deschamps tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Martinez swivels and escapes.
Martinez misses with a wild combination.
Deschamps takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Martinez misses with the combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deschamps shoots in for a takedown but Martinez shows good takedown defense.
Martinez stuffs the takedown.
Martinez lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Deschamps shoots in but no luck this time.
Deschamps fails with the takedown.
Deschamps shoots in and drives through. Martinez sprawls well.
Martinez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Martinez misses with a two punch combination.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Deschamps.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez lands with a hook. Deschamps tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Deschamps closes this distance looking for a takedown but Martinez circles away.
Martinez throws a one two combo.
Deschamps tries to score a power double leg takedown but Martinez sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Deschamps somewhat.
Martinez getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Martinez throws a combination. Deschamps tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Deschamps shoots for a double leg takedown but Martinez sprawls well. He's pushed Deschamps's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Jean Deschamps!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Jean Deschamps!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Jean Deschamps!

Jean Deschamps wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
53%

Undercard bout

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

Bruner
vs
Erwin

170 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

172 cm
19
154 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Akio Bruner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ozzy Erwin!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Sosuke Kotani and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Erwin closes the distance but Bruner moves to the side
and Bruner counters with a left and a right that stings Erwin.
Bruner ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Erwin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bruner getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

It looks like Ozzy Erwin has been cut.

Erwin drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Erwin prevents Bruner from escaping the position.
Bruner trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Erwin wants to control but Bruner is keeping him busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Erwin is staying tight to Bruner's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Erwin trying to control the action but Bruner is working from the bottom.
Bruner bucks up and tries to throw Erwin off but instead Erwin has got his back!
Bruner wants to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Erwin's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.

Erwin looking for the choke from the back.
Erwin trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Erwin looking to hold on to the position here but Bruner rolls and ends up regaining guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Erwin wants to control from the top but Bruner keeps moving.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Ozzy Erwin hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Bruner throws a body punch but Erwin moves out of range.
Erwin closes the distance but Bruner moves to the side
and Bruner counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Erwin tries to clinch but Bruner is having none of it.
Bruner scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruner lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Erwin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Erwin with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bruner to score with a decent uppercut.
Erwin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Akio Bruner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Erwin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bruner throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bruner scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Erwin tries to clinch up
and Bruner counters with a three punch combo that has Erwin backing up. Erwin nods at Bruner to acknowledge the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Akio Bruner dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ozzy Erwin's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Bruner throws a one two combo.
Bruner misses with a jab, cross combination.
Erwin takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bruner rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Erwin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bruner has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Erwin.
Akio Bruner is winning the standup battle so far.
Bruner has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Erwin.

Erwin closes the distance and pushes Bruner back into the cage.
Erwin is trying to break the clinch but Bruner is controlling him.
Bruner presses Erwin against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Erwin is trying to break the clinch but Bruner has him pressed against the cage.

Erwin decides to pull guard.
Bruner knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Erwin on the ground.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bruner trying to stand up but can't free himself from Erwin's guard.
Erwin pulls Bruner in to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Erwin is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bruner trying to stand up but can't free himself from Erwin's guard.

Bruner decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Erwin, up you get!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Erwin clinches up against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bruner scores with a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Bruner - that landed with a thud.
Erwin tries to pull guard but Bruner forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Erwin is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Bruner is defending well.
Bruner wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nice body punch from Bruner - that landed with a thud.
Erwin tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bruner just stands there and leans against the cage.
Akio Bruner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ozzy Erwin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Erwin tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bruner smiles and moves away.
Bruner lands with a nice combination. Erwin backs away looking to recover.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
No joy there for Bruner, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bruner scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Good work by Bruner as he checks the leg kick.
Bruner swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Erwin is looking to clinch but Bruner is avoiding it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Erwin.
Bruner lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Bruner does no damage.
Erwin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bruner lands a jab to the head.
Bruner is looking to wear down Erwin with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bruner throws a series of punches but Erwin moves out of range.
Erwin moves in looking to clinch but Bruner pushes him off.
Bruner stuffs the takedown attempt from Erwin. Erwin gets slowly back to his feet.
Erwin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bruner digs a good body shot into Erwin's ribs.
Erwin on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Erwin is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bruner.
Erwin lands with a thumping leg kick.
Erwin takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bruner throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Erwin.
Bruner lands a jab to Erwin's midsection.
Bruner swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Erwin counters with a nice leg kick.
Erwin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bruner manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Erwin tries to clinch
and Bruner cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Erwin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bruner swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Bruner lands a slapping body shot.
Bruner lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Erwin moves to clinch but Bruner breaks away
and Bruner counters with a right hand to the body.
Erwin is looking to clinch.
A combination from Bruner does no damage.
Bruner will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Erwin shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bruner defends it nicely.
Bruner circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bruner counters with a two punch combo.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruner misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Erwin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bruner manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bruner pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Erwin back to the cage. Bruner follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Erwin tries to clinch up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bruner. Erwin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bruner misses with a jab, cross combination.
Erwin wants to clinch up but Bruner keeps it at a distance.
Bruner scores with a hook to the body. Erwin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Erwin tries to clinch there but Bruner circles away.
Bruner fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruner misses with a combination
and Erwin counters with a slapping leg kick.
Akio Bruner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bruner has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Erwin.
Bruner looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Erwin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Erwin shoots in for a double leg but Bruner sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bruner throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bruner stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Erwin.
Erwin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bruner swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bruner throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Erwin lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That kick from Erwin tenderised Bruner's leg. Bruner is trying to keep his angry face on.

Bruner tries to keep at a distance but Erwin has taken the fight into the clinch.
Erwin is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Akio Bruner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ozzy Erwin.
Erwin tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bruner smiles and moves away.
Bruner jabs Erwin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A punch combination from Bruner misses.
Bruner throws out a loose jab but Erwin uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Erwin has a takedown stuffed.
Bruner ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Erwin tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bruner counters with a left to the body.
Erwin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bruner is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bruner throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Erwin counters with a thumping low kick.
Bruner lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Erwin circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Erwin is defended easily by Bruner.
Erwin is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bruner sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Akio Bruner!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Akio Bruner!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Akio Bruner!

Akio Bruner wins by unanimous decision!

C
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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
45%

Undercard bout

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

Yanenko
vs
Picard

167 cm
21
153 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

173 cm
21
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Emil Yanenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jerome Picard!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yanenko misses the shot to the body.
Picard lands a jab.

It looks like Emil Yanenko has been cut.
Picard lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Picard leaves Yanenko with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Yanenko closes the distance and clinches up with Picard, looking for a takedown. Yanenko pushes Picard against the cage but Picard circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Yanenko drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Yanenko stops Picard from standing up.
Yanenko wants to control from the top but Picard keeps moving.
Yanenko slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

Yanenko drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Yanenko jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Yanenko stops Picard from standing up.
Yanenko stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Picard swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Yanenko wants to control from the top but Picard keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Picard wants to get back to his feet but Yanenko is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Yanenko advances position into side control!
Yanenko trying to control the position but Picard is working away.

Yanenko tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Yanenko has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Yanenko wants to control but Picard is keeping him busy.

Yanenko tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Yanenko has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Yanenko has an Americana. Picard didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Yanenko is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Yanenko hooks up with any of them at the after show party.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Emil Yanenko!
An out of breath Emil Yanenko 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%

Co-main event

Main event

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

Sharif
vs
Diaz

179 cm
21
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
19
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jamel Sharif!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nate Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Shimada and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sharif throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sharif misses with the combination.
No joy there for Sharif, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Diaz looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Diaz has a takedown stuffed.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sharif. Diaz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sharif lands a two punch combo.
Diaz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Diaz takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sharif blocks a head kick by Diaz.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sharif scores with a nice strike.

Sharif drops Diaz with a right and a left! Sharif comes rushing in but Diaz regains his composure and manages to keep Sharif in guard.

Diaz is rocked!
Sharif is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Diaz is still in real trouble! Can Sharif finish him?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharif's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Diaz seems to have recovered his senses.
Sharif has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Sharif trying to stand up but can't free himself from Diaz's guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Jamel Sharif wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Sharif lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Sharif scores with a jab to the body.
Sharif changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sharif fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Diaz looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sharif rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Diaz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sharif keeps the fight on the outside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharif throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sharif fails to land with a series of punches.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sharif as he avoids it easily.
Jamel Sharif has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nate Diaz.
Sharif comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Diaz looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Diaz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sharif throws a series of punches but Diaz avoids them all with ease.
Diaz tries to clinch up.
Diaz tries for a takedown but Sharif sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Diaz shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sharif pinned against the cage. Sharif gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sharif is looking to wear down Diaz with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sharif will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz misses with a wild body shot.
Sharif stuffs the takedown.
Sharif lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Diaz backs up against the cage.
Diaz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Sharif!
Diaz shoots in looking for a takedown but Sharif manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Diaz's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Diaz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sharif throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sharif lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sharif.
Sharif lands a two punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sharif swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharif throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Diaz stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A combination from Sharif does no damage.
Sharif with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown but Sharif shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sharif misses with the combination.
Sharif is working the combinations to good effect here.
Sharif circles away from the clinch attempt.
Diaz closes the distance and clinches up with Sharif, looking for a takedown. Diaz pushes Sharif against the cage but Sharif circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sharif scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sharif scores with a jab to the head.
Diaz tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Sharif counters with a lovely shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A combination from Sharif does no damage.
Jamel Sharif seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sharif connects with a nice looking jab.
Sharif uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Diaz misses with the combination.
Diaz is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sharif sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Diaz takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Diaz walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Some wild striking there from Sharif.
Sharif scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Diaz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Sharif manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
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!
Diaz misses with a takedown attempt - Sharif sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Diaz is breathing heavily.
Sharif throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharif just misses with a punch to the body.
Jamel Sharif is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sharif uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sharif looks to land a combination. Diaz sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Diaz tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Sharif counters with a nice body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Diaz 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sharif fails to land with a series of punches.
Diaz tries for a takedown but Sharif sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jamel Sharif has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nate Diaz.
Diaz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sharif rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Diaz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sharif fails to land with a series of punches.
Sharif misses with a combination

and Diaz counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diaz sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sharif defending well though.
Diaz is looking to advance position but Sharif won't allow it.
Sharif is controlling Diaz's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Diaz trying to control from half guard but Sharif is working away.

Diaz seems to be working for a kimura but Sharif defends the submission attempt.

Diaz is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Diaz trying to control from half guard but Sharif is working away.
Sharif holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Sharif is trying to get back to full guard.
Diaz missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharif makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Sharif.
Diaz wants to control from the top but Sharif keeps moving.
Sharif has momentary wrist control but Diaz slips an elbow through the middle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sharif looking for a sweep. Not yet Sharif, not yet.
Diaz wants to control from the top but Sharif keeps moving.
Sharif wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jamel Sharif dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Diaz closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sharif makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sharif displaying some good clinch control by pressing Diaz up against the cage.

Diaz ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Diaz no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Diaz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sharif stands and throws Diaz's legs to the side, diving into side control.

Sharif decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Jamel Sharif is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Diaz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharif throws a nice looking combination but Diaz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sloppy strikes from Sharif. Those never looked like landing.
Sharif tries to bum rush Diaz with a series of wild strikes but Diaz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Diaz looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sharif as he avoids it easily.
Diaz tries for a takedown but Sharif sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jamel Sharif has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nate Diaz.
Sharif throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diaz misses with a wild combination.
Sharif jabs at Diaz's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharif lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Diaz circles away quickly and effectively.
Diaz closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sharif circles away.
A right-left combo lands from Sharif.
Sharif connects with a body shot that sends Diaz's belly button to the back.
Sharif throws a right hand that Diaz ducks under and follows up with a left that Diaz also avoids with ease.
Sharif keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sharif misses with a series of wild punches.
Sharif lands with a nice combination. Diaz backs away looking to recover.
Sharif stuffs the takedown.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sharif stalks Diaz and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Diaz's face. Diaz staggers backwards, shaken.
Diaz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sharif.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz has a takedown stuffed.
Sharif throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sharif lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Diaz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sharif is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Diaz can do to turn this around?
Diaz closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sharif circles away.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown but Sharif shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sharif moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Sharif throws a right and a left that Diaz avoids nicely.
Diaz is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sharif sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sharif with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jamel Sharif is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharif throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sharif checks a leg kick.
Diaz shoots in and drives through. Sharif sprawls well.
Diaz walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Diaz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Diaz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sharif.
Sharif with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Diaz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Diaz changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sharif tries to avoid it but Diaz manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sharif to the ground. Sharif escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sharif scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Sharif feints a jab promting Diaz to slip. Sharif then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Diaz slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Nate Diaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Diaz misses with a hook
and Sharif counters with a nice body shot.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Jamel Sharif!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Jamel Sharif!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Jamel Sharif!

Jamel Sharif wins by unanimous decision!