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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Salvatore Lucania (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergei Bautin Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Lucania
vs
Bautin Jr

200 cm
20
275 lbs
4 - 1 - 1

210 cm
20
275 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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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 4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Salvatore Lucania!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Sergei Bautin Jr!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Kenichi Hosakawa and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lucania lands with a kick to the ribs.
Bautin Jr stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lucania.
Lucania moves to clinch but Bautin Jr breaks away
and Bautin Jr counters with a right hand to the body.
Bautin Jr steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Lucania. That one must have hurt.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lucania.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lucania is looking to clinch.
Lucania buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

Lucania moves into the clinch.
Bautin Jr misses with some punches.
Lucania blocks a body shot from Bautin Jr.
Bautin Jr throws a head punch that misses.
A short uppercut from Bautin Jr.
Bautin Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Lucania.
Bautin Jr tries a body shot but Lucania blocks it.
Lucania blocking some punches.
Lucania unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bautin Jr looks winded!
Lucania lands an elbow that stopped Bautin Jr in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Sergei Bautin Jr has been cut.
Lucania landing knees to the head.
Lucania scores a nice knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucania scores a nice knee to the body.
Bautin Jr takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lucania unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bautin Jr lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Lucania breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bautin Jr takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lucania buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lucania scores with a push kick.
Lucania tries to clinch up but Bautin Jr circles away and keeps his distance.
Salvatore Lucania seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bautin Jr swats away the attempt to clinch by Lucania.
Lucania lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lucania tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bautin Jr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bautin Jr swats away the attempt to clinch by Lucania.
Lucania wants to clinch up but Bautin Jr keeps it at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lucania lands a nice looking body kick.
Lucania tries to clinch there but Bautin Jr circles away.

Lucania clinches with his opponent.
Lucania lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lucania putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bautin Jr in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lucania blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lucania trying to land knees to the body.
Lucania is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lucania lands a nice knee to the body.
Lucania unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lucania.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Lucania.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

Lucania breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Good leg kick by Lucania there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucania is looking to clinch but Bautin Jr is avoiding it.
Lucania tries to clinch there but Bautin Jr circles away.
Bautin Jr circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bautin Jr counters with a right hand to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lucania looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bautin Jr keeps the fight on the outside.

Lucania clinches.
Bautin Jr working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lucania.
Lucania slowing the pace effectively.

Lucania's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lucania is looking to clinch.
Bautin Jr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lucania tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bautin Jr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lucania is looking to clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lucania tries to clinch up.
Lucania is looking to clinch but Bautin Jr is avoiding it.
Lucania lands a front kick.
Lucania tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bautin Jr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bautin Jr swats away the attempt to clinch by Lucania.
Lucania moves in looking to clinch but Bautin Jr pushes him off.
Bautin Jr circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bautin Jr counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lucania turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lucania doesn't manage to clinch there - Bautin Jr circles away.

Lucania lands a big head kick that sends Bautin Jr tumbling to the mat! Lucania takes a step backwards and waves Bautin Jr back to his feet - he wants the finish!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Salvatore Lucania dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sergei Bautin Jr's cut.
That's time! Lucania's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Lucania tries to close the distance and clinch but Bautin Jr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Lucania moves into the clinch.
Lucania blocks an uppercut.
Lucania working Bautin Jr over with knees to the body.

Lucania pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lucania moves in looking to clinch but Bautin Jr pushes him off.
Lucania tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lucania scores with a push kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bautin Jr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lucania tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bautin Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Good leg kick by Lucania there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nice body kick from Lucania.
Lucania wants to clinch.
Bautin Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bautin Jr is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lucania clinches.
Lucania is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bautin Jr can do to turn this around?
Bautin Jr takes an elbow to the temple.
Bautin Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bautin Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Lucania unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bautin Jr lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lucania putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bautin Jr in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Lucania breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice body kick there by Lucania.
Lucania moves in looking to clinch but Bautin Jr pushes him off.

Lucania gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lucania prevents a body shot from Bautin Jr.
Bautin Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Lucania uses good head movement to avoid it.

Lucania breaks the clinch.
Lucania moves in looking to clinch but Bautin Jr pushes him off.
Bautin Jr misses with an uppercut. Lucania saw that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lucania tries to clinch there but Bautin Jr circles away.
Bautin Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lucania manages to avoid it.
Lucania tries to clinch but Bautin Jr is having none of it.
Lucania fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lucania buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bautin Jr's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lucania. That's going to slow Bautin Jr down.
Lucania throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lucania throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Lucania scores with a leg kick.
Lucania chopping away at his opponent's legs.

Lucania moves into the clinch successfully.
Lucania lands a good knee to the midsection. Bautin Jr won't want to take too many of those.
Lucania lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bautin Jr misses with some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucania stalling in the clinch but Bautin Jr improves position.
Lucania lands a damaging elbow.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lucania.
Lucania is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lucania.
Lucania lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Lucania escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bautin Jr connects with a body shot that sends Lucania's belly button to the back.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Lucania.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lucania fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lucania tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bautin Jr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lucania scoring well with a low kick there.
Lucania doesn't manage to clinch there - Bautin Jr circles away.
Salvatore Lucania is winning the standup battle so far.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Lucania - that will leave a mark!
Lucania fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lucania gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bautin Jr has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Lucania.
Bautin Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Lucania controlling the action here for a moment.
Lucania landing knees to the body.
Lucania utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lucania lands an elbow inside that Bautin Jr shrugs off.
Lucania has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bautin Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.

Lucania manages to break the clinch.
Lucania tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bautin Jr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lucania tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bautin Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Lucania.
Lucania moves in looking to clinch but Bautin Jr pushes him off.
Lucania tries to clinch but Bautin Jr moves away
and Lucania takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Salvatore Lucania dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sergei Bautin Jr's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Lucania is looking to clinch but Bautin Jr is avoiding it.
Lucania wants to clinch.
Lucania is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bautin Jr. Lucania does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bautin Jr crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Lucania - the referee stops the clock and Bautin Jr gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Lucania. Bautin Jr manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Lucania tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bautin Jr chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lucania can pounce on him.
Lucania tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bautin Jr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bautin Jr takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Lucania clinches up with Bautin Jr and pushes him back against the cage.
Knees to the body from Lucania.
Bautin Jr misses with some punches.
Bautin Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucania tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bautin Jr avoids it.
Bautin Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bautin Jr is working Lucania over against the cage.
Lucania misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bautin Jr.
Lucania unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bautin Jr managing to block the knees to the body from Lucania.
Bautin Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lucania missing with knees to the body.
Bautin Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lucania blocks a body shot from Bautin Jr.
Bautin Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lucania is trying to stall.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lucania lands a nice knee to the body.
Lucania blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bautin Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Lucania uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lucania landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sergei Bautin Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lucania manages to break the clinch.
Lucania lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lucania chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lucania is looking to slow Bautin Jr down with leg kicks.
Bautin Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lucania fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lucania looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bautin Jr swats away the attempt to clinch by Lucania.

Bautin Jr tries to keep at a distance but Lucania has taken the fight into the clinch.

Lucania escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lucania moves to clinch but Bautin Jr breaks away
and Bautin Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Lucania finds it's way through Bautin Jr's defenses.
Lucania wants to clinch.
Lucania connects with a leg kick. Bautin Jr looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lucania tries to clinch but Bautin Jr moves out of range.
Lucania is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bautin Jr is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lucania rather than just go for the knockout.
Lucania tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bautin Jr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bautin Jr swats away the attempt to clinch by Lucania.
Lucania is looking to clinch.

Lucania has managed to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bautin Jr misses with a punch on the inside.

Lucania breaks the clinch.

Lucania moves into the clinch.
Lucania throws an elbow that misses.
Lucania blocking some punches.
Lucania looking to throw knees to the head but Bautin Jr is blocking nicely.

Lucania escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lucania tries to clinch up.
Lucania wants to clinch up but Bautin Jr keeps it at a distance.
Bautin Jr throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lucania counters with a nice body kick.
Salvatore Lucania is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lucania moves in looking to clinch but Bautin Jr pushes him off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bautin Jr chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lucania can pounce on him.
Bautin Jr throws a right hand that misses

and Lucania counters by moving into the clinch.
Bautin Jr lands a body shot.
Bautin Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Lucania.

And that's the end of the fight!
Salvatore Lucania showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lucania 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:25
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:25
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Salvatore Lucania!
Salvatore Lucania decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bernie Busto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenpachi Zaraki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Busto
vs
Zaraki

190 cm
20
265 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

200 cm
20
240 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bernie Busto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenpachi Zaraki!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Ren Mimura and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A chopping leg kick lands by Zaraki.

Busto drives through with a takedown into Zaraki's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Zaraki working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Busto.
Busto sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Zaraki's guard.
Zaraki manages to get to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zaraki not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Busto stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Zaraki swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Zaraki looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Busto sitting in guard here, content to control.
Busto trying to control but Zaraki is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Busto controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Busto trying to control the position from guard on top but Zaraki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Bernie Busto.
Zaraki throws a solid leg kick but Busto takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Zaraki.
Zaraki throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Zaraki displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Busto.
Zaraki throws a push kick but Busto slaps the foot to one side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Busto avoids the body shot from Zaraki.
Zaraki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Busto.
Busto moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Busto on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Zaraki. Zaraki obviously looking to wear him down.
Zaraki pivots, looking for a leg kick but Busto is out of range and Zaraki settles back down.
Zaraki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Busto avoids the body shot from Zaraki.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaraki tries to clinch there but Busto circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Busto. Zaraki does a little dance to reset his feet.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Zaraki enables Busto to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Zaraki manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.

Zaraki looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Busto accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Zaraki is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Zaraki throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Busto escapes and throws Zaraki's legs to the side, diving into side control!

Busto is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Zaraki has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaraki keeps Busto under control for a moment.
You can see the frustration on Zaraki's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sloppy strikes there by Busto.
Zaraki is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Zaraki wants to control but Busto postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zaraki managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Busto.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Busto wants to control but Zaraki is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Bernie Busto will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Busto swings for the body but Zaraki moves out of range.
Busto misses with a body shot.
Zaraki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Zaraki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Busto.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zaraki tries to clinch but Busto is having none of it.
A head kick misses from Zaraki.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Busto looks to score with a jab to the body but Zaraki is just out of range.
Busto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Busto just misses with a punch to the body.
Busto keeps the fight on the outside.
Zaraki swings for the body but Busto moves out of range.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Zaraki misses with a low kick.
Zaraki takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Busto misses the shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Busto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Busto misses the shot to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Zaraki. No joy for Busto on that attempt.
Busto misses with a wild body shot.
Zaraki fails to land with a series of punches.
Zaraki cracks the inside of Busto's front leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Zaraki moves into the clinch.
Busto slows down the pace here.
Busto blocks a body shot from Zaraki.
Zaraki is pressed up against the cage. Busto has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Zaraki down to the mat. Zaraki avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Zaraki swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaraki throws a wild body kick that Busto sees coming a mile off.
Busto takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Busto looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Zaraki is fending him off so far but Busto persists. Nope, Zaraki circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bernie Busto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zaraki scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Busto swings for the body but Zaraki moves out of range.
Busto misses with an uppercut. Zaraki saw that one coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zaraki throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kenpachi Zaraki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Zaraki feints and then cracks Busto's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Busto down.
Zaraki throws a right and a left that Busto avoids nicely.
Zaraki cracks Busto with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

Zaraki rushes Busto and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Zaraki struggles to land a body shot inside as Busto controls his hands.
Zaraki can't find room to land a body shot as Busto controls the action.
Busto tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Zaraki has Busto pressed against the cage.
Zaraki lands with a light punch inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaraki leaning against his opponent.
Zaraki missing with knees to the body.
Zaraki misses with the head strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Zaraki.
Busto tries to pull guard but Zaraki won't allow it.
Zaraki misses with a punch to the body.
Busto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zaraki pushes Busto back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zaraki stalling the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Busto trying to stall but Zaraki improves his position.
Busto goes for a takedown attempt but Zaraki pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bernie Busto. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Zaraki tries to sprawl but Busto drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Busto wants to lay and pray for a moment but Zaraki keeps working.
Zaraki tries to get to full guard but Busto has control of the leg.
Busto thows a huge punch but Zaraki dodges it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaraki avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Busto.
Busto is looking to advance position but Zaraki won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Zaraki looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Zaraki trying to control but Busto postures up.
Zaraki is looking to improve his position.
Busto sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Zaraki defending well though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaraki is in trouble now - Busto has advanced to mount!
Busto tries to control but Zaraki wriggling away.
The referee warns Zaraki that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Zaraki tries to lock up and control but Busto gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Busto with good strikes from the mount here!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zaraki is looking to get to half guard.
Busto trying to control but he's not successful this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zaraki is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Zaraki really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Bernie Busto.
I think Busto 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30

The fight is ruled a majority draw!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
45%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between jj Mac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hideaki Murakami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). jj Mac has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Mac
vs
Murakami

167 cm
26
155 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

171 cm
25
148 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, jj Mac!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hideaki Murakami!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Ren Mimura and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murakami takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Murakami takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Mac throws a series of punches but Murakami moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Murakami decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Murakami not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Murakami is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Mac has managed to free his arm - good work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Murakami throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Murakami is trying to work for a kimura but Mac is defending well.
Murakami wants to take a breather but Mac is having none of it.
Murakami thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Murakami is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

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

Murakami is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Mac is just riding it out for now. Murakami eventually gives up the hold.
Mac looks like he's trying to stand up.

Mac is defending against the submission attempts here by Murakami.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Murakami seems to be looking for submissions.
Murakami looks to land a strike but Mac avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Murakami tries to free his leg and advance position but Mac is retaining full guard.
Murakami postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mac utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Murakami in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murakami works over Mac with some ground and pound from guard.
Murakami looking to pass the guard.
Mac preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Murakami is pushing down on Mac's leg trying to pass to half guard. Mac is fighting to maintain full guard but Murakami has managed to sneak the leg through.

Murakami is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Mac defends it well.

Murakami is trying to work for a kimura but Mac is defending well.

Mac is defending against the submission attempts here by Murakami.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mac avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Murakami.
Murakami throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Murakami winds up and cracks Mac with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

Murakami has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Mac defend it? Murakami steps over the head and cranks it - Mac is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Murakami!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Hideaki Murakami!
Hideaki Murakami thanked the fans post fight for their support.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
35%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Polk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michihiro Bukake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bukake is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Primo Victoria. The key to victory for Joe Polk has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Polk
vs
Bukake

187 cm
20
205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

175 cm
22
220 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Decent knees
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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joe Polk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michihiro Bukake !
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Polk tries a head kick but it misses.
Polk misses with a head kick.

Bukake shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Polk's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Bukake tries to free his leg and advance position but Polk is retaining full guard.
Bukake looking to sit in guard and control but Polk gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Bukake escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Polk gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Polk has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Bukake looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bukake working a defensive guard here.
Bukake is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Bukake keeping moving, preventing Polk from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Joe Polk has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Polk displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bukake .
Polk throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Polk tries to clinch but Bukake moves out of range.
Polk throws a sloppy head kick and Bukake moves out of range easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Polk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bukake is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Polk throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bukake 's head.

It looks like Michihiro Bukake has been cut.

Polk forces Bukake back against the cage and clinches.
Bukake on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bukake on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Polk tries to land knees in the clinch but Bukake avoids the damage to the body.
Bukake misses with an elbow over the top.
Bukake looking to throw knees to the head but Polk is blocking nicely.
Bukake landing knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Polk tries to land knees in the clinch but Bukake avoids the damage to the body.
Bukake tries to pull guard but Polk forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Polk tries to land knees in the clinch but Bukake avoids the damage to the body.
Bukake managing to block the knees to the body from Polk.
Bukake tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Polk avoids it.
Polk avoiding damage as Bukake throws knees to the body.
Bukake managing to block the knees to the body from Polk.
Polk tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bukake avoids it.
Bukake throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bukake fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Joe Polk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michihiro Bukake .
Bukake blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Polk tries to land knees in the clinch but Bukake avoids the damage to the body.
Polk misses with a knee strike.
Bukake tries to score a body lock takedown but Polk shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Polk blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Joe Polk will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Michihiro Bukake 's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Bukake tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Polk circles away from the clinch attempt.

Bukake shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Bukake trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bukake misses with a head shot.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Polk wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Bukake .
Bukake looking to control but Polk is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bukake scoring with strikes but Polk is staying in there.
Polk is squirming around, avoiding Bukake 's attempts to control the action.
Bukake in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Bukake wants to take Polk's back but he can't do it this time.
Polk avoids a series of strikes thrown by Bukake .

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bukake looking to ground and pound but Polk is blocking nicely.
Polk is looking to improve his position but Bukake isn't that keen on the idea.
Bukake punching from mount but Polk doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Polk knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bukake on the ground.

Bukake jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Polk manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Bukake postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Bukake is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Polk is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bukake controls the position.
Bukake misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Bukake is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Polk will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Michihiro Bukake has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bukake cracks Polk with a big elbow.
Bukake trying to control the action but Polk is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bukake scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Polk to see if he's OK.

Bukake tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bukake has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Bukake trying to control the action but Polk is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Polk avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Bukake .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michihiro Bukake showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Michihiro Bukake 's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Polk stuffs the takedown attempt from Bukake . Bukake gets slowly back to his feet.
Bukake will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bukake tries for a takedown but Polk sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Joe Polk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michihiro Bukake .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Polk goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Bukake dives in and grabs Polk's left leg, looking for a takedown. Polk pushes down on Bukake 's head and hops out.
A bone on bone clash there as Polk blocks the leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bukake takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Joe Polk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bukake blocks a head kick by Polk.
Polk tries a head kick but it misses.
Polk tries a head kick but it misses.
Bukake tries for a takedown but Polk sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bukake .
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bukake is defended easily by Polk.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Bukake or perhaps it was just good defense by Polk which made him look bad.
Bukake tries to clinch

and Polk counters with a head kick that drops Bukake to the mat! Bukake scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters circle, before Polk throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Bukake 's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Polk lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Joe Polk!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
52%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Akiyama Shinichi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sai Fukuta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Sai Fukuta enters the cage!

Shinichi
vs
Fukuta

155 cm
28
145 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

175 cm
21
155 lbs
4 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Heroic Combat Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Akiyama Shinichi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sai Fukuta!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Sano and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fukuta scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

Fukuta shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Fukuta showed some decent athleticism there.
Fukuta landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Shinichi is trying to get back to full guard.
Shinichi is working hard here to advance position.
Fukuta trying to control the action but Shinichi is working from the bottom.
Shinichi manages to get to full guard.
Shinichi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Fukuta with a flurry of punches that miss.
Shinichi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Fukuta stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Shinichi has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Fukuta manages to get his head free but now Shinichi has transitioned to an armbar! Fukuta grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Shinichi! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Akiyama Shinichi!
A relieved looking Akiyama Shinichi thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
49%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Do (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ralph Garman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Do kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Godfather Theme Song. Garman has chosen Hollywood Babble-On as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Do
vs
Garman

185 cm
21
200 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

188 cm
20
200 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Granite chin

TFP Graphics - Pit Inc
[WOT] DTK Designs (Laundry)

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, Michael Do!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ralph Garman!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Shimada and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Do.
Do on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Garman throws a right hand that misses
and Do counters with a right hand to the body.
Garman throws a head kick but Do moves out of range.
Garman lands a leg kick that knocks Do off balance momentarily.
Do blocks a jab.
Garman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Do was well out of range. Poor timing from Garman.
A big right from Garman misses.
Garman closes the distance looking to clinch
and Do counters with a series of strikes. Garman will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Do throws out a loose jab but Garman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Do moves away from the strike by Garman.
A punch combination from Do misses.
Garman looks to throw the jab but Do is out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Garman as he connects with a hook.

It looks like Michael Do has been cut.
Garman looks to land a right hand but Do moved out of range.
Garman lands a jab to the head.
Do 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.
Do lands with a right hand.
Do displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Garman throws out the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garman wants to clinch but Do slips to the side
and Do connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Do misses with a jab, cross combination.
Do blocks a low kick nicely.
Do slips under a jab from Garman.
Ralph Garman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Garman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Do pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jab by Garman.
Do tries to bum rush Garman with a series of wild strikes but Garman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
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!
Garman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Do.
Garman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Do sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garman looks to throw the jab but Do is out of range.
Garman throws a jab when Do was well out of range.
Do misses with the combination.
Garman scores with a nice strike.
Do lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

It looks like Ralph Garman has been cut.
No joy there for Do, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A punch combination from Do misses.
Do throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Do fails with a takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Do throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Garman was covering up waiting for the punch and Do finishes the takedown easily into guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Do trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Do throwing strikes but missing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Do throws a big elbow that misses.
Do tries to free his leg and advance position but Garman is retaining full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Do postures up.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Ralph Garman hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Garman lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Do has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Do and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Michael Do will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Garman throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Garman swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Do counters with a three punch combo that has Garman backing up. Garman nods at Do to acknowledge the strikes.
Garman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Garman.
Garman cracks Do with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A right-left combo lands from Do.
Garman gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Michael Do is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Do moves away.
Ralph Garman seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garman avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Garman misses the jab.
Garman looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Garman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Good shot there by Do.
Garman misses with a hook. Do ducked under it nicely.

Garman closes the distance and clinches.
Garman throws an elbow that misses.
Do takes a shot to the head.

Do manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Do ducks under a wild hook from Garman.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Garman lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Do has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Do and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Do misses with a jab, cross combination.
Do ducks right into an uppercut from Garman.
Garman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Garman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Garman misses with an uppercut.
Do needs to keep his hands up - Garman had a free shot at his head there.
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!
Do loads up on a big right hand but Garman slips the punch.
Do misses with a combination
and Garman counters with a low kick, right behind Do 's knee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garman misses with a head kick.
Do takes one to the side of the head.
Do moves out of range of the strikes.
Do avoids the head kick by Garman.
Garman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Do fails to land with a series of punches.
Do shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Garman sprawls well. Garman wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Do gets slowly back to his feet.
Garman scores with a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Do avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Do walks into a stiff left hand from Garman.
Ralph Garman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Do.
Garman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Do.
Garman throws a head kick that misses.
Do slips under a jab from Garman.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Do is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Garman.
Some wild striking there from Do.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ralph Garman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Garman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Do.
Do buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Garman throws a hook but Do avoids it easily.
Garman slips a straight right by Do.
Garman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Do uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Garman.
Do ducks under a wild hook from Garman.
Do swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Do throws a right and a left that Garman avoids nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Do fails with the takedown.
Garman misses with a series of wild punches.
Garman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Garman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Garman rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Do counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Garman misses with a head kick.
Garman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Do.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Do throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Garman counters with a right hand to the body.
Garman throws a leg kick which misses Do's front leg but catches the back leg as Do tries to avoid it.
A punch combination from Do misses.
Garman throws a hook to the side of Do's head but Do sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Garman looking to land some kicks to the body here.

Garman clinches up with Do and pushes him back against the cage.
Do takes an elbow to the forehead.
Do is looking to break free of the clinch but Garman has double underhooks.
Garman lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Do tries for a takedown. No joy.
Garman is trying to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garman scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Garman lands with a right to the head.
Garman is pushing Do up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Do drops down looking for an ankle pick but Garman pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Do. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head kick misses from Garman.
A swing and a miss from Garman.
Garman connects with a body shot that sends Do's belly button to the back.
Garman throws a leg kick but Do moved away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Do swinging wildly here.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Garman throws a low kick, looking for Do's leg but Do calmly moves out of range.
Do shoots in for a takedown but Garman shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A punch lands to the side of Garman 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Garman tries to clinch but Do moves away
and Do counters with a two punch combo.
Garman misses with a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Do was well out of range. Poor timing from Garman.
Garman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Do.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ralph Garman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Garman has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ralph Garman!
A victorious Ralph Garman thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
44%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Changtupa Damtea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacky Santoro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Changtupa Damtea has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Damtea
vs
Santoro

190 cm
25
215 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

185 cm
20
212 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Fast

TFP Graphics - Pit Inc

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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Changtupa Damtea!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jacky Santoro!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Damtea closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Santoro gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Damtea regains guard.

Damtea has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Santoro can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Damtea is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Damtea throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Santoro escapes and throws Damtea's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Damtea tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Santoro has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Damtea can't escape the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Damtea is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Damtea is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Damtea in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Damtea working to try and regain half guard.
Damtea is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Santoro cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Santoro with a couple of short strikes.

It looks like Changtupa Damtea has been cut.
Santoro has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Damtea's face.

Damtea is rocked!

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jacky Santoro!

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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
88%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Batistuta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dee Stroya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carlos Batistuta has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Batistuta
vs
Stroya

182 cm
20
210 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

192 cm
20
218 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid Muay Thai
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Convicted Trap House
Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Carlos Batistuta!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dee Stroya!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Kenichi Hosakawa and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Batistuta misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Batistuta swings for the body but Stroya moves out of range.
Horrible takedown by Batistuta or perhaps it was just good defense by Stroya which made him look bad.
Stroya takes a shot right to the bread basket.

Batistuta changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Stroya looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The strikes coming from Batistuta are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Stroya is pushing Batistuta's head away, looking to escape. Batistuta manages to hold on to the position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The strikes coming from Batistuta are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Batistuta fails to land a wild elbow strike.
I wouldn't like to be where Stroya is right now.
Sloppy strikes there by Batistuta.
Stroya tries to bench press Batistuta off him but Batistuta keeps the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Batistuta misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Stroya wants to control but Batistuta postures up.
Batistuta wants to control but Stroya is keeping him busy.
Stroya manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

Batistuta is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Stroya has managed to free his arm - good work.
Batistuta is keen to just control but Stroya is a slippery customer.
Stroya avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Batistuta.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batistuta with the ground and pound but Stroya uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Batistuta throws a big elbow that misses.
Batistuta wants to control from the top but Stroya keeps moving.
Stroya is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Batistuta postures up in Stroya's guard and throws a big left but Stroya blocks it.
Batistuta postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Batistuta is looking to work some ground and pound but Stroya has wrist control.
Batistuta trying to control the position from guard on top but Stroya is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Batistuta with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Batistuta accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Batistuta stands up over Stroya, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Stroya controlling Batistuta's posture.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Batistuta's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Batistuta cracks Stroya with a solid left hand.
Batistuta working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Stroya's head.
Stroya keeping moving, preventing Batistuta from controlling successfully.
Stroya controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stroya not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Batistuta 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.
Batistuta trying to control the position from guard on top but Stroya is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Batistuta accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Batistuta looking to pass the guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Stroya throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Batistuta on the side of the head.
Batistuta throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Batistuta scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Stroya tries a low kick but Batistuta avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Batistuta throws a body punch but Stroya moves out of range.
Stroya connects with a nice looking jab.
Stroya moves out of range of the body kick.
Stroya circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carlos Batistuta dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Batistuta closes the distance and clinches.
Batistuta fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Batistuta tries to pull guard but Stroya forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Batistuta is working for takedown but Stroya is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carlos Batistuta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Batistuta tries to pull guard but Stroya holds him up against the cage and eventually Batistuta drops back down to his feet.
Stroya tries to work over Batistuta's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Batistuta blocking some punches.
Batistuta has Stroya pressed against the cage, preventing Stroya from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Stroya creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Batistuta tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stroya.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Batistuta prevents Stroya from breaking the clinch.
Stroya tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stroya throws a head punch that misses.

Stroya breaks from the clinch.
Batistuta lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Batistuta misses with a body shot.
Stroya takes one on the button.
Dee Stroya is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stroya moves out of range as Batistuta throws a body kick.
Stroya misses with an uppercut.
Stroya lands with a nice body punch.
Batistuta punishes Stroya's body with a nice straight punch.
Batistuta ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stroya moves away.
Batistuta doesn't manage to clinch there - Stroya circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batistuta swings for the body but Stroya moves out of range.
Stroya misses the shot to the body.
Batistuta lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Stroya uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Batistuta.
Batistuta just misses with a punch to the body.
Stroya throws the kick towards the body but Batistuta avoids it.
Batistuta shoots in looking for a takedown but Stroya manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Batistuta's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Stroya ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Batistuta closes this distance looking for a takedown but Stroya circles away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Some bone on bone action there as Stroya checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Batistuta looks for a takedown but Stroya sprawls well.
Stroya keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Batistuta fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stroya manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Batistuta scores with a takedown into Stroya's guard.

Batistuta drops back looking for a leg! Stroya is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Stroya manages to kick Batistuta off! Batistuta jumps back into Stroya's guard.
Batistuta postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Stroya trying to control the position here.
Batistuta with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Batistuta trying to control the position from guard on top but Stroya is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stroya has Batistuta pulled in close to control his posture.

Batistuta got a little sloppy there for a moment and Stroya has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Batistuta has managed to get both his arms back between Stroya's legs - danger averted.
Batistuta controls from within his opponent's guard.
Batistuta trying to control the position from guard on top but Stroya is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stroya controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carlos Batistuta dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A looping hook to the body misses from Stroya. Batistuta does a little dance to reset his feet.
Batistuta is looking to wear down Stroya with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Batistuta goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Batistuta looks to score with a jab to the body but Stroya is just out of range.
Batistuta looks to score with a jab to the body but Stroya is just out of range.
Carlos Batistuta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Batistuta misses with a low kick.
Batistuta missing with a left hand there. Stroya was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stroya scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Batistuta misses with a body shot.
Stroya checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Batistuta is looking to chop away at Stroya's legs.
Stroya keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Carlos Batistuta is winning the standup battle so far.
Batistuta swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Stroya counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Stroya avoids the body shot from Batistuta.
Stroya has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Batistuta.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Batistuta swings for the body but Stroya moves out of range.
Stroya lands a body shot.
Batistuta fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stroya manages to avoid it.
Batistuta throws a quick inside leg kick.
Batistuta slips a straight right by Stroya.
Batistuta uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stroya.
Batistuta thows a body shot but no joy.
Stroya swinging wildly here.
Batistuta moves in looking to clinch but Stroya pushes him off.
Stroya lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Batistuta looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Stroya is fending him off so far but Batistuta persists. Nope, Stroya circles away and we're back to standing.
Batistuta changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Stroya tries to avoid it but Batistuta manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Stroya to the ground. Stroya escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Batistuta fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Stroya, pushing him back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batistuta is trying to pull guard but Stroya turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carlos Batistuta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Batistuta tries to pull guard but Stroya won't allow it.
Stroya lands a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stroya working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Stroya throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Batistutas head.
A short left from Stroya.
Stroya has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A nice left hand lands by Stroya.
Stroya lands with a left to the head.
Batistuta wants a takedown but no success here.
A nice left hand lands by Stroya.
The referee is keeping an eye on Stroya - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Stroya breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Batistuta throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stroya misses with a hook.
A good leg kick by Stroya.
Stroya tries to land a front kick but Batistuta steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A looping hook to the body misses from Batistuta. Stroya does a little dance to reset his feet.
Batistuta swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Batistuta ducks under a wild hook from Stroya.
Stroya dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Batistuta misses with a body shot.
Stroya 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.
Batistuta just misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Batistuta misses with a wild body shot.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Stroya.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Batistuta takes a body punch but keeps moving.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Batistuta takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Batistuta slips under a jab.
Stroya moves out of range of the body kick.
Batistuta ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stroya moves away.
Stroya throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Batistuta sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A combination from Batistuta does no damage.
Stroya slips under a jab from Batistuta.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Batistuta bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Stroya misses with an uppercut.
Stroya throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Batistuta.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dee Stroya really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Stroya explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Stroya stuffs the takedown attempt from Batistuta. Batistuta gets slowly back to his feet.
Horrible takedown by Batistuta or perhaps it was just good defense by Stroya which made him look bad.
Batistuta misses with a body shot.
Batistuta just misses with a punch to the body.
Stroya throws a good cross that connects.
Batistuta moves out of range of the strikes.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Batistuta.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carlos Batistuta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stroya uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Batistuta.
A clash of legs there as Batistuta blocks the low kick.
Stroya stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stroya misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Batistuta swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Batistuta shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Batistuta thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Batistuta looking to control but Stroya is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Stroya is trying to escape the mount.
Stroya is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Batistuta trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batistuta 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.
Stroya really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Batistuta. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Stroya is working to get back to half guard.
Stroya is squirming around, avoiding Batistuta's attempts to control the action.
Stroya really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Batistuta avoids the attempt from Stroya to control.
Batistuta working Stroya over with strikes here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stroya tries to reverse the position but Batistuta maintains control.
Batistuta trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Carlos Batistuta overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Batistuta lands a big elbow.
Stroya taking shots to the head.
Stroya tries to hold on but Batistuta postures up.
Stroya manages to control the position for a moment.
Batistuta lands with some strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Batistuta connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Batistuta prevents Stroya from getting the reversal.
Batistuta landing punches.

Stroya is rocked!
Stroya takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Stroya is still in real trouble! Can Batistuta finish him?
Batistuta tries to control but Stroya wriggling away.
Stroya is wriggling around trying to escape.
Batistuta lands a nice shot to the head.
The referee warns Stroya that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Batistuta postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Stroya bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Batistuta and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carlos Batistuta!
Carlos Batistuta retains his light heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Carlos Batistuta made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.