SPFT-T 1 The Beginning PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sergio Linhares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicolas Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sergio Linhares had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Linhares
vs
Richards

190 cm
18
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
18
135 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Likes comics

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sergio Linhares!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nicolas Richards!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Ren Mimura and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Richards looking to score a takedown here. Linhares is defending well but Richards drives through and ends up in Linhares's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Richards wants to stand but Linhares has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Richards really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Linhares. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Linhares working a defensive guard here.

Richards got a little sloppy there for a moment and Linhares has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Richards has managed to get both his arms back between Linhares's legs - danger averted.
Richards wants to stand but Linhares is controlling his posture from full guard.

Linhares is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Richards rolls with it to try and escape but Linhares cranks on the arm and Richards is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sergio Linhares!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
55%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Adam Jamie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alecxsander Pitpitunge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pitpitunge is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Never Say Die. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Jamie
vs
Pitpitunge

190 cm
25
190 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

195 cm
26
185 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Adam Jamie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alecxsander Pitpitunge!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Sano and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pitpitunge throws a head kick that misses.
Pitpitunge will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Pitpitunge is looking to clinch.
Pitpitunge moves to clinch but Jamie breaks away

and Jamie decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Pitpitunge's guard.
Jamie distracts Pitpitunge with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Jamie working some strikes from top position.
Jamie's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pitpitunge wants to sweep but no luck.
Pitpitunge is trying to keep Jamie in close.
Jamie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pitpitunge swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jamie wants to control from the top but Pitpitunge keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Adam Jamie wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Pitpitunge tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jamie sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Pitpitunge somewhat.
Pitpitunge pushes Jamie away with a front kick.
Pitpitunge looks for a takedown but Jamie sprawls well.
Adam Jamie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alecxsander Pitpitunge.
Pitpitunge shoots in but Jamie avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pitpitunge shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jamie defends it nicely.
Pitpitunge looks winded!
Nice takedown defense from Jamie. No joy for Pitpitunge on that attempt.
Pitpitunge is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Pitpitunge tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice sprawl there from Jamie as Pitpitunge shoots in.
Jamie defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Pitpitunge.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jamie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pitpitunge shoots in for a takedown but Jamie shows good takedown defense.
Pitpitunge shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jamie as he jumps to the side.
Pitpitunge misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pitpitunge looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jamie avoids the head kick by Pitpitunge.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pitpitunge with a poor takedown

and Jamie counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Jamie 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.
Jamie is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Jamie chips away with some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jamie is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Pitpitunge preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jamie sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Pitpitunge's guard.
Jamie uses his free foot to push down on Pitpitunge's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Pitpitunge.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jamie landing punches.
Jamie postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Pitpitunge looks a forlorn figure.
Jamie in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Pitpitunge shoots in but Jamie avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nice sprawl there from Jamie as Pitpitunge shoots in.
Pitpitunge shoots in for a takedown but Jamie shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Adam Jamie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alecxsander Pitpitunge.
Pitpitunge tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Jamie manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jamie displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Pitpitunge.
Pitpitunge fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pitpitunge is breathing heavily.
Pitpitunge darts in trying to clinch

and Jamie counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Pitpitunge!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jamie grinds an elbow into Pitpitunge's temple.
You can see the frustration on Pitpitunge's face as Jamie controls the position.
Adam Jamie overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jamie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pitpitunge keeps working.
Jamie controls the position.
Check out the look on Jamie's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Jamie scoring with punches from side control.
Jamie lands an elbow.
Pitpitunge is trying to control Jamie's posture but Jamie avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jamie works to advance to full mount. Pitpitunge defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Jamie landing strikes, looking to finish!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jamie can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pitpitunge is looking to escape.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jamie tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Jamie punishing his opponent with strikes.
Jamie lands a heavy elbow.

Pitpitunge is rocked!
Pitpitunge taking shots to the head.
Pitpitunge is still in real trouble! Can Jamie finish him?

Jamie is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Pitpitunge to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Pitpitunge shrugs it off.

Pitpitunge has left one of his arms exposed and Jamie doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Pitpitunge screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Adam Jamie!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
43%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bustin Jiebers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carter Wang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Jiebers might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Pony Swag. The crowd seem to be enjoying Wang's choice of entrance music: "Big Trouble in Little China" by Coup de Villes. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Jiebers
vs
Wang

200 cm
25
300 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

186 cm
25
248 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bustin Jiebers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Carter Wang!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jiebers moves out of range as Wang strikes.
Wang misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Jiebers lands a big head kick that sends Wang tumbling to the mat! Jiebers takes a step backwards and waves Wang back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Wang is rocked!

It looks like Carter Wang has been cut.
Bustin Jiebers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jiebers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wang was well out of range. Poor timing from Jiebers.
A head kick misses from Jiebers.
Jiebers throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wang uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jiebers.

Jiebers tries to sprawl but Wang drives through with a takedown into half guard.

Wang in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Jiebers tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Wang!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Carter Wang!
Carter Wang thanked the fans post fight for their support.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jeannot Chong Starbowsky Ii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Freedman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chong Starbowsky Ii's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, "SCIENCE OF THE TRIFE". Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Chong Starbowsky Ii
vs
Freedman

175 cm
19
186 lbs
3 - 6 - 0

190 cm
24
200 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jeannot Chong Starbowsky Ii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marcus Freedman!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Freedman gets caught napping as Chong Starbowsky Ii dives in and scores a takedown. Freedman manages to retain guard.

Freedman is looking to sinch up a triangle. Chong Starbowsky Ii throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Freedman's body to avoid the submission. Freedman has instead reached around Chong Starbowsky Ii's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Freedman arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Marcus Freedman!
Marcus Freedman decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
24%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cosmo Alexandre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arjen Robben (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robben has chosen Champions Anthem as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Alexandre
vs
Robben

185 cm
25
156 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

182 cm
20
160 lbs
0 - 6 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

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, Cosmo Alexandre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Arjen Robben!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yuuki Gou and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alexandre slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Robben fails with a takedown attempt.
Robben fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Horrible takedown by Robben or perhaps it was just good defense by Alexandre which made him look bad.
Cosmo Alexandre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arjen Robben.
Robben takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Robben shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Alexandre as he avoids it easily.
Robben on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Alexandre digs a good hook to Robben's body.
Alexandre really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Horrible takedown by Robben or perhaps it was just good defense by Alexandre which made him look bad.

Alexandre rushes Robben and presses him up against the ropes.

Alexandre turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Alexandre manages to end up in side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Robben sneaks back into half guard.

Robben looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Alexandre sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Robben defending well though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexandre wants to free his trapped foot but Robben is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Robben moves into full guard.
Alexandre knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Robben on the ground.
Robben keeping moving, preventing Alexandre from controlling successfully.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Arjen Robben!
Arjen Robben gave a mention to Heroic Combat Gear (Laundry service) in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
58%

Main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Seba Jun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manfred Richvoten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jun kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Feather. Richvoten has chosen Over The Rainbow as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Jun
vs
Richvoten

170 cm
25
143 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

150 cm
25
134 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Determined

Damnfield clothing
Steel Penn Nutrition (95% Return)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Seba Jun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Manfred Richvoten!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Hirohito Nitta and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jun misses with a few strikes there.
Jun misses with a jab, cross combination.

Richvoten closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Jun trying to hold on to Richvoten's head to control him but Richvoten postures up.
Richvoten controlling the pace.
Richvoten really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jun. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jun has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Richvoten is working away from the top position though.
Richvoten prevents Jun from improving his position.
Richvoten is thwarting Jun's attempts to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jun is trying to get back to full guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Seba Jun just wasn't active enough.
Jun looks for a takedown but Richvoten sprawls well.
Jun throws a series of punches but Richvoten moves out of range.

Richvoten moves into range and clinches up with Jun.
Jun is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Jun has a couple of punches blocked by Richvoten.

Richvoten turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
A lull in the action here as Richvoten stalls from top position.
Jun is trying to control Richvoten's posture but Richvoten avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jun tries to bench press Richvoten off him but Richvoten keeps the position.
Jun tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Richvoten presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Richvoten landing shots from mount.
Jun is working to get back to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Richvoten content just to control the position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jun tries to reverse the position but Richvoten maintains control.
Richvoten controlling the position easily from mount.
Richvoten postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Jun looks a forlorn figure.
Richvoten won't let Jun get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Richvoten controlling from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jun gets back to half guard.
Jun wants to get back to full guard.
Jun trying to control here.
Richvoten content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jun is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Richvoten forces Jun back against the ropes and clinches.

Richvoten has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Jun clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
I really don't envy Jun right now.
Richvoten is not going to allow Jun to sit and survive in this position.
Richvoten trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Jun doesn't escape.
I really don't envy Jun right now.
Jun is taking damage to the body and head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jun tries to escape the position.
Jun is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Jun trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Jun wants to escape the position.
Richvoten is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richvoten keeps control of the position as Jun tries to break free.
Jun controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Richvoten is hanging on to Jun's back as he tries to escape.
Richvoten really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Jun.
Richvoten has the hooks in. Jun is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manfred Richvoten has got the better of the ground game so far.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Richvoten controlling the positon.
Jun tries to roll but Richvoten sticks to his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
What can Jun do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Jun can't escape the position.
Richvoten is trying to stick to Jun's back but Jun is turning into Richvoten. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Richvoten's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Jun.
Jun won't allow Richvoten to sweep him here.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Manfred Richvoten wasn't active enough on the ground.

Jun moves into the clinch successfully.

Richvoten is working on a single leg takedown against the ropes. Jun can't fight it off and eventually Richvoten manages to take the fight to the floor. Jun looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Jun 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Manfred Richvoten showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Jun misses with a series of wild punches.
Jun throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Richvoten.

Richvoten looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Richvoten engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Jun will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Richvoten won't allow Jun to sweep him here.
Richvoten must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jun is on top in guard.
Richvoten keeping moving, preventing Jun from controlling successfully.
Richvoten trying to control the position here.
Richvoten looking for a sweep. Not yet Richvoten, not yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jun wants to control from the top but Richvoten keeps moving.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Richvoten throws a predictable looking body shot
and Jun counters with a two punch combo.
Jun lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Richvoten circles away quickly and effectively.
Jun throws a nice looking combination but Richvoten bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jun looks to land a combination but Richvoten avoids it well.

Richvoten drives through with a takedown into Jun's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Richvoten engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

Jun has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Richvoten is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Jun.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jun is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Richvoten is one step ahead and moves to full mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jun is trying desperately to improve position.
Richvoten sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Jun working to try and regain half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jun is working hard here to advance position.
Richvoten takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Jun is wriggling around trying to escape.
Jun tries to hold on but Richvoten postures up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jun tries to get back to half guard but can't.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Manfred Richvoten.
I've got Richvoten winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Manfred Richvoten!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Manfred Richvoten!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Manfred Richvoten!

Manfred Richvoten wins by unanimous decision!
During a confident post fight interview, Manfred Richvoten thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.