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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Murmur Bladimir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Ladeia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jose Ladeia told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Bladimir
vs
Ladeia

180 cm
23
180 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

185 cm
19
185 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Murmur Bladimir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jose Ladeia!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Shimada and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bladimir doesn't manage to clinch there - Ladeia circles away.
Bladimir throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bladimir buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bladimir throws out a leg kick but Ladeia moves out of range and Bladimir only half commits.
Bladimir throws a series of punches but Ladeia moves out of range.

Ladeia is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Bladimir's half guard.
Bladimir is in trouble now - Ladeia has advanced to mount!
Ladeia moves to back control.

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

Ladeia looking for the choke but no joy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ladeia has the hooks in. Bladimir is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bladimir defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.

Ladeia has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.

Ladeia is working for a rear naked choke. Bladimir is not defending it well and Ladeia has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! Bladimir refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of Bladimir's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jose Ladeia!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
93%

Undercard bout

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

Black
vs
Pain

195 cm
22
277 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

195 cm
19
285 lbs
1 - 2 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Big heart

Good wrestler
Brawler
Good gas tank

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Oni Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Chuck Pain!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Pain forces Black back against the cage and clinches.
Black wants to stall.
Black looking to throw knees to the head but Pain is blocking nicely.
Pain trying to land knees to the body.
Black tries to land a knee to the head but Pain blocks with his arms.
Black throws a knee to the head but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pain just misses with a elbow thrown towards Black's brow.
Black looking to throw knees to the head but Pain is blocking nicely.
Black lands a good knee to the midsection. Pain won't want to take too many of those.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pain throws an elbow but misses.
Black landing knees to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pain just misses with a elbow thrown towards Black's brow.
Black misses with a knee to the head.
Black tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Black dodges an elbow strike from Pain.
Black tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Black with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Pain.
Black misses with a knee strike.
Black throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pain blocks it with crossed arms.
Black using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pain has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pain blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Black tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pain controlling the action here for a moment.
Pain comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Black trying to control the position but instead, Pain has worked for underhooks and has pushed Black into the cage.
Black looking to throw knees to the head but Pain is blocking nicely.
Black tries a knee to the head but Pain blocks it.
Black tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Black is breathing heavily.
Pain tries a knee to the head but Black blocks it.
Black tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pain avoids it.
Pain effectively controlling the action here.
Black with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Black using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pain has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Black on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Black lands a knee to the head.
Pain is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Black is defending well for now.
Black with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pain tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pain displaying some good clinch control by pressing Black up against the cage.
Pain lands an elbow inside.
Pain lands a good knee to the midsection. Black won't want to take too many of those.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pain will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Black up against the cage.
Black throws a knee to the head but misses.
Black misses with a knee to the head.
Pain stalling.
Pain creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Black throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pain leaning his opponent against the cage.
Pain lands an elbow just above Black 's eye.

It looks like Oni Black has been cut.
Black taking a breather.
Pain pressing his opponent against the cage.
Pain receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Black throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pain blocks it with crossed arms.
Black tries to land a knee to the head but Pain blocks with his arms.
Black blocks an elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pain just misses with a elbow thrown towards Black's brow.
Pain tries to land a knee to the head but Black blocks with his arms.
Pain managing to block the knees to the body from Black.
Pain is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Black is defending well for now.
Black tries a knee to the head but Pain blocks it.
Black tries a knee to the head but Pain blocks it.
Black takes an elbow to the forehead.
Pain lands an elbow just above Black 's eye.
Pain manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Black slowing the pace effectively.
Pain throws an elbow that misses.
Pain stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Black with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pain is struggling to control the position.
Black using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pain has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Black blocks the elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Black managing to block the knees to the body from Pain.
Black throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pain blocks it with crossed arms.
Pain lands an elbow inside that Black shrugs off.
Black dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Pain throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Black throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pain blocks it with crossed arms.
Pain with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Black with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pain stalling the fight.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pain throws an elbow but misses.
Black is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pain is keeping busy.
Pain managing to block the knees to the body from Black.
Black blocks an elbow strike.
Black with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Black landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Black avoiding damage as Pain throws knees to the body.
Pain tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pain dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Black using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pain has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Black circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pain tries to clinch up but Black circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pain looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Black tries to clinch but Pain is having none of it.
Black doesn't manage to clinch there - Pain circles away.

Black closes the distance and pushes Pain back into the cage.
Black throws a knee to the head but misses.
Black working Pain over with knees to the body.
Black tries to land a knee to the head but Pain blocks with his arms.
Black throws a knee to the head but misses.
Black misses with a knee to the head.
Black throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pain blocks it with crossed arms.
Black missing with knees to the body.
Pain will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Black up against the cage.
Black tries a knee to the head but Pain blocks it.
Black tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pain avoids it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Pain takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Black throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pain has Black pushed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Black missing with knees to the body.
Black misses with a knee strike.
Black tries to land a knee to the head but Pain blocks with his arms.
Pain misses with an elbow strike.
Black misses with a knee to the head.
Black tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pain throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Black blocks an elbow strike from Pain.
Black tries a knee to the head but Pain blocks it.
Pain throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Black blocks it with crossed arms.
Black managing to block the knees to the body from Pain.
Pain creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Black's defenses.
Black managing to block the knees to the body from Pain.
Pain lands a nice elbow.
Black using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pain has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pain throws an elbow but misses.
Black is trying to stall.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pain just misses with a elbow thrown towards Black's brow.
Pain stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Pain misses with a knee strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pain leaning against his opponent.
Black using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pain has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pain stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Pain continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Black blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Black being controlled against the cage.
Black avoiding damage as Pain throws knees to the body.
Pain is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Chuck Pain.
Black misses with a leg kick.
Black moves in looking to clinch but Pain pushes him off.
Black swats away the attempt to clinch by Pain.
Chuck Pain is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Pain has taken the fight to the clinch.
Black connects with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black tries a knee to the head but Pain blocks it.
Black tries to land a knee to the head but Pain blocks with his arms.
Pain misses with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Black.
Black lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Black tries a knee to the head but Pain blocks it.
Black looking to slow down the pace here.
Pain avoiding damage as Black throws knees to the body.
Black misses with a knee strike.
Black avoids the elbow strike from Pain, against the cage.
Pain throws an elbow but it misses.
Black with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Black throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pain blocks it with crossed arms.
Stalling in the clinch from Pain.
Black with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pain looking to throw knees to the head but Black is blocking nicely.
Pain tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Black avoids it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Pain takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The crowd are getting on Pain's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Pain putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Black in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black throws a knee to the head but misses.
Oni Black has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pain throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Black throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pain blocks it with crossed arms.
Black tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pain's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Pain is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Black is defending well for now.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Black takes an elbow to the forehead.
Pain misses with a knee strike.
Pain has Black pushed against the cage.
Black misses with a knee strike.
Black tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pain stalling against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pain throws an elbow but misses.
Black with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Black 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.

Oni Black dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Oni Black's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Pain tries to clinch but Black moves away
letting Black counter with a right hand.
Pain tries to clinch up

and Black counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Black.
Pain avoiding damage as Black throws knees to the body.
Pain stalling against the cage.
Black throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pain blocks it with crossed arms.
Black lands a knee to the head.
Black tries a knee to the head but Pain blocks it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Black tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Black tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pain avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Black dodges an elbow strike from Pain.
Pain on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Black throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pain lands a nice elbow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Black being controlled against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Black tries a knee to the head but Pain blocks it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Black takes a knee right on the jaw!

Oni Black's cut is getting worse.
Pain lands an elbow just above Black 's eye.
Pain is stalling here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pain as Black tries to tie him up.
Black misses with a knee strike.
Pain slowing the pace effectively.
Black managing to block the knees to the body from Pain.
Pain tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pain avoiding damage as Black throws knees to the body.
Black with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pain is stalling here.
Black avoids a wild elbow strike from Pain.
Pain tries to land knees in the clinch but Black avoids the damage to the body.
Pain lands an elbow that stopped Black in his tracks for a moment.
Black tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pain throws an elbow but misses.
Black with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pain comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Pain tries to land a knee to the head but Black blocks with his arms.
Black with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Pain - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Black tries to land a knee to the head but Pain blocks with his arms.
Pain tries to land a knee to the head but Black blocks with his arms.
Black looking to throw knees to the head but Pain is blocking nicely.
Pain lands a damaging elbow.
Pain has Black pressed against the cage.
Black throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pain blocks it with crossed arms.
Pain lands a damaging elbow.

Oni Black's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Pain leaning against his opponent.
Black misses with a knee strike.
Pain looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pain just misses with a elbow thrown towards Black's brow.
Black throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pain blocks it with crossed arms.
Pain is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Black takes an elbow to the temple.
Black connects with a knee to the head.
Pain's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Black throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pain blocks it with crossed arms.
Pain putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Black in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pain throws an elbow but misses.
Pain stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Pain pushes off an throws an elbow but Black leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Black on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Black tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Black throws a knee to the head but misses.
Black managing to block the knees to the body from Pain.
Black dodges an elbow strike from Pain.
Black throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pain landing knees to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Black takes a knee to the side of the body.
Pain throws an elbow that misses.
Pain utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Pain comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Pain lands a knee to the body.
Black throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pain blocks it with crossed arms.
Stalling in the clinch from Pain.
Black tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Black tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pain misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Black.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pain looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Black tries a knee to the head but Pain blocks it.
Nice elbow from Pain.

Jeez, Oni Black's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Black takes an elbow to the temple.
Chuck Pain has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Oni Black is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pain stalling the fight.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chuck Pain comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Black 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oni Black!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
40%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Batista (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and LAWSON KAMUELA (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). KAMUELA is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: BODIES. This should be a great matchup!

Batista
vs
KAMUELA

190 cm
19
285 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

197 cm
22
285 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Batista!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, LAWSON KAMUELA!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Sano and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
KAMUELA shoots in for a double leg but Batista sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Batista lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
KAMUELA tries for a takedown but Batista sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from KAMUELA.
John Batista has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of LAWSON KAMUELA.
Batista throws a series of punches but KAMUELA avoids them all with ease.
KAMUELA tries to score a power double leg takedown but Batista sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten KAMUELA somewhat.
KAMUELA doesn't manage to clinch there - Batista circles away.
KAMUELA wants to clinch up but Batista keeps it at a distance.
KAMUELA tries to close the distance and clinch but Batista swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
KAMUELA wants to clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from KAMUELA.
KAMUELA tries to clinch but Batista moves out of range.
LAWSON KAMUELA seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Batista throws a right and a left that KAMUELA avoids nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Batista misses with a double jab.
KAMUELA fails with the takedown.

Batista moves into the clinch.
Batista prevents a takedown attempt there.
KAMUELA looks gassed!
A frustrated look appears on Batista's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Batista lands with a short punch from the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, KAMUELA just misses with a elbow thrown towards Batista's brow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Batista.
KAMUELA is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Batista is defending well for now.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. KAMUELA obliges.

Batista's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Batista circles away from the clinch attempt

and Batista moves into the clinch.

Batista's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
KAMUELA tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Batista counters with a left and a right that stings KAMUELA.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Batista slaps away a takedown attempt from KAMUELA, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Batista fails to land with a series of punches.
Batista lands a jab-cross combination.
Batista lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Batista throws a series of strikes that have KAMUELA backpedaling.
Batista dips to his left and cracks KAMUELA with an uppercut!
Batista will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Batista pushes KAMUELA up against the cage in a clinch.
Batista is pushing KAMUELA up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
KAMUELA is trying desperately to land a takedown but Batista is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for KAMUELA.

Batista breaks from the clinch.
Batista lands with a nice combination. KAMUELA backs away looking to recover.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
KAMUELA misses with a takedown
and Batista counters with a straight right hand.
Batista throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Batista throws a nice looking combination but KAMUELA bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Batista swinging wildly here.
KAMUELA shoots for a takedown but Batista saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
KAMUELA wants to clinch but Batista slips to the side
and Batista counters with a stiff right hand.
KAMUELA wants to clinch but Batista slips to the side
and Batista counters with a nice uppercut.
KAMUELA closes the distance looking to clinch

and Batista counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Knees in the clinch landing for KAMUELA.
Batista scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
KAMUELA tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Batista has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
KAMUELA has Batista pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Batista manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Batista's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
KAMUELA walks into a left hand.
KAMUELA shoots in for a takedown but Batista shows good takedown defense.
KAMUELA fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A left and a right from Batista both land. Nice combination.
KAMUELA closes the distance looking to clinch

and Batista counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Batista.
KAMUELA fails to pull the fight into his guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
KAMUELA has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Batista is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
KAMUELA fails to pull guard.
KAMUELA misses with an elbow over the top.
KAMUELA trying to land knees to the body.

Batista breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Batista circles away from the clinch attempt

and Batista holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Batista dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

KAMUELA looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Horrible takedown by KAMUELA or perhaps it was just good defense by Batista which made him look bad.
KAMUELA darts in trying to clinch
and Batista counters with a three punch combo that has KAMUELA backing up. KAMUELA nods at Batista to acknowledge the strikes.
Batista fails to land with a series of punches.
KAMUELA tries for a takedown but Batista sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
John Batista has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of LAWSON KAMUELA.
Batista misses with a two punch combination.

Batista rushes KAMUELA and presses him up against the cage.
Batista makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Knees in the clinch landing for KAMUELA.

Batista escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
KAMUELA closes this distance looking for a takedown but Batista circles away.
Batista is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that KAMUELA can do to turn this around?
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Batista misses with a two punch combination.
KAMUELA shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Batista sprawls well. Batista wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. KAMUELA gets slowly back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
KAMUELA misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Batista lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Batista misses with a jab, cross combination.
KAMUELA tries to clinch but Batista moves away
and Batista counters with a straight right hand.
KAMUELA fails with a takedown attempt.
John Batista is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Batista circles away from the clinch attempt

and Batista counters by clinching up.
Batista looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
KAMUELA goes for a takedown in the clinch but Batista prevents it.

Batista breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Batista closes the distance and clinches.
A hook to the body from KAMUELA.

KAMUELA pulls guard effortlessly.
Batista wants to stand but KAMUELA is controlling his posture from full guard.

KAMUELA has his foot on Batista's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Batista works his way back into a safe position though.

KAMUELA throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
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!

KAMUELA has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Batista can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
KAMUELA thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

KAMUELA had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Batista defends it easily.
Batista wanted to stand there but KAMUELA had control of the position.
Batista won't allow KAMUELA to sweep him here.
KAMUELA lands a decent shot there.

KAMUELA working for a triangle but Batista defends it easily.
KAMUELA trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.

That's four 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.

KAMUELA looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Batista has picked KAMUELA up and slammed him! KAMUELA can't keep hold of the triangle and Batista manages to pass to side control!
KAMUELA is trying to get back to half guard.
KAMUELA throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
KAMUELA throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.

Batista stands up and we're back to a striking position.
KAMUELA darts in trying to clinch

and Batista counters by clinching up.
KAMUELA fails to pull the fight into his guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
KAMUELA fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Batista tries to break free but KAMUELA pushes him back against the cage.
Batista is pushing KAMUELA up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
KAMUELA is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Batista dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Batista has managed to clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, KAMUELA throws an elbow but misses.
Batista stalling against the cage.
Batista is leaning against KAMUELA and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
KAMUELA fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Batista manages to break the clinch.
KAMUELA wants to clinch but Batista slips to the side
and Batista counters with a left and a right that stings KAMUELA.
KAMUELA tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Batista holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
KAMUELA tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Batista just stands there and leans against the cage.
Batista makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Batista presses KAMUELA against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
KAMUELA misses with a punch to the body.
Batista scores with a shot to the side of KAMUELA's head.
KAMUELA jumps guard but Batista stands there with KAMUELA around his waist. KAMUELA gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
John Batista has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of LAWSON KAMUELA.
Batista managing to block the knees to the body from KAMUELA.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Batista scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Batista breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
KAMUELA fails to land the takedown.

Batista gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Batista breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
KAMUELA shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Batista as he avoids it easily.
KAMUELA slips a jab and a cross from Batista.
KAMUELA tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and KAMUELA takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Batista throws a right and a left that KAMUELA avoids nicely.
KAMUELA tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Batista swivels and escapes.

Batista closes the distance and pushes KAMUELA back into the cage.

Batista escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
LAWSON KAMUELA has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
KAMUELA tries to clinch up

and Batista counters by clinching up.
KAMUELA misses with a body punch.
KAMUELA tries a body shot but Batista blocks it.
KAMUELA fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Batista has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Batista lands a hook that snaps the head of KAMUELA backwards.
KAMUELA tries to land knees in the clinch but Batista avoids the damage to the body.

Batista pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Batista fails to land with a series of punches.
KAMUELA wants to clinch
and Batista counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Batista throws a series of punches but KAMUELA avoids them all with ease.
Batista misses with a wild body shot.
Batista circles away from the clinch attempt

and Batista counters by clinching up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batista on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Batista prevents a body shot from KAMUELA.
Batista avoiding damage as KAMUELA throws knees to the body.

Batista pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
KAMUELA shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Batista but Batista pushes him off and we're back to square one.
KAMUELA clinches but Batista breaks the clinch

and Batista holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Batista lands a right hand that snaps the head of KAMUELA backwards.
Batista presses KAMUELA against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Batista taking a breather.
KAMUELA trying to land knees to the body.
Batista blocks an elbow strike.
Batista blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Batista manages to break the clinch.
John Batista is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
KAMUELA looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
KAMUELA tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Batista counters with a series of strikes. KAMUELA will be more careful next time no doubt.
John Batista is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Batista stuffs the takedown attempt from KAMUELA. KAMUELA gets slowly back to his feet.

Batista clinches up with KAMUELA and pushes him back against the cage.
KAMUELA keeps control of Batista as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Batista makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
KAMUELA is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Batista is defending well for now.
Batista lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Batista breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
KAMUELA shoots in but no luck this time.
KAMUELA falls off balance throwing a combination

and Batista moves into the clinch.
KAMUELA has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Batista is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A hook to the body from Batista.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:26
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:26
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Batista!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
72%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Little Talent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Joe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jimmy Joe struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 136.1lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. The key to victory for Little Talent has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Talent
vs
Joe

160 cm
18
135 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

165 cm
23
145 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite 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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Little Talent!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jimmy Joe!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Talent tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Joe paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Joe shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Talent defends it nicely.
Talent misses with a takedown attempt

and Joe counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Talent wants to stand but Joe is controlling the position.
Joe postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Talent is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Joe looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Talent is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Joe looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe trying to control the position from guard on top but Talent is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Joe drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Joe jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Joe is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

Talent working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Joe has passed into half guard!
Talent wants to get back to his feet.
Still in half guard, Joe seems content to control.

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 tries to pass to full mount but Talent defends it.
Talent trying to control but Joe postures up.
Talent is looking to get back to is feet but Joe passes into side control.
Talent is trying to get back to half guard.
Talent is breathing heavily.

Joe wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Talent, who protects the arm well.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Talent taking a bit of punishment here - Joe scoring with strikes.

Joe decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Talent shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Joe counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Joe.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe controlling from the top position.
Joe would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Talent is trying to control the position but Joe postures up.
Joe passes Talent's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Joe seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

Joe maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Talent could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Joe has cracked it and Talent is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Joe!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jimmy Joe!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
52%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marques Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Daylight kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Marques Jackson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Henderson
vs
Jackson

185 cm
23
220 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

202 cm
19
265 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Randy Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marques Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson tries to clinch there but Henderson circles away.
Jackson throws out a leg kick but Henderson moves out of range and Jackson only half commits.
Henderson moves away from the strike by Jackson.
Jackson throws an overhand right that lands on Henderson's shoulder, as Henderson tries to avoid the shot.
Jackson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A slow jab from Jackson misses its intended target.
Jackson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jackson fails to land with a series of punches.
Jackson tries to clinch but Henderson is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson tries to clinch up but Henderson circles away and keeps his distance.
Jackson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Henderson is fending him off so far but Jackson persists. Nope, Henderson circles away and we're back to standing.
Jackson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Henderson fails with an attempt to clinch.

Henderson clinches with his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson lands an elbow that stopped Jackson in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Marques Jackson has been cut.
Henderson lands a damaging elbow.
Henderson looking to stall.
Jackson is looking to break free of the clinch but Henderson has double underhooks.
Henderson lands an elbow inside that Jackson shrugs off.
Henderson lands an elbow inside that Jackson shrugs off.
Jackson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Henderson prevents it.
Jackson throws a punch but it's blocked by Henderson.
Henderson misses with a body punch.
Henderson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Henderson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jackson.
Jackson tries to score a body lock takedown but Henderson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Randy Henderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marques Jackson.
Jackson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Henderson is struggling to control the position.
Jackson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Henderson lands an elbow that stopped Jackson in his tracks for a moment.
Jackson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Jackson looks gassed!
Henderson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Henderson lands an elbow inside.
Jackson tries to break the clinch but Henderson is controlling the position.
Henderson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Jackson up against the cage.
Henderson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Henderson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Henderson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson lands a nice elbow.
Henderson lands a nice elbow.
Henderson stops a takedown attempt from Jackson.
Henderson lands a nice elbow.
Jackson blocking some punches.
Nice elbow from Henderson.
Henderson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Jackson is looking to break free of the clinch but Henderson has double underhooks.
A hook to the body from Henderson.
Henderson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jacksons head.
Henderson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jacksons head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Nice elbow from Henderson.
Henderson lands an elbow inside.
Henderson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jackson avoids it.
Henderson tries a knee to the head but Jackson blocks it.
Henderson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Jackson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jackson takes an elbow to the temple.
Henderson stalling in the clinch.
Jackson throws a head punch that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson is pushing Jackson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Henderson lands an elbow inside that Jackson shrugs off.
Henderson lands an elbow just above Jackson 's eye.
Henderson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Henderson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jackson's defenses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jackson.
Henderson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Henderson missing with knees to the body.
Henderson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Henderson lands an elbow inside that Jackson shrugs off.
Henderson struggles to land a body shot inside as Jackson controls his hands.
Jackson takes an elbow to the temple.
Good body shot from Henderson.
Henderson prevents the takedown attempt.
Henderson lands an elbow inside.
Henderson controlling the action here for a moment.
Henderson lands an elbow inside.
Nice elbow from Henderson.
Henderson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Henderson missing with knees to the body.
Henderson has a couple of punches blocked by Jackson.
Henderson is struggling to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jackson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jackson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Henderson is out of range and Jackson settles back down.
Jackson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Henderson takes the fight into the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Henderson.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jackson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Henderson prevents it.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the head but Jackson blocks with his arms.
Henderson lands an elbow inside.
Jackson takes an elbow to the temple.
Jackson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jackson takes an elbow to the temple.
Henderson lands a nice uppercut.
Henderson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jackson's defenses.
Jackson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Henderson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Henderson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jackson's defenses.
Henderson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Henderson lands an elbow just above Jackson 's eye.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randy Henderson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marques Jackson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Jackson swats away the attempt to clinch by Henderson.
Jackson tries to clinch up

and Henderson counters by clinching up.
Jackson looking for a takedown.
Jackson tries to stall but Henderson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Henderson has a couple of punches blocked by Jackson.
Henderson lands an elbow that stopped Jackson in his tracks for a moment.
Henderson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Henderson pressing his opponent against the cage.
Jackson can't find room to land a body shot as Henderson controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henderson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jackson's defenses.
Henderson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Henderson lands a hook that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Jackson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
Jackson avoiding damage as Henderson throws knees to the body.
Henderson lands a nice elbow.
Henderson has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Jackson pushes off an throws an elbow but Henderson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Henderson lands a nice elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Henderson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Jackson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jackson is trying to break free.
Henderson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Henderson trying to land knees to the body.
Henderson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Henderson misses with the head strike.
Henderson has Jackson pushed against the cage.
Jackson tries to break the clinch but Henderson is controlling the position.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Henderson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Jackson takes an elbow to the forehead.
A shot in the inside from Henderson.
Henderson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jackson wants to stall.
Henderson is pushing Jackson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Henderson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jackson's defenses.
Henderson lands an elbow that stopped Jackson in his tracks for a moment.
Henderson lands an elbow just above Jackson 's eye.
Nice elbow from Henderson.
Jackson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Henderson trying to land knees to the body.
Henderson leaning his opponent against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jackson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Henderson lands an elbow that stopped Jackson in his tracks for a moment.
Jackson misses with some punches.
Henderson is pushing Jackson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A head punch on the inside from Jackson fails to land.
Jackson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Henderson lands an elbow inside.
Jackson stalling in the clinch but Henderson improves position.
Henderson blocks an uppercut.
Randy Henderson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jackson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jackson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Henderson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Henderson lands an elbow just above Jackson 's eye.
Henderson lands a nice uppercut.
Henderson lands an elbow inside.
Henderson lands a damaging elbow.
Jackson takes an elbow to the temple.
Henderson avoids a wild elbow strike from Jackson.
Henderson lands an elbow inside.
Henderson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Jackson takes an elbow to the temple.
Henderson swings wildly with an uppercut but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Henderson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Randy Henderson.

Henderson has closed the distance and engaged Jackson in a clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Henderson trying to land knees to the body.
Henderson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jackson is keeping busy.
Jackson is trying to break the clinch but Henderson is controlling him.
Henderson slows down the pace here.
Jackson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Randy Henderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marques Jackson.
Henderson holding his opponent close, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Henderson misses with a knee to the head.
Jackson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Henderson lands an elbow just above Jackson 's eye.
Jackson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jackson can't break the clinch.
Henderson is struggling to control the position.
Henderson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Jackson takes an elbow to the temple.
Jackson takes an elbow to the temple.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Henderson prevents the takedown attempt.
Henderson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jackson's defenses.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the head but Jackson blocks with his arms.
Jackson throws a punch but it's blocked by Henderson.
Henderson lands an elbow just above Jackson 's eye.
Jackson blocking some punches.
Henderson lands an elbow just above Jackson 's eye.
Henderson stalling the fight.
Henderson is looking to control Jackson's arms but Jackson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Henderson has his back to the cage.
Henderson lands an elbow inside that Jackson shrugs off.
Henderson stalls.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randy Henderson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Marques Jackson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Jackson takes the fight into the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Henderson obliges.
Jackson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Jackson takes an elbow to the temple.
Henderson is pressed up against the cage. Jackson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Henderson down to the mat. Henderson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Henderson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Henderson looking to throw knees to the head but Jackson is blocking nicely.
Henderson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jackson blocks an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jackson.
Henderson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jackson's defenses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jackson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Henderson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jackson's defenses.
Henderson lands a nice elbow.
Henderson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Henderson.
Jackson is looking to control Henderson's arms but Henderson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jackson has his back to the cage.
Jackson wants to get back to striking at distance but Henderson won't allow it.
Henderson lands an uppercut.
Jackson takes an elbow to the temple.
Henderson lands an elbow inside.
Henderson lands an elbow inside that Jackson shrugs off.
Henderson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Henderson stalls.
Jackson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Henderson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jackson.
Henderson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jackson avoiding damage as Henderson throws knees to the body.
Henderson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jackson's defenses.
Henderson looking to slow down the pace here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Henderson.
Jackson misses with some punches.
Henderson stops a takedown attempt from Jackson.
Jackson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Henderson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Randy Henderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marques Jackson.
Come on Henderson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Henderson scores with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson has had enough of the clinch but Henderson keeps him there for the moment.
Stalling in the clinch from Henderson.
Jackson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Henderson pressing his opponent against the cage.
Jackson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Henderson smiles and moves away.
Henderson tries to clinch but Jackson is having none of it.
Henderson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jackson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jackson tries to clinch up

and Henderson counters by clinching up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Henderson lands a damaging elbow.
Henderson tries to land knees in the clinch but Jackson avoids the damage to the body.
Henderson lands an elbow just above Jackson 's eye.
Henderson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Henderson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Henderson lands an elbow inside.
Jackson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Henderson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Henderson lands an elbow just above Jackson 's eye.
Henderson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Randy Henderson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Henderson lands an elbow inside.
Henderson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Henderson lands an elbow inside.
Henderson lands a nice elbow.
Henderson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jackson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jackson tries to stall but Henderson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Henderson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Henderson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Henderson lands an elbow that stopped Jackson in his tracks for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jackson's defenses.
Henderson lands an elbow inside that Jackson shrugs off.
Jackson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Henderson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Henderson lands an elbow just above Jackson 's eye.
Henderson lands an elbow inside that Jackson shrugs off.
Henderson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jackson's defenses.
Henderson taking a breather.
Henderson lands an elbow inside that Jackson shrugs off.
Henderson avoids a wild elbow strike from Jackson.
Henderson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Marques Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jackson is trying to break the clinch but Henderson has him pressed against the cage.
Henderson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Henderson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Henderson misses with the head strike.
Henderson lands a damaging elbow.
Henderson has Jackson pushed against the cage.
Nice elbow from Henderson.
Henderson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Henderson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Jackson fails to land.

And that's the end of the fight!
Randy Henderson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Henderson 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:26
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Randy Henderson!

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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 Adam Budgell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wiang Kwai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Budgell's entrance music is Im to sexy!!!!. A fine choice. Wiang Kwai has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Budgell
vs
Kwai

178 cm
27
167 lbs
13 - 10 - 1

176 cm
19
169 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Good elbows
Powerful

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 13 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Adam Budgell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wiang Kwai!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Kwai does no damage.
Kwai throws a looping overhand right but Budgell ducks down to avoid it.

Budgell shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Budgell showed some decent athleticism there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kwai keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Budgell takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Budgell is looking for a kimura but Kwai is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Budgell to get the leverage.
Kwai keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

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

Budgell is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Kwai is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Adam Budgell!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
59%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jethro Pingshaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and hajime okita (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Pingshaw might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Heart of a Champion. Jethro Pingshaw has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Pingshaw
vs
okita

190 cm
18
163 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
19
155 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jethro Pingshaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, hajime okita!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Taro Takaoka and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

okita scores with a takedown into Pingshaw's guard.

okita stands up and waves to Pingshaw to follow him.
Pingshaw throws a good cross that connects.
okita changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Pingshaw tries to avoid it but okita manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Pingshaw to the ground. Pingshaw escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Pingshaw swings and misses with a hook to the body.
okita takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jethro Pingshaw seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pingshaw fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pingshaw tries a head kick but it misses.
Pingshaw throws a good cross that connects.
Pingshaw misses with a two punch combination.
Pingshaw misses with a head kick.
Pingshaw lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as okita backs up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pingshaw throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pingshaw catches okita with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

okita fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Pingshaw sprawls well initially but okita persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Pingshaw knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for okita on the ground.
okita moves nicely into side control.
Pingshaw gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Pingshaw is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Pingshaw is breathing heavily.
okita takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Pingshaw is trying to stand.
okita landing strikes, looking to finish!
okita controlling the position easily from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pingshaw is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
okita takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
okita has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Pingshaw's face.
okita controlling from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pingshaw's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
okita controlling the pace for now.

Despite being in the dominant position, hajime okita just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

okita shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Pingshaw is trying to defend but okita finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
okita not doing much here.
okita tries to pass the half guard into mount. Pingshaw knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
okita looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
okita frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
okita controlling from the full mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pingshaw trying desperately to get to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

hajime okita dominated that round.
That's time! Pingshaw's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

okita avoids a punch combination nicely.

okita closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Pingshaw really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
okita controlling the pace.
Pingshaw pushes okita off looking to stand but okita dives back in and keeps control.

okita wants to work for an arm triangle but Pingshaw is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

okita is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Pingshaw is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). hajime okita!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Torrem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Torrem
vs
Parker

176 cm
22
163 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

165 cm
23
160 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
KO power

Good takedowns
Counter striker
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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jeremy Torrem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bruce Parker!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yuuki Gou and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parker shoots for a takedown but Torrem saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Torrem wants to clinch.

Parker looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Torrem!

Parker jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Torrem manages to avoid the submission attempt.

Parker wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Torrem, who protects the arm well.
Torrem is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

Parker is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Torrem sees it coming and defends easily.

Parker is working for a kimura but Torrem is defending it quite comfortably.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Torrem moves into full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Parker drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Parker jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Parker looks gassed!
Torrem looking for a sweep. Not yet Torrem, not yet.
Torrem is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Torrem wants to stand but Parker is controlling the position.
Torrem 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.
Parker prevents Torrem from getting back to his feet.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
The fight stays on the outside here - Torrem looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

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.
Parker shoots in looking for a takedown. Torrem tries to sprawl out of it but Parker keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Torrem manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Parker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Torrem looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Torrem keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jeremy Torrem has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruce Parker.
Parker tries to score a power double leg takedown but Torrem sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Parker somewhat.
Torrem is looking to clinch but Parker is avoiding it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Parker fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Torrem sprawls well initially but Parker persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Torrem moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Torrem has Parker pulled in close to control his posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Torrem wants to sweep here but Parker controlling him for the moment.

Parker drops back, looking for a kneebar! Torrem looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Torrem looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Torrem!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Torrem wants to control but Parker is keeping him busy.
Parker is letting Torrem control him for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torrem wants to control but Parker is keeping him busy.
The referee asks Torrem politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Torrem prefers to stall for the moment though.
Torrem trying to control the position but Parker is working away.
Parker avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Torrem.
Parker is looking for a sweep.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Parker fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Torrem avoids it really well and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Bruce Parker will probably get the nod.
That's time! Torrem's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Parker drives through with a takedown into guard.
Torrem manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Parker gets back to half guard.

Parker looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Torrem with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Parker is breathing heavily.
Torrem seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker tries to roll over but Torrem keeps him under control.

Parker is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Torrem pulls his head out easily.
Torrem is trying to control the action in half guard but Parker is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Parker keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Torrem fails in his attempt to clinch.
Torrem tries to close the distance and clinch up but Parker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Torrem throws a push kick but Parker slaps the foot to one side.
Parker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Torrem fails in his attempt to clinch.
Torrem tries to close the distance and clinch but Parker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

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.
Parker shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Torrem but Torrem pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Torrem tries to close the distance and clinch but Parker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Torrem looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Torrem tries to close the distance and clinch up but Parker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Torrem is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Torrem fails in his attempt to clinch.

Parker feints and as Torrem raises his hands in defense, Parker changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

Parker drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Torrem dives on top into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torrem trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Torrem wants to get up but he can't break Parker's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Torrem avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Parker has a closed guard, preventing Torrem from standing up.
Torrem stays in close to Parker's body and controls the position.

Torrem decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Torrem tries to close the distance and clinch up but Parker swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's four 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.
Parker moves out of range of the body kick.
Parker misses with a takedown attempt - Torrem sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Torrem fails in his attempt to clinch.
Parker fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jeremy Torrem has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruce Parker.
Torrem is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Torrem moves in looking to clinch but Parker pushes him off.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Torrem clinches up against the cage.
Torrem lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Bruce Parker will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Torrem takes the fight into the clinch.
Torrem taking a breather.
Torrem gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Torrem connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Bruce Parker has been cut.
Parker is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Knees to the body from Torrem.
Torrem gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Parker.
Torrem creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Parker's defenses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Parker tries to pull guard but Torrem holds him up against the cage and eventually Parker drops back down to his feet.
Jeremy Torrem has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruce Parker.
Parker takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Parker tries to score a body lock takedown but Torrem shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Parker has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Torrem avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Torrem creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Parker's defenses.
Parker takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torrem lands a knee to the head.
Parker takes an elbow to the temple.
Torrem is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Torrem lands an elbow just above Parker 's eye.
A bit of stalling here from Torrem.
Torrem connects with a nasty looking knee right to Parker's face.
Torrem using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Torrem unloads a knee to the mid-section. Parker lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Torrem is pushing Parker up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Torrem lands a knee to the head.
Torrem stops a takedown attempt from Parker.
Torrem working Parker over with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torrem avoiding damage.
Parker wants a takedown but no success here.
Torrem with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Torrem creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Parker's defenses.
Torrem prevents a takedown attempt there.
Come on Torrem - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Torrem scores with a knee to the head.
Parker goes for a takedown in the clinch but Torrem prevents it.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Torrem prevents the takedown attempt.
Jeremy Torrem has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The referee calls for Torrem to work.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jeremy Torrem.
Parker fails with a takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Parker tries to score a power double leg takedown but Torrem sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Parker somewhat.

Torrem forces Parker back against the cage and clinches.
Torrem lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Torrem is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Parker has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Torrem avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Torrem controlling the action here for a moment.
Torrem landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Torrem gets underhooks to prevent Parker's takedown attempt.
Torrem landing knees to the body.
Torrem lands an elbow that stopped Parker in his tracks for a moment.
Torrem landing knees to the head.
Torrem content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Torrem prevents the takedown attempt.
Torrem leaning against his opponent.
Torrem prevents the takedown attempt.
Torrem landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Torrem gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Torrem lands an elbow inside that Parker shrugs off.
Bruce Parker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Torrem tries to land knees in the clinch but Parker avoids the damage to the body.
Torrem using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Parker has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jeremy Torrem showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Parker 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Bruce Parker!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
33%

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rady Remigio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ginger Mann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Remigio comes to the cage accompanied by Enter sandman. Ginger Mann will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Remigio
vs
Mann

180 cm
23
185 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

179 cm
20
190 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rady Remigio!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ginger Mann!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Taro Takaoka and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mann cracks Remigio with a right hand to the side of the head.
Mann misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mann works Remigio's body with a nice hook.
Mann slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

It looks like Rady Remigio has been cut.
Mann misses with a two punch combination.
Mann fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Remigio checks it well.
Some bone on bone action there as Mann checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Remigio fails with a takedown attempt.
Mann throws a head kick that misses.
Mann lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A jab from Mann does it's job there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Mann clinches.
Remigio jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Mann walks away with a smile on his face. Remigio gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Mann looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Remigio fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mann avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rady Remigio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mann comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mann wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A left and a right from Mann both land. Nice combination.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Mann! Remigio is backing up but he can't get away as Mann lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Remigio and ends the fight. Great knockout.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ginger Mann!
Ginger Mann is the new middleweight champion!