Prestige FC 14: Final Confirm PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oliveira has chosen Marcelo D2 - Desabafo as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!

Roberts
vs
Oliveira

187 cm
25
185 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

190 cm
19
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Great low kicks
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

Kore Fight Nutrition [TG]
GREEN!160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, James Roberts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ricardo Oliveira!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yuuki Gou and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Oliveira looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

Oliveira gets to his feet. Roberts looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Roberts with a poor takedown

and Oliveira counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Oliveira is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Roberts looking to control.
Oliveira wants to pass the guard but Roberts is keeping the position.
Roberts not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Roberts looking to control but Oliveira passes into half guard.

Oliveira is working for a submission of some sort.
Oliveira is thwarting Roberts's attempts to control the position.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Oliveira is working away from the top position though.
Roberts is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Oliveira is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

Oliveira seems to be looking for submissions.
Roberts has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Oliveira is working away from the top position though.

Oliveira is looking for a kimura here.
Roberts trying to control but Oliveira postures up.

Oliveira seems to be looking for submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Roberts is trying to maintain the position but Oliveira is very close to passing his half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Roberts is looking to improve his position.

Oliveira is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Oliveira is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Roberts sees it coming and defends easily.

Oliveira seems to be looking for submissions.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Roberts is trying to control but can't.

Oliveira is working for a submission of some sort.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

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

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

Oliveira is looking for a kimura but Roberts is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Oliveira to get the leverage.
Roberts wants to control but Oliveira is keeping busy.

Oliveira is trying to work for a kimura but Roberts is defending well.
Roberts is trying to maintain the position but Oliveira is very close to passing his half guard.
Roberts is trying to control but Oliveira manages to pass to mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Oliveira working for a guillotine from mount but Roberts is in no mood to give up.
Roberts keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

Oliveira working for a guillotine from mount but Roberts is in no mood to give up.
Roberts tries to hold on but Oliveira postures up.
Roberts is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.

Oliveira has hold of Roberts's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Roberts manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Roberts keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Oliveira looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Nice sprawl there from Oliveira as Roberts shoots in.
Roberts shoots in and drives through. Oliveira sprawls well.
Roberts fails with the takedown

and Oliveira counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Roberts. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Roberts is in trouble now - Oliveira has advanced to mount!

Oliveira has control of Roberts's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Roberts regains control of the situation pretty easily.

Roberts defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Oliveira.

Oliveira looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Roberts tries to hold on but Oliveira pushes him away.

Oliveira looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts tries to lock up and control but Oliveira gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

Oliveira looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Oliveira avoids the attempt from Roberts to control.

Oliveira get's back to his feet.

Roberts gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Oliveira to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Oliveira postures up.

Oliveira drops back looking for a leg! Roberts is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Roberts manages to kick Oliveira off! Oliveira jumps back into Roberts's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roberts is trying to control the position but Oliveira postures up.
Ricardo Oliveira has got the better of the ground game so far.
Roberts wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Oliveira is now in half guard.

Oliveira is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Oliveira trying to pass the guard but Roberts defending well.
Roberts trying to control but Oliveira postures up.

Oliveira is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Roberts has managed to free his arm - good work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

Oliveira working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Roberts tries to hold on but Oliveira postures up.

Oliveira with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

Oliveira looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Roberts wants to control but Oliveira is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Oliveira is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Roberts to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Roberts shrugs it off.
Roberts wants to control but Oliveira is having none of it.

Oliveira is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Roberts to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Roberts shrugs it off.
Oliveira avoids the attempt from Roberts to control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Oliveira has control of Roberts's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Roberts regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Oliveira is trying to take his opponent's back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricardo Oliveira showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Roberts misses with a takedown

and Oliveira counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Oliveira gets to his feet - Roberts follows without any prompting.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Roberts enables Oliveira to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Roberts manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Oliveira stands and throws Roberts's legs to the side, diving into side control.

Oliveira is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Roberts has escaped the position, nice work there.
Roberts can't do much from the bottom here.

Oliveira looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Roberts is trying to control Oliveira's posture but Oliveira avoids it.

Oliveira working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Oliveira is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Roberts is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Oliveira takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Roberts wants to control but Oliveira postures up.
Roberts manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

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

Oliveira decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.

Oliveira gets the takedown into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira working away.
Roberts is trying to improve his position.
Roberts wants to control but Oliveira postures up.
Roberts trying his best to control but Oliveira has mounted him.
Roberts working to try and regain half guard.
Roberts wants to control but Oliveira is having none of it.

Oliveira looking to secure an arm triangle but Roberts defends it well.
Roberts is working to get back to half guard.
Roberts is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Oliveira looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.

Oliveira is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Roberts has managed to escape the submission attempt.

Oliveira wants to finish this one by submission but Roberts is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Oliveira.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roberts regains half guard.
Roberts trying to hold on to Oliveira's head to control him but Oliveira postures up.
Oliveira wants to pass the guard but Roberts is defending well.

Oliveira is looking for a kimura here.

Oliveira is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Roberts is just riding it out for now. Oliveira eventually gives up the hold.
Roberts is looking to control Oliveira's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Roberts avoid being mounted?

And that's the end of the fight!
Ricardo Oliveira comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Oliveira has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 24:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 24:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricardo Oliveira!
After the big win, Ricardo Oliveira made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Kore Fight Nutrition [TG] and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
34%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Neftali De La Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hans Maier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hans Maier has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

De La Cruz
vs
Maier

193 cm
21
250 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

188 cm
25
260 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

Good takedowns
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Neftali De La Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hans Maier!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Kenichi Hosakawa and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maier misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jab by De La Cruz.

De La Cruz instigates a clinch.

Maier has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics De La Cruz uses from the top position.
De La Cruz would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Maier is trying to control the position but De La Cruz postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De La Cruz trying to stand up but can't free himself from Maier's guard.
Maier looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
De La Cruz preventing the sweep.
De La Cruz trying to control but Maier is working from the bottom.
De La Cruz knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Maier on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.

De La Cruz is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Maier is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Maier has escaped and now he's on top!

De La Cruz has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Maier can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
De La Cruz keeping moving, preventing Maier from controlling successfully.
Maier sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

De La Cruz is looking for a triangle here but Maier uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
De La Cruz taking a bit of punishment here - Maier scoring with strikes.
De La Cruz wants to get back to his feet but Maier drags him back down.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
De La Cruz is looking for a sweep.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Maier should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

Maier thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
De La Cruz is trying to control Maier's posture but Maier avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maier throws a strike aimed at the side of De La Cruz's head but De La Cruz avoids it well.
De La Cruz is pushing Maier's head away, looking to escape. Maier manages to hold on to the position though.
Maier wants to control but De La Cruz is keeping him busy.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
De La Cruz is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Maier asserts his dominance and retains side control.
De La Cruz tries to buck Maier off but Maier is having none of it.
De La Cruz wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
De La Cruz tries to clinch up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
De La Cruz closes the distance and clinches up with Maier, looking for a takedown. De La Cruz pushes Maier against the ropes but Maier circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Maier circles away from the clinch attempt.
Maier tries to clinch up but De La Cruz circles away and keeps his distance.
De La Cruz takes one to the side of the head.
De La Cruz leaves Maier with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Maier looks winded!
De La Cruz throws a right and a left that Maier avoids nicely.

De La Cruz closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
De La Cruz trying to land knees to the body.
De La Cruz taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Maier wants to stall.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
De La Cruz tries to work over Maier's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
De La Cruz looking to slow down the pace here.
Maier's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hans Maier dominated that round.
That's time! De La Cruz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

De La Cruz clinches up with Maier and pushes him back against the ropes.
Maier tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. De La Cruz just stands there and leans against the ropes.
De La Cruz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Maier avoids it.

De La Cruz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
De La Cruz pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Maier back to the ropes. De La Cruz follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The fight stays on the outside here - De La Cruz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Maier keeps the fight on the outside.
Neftali De La Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maier throws a series of punches but De La Cruz moves out of range.
De La Cruz's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and De La Cruz duly obliges.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maier fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
De La Cruz dives in and grabs Maier's left leg, looking for a takedown. Maier pushes down on De La Cruz's head and hops out.
De La Cruz throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
De La Cruz shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Maier defends it nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De La Cruz scores with a three punch combo!

De La Cruz moves into the clinch successfully.
De La Cruz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Maier doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
De La Cruz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Maier can do to turn this around?
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
De La Cruz pushes Maier back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
De La Cruz misses with a knee to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Maier as De La Cruz tries to tie him up.

De La Cruz lands a takedown into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maier is trying to control the position but De La Cruz postures up.
De La Cruz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Maier has a closed guard, preventing De La Cruz from standing up.
De La Cruz is looking to work some ground and pound but Maier has wrist control.

Maier is working an open guard so De La Cruz takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
De La Cruz moves in looking to clinch but Maier pushes him off.
De La Cruz moves in looking to clinch but Maier pushes him off.
Maier throws a big counter head kick but De La Cruz avoids it with no problem.
Maier on the wrong end of a nice hook.
De La Cruz jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De La Cruz scores with a one two! Maier had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

De La Cruz clinches.
De La Cruz prevents a takedown attempt there.
Neftali De La Cruz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hans Maier.
De La Cruz is looking to break free of the clinch but Maier has double underhooks.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Maier keeps the fight in the clinch, despite De La Cruz's efforts to push away.
De La Cruz is working Maier over against the ropes.
De La Cruz lands a nice uppercut.
De La Cruz digs a right hand into Maier's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Maier's gas tank.

De La Cruz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Neftali De La Cruz is winning the standup battle so far.
De La Cruz lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Maier takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
De La Cruz lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De La Cruz scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
De La Cruz jabs Maier right on the nose. Maier blinks but takes it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De La Cruz tries to clinch but Maier is having none of it.

De La Cruz closes the distance and clinches.
Maier tries to pull guard but De La Cruz holds him up against the ropes and eventually Maier drops back down to his feet.
De La Cruz scores with a shot to the side of Maier's head.
De La Cruz tries to pull guard but Maier forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
De La Cruz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
De La Cruz is trying to force a seperation but Maier has the dominant position.

De La Cruz breaks the clinch.
Maier throws a combination but it was largely blocked by De La Cruz.
De La Cruz stuns Maier with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
De La Cruz lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Neftali De La Cruz dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

De La Cruz lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Maier backs up against the ropes.
Maier shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts De La Cruz as he jumps to the side.
Maier takes a body punch but keeps moving.

De La Cruz has closed the distance and engaged Maier in a clinch.

De La Cruz jumps guard.

De La Cruz is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Maier is aware though and is defending well.
De La Cruz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
De La Cruz throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
De La Cruz wants to stand but Maier is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De La Cruz looking to control.
De La Cruz wants to get back to his feet but Maier is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
De La Cruz 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.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Maier throws the kick towards the body but De La Cruz avoids it.
Maier with a lazy takedown attempt

and De La Cruz counters by moving into the clinch.
De La Cruz wants to get back to striking at distance but Maier won't allow it.
De La Cruz lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Maier.

De La Cruz has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Maier uses from the top position.
De La Cruz is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Maier is controlling him.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De La Cruz throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

De La Cruz throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hans Maier has got the better of the ground game so far.

De La Cruz is looking for a triangle here but Maier uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Maier lands an elbow.
De La Cruz is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De La Cruz is trying to work for a sweep but Maier has mounted him!
De La Cruz is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

Maier is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but De La Cruz is surviving well by controlling Maier's body position as best he can.
Maier can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as De La Cruz is looking to escape.
De La Cruz'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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maier unloading with bombs!
De La Cruz really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Maier looking to control but De La Cruz is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
De La Cruz bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Maier is trying to control the position from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Neftali De La Cruz showed his dominance in that final round.
I think De La Cruz has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Neftali De La Cruz!
Neftali De La Cruz took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
38%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kane Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rufus Shepherd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Miller might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Jack N Box. The crowd seem to be enjoying Shepherd's choice of entrance music: Alter Bridge - Addicted to pain . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Miller
vs
Shepherd

169 cm
26
156 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

180 cm
27
165 lbs
9 - 18 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Knockout power

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kane Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rufus Shepherd!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Hirohito Nitta and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Shepherd drives through and clinches with Miller against the ropes.
Shepherd tries to stall but Miller uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Shepherd throws an elbow but it's blocked.

Shepherd has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Miller regains guard immediately.
Miller is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Shepherd is controlling him.
Miller throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller wants to sweep here but Shepherd controlling him for the moment.
Shepherd controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Let's hope that Shepherd has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Miller misses with a series of wild punches.

Miller gets tackled into the ropes by Shepherd. Shepherd maintains the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Miller breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shepherd throws a series of punches but Miller moves out of range.

Shepherd gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Shepherd leaning against his opponent.
Miller has a couple of punches blocked by Shepherd.
Shepherd swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shepherd lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Shepherd creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Shepherd has a couple of punches blocked by Miller.
Miller avoids a wild elbow strike from Shepherd.
Shepherd is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

Shepherd ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Shepherd no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller wants to stand but Shepherd is controlling his posture from full guard.
Miller missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Miller wants to get up but he can't break Shepherd's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Miller with a flurry of punches that miss.
Shepherd looking to control.
Shepherd is controlling Miller's posture.
Miller trying to control the position from guard on top but Shepherd is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Miller being controlled here momentarily.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Miller connects with a high kick.

Shepherd darts in and clinches Miller up against the ropes.
Shepherd misses with the head strike.
Shepherd misses with a hook from the clinch.

Shepherd jumps into guard, dragging Miller to the mat.
Miller trying to control the position from guard on top but Shepherd is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shepherd preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Miller is looking to work some ground and pound but Shepherd has wrist control.
Miller postures up in Shepherd's guard and throws a big left but Shepherd blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Miller moves into range and clinches up with Shepherd.
Miller is looking to control Shepherd's arms but Shepherd gets an underhook and turns him. Now Miller has his back to the ropes.
Shepherd'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.
Shepherd is looking to control Miller's arms but Miller gets an underhook and turns him. Now Shepherd has his back to the ropes.

Miller manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

Shepherd decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Left hook, right uppercut from Miller.

Shepherd is rocked!
Miller lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Shepherd falls backwards - clearly groggy! Miller dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kane Miller!
Kane Miller decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
Rufus Shepherd was interviewed post fight and said 'Unfortunately i lost but i will train a lot to win next fight for myself and you- my fans'.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
30%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mamed Chalidow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacob Walkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chalidow kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Martin Garrix - Proxy. Jacob Walkins has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Mamed Chalidow's chin.

Chalidow
vs
Walkins

183 cm
33
185 lbs
15 - 18 - 0

185 cm
25
190 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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 15 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mamed Chalidow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jacob Walkins!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shirou Masuda and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chalidow fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Walkins looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Walkins tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chalidow half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Walkins tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chalidow swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chalidow tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Walkins defends well and Chalidow ends up having to push Walkins into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Walkins swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Chalidow counters with a single leg into guard. Walkins didn't expect that.
Walkins manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Chalidow manages to get himself to full guard.

Walkins is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Chalidow has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Walkins is looking to defend but Chalidow has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Walkins! Chalidow pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Walkins taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Mamed Chalidow!
Mamed Chalidow thanked the fans post fight for their support.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
95%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between King Typhaze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ariel Piechocki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Piechocki has chosen Thunder as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Typhaze
vs
Piechocki

180 cm
24
174 lbs
4 - 6 - 0

174 cm
29
170 lbs
5 - 10 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, King Typhaze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ariel Piechocki!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Typhaze thuds his shin into the meat of Piechocki's side.
Piechocki darts in looking for a takedown but Typhaze gets double underhooks and turns Piechocki into the ropes.
Piechocki looks winded!
Typhaze shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Piechocki eats them both and turns towards Typhaze to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

It looks like Ariel Piechocki has been cut.
Piechocki shoots in and drives through. Typhaze sprawls well.
Typhaze fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Piechocki has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Typhaze lands a head shot.
Typhaze fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

Piechocki tries to keep at a distance but Typhaze has taken the fight into the clinch.
Typhaze lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Piechocki is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Typhaze comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Piechocki is still on wobbly legs! Can Typhaze finish him?
Typhaze jerks Piechocki's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Piechocki drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Typhaze goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Typhaze because Piechocki was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). King Typhaze!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, King Typhaze made sure he mentioned Affordable Quality + Reliable Laundry, along with how happy he was to win his fight.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Grace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksandr Karelin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Grace
vs
Karelin

174 cm
29
221 lbs
16 - 14 - 0

191 cm
26
218 lbs
10 - 12 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Miguel Grace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aleksandr Karelin!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Karelin misses.
Karelin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Grace attempts a counter takedown but Karelin avoids it well and moves away.
Karelin swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Karelin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Grace attempts a counter takedown but Karelin avoids it well and moves away.
Karelin looks to land a body kick but Grace moved away.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Karelin is trying to force a seperation but Grace has the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Karelin breaks the clinch.
Aleksandr Karelin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloppy strikes from Karelin. Those never looked like landing.
Grace tries to counter with a takedown but Karelin is quick to defend against it.
Grace keeps the fight on the outside.
Karelin lands a two punch combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karelin throws a right hand that Grace ducks under and follows up with a left that Grace also avoids with ease.
Grace attempts a counter takedown but Karelin avoids it well and moves away.
Karelin looks to land a combination but Grace avoids it well.
Karelin tries to bum rush Grace with a series of wild strikes but Grace uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Karelin leaves Grace with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Karelin misses with a double jab.
Karelin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Karelin tries to clinch up.
Grace attempts a counter takedown but Karelin avoids it well and moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Karelin pushes Grace up against the ropes in a clinch.
Grace keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Karelin's efforts to push away.
Grace is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Karelin is defending well.

Karelin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Karelin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Karelin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Karelin tries to close the distance and clinch but Grace swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Karelin throws a right and a left that Grace avoids nicely.
Karelin throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Grace decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Karelin's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grace postures up.
Grace might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karelin wants to stand and escape but Grace is having none of it.

Grace is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Karelin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Grace throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Karelin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

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

Grace 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.

Grace is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Karelin has his hands clasped together but Grace extends and breaks Karelin's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Grace.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Miguel Grace!
A very excited looking Miguel Grace made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
38%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dominic Hoover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hoover comes to the ring accompanied by Godsmack - I Stand Alone. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Hoover
vs
Diaz

172 cm
22
170 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

180 cm
29
178 lbs
10 - 9 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dominic Hoover!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Diego Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yukihiro Shimada and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoover throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Diaz.
Hoover lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hoover with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hoover throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hoover slaps away a takedown attempt from Diaz, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Diaz has a takedown stuffed.
Hoover ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hoover looks to land a combination but Diaz avoids it well.

Hoover lands a left and a right that send Diaz crashing to the mat, dazed. Hoover thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Diaz is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hoover swinging wildly here.
Diaz is still on wobbly legs! Can Hoover finish him?
Hoover drops Diaz with a naaaaasty hook - Diaz is in real trouble here! Hoover dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dominic Hoover!
Dominic Hoover spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
Diego Diaz spoke after the fight, saying 'Eu amo este esporte e eu nunca vou parar até que eu estou morto, então eu estarei de volta novamente. (I love this sport & I will never stop until I'm dead so I will be back again)'.

C
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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alex Bailey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yas Uru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Bailey
vs
Uru

172 cm
21
144 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

165 cm
20
135 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alex Bailey!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yas Uru!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shirou Masuda and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bailey throws a leg kick
and Uru counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Bailey is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Bailey throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Uru's waist but Uru gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bailey off to one side.
Uru now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Uru has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Bailey shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Uru but Uru pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bailey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Uru swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've been told by Bailey's head coaches at Lock and Roll Grappling Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bailey connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bailey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A countering left hand to the body from Uru misses.
Bailey thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailey misses with a left hand
and Uru counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bailey tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Uru throws a fast counter high kick but Bailey manages to duck under it in time.
A telegraphed right hand from Bailey misses the target.
Bailey misses with an uppercut
and Uru connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Uru moves into range and connects with a jab.
Good work by Uru as he checks the leg kick.
Uru now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Bailey misses with a right hand
and Uru counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bailey throws a sloppy head kick
and Uru counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bailey misses with a double jab.
A countering left hand to the body from Uru misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bailey misses with a leg kick
and Uru connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bailey throws a head kick that misses
and Uru counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A low kick from Bailey misses
and Uru counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
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!
Bailey misses with a takedown attempt
and Uru counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Bailey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bailey throws a looping overhand right but Uru ducks down to avoid it.
Uru now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A jab from Bailey misses.
Uru let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Bailey misses with a low kick.
Bailey throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Bailey misses the target.
Bailey throws the left hand but Uru avoids the punch easily.
Uru now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Bailey misses with a left hand
and Uru counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Bailey closes the distance and clinches.

Bailey manages to break the clinch.
Bailey fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Uru on the side of the head.
Bailey fails with the takedown
and Uru counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Bailey throws a hook but Uru avoids it easily.
Yas Uru is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bailey throws a lazy head kick
and Uru counters with a left to the body.
Bailey connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Uru's hands.
Alex Bailey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Uru ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bailey throws a right hand that misses
and Uru counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bailey misses with a body shot
and Uru counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Bailey is lucky that one didn't land flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bailey misses with a straight left.
Uru follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Bailey throws a jab when Uru was well out of range.
Bailey misses with a left hand
and Uru counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yas Uru dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Bailey throws a hook to the side of Uru's head but Uru sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Uru now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Bailey throws a lazy uppercut
and Uru counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Uru uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bailey.
Bailey tries to work over Uru's front leg with a kick but Uru checks it.
Uru now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Bailey closes the distance looking to clinch
and Uru counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bailey thinking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bailey shoots in and drives through. Uru sprawls well.

Uru gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Uru is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bailey passes Uru's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Bailey trying to control the action but Uru is working from the bottom.
Bailey wants to free his trapped foot but Uru is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bailey stalling away here and it's allowed Uru to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Bailey trying to control the position from guard on top but Uru is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bailey trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bailey is looking to pass into half guard but Uru pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Uru is in guard.

Bailey looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bailey looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Uru puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Uru tries to stand and escape but Bailey is controlling the position.
Uru prevents Bailey from improving his position.
Uru really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bailey. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bailey is trying to maintain the position but Uru is very close to passing his half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Uru seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Bailey is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Bailey is working hard here to advance position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bailey is trying to maintain the position but Uru is very close to passing his half guard.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Bailey dominated that second round.
That's time! Bailey's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Bailey misses with a leg kick.
Bailey misses with a few strikes there.
Uru bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bailey misses with a looping right.
Uru is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bailey with a body shot.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bailey is defended easily by Uru.
Uru let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bailey throws a looping overhand right but Uru ducks down to avoid it.
Uru ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Uru appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Uru bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bailey throws a solid leg kick but Uru takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bailey.
A nice side step and Uru releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Bailey misses with a wild body shot.
Bailey has his takedown stuffed
and Uru makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bailey rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Uru counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bailey swings widly with a right hand
and Uru counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bailey tries to clinch but Uru is having none of it.
Uru is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bailey with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bailey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bailey throws a hook but Uru blocks it.
Yas Uru seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bailey misses with a double jab.
Uru throws a fast counter high kick but Bailey manages to duck under it in time.
Bailey throws a shot from downtown. Uru moves away and avoids it.
Uru now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Uru staying out of range there.
Uru doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Bailey throws a leg kick but Uru checks it.
Uru is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bailey with a body shot.
Bailey swings away with a body shot that misses
and Uru connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bailey misses with a hook
and Uru counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bailey thinking.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bailey misses with an uppercut. Uru saw that one coming.
A countering left hand to the body from Uru misses.
A low kick from Bailey misses
and Uru connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bailey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Uru is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Uru fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bailey throws a sloppy head kick
and Uru counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bailey misses with a jab to the body
and Uru cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bailey pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Uru let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Uru is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bailey rather than just go for the knockout.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bailey.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Bailey. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uru works Bailey's body with a nice hook.
Bailey throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bailey tried to score with a low kick but Uru checks it.
Bailey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bailey misses with a straight left.
Uru let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Bailey takes a body punch but keeps moving.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yas Uru comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Uru 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yas Uru!
Yas Uru is the new bantamweight champion!

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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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Quentyn Martell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maciej Zegan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zegan has chosen http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4B99CQV3uY&feature=related as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Martell
vs
Zegan

169 cm
28
153 lbs
12 - 3 - 0

180 cm
31
154 lbs
20 - 18 - 0

Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Quentyn Martell!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Maciej Zegan!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Sano and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zegan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Martell dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Zegan. That did some damage!
Zegan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Martell.
We've been told by Martell's head coaches at Victory Top Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Martell jabs Zegan right on the nose. Zegan blinks but takes it well.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Martell.

Zegan closes the distance and clinches.
Zegan lands with a right to the head.
Zegan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Martell backwards.
Martell tries to circle away but Zegan has him pinned against the ropes.
Martell tries to circle away but Zegan has him pinned against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martell misses with the head strike.
Martell lands a right hand.
Zegan scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Quentyn Martell has been cut.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Martell is predictable there

and Zegan moves into the clinch.
Martell tries to break the clinch but Zegan is controlling the position.
Zegan looking to throw knees to the head but Martell is blocking nicely.
Zegan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Martell lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Martell managing to block the knees to the body from Zegan.
Zegan has Martell pressed against the ropes, preventing Martell from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Martell is trying to maintain a safe position but Zegan gets an underhook and turns Martell into the ropes.
Martell wants to break the clinch but can't.
Zegan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Zegan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Zegan.
Zegan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Martell avoids it.
Zegan with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zegan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Zegan works on Martell's body with a couple of short punches.
Zegan misses with a knee strike.
Zegan lands a hook that snaps the head of Martell backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martell cracks Zegan with a nice body shot.
Martell blocks a body shot from Zegan.
Zegan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zegan keeps control of Martell as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Zegan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Martell.
A nice right hand lands inside from Zegan.
A head punch on the inside from Zegan fails to land.
Martell is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martell looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Martell wants to break free but Zegan has control.
Zegan is working Martell over against the ropes.
Zegan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Martell takes a knee right on the jaw!
Martell managing to block the knees to the body from Zegan.
Martell wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Martell misses with a punch to the body.
Martell is trying to break the clinch but Zegan has him pressed against the ropes.
Zegan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Martell backwards.
Zegan misses with a knee strike.
Zegan with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zegan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Martell's face.
Martell letting Zegan take a breather here.
Martell managing to block the knees to the body from Zegan.
Zegan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zegan misses with some punches.
Zegan throws a punch but it's blocked by Martell.
Zegan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zegan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Zegan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zegan tries to land knees in the clinch but Martell avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maciej Zegan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Quentyn Martell's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Zegan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Martell. That did some damage!
Zegan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Zegan misses with a two punch combination.
Zegan throws a sloppy head kick and Martell moves out of range easily.
Martell throwing a counter right hand but Zegan manages to avoid it.
A solid body kick from Zegan.
Zegan checks a low kick from Martell.
Martell keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Zegan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Martell checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
As Zegan backs away, Martell returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Maciej Zegan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice shot by Zegan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martell looks to land a right hand but Zegan moved out of range.
Zegan attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nice uppercut there from Zegan.
Martell misses with a shot to the body
and Zegan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Zegan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zegan lands a leg kick that knocks Martell off balance momentarily.
Zegan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Martell tried to counter with a leg kick but Zegan avoided it.
Martell takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Maciej Zegan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Zegan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Martell.
Martell throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Zegan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Martell tries to work over Zegan's front leg with a kick but Zegan checks it.
Martell chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Zegan can pounce on him.
Martell throws a hook to the side of Zegan's head but Zegan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Zegan throws a hook to the side of Martell's head but Martell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Zegan looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Zegan throws a right hand that misses
and Martell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Martell avoids the body shot from Zegan.
Martell is looking to counter punch.
Zegan is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zegan throws an overhand right that lands on Martell's shoulder, as Martell tries to avoid the shot.
Zegan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Zegan throws a head kick but Martell moves out of range.
Martell takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martell throws a solid leg kick but Zegan takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Martell.
Zegan is looking to chop away at Martell's legs.
Zegan cracks Martell with a right hand to the side of the head.
Martell blocks the body kick.
Martell stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Zegan lands a leg kick that knocks Martell off balance momentarily.
Zegan throws an off balance right hand
and Martell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Zegan loads up on a big right hand but Martell slips the punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zegan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Martell was well out of range. Poor timing from Zegan.
Zegan swings for the body but Martell moves out of range.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A low kick from Martell misses
and Zegan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Zegan slips a straight right by Martell.
Martell connects with a body shot that sends Zegan's belly button to the back.
Zegan throws a hook but Martell avoids it easily.
Martell appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Zegan blocks the body kick.
Zegan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Zegan slips under a jab from Martell.
Zegan finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Martell throws a sloppy head kick
letting Zegan counter with a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martell throws a leg kick that misses.
Zegan throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
The fighters circling - Zegan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Zegan lands with a cross.
Zegan misses with a wild body shot.
Martell jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Zegan lands with an uppercut that bounces Martell off the ropes and back into range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A clash of legs there as Martell blocks the low kick.
A quick step to the side and Martell tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Martell throws a hook but Zegan blocks it.
Zegan feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Martells jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Martell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zegan.
Zegan tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Martell tries a low kick but Zegan avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maciej Zegan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Quentyn Martell's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Zegan throws a leg kick but Martell moved away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zegan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Martell throws a leg kick that is checked

and Zegan holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Martell blocking some punches.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Zegan obliges.
Zegan tries to throw a body punch but Martell avoids it by throwing Zegan back against the ropes.

Martell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zegan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Zegan tries to clinch but Martell is having none of it.
Martell throwing a counter right hand but Zegan manages to avoid it.
Zegan throws a leg kick that is checked
and Martell counters with a nice low kick that buckles Zegan's knee momentarily.
Zegan tries to land a body kick
and Martell counters with a stiff right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martell blocks a head kick by Zegan.
Martell appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Zegan misses with a straight left.
Martell misses with a leg kick.
Zegan misses with a body shot.
Martell connects with an inside leg kick.
Martell avoids the body shot from Zegan.
Zegan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Martell counters with a low kick, right behind Zegan 's knee.
Zegan throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Martell to counter with a crisp jab.
Zegan moves out of range of the strikes.
Zegan thows a leg kick but Martell checks it
and Martell counters with a stiff right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zegan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Martell throws a lazy uppercut
and Zegan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Martell scores with a jab to the head.
Martell is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martell looks to land a left hand but Zegan moved out of range nicely.
Zegan thumps Martell with a low kick.
Zegan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Zegan takes one to the side of the head.
A punch combination from Martell misses.
Zegan takes a jab right on the kisser.
Martell bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Zegan's head backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zegan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Martell.
Martell is looking to counter punch.
Martell avoids the head kick by Zegan.
A solid leg kick lands there for Zegan.
Zegan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Quentyn Martell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Martell throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Zegan counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Martell missing with a left hand there. Zegan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Zegan throws a wild body kick that Martell sees coming a mile off.
Zegan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Martell walks into a straight right hand from Zegan.
Martell misses with a series of wild punches.
Martell takes one on the chin but seems OK.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Zegan.
Zegan moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zegan throws a low kick, looking for Martell's leg but Martell calmly moves out of range.
Zegan throws a leg kick but Martell moved away.
Martell throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Zegan to counter with a crisp jab.
Martell misses with a body shot.
Maciej Zegan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Zegan lands a leg kick that knocks Martell off balance momentarily.
Martell misses with an uppercut.
Martell misses with a left hand
and Zegan counters with a straight right hand.
Zegan cracks Martell with a good jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Maciej Zegan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Zegan has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maciej Zegan!
Maciej Zegan is the new featherweight champion!
Maciej Zegan bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.