SFC 17: Hell PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gil Dos Jaques (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shin Nara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Dos Jaques
vs
Nara

169 cm
25
164 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

176 cm
20
163 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
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 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gil Dos Jaques!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shin Nara!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos Jaques's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Dos Jaques duly obliges.
Nice jab there from Dos Jaques.
Nara misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dos Jaques was well out of range. Poor timing from Nara.
Dos Jaques swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nara lands with an overhand left.
Dos Jaques takes one to the side of the head.
Dos Jaques looks to land a combination but Nara avoids it well.
Dos Jaques misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nara Rushes Dos Jaques and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Dos Jaques is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Nara Piles on the pressure and Dos Jaques crumples to the floor! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shin Nara!

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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 Joshua Azamora (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Helio Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Azamora
vs
Gracie

188 cm
24
219 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

185 cm
20
205 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joshua Azamora!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Helio Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Ren Mimura and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Azamora cracks Gracie with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Gracie looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Azamora finish him?

It looks like Helio Gracie has been cut.
Gracie slips a jab and a cross from Azamora.
Nice takedown defense from Azamora. No joy for Gracie on that attempt.
Azamora throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice sprawl there from Azamora as Gracie shoots in.
Gracie tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Azamora swivels and escapes.
Joshua Azamora has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Helio Gracie.
Azamora throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gracie looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Azamora swings for the body but Gracie moves out of range.
Azamora cracks Gracie with a hook to the temple - Gracie is on wobbly legs here! Azamora swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Gracie falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Azamora wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Joshua Azamora!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
87%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Logan Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jin Kazama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Logan Walker has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Walker
vs
Kazama

178 cm
23
184 lbs
3 - 2 - 1

179 cm
18
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Logan Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jin Kazama!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Hirohito Nitta and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Kazama as Walker shoots in.
Walker throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kazama defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Walker.
Walker is breathing heavily.
Kazama fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Walker.

Kazama has Walker up against the cage in a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Walker's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Kazama breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Walker takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Walker throws a series of punches but Kazama avoids them all with ease.
Kazama throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Walker's head.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Walker.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Logan Walker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kazama lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Good leg kick by Kazama there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kazama connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Logan Walker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kazama misses with a few strikes there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazama fails to land with a series of punches.
Walker misses with a double jab
and Kazama counters with a head kick.
Kazama tries to clinch up.
A jab from Kazama does it's job there.
Walker has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Walker fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A head kick from Kazama lands but Walker takes it in his stride.

Walker is rocked!
Kazama throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Walker.
Oh Walker is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kazama throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kazama misses with a two punch combination.
Kazama throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Walker.
Walker seems to have got his legs back now.

Kazama closes the distance and clinches.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Walker. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kazama tries to circle away but Walker has him pinned against the cage.
Kazama is trying to force a seperation but Walker has the dominant position.

Kazama manages to break the clinch.

Walker closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
You can see the frustration on Kazama's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kazama is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kazama is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Walker are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Walker postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Sloppy strikes there by Walker.
Kazama manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Kazama makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kazama.
Kazama looking to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kazama looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Walker 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.
Walker tries to free his leg and advance position but Kazama is retaining full guard.
Walker postures up in Kazama's guard and throws a big left but Kazama blocks it.
Walker wanted to stand there but Kazama had control of the position.
Kazama looking for a sweep. Not yet Kazama, not yet.
Kazama not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A head kick misses from Kazama.
Walker throws a right hand that Kazama ducks under and follows up with a left that Kazama also avoids with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Walker swats away the attempt to clinch by Kazama.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kazama looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kazama throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Walker counters with a nice body kick.
Walker avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kazama goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Walker.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kazama lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Walker misses with a leg kick
and Kazama counters with a right hand to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Walker.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker swats away the attempt to clinch by Kazama.
Kazama displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Logan Walker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kazama lands with a slapping head kick.
A low kick from Walker is predictable there
and Kazama counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kazama throws a nice head kick!

Kazama moves into the clinch successfully.

Kazama breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kazama tries to close the distance and clinch up but Walker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jin Kazama is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kazama tries to clinch there but Walker circles away.
Jin Kazama seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kazama misses with a few strikes there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kazama.
A low kick from Walker misses
and Kazama counters with a three punch combo that has Walker backing up. Walker nods at Kazama to acknowledge the strikes.
Kazama moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Kazama lands with a slapping head kick.
A solid body kick from Kazama.
Kazama lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Walker backs up against the cage.

Kazama forces Walker back against the cage and clinches.
Kazama gets underhooks to prevent Walker's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Logan Walker. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Kazama manages to break the clinch.
Kazama throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kazama lands with a nice combination. Walker backs away looking to recover.
Kazama tries to clinch but Walker moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kazama moves in looking to clinch but Walker pushes him off.
Walker throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kazama counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kazama stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kazama throws a right hand that Walker ducks under and follows up with a left that Walker also avoids with ease.
Walker fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kazama misses with a few strikes there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kazama looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kazama lands with a nice body punch.
Kazama scores with a one two! Walker had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Walker falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kazama counters with a nice uppercut.
Kazama goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A head kick misses from Kazama.
Kazama fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Walker misses with a few strikes there.
Kazama misses with the combination.
Kazama tries to bum rush Walker with a series of wild strikes but Walker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kazama displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Walker.
Kazama displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jin Kazama showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Walker's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Kazama tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Walker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A swing and a miss from Walker.
Walker swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kazama counters with a left and a right that stings Walker.
Kazama throws a right and a left that Walker avoids nicely.
Walker has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kazama misses with the combination.
Kazama plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kazama pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kazama, right into the meat.
Kazama throws a head kick that Walker semi-blocks.
Kazama connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazama ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kazama misses with a head kick.
Kazama connects with a high kick.
Walker dodges the punch combination from Kazama.
Walker fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Walker throws a lazy right hand but Kazama sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kazama throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kazama is working the combinations to good effect here.
Kazama connects with a high kick.
Kazama falls off balance throwing a combination

and Walker counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Kazama!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker looking to ground and pound but Kazama is blocking nicely.
Kazama really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Walker looking to ground and pound but Kazama is blocking nicely.
Kazama is looking to improve his position but Walker isn't that keen on the idea.
Walker looking to ground and pound but Kazama is blocking nicely.
Walker thowing shots but they're missing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kazama is trying to escape the mount.
Kazama blocking the ground and pound.
Logan Walker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Poor strikes thrown by Walker there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Walker throws some wild stikes that Kazama manages to avoid easily.
Walker looking to finish with strikes here!
Poor strikes thrown by Walker there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Jin Kazama is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Walker throwing strikes here but Kazama is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Kazama holds on for dear life.
Walker throws some wild stikes that Kazama manages to avoid easily.
Walker sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Walker punching from mount but Kazama doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Kazama is looking to get to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Logan Walker.
I think Kazama 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jin Kazama!

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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
52%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ran Sakamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcelo Salas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sakamoto comes into the arena with Wu tang tiger style blaring out of the sound system. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Sakamoto
vs
Salas

173 cm
24
170 lbs
9 - 11 - 0

170 cm
18
175 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Very confident

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 9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ran Sakamoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marcelo Salas !
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Sano and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sakamoto moves out of range of the body kick from Salas .
A head kick misses from Salas .
Salas misses with a body kick.

Sakamoto shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Salas napping and manages to drive through into side control!

Sakamoto is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Salas looks calm but he's in trouble here. Sakamoto gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Salas is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Sakamoto lets go of the hold and Salas can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ran Sakamoto!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
35%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mamoru Takamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ilya Sapursky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sapursky has chosen Imperial March as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Takamura
vs
Sapursky

185 cm
23
185 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

185 cm
22
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good takedowns
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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mamoru Takamura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ilya Sapursky!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Ren Mimura and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takamura misses with a jab, cross combination.
Takamura misses with a few strikes there.
Sapursky showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Takamura.
A punch combination from Takamura misses.
Sapursky avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sapursky tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Takamura swivels and escapes.

Sapursky throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Takamura was covering up waiting for the punch and Sapursky finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Sapursky is standing up over Takamura. Takamura looks to escape but Sapursky dives into side control.
Takamura is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

Sapursky looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Takamura is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Sapursky has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Sapursky sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Takamura is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Sapursky in side control, throwing shots but Takamura defends.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sapursky has hold of Takamura's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Takamura seems comfortable defending it but Sapursky has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Takamura is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Takamura is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Sapursky couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ilya Sapursky!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
63%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Georgie Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jarred Cutter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jarred Cutter looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Junior
vs
Cutter

200 cm
23
192 lbs
3 - 1 - 1

186 cm
18
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Good in bed

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cutter thows a body shot but no joy.
Cutter lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Junior circles away quickly and effectively.
Cutter fails with an attempt to clinch.
Junior shoots in but no luck this time.
Cutter finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Junior blocks a jab.

Junior shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Cutter is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cutter looks gassed!
Junior takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Junior punishing his opponent with strikes.

Junior get's back to his feet.

Cutter gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Junior will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Junior distracts Cutter with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Junior 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Junior passes Cutter's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

Junior stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Junior shoots in looking for a takedown. Cutter tries to sprawl out of it but Junior keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cutter manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Junior throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Junior.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Junior.

Junior has hold of Cutter's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Cutter seems comfortable defending it but Junior has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Cutter is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Cutter is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Junior couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Georgie Junior!

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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 Kevin Brooks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Gunnarsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brooks comes to the cage accompanied by Dream Theater's Forsaken . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Brooks
vs
Gunnarsson

180 cm
23
168 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

169 cm
22
158 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Very strong

Good wrestler
Brawler
Experienced

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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kevin Brooks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Peter Gunnarsson!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gunnarsson scores a takedown into full mount!
Gunnarsson controlling the position easily from mount.
Gunnarsson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Gunnarsson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Brooks tries to reverse the position but Gunnarsson maintains control.
Gunnarsson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Gunnarsson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Brooks. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
BOOM! Gunnarsson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Gunnarsson scoring with strikes but Brooks is staying in there.
Brooks is trying desperately to improve position.
Gunnarsson wants to control the pace but Brooks is squirming around nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks is trying desperately to improve position.
Gunnarsson landing strikes from the mount and Brooks is in trouble!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gunnarsson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Gunnarsson looking to control but Brooks is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Brooks is looking to improve his position but Gunnarsson isn't that keen on the idea.
Brooks is working hard here to advance position.

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.
Gunnarsson with good strikes from the mount here!
Gunnarsson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Brooks hang on?
Brooks tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gunnarsson lands a big shot there that rocks Brooks but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Brooks is squirming around, avoiding Gunnarsson's attempts to control the action.
Gunnarsson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Brooks gets back to half guard.
Gunnarsson is trying to control. Brooks wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Brooks is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gunnarsson trying to control from half guard but Brooks is working away.
Brooks wants to improve his position but Gunnarsson is controlling well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunnarsson wants to free his trapped foot but Brooks is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Brooks tries to get to full guard but Gunnarsson has control of the leg.
Gunnarsson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Brooks gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Gunnarsson counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Brooks's guard now.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Gunnarsson landing some decent shots from guard.
Gunnarsson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Gunnarsson is working Brooks over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Brooks working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gunnarsson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gunnarsson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Gunnarsson trying to control the position from guard on top but Brooks is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gunnarsson lands a couple of elbows.
Gunnarsson trying to control but Brooks is working from the bottom.
Gunnarsson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Brooks's guard.
Gunnarsson controlling the pace.
Gunnarsson works his foot free and advances to mount.
Brooks is looking to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Gunnarsson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Gunnarsson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Brooks sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Gunnarsson is trying to control. Brooks wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gunnarsson might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Brooks kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Brooks works his way to full guard. Good work.
Brooks keeping full guard, as Gunnarsson tries to pass.
Gunnarsson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Gunnarsson throws a big right hand that misses.
Gunnarsson's corner is telling him to maintain position.

Brooks has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gunnarsson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gunnarsson trying to control the position from guard on top but Brooks is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunnarsson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brooks is keeping the position for now.

Brooks is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Brooks had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gunnarsson defends it easily.
Gunnarsson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Brooks will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Brooks keeping moving, preventing Gunnarsson from controlling successfully.
Gunnarsson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Brooks looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gunnarsson trying to control the position from guard on top but Brooks is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Brooks working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gunnarsson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gunnarsson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Gunnarsson is in close to Brooks's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Gunnarsson slips nicely into half guard.
Brooks is looking for a sweep. Gunnarsson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Peter Gunnarsson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gunnarsson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Brooks is staying active underneath Gunnarsson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Brooks is looking for a sweep. Gunnarsson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunnarsson is looking to take a break and control but Brooks is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gunnarsson wants to free his trapped foot but Brooks is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Brooks regains full guard. Nicely done.

Brooks is looking for a triangle but Gunnarsson pushes his legs off easily.
Gunnarsson stays in close to Brooks's body and controls the position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gunnarsson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Gunnarsson trying to control the position from guard on top but Brooks is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gunnarsson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Brooks keeping moving, preventing Gunnarsson from controlling successfully.
Gunnarsson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Despite being in the dominant position, Peter Gunnarsson just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gunnarsson doesn't succeed with the takedown

so Brooks counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Brooks stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gunnarsson swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Brooks drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Gunnarsson manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Brooks has Gunnarsson in his guard.
Gunnarsson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Gunnarsson works a leg free and moves into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Kevin Brooks will probably get the nod.
That's time! Brooks's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Gunnarsson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Brooks to the mat! Brooks manages to get full guard.
Gunnarsson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Brooks keeping moving, preventing Gunnarsson from controlling successfully.

Brooks is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gunnarsson defends well.
Gunnarsson wants to control from the top but Brooks keeps moving.

Brooks had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gunnarsson defends it easily.
Gunnarsson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gunnarsson connects with a couple of short punches.
Gunnarsson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brooks swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Brooks preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Brooks is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Brooks has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gunnarsson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gunnarsson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gunnarsson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Brooks keeping moving, preventing Gunnarsson from controlling successfully.

Brooks has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gunnarsson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gunnarsson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

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.

Brooks looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Gunnarsson passes into side control.
Gunnarsson working the ground and pound.
Gunnarsson controlling the position from side mount.
Brooks is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Gunnarsson's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunnarsson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Brooks works his way to full guard. Good work.
Gunnarsson trying to control but Brooks is working from the bottom.
Gunnarsson postures up and lands a big shot to Brooks's brow.
Gunnarsson trying to control the position from guard on top but Brooks is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brooks keeping full guard, as Gunnarsson tries to pass.

Gunnarsson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gunnarsson stays in close to Brooks's body and controls the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

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

Gunnarsson scores with a takedown into Brooks's guard.
Gunnarsson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Brooks working for a triangle but Gunnarsson defends it easily.
Gunnarsson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Brooks keeping moving, preventing Gunnarsson from controlling successfully.

Gunnarsson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gunnarsson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Peter Gunnarsson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gunnarsson 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Gunnarsson!

C
A

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
54%

Co-main event

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sen Nguyen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julian Valdez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nguyen's entrance music is "House of the Rising Sun" by the Animals. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Valdez's choice of entrance music: so amazing. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Nguyen
vs
Valdez

170 cm
19
185 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

187 cm
22
185 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sen Nguyen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Julian Valdez!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Nguyen is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Valdez's half guard.

Valdez looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Valdez is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Nguyen pulls his head out easily.

Valdez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Valdez looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Nguyen is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Valdez doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Nguyen.

Nguyen is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Valdez sees it coming and defends easily.

Valdez actively working from the bottom here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nguyen frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

Nguyen jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Valdez manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Valdez tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Nguyen tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Valdez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Nguyen trying to control the position but Valdez is working away.
Valdez is looking for a sweep.

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.
A lull in the action here.
Nguyen is looking to take a break and control but Valdez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Valdez takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Valdez is trying to improve his position.
Valdez is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Valdez looks gassed!

Nguyen gets to his feet - back to striking we go!

Valdez scores with a takedown into Nguyen's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen is pulling down on Valdez's head to control his posture.
Nguyen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nguyen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Valdez.
Nguyen has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Nguyen has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's four 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.
Valdez won't allow Nguyen to sweep him here.
Valdez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nguyen might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Valdez thows a big elbow that misses.
Nguyen lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Valdez!

Nguyen is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Valdez to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Valdez shrugs it off.
Nguyen trying to control but he's not successful this time.

Nguyen stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Valdez with a lazy takedown attempt

and Nguyen counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Valdez's guard now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sen Nguyen dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Nguyen fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Valdez sprawls well initially but Nguyen persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Nguyen seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Valdez does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Valdez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Nguyen is pressing down on Valdez's thigh, looking to free his foot. Valdez is holding on for now.

Valdez looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Valdez actively working from the bottom here.
Valdez is in trouble now - Nguyen has advanced to mount!
Nguyen landing strikes from the mount and Valdez is in trouble!
Valdez is looking to improve his position but Nguyen isn't that keen on the idea.
Valdez is breathing heavily.
Nguyen looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Nguyen stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.

Nguyen clinches with his opponent.

Nguyen manages to break the clinch.

Nguyen shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nguyen is pressing down on Valdez's thigh, looking to free his foot. Valdez is holding on for now.

Nguyen escapes and gets back to his feet.
Valdez misses with a takedown attempt

and Nguyen counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen trying to control from half guard but Valdez is working away.
Nguyen works his way into full mount!

Nguyen is working for a guillotine from mount but Valdez frees his head quite easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nguyen prevents Valdez from getting the reversal.

Valdez tries to improve his position but Nguyen has taken his back! Nguyen has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Valdez tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Nguyen pushes Valdez away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Sen Nguyen!
Sen Nguyen retains his middleweight title!