Friday Night Fights PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Maki Kamiya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Doe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Kamiya
vs
Doe

179 cm
21
138 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

178 cm
21
146 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Maki Kamiya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Doe!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Russell Pearce and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doe throws a chopping leg kick but Kamiya manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A swing and a miss from Kamiya.
Sloppy strikes from Kamiya. Those never looked like landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kamiya. Doe does a little dance to reset his feet.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kamiya.
Doe has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Kamiya throws a series of punches but Doe avoids them all with ease.
Kamiya throws a body kick that misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Doe misses with some punches.
Kamiya pushes off an throws an elbow but Doe leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kamiya can't get the takedown.
I was talking to Kamiya's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doe dodges an elbow strike from Kamiya.
Kamiya lands an elbow inside that Doe shrugs off.
Kamiya blocks an uppercut.

Doe manages to break the clinch.
Doe lands an overhand right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doe throws a right hand that Kamiya ducks under and follows up with a left that Kamiya also avoids with ease.
Kamiya throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kamiya cracks Doe with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kamiya uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Doe.
Doe walks into a stiff left hand from Kamiya.
Kamiya throws a jab but it's blocked by Doe.
Doe misses with a wild body shot.
Kamiya throws a quick counter kick to the body but Doe avoids it.
Doe misses with a leg kick
and Kamiya counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kamiya throws a shot from downtown. Doe moves away and avoids it.
Doe throws the kick towards the body but Kamiya avoids it.
Doe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kamiya.
Doe tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kamiya thinks about countering with a body kick.
Doe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kamiya.
Kamiya moves out of range of the body kick.
Kamiya misses with a wild combination.
Doe slips a jab and a cross from Kamiya.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Doe.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Doe is looking to land body kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamiya tries to clinch
and Doe counters with a nice body shot.
Kamiya fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kamiya takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Doe looks to land a body kick but Kamiya moved away.
Doe takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Doe throws a leg kick but Kamiya moved away.
Kamiya misses with a body shot.
Doe thuds a left hand into Kamiya's body.
Kamiya fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Doe checks it well.
Doe lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Doe scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kamiya really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kamiya blocks a leg kick.
Kamiya pivots, looking for a leg kick but Doe is out of range and Kamiya settles back down.
Doe pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A chopping leg kick lands by Doe.
Kamiya looks to land a combination but Doe avoids it well.
Kamiya throws a right hand that Doe ducks under and follows up with a left that Doe also avoids with ease.
Kamiya avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doe looks for the body kick but Kamiya saw that one coming.
Doe takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Doe slips a jab and a cross from Kamiya.
Kamiya fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A combination from Doe does no damage.
Kamiya throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Doe.
Doe is looking for the big counter here.
Doe fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kamiya has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Doe misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kamiya lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kamiya goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kamiya takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kamiya scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Doe misses with an attempted mid kick.
Doe circles away from the clinch attempt.
Good leg kick by Kamiya there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Doe throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kamiya shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kamiya misses with a low kick.
Kamiya throws a lazy uppercut
and Doe counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kamiya's knee momentarily.
Doe slips under a jab.
Doe is looking to land body kicks.
Kamiya quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Doe moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Doe throws out a leg kick but Kamiya moves out of range and Doe only half commits.
Kamiya swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kamiya lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Doe moves out of range of the body kick from Kamiya.
Kamiya cracks a nice hook into Doe's ribs.
A punch combination from Doe misses.
Kamiya throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kamiya throws a right hand that Doe ducks under and follows up with a left that Doe also avoids with ease.
Doe throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kamiya.
Doe scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Doe. Kamiya does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Maki Kamiya will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Doe misses with an attempted mid kick.
Doe throws a lazy body kick
and Kamiya counters with a good, hard body kick but Doe shrugs it off.
Kamiya tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Doe was well out of range. Poor timing from Kamiya.
John Doe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kamiya lands a jab.
Doe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kamiya manages to avoid it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kamiya lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Doe has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Doe and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Doe throws a good cross that connects.
Kamiya attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kamiya fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A looping hook to the body misses from Doe. Kamiya does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kamiya wants to land a leg kick but Doe is out of range.
Doe misses with a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kamiya misses with a body kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kamiya, right into the meat.
Kamiya attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kamiya throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kamiya scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Doe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doe misses with a double jab.
Doe misses with an attempted mid kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Doe.
Doe lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kamiya takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Doe.
A left and a right from Kamiya both land. Nice combination.
Kamiya doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Doe throws a leg kick
and Kamiya counters with a stiff right hand.
Doe moves out of range of the body kick.
Maki Kamiya is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Doe takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kamiya moves away from the strike by Doe.
Kamiya misses with a double jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kamiya throws a body punch but Doe moves out of range.
Kamiya walks into a jab.
Doe motions for Kamiya to come forward. Doe throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kamiya was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Kamiya goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kamiya is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamiya slips a jab from Doe.

Kamiya moves into range and clinches up with Doe.
Kamiya blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Doe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Doe moves out of range of the body kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kamiya.
Doe throws a front kick aimed at Kamiya's knee but Kamiya avoids it well.
Doe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kamiya connects with a solid leg kick.
Kamiya jabs at Doe's body.
Doe lands with a nice combination. Kamiya backs away looking to recover.
Doe fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kamiya is out of range.
Doe misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Doe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kamiya.
Doe throws out a counter right but Kamiya avoids it with no problem.
Doe tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Doe tries to work over Kamiya's front leg with a kick but Kamiya checks it.
Doe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It looked like Kamiya was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Doe.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doe looks to land a combination but Kamiya avoids it well.
Kamiya avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Doe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kamiya on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Doe. Doe obviously looking to wear him down.
Kamiya lands a slapping body shot.
Doe throws a quick inside leg kick.
Doe throws a right and a left that Kamiya avoids nicely.
Kamiya misses with a double jab
and Doe counters with a good, hard body kick but Kamiya shrugs it off.
Kamiya lands with a hook. Doe tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Doe on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kamiya. Kamiya obviously looking to wear him down.
Kamiya scores with a nice body kick.
Doe checks a leg kick.
Doe swings for the body but Kamiya moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kamiya. Doe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Doe just misses with a punch to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Doe.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Doe throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Doe dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kamiya. That did some damage!
Kamiya looks for the body kick but Doe saw that one coming.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kamiya.
Doe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kamiya slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kamiya.
Kamiya throws a low kick but Doe avoids it.
Doe chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kamiya misses with a looping left.
Doe counters with a body kick.
Kamiya stuns Doe with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kamiya staying out of range there.
Doe checks a leg kick.
Doe throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kamiya throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nice body punch from Doe.
Kamiya steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Doe.
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 Maki Kamiya will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Kamiya tries to land a front kick but Doe steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kamiya swings for the body but Doe moves out of range.
Kamiya lands a front kick.
Doe tries to work over Kamiya's front leg with a kick but Kamiya checks it.
It looked like Kamiya was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Doe misses with a low kick.
Kamiya misses with a kick to the body.
Doe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kamiya.
Kamiya throws a push kick but Doe slaps the foot to one side.
Kamiya explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Kamiya's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kamiya duly obliges.
A cross from Kamiya lands.
Kamiya throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kamiya throws out the jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kamiya.
Doe is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kamiya rather than just go for the knockout.
Doe misses with a straight left.
Doe has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kamiya.
Doe ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Doe walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kamiya.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kamiya throws a hook to the side of Doe's head but Doe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamiya ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Doe moves away.
Doe does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Doe checks a leg kick.
Doe moves out of range as Kamiya throws a body kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kamiya.
Kamiya throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kamiya tries to land a front kick but Doe steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Doe does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Doe throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kamiya lands with a cross.
Doe connects with a right hand. Kamiya shakes it off.
Doe moves out of range of the strikes.
Doe blocks the body kick.
Kamiya moves out of range as Doe strikes.
Doe smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Doe throws a low kick but Kamiya avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doe pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Doe slips a jab and a cross from Kamiya.
Doe throws the kick towards the body but Kamiya avoids it.
Doe throws a nice inside leg kick.
Doe takes a swing at Kamiya's ribcage but misses.
Kamiya throws a nice looking combination but Doe bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Doe fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kamiya.
Doe misses the shot to the body.
Kamiya misses with a wild body shot.
Kamiya throws a body shot but no joy.
Doe has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Doe throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kamiya is looking to counter with a body kick.
Doe throws a low kick, looking for Kamiya's leg but Kamiya calmly moves out of range.
Doe misses with a low kick.
Doe dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Doe misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kamiya makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Doe really felt that one!
Doe lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Kamiya. Beautiful body shot.
Doe blocks the body kick.
Doe is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kamiya with a body shot.
Doe avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kamiya fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Doe checks it well.
Doe feints a counter leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kamiya.
Kamiya misses with a body kick.
Doe misses with a two punch combination.
Doe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Doe fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kamiya checks it well.
Kamiya is looking to clinch but Doe is avoiding it.
A nice side step and Doe releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Kamiya throws a right hand that Doe ducks under and follows up with a left that Doe also avoids with ease.
Doe now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kamiya tries to clinch up.
Doe lands a leg kick that knocks Kamiya off balance momentarily.
Kamiya throws a push kick but Doe slaps the foot to one side.
Kamiya misses with a double jab.
Doe only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Kamiya tries to clinch up but Doe circles away and keeps his distance.
Doe unleashes a big counter combination but Kamiya bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
John Doe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Maki Kamiya is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Doe - that will leave a mark!
Doe thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kamiya if he has to take too many more of those.
Doe throws a leg kick
and Kamiya counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Doe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kamiya manages to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kamiya throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Doe misses with a few strikes there.
Doe takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Doe lands with a good body shot.
Kamiya walks into a stiff left hand from Doe.
Doe throws a hook to the side of Kamiya's head but Kamiya sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kamiya throws a body shot but no joy.

Kamiya moves into the clinch.
Doe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Doe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kamiya's elbow.

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 Maki Kamiya.
Well Kamiya has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:28
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Maki Kamiya!
Maki Kamiya was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
75%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aoki Aoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Flying Flynn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aoki comes into the arena with Baka Survivor blaring out of the sound system. Aoki Aoki had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 156.1lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Aoki Aoki could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Flying Flynn's chin.

Aoki
vs
Flynn

180 cm
19
170 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

180 cm
25
155 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aoki Aoki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Flying Flynn!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Russell Pearce and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aoki misses with an uppercut. Flynn saw that one coming.
Flynn follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Aoki misses with a takedown attempt - Flynn sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Aoki tries for a takedown but Flynn sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Flynn let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Flynn moves in looking to clinch but Aoki pushes him off.
Aoki throws a poor cross that misses
and Flynn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Aoki throws a lazy right hand but Flynn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Aoki clinches with his opponent.
Aoki on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Flynn tries to pull guard but Aoki won't allow it.
Aoki goes for a takedown in the clinch but Flynn prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aoki Aoki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Aoki fails to land.
Flynn jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Aoki walks away with a smile on his face. Flynn gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Aoki Aoki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aoki throws a hook but Flynn avoids it easily.
And Flynn tries to counter it with a takedown but Aoki pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Flynn shoots for a double leg takedown but Aoki sprawls well. He's pushed Flynn's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Flynn looks for a takedown but Aoki sprawls well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Flynn fails to land the takedown.
A right-left combo lands from Flynn.
Aoki swinging wildly here.
Aoki stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Aoki wants it to stay on the feet.
Flynn dives in for a single leg takedown but Aoki sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Flynn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Flynn shoots in and drives through. Aoki sprawls well.
Flynn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Flynn tries to clinch there but Aoki circles away.
Aoki throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Flynn throws a counter combo.

Aoki gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flynn wants a takedown.
Flynn has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Aoki is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

Aoki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Flynn throws a head kick but Aoki moves out of range.
As Flynn tries to get set, Aoki tries to push him back and clinch up but Flynn manages to avoid the attempt.
Flynn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Flynn blocks a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aoki throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Flynn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Aoki wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Aoki fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Aoki changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Flynn tries to avoid it but Aoki manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Flynn to the ground. Flynn escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Flynn doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Aoki counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Aoki.
Aoki drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aoki swings wildly with an uppercut but Flynn uses good head movement to avoid it.

Aoki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Flynn moves into the clinch.

Aoki jumps guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Aoki looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Flynn is defending well. Aoki quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Flynn has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Aoki celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Aoki Aoki!
An out of breath Aoki Aoki thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
42%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Konor McGregor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Black Fury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

McGregor
vs
Fury

176 cm
26
166 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

180 cm
24
159 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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 Los Angeles, Konor McGregor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Black Fury!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Joseph Jones and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for McGregor with that takedown attempt.
Fury fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
McGregor fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Fury avoids it really well and circles away.

Fury has McGregor up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Fury pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McGregor shoots for a takedown but Fury saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Konor McGregor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McGregor looks for a takedown but Fury sprawls well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGregor tries to clinch but Fury is having none of it.
McGregor tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Fury swivels and escapes.
Fury feints the counter takedown.
Fury misses with a head kick.

Fury scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
McGregor controlling the position for now.

Fury throws a strike but McGregor manages to get a kimura sweep and he's found himself on top with the kimura half locked in! This would be a real turnaround! He's torquing it... Will Fury tap??? YES! He's tapped! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Konor McGregor!
Our winner, Konor McGregor, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
46%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Khabib Nurmagomedov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Flying Jatt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Nurmagomedov
vs
Jatt

225 cm
25
300 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

220 cm
24
290 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Likes musicals

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Khabib Nurmagomedov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Flying Jatt!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Jorge Garcia and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown attempt by Jatt or perhaps it was just good defense by Nurmagomedov, which made it look bad.

Nurmagomedov looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Jatt!
Jatt on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Jatt wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Jatt is trying to escape the position but Nurmagomedov is controlling the position.
Nurmagomedov landing a few strikes.
A lull in the action here.
Nurmagomedov has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Jatt!
Nurmagomedov controlling the position easily from mount.
Nurmagomedov seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Jatt for as long as he can get away with.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jatt is trying desperately to improve position.
Nurmagomedov controlling from mount.
Jatt manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Nurmagomedov scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Nurmagomedov performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Nurmagomedov is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov drops an elbow to the side of Jatt's head.
Nurmagomedov content to control rather than advance.
Nurmagomedov is looking to advance position but Jatt won't allow it.
Jatt on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Nurmagomedov is taking a breather. Jatt says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Nurmagomedov passes the guard and advances to mount!
Nurmagomedov sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Jatt is trying to escape the mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov with good strikes from the mount here!
The referee warns Jatt that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Nurmagomedov postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Jatt out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Nurmagomedov goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Khabib Nurmagomedov!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
37%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Meguru Takayanagi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tasha Ventura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Takayanagi
vs
Ventura

171 cm
22
154 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

175 cm
17
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Very strong

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Meguru Takayanagi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tasha Ventura!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Jonathan Paton and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takayanagi thows a body kick. Ventura tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Ventura avoids a kick to the body.
Ventura lunges at Takayanagi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Takayanagi's hand.
Ventura lands an overhand right.
Ventura on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Takayanagi walks into a straight right hand from Ventura.
Takayanagi looks to throw the jab but Ventura is out of range.
Ventura swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Takayanagi does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ventura uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

Ventura gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Takayanagi to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Takayanagi sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Takayanagi slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Takayanagi looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Ventura is avoiding damage well.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Takayanagi tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Takayanagi has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Takayanagi moves into full mount!

Takayanagi quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Takayanagi but it's paid off an Ventura is forced to tap! Nice work by Takayanagi.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Meguru Takayanagi!
Meguru Takayanagi got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
62%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between David Zavimbe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Zavimbe
vs
Williams

175 cm
25
155 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

176 cm
24
145 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Determined

AnonymouS

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, David Zavimbe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank Williams!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Lou da Vinci and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zavimbe smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

It looks like Frank Williams has been cut.
Zavimbe stuffs the takedown attempt from Williams. Williams gets slowly back to his feet.
Williams tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Zavimbe to counter with a crisp jab.

Williams is rocked!
Williams gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Zavimbe gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Williams is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). David Zavimbe!
David Zavimbe managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, AnonymouS, into his post fight interview.

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

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

Python
vs
Mousa

179 cm
25
145 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

173 cm
25
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Likes comics

Good wrestler
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Monty Python!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mahmoud Mousa!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Steve Montenegro and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mousa clinches up against the cage.
Python trying to control the position but instead, Mousa has worked for underhooks and has pushed Python into the cage.

Mousa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mousa pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mousa darts in looking for a takedown but Python gets double underhooks and turns Mousa into the cage.
Python is looking to counter with a body kick.

Mousa shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Python's guard.

Mousa got a little sloppy there for a moment and Python has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mousa has managed to get both his arms back between Python's legs - danger averted.
Python working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mousa.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Mousa has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Python to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Mousa is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Python pulls down on the head and he's put Mousa to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Monty Python!