ASTRAL.23 CHISHI PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Astro Boy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey The Lion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Boy
vs
The Lion

170 cm
24
142 lbs
6 - 7 - 1

170 cm
23
145 lbs
7 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Experienced

Good takedowns
Brawler
Determined

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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 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Astro Boy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joey The Lion!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Sano and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Lion shoots in but no luck this time.

Boy throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. The Lion was covering up waiting for the punch and Boy finishes the takedown easily into guard.

The Lion has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Boy can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

The Lion looking for a guillotine here but Boy defends easily.
Boy knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for The Lion on the ground.

Boy stands and steps away. The Lion gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Boy drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

The Lion is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Boy defends well.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Boy is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The Lion looking to control.
Boy working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of The Lion's head.

Boy stands up from The Lion's guard - Boy perhaps looking for a knockout.
The Lion with a poor takedown

and Boy counters with a takedown into side control.
The Lion looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boy lands an elbow.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Boy working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Boy scores with punches from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boy scoring with punches and elbows.
The Lion takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Boy working the ground and pound from side control.
The Lion is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The Lion takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Boy scores with punches from side control.
Boy lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Boy looks up at the clock and then as The Lion takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Boy smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Boy working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Boy lands some shots froms side control.
Boy landing strikes.
The Lion taking punishment in the form of punches.

The Lion is rocked!
Boy in side control lands a decent elbow.
The Lion is still in real trouble! Can Boy finish him?
Boy working the ground and pound.
Boy is putting a hurting on The Lion here, landing some big shots from side control.
The Lion seems to have recovered his senses.
Boy landing a few strikes.
Boy grinds an elbow into The Lion's temple.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Lion is trying to get back to his feet.
Boy lands some shots froms side control.
Boy is working The Lion over with some ground and pound from side control.
The Lion taking a bit of punishment here - Boy scoring with strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boy is putting a hurting on The Lion here, landing some big shots from side control.
Boy scores with punches from side control.
The Lion is working to avoid the ground and pound but Boy connects with a decent elbow.
Boy lands a decent elbow from side control.
Boy cracks The Lion with a big right hand but The Lion just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Boy lands a decent elbow from side control.
Boy scoring with punches and elbows.
Boy working the ground and pound.
Boy lands a few punches from side control.
Boy in side control lands a decent elbow.
The Lion takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Boy scoring with punches from side control.
Boy trying to control the position but The Lion is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boy working the head and body with strikes.
The Lion tries to strike but it doesn't land.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

The Lion is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Boy's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Boy distracts The Lion with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Boy postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Boy lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Boy lands a couple of digs.
Boy postures up and lands a big shot to The Lion's brow.
Boy lands a couple of elbows.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Boy shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. The Lion manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Boy stands up over The Lion, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

Boy got a little sloppy there for a moment and The Lion has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Boy has managed to get both his arms back between The Lion's legs - danger averted.
Boy has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Lion trying to control the position.
Boy keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of The Lion's head.

Boy avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The Lion has momentary wrist control but Boy slips an elbow through the middle.

Boy stands up and waves to The Lion to follow him.
The Lion doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Boy counters with a nice double leg into side control. The Lion won't be happy with that.
Astro Boy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joey The Lion.
Boy lands a few punches from side control.
The Lion taking a bit of punishment here - Boy scoring with strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boy is putting a hurting on The Lion here, landing some big shots from side control.
You can see the frustration on The Lion's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Boy scores with a couple of short elbows.
The Lion is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Boy shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in The Lion's guard.
Boy is working The Lion over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

Boy gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Astro Boy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Boy throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. The Lion was covering up waiting for the punch and Boy finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Boy scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Boy content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Boy works over The Lion with some ground and pound from guard.
Boy stands up over The Lion, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The Lion throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Boy wants to control from the top but The Lion keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boy postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Boy lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Astro Boy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Boy throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. The Lion was covering up waiting for the punch and Boy finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Boy is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

The Lion working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Boy doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Boy manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Boy stands up over The Lion, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Boy is in close to The Lion's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Boy distracts The Lion with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Boy wants to control from the top but The Lion keeps moving.
Boy landing with the ground and pound.
Boy working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of The Lion's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Boy drives through with a takedown into guard.
Boy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that The Lion can do to turn this around?
The Lion is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Boy makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Boy landing with the ground and pound.
Boy scoring with punches to the head and body.

The Lion is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Boy lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Boy is in close to The Lion's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Boy postures up and lands a big shot to The Lion's brow.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Boy drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

Boy gets to his feet - The Lion follows without any prompting.
Astro Boy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Boy scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Boy working the body and head with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boy scores with a couple of short elbows.
Boy creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Boy working the head with strikes.
Boy is chipping away with strikes.
Boy lands some shots froms side control.

Boy has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

Boy feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Boy working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of The Lion's head.
Boy landing some decent shots from guard.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Joey The Lion!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
86%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Uriel Angel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaori Masuyo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Uriel Angel has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Angel
vs
Masuyo

185 cm
22
175 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

189 cm
20
180 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Uriel Angel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kaori Masuyo!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masuyo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Angel but Angel pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Angel clinches.
Angel gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Masuyo.

Angel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Angel looks for the body kick but Masuyo saw that one coming.
Masuyo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Masuyo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Angel is fending him off so far but Masuyo persists. Nope, Angel circles away and we're back to standing.
Uriel Angel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kaori Masuyo.
Masuyo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Masuyo.
Masuyo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Angel's waist but Angel gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Masuyo off to one side.
Angel cracks Masuyo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.

Angel shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Masuyo napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Masuyo looks gassed!
Angel controls the position.
Angel has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Angel takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
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 one minute gone in the round.
Angel's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Masuyo working to try and regain half guard.
Angel tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's two 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.
Masuyo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Angel controlling the pace for now.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Uriel Angel just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Angel shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Masuyo sprawls well. Masuyo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Angel gets slowly back to his feet.
Angel connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Masuyo fails with the takedown.
Masuyo takes one to the chin there.

Angel closes the distance and clinches.

Angel breaks the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Angel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Masuyo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Masuyo shoots and misses

and Angel counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Angel.
Masuyo can't get the takedown.
Angel tries to pull guard but Masuyo holds him up against the ropes and eventually Angel drops back down to his feet.

Angel breaks the clinch.
Masuyo wants to clinch
letting Angel counter with a right hand.

Angel moves into the clinch.
Angel tries to pull guard but Masuyo won't allow it.

Angel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Masuyo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Angel moves away.
Kaori Masuyo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Masuyo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Angel counters with a thumping low kick.
Angel scores with a jab to the head.
Angel connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A good leg kick by Angel.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Angel darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Angel gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Angel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Angel lands a right hook to the body.

Angel clinches.
Masuyo takes an elbow to the temple.
Masuyo is looking to break free of the clinch but Angel has double underhooks.

Angel breaks the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Angel drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Masuyo throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Uriel Angel dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Angel takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Masuyo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Angel closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Angel has had enough of the clinch but Masuyo keeps him there for the moment.

Angel manages to pull guard.
Angel is looking to stand up but Masuyo isn't so interested in that idea.
Angel seems keen to control Masuyo's posture.
Masuyo trying to control but Angel is working from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Angel 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.
Angel on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Angel tries to get out of the position.
Masuyo is breathing heavily.
Masuyo keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Angel's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Masuyo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Masuyo prevents Angel from getting back to his feet.
Angel controls Masuyo momentarily but Masuyo frees himself.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Masuyo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Masuyo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Angel holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Angel tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Masuyo has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Angel is trying to keep an underhook but Masuyo manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Angel is trying to stand back up but Masuyo is controlling him
Angel is looking to control Masuyo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Angel avoid being mounted?

Angel has one foot on Masuyo's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Masuyo with a poor takedown

and Angel counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Angel controlling from the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Angel decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Masuyo, up you get!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Angel blocks a jab.
Masuyo throws a lazy body kick
and Angel counters with a leg kick.

Angel clinches up against the ropes.

Angel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A solid body kick from Angel.

Angel shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Angel not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Angel has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masuyo is looking to stand up but Angel isn't so interested in that idea.
Angel stopping the sweep attempt from Masuyo.

Angel decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Masuyo, up you get!

Angel closes the distance and pushes Masuyo back into the ropes.
Nice elbow from Angel.

Angel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Masuyo shoots and misses
and Angel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Uriel Angel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kaori Masuyo.
Angel throws a series of strikes that have Masuyo backpedaling.
Angel fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Masuyo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masuyo throws a head kick that misses
and Angel counters with a stiff right hand.

Angel instigates a clinch.

Angel manages to break the clinch.

Angel decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Masuyo is looking to control Angel's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Masuyo avoid being mounted?
Angel prevents Masuyo from improving his position.
Masuyo is looking to escape.
Angel missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Masuyo has one foot on Angel's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Angel throws a series of punches but Masuyo avoids them all with ease.
Masuyo misses with a takedown attempt

and Angel counters by clinching up.
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!

Angel breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Uriel Angel dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Masuyo misses the jab.

Angel gets in close and instigates a clinch.

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

Angel decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Uriel Angel overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The fighters are battling for position here. Masuyo manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Masuyo looking for a sweep. Not yet Masuyo, not yet.
Angel sitting in guard here, content to control.

Angel stands up and waves to Masuyo to follow him.
Masuyo looks to land a right hand but Angel moved out of range.
Masuyo has a takedown stuffed.
Masuyo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Angel lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Angel lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Angel throws a one two combo.

Angel darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Angel is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Angel sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masuyo is in all sorts of trouble here.
Angel looking to control and managing it successfully.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Angel avoids the attempt from Masuyo to control.
Angel sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Uriel Angel just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Masuyo tries for a takedown but Angel circles away easily

and Angel counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Masuyo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Uriel Angel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kaori Masuyo.
Masuyo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Angel walks away with a smile on his face. Masuyo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Angel pushes Masuyo up against the ropes in a clinch.
Angel with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Masuyo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Uriel Angel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Angel rushes Masuyo and presses him up against the ropes.
Kaori Masuyo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Angel lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Angel tries to break free but Masuyo pushes him back against the ropes.
Masuyo is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Angel keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Masuyo's efforts to push away.

Angel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Angel throws a one two combo.
Angel feints and then cracks Masuyo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Masuyo down.

Angel closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.

Angel manages to break the clinch.
Masuyo misses with a takedown attempt

and Angel counters with a nice double leg into side control. Masuyo won't be happy with that.
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!

Angel has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

Angel scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Angel is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Uriel Angel is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

And that's the end of the fight!
Uriel Angel showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Angel has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:25
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:25
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Uriel Angel!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
73%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ru Born (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dong Chim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dong Chim has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Born
vs
Chim

181 cm
23
260 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

190 cm
21
250 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ru Born!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dong Chim!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Chim has closed the distance and engaged Born in a clinch.
Born looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Born can't get the takedown.
Born tries to pull guard but Chim holds him up against the ropes and eventually Born drops back down to his feet.
Born fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ru Born. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chim gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Born.

Chim works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Chim forces his way into half guard.
Chim trying to control the action but Born is working from the bottom.
Chim is looking to advance position but Born won't allow it.

Chim seems to be looking for submissions.
Born knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Chim on the ground.
Born is staying active underneath Chim, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Born wants to get back to his feet.

Chim seems to be looking for submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chim is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Chim sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Born defending well though.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Chim working the head and body with strikes.
Born is trying to stand.
Born is in trouble now - Chim has advanced to mount!
Chim is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Chim punishing his opponent with strikes.

Chim is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Born can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Chim cracks Born with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Born tries to control Chim's body but Chim pushes him off. Born squirms to his side and now Chim has his back!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Chim has his arm under Born's chin here. Game over son! Chim squeezes tightly and Born is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Dong Chim!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
74%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Akio Atarashii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hidetoshi Nakata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Atarashii
vs
Nakata

180 cm
19
183 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

178 cm
24
182 lbs
7 - 4 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Akio Atarashii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Hidetoshi Nakata!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Atarashii misses with a double jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Atarashii connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Atarashii scores with a jab. Nakata acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Atarashii lands a nice shot that snaps Nakata's head back.
Atarashii lands with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nakata tries to clinch but Atarashii is having none of it.
A left lands for Atarashii.
A shot to de liver by Atarashii. Beautiful body shot.
Atarashii digs a good hook to Nakata's body.
Atarashii cracks Nakata with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Atarashii! Nakata is backing up but he can't get away as Atarashii lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Nakata and ends the fight. Great knockout.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Akio Atarashii!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Awekome Doji (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Flores (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Doji
vs
Flores

191 cm
26
274 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

192 cm
27
263 lbs
11 - 9 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Awekome Doji!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gabriel Flores!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yuuki Gou and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flores stuffs the takedown attempt from Doji. Doji gets slowly back to his feet.
Flores lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

It looks like Awekome Doji has been cut.

Flores pushes Doji up against the ropes in a clinch.
Doji is working for takedown but Flores is calmly controlling the position for now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Doji working hard to break the clinch.

Flores gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Doji regains guard.
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.
Flores works over Doji with some ground and pound from guard.
Doji keeping moving, preventing Flores from controlling successfully.
Flores is working Doji over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Doji is trying to keep Flores in close.
Flores trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Flores passes Doji's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Flores tries to pass the half guard into mount. Doji knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Doji wants to improve his position but Flores is controlling well.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Flores is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Doji gets back to full guard.
Doji can't keep his opponent in guard - Flores advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Doji makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Doji.
Flores postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Flores forces his way into half guard.
Flores trying to control the action but Doji is working from the bottom.
Doji wants to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doji trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Flores lands strikes from half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Doji is staying active underneath Flores, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Flores seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Doji is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Gabriel Flores!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
79%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yamapi Chan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryo Sunabe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chan comes to the ring accompanied by Ikenai Tayou. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Chan
vs
Sunabe

171 cm
22
163 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

183 cm
22
154 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Good knees
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yamapi Chan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryo Sunabe!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sunabe throws a series of punches but Chan moves out of range.
Sunabe takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

It looks like Ryo Sunabe has been cut.
Sunabe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Sunabe gets caught flat footed, as Chan shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Chan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Chan works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Chan wants to free his trapped foot but Sunabe is holding on for dear life with his legs.

Chan is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Sunabe defends it well.
Chan trying to pass the guard but Sunabe defending well.
Chan moves nicely into side control.

Chan is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Sunabe knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Chan looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Chan looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Chan misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.

Chan thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sunabe parries the strikes from Chan easily there. Chan is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Sunabe to escape.

Chan is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Sunabe knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Sunabe is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

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

Chan is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Sunabe is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Chan tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Chan looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Sunabe is avoiding damage well.
Sunabe struggling a bit here.
Sunabe stops Chan from passing to mount.
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.

Chan tries for a kimura but Sunabe is defending well.
Chan throwing shots but missing, from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Sunabe is looking to reverse the position.
Chan tries to score with some ground and pound. Sunabe controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.

Chan thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Chan tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Sunabe is looking for a sweep.
Chan moves into full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yamapi Chan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ryo Sunabe's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Sunabe avoids the head kick by Chan.
Sunabe avoids the head kick by Chan.
Chan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sunabe tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chan shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sunabe defends it nicely.
Sunabe on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Chan scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Chan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sunabe swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yamapi Chan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sunabe.
Chan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sunabe tries to clinch there but Chan circles away.
Sunabe fails to land with a series of punches.

Sunabe closes the distance and pushes Chan back into the ropes.
Chan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Chan tries for a takedown. No joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan tries a body shot but Sunabe blocks it.
Chan tries to land knees in the clinch but Sunabe avoids the damage to the body.
Sunabe trying to stall but Chan improves his position.
Chan goes for a takedown attempt but Sunabe pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Sunabe doesn't manage to clinch there - Chan circles away.

Sunabe rushes Chan and presses him up against the ropes.
Chan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chan fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Sunabe wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Chan fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Chan fails to pull guard.
Sunabe scores with a shoulder strike.
Chan keeps control of Sunabe as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sunabe wants to get back to striking at distance but Chan won't allow it.
Sunabe tries for a takedown but Chan manages to get underhooks.
Chan is trying to drag Sunabe to the mat but Sunabe just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Sunabe has Chan pressed against the ropes, preventing Chan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chan working hard to break the clinch.
Chan tries to pull guard but Sunabe won't allow it.
Chan jumps guard but Sunabe stands there with Chan around his waist. Chan gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Chan prevents a takedown attempt there.
Chan looking to slow down the pace here.

Chan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sunabe stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sunabe wants it to stay on the feet.
Sunabe shoots in but Chan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Chan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A nice combination there by Chan.

Sunabe darts in and clinches Chan up against the ropes.
Sunabe softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Chan gets underhooks to prevent Sunabe's takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chan fails to pull guard.
Good body shot from Chan.
Chan lands an elbow inside that Sunabe shrugs off.
Sunabe's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Chan pulls Sunabe into guard.

Chan has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Sunabe should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Chan has tightened it up now! Sunabe should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Yamapi Chan!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
36%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tatsuya Kimura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kimura's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Inner Light by Shocking Lemon. Martin comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Freude schöner Götter Funken kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Kimura
vs
Martin

190 cm
23
196 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

190 cm
21
205 lbs
7 - 9 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Bushido Clothing

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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tatsuya Kimura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Peter Martin!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Ren Mimura and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martin dives in and grabs Kimura's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kimura pushes down on Martin's head and hops out.

Kimura gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kimura stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kimura digs a right hand into Martin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Martin's gas tank.
Kimura throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Martins head.
A short body shot lands from Kimura as the two fighters clinch.
Martin looks gassed!

Kimura has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Martin is trying to keep an underhook but Kimura manages to get the takedown into half guard.
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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kimura wants to take a breather but Martin is having none of it.
Martin moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Kimura not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Kimura advances position into side control!
Kimura wants to control but Martin is keeping him busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kimura gets to mount! Martin was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
A nice elbow there by Kimura.
A nice elbow there by Kimura.
Kimura trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Martin tries to hold on but Kimura pushes him away.
Kimura scoring with strikes but Martin is staying in there.
Kimura lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Martin hang on?
Kimura 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.
Martin is desperately trying to improve his position but Kimura has a good base and remains in mount.
Kimura wants to control the pace but Martin is squirming around nicely.
Kimura dominating with strikes here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kimura putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Kimura punishing his opponent with strikes.
Martin tries to lock up and control but Kimura gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Kimura tries to control but Martin wriggling away.
Martin keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Kimura lands a heavy elbow.
A nice elbow there by Kimura.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Martin can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kimura postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Martin looks a forlorn figure.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Martin is trying desperately to improve position.
Martin is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kimura controlling his opponent.
Kimura has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Kimura wants to control the pace but Martin is squirming around nicely.
Kimura postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Martin looks a forlorn figure.
Kimura landing strikes from the mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin gets back to half guard.
Kimura content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Kimura wants to lay and pray for a moment but Martin keeps working.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Tatsuya Kimura just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Martin takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

Kimura drives through and clinches with Martin against the ropes.
Good body shot from Kimura.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kimura scores a nice knee to the body.
Kimura lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kimura lands a shot to the body.

Kimura has hold of one of Martin's legs. Martin is fighting the takedown attempt but Kimura gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Martin is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kimura defends well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Kimura scores with a spinning back kick!
Kimura looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kimura throws a front kick that sends Martin stumbling back into the ropes.
Kimura connects with a body shot.

Martin shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Kimura manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Kimura is adopting a defensive guard.

Martin drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Kimura manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Martin has Kimura in his guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kimura sitting in guard here, content to control.
Martin is breathing heavily.
Kimura trying to control the position from guard on top but Martin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kimura pushing down on Martin's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Kimura moves into side control, avoiding the strikes from Martin.
Kimura wants to lay and pray for a moment but Martin keeps working.

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.
Martin is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Kimura's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Kimura is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kimura wants to take a breather but Martin is having none of it.
Kimura slips a nice elbow through Martin's hands, connecting with Martin's forehead.
Kimura moves nicely into side control.
Martin is trying to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kimura in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Martin can't do much from the bottom here.
Kimura in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Kimura tries to advance to mount but Martin denies him.
Kimura is looking to take a break and control but Martin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tatsuya Kimura overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Martin takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Martin is trying to improve his position.
Martin struggling a bit here.
Martin is not content to let Kimura control the position.
A lull in the action here.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Tatsuya Kimura just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Good exchange - Kimura coming out on top.
Martin shoots in for a takedown but Kimura shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tatsuya Kimura dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Kimura gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kimura lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Kimura lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Peter Martin has been cut.
Kimura is leaning against Martin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kimura stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kimura crunches a lovely knee into Martin's ribcage.
Kimura presses Martin against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kimura working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kimura landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kimura unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kimura lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
A body shot lands from Kimura.
A hook to the body from Kimura.
Kimura crunches a lovely knee into Martin's ribcage.
Kimura putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Martin in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A right handed body shot lands from Kimura.
Nice body punch from Kimura - that landed with a thud.
Kimura digs a right hand into Martin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Martin's gas tank.
Kimura lands a nice shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Kimura.
Kimura scores with a hook to the body.
Kimura scores with a hook to the body.
Kimura lands with a short shot to the head.
Kimura crunches a lovely knee into Martin's ribcage.
Kimura using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kimura.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kimura obliges.
A hook to the body from Kimura.
Kimura is working Martin over against the ropes.
Kimura crunches a lovely knee into Martin's ribcage.
A hook to the body from Kimura.
Kimura scores with a hook to the body.
Kimura lands an elbow that stopped Martin in his tracks for a moment.
Kimura landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kimura pushes Martin back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kimura tries a body shot but Martin blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kimura can't find room to land a body shot as Martin controls the action.
Martin is pushing Kimura up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kimura misses with a punch to the body.
Kimura lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
A nice left hand lands by Kimura.
Martin changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kimura fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Peter Martin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kimura ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

Kimura has Martin up against the ropes in a clinch.
Tatsuya Kimura has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A hook to the body from Kimura.
A short right from Kimura.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kimura lands a left hand that snaps the head of Martin backwards.
Kimura scores with a shot to the side of Martin's head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kimura lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kimura is working Martin over against the ropes.
Kimura working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kimura scores a nice knee to the body.
Kimura lands a body shot.
Kimura throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A right handed body shot lands from Kimura.
Kimura works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kimura landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kimura digs a right hand underneath Martin's ribcage. Martin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short body shot lands from Kimura as the two fighters clinch.

Kimura gets control of Martin's arms and successfully pulls guard. Kimura will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Kimura preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin wants to stand and escape but instead Kimura has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Martin keeping moving, preventing Kimura from controlling successfully.
Kimura won't allow Martin to sweep him here.
Martin keeping moving, preventing Kimura from controlling successfully.
Kimura sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Peter Martin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Martin throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tatsuya Kimura showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kimura has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:25
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:25
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tatsuya Kimura!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
74%

Undercard bout

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

Jacobsen
vs
Satoru

185 cm
21
185 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

180 cm
24
197 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
Experienced

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

MaliceStar Clothing {$7 Specials}

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 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Simon Jacobsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoshida Satoru!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jacobsen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Satoru changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jacobsen tries to avoid it but Satoru manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jacobsen to the ground. Jacobsen escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Satoru gets the takedown into side control.

Satoru is trying to get an arm triangle but Jacobsen is defending well.
Jacobsen is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Satoru off and has taken his back!
Will Jacobsen go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Jacobsen has the hooks in. Satoru is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Jacobsen is trying to stick to Satoru's back but Satoru is turning into Jacobsen. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Jacobsen's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Satoru.
Jacobsen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Satoru sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Jacobsen's guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Jacobsen is looking to improve his position.
Satoru is thwarting Jacobsen's attempts to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobsen wants to get back to full guard.

Jacobsen is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Satoru pulls his head out easily.
Satoru is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Jacobsen!
Satoru seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Jacobsen is holding on tight.
Jacobsen is looking to get to half guard.
Jacobsen is trying to reverse the position but instead Satoru has taken his back - oops!

Satoru looking for the RNC.

Satoru is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Jacobsen has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Satoru is not going to allow Jacobsen to sit and survive in this position.

Satoru is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Jacobsen can't escape the position.

Jacobsen defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Jacobsen tries to roll but Satoru sticks to his back.

Satoru working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Satoru looking for the choke but no joy.
Satoru looks gassed!
Jacobsen looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.

Jacobsen defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Satoru's arms.

Satoru patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Satoru is trying to stick to Jacobsen's back but Jacobsen is turning into Satoru. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Satoru's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Jacobsen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jacobsen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Satoru swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jacobsen trying to control but Satoru is working from the bottom.

Satoru has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jacobsen can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Satoru keeping moving, preventing Jacobsen from controlling successfully.

Satoru has his foot on Jacobsen's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jacobsen works his way back into a safe position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yoshida Satoru dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Satoru misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jacobsen.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jacobsen 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 Satoru has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Satoru and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Satoru shoots and misses
and Jacobsen counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Jacobsen throws a nice looking combination but Satoru bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Satoru swinging wildly here.

Satoru scores a takedown into full mount!
Jacobsen swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Jacobsen tries to lock up and control but Satoru gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

Satoru swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Jacobsen is now in Satoru's guard. A big mistake from Satoru there, giving up the dominant position!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobsen passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Satoru is breathing heavily.
Satoru tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Jacobsen wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
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.
Jacobsen takes a little break here. Satoru wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.

Jacobsen thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Jacobsen throws an elbow but Satoru slips to the side and avoids it well.

That's two 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.

Jacobsen goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Satoru rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Jacobsen's guard! Nice work there by Satoru!
Jacobsen keeping moving, preventing Satoru from controlling successfully.
Jacobsen striking off his back but it's not causing Satoru any problems.
Jacobsen wants to sweep but no luck.
Satoru passes into half guard.
Satoru seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jacobsen does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Satoru wants to work for an arm triangle but Jacobsen is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Satoru is trying to control. Jacobsen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacobsen is looking to improve his position.
Satoru passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Jacobsen!
Jacobsen keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Jacobsen tries to lock up and control but Satoru gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

Satoru looking for a guillotine from mount but Jacobsen is having none of it.
Jacobsen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jacobsen bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jacobsen won't allow Satoru to sweep him here.
Jacobsen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Satoru works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Satoru is looking to sweep but instead, Jacobsen has passed into half guard.
Jacobsen trying to control from half guard but Satoru is working away.
Satoru is trying to get back to full guard.
Jacobsen is looking to take a break and control but Satoru is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Satoru actively working from the bottom here.
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 Simon Jacobsen will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Jacobsen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Satoru connects with a jab.
Satoru with a poor takedown
and Jacobsen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jacobsen. Satoru does a little dance to reset his feet.
A swing and a miss from Jacobsen.

Satoru scores a takedown into full mount!
Satoru prevents Jacobsen from getting the reversal.

Satoru jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Jacobsen manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Jacobsen manages to work his way to half guard, despite Satoru's best efforts.
Jacobsen makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Jacobsen.
Satoru takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Satoru preventing the sweep.
Jacobsen working a defensive guard here.
Satoru trying to control but Jacobsen is working from the bottom.

Jacobsen is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Satoru won't allow Jacobsen to sweep him here.
Jacobsen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Satoru pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jacobsen is keeping the position for now.

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

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.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jacobsen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Satoru sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yoshida Satoru is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Satoru gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Jacobsen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Satoru moves out of range of the body kick.
A clash of legs there as Satoru blocks the low kick.
Jacobsen misses with a wild body shot.
Jacobsen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Satoru was well out of range. Poor timing from Jacobsen.
Yoshida Satoru seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Satoru jabs Jacobsen right on the nose. Jacobsen blinks but takes it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Satoru with a poor takedown

and Jacobsen counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Simon Jacobsen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yoshida Satoru.
Satoru tries to pull guard but Jacobsen won't allow it.
Satoru blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jacobsen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Satoru tries for a takedown. No joy.
Jacobsen misses with the head strike.
Satoru has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Jacobsen is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Satoru jumps guard but Jacobsen stands there with Satoru around his waist. Satoru gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Satoru is working for takedown but Jacobsen is calmly controlling the position for now.
Jacobsen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Satoru.
Jacobsen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jacobsen scores with a knee to the head.
Jacobsen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jacobsen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Satoru is defending well for now.
Satoru tries to pull guard but Jacobsen won't allow it.
Jacobsen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Satoru lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jacobsen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Satoru is defending well for now.
Jacobsen stops a takedown attempt from Satoru.
Jacobsen can't find room to land a body shot as Satoru controls the action.
Jacobsen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Satoru wants a takedown but no success here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Satoru prevents a body shot from Jacobsen.
Jacobsen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Satoru ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Satoru no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Jacobsen is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Satoru is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Satoru keeping moving, preventing Jacobsen from controlling successfully.
Jacobsen is really struggling to control Satoru but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Satoru not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
Simon Jacobsen showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jacobsen 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Simon Jacobsen!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
37%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tiagong Akyat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daisaku Ikeda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Akyat comes to the ring accompanied by Crank That. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Akyat
vs
Ikeda

181 cm
23
185 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

189 cm
22
192 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

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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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tiagong Akyat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Daisaku Ikeda!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akyat on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nice cross by Ikeda.
Ikeda scores with the left hand. Akyat knows he should have avoided that one.
Ikeda scores with a jab to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ikeda lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Akyat takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Akyat takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ikeda throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ikeda. Akyat does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ikeda throws a series of punches but Akyat moves out of range.
Akyat showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ikeda.
A jab from Ikeda misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Akyat closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Akyat lands in his opponent's guard.
Akyat is pushing down on Ikeda's leg trying to pass to half guard. Ikeda is fighting to maintain full guard but Akyat has managed to sneak the leg through.

Akyat has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Ikeda defend it? Akyat steps over the head and cranks it - Ikeda is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Akyat!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tiagong Akyat!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
79%

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cain Laborina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Naruto Uzamaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Laborina
vs
Uzamaki

176 cm
21
185 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

184 cm
20
182 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cain Laborina!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Naruto Uzamaki!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uzamaki keeps Laborina at a distance using the push kick.
Uzamaki avoids a kick to the body.
Laborina throws a shot from downtown. Uzamaki moves away and avoids it.
Uzamaki throws a quick inside leg kick.
Laborina is looking to clinch.
Laborina fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Uzamaki checks it well.
Laborina throws a nice inside leg kick.
Uzamaki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Laborina shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Uzamaki lands a two punch combo.
Laborina connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Laborina crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Uzamaki - the referee stops the clock and Laborina gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Uzamaki. Laborina manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Uzamaki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Laborina.
Laborina avoids the head kick by Uzamaki.
Laborina throws a lazy body kick
and Uzamaki counters with a straight right hand.

Laborina is rocked!
Uzamaki drops Laborina with a naaaaasty hook - Laborina is in real trouble here! Uzamaki dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Naruto Uzamaki!
Naruto Uzamaki is the new welterweight champion!