RFC Showdown in Tokyo 10 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus St Stone (ranked 6867 p4p, 171 weight class) and Ari Baba (ranked 23803 p4p, 182 weight class). Ari Baba has the eye of the tiger tonight.

St Stone
vs
Baba

196 cm
19
282 lbs
3 - 6 - 0

225 cm
21
300 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Determined

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 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcus St Stone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ari Baba!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baba throws a wild body kick that St Stone sees coming a mile off.
St Stone doesn't manage to clinch there - Baba circles away.
Baba lands with a nice combination. St Stone backs away looking to recover.

It looks like Marcus St Stone has been cut.
Baba connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed St Stone momentarily.
Baba misses with a hook. St Stone ducked under it nicely.
Baba keeps the fight on the outside.
St Stone moves to clinch but Baba breaks away
enabling Baba to counter with a crisp jab.

St Stone is rocked!
St Stone leaves his chin hanging out and Baba seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! St Stone crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ari Baba!

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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sherlock Holmes (ranked 7285 p4p, 470 weight class) and Meldrick Taylor (ranked 3570 p4p, 365 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Holmes
vs
Taylor

175 cm
22
170 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

185 cm
20
175 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sherlock Holmes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Meldrick Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Hirohito Nitta and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab from Taylor.

It looks like Sherlock Holmes has been cut.
Holmes misses with a low kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Holmes 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 Taylor has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Taylor and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Taylor fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Taylor throws a right and a left that Holmes avoids nicely.
Nice straight punches there by Taylor. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Taylor.

Holmes has taken the fight to the clinch.
Taylor lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Taylor stalls.
Holmes misses with a punch to the body.
Holmes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Taylor lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Holmes is trying to push Taylor away but Taylor has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Taylor swings wildly with an uppercut but Holmes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Taylor lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Taylor stalling the fight.
Taylor is leaning against Holmes and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Taylor blocks a body shot from Holmes.
Taylor working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The referee calls for Taylor to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Taylor.
Taylor softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Taylor lands an uppercut.
Taylor lands a shoulder strike.
A short right from Taylor on the inside.
Holmes misses with an elbow strike.
Nice body punch from Taylor.
Holmes tries to land knees in the clinch but Taylor avoids the damage to the body.
Taylor pushes Holmes back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Taylor cracks Holmes with a nice body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Taylor.
Taylor lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taylor lands with a right to the head.
Taylor lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Holmes backwards.
Taylor blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Taylor throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Holmes is breathing heavily.
Good body shot from Taylor.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Taylor.
Taylor lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Taylor managing to block the knees to the body from Holmes.
Taylor lands a right hand.
Taylor lands a body shot in the clinch.
Taylor lands a left hand.
Holmes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Taylor digs a right hand into Holmes's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Holmes's gas tank.
A short uppercut from Taylor.
Taylor lands a body shot.
Taylor lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Holmes backwards.
Taylor working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Taylor lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Holmes backwards.
A shot in the inside from Taylor.

Holmes is rocked!
Taylor leaning against his opponent.
Holmes tries to land knees in the clinch but Taylor avoids the damage to the body.
Holmes is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Taylor softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Taylor.
Holmes is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Taylor is keeping busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor lands a right hand.
Taylor dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Taylor throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Holmess head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Taylor creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Taylor pushes Holmes back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Holmes has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Taylor lands a body shot in the clinch.
Taylor leaning his opponent against the cage.
Taylor scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice left hand lands by Taylor.
Taylor lands a shoulder strike.
A short right from Taylor.
Taylor on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
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!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Taylor.
A short left from Taylor.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Taylor.
Oh Holmes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Taylor lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Holmes seems to have got his legs back now.
Holmes misses with an elbow over the top.
Taylor cracks Holmes with a nice body shot.
Taylor lands a hook that snaps the head of Holmes backwards.
A short uppercut from Taylor.
Taylor is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Taylor works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Taylor.
Taylor lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Holmes backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Taylor.
Taylor throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Holmess head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Taylor is struggling to control the position.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Taylor working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Meldrick Taylor dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sherlock Holmes's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Holmes takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Taylor lands a body shot.
Holmes gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Taylor gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Holmes 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 0:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Meldrick Taylor!

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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
75%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Enrique Christensen (ranked 6660 p4p, 475 weight class) and All Rounder Rounder (ranked 23981 p4p, 494 weight class). All Rounder Rounder will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Christensen
vs
All Rounder Rounder

182 cm
26
212 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

210 cm
19
190 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Enrique Christensen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, All Rounder Rounder!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yukihiro Shimada and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rounder tries to sprawl but Christensen drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Christensen is nestled in close to Rounder, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Christensen is nestled in close to Rounder, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Rounder is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Rounder has hold of Christensen's hands but Christensen slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Christensen takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Christensen prevents Rounder from standing back up.
Rounder trying to control here.

Christensen is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Rounder doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Christensen.
Christensen seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Christensen working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Christensen 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.
Christensen working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Christensen prevents Rounder from improving his position.
Christensen stalling.
Christensen winds up and cracks Rounder with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Christensen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Christensen working the head and body with strikes.
Christensen working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Christensen wants to work for an arm triangle but Rounder is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Rounder is trying to get back to full guard.

Christensen seems to be looking for submissions.
Rounder really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Christensen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rounder has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Christensen is working away from the top position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Christensen.
Christensen working the head and body with strikes.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Christensen connects with a nice short shot to Rounder's temple.
Christensen lands strikes from half guard.
Rounder is trying to stand up here but Christensen is controlling him well.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Christensen in particular looking to stall.
Ground and pound from Christensen.
Rounder on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Christensen scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christensen content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Christensen lands a nice short elbow.
Christensen is nestled in close to Rounder, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Rounder is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Christensen scores with a couple of nice shots.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Christensen connects with a nice short shot to Rounder's temple.
Christensen winds up and cracks Rounder with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Christensen prevents Rounder from standing back up.
Christensen lands strikes from half guard.

Rounder is rocked!

Christensen is looking for a kimura but Rounder is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Christensen to get the leverage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Christensen scores with a takedown into Rounder's guard.
Christensen sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Rounder tries to strike from the bottom.
Christensen keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rounder's head.
Rounder striking off his back but it's not causing Christensen any problems.
Enrique Christensen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rounder tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Christensen looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Christensen connects with a couple of short punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Christensen scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

Rounder working for submissions but it's allowed Christensen to get to half guard.
Christensen content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Christensen seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Rounder for as long as he can get away with.
Christensen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rounder can do to turn this around?
Christensen drops an elbow to the side of Rounder's head.

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.
Christensen takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Rounder pushes Christensen off looking to stand but Christensen dives back in and keeps control.
Rounder trying to control here.
Rounder taking some punishment here, with Christensen in his half guard.
Christensen is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Rounder is trying to get back to full guard.

Christensen is working for a submission of some sort.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rounder taking some punishment here, with Christensen in his half guard.
Christensen lands strikes from half guard.
Christensen lands strikes from half guard.

Christensen looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Rounder looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Rounder is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Rounder taking some punishment here, with Christensen in his half guard.
Rounder has hold of Christensen's hands but Christensen slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Christensen is thwarting Rounder's attempts to control the position.
Christensen lands strikes from half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Christensen is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Christensen lands with a punch from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Christensen gets the takedown into side control.

Rounder throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Rounder is still on wobbly legs! Can Christensen finish him?

Rounder feints and as Christensen raises his hands in defense, Rounder changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rounder preventing the sweep.
Rounder wants to control from the top but Christensen keeps moving.
Rounder seems to have recovered his senses.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Christensen controlling the position.
Rounder trying to stand up but can't free himself from Christensen's guard.

Christensen is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Christensen seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Rounder looking to pass the guard.
Rounder takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rounder is looking to stand up but Christensen won't let him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Rounder stops Christensen from standing up.

Christensen is looking for a triangle here but Rounder uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Christensen sneaks back into half guard.
Christensen is trying to maintain the position but Rounder is very close to passing his half guard.
Christensen moves into full guard.
Christensen could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rounder wants to pass the guard but Christensen is keeping the position.
Christensen 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.

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

Christensen has his feet on Rounder's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Christensen shoots in looking for a takedown. Rounder tries to sprawl out of it but Christensen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rounder manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Christensen shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Rounder is looking to escape.
All Rounder Rounder has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Enrique Christensen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Christensen with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Enrique Christensen.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Christensen, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:25
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Enrique Christensen!
Enrique Christensen decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
The defeated All Rounder Rounder had this to say: 'one another fight'.

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energy
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hype
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pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
29%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kasey McRobbie (ranked 2911 p4p, 337 weight class) and Cochise Harris (ranked 3013 p4p, 348 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

McRobbie
vs
Harris

185 cm
20
215 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

187 cm
20
220 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kasey McRobbie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cochise Harris!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Taro Takaoka and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A punch combination from Harris misses.
McRobbie swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
McRobbie throws a hook but Harris avoids it easily.
McRobbie has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from McRobbie there as he acknowledges the shot.
Harris keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McRobbie throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Harris.
McRobbie gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Harris.
Harris lands a head shot.
Harris scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Harris gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cochise Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!

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

It looks like Kasey McRobbie has been cut.
Harris lands a straight punch to the body, keeping McRobbie at a distance.
Harris connects with a body shot.

Oooooh!!! Harris has knocked McRobbie down with a huge combo! Harris steps away and waves a wobbly McRobbie back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Harris clobbers McRobbie with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

McRobbie is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
McRobbie walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Harris swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Cochise Harris!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Seung Woo Kim (ranked 3730 p4p, 391 weight class) and Third Eye (ranked 4243 p4p, 427 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Woo Kim
vs
Eye

178 cm
26
156 lbs
5 - 10 - 0

180 cm
20
156 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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 5 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Seung Woo Kim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Third Eye!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kim closes the distance and clinches up with Eye, looking for a takedown. Kim pushes Eye against the cage but Eye circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kim fails to land the takedown.
Eye raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Jab, jab by Eye - just one landing.
Eye chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kim closes the distance looking to clinch
and Eye counters with a good low kick that Kim was not able to check.
Kim fails with the takedown
and Eye cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Seung Woo Kim. 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 jab from Eye does it's job there.
Kim tries to close the distance and clinch but Eye swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kim with a poor takedown
and Eye makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kim darts in trying to clinch
and Eye counters with a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim moves to clinch but Eye breaks away
and Eye counters with an outside leg kick.
Kim tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Eye makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Eye connects with a solid leg kick.
Eye is looking to slow Kim down with leg kicks.
Kim gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Eye counters with a nice leg kick.
Eye lands a nice hook to Kim's body. Kim takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kim doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Eye counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kim is breathing heavily.
Eye lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Eye jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim shoots and misses
and Kim takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kim chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Eye can pounce on him.
Eye throws a nice head kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kim shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Eye counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Eye fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kim on the side of the head.
Eye scores with a head kick. Kim tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Eye throws a nice inside leg kick.
Eye fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kim.
Kim wants to clinch but Eye slips to the side
and Eye counters with a stiff right hand.
A left lands for Eye.
Kim takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Eye connects with a solid leg kick.
Third Eye is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Eye.
Kim takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A nice inside leg kick there by Eye. That's going to slow Kim down.
Kim fails with the takedown
and Eye counters with a left to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Eye.
A jab from Eye does it's job there.
Kim takes a jab right on the kisser.
Eye lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kim's sensitive parts.
Eye has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Good exchange - Eye coming out on top.
Kim throws a head kick that misses
and Eye counters with a thumping low kick.
Eye lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Eye scoring well with a low kick there.
Kim darts in trying to clinch
and Eye counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eye feints and then cracks Kim's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kim down.
Eye is looking to slow Kim down with leg kicks.
Eye ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Eye connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kim tries to close the distance and clinch up but Eye swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Eye cracks Kim with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kim fails in his attempt to clinch.
Eye was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Eye fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kim has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Eye lands a head kick!
Eye throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Kim closes the distance but Eye moves to the side
and Eye counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Kim. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Kim shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Eye counters with an outside leg kick.
Eye throws a nice head kick!
A lazy left from Eye finds it's target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Eye.
The fighters circle momentarily. Eye darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Eye throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kim stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A good leg kick by Eye.
Kim gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Eye counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Eye moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kim swings widly with a right hand
and Eye counters with a nice body shot.
Kim looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick by Kim misses
and Eye counters with a straight right hand.
Eye buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Eye fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Eye lands a leg kick that knocks Kim off balance momentarily.
Eye has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kim gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Eye counters with a head kick. That will keep Kim thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Seung Woo Kim. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kim misses with a kick to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Eye scores with a nice strike.
Eye throws a head kick that half lands.
Kim doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Eye makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kim falls off balance throwing a combination
and Eye counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kim throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Eye cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Eye throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Eye throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kim tries to clinch up
and Eye connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Eye lands a lovely overhand right.
Eye connects with an inside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Eye.
Kim with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kim takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Eye cracks a nice hook into Kim's ribs.
Third Eye seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kim tries for a takedown but Eye circles away easily
and Eye counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eye lands a jab to the nose.
Crunch! Eye slams his shin into Kim's torso.
Eye's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kim under the eye.
Kim throws a head kick that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Eye jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kim with a poor takedown
and Eye counters with a big head kick but Kim shrugs it off.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Eye in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Eye scores with a decent looking hook.
Kim misses with a takedown
and Eye counters with a stiff right hand.
A solid leg kick lands there for Eye.
Kim takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kim is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Eye lands a glancing blow to the side of Kim's head.
Eye scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eye uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Eye cracks Kim with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Eye fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kim.
Eye connects with a solid leg kick.
Eye dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Eye blocks a head kick by Kim.
Kim with a poor takedown
and Eye counters with a straight right hand.
Eye cracks Kim with a good jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Eye.
Seung Woo Kim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kim tries to clinch but Eye moves away
and Eye counters with a thumping low kick.
Kim gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Eye makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Eye with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Third Eye showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Eye bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Eye with a nice cross.
Crunch! Eye slams his shin into Kim's torso.
Eye cracks the inside of Kim's front leg.
Eye comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kim tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Eye counters with a stiff right hand.
Kim shoots in for a takedown but Eye shows good takedown defense.
Kim with a lazy takedown attempt
and Eye cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Eye fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kim shoots and misses
and Eye counters with a leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Seung Woo Kim. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kim throws a head kick that misses
and Eye counters with a nice leg kick.
Kim chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Eye can pounce on him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Eye keeps Kim at a distance using the push kick.
Kim will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim shoots and misses
and Eye counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd cheers as Eye lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kim doesn't seem phased though.
Eye thumps Kim with a low kick.
Kim moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kim takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kim misses with a takedown attempt
and Eye makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Eye smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Eye lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kim misses the body punch
and Eye connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Donk. Eye catches Kim right on the button with a cross.
Eye turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Eye is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Eye stuns Kim with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Seung Woo Kim is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Eye.
Kim tries for a takedown but Eye circles away easily
and Eye counters with a leg kick.
Eye lands a leg kick that knocks Kim off balance momentarily.
Eye lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kim takes a kick to the side of the head.
Third Eye is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kim closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Eye scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kim misses with a takedown attempt
and Eye counters with a stiff right hand.
Eye scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Eye connects with a solid leg kick.
Kim ducks right into an uppercut from Eye.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Eye. That's going to slow Kim down.
Kim throws a poor cross that misses
and Eye counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Eye lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kim tries to clinch but Eye moves away
and Eye counters with a slapping leg kick.
Eye throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Eye thuds his shin into the meat of Kim's side.
Kim takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kim stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Eye.
Eye scores with a head kick. Kim tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Kim stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Eye.
Eye fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good standup being displayed there by Eye as he connects with a hook.
Eye lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Eye counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kim thinking.
Kim closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kim throws a head kick that misses
and Eye cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kim darts in trying to clinch
and Eye counters with a nice body shot.
Kim tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Eye counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Seung Woo Kim has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Eye scoring well with a low kick there.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 24:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 24:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Third Eye!
Third Eye seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
77%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ruslan Tagirbekov (ranked 2180 p4p, 247 weight class) and Craig Wius (ranked 2743 p4p, 302 weight class). Tagirbekov's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Sabina Saidova - Dagestan. The key to victory for Ruslan Tagirbekov has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Tagirbekov
vs
Wius

175 cm
20
160 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

185 cm
26
162 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

RESISTANCE

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 Las Vegas, Ruslan Tagirbekov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Craig Wius!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tagirbekov missing with a left hand there. Wius was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wius doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Wius uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tagirbekov.
Tagirbekov cracks Wius with an open hand slap.
Tagirbekov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wius counters with a stiff right hand.

Tagirbekov has closed the distance and engaged Wius in a clinch.
Wius wants a takedown.
Wius has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Tagirbekov avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Tagirbekov taking a breather.
Tagirbekov is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Tagirbekov successfully pulls guard.

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

Tagirbekov is looking to cinch up a triangle. Wius throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Tagirbekov's body to avoid the submission. Tagirbekov has instead reached around Wius's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Tagirbekov arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Ruslan Tagirbekov!
Ruslan Tagirbekov bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
71%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Seymour Hughes (ranked 1170 p4p, 149 weight class) and Juan Villa (ranked 2621 p4p, 289 weight class). Seymour Hughes has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hughes
vs
Villa

167 cm
20
164 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

181 cm
26
134 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Vegan Gains

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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Seymour Hughes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Juan Villa!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Villa swings widly with a right hand
and Hughes counters with a straight right hand.
Villa throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Hughes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Villa is rocked!
Villa misses with a hook
and Hughes counters with a huge right that knocks Villa out cold! Hughes is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Seymour Hughes!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Moganesh Jain (ranked 1716 p4p, 93 weight class) and Theodore Nouveau (ranked 2653 p4p, 130 weight class). Moganesh Jain has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Jain
vs
Nouveau

160 cm
20
145 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

168 cm
24
140 lbs
7 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Moganesh Jain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Theodore Nouveau!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nouveau shoots in but Jain avoids the takedown attempt easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Jain misses the target.
Jain moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jain scores with a jab to the body.
Jain stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jain throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nouveau.
Jain connects with a body shot.
Jain lands a slapping body shot.
Nouveau fails with the takedown
and Jain counters with a stiff right hand.

Nouveau is rocked!
Nouveau fails to land the takedown.
Nouveau is still on wobbly legs! Can Jain finish him?
Moganesh Jain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Theodore Nouveau.
Nouveau looks winded!
Nouveau misses with a few strikes there.
Nouveau seems to have recovered his senses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jain lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jain measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Nouveau! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Moganesh Jain!
Moganesh Jain opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
68%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Daquan Bowman (ranked 1030 p4p, 133 weight class) and James Smith (ranked 967 p4p, 124 weight class). James Smith is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Bowman
vs
Smith

172 cm
20
160 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

176 cm
27
164 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

Blue Moon

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Daquan Bowman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Smith!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Shimada and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bowman throws a jab but it's blocked by Smith.
Bowman misses with a kick to the body.
We've been told by Bowman's head coaches at No Limit that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Bowman stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bowman wants it to stay on the feet.
Smith gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Bowman counter with a right hand.
Nice takedown defense from Bowman. No joy for Smith on that attempt.
Bowman appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Daquan Bowman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Smith.

Smith shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bowman utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Smith throwing strikes from guard but Bowman blocks nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bowman has momentary wrist control but Smith slips an elbow through the middle.
Smith trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Smith trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Smith has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bowman keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.

Bowman escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Smith gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Smith postures up in Bowman's guard and throws a big left but Bowman blocks it.
Smith works over Bowman with some ground and pound from guard.
Smith throwing strikes but missing.
Smith wants to pass the guard but Bowman is keeping the position.
Smith wants to control from the top but Bowman keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Smith stays in close to Bowman's body and controls the position.
Smith looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bowman can't keep his opponent in guard - Smith advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Smith thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Smith not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bowman keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Smith slips a nice elbow through Bowman's hands, connecting with Bowman's forehead.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Smith connects with a nice short shot to Bowman's temple.
Bowman is trying to control but can't.
Smith is controlling the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith thows a huge punch but Bowman dodges it nicely.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Smith winds up and cracks Bowman with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Smith thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bowman trying to hold on to Smith's head to control him but Smith postures up.
Nice strikes from Smith there.
Bowman trying to control but Smith postures up.
Bowman is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Smith scores with a couple of nice shots.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Smith connects with a nice short shot to Bowman's temple.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bowman taking some punishment here, with Smith in his half guard.
Bowman trying to hold on to Smith's head to control him but Smith postures up.
Smith content to control rather than advance.
Smith takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Smith not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Smith missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bowman wants to control but Smith is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bowman is trying is best to control the position here.
Bowman is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Smith scores with a couple of nice shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Smith dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Bowman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Smith doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bowman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

It looks like James Smith has been cut.
Bowman throws out a powerful jab.
Smith doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Smith takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Smith fails with the takedown
and Bowman counters with a stiff right hand.
Daquan Bowman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Smith.
Smith shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bowman as he avoids it easily.
It looked like Bowman wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Smith shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bowman sprawls well. Bowman wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Smith gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith with a poor takedown
and Smith takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Smith shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bowman defends it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith tries for a takedown but Bowman circles away easily
and Bowman counters with a straight right hand.
Smith has his takedown stuffed
enabling Bowman to counter with a crisp jab.
Smith gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bowman.
Smith tries for a takedown but Bowman circles away easily
and Smith takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Smith shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Bowman is staying active underneath Smith, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Smith with the ground and pound but Bowman uses the opportunity to regain guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith connects with a couple of short punches.
Smith with a flurry of punches that miss.
Smith trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith wants to control from the top but Bowman keeps moving.
Smith stands up over Bowman, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Smith pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bowman is keeping the position for now.
Smith trying to control but Bowman is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bowman preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowman preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Smith wants to pass the guard but Bowman is keeping the position.
James Smith has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bowman is trying to keep Smith in close.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Smith fails with the takedown
letting Bowman counter with a right hand.
Smith fails to land the takedown.
Bowman is looking to counter punch.
Nice straight punches there by Bowman. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bowman.
Smith fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with a takedown
and Bowman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bowman stuffs the takedown.
Bowman lands a head kick!
Smith gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bowman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Smith will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Smith just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromBowman.
Bowman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Daquan Bowman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smith fails with the takedown
and Bowman counters with an outside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith moves out of range of the strikes.
Smith shoots in looking for a takedown. Bowman tries to sprawl out of it but Smith keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bowman manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bowman appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daquan Bowman dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on James Smith's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Smith shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bowman sprawls well. Bowman wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Smith gets slowly back to his feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Smith.
Bowman appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bowman lands with a hook. Smith tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
No luck for Smith with that takedown attempt.
Daquan Bowman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Smith.
Bowman misses with a double jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
James Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bowman.

Smith shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bowman's guard.
Smith missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith postures up in Bowman's guard and throws a big left but Bowman blocks it.
Smith with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Smith throwing strikes from guard but Bowman blocks nicely.
Bowman working a defensive guard but Smith manages to pass into side control anyway.
Smith working the ground and pound from side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Smith.
Bowman tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Smith working the body and head with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith is putting a hurting on Bowman here, landing some big shots from side control.
Smith working the ground and pound.
Bowman is trying to get back to half guard.
Bowman takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Smith throws a strike aimed at the side of Bowman's head but Bowman avoids it well.
Smith works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Bowman takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

Bowman is rocked!
Smith grinds an elbow into Bowman's temple.
Oh Bowman is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bowman struggling a bit here.
Smith working the body and head with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Bowman looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Smith turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Smith!

C
A

C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
49%

Main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Litill Bjornsson (ranked 29 p4p, 3 weight class) and Scar Ambe (ranked 807 p4p, 103 weight class). Ambe has chosen Gunna - The World is Yours as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Bjornsson
vs
Ambe

174 cm
27
165 lbs
20 - 1 - 0

177 cm
27
160 lbs
14 - 6 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Good gas tank

KOMBAT KLOTHING

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 20 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Litill Bjornsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Scar Ambe!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bjornsson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bjornsson misses with a looping left.
Ambe misses with a hook
and Ambe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ambe misses the jab.
A counter left hand to the body from Bjornsson misses its target.
Ambe wants to clinch.
Ambe with a nice cross.
Bjornsson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ambe fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab lands there for Bjornsson.
Bjornsson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bjornsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bjornsson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ambe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ambe scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ambe works the jab nicely.
Ambe defending well as Bjornsson loads up on a big left hand.
Ambe scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bjornsson doesn't seem bothered though.
Ambe shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bjornsson defends it nicely.
Bjornsson looks to land a left hand but Ambe moved out of range nicely.
Bjornsson lands a slapping body shot.
Bjornsson loads up on a big right hand but Ambe slips the punch.

Bjornsson gets tackled into the cage by Ambe. Ambe maintains the clinch.

Ambe has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Bjornsson is trying to keep an underhook but Ambe manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Ambe throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ambe trying to control the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Bjornsson wants to control but Ambe is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ambe wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bjornsson keeps working.
Bjornsson trying to control from the bottom.
Bjornsson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Bjornsson.
Ambe stands up over Bjornsson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

Bjornsson has his foot on Ambe's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ambe works his way back into a safe position though.
Bjornsson keeping moving, preventing Ambe from controlling successfully.

Bjornsson is looking to cinch up a triangle. Ambe throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Bjornsson's body to avoid the submission. Bjornsson has instead reached around Ambe's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Bjornsson arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Litill Bjornsson!
Litill Bjornsson thanked the fans post fight for their support.
In defeat, Scar Ambe stepped up to the mic, saying 'Fuck all ya lll'.