E' XVII: Introduction To Pain PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Einarr Vammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takabiha Sorakuya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sorakuya comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Wormphlegm - Epejumalat monet tesse muinen palveltin caucan ja lesse kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Einarr Vammer has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Vammer
vs
Sorakuya

215 cm
19
295 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

221 cm
22
299 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Very strong

Dangerous GnP
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Einarr Vammer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takabiha Sorakuya!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Shimada and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vammer listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

Sorakuya has managed to clinch.
Sorakuya goes for a takedown in the clinch but Vammer prevents it.

Sorakuya is trying to trip Vammer. He has hold of a leg but Vammer is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Sorakuya persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Sorakuya thows a big elbow that misses.
Sorakuya throwing strikes but missing.
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.
Sorakuya throws a big right hand that misses.
Sorakuya wants to pass the guard but Vammer is keeping the position.

Vammer pushes Sorakuya off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Vammer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sorakuya swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sorakuya throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

Vammer gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Vammer.
Sorakuya working hard to break the clinch.
Vammer lands a shoulder strike.
Sorakuya tries to pull guard but Vammer won't allow it.
Vammer keeps control of Sorakuya as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sorakuya goes for a takedown attempt but Vammer pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Einarr Vammer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Takabiha Sorakuya.
Sorakuya circles away from the clinch attempt.
Einarr Vammer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Vammer moves into the clinch successfully.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sorakuya.

Sorakuya has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Vammer is trying to keep an underhook but Sorakuya manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Sorakuya looks to land a strike but Vammer avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Sorakuya throws and elbow that misses. Vammer uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sorakuya's guard. Nice move by Vammer!
Vammer wants to stand but Sorakuya is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sorakuya looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Sorakuya is trying to keep Vammer in close.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vammer preventing the sweep.

Vammer gets to his feet. Sorakuya looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Sorakuya circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sorakuya misses with a takedown attempt - Vammer sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Sorakuya pushes Vammer up against the ropes in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
A hook to the body from Vammer.
Sorakuya tries to circle away but Vammer has him pinned against the ropes.
Vammer gets underhooks to prevent Sorakuya's takedown attempt.
Sorakuya can't get the takedown.
Sorakuya has a couple of punches blocked by Vammer.
Sorakuya wants a takedown.
Sorakuya looks gassed!
Sorakuya is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Vammer gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Sorakuya wants a takedown.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vammer.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vammer.
Sorakuya is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Nice body punch from Vammer - that landed with a thud.
Sorakuya is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Vammer gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Vammer prevents Sorakuya from breaking the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Vammer.
Vammer creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Sorakuya with a big uppercut! Sorakuya tries to clinch up but Vammer pushes him back against the ropes and lands another moster strike that crumples Sorakuya to the mat! Sorakuya covers up and Vammer unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Einarr Vammer!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
37%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between King Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and TONG POE (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). POE is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: DJ Hype & DJ Zinc - Disappear . 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.

Jones
vs
POE

222 cm
22
222 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

199 cm
24
200 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

Rastafarii Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, King Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, TONG POE!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Sosuke Kotani and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
POE tries to clinch there but Jones circles away.
Jones lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

Jones drops POE with a nice combination! Jones dives into POE's guard, looking to finish!

POE is rocked!
Jones postures up, still in guard. A huge hammer fist lands that bounces POE's head off the mat! POE is out! He's out! Jones jumps to his feet and celebrates with his corner!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). King Jones!

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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Hirihito Yoshita (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yoshita comes to the ring accompanied by Hole in the wall. The key to victory for Hirihito Yoshita has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Yoshita
vs
Lee

185 cm
20
190 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

180 cm
24
195 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

Good wrestler
Brawler
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hirihito Yoshita!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Paul Lee!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yoshita shoots in for a double leg but Lee sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Lee closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Yoshita to the mat! Yoshita manages to get full guard.
Lee is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Lee stopping the sweep attempt from Yoshita.
Lee controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Lee pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yoshita is keeping the position for now.
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.
Lee slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Yoshita is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lee's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lee's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee advances position into side control!
You can see the frustration on Yoshita's face as Lee controls the position.

Lee tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Paul Lee!

C
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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
46%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Oliver Jahn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anuwat Kaewsamrit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anuwat Kaewsamrit is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Jahn
vs
Kaewsamrit

165 cm
21
144 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

170 cm
23
147 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Oliver Jahn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Anuwat Kaewsamrit!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Taro Takaoka and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jahn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jahn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jahn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kaewsamrit tries to clinch there but Jahn circles away.
No joy there for Jahn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kaewsamrit throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jahn stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jahn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kaewsamrit.
Jahn missing with a left hand there. Kaewsamrit was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A telegraphed right hand from Jahn misses the target.
Kaewsamrit scores with a jab to the head.
Jahn misses with a few strikes there.
Kaewsamrit looks to score with a jab to the body but Jahn is just out of range.
Kaewsamrit just misses with a punch to the body.
Kaewsamrit throws a lazy right hand but Jahn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Kaewsamrit rushes Jahn and presses him up against the ropes.
Jahn is trying to force a seperation but Kaewsamrit has the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kaewsamrit is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jahn is keeping busy.
Jahn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jahn wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jahn is trying to break the clinch but Kaewsamrit is controlling him.
Jahn tries to break the clinch but Kaewsamrit is controlling the position.
A frustrated look appears on Jahn's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jahn can't break the clinch.
Jahn managing to block the knees to the body from Kaewsamrit.
Kaewsamrit prevents Jahn from breaking the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaewsamrit trying to land knees to the body.
Kaewsamrit lands an elbow that stopped Jahn in his tracks for a moment.
Jahn is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.

Jahn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kaewsamrit dodges the punch combination from Jahn.
Kaewsamrit slips a jab from Jahn.
Jahn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Oliver Jahn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jahn misses with a body shot.
Kaewsamrit loads up on a big right hand but Jahn slips the punch.
Kaewsamrit jabs at Jahn's body.
Kaewsamrit just misses with a punch to the body.
Kaewsamrit throws a big shot that misses.
No joy there for Jahn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jahn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kaewsamrit throws out the jab.
Jahn scores with a punch to the head.
Jahn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jahn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kaewsamrit.
Jahn missing with a left hand there. Kaewsamrit was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kaewsamrit lands a body shot.
Kaewsamrit with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jahn to score with a decent uppercut.
Jahn slips under a jab.
Jahn misses with a two punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Jahn does no damage.
Jahn takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kaewsamrit thows a body shot but no joy.
Kaewsamrit is looking to clinch.
Jahn with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kaewsamrit to score with a decent uppercut.
Jahn connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kaewsamrit showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jahn.
Kaewsamrit misses with a looping right.
Kaewsamrit takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jahn throws a body punch but Kaewsamrit moves out of range.
Kaewsamrit works the jab nicely.
Kaewsamrit tries to move into range but Jahn moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jahn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kaewsamrit moves away from the strike by Jahn.
Jahn throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kaewsamrit counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jahn throws a jab when Kaewsamrit was well out of range.
A left lands for Kaewsamrit.
Kaewsamrit connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaewsamrit looks to score with a jab to the body but Jahn is just out of range.
Jahn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kaewsamrit circles away quickly and effectively.
Kaewsamrit takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Jahn throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kaewsamrit counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jahn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kaewsamrit doesn't manage to clinch there - Jahn circles away.
Jahn lands with a hook. Kaewsamrit tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jahn lands a jab to the head.
Jahn connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kaewsamrit looks gassed!
Jahn misses with the combination.
Jahn is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Jahn cracks Kaewsamrit with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the ropes! Kaewsamrit falls to his knees and Jahn doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Oliver Jahn!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
66%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kim Kong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hunter
vs
Kong

182 cm
19
184 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

182 cm
20
170 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vincent Hunter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kim Kong!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Fujiwara and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by Hunter.
Hunter scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kong doesn't seem bothered though.
Hunter moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kong takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Kong looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hunter is fending him off so far but Kong persists. Nope, Hunter circles away and we're back to standing.
Hunter cracks the inside of Kong's front leg.
Kong tries to clinch but Hunter moves out of range.
Kong shoots for a takedown but Hunter saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hunter connects with a solid leg kick.

Kong is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Hunter's half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Hunter is trying to control but can't.

Hunter is defending against the submission attempts here by Kong.
Kong looks gassed!
Hunter manages to get to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter looking for a sweep. Not yet Hunter, not yet.
Hunter is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Hunter pushes a forearm under Kong's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Kong is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Vincent Hunter!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
58%

Undercard bout

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

Bautista
vs
marques

175 cm
20
200 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

190 cm
21
215 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Allan Bautista!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Robert marques!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yuuki Gou and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
marques connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bautista is trying hard to land a takedown here. marques sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

marques lands a high kick to the side of Bautista's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! marques dives into guard, looking to finish.

It looks like Allan Bautista has been cut.
marques throws and elbow that misses. Bautista uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in marques's guard. Nice move by Bautista!
marques seems keen to control Bautista's posture.
Bautista has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bautista looking to sit in guard and control but marques gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
marques's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Bautista keeping moving, preventing marques from controlling successfully.
marques lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
marques trying to control the position from guard on top but Bautista is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
marques stopping the sweep attempt from Bautista.

That's one minute gone in the round.
marques showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
marques won't allow Bautista to get back to his feet.
marques pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bautista is keeping the position for now.
marques trying to control the position from guard on top but Bautista is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bautista tries to land a sweep but no joy.
marques throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bautista shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from marques is defended easily by Bautista.
marques lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bautista circles away quickly and effectively.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
marques misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick from marques lands but Bautista takes it in his stride.
Bautista blocks a jab.

marques sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Bautista to the ground! marques dives into full mount looking to finish!
marques is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Bautista can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Bautista tries to hold on but marques pushes him away.
Bautista is breathing heavily.
marques with a couple of short strikes.
marques postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Bautista looks a forlorn figure.
marques dominating with strikes here.
marques working away from the top, dropping strikes.

marques swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Robert marques!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
0%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Landon Karcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gunther Heilman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Karcher
vs
Heilman

188 cm
24
260 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

196 cm
23
240 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Great low kicks
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Powerful

PH Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Landon Karcher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gunther Heilman!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Sano and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heilman fails to land with a series of punches.
Karcher doesn't manage to clinch there - Heilman circles away.
Karcher staying out of range there.
Karcher is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Karcher fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Karcher slips under a jab from Heilman.
Karcher misses with a wild body shot.
Karcher moves away from the strike by Heilman.
Karcher swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heilman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Karcher just misses with a punch to the body.
Heilman closes this distance looking for a takedown but Karcher circles away.
A swing and a miss from Heilman.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karcher is looking to clinch.
Karcher slips a jab and a cross from Heilman.

Karcher gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Karcher leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Heilman is trying to maintain a safe position but Karcher gets an underhook and turns Heilman into the ropes.
Heilman being controlled against the ropes.
Karcher gets underhooks to prevent Heilman's takedown attempt.
Karcher trying to land knees to the body.
Karcher slowing the pace effectively.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Landon Karcher.
Karcher moves into range and connects with a jab.
Heilman looks to land a left hand but Karcher moved out of range nicely.
Heilman loads up on a big right hand but Karcher slips the punch.
Gunther Heilman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karcher tries to clinch up.
Heilman misses with a straight left.
Karcher ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

Karcher closes the distance and clinches.
Karcher controlling the action here for a moment.
Karcher blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Heilman tries for a takedown. No joy.
Landon Karcher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gunther Heilman.
Heilman throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heilman takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Gunther Heilman has been cut.
Karcher lands a good knee to the midsection. Heilman won't want to take too many of those.
The referee is keeping an eye on Karcher - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Heilman is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Karcher is keeping busy.
Heilman tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Karcher stalling.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Karcher for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Landon Karcher.
Karcher misses with a body shot.
Landon Karcher is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Karcher has Heilman up against the ropes in a clinch.
Karcher stalling against the ropes.
Heilman changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Karcher fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Karcher looks to score with a jab to the body but Heilman is just out of range.
Karcher slips under a jab.
Karcher just misses with a punch to the body.
Heilman swinging wildly here.
Heilman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Karcher.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Karcher ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Heilman moves away.
Karcher throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Karcher closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Karcher tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Heilman avoids it.
Heilman is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Karcher lands an elbow that stopped Heilman in his tracks for a moment.
Karcher manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Karcher is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Heilman is defending well for now.

That's six 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.
Karcher lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Karcher avoiding damage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Landon Karcher.
Nice sprawl there from Karcher as Heilman shoots in.
Karcher tries to clinch there but Heilman circles away.
Karcher tries to clinch up but Heilman circles away and keeps his distance.
Heilman throws out a loose jab but Karcher uses good head movement to avoid it.
Heilman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Heilman throws an overhand right that lands on Karcher's shoulder, as Karcher tries to avoid the shot.
Heilman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Heilman misses with a double jab.
A head kick misses from Heilman.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.

Karcher has closed the distance and engaged Heilman in a clinch.
Karcher is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Heilman avoiding damage as Karcher throws knees to the body.
Heilman has a couple of punches blocked by Karcher.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Heilman tries to land a knee to the head but Karcher blocks with his arms.
Karcher dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Karcher blocks the elbow strike.
Heilman tries for a takedown. No joy.
Karcher comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That has opened up Gunther Heilman's cut even more.
Karcher is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Heilman is trying to force a seperation but Karcher has the dominant position.
A bit of stalling here from Karcher.
Heilman tries to break free but Karcher pushes him back against the ropes.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Karcher misses with an elbow strike.
Heilman avoiding damage as Karcher throws knees to the body.
Heilman avoiding damage as Karcher throws knees to the body.
Heilman being controlled against the ropes.
Karcher tries to land knees in the clinch but Heilman avoids the damage to the body.
Heilman managing to block the knees to the body from Karcher.
Heilman managing to block the knees to the body from Karcher.
Heilman changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Karcher fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Heilman throws an overhand right that lands on Karcher's shoulder, as Karcher tries to avoid the shot.
A swing and a miss from Heilman.
Heilman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Karcher circles away quickly and effectively.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Heilman shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Karcher throws a body punch but Heilman moves out of range.

Karcher closes the distance and clinches.
Karcher lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Karcher has Heilman pressed against the ropes.
Knees to the body from Karcher.
Karcher holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Heilman takes an elbow to the temple.
Karcher comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Karcher.
Karcher gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Landon Karcher dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gunther Heilman's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Heilman fails to land the takedown.
Karcher keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Karcher bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Karcher tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Heilman was well out of range. Poor timing from Karcher.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck for Heilman with that takedown attempt.
Landon Karcher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gunther Heilman.
Karcher uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Heilman.
Heilman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karcher tries to close the distance and clinch up but Heilman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gunther Heilman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A punch combination from Heilman misses.
Heilman walks into a left hand.
Karcher fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Karcher throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Heilman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Heilman misses with a wild body shot.
Heilman has a takedown stuffed.
Heilman tries to bum rush Karcher with a series of wild strikes but Karcher uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Heilman takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karcher avoids the body shot from Heilman.
Heilman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Karcher wants to clinch.
Heilman tries a head kick but it misses.
Karcher lands with a nice body punch.
Heilman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Karcher dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Heilman is breathing heavily.

Karcher closes the distance and clinches.
Stalling in the clinch from Karcher.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karcher tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Heilman avoids it.
Karcher tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Heilman avoids it.
Karcher lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Karcher tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Heilman avoids it.
Karcher stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Karcher lands an elbow just above Heilman 's eye.
Karcher stalling the fight.
Heilman can't find room to land a body shot as Karcher controls the action.
Karcher stalling the fight.
Heilman is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Heilman misses with a knee to the head.
Heilman avoiding damage as Karcher throws knees to the body.
Karcher is pushing Heilman up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Karcher lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

The cut above Gunther Heilman's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Karcher lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Gunther Heilman's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Karcher taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Heilman has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Karcher avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Heilman avoiding damage as Karcher throws knees to the body.
Heilman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Heilman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Heilman is trying desperately to land a takedown but Karcher is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Heilman.
Karcher stalling against the ropes.
Heilman tries to pull guard but Karcher won't allow it.
Heilman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Karcher tries to land knees in the clinch but Heilman avoids the damage to the body.
Karcher lands an elbow inside.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Gunther Heilman's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Landon Karcher!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
31%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brock Viking (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rich Gold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Viking
vs
Gold

225 cm
25
300 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

150 cm
18
300 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Good chin

Dangerous GnP
Counter striker
Experienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brock Viking!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rich Gold!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Shimada and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gold drives through with a takedown into guard.
Gold postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gold must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Gold trying to control but Viking is working 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.
Gold in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Viking tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gold throwing strikes from guard but Viking blocks nicely.
Gold postures up and lands a big shot to Viking's brow.
Gold with a flurry of punches that miss.
Viking on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Viking tries to get out of the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gold throws and elbow that misses. Viking uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gold's guard. Nice move by Viking!
Viking forces his way into half guard.
Gold is refusing to be controlled, as Viking sits in half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Viking lands a nice short elbow.
Gold is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gold is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Viking scores with a couple of nice shots.
Viking drops an elbow to the side of Gold's head.

It looks like Rich Gold has been cut.
Viking sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gold defending well though.
Viking will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gold is looking to improve his position.
Viking throwing shots but Gold is blocking nicely.
Viking thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gold's head.
Viking thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gold's head.
Viking scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Gold is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Viking working over Gold with some ground and pound. Gold looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gold is looking to control Viking's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gold avoid being mounted?
Viking is trying to control. Gold wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gold is looking for a sweep. Viking is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Viking tries to pass the half guard into mount. Gold knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Viking sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gold defending well though.
Viking 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.

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

Gold scores with a takedown into Viking's guard.
Gold throws a big right hand that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gold throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gold trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gold tries to free his leg and advance position but Viking is retaining full guard.
Gold postures up in Viking's guard and throws a big left but Viking blocks it.
Viking working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gold.
Gold trying to control but Viking is working from the bottom.
Gold lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Viking is breathing heavily.
Gold postures up in Viking's guard and throws a big left but Viking blocks it.
Gold throws a strike but Viking rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gold is trying to keep Viking in close.
Gold 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.
Gold throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Viking pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gold is keeping the position for now.
Viking trying to control but Gold is working from the bottom.

That's six 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.
Gold is trying to control the position but Viking postures up.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Viking shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

so Gold counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Viking utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Viking working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gold.
Viking trying to control the position.
Gold throws a strike but Viking rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Viking throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gold not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Viking with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gold looking to hit a scissor sweep but Viking is one step ahead there.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Gold shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Viking's guard.
Viking keeping moving, preventing Gold from controlling successfully.
Gold really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Viking. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Viking not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gold throwing strikes from guard but Viking blocks nicely.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Gold throws a big right hand that misses.
Gold throws a big right hand that misses.
Gold wants to control from the top but Viking keeps moving.
Viking has momentary wrist control but Gold slips an elbow through the middle.
Gold throws a strike but Viking rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Gold wants to stand but Viking is controlling the position.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Viking postures up.
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.
Gold pulls Viking in to control the position.
Gold looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Viking controls from within his opponent's guard.
Viking postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Rich Gold will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rich Gold's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Gold shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Gold was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Gold in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Viking is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Viking in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gold connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Rich Gold has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gold dominating with strikes here.
Gold trying to control but Viking is having none of it.
Gold fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Viking taking shots to the head.
The referee warns Viking that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Gold has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Viking's face.
Gold pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gold lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Viking! Gold sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Viking and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Rich Gold!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
76%

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Callahan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Crahan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thomas Callahan could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Shawn Crahan's chin.

Callahan
vs
Crahan

175 cm
19
177 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

182 cm
20
180 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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Battalion Athletics

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Thomas Callahan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shawn Crahan!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left lands for Crahan.
Shawn Crahan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Callahan gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Crahan dodges the punch combination from Callahan.
Callahan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Crahan moves away.
No joy there for Callahan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Callahan misses with a straight left.
Callahan misses with the combination.
Callahan misses with a looping left.
Crahan lands a glancing blow to the side of Callahan's head.
Callahan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crahan.
Crahan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Callahan misses with a hook.
Crahan lands a nice shot to the body.
Callahan looks to land a combination but Crahan avoids it well.
Crahan jabs at Callahan's body.
A jab lands there for Crahan.
Crahan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crahan scores with a one two! Callahan had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Crahan moves into range and connects with a jab.

Callahan is rocked!
Callahan looks up at the clock. Bad move! Crahan lands a right hand from hell, dropping Callahan. Crahan pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shawn Crahan!
Shawn Crahan is the new welterweight champion!