PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between The Germinator (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and TJ Hooke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Germinator has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Germinator
vs
Hooke

180 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

181 cm
28
211 lbs
4 - 7 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Gladiator gear [OO] $5 Shirts

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, The Germinator!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, TJ Hooke!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Shimada and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Germinator looks to land a combination but Hooke avoids it well.
Germinator avoids the body shot from Hooke.
Germinator is looking to clinch but Hooke is avoiding it.
Germinator tries to clinch but Hooke moves out of range.
Hooke throws a combination that misses
and Germinator counters with an outside leg kick.
Germinator fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hooke misses with the combination.
Hooke misses with an uppercut. Germinator saw that one coming.
TJ Hooke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hooke throws the left hand but Germinator avoids the punch easily.
Hooke misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Germinator tries to close the distance and clinch but Hooke swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Germinator is looking to clinch but Hooke is avoiding it.
Hooke avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hooke throws a jab but it's blocked by Germinator.
Hooke misses with an uppercut. Germinator saw that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Germinator tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hooke swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Germinator takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Germinator takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Germinator is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hooke looks to score with a jab to the body but Germinator is just out of range.
Hooke throws a nice looking combination but Germinator bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice defenses there by Germinator.
The fighters circling - Hooke throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hooke misses with a body shot
and Germinator counters with an outside leg kick.
Germinator walks into a stiff left hand from Hooke.
Hooke throws a left and a right that both miss
and Germinator counters with a left to the body.
Hooke misses with a combination
and Germinator counters with a right hand to the body.
Hooke looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Germinator tries to clinch there but Hooke circles away.
Germinator wants to clinch.
Germinator keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hooke looks to throw the jab but Germinator is out of range.
Germinator is looking to clinch but Hooke is avoiding it.
Germinator looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Germinator moves in looking to clinch but Hooke pushes him off.
Hooke pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hooke misses with a double jab

and Germinator holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Germinator with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Germinator throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hookes head.
Germinator missing with knees to the body.
Germinator misses with a knee strike.
Germinator connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hooke's face.
Germinator has had enough of the clinch but Hooke keeps him there for the moment.
Germinator connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like TJ Hooke has been cut.
Germinator tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Germinator misses with a knee strike.
Germinator is trying to stall.
Germinator tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hooke as Germinator tries to tie him up.
Germinator working hard to break the clinch.
Germinator misses with a knee strike.
Germinator is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Germinator is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Germinator has Hooke pressed against the ropes.
Germinator looking to throw knees to the head but Hooke is blocking nicely.
Germinator tries to break the clinch but Hooke is controlling the position.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Germinator obliges.
Germinator tries to land a knee to the head but Hooke blocks with his arms.

Germinator breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hooke swats away the attempt to clinch by Germinator.
Hooke falls off balance throwing a combination
and Germinator makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Germinator.

That's five minutes gone in the round.

Germinator moves into the clinch successfully.
Germinator looking to stall.
Germinator throws a head punch that misses.
Germinator with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Germinator stalling in the clinch but Hooke improves position.
Germinator lands a nice knee to the body.
Germinator with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Germinator connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hooke's face.
Hooke blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Germinator throws a knee to the head but misses.
Germinator misses with a knee to the head.
Germinator tries to land a knee to the head but Hooke blocks with his arms.
Hooke wants to break free but Germinator has control.
Germinator looking to stall.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Germinator throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hooke blocks it with crossed arms.
Germinator throws a knee to the head but misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Germinator.

Hooke breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hooke misses with a combination
and Germinator counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hooke takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Germinator doesn't manage to clinch there - Hooke circles away.
Germinator tries to clinch up but Hooke circles away and keeps his distance.
Germinator tries to close the distance and clinch but Hooke swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Germinator wants to clinch.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hooke throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hooke misses with a shot to the body
and Germinator counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Hooke throws a lazy right hand but Germinator sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Germinator wants to clinch up but Hooke keeps it at a distance.
A solid body kick from Germinator.
Germinator tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Germinator wants to clinch up but Hooke keeps it at a distance.
Hooke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Germinator.
Germinator tries to clinch there but Hooke circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Germinator looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Germinator tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hooke swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hooke swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Germinator is looking to clinch.
Hooke avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Germinator is looking to clinch.

Hooke tries to keep at a distance but Germinator has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hooke tries to break free but Germinator pushes him back against the ropes.
Germinator is trying to maintain a safe position but Hooke gets an underhook and turns Germinator into the ropes.
Germinator looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Germinator breaks from the clinch.
Germinator throws a leg kick which misses Hooke's front leg but catches the back leg as Hooke tries to avoid it.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Germinator doesn't manage to clinch there - Hooke circles away.
Germinator ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hooke throws a hook but Germinator blocks it.
Good leg kick by Germinator there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hooke circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hooke takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hooke keeps the fight on the outside.
That kick from Germinator tenderised Hooke's leg. Hooke is trying to keep his angry face on.
Germinator throws a leg kick which misses Hooke's front leg but catches the back leg as Hooke tries to avoid it.

Germinator closes the distance and clinches.

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

Germinator closes the distance and pushes Hooke back into the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

The Germinator dominated that round.
The cut man is working on TJ Hooke's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Germinator doesn't manage to clinch there - Hooke circles away.
Germinator uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hooke.
Hooke swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Germinator to counter with a crisp jab.
Hooke swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Germinator counters with a leg kick.
Germinator is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hooke avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hooke swings away with a body shot that misses
and Germinator counters with a thumping low kick.
Germinator wants to clinch up but Hooke keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hooke avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hooke misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Germinator counters with a nice body shot.
Hooke is breathing heavily.
Germinator ducks under a wild hook from Hooke.
Germinator is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Germinator darts in and clinches Hooke up against the ropes.
Germinator stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

Germinator breaks the clinch.
Germinator lands a nice hook to Hooke's body. Hooke takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hooke takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Germinator fails with an attempt to clinch.

Germinator has closed the distance and engaged Hooke in a clinch.
Germinator throws a knee to the head but misses.
Germinator tries to land a knee to the head but Hooke blocks with his arms.
Germinator with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Germinator connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hooke's face.
Germinator wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Germinator with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Germinator scores with a knee to the head.
Germinator has Hooke pressed against the ropes.
Germinator has a couple of punches blocked by Hooke.
Germinator throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hooke tries to circle away but Germinator has him pinned against the ropes.
Germinator with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Germinator misses with a knee strike.
Germinator looking to throw knees to the head but Hooke is blocking nicely.
Germinator misses with a knee strike.
Germinator looking to throw knees to the head but Hooke is blocking nicely.
Germinator connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hooke's face.
Hooke is looking to break free of the clinch but Germinator has double underhooks.
Germinator tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hooke avoiding damage as Germinator throws knees to the body.
Germinator is trying to break the clinch but Hooke has him pressed against the ropes.

Hooke breaks the clinch.
Hooke misses with a double jab
and Germinator counters with a nice leg kick.
TJ Hooke is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Germinator is looking to clinch but Hooke is avoiding it.
Hooke looks to land a left hand but Germinator moved out of range nicely.
Hooke on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Germinator lands a slapping body shot.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Germinator is looking to control Hooke's arms but Hooke gets an underhook and turns him. Now Germinator has his back to the ropes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Germinator tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hooke avoids it.
Germinator keeps control of Hooke as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Germinator wants to stall.
Hooke blocks an elbow strike.
Germinator wants to get back to striking at distance but Hooke won't allow it.
Germinator with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Germinator misses with a knee to the head.
Germinator lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A frustrated look appears on Germinator's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hooke is trying to break free.
Germinator is trying to break the clinch but Hooke is controlling him.
Germinator is trying to break free.
Germinator lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Germinator misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Germinator is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hooke is defending well for now.
Germinator using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hooke has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Germinator is trying to break free.
Hooke has had enough of the clinch but Germinator keeps him there for the moment.
A frustrated look appears on Germinator's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Germinator tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hooke avoids it.

Hooke's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hooke throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Germinator counters with an inside leg kick.
Germinator wants to clinch.
Germinator moves in looking to clinch but Hooke pushes him off.
Hooke throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Germinator tries to clinch up.
Hooke avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Germinator fails in his attempt to clinch.
Germinator throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Germinator tries to clinch but Hooke is having none of it.
Hooke swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The Germinator is winning the standup battle so far.
Hooke walks into a stiff left hand from Germinator.
Germinator throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Germinator. That's going to slow Hooke down.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Germinator, as that shot connected.

Germinator gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Germinator can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Germinator tries to land a knee to the head but Hooke blocks with his arms.

Germinator's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hooke throws a right and a left that Germinator avoids nicely.
Germinator is looking to clinch but Hooke is avoiding it.
Germinator lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

Germinator drives through and clinches with Hooke against the ropes.

Germinator pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hooke avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hooke throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Germinator.

That's eight 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.
Germinator is looking to clinch but Hooke is avoiding it.
Hooke takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hooke circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Germinator, right into the meat.
Germinator throws a quick inside leg kick.
Germinator tries to clinch but Hooke is having none of it.
Germinator is looking to wear down Hooke with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Germinator throws a series of punches but Hooke moves out of range.
Germinator wants to clinch.
Hooke swats away the attempt to clinch by Germinator.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Germinator moves in looking to clinch but Hooke pushes him off.
Germinator moves in looking to clinch but Hooke pushes him off.
Germinator tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Germinator staying out of range there.
Hooke throws a left and a right that both miss
and Germinator counters with a nice body shot.
Germinator throws a quick inside leg kick.
Germinator dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Germinator tries to clinch up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Germinator is looking to clinch.
Hooke is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Germinator.
Hooke avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

The Germinator dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on TJ Hooke's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Germinator wants to clinch.
Hooke misses with a looping left.
Hooke misses with a body shot

and Germinator counters by clinching up.
Hooke wants to break the clinch but can't.
A frustrated look appears on Germinator's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Germinator looking to throw knees to the head but Hooke is blocking nicely.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Germinator tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hooke avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Germinator taking a breather.
Hooke is trying to break free.
Germinator misses with a knee to the head.
Hooke takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Germinator lands an elbow inside that Hooke shrugs off.
Germinator is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hooke is keeping busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Germinator trying to land knees to the body.
Germinator is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Germinator is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Germinator is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Germinator working hard to break the clinch.
Hooke blocks a body shot from Germinator.
Germinator prevents Hooke from breaking the clinch.
Germinator tries to land a knee to the head but Hooke blocks with his arms.
Germinator looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hooke keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Germinator's efforts to push away.
Germinator wants to get back to striking at distance but Hooke won't allow it.
Hooke wants to get back to striking at distance but Germinator won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hooke looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Germinator tries to break free but Hooke pushes him back against the ropes.
Germinator tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Germinator is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hooke is keeping busy.

Hooke escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hooke misses with a hook.
Germinator throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hooke's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hooke misses the jab.
Germinator tries to close the distance and clinch but Hooke swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hooke misses with a wild combination.
Germinator tries to clinch there but Hooke circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Germinator takes a swing at Hooke's ribcage but misses.
Germinator tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Hooke paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Germinator tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Hooke paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hooke throws a predictable looking body shot

and Germinator holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Hooke takes a knee right on the jaw!

Germinator's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Germinator tries to clinch there but Hooke circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Germinator looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Germinator is looking to clinch.
Hooke throws an overhand right that lands on Germinator's shoulder, as Germinator tries to avoid the shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Germinator.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Germinator avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hooke takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Germinator tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hooke swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Germinator tries to clinch but Hooke moves out of range.
Hooke throws a series of strikes that have Germinator backpedaling.
Germinator fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hooke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Germinator manages to avoid it.
Germinator ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Germinator dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Germinator fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Germinator wants to clinch.
Germinator tries to clinch but Hooke is having none of it.
Germinator fails with an attempt to clinch.
Good leg kick by Germinator there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Germinator fails with an attempt to clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Germinator.
Germinator scores with a push kick.
Germinator tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hooke stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Germinator.
Germinator is looking to clinch but Hooke is avoiding it.

That's six minutes gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Germinator creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hooke tries to circle away but Germinator has him pinned against the ropes.

Germinator breaks the clinch.
Hooke throws a left and a right that both miss
and Germinator counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Hooke is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A chopping leg kick lands by Germinator.

Germinator clinches with his opponent.
Germinator tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hooke avoids it.
Germinator misses with a hook from the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Germinator pushes Hooke back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Germinator tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hooke tries to circle away but Germinator has him pinned against the ropes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Germinator's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hooke takes a swing at Germinator's ribcage but misses.
Germinator tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Hooke paws at him with a jab and circles away.
An inside leg kick lands from Germinator.
Hooke avoids the body shot from Germinator.
Germinator lands a jab to Hooke's midsection.
Germinator scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A good leg kick by Germinator.
Germinator wants to clinch.
Germinator defending well as Hooke loads up on a big left hand.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Germinator tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hooke swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That kick from Germinator tenderised Hooke's leg. Hooke is trying to keep his angry face on.
Germinator thuds a left hand into Hooke's body.
Germinator tries to clinch but Hooke moves out of range.
Germinator wants to clinch up but Hooke keeps it at a distance.
Germinator is looking to clinch but Hooke is avoiding it.
Germinator fails with an attempt to clinch.
Germinator wants to clinch up but Hooke keeps it at a distance.
Germinator with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hooke circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Germinator tries to clinch up but Hooke circles away and keeps his distance.
Germinator is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hooke can do to turn this around?
A decent looking body kick lands there for Germinator.
The fight stays on the outside here - Germinator looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Germinator lands with a hook. Hooke tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Germinator looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hooke throws a combination that misses
and Germinator counters with a good low kick that Hooke was not able to check.
Hooke takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hooke stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Germinator.

Germinator forces Hooke back against the ropes and clinches.
Germinator throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

The Germinator clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on TJ Hooke's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Germinator tries to clinch but Hooke moves out of range.
Germinator fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fighters circling - Hooke throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Germinator tries to clinch there but Hooke circles away.
Germinator tries to clinch but Hooke moves out of range.
Hooke throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Germinator counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hooke thinking.
Germinator defending well as Hooke loads up on a big left hand.
Hooke throws a combination. Germinator tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Germinator doesn't manage to clinch there - Hooke circles away.
Germinator is looking to clinch.
Hooke is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
The fight stays on the outside here - Germinator looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hooke throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Germinator wants to clinch.
Germinator wants to clinch.
Germinator moves away from the strike by Hooke.
Germinator lands with a good body shot.
Hooke takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Germinator fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hooke has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Germinator tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hooke swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's two 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.
Germinator tries to clinch up but Hooke circles away and keeps his distance.
Germinator tries to clinch up but Hooke circles away and keeps his distance.
Germinator tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Hooke paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hooke misses with a body punch

and Germinator counters by clinching up.
Germinator lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A bit of stalling here from Germinator.
Germinator with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Germinator with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Germinator breaks from the clinch.
Germinator lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hooke chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Germinator can pounce on him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Germinator lands with a kick to the temple. Hooke shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Germinator chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Germinator scores with a hook to the body. Hooke takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hooke misses with a wild combination.
Germinator fails with an attempt to clinch.

Germinator moves into range and clinches up with Hooke.
Germinator unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hooke lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Germinator lands a good knee to the midsection. Hooke won't want to take too many of those.
Germinator throws a knee to the head but misses.
Germinator throws a knee to the head but misses.
Germinator tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Germinator trying to stall but Hooke improves his position.
The Germinator has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Germinator wants to break the clinch but can't.
Germinator trying to stall but Hooke improves his position.
Hooke managing to block the knees to the body from Germinator.
Germinator tries to land a knee to the head but Hooke blocks with his arms.

Hooke pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Germinator walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Germinator misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hooke.

Germinator has closed the distance and engaged Hooke in a clinch.
Germinator with a knee to the head.
Germinator creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Germinator misses with a short punch on the inside.
Germinator looking to stall.

Hooke breaks the clinch.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hooke connects with a nice looking jab.
Germinator is looking to clinch.
Hooke misses the shot to the body.
Germinator lands with a shot to the body.
Germinator moves in looking to clinch but Hooke pushes him off.
Germinator tries to clinch but Hooke moves out of range.
Germinator tries to close the distance and clinch but Hooke swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hooke misses with an uppercut. Germinator saw that one coming.
Hooke throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Germinator sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Germinator throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's six 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.
Hooke takes a kick to the side of the head.
Hooke circles away from the clinch attempt.
Germinator tries to clinch but Hooke moves out of range.
Germinator tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Germinator lands with a good body shot.
Germinator moves in looking to clinch but Hooke pushes him off.
Germinator lands a nice shot to the body.
Germinator connects with a solid leg kick.
Germinator comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Germinator tries to clinch up.
Germinator tries to clinch but Hooke moves out of range.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.

Germinator drives through and clinches with Hooke against the ropes.
Germinator is trying to maintain a safe position but Hooke gets an underhook and turns Germinator into the ropes.
Germinator using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hooke has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Germinator tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Germinator trying to stall but Hooke improves his position.

Hooke breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hooke loads up on a big right hand but Germinator slips the punch.
Germinator slips a straight right by Hooke.
Germinator is looking to clinch.
Hooke takes a kick to the side of the head.
Germinator throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's eight 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.
Germinator is looking to clinch.
Germinator is looking to clinch.
Germinator fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hooke has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hooke throws a left and a right that both miss
and Germinator counters with a nice leg kick.
Germinator tries to clinch up.
Hooke looks to land a right hand but Germinator moved out of range.
Hooke falls off balance throwing a combination
and Germinator makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Germinator lands a leg kick that knocks Hooke off balance momentarily.
Germinator tries to close the distance and clinch but Hooke swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Germinator moves away from the strike by Hooke.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Germinator tries to clinch there but Hooke circles away.
Germinator lands a nice hook to Hooke's body. Hooke takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Germinator lands a right hook to the body.
Germinator tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hooke swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Germinator is looking to slow Hooke down with leg kicks.
The fight stays on the outside here - Germinator looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Germinator tries to clinch up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hooke throws a hook but Germinator blocks it.
Germinator moves in looking to clinch but Hooke pushes him off.
Hooke swats away the attempt to clinch by Germinator.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

The Germinator had his way with TJ Hooke in that round.
The cut man is working on TJ Hooke's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Germinator scores with a shot to the body.
Germinator misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hooke works the jab nicely.
Hooke misses with a combination
letting Germinator counter with a right hand.
Germinator is looking to clinch but Hooke is avoiding it.
Germinator is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Germinator wants to clinch.
Hooke is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Germinator doesn't manage to clinch there - Hooke circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hooke throws a right and a left that Germinator avoids nicely.
Germinator scores with a hook to the body. Hooke takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Germinator is looking to clinch.
Hooke swats away the attempt to clinch by Germinator.
Germinator tries to close the distance and clinch but Hooke swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hooke misses with a double jab
and Germinator counters with an inside leg kick.
Germinator is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hooke avoids the body shot from Germinator.

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.
Germinator scores with a leg kick.
Hooke avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Germinator tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Germinator gets a clinch.
Germinator leaning against his opponent.
Hooke takes a knee right on the jaw!
A frustrated look appears on Germinator's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Germinator breaks from the clinch.
Germinator with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Germinator wants to clinch.
Jab, jab by Germinator - just one landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hooke keeps the fight on the outside.
Germinator swings for the body but Hooke moves out of range.
Hooke swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Germinator counters with a big head kick but Hooke shrugs it off.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Germinator working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Germinator looking to throw knees to the head but Hooke is blocking nicely.
Germinator tries a knee to the head but Hooke blocks it.

Germinator's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hooke throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Germinator lands a nice looking body shot.
Germinator dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hooke. That did some damage!
Germinator is looking to clinch.
Hooke falls off balance throwing a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Germinator doesn't manage to clinch there - Hooke circles away.
Hooke throws a series of punches but Germinator moves out of range.
Germinator tries to clinch up.
Germinator tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hooke swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Germinator fails with an attempt to clinch.
Germinator wants to clinch.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Germinator tries to close the distance and clinch but Hooke swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hooke misses with a hook to the body

and Germinator counters by moving into the clinch.
Germinator tries to land a knee to the head but Hooke blocks with his arms.
Germinator misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hooke.
Germinator's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Hooke blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Germinator scores a nice knee to the body.
Germinator using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Germinator throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hooke blocks it with crossed arms.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Germinator misses with the head strike.
Germinator is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Germinator trying to control the position but instead, Hooke has worked for underhooks and has pushed Germinator into the ropes.
Germinator throws a punch but it's blocked by Hooke.
Germinator tries a knee to the head but Hooke blocks it.

Hooke breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hooke lands a jab to the head.
Hooke throws a sloppy body shot

and Germinator counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Germinator lands a hook to the side of the head.
Germinator looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The Germinator is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Germinator looking to throw knees to the head but Hooke is blocking nicely.
Germinator wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hooke is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Germinator tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Germinator scores with a knee to the head.
Hooke is trying to break the clinch but Germinator has him pressed against the ropes.
Germinator landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Germinator is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Germinator working hard to break the clinch.
Hooke is looking to break free of the clinch but Germinator has double underhooks.
Hooke avoids a wild elbow strike from Germinator.
Germinator looking to throw knees to the head but Hooke is blocking nicely.
Germinator has Hooke pressed against the ropes, preventing Hooke from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hooke is trying to break free.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Germinator throws a knee to the head but misses.
Germinator trying to stall but Hooke improves his position.
Germinator landing knees to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hooke as Germinator tries to tie him up.
Germinator throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hooke blocks it with crossed arms.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hooke wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Germinator has him pressed against the ropes.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for The Germinator!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for The Germinator!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for The Germinator!

The Germinator wins by unanimous decision!