ASTRAL.36 GEKITOU PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hidetoshi Nakata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuki Tamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Nakata
vs
Tamura

178 cm
25
182 lbs
9 - 7 - 1

183 cm
24
181 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Hidetoshi Nakata!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yuki Tamura!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tamura swats away the attempt to clinch by Nakata.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Tamura moves into the clinch successfully.
Tamura tries to break the clinch but Nakata is controlling the position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tamura.
Nakata goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tamura wants to break free but Nakata has control.
Tamura tries to stall but Nakata uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Tamura prevents the takedown attempt.
Tamura tries to break free but Nakata pushes him back against the ropes.
Nakata misses with some punches.
Nakata fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tamura blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tamura stops a takedown attempt from Nakata.
Nakata tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tamura just stands there and leans against the ropes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hidetoshi Nakata. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nakata makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nakata is working for takedown but Tamura is calmly controlling the position for now.
Tamura stops a takedown attempt from Nakata.
Tamura tries to break the clinch but Nakata is controlling the position.
Nakata looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tamura wants to get back to striking at distance but Nakata won't allow it.

Tamura pulls Nakata into guard.
Nakata wants to control from the top but Tamura keeps moving.

Nakata thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakata postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tamura can't keep his opponent in guard - Nakata advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Tamura is staying active underneath Nakata, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Nakata is trying to work for a kimura but Tamura is defending well.

Nakata is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Nakata in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Tamura tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Nakata!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Hidetoshi Nakata!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
44%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between King Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Kicker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Khan
vs
Kicker

178 cm
19
145 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

184 cm
19
140 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Phoenix Nutrition - 158 recovery $99
Phoenix Nutrition - 158 recovery $99

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, King Khan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ray Kicker!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kicker wants to clinch up but Khan keeps it at a distance.
Khan throws a shot from downtown. Kicker moves away and avoids it.
Khan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Kicker clinches with his opponent.
Khan blocks an elbow strike from Kicker.
Kicker lands an elbow just above Khan 's eye.
Khan dodges an elbow strike from Kicker.
Kicker misses with an elbow over the top.
Khan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Khan avoids a wild elbow strike from Kicker.
Khan avoids a wild elbow strike from Kicker.
Khan is looking to break free of the clinch but Kicker has double underhooks.
Kicker misses with an elbow over the top.
Khan wants to break free but Kicker has control.

Khan manages to break the clinch.
Khan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kicker is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Khan throws an overhand right that lands on Kicker's shoulder, as Kicker tries to avoid the shot.
Kicker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
King Khan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan swats away the attempt to clinch by Kicker.
Khan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kicker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Khan connects with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kicker dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Khan. That did some damage!

Kicker forces Khan back against the ropes and clinches.
Khan tries to circle away but Kicker has him pinned against the ropes.
Khan blocks an elbow strike.
Khan tries to break the clinch but Kicker is controlling the position.
A short right from Khan on the inside.
Kicker creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Khan tries to circle away but Kicker has him pinned against the ropes.
Khan dodges an elbow strike from Kicker.
Khan blocks an elbow strike.

Khan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Khan misses with an uppercut. Kicker saw that one coming.
Khan steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kicker. That one must have hurt.
Khan lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kicker tries to clinch up but Khan circles away and keeps his distance.

Kicker rushes Khan and presses him up against the ropes.
Khan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kicker pushes off an throws an elbow but Khan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Khan tries to break the clinch but Kicker is controlling the position.
Khan tries to circle away but Kicker has him pinned against the ropes.
Khan dodges an elbow strike from Kicker.
Khan wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kicker misses with an elbow strike.
Kicker looking to throw knees to the head but Khan is blocking nicely.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kicker.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kicker.
Khan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kicker looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Khan dodges an elbow strike from Kicker.
Khan is looking to break free of the clinch but Kicker has double underhooks.
Khan avoids a wild elbow strike from Kicker.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Kicker just misses with a elbow thrown towards Khan's brow.
Khan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Khan wants to break free but Kicker has control.
Kicker keeps control of Khan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Khan is trying to break the clinch but Kicker has him pressed against the ropes.
Kicker misses with an elbow strike.
Kicker keeps control of Khan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kicker throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kicker pushes off an throws an elbow but Khan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Khan avoids a wild elbow strike from Kicker.
Khan blocks the elbow strike.
Khan has had enough of the clinch but Kicker keeps him there for the moment.
Kicker throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kicker throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kicker throws an elbow that misses.
Khan wants to break free but Kicker has control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that King Khan will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Kicker cracks the inside of Khan's front leg.
Khan swats away the attempt to clinch by Kicker.
Kicker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Khan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kicker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khan.
Khan keeps the fight on the outside.
Khan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kicker cracks the inside of Khan's front leg.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kicker. That's going to slow Khan down.
Kicker fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Khan thows a body shot but no joy.
Khan keeps the fight on the outside.

Khan pushes Kicker up against the ropes in a clinch.
Kicker throws an elbow that misses.
Khan working hard to break the clinch.
Khan avoids the elbow strike from Kicker, against the ropes.
Kicker lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like King Khan has been cut.
Kicker pushes off an throws an elbow but Khan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Khan blocks the elbow strike.
Khan is looking to break free of the clinch but Kicker has double underhooks.
Kicker misses with an elbow over the top.
A frustrated look appears on Khan's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Kicker.
Kicker creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kicker misses with an elbow over the top.
Khan avoids a wild elbow strike from Kicker.
Kicker pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Kicker throws an elbow but misses.
Khan blocks an elbow strike.
Khan can't break the clinch.
Kicker lands an elbow that stopped Khan in his tracks for a moment.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Kicker throws an elbow but misses.
Kicker looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kicker throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Khan can't break the clinch.
Khan has had enough of the clinch but Kicker keeps him there for the moment.
Khan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Khan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kicker backwards.
Kicker creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Khan's defenses.
Khan dodges an elbow strike from Kicker.

Khan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kicker cracks Khan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Khan misses with an uppercut.
Kicker moves away from the strike by Khan.

Kicker fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Khan, pushing him back against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan wants to break free but Kicker has control.
A frustrated look appears on Khan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kicker throws an elbow that misses.
Khan wants to break free but Kicker has control.
Khan wants to get back to striking at distance but Kicker won't allow it.
Kicker comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kicker keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Khan's efforts to push away.
Khan dodges an elbow strike from Kicker.
Kicker lands an elbow just above Khan 's eye.
Kicker lands an elbow inside that Khan shrugs off.
Khan is looking to break free of the clinch but Kicker has double underhooks.
Kicker throws an elbow but it misses.
Kicker throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Khan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Khan blocks an elbow strike.
Khan dodges an elbow strike from Kicker.
Khan misses with some punches.
Khan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kicker throws an elbow that misses.
Kicker misses with an elbow strike.
Khan tries to break the clinch but Kicker is controlling the position.
Kicker pushes off an throws an elbow but Khan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Khan blocks the elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kicker.
Kicker misses with an elbow over the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ray Kicker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on King Khan'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!

Khan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kicker.
Kicker lands a high kick!
Kicker fails with an attempt to clinch.
Khan looks to throw a body kick

and Kicker holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Khan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Kicker pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Kicker creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Kicker just misses with a elbow thrown towards Khan's brow.
Khan avoids the elbow strike from Kicker, against the ropes.
Khan dodges an elbow strike from Kicker.
Kicker throws an elbow but it misses.
Kicker creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Khan is trying to break the clinch but Kicker is controlling him.
Kicker throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Khan avoids a wild elbow strike from Kicker.
Khan wants to get back to striking at distance but Kicker won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Kicker throws an elbow but misses.
Khan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Kicker prevents Khan from breaking the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Kicker just misses with a elbow thrown towards Khan's brow.
Kicker creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kicker looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Khan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kicker has him pressed against the ropes.
Kicker pushes off an throws an elbow but Khan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan wants to break free but Kicker has control.
Khan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Khan is trying to break the clinch but Kicker is controlling him.
Khan is trying to break the clinch but Kicker is controlling him.
Kicker misses with an elbow over the top.
Khan can't break the clinch.
Khan blocks the elbow strike.
Khan avoids a wild elbow strike from Kicker.
Kicker tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Khan avoids a wild elbow strike from Kicker.
Khan blocks an elbow strike from Kicker.
Kicker throws a knee to the head but misses.
Khan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kicker looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Khan has had enough of the clinch but Kicker keeps him there for the moment.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Kicker throws an elbow but misses.
Kicker throws an elbow but it misses.
Khan has had enough of the clinch but Kicker keeps him there for the moment.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Kicker throws an elbow but misses.
Kicker tries to land a knee to the head but Khan blocks with his arms.
Kicker lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Khan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kicker creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Khan's defenses.

King Khan's cut is getting worse.
Khan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.

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.
Khan takes an elbow to the forehead.
Khan is trying to break the clinch but Kicker is controlling him.
Khan is trying to force a seperation but Kicker has the dominant position.
Kicker creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kicker throws an elbow but it misses.
Kicker creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Khan blocks an elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kicker.
Kicker lands an elbow just above Khan 's eye.
Khan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kicker with a knee to the head.
Kicker keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Khan's efforts to push away.
Kicker lands a nice elbow.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Kicker throws an elbow but misses.
Kicker throws an elbow but it misses.
Kicker throws an elbow that misses.
Kicker throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Khan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Khan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Khan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kicker tries to clinch up but Khan circles away and keeps his distance.
A slow jab from Khan misses its intended target.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ray Kicker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kicker 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ray Kicker!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
36%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Izakawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martin has chosen Freude schöner Götter Funken 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.

Izakawa
vs
Martin

185 cm
23
198 lbs
6 - 9 - 0

190 cm
22
205 lbs
7 - 12 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power

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 6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Johnny Izakawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Peter Martin!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Shimada and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Izakawa tries to clinch but Martin is having none of it.
Izakawa doesn't manage to clinch there - Martin circles away.
Izakawa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Izakawa wants to clinch up but Martin keeps it at a distance.
Martin moves out of range of the body kick.
Nice takedown defense from Martin. No joy for Izakawa on that attempt.
Izakawa moves in looking to clinch but Martin pushes him off.
Izakawa is looking to clinch.

Izakawa shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Izakawa was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Martin is in all sorts of trouble here.
Izakawa fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Izakawa has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Martin is wriggling around trying to escape.
Martin throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Martin working to try and regain half guard.
Izakawa throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin tries to hold on but Izakawa postures up.
Martin is desperately trying to improve his position but Izakawa has a good base and remains in mount.
Martin in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

It looks like Peter Martin has been cut.
Izakawa working Martin over with strikes here.
A nice elbow there by Izakawa.

That has opened up Peter Martin's cut even more.
Izakawa throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Martin because Izakawa loaded up on that one.

Izakawa working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Martin can't escape the position.
Martin is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Izakawa avoids the attempt from Martin to control.
Izakawa landing strikes from the mount and Martin is in trouble!

Martin is rocked!

The cut above Peter Martin's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Johnny Izakawa!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
75%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Billy bomber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mamoru Yamiyukai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mamoru Yamiyukai will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

bomber
vs
Yamiyukai

175 cm
19
142 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

166 cm
19
147 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good knees
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Billy bomber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mamoru Yamiyukai!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danga de danga de dang - Yamiyukai scores with a four punch combination!

Yamiyukai gets in close and instigates a clinch.
bomber utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
bomber tries a knee to the head but Yamiyukai blocks it.
A short left from Yamiyukai.
Yamiyukai tries to work over bomber's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yamiyukai managing to block the knees to the body from bomber.
bomber tries a knee to the head but Yamiyukai blocks it.
Yamiyukai lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Yamiyukai avoiding damage as bomber throws knees to the body.
bomber tries to land a knee to the head but Yamiyukai blocks with his arms.
bomber misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yamiyukai.
bomber unloads a knee to the mid-section. Yamiyukai lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Yamiyukai lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
bomber lands a knee to the body.
bomber blocks a body shot from Yamiyukai.
A right hand to the body from Yamiyukai.
Yamiyukai works on bomber's body with a couple of short punches.
Yamiyukai lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
bomber tries a knee to the head but Yamiyukai blocks it.
Yamiyukai takes a knee to the side of the body.
bomber misses with a knee strike.
Yamiyukai lands a shot to the body.
bomber is breathing heavily.
Yamiyukai managing to block the knees to the body from bomber.
bomber landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Yamiyukai lands a shot to the body.
bomber trying to land knees to the body.
bomber tries to land knees in the clinch but Yamiyukai avoids the damage to the body.
bomber tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
bomber's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A hook to the body from Yamiyukai.
bomber misses with a knee to the head.
Yamiyukai lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Yamiyukai.
Yamiyukai gets through bomber's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Yamiyukai.
A short right from Yamiyukai.
Nice body punch from Yamiyukai.
Yamiyukai pushes bomber back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Yamiyukai digs a right hand underneath bomber's ribcage. bomber let out a lung full of air as it connected.
bomber missing with knees to the body.
Yamiyukai lands a left hand.
Yamiyukai gets through bomber's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Yamiyukai lands a shot to the body.
A short body shot lands from Yamiyukai as the two fighters clinch.
bomber misses with a knee to the head.
Yamiyukai is working bomber over against the ropes.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yamiyukai.
Yamiyukai lands a body shot.
Yamiyukai lands a body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Yamiyukai creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Yamiyukai pushes bomber back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A hook to the body from Yamiyukai.
Yamiyukai throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Yamiyukai lands a body punch.
Yamiyukai lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Yamiyukai is working bomber over against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamiyukai lands a shot to the body.
Yamiyukai makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Yamiyukai.
A right hook to the body lands for Yamiyukai.
Yamiyukai throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Yamiyukai lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Yamiyukai digs a right hand into bomber's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on bomber's gas tank.
Yamiyukai stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Yamiyukai pushes bomber back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Yamiyukai lands a body shot.
Yamiyukai lands a shot to the body.
Yamiyukai works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nice body punch from Yamiyukai.
Yamiyukai works on bomber's body with a couple of short punches.
Yamiyukai throws a blind hook that connects with the side of bombers head.
A right hook to the body lands for Yamiyukai.
Yamiyukai lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt bomber or not.
Yamiyukai lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Yamiyukai digs a right hand underneath bomber's ribcage. bomber let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Yamiyukai works on bomber's body with a couple of short punches.
Yamiyukai lands with a left to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Yamiyukai creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Yamiyukai scores with a hook to the body.
Yamiyukai lands a body shot in the clinch.
Yamiyukai lands a body punch in the clinch.
Yamiyukai lands a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Yamiyukai.
Yamiyukai working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
bomber takes a shot to the head.
Yamiyukai lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yamiyukai is working bomber over against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Yamiyukai - that landed with a thud.
Nice body punch from Yamiyukai.
A hook to the body from Yamiyukai.
A short uppercut from Yamiyukai.
A right handed body shot lands from Yamiyukai.
bomber tries a knee to the head but Yamiyukai blocks it.
A body shot lands from Yamiyukai.
Nice body punch from Yamiyukai - that landed with a thud.
Nice body punch from Yamiyukai - that landed with a thud.
Yamiyukai lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of bomber backwards.
Yamiyukai lands a nice shot to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yamiyukai.
Yamiyukai lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Yamiyukai scores with a shoulder strike.
Yamiyukai lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt bomber or not.
Yamiyukai lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt bomber or not.
A short right from Yamiyukai.
Good body shot from Yamiyukai.
Yamiyukai works on bomber's body with a couple of short punches.
Yamiyukai throws a blind hook that connects with the side of bombers head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Yamiyukai.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Yamiyukai scores with a nice short uppercut.
bomber is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yamiyukai is defending well for now.
A body shot lands from Yamiyukai.
A right hand to the body from Yamiyukai.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A body shot lands from Yamiyukai.
Yamiyukai scores with a shoulder strike.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A short body shot lands from Yamiyukai as the two fighters clinch.
Yamiyukai presses bomber against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nice body punch from Yamiyukai - that landed with a thud.
Yamiyukai makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Yamiyukai throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Yamiyukai cracks bomber with a nice body shot.
Yamiyukai lands a body shot.
Yamiyukai throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
bomber misses with a knee to the head.
Yamiyukai works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
bomber tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A right hook to the body lands for Yamiyukai.
A short body shot lands from Yamiyukai as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A body shot lands from Yamiyukai.
Yamiyukai lands a left hand.
A right hand to the body from Yamiyukai.
Yamiyukai cracks bomber with a nice body shot.
bomber misses with a knee to the head.
Yamiyukai lands a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Yamiyukai.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Yamiyukai stuns bomber with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
bomber tries to clinch but Yamiyukai moves away
and Yamiyukai counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
bomber tries to clinch up
and Yamiyukai counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yamiyukai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
bomber tries to clinch but Yamiyukai moves away

and Yamiyukai counters by clinching up.
Yamiyukai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
bomber tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yamiyukai avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamiyukai managing to block the knees to the body from bomber.
Yamiyukai scores with a hook to the body.
Yamiyukai on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yamiyukai lands a body punch in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
bomber tries to land knees in the clinch but Yamiyukai avoids the damage to the body.
Yamiyukai is leaning against bomber and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
bomber misses with a knee to the head.
bomber throws a knee to the head but misses.
Yamiyukai lands a left hand that snaps the head of bomber backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
bomber throws a knee to the head but misses.
Yamiyukai lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Yamiyukai pushes bomber back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
A short left from Yamiyukai.
Yamiyukai lands a body shot in the clinch.
Yamiyukai blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nice body punch from Yamiyukai.
Yamiyukai scores with a nice hook to the head.
Yamiyukai lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down bomber.
A short body shot lands from Yamiyukai as the two fighters clinch.
Yamiyukai lands a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Yamiyukai.
Good body shot from Yamiyukai.
Good body shot from Yamiyukai.
A right hand to the body from Yamiyukai.
bomber takes a shot to the head.
Yamiyukai lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yamiyukai digs a right hand into bomber's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on bomber's gas tank.
Yamiyukai lands an uppercut.
Yamiyukai digs a right hand underneath bomber's ribcage. bomber let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Yamiyukai lands a shot to the body.
Yamiyukai scores with a hook 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!
Yamiyukai lands with a right to the head.
bomber missing with knees to the body.
Yamiyukai lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mamoru Yamiyukai seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Yamiyukai lands a body shot.
Yamiyukai is working bomber over against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Yamiyukai creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Yamiyukai lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Yamiyukai lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Yamiyukai lands a body shot in the clinch.
Yamiyukai lands a shoulder strike.
Yamiyukai lands a body shot.
Yamiyukai is working bomber over against the ropes.
Yamiyukai pushes bomber back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Yamiyukai digs a right hand into bomber's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on bomber's gas tank.
A body shot lands from Yamiyukai.
A right handed body shot lands from Yamiyukai.
Yamiyukai pushes bomber back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Yamiyukai works on bomber's body with a couple of short punches.
Yamiyukai lands an uppercut.
bomber misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yamiyukai.
A hook to the body from Yamiyukai.
A body shot lands from Yamiyukai.
Nice body punch from Yamiyukai - that landed with a thud.
Yamiyukai lands a shot to the body.
A hook to the body from Yamiyukai.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yamiyukai.
Yamiyukai is working bomber over against the ropes.
bomber tries to land knees in the clinch but Yamiyukai avoids the damage to the body.
A short right from Yamiyukai on the inside.
bomber takes a shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamiyukai on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yamiyukai throws a blind hook that connects with the side of bombers head.
Yamiyukai is leaning against bomber and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Yamiyukai lands a shot to the body.
bomber tries a knee to the head but Yamiyukai blocks it.
Yamiyukai makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Yamiyukai scores with a hook to the body.
Yamiyukai digs a right hand into bomber's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on bomber's gas tank.
A right handed body shot lands from Yamiyukai.
Yamiyukai lands a nice uppercut.
Yamiyukai digs a right hand underneath bomber's ribcage. bomber let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Yamiyukai has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
bomber tries to land a knee to the head but Yamiyukai blocks with his arms.
Yamiyukai lands a body punch.
bomber looking to throw knees to the head but Yamiyukai is blocking nicely.
Nice body punch from Yamiyukai.
Yamiyukai lands with a right to the head.
bomber looking to throw knees to the head but Yamiyukai is blocking nicely.
Yamiyukai lands a nice shot to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Yamiyukai.
bomber tries to land knees in the clinch but Yamiyukai avoids the damage to the body.
Yamiyukai working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
bomber looking to throw knees to the head but Yamiyukai is blocking nicely.
Yamiyukai lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Yamiyukai lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of bomber backwards.
Yamiyukai on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yamiyukai digs a right hand into bomber's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on bomber's gas tank.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Yamiyukai.
Yamiyukai is leaning against bomber and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short left from Yamiyukai.
Yamiyukai stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Yamiyukai lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of bomber backwards.
Yamiyukai lands a body shot in the clinch.
Yamiyukai lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Yamiyukai makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Yamiyukai.
Yamiyukai lands a nice uppercut.
Yamiyukai on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yamiyukai cracks bomber with a nice body shot.
Good body shot from Yamiyukai.
Nice body punch from Yamiyukai - that landed with a thud.
Yamiyukai lands a nice shot to the body.
Yamiyukai lands an uppercut.
Yamiyukai works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Yamiyukai digs a right hand into bomber's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on bomber's gas tank.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yamiyukai pushes bomber back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yamiyukai presses bomber against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Yamiyukai lands a nice shot to the body.
bomber tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Yamiyukai makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Yamiyukai is leaning against bomber and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
bomber tries a knee to the head but Yamiyukai blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mamoru Yamiyukai showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Yamiyukai scores with a shot to the body.
bomber tries to clinch

and Yamiyukai counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
bomber tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Yamiyukai lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Yamiyukai tried to land a shot to the body but connects with bomber's elbow.
bomber lands a knee to the head.
Yamiyukai is working bomber over against the ropes.
Yamiyukai is working bomber over against the ropes.
Yamiyukai blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yamiyukai scores with an uppercut up the middle.
bomber trying to land knees to the body.
Yamiyukai scores with a hook to the body.
Yamiyukai lands a left hand that snaps the head of bomber backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Yamiyukai creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Yamiyukai lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of bomber backwards.
Yamiyukai is working bomber over against the ropes.
Yamiyukai works on bomber's body with a couple of short punches.
Yamiyukai scores with a shoulder strike.
Yamiyukai lands with a light punch inside.
Yamiyukai lands a body shot.
A body shot lands from Yamiyukai.
Yamiyukai presses bomber against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yamiyukai lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down bomber.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamiyukai lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Yamiyukai avoiding damage as bomber throws knees to the body.
A short right from Yamiyukai.
Yamiyukai lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Yamiyukai is working bomber over against the ropes.
Yamiyukai lands a body shot in the clinch.
Yamiyukai stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Yamiyukai lands a shoulder strike.
Good body shot from Yamiyukai.
Yamiyukai stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Yamiyukai lands a left hand.
Yamiyukai avoiding damage as bomber throws knees to the body.
Yamiyukai pushes bomber back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Yamiyukai lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A body shot lands from Yamiyukai.
Yamiyukai lands a body shot.
A short body shot lands from Yamiyukai as the two fighters clinch.
Yamiyukai lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nice body punch from Yamiyukai.
bomber trying to land knees to the body.
bomber using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yamiyukai has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Yamiyukai avoiding damage as bomber throws knees to the body.
Yamiyukai throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Yamiyukai lands a body punch in the clinch.
Yamiyukai works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
bomber misses with a knee strike.
bomber throws a knee to the head but misses.
Yamiyukai lands a left hand that snaps the head of bomber backwards.
bomber misses with a knee to the head.
bomber tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Yamiyukai lands a shot to the body.
Yamiyukai throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Yamiyukai is working bomber over against the ropes.
Yamiyukai lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down bomber.
Yamiyukai lands a hook that snaps the head of bomber backwards.
Yamiyukai lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down bomber.
A shot in the inside from Yamiyukai.
Yamiyukai scores with an uppercut up the middle.
bomber is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yamiyukai is defending well for now.
bomber tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yamiyukai avoids it.
bomber using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yamiyukai has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Yamiyukai is leaning against bomber and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nice body punch from Yamiyukai.
Good body shot from Yamiyukai.
Nice body punch from Yamiyukai.
Yamiyukai works on bomber's body with a couple of short punches.
Yamiyukai on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yamiyukai lands a shot to the body.
Yamiyukai lands with a left to the head.
A body shot lands from Yamiyukai.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamiyukai works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
bomber missing with knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Yamiyukai as the two fighters clinch.
Nice body punch from Yamiyukai - that landed with a thud.
A short right from Yamiyukai.
Yamiyukai lands a hook that snaps the head of bomber backwards.
Yamiyukai lands a body punch in the clinch.
Yamiyukai lands a shot to the body.
Yamiyukai lands with a left to the head.
bomber tries a knee to the head but Yamiyukai blocks it.
Yamiyukai blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short right from Yamiyukai.
Yamiyukai lands on the inside with an uppercut.
bomber misses with a knee to the head.
Yamiyukai avoiding damage as bomber throws knees to the body.
Yamiyukai lands a body shot in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Yamiyukai.
Yamiyukai pushes bomber back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Yamiyukai.
Yamiyukai lands a nice shot to the body.
Yamiyukai scores with a hook to the body.
Yamiyukai lands with a short shot to the head.
Yamiyukai throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Yamiyukai lands an uppercut.
bomber is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yamiyukai is defending well for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamiyukai lands a body shot.
A short body shot lands from Yamiyukai as the two fighters clinch.
Yamiyukai lands a nice shot to the body.
Yamiyukai lands a shoulder strike.
bomber with a knee to the head.
Yamiyukai presses bomber against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
bomber's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short left from Yamiyukai.
Yamiyukai lands an uppercut.
bomber lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Yamiyukai lands a shoulder strike.
bomber tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
bomber putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Yamiyukai in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
bomber tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Good body shot from Yamiyukai.
Yamiyukai digs a right hand into bomber's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on bomber's gas tank.
bomber misses with a knee strike.
Yamiyukai pushes bomber back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
bomber tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A right hand to the body from Yamiyukai.
Yamiyukai lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt bomber or not.
Yamiyukai lands a left hand.
Billy bomber has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yamiyukai cracks bomber with a nice body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Yamiyukai.
Yamiyukai works on bomber's body with a couple of short punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mamoru Yamiyukai comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Yamiyukai 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 24:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 24:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mamoru Yamiyukai!

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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mirko Barnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Awekome Doji (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnett comes to the ring accompanied by Alaj volim kad je pomalena. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Barnett
vs
Doji

188 cm
28
240 lbs
20 - 10 - 0

191 cm
27
274 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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 20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mirko Barnett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Awekome Doji!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doji shoots for a takedown but Barnett saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Barnett scores with a leg kick.
Doji on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Barnett. Barnett obviously looking to wear him down.
Doji looks gassed!
Barnett lands the left hand.
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!
Barnett tries a head kick but it misses.
Barnett throws a nice head kick!

Barnett has taken the fight to the clinch.
Barnett misses with a knee strike.
Barnett landing knees to the body.
Barnett lands a knee to the body.
Barnett with a knee to the head.
Barnett content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Barnett lands a good knee to the midsection. Doji won't want to take too many of those.
Barnett connects with a nasty looking knee right to Doji's face.
Barnett putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Doji in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Barnett tries to land a knee to the head but Doji blocks with his arms.
Barnett is struggling to control the position.
Barnett with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Barnett tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Doji avoids it.
Barnett throws a knee to the head but misses.
Barnett taking a breather.
Barnett throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Doji blocks it with crossed arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnett working Doji over with knees to the body.
Doji on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Barnett using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Doji has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Barnett throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Doji blocks it with crossed arms.
Barnett is leaning against Doji and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A knee to the head by Barnett.
Barnett is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Barnett tries to stall but Doji uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Barnett lands a knee to the head.
Barnett throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Doji blocks it with crossed arms.
Barnett trying to land knees to the body.
Barnett misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Doji.
Barnett stops a takedown attempt from Doji.
Barnett working Doji over with knees to the body.
Barnett tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Barnett misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Doji.
Barnett trying to land knees to the body.
Barnett landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Doji jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Barnett walks away with a smile on his face. Doji gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Mirko Barnett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Awekome Doji.
Some wild striking there from Barnett.

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.
Barnett looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Doji fails to land the takedown.
Barnett dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Barnett scores with a one two! Doji had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

Barnett clinches.
Come on Barnett - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Barnett is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Doji is defending well for now.
Barnett is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Doji blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Barnett misses with a knee to the head.
Barnett using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Barnett blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Doji takes a knee to the side of the body.
Barnett working Doji over with knees to the body.
Barnett tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnett looking to throw knees to the head but Doji is blocking nicely.

Barnett breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Doji is trying hard to land a takedown here. Barnett sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Doji shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Barnett desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Barnett is trying to get back to full guard.

Doji is looking for a kimura here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnett is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Doji's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Doji's back!
Barnett keeps control of the position easily here as Doji tries to buck him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mirko Barnett dominated that 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.

Barnett gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Barnett scores a nice knee to the body.
Barnett with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Barnett drops Doji with a big knee straight up the middle! Doji is covering up against the ropes but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

It looks like Awekome Doji has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Decent striking displayed by Barnett there.

Doji is rocked!

Barnett has managed to clinch.
Barnett tries a knee to the head but Doji blocks it.
Barnett connects with a nasty looking knee right to Doji's face.
Barnett landing knees to the body.
Barnett has Doji pressed against the ropes.
Barnett lands a knee to the body.
Barnett tries to land knees in the clinch but Doji avoids the damage to the body.
Barnett tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Doji avoids it.
Mirko Barnett has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Barnett connects with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Barnett working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Barnett crunches a lovely knee into Doji's ribcage.
Barnett misses with a knee strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnett misses with a knee strike.
Doji blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Barnett unloads a knee to the mid-section. Doji lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Barnett with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Doji on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Doji wants to break the clinch but can't.
Barnett scores with a knee to the head.
Barnett misses with a knee strike.
Barnett stops a takedown attempt from Doji.
Barnett with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Barnett looking to throw knees to the head but Doji is blocking nicely.
Barnett unloads a knee to the mid-section. Doji lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Barnett scores a nice knee to the body.
Barnett tries to land a knee to the head but Doji blocks with his arms.
Barnett missing with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Barnett.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Barnett is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Barnett putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Doji in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Doji blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Barnett throws a knee to the head but misses.

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.
Barnett missing with knees to the body.
Barnett using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Doji has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Barnett misses with a knee to the head.
Barnett trying to stall but Doji improves his position.
Doji takes a knee right on the jaw!
Doji on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Barnett looking to throw knees to the head but Doji is blocking nicely.
Doji is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Barnett pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Barnett landing knees to the head.
Doji on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Barnett misses with a knee strike.
Barnett throws a knee to the head but misses.
Doji working hard to break the clinch.
Barnett misses with a knee to the head.
Barnett crunches a lovely knee into Doji's ribcage.
Barnett misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Doji.
Barnett misses with a knee strike.
Doji fails to pull guard.
Mirko Barnett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Awekome Doji.
Barnett with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Barnett is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Barnett landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnett stops a takedown attempt from Doji.
Barnett tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Barnett scores with a knee to the head.
Barnett has Doji pressed against the ropes, preventing Doji from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Barnett tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Barnett is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Barnett tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Doji avoids it.
Barnett looking to throw knees to the head but Doji is blocking nicely.
Doji tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Barnett just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Doji has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Barnett avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Doji as Barnett tries to tie him up.
Barnett tries to land a knee to the head but Doji blocks with his arms.
Barnett is trying to maintain a safe position but Doji gets an underhook and turns Barnett into the ropes.
Barnett tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Doji avoids it.

Barnett breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mirko Barnett is winning the standup battle so far.
Doji looks for a takedown but Barnett sprawls well.
Barnett scores with a leg kick.

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.
Barnett pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barnett throws a sloppy head kick and Doji moves out of range easily.
Barnett lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Barnett plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

Barnett closes the distance and clinches.
Barnett is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Doji can do to turn this around?
Doji managing to block the knees to the body from Barnett.
Barnett misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Doji.
Barnett landing knees to the body.
Barnett trying to land knees to the body.
Doji wants to break the clinch but can't.
Doji is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Barnett working Doji over with knees to the body.
Doji goes for a takedown attempt but Barnett pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Barnett clinches up with Doji and pushes him back against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mirko Barnett dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Awekome Doji's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Doji is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Barnett.
Awekome Doji seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barnett scoring well with a low kick there.
Doji shoots in but no luck this time.
Barnett fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Doji has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Barnett lands with a straight right. Doji didn't see that one coming.
Barnett connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Barnett scores with a push kick.
Barnett shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Doji but Doji pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Barnett forces Doji back against the ropes and clinches.
Barnett utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barnett landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Barnett landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Barnett trying to land knees to the body.
Barnett landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Barnett takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnett lands a nice knee to the body.
Barnett with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Barnett is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Doji is defending well for now.
Doji blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Doji takes a knee right on the jaw!
Barnett throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Doji blocks it with crossed arms.
Barnett working Doji over with knees to the body.
Barnett using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Doji has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Doji tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Barnett is stalling here.
Barnett using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Doji has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Doji tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Barnett just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Mirko Barnett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Awekome Doji.
Barnett working Doji over with knees to the body.
Barnett with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Barnett is pressed up against the ropes. Doji has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Barnett down to the mat. Barnett avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Danga de danga de dang - Barnett scores with a four punch combination!
Doji chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Barnett can pounce on him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Barnett. Beautiful body shot.
Barnett feints and then cracks Doji's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Doji down.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Barnett, as that shot connected.
Barnett lands a slapping body shot.
Doji defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Barnett.
Doji avoids a kick to the body.
Doji's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Doji with a poor takedown
and Barnett counters with a body kick that stops Doji in his tracks momentarily.
Barnett throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Barnett rushes Doji and presses him up against the ropes.
Barnett is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Doji is defending well for now.
Doji drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Barnett gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Barnett unloads a knee to the mid-section. Doji lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Barnett working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Barnett crunches a lovely knee into Doji's ribcage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnett tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Barnett landing knees to the head.
Barnett throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Doji blocks it with crossed arms.
Barnett using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Doji has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Barnett misses with a knee to the head.
Barnett putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Doji in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Doji looking for a takedown.
Barnett is trying to maintain a safe position but Doji gets an underhook and turns Barnett into the ropes.
Doji tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Barnett just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Doji managing to block the knees to the body from Barnett.
Barnett controlling the action here for a moment.
Barnett tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Doji avoids it.
Barnett throws a knee to the head but misses.
Barnett stalling.
Barnett tries a knee to the head but Doji blocks it.
Doji blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Barnett throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Doji blocks it with crossed arms.

Doji gets control of Barnett's arms and successfully pulls guard. Doji will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Barnett advances position into side control!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doji looking for a sweep but Barnett has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Mirko Barnett is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Barnett controlling the pace for now.

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

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

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mirko Barnett!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
96%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Narima Koga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ikuhisa Minowaman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Narima Koga has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Koga
vs
Minowaman

190 cm
24
212 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

175 cm
23
194 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Powerful

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Narima Koga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ikuhisa Minowaman!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Sano and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Minowaman takes the fight into the clinch.
Koga looking to throw knees to the head but Minowaman is blocking nicely.
Koga misses with a knee to the head.
Koga tries to land a knee to the head but Minowaman blocks with his arms.
Koga is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Minowaman is defending well for now.
Minowaman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Minowaman lands a knee to the body.
Koga takes a shot to the head.
Koga misses with a knee strike.

Minowaman has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Koga clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
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.
Minowaman missing with punches from the back.
Minowaman is throwing shots to the body but Koga manages to wriggle free. Minowaman pounces on him again and ends up in Koga's guard.

Minowaman drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Koga dives on top into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Minowaman looking for subs off his back but Koga has passed one foot through into half guard.
Minowaman tries to get to full guard but Koga has control of the leg.
Minowaman is looking to control Koga's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Minowaman avoid being mounted?

Minowaman looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's two 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.
Minowaman tries to get to full guard but Koga has control of the leg.

Koga decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Koga tries to clinch but Minowaman moves away

and Minowaman counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Minowaman trying to control the position from guard on top but Koga is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Minowaman won't allow Koga to get back to his feet.
Minowaman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Koga swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koga working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Minowaman.
Koga is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Minowaman trying to control the position from guard on top but Koga is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.

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.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Ikuhisa Minowaman wasn't active enough on the ground.
Koga tries to clinch but Minowaman moves away

and Minowaman counters with a single leg into guard. Koga didn't expect that.
Minowaman with a flurry of punches that miss.
Minowaman trying to control the position from guard on top but Koga is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Koga stands up and we're back to a striking position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ikuhisa Minowaman dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Minowaman on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Minowaman moves in looking to clinch but Koga pushes him off.
Koga tries to clinch

and Minowaman counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Minowaman tries a knee to the head but Koga blocks it.
Koga lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Koga using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Minowaman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Minowaman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Koga is trying to stall.
Koga tries to land a knee to the head but Minowaman blocks with his arms.
Minowaman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Koga blocks it with crossed arms.
Minowaman unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Koga gets underhooks to prevent Minowaman's takedown attempt.
Minowaman lands with a right to the head.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Minowaman. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Minowaman gets through Koga's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Koga slows down the pace here.

Minowaman tightens his grip and picks Koga up, before dumping him to the ground. Koga manages to land in guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Koga keeping moving, preventing Minowaman from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Minowaman loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Minowaman trying to control but Koga is working from the bottom.
Minowaman won't allow Koga to get back to his feet.

Minowaman postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Koga is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Minowaman, into his guard.
Koga tries to stand but Minowaman is controlling from the bottom.

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.

Minowaman throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Koga escapes and throws Minowaman's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Minowaman can't do much from the bottom here.
Minowaman sneaks back into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koga tries to stand and escape but Minowaman is controlling the position.
Minowaman is trying to get back to full guard.

Minowaman has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Koga escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Koga!

Koga decides to stand back up.

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.
Koga throws a nice looking combination but Minowaman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Koga tries to clinch but Minowaman moves away

so Minowaman counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Koga is looking to stand up but Minowaman isn't so interested in that idea.
Minowaman throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Koga works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Minowaman won't allow Koga to get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Minowaman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Koga swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Minowaman must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Minowaman drops back, looking for a kneebar! Koga looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Koga looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Koga!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ikuhisa Minowaman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Koga's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Minowaman looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Koga displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Minowaman.
Minowaman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Koga swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Minowaman closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Koga throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Minowaman blocks it with crossed arms.
Minowaman blocks the elbow strike.
Koga is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Minowaman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Koga tries to land a knee to the head but Minowaman blocks with his arms.
Minowaman connects with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Minowaman tries to land a knee to the head but Koga blocks with his arms.
Minowaman with a knee to the head.
Koga tries to land a knee to the head but Minowaman blocks with his arms.
Minowaman throws a punch but it's blocked by Koga.
Koga doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Koga tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Koga swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Koga takes a shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Minowaman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Minowaman lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Koga tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Koga throws an elbow that misses.
Minowaman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Koga working aggressively here.
A shot in the inside from Minowaman.
Koga misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Minowaman.
Minowaman tries for a takedown. No joy.
Narima Koga has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ikuhisa Minowaman.
Minowaman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Koga blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Koga wants to stall.
Minowaman content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Koga unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Minowaman is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Minowaman takes a shot to the head.
Minowaman tries a knee to the head but Koga blocks it.
Koga misses with a knee strike.
Minowaman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Koga is trying to stall.
Koga throws a punch but it's blocked by Minowaman.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Minowaman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Koga tries to close the distance and clinch up but Minowaman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Koga wants to clinch.
Minowaman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Koga swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Koga instigates a clinch.
Minowaman is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Minowaman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Koga misses with a knee strike.

Minowaman is working on a single leg takedown against the ropes. Koga can't fight it off and eventually Minowaman manages to take the fight to the floor. Koga looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Minowaman looking to sit in guard and control but Koga gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Minowaman throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Koga escapes and throws Minowaman's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Minowaman is trying to work for a sweep but Koga has mounted him!
Koga avoids the attempt from Minowaman to control.
Narima Koga has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

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.

Koga is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Koga closes the distance looking to clinch

and Minowaman counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Minowaman missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Minowaman 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.
Koga wants to get back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ikuhisa Minowaman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Minowaman winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ikuhisa Minowaman!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
56%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lasair Ceasaigh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shinobu Hayabusa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ceasaigh's entrance music is Fightstarter Karaoke. A fine choice. This should be fireworks!

Ceasaigh
vs
Hayabusa

187 cm
28
197 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

184 cm
27
193 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Firebird Designs

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lasair Ceasaigh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shinobu Hayabusa!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Ren Mimura and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hayabusa throws the kick towards the body but Ceasaigh avoids it.
Hayabusa keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hayabusa tries a head kick but it misses.
Ceasaigh takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ceasaigh takes a swing at Hayabusa's ribcage but misses.
Hayabusa tries to clinch but Ceasaigh moves out of range.
Hayabusa pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ceasaigh scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hayabusa misses with a few strikes there.
Ceasaigh tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hayabusa was well out of range. Poor timing from Ceasaigh.
Ceasaigh has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ceasaigh there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hayabusa moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hayabusa takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ceasaigh avoids the head kick by Hayabusa.
Ceasaigh wants to land a leg kick but Hayabusa is out of range.
Ceasaigh throws a hook but Hayabusa blocks it.
Ceasaigh takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Hayabusa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ceasaigh fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hayabusa throws a nice looking combination but Ceasaigh bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Shinobu Hayabusa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ceasaigh misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hayabusa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ceasaigh. That did some damage!
Ceasaigh fails to land the takedown.
Ceasaigh throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ceasaigh walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A head kick from Hayabusa lands but Ceasaigh takes it in his stride.
Hayabusa tries to clinch there but Ceasaigh circles away.
Hayabusa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hayabusa explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Hayabusa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ceasaigh moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hayabusa throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ceasaigh counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hayabusa's knee momentarily.
Ceasaigh misses with a leg kick
and Hayabusa counters with a nice body kick.
Hayabusa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ceasaigh.
Ceasaigh looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ceasaigh throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hayabusa cracks the inside of Ceasaigh's front leg.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hayabusa!
Shinobu Hayabusa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hayabusa scores with a kick to the midsection.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Hayabusa - that will leave a mark!
Hayabusa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ceasaigh tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hayabusa misses with a head kick.
Hayabusa misses with a head kick.
Ceasaigh showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hayabusa.
Hayabusa throws a head kick that misses.
Ceasaigh slips a jab and a cross from Hayabusa.
Ceasaigh misses with the combination.
Hayabusa misses with a double jab
and Ceasaigh counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayabusa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ceasaigh swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hayabusa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ceasaigh.
Hayabusa moves in looking to clinch but Ceasaigh pushes him off.
Hayabusa gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Ceasaigh counters with a left and a right that stings Hayabusa.
Hayabusa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hayabusa misses with a kick to the body.
A big right from Hayabusa misses.
Nice body kick from Hayabusa.
Hayabusa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ceasaigh moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ceasaigh pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hayabusa throws a wild body kick that Ceasaigh sees coming a mile off.
Hayabusa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hayabusa avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hayabusa blocks a leg kick.
Hayabusa throws a head kick that misses
and Ceasaigh counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ceasaigh takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Ceasaigh throws a combination that misses
and Hayabusa counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ceasaigh thinking.
Ceasaigh lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hayabusa plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Hayabusa thumps Ceasaigh with a low kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hayabusa. Ceasaigh shrugs it off though.
Hayabusa tries to close the distance and clinch but Ceasaigh swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hayabusa throws a head kick that Ceasaigh semi-blocks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hayabusa throws a nice looking combination but Ceasaigh bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hayabusa throws a sloppy head kick and Ceasaigh moves out of range easily.
Hayabusa misses with a series of wild punches.
Ceasaigh throws a leg kick but Hayabusa sees it coming and checks it nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ceasaigh moves out of range of the body kick from Hayabusa.
Ceasaigh will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A head kick misses from Hayabusa.
Ceasaigh missing with a left hand there. Hayabusa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Lasair Ceasaigh will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Hayabusa with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ceasaigh to score with a decent uppercut.
Ceasaigh swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ceasaigh misses with a double jab
and Hayabusa counters with a head kick. That will keep Ceasaigh thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A jab from Ceasaigh finds it's way through Hayabusa's defenses.
Hayabusa pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hayabusa lands with a kick to the temple. Ceasaigh shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Ceasaigh takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Hayabusa blocks a leg kick.
Hayabusa thuds his shin into the meat of Ceasaigh's side.
Ceasaigh misses with a combination
and Hayabusa counters with an inside leg kick.
Ceasaigh misses with a wild combination.
Hayabusa lands a lovely overhand right.
Hayabusa scores with a kick to the body.
Ceasaigh takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayabusa moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Hayabusa tries to clinch there but Ceasaigh circles away.
Ceasaigh misses with a jab to the body
and Hayabusa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hayabusa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ceasaigh circles away quickly and effectively.
Hayabusa clinches but Ceasaigh breaks the clinch
and Hayabusa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hayabusa throws a head kick but Ceasaigh moves out of range.
Hayabusa lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Some wild striking there from Hayabusa.
Hayabusa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ceasaigh shoots for a takedown but Hayabusa saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ceasaigh checks a leg kick.
Lasair Ceasaigh is winning the standup battle so far.
Hayabusa misses with a kick to the body

and Ceasaigh counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Ceasaigh trying to control the position from guard on top but Hayabusa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ceasaigh stops Hayabusa from standing up.
Ceasaigh looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Hayabusa really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ceasaigh. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hayabusa keeping moving, preventing Ceasaigh from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Lasair Ceasaigh.
Hayabusa staying out of range there.
Hayabusa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hayabusa throws the kick towards the body but Ceasaigh avoids it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hayabusa.
Lasair Ceasaigh is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hayabusa tries to bum rush Ceasaigh with a series of wild strikes but Ceasaigh uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ceasaigh shoots in for a double leg but Hayabusa sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ceasaigh wants to slow Hayabusa down by chopping away at his legs.
Ceasaigh dodges the punch combination from Hayabusa.
Ceasaigh throws a combination that misses
and Hayabusa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hayabusa is looking to land body kicks.
Some wild striking there from Ceasaigh.
Ceasaigh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hayabusa moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hayabusa blocks a jab.
Ceasaigh slips a jab and a cross from Hayabusa.
Ceasaigh throws a leg kick but Hayabusa sees it coming and moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hayabusa.
Ceasaigh keeps the fight on the outside.
Hayabusa moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hayabusa fails to land with a series of punches.
A head kick misses from Hayabusa.
Hayabusa misses with a kick to the body.
Hayabusa connects with a solid leg kick.
Hayabusa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hayabusa throws a head kick that half lands.
Ceasaigh takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Hayabusa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ceasaigh scores with a jab to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lasair Ceasaigh dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Ceasaigh 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.
Hayabusa throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Hayabusa looks to land a combination but Ceasaigh avoids it well.
Hayabusa is looking to chop away at Ceasaigh's legs.
Ceasaigh missing with a left hand there. Hayabusa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hayabusa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hayabusa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hayabusa goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hayabusa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hayabusa thumps Ceasaigh with a low kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hayabusa 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 Ceasaigh has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ceasaigh and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ceasaigh takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ceasaigh takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Hayabusa swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hayabusa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hayabusa throws a head kick that misses
and Ceasaigh counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hayabusa's knee momentarily.
Ceasaigh keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayabusa throws a head kick that misses.
Hayabusa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ceasaigh circles away quickly and effectively.
Hayabusa throws a sloppy head kick and Ceasaigh moves out of range easily.
Ceasaigh is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Good leg kick by Hayabusa there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hayabusa is looking to clinch.
Hayabusa throws a sloppy head kick
and Hayabusa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ceasaigh works Hayabusa's body with a nice hook.
Hayabusa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hayabusa throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Ceasaigh counters with a straight right hand.

Hayabusa is rocked!
A combination from Hayabusa does no damage.
Hayabusa throws a leg kick which misses Ceasaigh's front leg but catches the back leg as Ceasaigh tries to avoid it.

Ceasaigh looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Hayabusa is still in real trouble! Can Ceasaigh finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Still in half guard, Ceasaigh seems content to control.
Hayabusa seems to have recovered his senses.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ceasaigh wants to control but Hayabusa is keeping him busy.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Ceasaigh is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Ceasaigh trying to control the pace.

Ceasaigh is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Hayabusa is just riding it out for now. Ceasaigh eventually gives up the hold.
Lasair Ceasaigh is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ceasaigh is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Ceasaigh stalling.
Ceasaigh's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ceasaigh has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Hayabusa pushes Ceasaigh off looking to stand but Ceasaigh dives back in and keeps control.
Ceasaigh not doing much here.
Shinobu Hayabusa 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.

We're going to have a standup here because Lasair Ceasaigh wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Hayabusa throws a sloppy head kick
and Ceasaigh counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lasair Ceasaigh!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
82%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Atsushi Sawada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Malik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Malik is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Rocky Theme. Atsushi Sawada could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Sam Malik's chin.

Sawada
vs
Malik

180 cm
25
235 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
24
255 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Atsushi Sawada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sam Malik!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malik is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sawada fails with a takedown attempt.
A clash of legs there as Malik blocks the low kick.
Sawada lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Malik circles away quickly and effectively.
Malik swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Malik has closed the distance and engaged Sawada in a clinch.
Malik tries to break free but Sawada pushes him back against the ropes.

Malik breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Malik misses with a series of wild punches.
Danga de danga de dang - Malik scores with a four punch combination!

It looks like Atsushi Sawada has been cut.
Malik tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Sawada paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sam Malik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Malik swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Sawada counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Malik's guard now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sawada trying to control but Malik 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.
Sawada not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Malik manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Malik throws a series of punches but Sawada moves out of range.
Sawada throws a nice looking combination but Malik bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Malik instigates a clinch.
Malik tries to break free but Sawada pushes him back against the ropes.
Sawada has Malik pressed against the ropes, preventing Malik from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Malik breaks the clinch.
Malik fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Sawada shoots in and gets a takedown into Malik's guard.
Sawada stops Malik from standing up.
Sawada might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Sawada is breathing heavily.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Sawada is looking to stand up but Malik won't let him.
Sawada stops Malik from standing up.
Malik is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jab from Sawada.
Sawada connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Malik's hands.
Jab from Sawada.
Sam Malik is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Malik throws a right hand that Sawada ducks under and follows up with a left that Sawada also avoids with ease.
Sawada scores with a jab.
Malik throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A combination from Sawada does no damage.
Sawada showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Malik.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Sawada breaks from the clinch.
Malik throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Sawada counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sawada scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Sawada thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Malik's head.
Malik pushes Sawada off looking to stand but Sawada dives back in and keeps control.
Malik on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sawada looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Malik with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sawada thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Malik's head.
Malik tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.

Malik pushes Sawada off and gets back to his feet.
Sawada dodges the punch combination from Malik.
Malik throws a left and a right that both miss

and Sawada counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
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.
Sawada trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sawada is looking to work some ground and pound but Malik has wrist control.
Sawada knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Malik on the ground.
Malik wants to get back to his feet but Sawada is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Malik pushes Sawada off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Sawada throws a nice looking combination but Malik bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malik lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sawada circles away quickly and effectively.
Sawada looks to land a combination. Malik sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Malik misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Malik misses with a double jab
and Sawada counters with a left and a right that stings Malik.
Malik stuffs the takedown.
Sawada avoids a punch combination nicely.
Malik darts in trying to clinch

and Sawada moves into the clinch.
Malik can't break the clinch.
Sawada wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Malik is looking to break free of the clinch but Sawada has double underhooks.

Malik pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Malik misses with a double jab.
Malik swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sawada tries to land a front kick but Malik steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sawada keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Malik tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Atsushi Sawada dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Atsushi Sawada's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Sawada lands with a cross.
Sawada shoots in but Malik avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sawada avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Atsushi Sawada is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sawada shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Malik as he jumps to the side.
Malik swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Sawada counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Malik wants to stand and escape but Sawada is having none of it.

Malik has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Sawada off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Malik throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sawada fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Malik avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Atsushi Sawada. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Malik looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sawada ducks right into an uppercut from Malik.
Malik throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Malik throws a series of punches but Sawada avoids them all with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sawada slips a jab and a cross from Malik.
Malik is looking to clinch.
Malik dodges the punch combination from Sawada.
Malik lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sawada circles away quickly and effectively.
Malik swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

so Sawada counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Sawada won't allow Malik to get back to his feet.
Sawada landing some decent shots from guard.
Sawada won't allow Malik to get back to his feet.
Sawada has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sawada looking to pass the guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Malik is on top in guard.

Malik decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Sawada, up you get!
Sawada dodges the punch combination from Malik.

Sawada closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Malik to the mat! Malik manages to get full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malik wants to stand up but Sawada is controlling him.

Malik uses the ropes to get back to his feet.
Sawada has a takedown stuffed.
Some wild striking there from Malik.
Malik looks to land a combination but Sawada avoids it well.

Sawada drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Malik on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malik is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Sawada throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Malik is trying to buck Sawada off.
Sawada working the ground and pound.
Malik is trying to get back to his feet.
Sawada working the body and head with strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Malik is trying to buck Sawada off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Atsushi Sawada dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Atsushi Sawada's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Sawada closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Malik quickly recovers to half guard.

Malik manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Malik throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Some wild striking there from Malik.
Malik shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

Sawada scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Malik wants to get back to his feet.
Atsushi Sawada overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Malik kicks off Sawada and gets to his feet.
Malik swinging wildly here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Sawada shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Malik is trying to defend but Sawada finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Sawada tries to stand but his arm is trapped.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Malik manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Sawada shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Malik as he jumps to the side.
Malik closes the distance looking to clinch

and Sawada counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Malik!
Sawada punching from mount but Malik doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Malik is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Sawada putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

Malik bucks up and throws Sawada to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Malik misses with a hook. Sawada ducked under it nicely.
Sawada slips a jab and a cross from Malik.
Malik tries to clinch up but Sawada circles away and keeps his distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malik wants to clinch up but Sawada keeps it at a distance.
Malik tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Sawada counters with a single leg into guard. Malik didn't expect that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Malik pushes Sawada off and scrambles back to his feet.
Malik swinging wildly here.
Malik swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice sprawl there from Malik as Sawada shoots in.
No joy there for Malik, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A combination from Malik does no damage.
Malik throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sawada.

Sawada shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Sawada was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
You get the feeling that Malik really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Sawada lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Malik hang on?
Sawada with a couple of short strikes.
Malik is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Sam Malik has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malik keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Malik is trying to stand.
Sawada in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Sawada thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Sawada tries to control but Malik wriggling away.
Malik is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Sawada throwing strikes here but Malik is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Malik taking shots to the head.
Malik trying desperately to get to his feet.
Sawada scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Malik?

That's four 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.
Malik's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Sawada in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Sawada landing strikes, looking to finish!
Malik manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by Malik, under a barage of strikes from Sawada.
Sawada trying to control the action but Malik is working from the bottom.
Malik tries to kick Sawada off but Sawada keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Malik is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sawada pulls his head out easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Malik is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Malik is trying to stand back up but Sawada is controlling him

And that's the end of the fight!
Atsushi Sawada showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sawada, 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Atsushi Sawada!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
99%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tokahuro Nagabushi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Pan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peter Pan will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Nagabushi
vs
Pan

177 cm
24
162 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

225 cm
20
168 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tokahuro Nagabushi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Peter Pan!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Pan. No joy for Nagabushi on that attempt.

Pan has Nagabushi up against the ropes in a clinch.

Pan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nagabushi fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pan avoids it really well and circles away.
Pan is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Pan tries a head kick but it misses.

Pan moves into the clinch.
Pan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nagabushi drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Pan gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tokahuro Nagabushi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pan lands a right hand.

Pan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nagabushi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Pan stuffs the takedown.
Nagabushi looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pan is fending him off so far but Nagabushi persists. Nope, Pan circles away and we're back to standing.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Nagabushi.
Nagabushi shoots in for a takedown but Pan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Peter Pan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A slow jab from Nagabushi misses its intended target.
Nagabushi looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pan is fending him off so far but Nagabushi persists. Nope, Pan circles away and we're back to standing.
Pan lands a two punch combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagabushi avoids the head kick by Pan.
Pan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Pan lands a glancing blow to the side of Nagabushi's head.
Pan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pan throws a right hand that Nagabushi ducks under and follows up with a left that Nagabushi also avoids with ease.
Pan scores with a three punch combo!
Nagabushi dives in and grabs Pan's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pan pushes down on Nagabushi's head and hops out.
Pan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nagabushi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

Pan pushes Nagabushi up against the ropes in a clinch.
Pan gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Nagabushi.
Nagabushi can't get the takedown.
Nagabushi is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Nagabushi is breathing heavily.
Pan lands a hook that snaps the head of Nagabushi backwards.
Pan lands a left hand.
A shot in the inside from Pan.

Nagabushi is rocked!
Nagabushi is working for takedown but Pan is calmly controlling the position for now.
Oh Nagabushi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pan lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Nagabushi to his knees! Pan keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peter Pan!

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Main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kyron Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Le Bricoleur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Le Bricoleur has chosen Bob Le Bricoleur as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Kyron Gracie could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bob Le Bricoleur's chin.

Gracie
vs
Le Bricoleur

180 cm
21
162 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

187 cm
22
153 lbs
6 - 8 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kyron Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bob Le Bricoleur!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie tries for a takedown but Le Bricoleur sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gracie changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Le Bricoleur tries to avoid it but Gracie manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Le Bricoleur to the ground. Le Bricoleur escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Le Bricoleur fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Le Bricoleur takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses.
Le Bricoleur cracks a nice hook into Gracie's ribs.
Le Bricoleur looks to score with a jab to the body but Gracie is just out of range.
Le Bricoleur changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Le Bricoleur throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gracie stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Le Bricoleur motions for Gracie to come forward. Le Bricoleur throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Le Bricoleur misses with a body shot.
Gracie tries to score a power double leg takedown but Le Bricoleur sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gracie somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kyron Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Le Bricoleur swings for the body but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Le Bricoleur scores with a hook to the body. Gracie takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Le Bricoleur throws a nice looking combination but Gracie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Le Bricoleur fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gracie throws a low kick but Le Bricoleur moves out of range easily.
Nice defenses there by Le Bricoleur.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Le Bricoleur misses.
Gracie takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Le Bricoleur is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Le Bricoleur dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gracie takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Le Bricoleur throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gracie stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Le Bricoleur fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gracie looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Le Bricoleur is fending him off so far but Gracie persists. Nope, Le Bricoleur circles away and we're back to standing.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Le Bricoleur will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Le Bricoleur looks to land a combination. Gracie sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Le Bricoleur fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gracie on the side of the head.
Le Bricoleur takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gracie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gracie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Le Bricoleur looks to score with a jab to the body but Gracie is just out of range.
Le Bricoleur ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A nice combination there by Le Bricoleur.
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!
Gracie throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Le Bricoleur sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le Bricoleur ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gracie moves away.
No joy there for Le Bricoleur, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice body punch from Le Bricoleur.
Le Bricoleur fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Le Bricoleur lands with a shot to the body.
Gracie takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Gracie has a takedown stuffed.
A shot to the liver by Le Bricoleur. Beautiful body shot.
Le Bricoleur misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gracie fails to land with a series of punches.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Le Bricoleur!
Le Bricoleur lands with a nice combination. Gracie backs away looking to recover.

It looks like Kyron Gracie has been cut.
Le Bricoleur misses with a two punch combination.
Le Bricoleur throws a right and a left that both miss.
Le Bricoleur scores with a shot to the body.

Le Bricoleur fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Gracie sprawls well initially but Le Bricoleur persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Le Bricoleur with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Let's hope that Le Bricoleur has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Le Bricoleur trying to control the action but Gracie is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Le Bricoleur is pressing down on Gracie's thigh, looking to free his foot. Gracie is holding on for now.

Bob Le Bricoleur has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Le Bricoleur dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Le Bricoleur looks to land a combination but Gracie avoids it well.
Gracie dodges the punch combination from Le Bricoleur.
Le Bricoleur lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gracie at a distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Le Bricoleur lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Le Bricoleur lands a body shot.
Gracie throws a jab but it's blocked by Le Bricoleur.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Le Bricoleur dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kyron Gracie's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Le Bricoleur misses with a body shot.
Le Bricoleur is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gracie rather than just go for the knockout.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gracie.
Le Bricoleur scores with a shot to the body.
Gracie throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gracie throws a body punch but Le Bricoleur moves out of range.
Le Bricoleur misses with a wild body shot.
Le Bricoleur throws a left and a right that both miss

so Gracie counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Gracie postures up in Le Bricoleur's guard and throws a big left but Le Bricoleur blocks it.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Le Bricoleur keeps moving.
Gracie postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gracie looking to pass the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie lands a couple of elbows.
Gracie working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Le Bricoleur's head.
Gracie 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.
Le Bricoleur working a defensive guard here.
Gracie connects with a couple of short punches.
Gracie missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gracie throws a big right hand that misses.
Le Bricoleur keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is really struggling to control Le Bricoleur but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Gracie in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gracie looking to pass the guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Le Bricoleur being controlled here, momentarily.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

We're going to have a standup here because Kyron Gracie wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Le Bricoleur throws a series of punches but Gracie moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le Bricoleur misses with a jab, cross combination.
Le Bricoleur throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Le Bricoleur throws a body punch but Gracie moves out of range.
Le Bricoleur scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nice straight punches there by Le Bricoleur. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Le Bricoleur.
Kyron Gracie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gracie doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Le Bricoleur counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gracie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Le Bricoleur checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Le Bricoleur misses with a two punch combination.
Gracie misses with a few strikes there.
Gracie is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Le Bricoleur.
Gracie misses with a few strikes there.
Gracie misses with a body shot.
Gracie misses with a straight right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gracie takes a swing at Le Bricoleur's ribcage but misses.
Le Bricoleur lands a jab to the nose.
Le Bricoleur just misses with a punch to the body.
Le Bricoleur misses the shot to the body.
Gracie dodges the punch combination from Le Bricoleur.
Le Bricoleur throws a series of punches but Gracie moves out of range.
Le Bricoleur rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gracie moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gracie misses with a body punch
and Le Bricoleur makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Le Bricoleur digs a good body shot into Gracie's ribs.
Le Bricoleur swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gracie will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kyron Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Le Bricoleur throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gracie makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gracie takes one to the side of the head.
Gracie swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Le Bricoleur changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gracie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Kyron Gracie will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kyron Gracie's cut.
That's time! Gracie's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Gracie misses with a straight right.
Gracie misses with a two punch combination.
Gracie takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gracie takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gracie missing with a left hand there. Le Bricoleur was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Le Bricoleur lands with a nice body punch.
A left and a right from Le Bricoleur both land. Nice combination.
A punch combination from Le Bricoleur misses.
Gracie looks to land a right hand but Le Bricoleur moved out of range.
Gracie throws a hook but Le Bricoleur avoids it easily.
Le Bricoleur fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bob Le Bricoleur seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Le Bricoleur bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Le Bricoleur lands a nice shot to the body.
Le Bricoleur has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gracie just misses with a punch to the body.
Le Bricoleur is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gracie sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Le Bricoleur throws a series of strikes that have Gracie backpedaling.
Le Bricoleur takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Le Bricoleur counters with a one-two to the body.
Le Bricoleur uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gracie.
Gracie connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Le Bricoleur's hands.
Le Bricoleur misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gracie.
Le Bricoleur stuffs the takedown.
Nice takedown defense from Le Bricoleur. No joy for Gracie on that attempt.
Le Bricoleur throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Le Bricoleur cracks Gracie with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gracie doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gracie takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Le Bricoleur throws a combination. Gracie tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Gracie doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Le Bricoleur has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Le Bricoleur displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Le Bricoleur scores with a three punch combo!
Le Bricoleur throws a leg kick but Gracie sees it coming and checks it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le Bricoleur will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Le Bricoleur lands a two punch combo.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Le Bricoleur as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kyron Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Le Bricoleur moves out of range as Gracie strikes.
Gracie is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Le Bricoleur's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Gracie is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Le Bricoleur.
Le Bricoleur works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Le Bricoleur fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gracie manages to avoid it.
Le Bricoleur throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Gracie takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Le Bricoleur misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Le Bricoleur lands a nice shot to the body.
Le Bricoleur just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Le Bricoleur. Gracie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gracie throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Le Bricoleur.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throws a combination that misses
and Le Bricoleur counters with a three punch combo that has Gracie backing up. Gracie nods at Le Bricoleur to acknowledge the strikes.
Le Bricoleur wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

Gracie shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Le Bricoleur's guard.
Gracie thows a big elbow that misses.
Le Bricoleur looking to control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Le Bricoleur can do anything to dispel that myth.
Gracie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Le Bricoleur is keeping the position for now.
Gracie working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Le Bricoleur wants to get back to his feet but Gracie is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Le Bricoleur seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throws and elbow that misses. Le Bricoleur uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gracie's guard. Nice move by Le Bricoleur!

Gracie working for a triangle but Le Bricoleur defends it easily.
Le Bricoleur trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bob Le Bricoleur comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Le Bricoleur has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bob Le Bricoleur!

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FIGHT
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