BushidoFC 7 : Honor PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tetsu Bodashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kawakami Takeda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kawakami Takeda will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Bodashi
vs
Takeda

177 cm
25
160 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

169 cm
18
162 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tetsu Bodashi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kawakami Takeda!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Takeda tries to keep at a distance but Bodashi has taken the fight into the clinch.
Takeda takes a knee to the side of the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bodashi.
Bodashi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Takeda.
Bodashi prevents Takeda from breaking the clinch.
Takeda looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bodashi lands an elbow just above Takeda 's eye.
Takeda looking to throw knees to the head but Bodashi is blocking nicely.
Bodashi blocks an uppercut.
Bodashi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Takeda avoids it.
Takeda throws a punch but it's blocked by Bodashi.
Bodashi lands an elbow just above Takeda 's eye.
Takeda can't find room to land a body shot as Bodashi controls the action.
Takeda swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bodashi just misses with a elbow thrown towards Takeda's brow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bodashi creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bodashi lands an elbow inside that Takeda shrugs off.
Bodashi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Takeda blocks it with crossed arms.
Takeda swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Takeda misses with a punch on the inside.
Bodashi blocking some punches.
Bodashi crunches a lovely knee into Takeda's ribcage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Takeda is trying to break free.
Bodashi prevents Takeda from breaking the clinch.
Takeda avoiding damage as Bodashi throws knees to the body.
Takeda looking to throw knees to the head but Bodashi is blocking nicely.
Takeda lands with a left to the head.
Bodashi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Takeda has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A head punch on the inside from Takeda fails to land.
Takeda digs a right hand underneath Bodashi's ribcage. Bodashi let out a lung full of air as it connected.

Takeda manages to break the clinch.
Bodashi moves out of range of the body kick.
Takeda misses with a body kick.
Takeda throws a push kick but Bodashi slaps the foot to one side.
Takeda throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bodashi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Takeda throws a sloppy head kick and Bodashi moves out of range easily.

Bodashi rushes Takeda and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Takeda throws a knee to the head but misses.
Takeda with an attempt at a knee that misses.

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.
Bodashi has Takeda pressed against the cage.
Bodashi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Takeda tries to throw a body punch but Bodashi avoids it by throwing Takeda back against the cage.
Takeda throws a head punch that misses.
Bodashi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bodashi just leaning against Takeda, taking a breather.
Bodashi seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Bodashi misses with a knee strike.
Bodashi blocks an uppercut.
Bodashi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bodashi lands a damaging elbow.
Takeda is trying to break free.
Takeda swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Takeda has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Takeda is trying to break the clinch but Bodashi has him pressed against the cage.
Bodashi takes a knee to the side of the body.
Takeda has had enough of the clinch but Bodashi keeps him there for the moment.
Takeda fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bodashi with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bodashi is struggling to control the position.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bodashi.
Bodashi blocks a body shot from Takeda.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Takeda.
Bodashi tries a knee to the head but Takeda blocks it.
Bodashi connects with a nasty looking knee right to Takeda's face.
Takeda fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Takeda.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bodashi.
A body shot lands from Bodashi.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Bodashi lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Takeda swings wildly with an uppercut but Bodashi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Takeda with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bodashi blocks a body shot from Takeda.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Bodashi to work.
Bodashi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bodashi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bodashi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Takeda is trying to break free.
Takeda swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bodashi has Takeda pressed against the cage, preventing Takeda from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Takeda wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bodashi has him pressed against the cage.
Takeda tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Takeda dodges an elbow strike from Bodashi.
Takeda struggles to land a body shot inside as Bodashi controls his hands.
Takeda has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Takeda tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bodashi will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Takeda up against the cage.
Takeda misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Takeda has a couple of punches blocked by Bodashi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tetsu Bodashi dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Takeda throws the left hand but Bodashi avoids the punch easily.
Takeda looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bodashi misses with a low kick.
Bodashi fails in his attempt to clinch.
A head kick misses from Takeda.
Takeda throws a wild body kick that Bodashi sees coming a mile off.
Takeda misses with a kick to the body.
Tetsu Bodashi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Takeda tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bodashi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bodashi moves in looking to clinch but Takeda pushes him off.
Takeda is looking to land body kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bodashi throws a head kick that misses.
Kawakami Takeda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bodashi blocks the body kick.
Bodashi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Takeda looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Takeda throws a leg kick that is checked

and Bodashi counters by moving into the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Takeda.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bodashi.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Takeda.
Takeda managing to block the knees to the body from Bodashi.
Bodashi lands an elbow just above Takeda 's eye.

It looks like Kawakami Takeda has been cut.
Bodashi has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Bodashi misses with an elbow over the top.
Takeda throws a knee to the head but misses.
Takeda tries to land a knee to the head but Bodashi blocks with his arms.
Bodashi landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Takeda with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Takeda is breathing heavily.
Bodashi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Takeda is defending well for now.
Takeda misses with a hook from the clinch.
Takeda scores a nice knee to the body.
Bodashi lands a nice knee to the body.
Bodashi tries to land knees in the clinch but Takeda avoids the damage to the body.
Bodashi is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Takeda struggles to land a body shot inside as Bodashi controls his hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bodashi lands a shot to the body.
Bodashi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Takeda fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Takeda throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bodashi blocks it with crossed arms.
Bodashi lands a knee to the head.
Takeda throws a head punch that misses.
Bodashi lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Bodashi trying to land knees to the body.
Takeda struggles to land a body shot inside as Bodashi controls his hands.
A knee to the head by Bodashi.
Takeda is trying to break free.
Bodashi landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Takeda working aggressively here.
A knee to the head by Bodashi.
Bodashi lands a damaging elbow.
Bodashi blocking some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takeda avoiding damage as Bodashi throws knees to the body.
Takeda misses with a knee to the head.
Takeda avoids the elbow strike from Bodashi, against the cage.

Takeda breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Takeda throws a body kick the misses

and Bodashi counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bodashi stalls.
Takeda misses with a punch on the inside.
Takeda has a couple of punches blocked by Bodashi.
Takeda swings wildly with an uppercut but Bodashi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Takeda can't break the clinch.
Bodashi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Takeda with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Knees to the body from Bodashi.
Bodashi lands a body shot.
Bodashi throws an elbow that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bodashi lands a damaging elbow.
Takeda swings wildly with an uppercut but Bodashi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bodashi prevents Takeda from breaking the clinch.
Bodashi taking a breather.
Takeda is trying to force a seperation but Bodashi has the dominant position.
Bodashi trying to land knees to the body.
Bodashi looking to throw knees to the head but Takeda is blocking nicely.
Bodashi trying to land knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Takeda.
Takeda goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A frustrated look appears on Takeda's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Takeda doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Takeda looking to throw knees to the head but Bodashi is blocking nicely.
Bodashi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bodashi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bodashi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tetsu Bodashi dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kawakami Takeda's cut.
That's time! Bodashi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Bodashi tries to clinch there but Takeda circles away.

Bodashi drives through and clinches with Takeda against the cage.
Takeda fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Takeda swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bodashi leaning against his opponent.
Bodashi lands an elbow inside.
Bodashi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Takeda.
Bodashi throws an elbow but it misses.
Bodashi pressing his opponent against the cage.
Takeda tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bodashi's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bodashi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Takeda is defending well for now.
Bodashi misses with an elbow strike.
A nice left hand lands by Takeda.
Takeda fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Takeda tries to break the clinch but Bodashi is controlling the position.
Come on Bodashi - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Takeda is trying to break the clinch but Bodashi has him pressed against the cage.
Takeda tries to work over Bodashi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bodashi blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Takeda.
Takeda tries to break the clinch but Bodashi is controlling the position.
Bodashi lands a nice knee to the body.
Bodashi content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Takeda throws a head punch that misses.
Takeda lands a shot to the body.
Bodashi tries a knee to the head but Takeda blocks it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Takeda goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bodashi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bodashi tries to land knees in the clinch but Takeda avoids the damage to the body.
Tetsu Bodashi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bodashi tries to throw a body punch but Takeda avoids it by throwing Bodashi back against the cage.
Takeda working hard to break the clinch.
Bodashi trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bodashi.
Takeda lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bodashi backwards.
Kawakami Takeda has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two 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.
Bodashi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Takeda is defending well for now.
Takeda misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Takeda creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Takeda lands with a light punch inside.
Takeda goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bodashi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Takeda is trying to force a seperation but Bodashi has the dominant position.
Takeda tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Takeda throws a knee to the head but misses.
Takeda misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bodashi has Takeda pressed against the cage, preventing Takeda from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bodashi keeps control of Takeda as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bodashi prevents a body shot from Takeda.
A knee to the head by Bodashi.
Bodashi lands a knee to the body.
A short body shot lands from Bodashi as the two fighters clinch.
Takeda wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bodashi connects with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takeda misses with a hook from the clinch.
Takeda throws a punch but it's blocked by Bodashi.
Takeda blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A frustrated look appears on Takeda's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Come on Bodashi - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Bodashi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Takeda fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Takeda misses with some punches.
Bodashi stalls.
Takeda tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bodashi managing to block the knees to the body from Takeda.

Takeda breaks the clinch.
Takeda swats away the attempt to clinch by Bodashi.
Takeda looks to throw a body kick

and Bodashi counters by moving into the clinch.
Takeda tries to land knees in the clinch but Bodashi avoids the damage to the body.

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.
Bodashi displaying some good clinch control by pressing Takeda up against the cage.

Takeda breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bodashi staying out of range there.
Takeda stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bodashi.
Bodashi tries to close the distance and clinch but Takeda swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bodashi tries to clinch up.
Bodashi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Takeda thuds his shin into the meat of Bodashi's side.
Takeda pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bodashi is out of range and Takeda settles back down.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Takeda throws a leg kick that is checked

and Bodashi holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bodashi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Takeda throws a head punch that misses.
Tetsu Bodashi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Takeda.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tetsu Bodashi.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bodashi, 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tetsu Bodashi!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
35%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Oji San (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sakuraba Sama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oji San is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

San
vs
Sama

189 cm
18
199 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

182 cm
24
192 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

Core Tokyo - $15 and Under

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Oji San!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sakuraba Sama!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sama fails to land the takedown.
San stuffs the takedown.
San stuffs the takedown attempt from Sama. Sama gets slowly back to his feet.
Oji San has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sakuraba Sama.
San looks to land a combination but Sama avoids it well.
Sama fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but San avoids it really well and circles away.

San clinches with his opponent.
San lands a left hand.
San digs a right hand underneath Sama's ribcage. Sama let out a lung full of air as it connected.
San taking a breather.
San lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sama backwards.
San lands a hook that snaps the head of Sama backwards.
Sama takes a shot to the head.
A short right from San on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
San working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sama looks gassed!
San lands with a right to the head.
San misses with some punches.
San is pushing Sama up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
San lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Still in the clinch, San scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sama working hard to break the clinch.
San lands with a light punch inside.
San is working Sama over against the cage.
San lands an uppercut.

Sama is rocked!
San creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Sama's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Sama drops to his knees and San pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Oji San!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
53%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Benji Thaio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kazuya Kiriyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Thaio
vs
Kiriyama

195 cm
20
265 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

190 cm
18
270 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Benji Thaio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazuya Kiriyama!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thaio fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kiriyama tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thaio swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thaio misses with a takedown attempt - Kiriyama sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Kiriyama changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Thaio looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Kiriyama controlling from side mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kiriyama postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Thaio is trying to control Kiriyama's posture but Kiriyama avoids it.
Thaio manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Thaio has hold of Kiriyama's hands but Kiriyama slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Kiriyama is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Thaio!
Kiriyama really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Thaio. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Thaio working to try and regain half guard.
Kiriyama postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Thaio looks a forlorn figure.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thaio is working to get back to half guard.
Kiriyama lands a nice shot to the head.
Thaio wants to hold on but Kiriyama pushes him away.
Thaio is squirming around, avoiding Kiriyama's attempts to control the action.
Thaio is in all sorts of trouble here.
Thaio is breathing heavily.
Kiriyama tries to control but Thaio wriggling away.
Kiriyama with a couple of short strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thaio tries to hold on but Kiriyama postures up.
Kiriyama tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Kiriyama in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Thaio working to try and regain half guard.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kazuya Kiriyama!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
61%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hiroki Isao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hiro Sukiama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hiroki Isao could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Hiro Sukiama's chin.

Isao
vs
Sukiama

184 cm
20
215 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

183 cm
19
215 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Very confident

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiroki Isao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiro Sukiama!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Shimada and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sukiama blocks a jab.
Sukiama tries to clinch but Isao is having none of it.
Sukiama tries to clinch but Isao is having none of it.
A solid body kick from Isao.
Isao throws a hook but Sukiama avoids it easily.
Sukiama tries to close the distance and clinch up but Isao swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Isao misses the jab.
Isao throws a nice head kick!
Hiroki Isao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Isao throws the kick towards the body but Sukiama avoids it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sukiama.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sukiama looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A slapping leg kick lands for Isao.
Isao feints a jab and as Sukiama dips his head, Isao unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Sukiama right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Sukiama falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Isao smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Hiroki Isao!

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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Martin Epson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Naruto Uzumaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martin Epson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Epson
vs
Uzumaki

225 cm
23
150 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

177 cm
20
150 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Martin Epson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Naruto Uzumaki!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Taro Takaoka and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uzumaki throws a hook but Epson blocks it.
Epson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Epson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Epson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Uzumaki.
Uzumaki connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Uzumaki lands a head shot.
Epson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Epson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Uzumaki ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Uzumaki throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Epson.
Uzumaki keeps the fight on the outside.
Epson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Epson shoots in for a takedown but Uzumaki shows good takedown defense.
Uzumaki looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Uzumaki scores with a hook to the body. Epson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Epson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Uzumaki.
Uzumaki moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Uzumaki. That snapped Epson's head back.

Epson has closed the distance and engaged Uzumaki in a clinch.

Epson has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Uzumaki is trying to keep an underhook but Epson manages to get the takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Uzumaki is trying to stand.
Epson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

Epson decides to return to a standing position.
The fight stays on the outside here - Epson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Uzumaki. Epson does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Uzumaki misses.
Epson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Uzumaki.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
A slow jab from Uzumaki misses its intended target.
Epson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Uzumaki.
Uzumaki throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Epson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Epson dives in and grabs Uzumaki's left leg, looking for a takedown. Uzumaki pushes down on Epson's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Martin Epson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Epson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Uzumaki.
Uzumaki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Uzumaki misses with a jab, cross combination.
Epson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Uzumaki.
Uzumaki keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Epson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Uzumaki throws out the jab.
Uzumaki connects with the punch.
Uzumaki circles away from the clinch attempt.
Epson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Uzumaki lands a slapping body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uzumaki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Epson manages to avoid it.
Uzumaki thows a body shot but no joy.
Epson takes one to the chin there.
Uzumaki will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Uzumaki lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Uzumaki misses with a wild body shot.
Epson wants to clinch up but Uzumaki keeps it at a distance.
Naruto Uzumaki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Uzumaki misses with a looping left.
Uzumaki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Uzumaki scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Epson shoots in for a takedown but Uzumaki shows good takedown defense.
Uzumaki throws a hook but Epson blocks it.
Naruto Uzumaki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Epson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Epson avoids the body shot from Uzumaki.
Epson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Epson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Epson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Uzumaki's waist but Uzumaki gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Epson off to one side.
Epson tries to clinch there but Uzumaki circles away.
Uzumaki lands a glancing blow to the side of Epson's head.
Uzumaki blocks a head kick by Epson.
Uzumaki lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Epson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Uzumaki moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Uzumaki scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Uzumaki lands with a hook. Epson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Uzumaki moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Uzumaki stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Epson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Uzumaki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Uzumaki throws a series of strikes that have Epson backpedaling.
Uzumaki connects with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Naruto Uzumaki dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Uzumaki misses with a looping left.
Nice uppercut there from Uzumaki.
Uzumaki dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Uzumaki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Uzumaki misses with a wild combination.
Uzumaki dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Uzumaki misses with a body shot.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Uzumaki enables Epson to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Uzumaki manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Epson trying to control the position from guard on top but Uzumaki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Uzumaki wants to get back to his feet but Epson passes into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Epson perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Epson stops Uzumaki from getting back to his feet.
Epson controlling the action 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.

We're going to have a standup here because Martin Epson wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Uzumaki connects with the punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Epson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Uzumaki scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Uzumaki looks to score with a jab to the body but Epson is just out of range.
Uzumaki lands a right hook to the body.
A shot to the liver by Uzumaki. Beautiful body shot.
A nice combination there by Uzumaki.

Epson clinches with his opponent.

Epson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Epson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Uzumaki thows a body shot but no joy.
Epson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Martin Epson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Epson wants to clinch.
Epson throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Epson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Uzumaki as he jumps to the side.
Epson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Uzumaki scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Uzumaki is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Epson rather than just go for the knockout.
Uzumaki throws a series of punches but Epson moves out of range.
Uzumaki lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Epson at a distance.
Uzumaki swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Epson.
Epson shoots in but no luck this time.
Uzumaki scores with a jab. Epson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
No joy there for Uzumaki, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Epson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Uzumaki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Epson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Uzumaki circles away.
Uzumaki scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Epson doesn't seem bothered though.
Uzumaki ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Uzumaki connects with the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Naruto Uzumaki will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Epson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Uzumaki pinned against the cage. Uzumaki gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Uzumaki misses with a jab, cross combination.
Epson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Uzumaki misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Uzumaki misses with the combination.
Uzumaki scores with a nice strike.
Uzumaki thows a body shot but no joy.
Uzumaki lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Uzumaki.
Uzumaki looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Uzumaki fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Epson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Uzumaki darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Epson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Epson slips a straight right by Uzumaki.
Uzumaki looks to score with a jab to the body but Epson is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Epson closes the distance and clinches.

Epson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Uzumaki connects with a crisp jab.
Uzumaki tries to bum rush Epson with a series of wild strikes but Epson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Epson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Uzumaki.
Epson swings for the body but Uzumaki moves out of range.
Epson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Uzumaki misses with a wild body shot.
Uzumaki lands the left hand.
Uzumaki misses with a looping right.
Epson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Epson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Uzumaki counters with a right hand to the body.
Epson shoots in and drives through. Uzumaki sprawls well.
Epson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Uzumaki pinned against the cage. Uzumaki gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Martin Epson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Uzumaki displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Epson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Uzumaki lands.
Epson shoots in for a takedown but Uzumaki shows good takedown defense.
Uzumaki cracks a nice hook into Epson's ribs.
Uzumaki tests Epson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Uzumaki misses with a double jab.
Uzumaki misses the shot to the body.
Uzumaki throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Epson.
Nice body punch from Uzumaki.
Uzumaki throws a series of punches but Epson moves out of range.
Epson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Uzumaki lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Uzumaki misses with a body shot.
Epson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Epson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Uzumaki looks to land a combination. Epson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uzumaki just misses with a punch to the body.
Epson moves forwards but Uzumaki connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jab, jab by Uzumaki - just one landing.
Epson fails with the takedown.
Uzumaki looks to score with a jab to the body but Epson is just out of range.
Uzumaki uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Uzumaki rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Epson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Uzumaki keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Uzumaki digs a good hook to Epson's body.
Uzumaki lands a jab-cross combination.
Epson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Uzumaki digs a good hook to Epson's body.
Uzumaki misses with a series of wild punches.
Uzumaki throws out a powerful jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uzumaki throws a jab when Epson was well out of range.
Uzumaki lands with a shot to the body.
Uzumaki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Epson manages to avoid it.
Uzumaki throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Epson.
Uzumaki throws out a powerful jab.
Uzumaki lands a nice hook to Epson's body. Epson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Uzumaki throws a body punch but Epson moves out of range.
Uzumaki fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Uzumaki lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Epson backs up against the cage.
Uzumaki scores with a shot to the body.
A cross from Uzumaki lands.
Epson fails with a takedown attempt.
Naruto Uzumaki seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Epson tries to close the distance and clinch but Uzumaki swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Martin Epson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Naruto Uzumaki is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Epson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Uzumaki connects with a looping right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Naruto Uzumaki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Uzumaki 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Naruto Uzumaki!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
40%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sun Tzu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ichiro Akamuri (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!

Tzu
vs
Akamuri

189 cm
22
165 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

177 cm
19
163 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sun Tzu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ichiro Akamuri!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tzu looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice cross by Akamuri.
Akamuri moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Akamuri lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tzu misses with a body shot.
Tzu misses with a series of wild punches.
Akamuri scoring well with a low kick there.
Sun Tzu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Akamuri turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Akamuri scores with the left hand. Tzu knows he should have avoided that one.

Akamuri rushes Tzu and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Akamuri lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tzu backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Akamuri.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Akamuri.
Tzu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short left from Akamuri.
Akamuri lands with a light punch inside.
Tzu tries to break the clinch but Akamuri is controlling the position.
Akamuri lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tzu backwards.
Tzu throws a head punch that misses.
Akamuri lands with a left to the head.
Akamuri lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tzu.
Akamuri lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Akamuri lands with a short shot to the head.
Tzu wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Akamuri working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Akamuri lands with a left to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Akamuri.
Akamuri blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tzu is trying to break the clinch but Akamuri has him pressed against the cage.
Tzu takes a shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Akamuri lands an uppercut.
Tzu working hard to break the clinch.
Akamuri lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Akamuri has Tzu pushed against the cage.
Tzu has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Akamuri lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tzu backwards.
Akamuri makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tzu working aggressively here.
Akamuri lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tzu backwards.
Akamuri keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tzu's efforts to push away.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Akamuri.
Akamuri lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Akamuri.
Akamuri scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Akamuri fails to land.
Akamuri lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Akamuri lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Akamuri.
Akamuri throws a punch but it's blocked by Tzu.
A hook to the body from Akamuri.
Tzu is trying to break free.
Akamuri pushes Tzu back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Akamuri creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tzu throws a head punch that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Akamuri.
Tzu has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Akamuri lands a shot to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Akamuri.
Akamuri misses with a punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akamuri lands with a left to the head.
A short body shot lands from Akamuri as the two fighters clinch.
Akamuri working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tzu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Akamuri has Tzu pushed against the cage.
Tzu has a couple of punches blocked by Akamuri.
Tzu's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Akamuri makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tzu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Akamuri.
Tzu misses with the head strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Akamuri.
Tzu blocks an uppercut.
Akamuri lands an uppercut.
Akamuri lands with a light punch inside.
Tzu can't break the clinch.
Akamuri scores with a nice hook to the head.
Akamuri works on Tzu's body with a couple of short punches.
A right hand to the body from Akamuri.
Tzu is trying to break free.
Akamuri digs a right hand into Tzu's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tzu's gas tank.
Tzu fails to pull guard.
Tzu wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short right from Akamuri on the inside.
Tzu's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Akamuri lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Akamuri digs a right hand into Tzu's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tzu's gas tank.
Akamuri keeps control of Tzu as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tzu is breathing heavily.
Tzu has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Akamuri avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akamuri lands a left hand.
Akamuri gets through Tzu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Akamuri lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Akamuri lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tzu backwards.
Still in the clinch, Akamuri scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tzu is trying to break the clinch but Akamuri has him pressed against the cage.
Akamuri lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tzu backwards.
A short left from Akamuri.
Akamuri is working Tzu over against the cage.
Akamuri lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Akamuri has Tzu pressed against the cage, preventing Tzu from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tzu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tzu tries to circle away but Akamuri has him pinned against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Akamuri.
Tzu is working for takedown but Akamuri is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sun Tzu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Akamuri stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Akamuri lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tzu can't break the clinch.
Akamuri scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tzu wants to get back to striking at distance but Akamuri won't allow it.
Akamuri effectively controlling the action here.
Akamuri digs a right hand into Tzu's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tzu's gas tank.
Tzu drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A shot in the inside from Akamuri.
Akamuri slowing the pace effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akamuri pushes Tzu back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Akamuri has Tzu pressed against the cage, preventing Tzu from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tzu has had enough of the clinch but Akamuri keeps him there for the moment.
Akamuri lands a shoulder strike.
A short body shot lands from Akamuri as the two fighters clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Akamuri creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Akamuri has Tzu pressed against the cage.
Nice body punch from Akamuri.
Akamuri lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tzu or not.
Akamuri stalling the fight.
Akamuri presses Tzu against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Akamuri lands a shoulder strike.
Akamuri lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tzu letting Akamuri take a breather here.
Akamuri lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Akamuri blocks an uppercut.
Akamuri is struggling to control the position.
Akamuri scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Akamuri is stalling here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ichiro Akamuri.
Tzu tries to bum rush Akamuri with a series of wild strikes but Akamuri uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ichiro Akamuri dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Akamuri throws a nice inside leg kick.
Akamuri feints and then cracks Tzu's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tzu down.
Akamuri with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Akamuri throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tzu throws a hook but Akamuri blocks it.
Tzu takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Tzu tries to clinch up but Akamuri circles away and keeps his distance.
Akamuri moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tzu looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Akamuri keeps the fight on the outside.
Akamuri with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Akamuri lets loose with a powerful body kick. Tzu will feel that in the morning.
A chopping leg kick lands by Akamuri.
A good leg kick by Akamuri.
Akamuri looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Akamuri turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tzu takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Tzu darts in trying to clinch
and Akamuri counters with a nice leg kick.
Akamuri lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tzu's sensitive parts.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tzu throws a combination that misses
and Akamuri counters with a nice low kick that buckles Tzu's knee momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Akamuri connects with an inside leg kick.
Akamuri moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Tzu takes a kick to the side of the head.
Akamuri lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Akamuri buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tzu takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Akamuri.
Tzu tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Akamuri scores with a jab to the head.
Akamuri takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Akamuri connects with an inside leg kick.
Tzu really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Tzu throws the left hand but Akamuri avoids the punch easily.
Sun Tzu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tzu chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Akamuri can pounce on him.
Tzu takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

Tzu tries to keep at a distance but Akamuri has taken the fight into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Akamuri throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Akamuri cracks Tzu with a nice body shot.
Akamuri throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tzus head.
Akamuri lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tzu or not.
A body shot lands from Akamuri.
Akamuri avoiding damage.
Akamuri lands with a right to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tzu is trying to break the clinch but Akamuri is controlling him.
Akamuri stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Akamuri lands a body punch in the clinch.
Akamuri leaning against his opponent.
Tzu is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tzu drops down looking for an ankle pick but Akamuri pulls his leg out and moves away.
Akamuri lands a nice looking body kick.
Tzu has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Akamuri.
Tzu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Akamuri circles away quickly and effectively.
An inside leg kick lands from Akamuri.
Akamuri scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Akamuri fakes the leg kick and cracks Tzu in the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Akamuri.
Akamuri slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Akamuri has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A good leg kick by Akamuri.
Tzu tries to move into range but Akamuri moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Akamuri lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Akamuri fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tzu.
Ichiro Akamuri seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A good leg kick by Akamuri.
Tzu on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Akamuri plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akamuri connects with a solid leg kick.
Akamuri throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Tzu's head.
Akamuri looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Akamuri connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tzu momentarily.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Akamuri in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Akamuri connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A chopping leg kick lands by Akamuri.
Akamuri lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Akamuri dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Akamuri fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Akamuri lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Akamuri lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Akamuri connects with a crisp jab.
Tzu tries to score a power double leg takedown but Akamuri sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Tzu somewhat.
Tzu takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Akamuri lands a lovely overhand right.
Akamuri lands with a nice combination. Tzu backs away looking to recover.
A punch combination from Akamuri misses.
Akamuri lands a front kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akamuri scores with a leg kick.
Tzu will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Akamuri fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tzu has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A nice inside leg kick there by Akamuri. That's going to slow Tzu down.
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!
Akamuri buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tzu tries to clinch
and Akamuri connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tzu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A slapping leg kick lands for Akamuri.
Tzu throws an overhand right that lands on Akamuri's shoulder, as Akamuri tries to avoid the shot.
Ichiro Akamuri is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A good leg kick by Akamuri.
A punch combination from Tzu misses.
Akamuri throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A jab lands there for Akamuri.
Akamuri lands with a kick to the temple. Tzu shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That kick from Akamuri tenderised Tzu's leg. Tzu is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tzu takes one on the button.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Akamuri dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tzu. That did some damage!

Akamuri gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A hook to the body from Akamuri.
Akamuri cracks Tzu with a nice body shot.
Akamuri lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Akamuri lands with a left to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ichiro Akamuri showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Akamuri throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tzu fails to land with a series of punches.
A chopping leg kick lands by Akamuri.
Akamuri fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tzu.

Akamuri instigates a clinch.
Akamuri digs a right hand into Tzu's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tzu's gas tank.
Akamuri leaning against his opponent.
Akamuri scores with a shoulder strike.
Tzu wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A left hand lands to the body for Akamuri.
Akamuri stalling against the cage.
Akamuri lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Akamuri.
Akamuri lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Akamuri is working Tzu over against the cage.
Akamuri lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tzu backwards.
Akamuri pushes Tzu back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Akamuri lands a body shot in the clinch.
Akamuri works on Tzu's body with a couple of short punches.
Tzu looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Akamuri lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Akamuri blocking some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Akamuri.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tzu tries to break the clinch but Akamuri is controlling the position.
Tzu wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tzu can't break the clinch.
Akamuri makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Akamuri dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Akamuri softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tzu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short left from Akamuri.
Akamuri's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The crowd are getting on Akamuri's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Akamuri is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ichiro Akamuri.
Akamuri thumps Tzu with a low kick.
Tzu wants to clinch but Akamuri slips to the side
and Akamuri counters with a good low kick that Tzu was not able to check.
A nice inside leg kick there by Akamuri. That's going to slow Tzu down.
Akamuri lands a leg kick that knocks Tzu off balance momentarily.
Tzu throws a right and a left that Akamuri avoids nicely.
Akamuri throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sun Tzu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tzu misses with a few strikes there.
Akamuri scoring well with a low kick there.
Akamuri stalks Tzu and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Tzu's face. Tzu staggers backwards, shaken.
Akamuri scores with a punch to the head.
Akamuri moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tzu chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Akamuri can pounce on him.
Tzu takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ichiro Akamuri is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tzu has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Akamuri.
Tzu tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nice body punch from Akamuri.
Akamuri throws a quick inside leg kick.
Akamuri thumps Tzu with a low kick.
Akamuri scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

Tzu tries to keep at a distance but Akamuri has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Akamuri.
Tzu wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Akamuri lands with a light punch inside.
Tzu has had enough of the clinch but Akamuri keeps him there for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tzu tries to break the clinch but Akamuri is controlling the position.
Tzu is trying to break the clinch but Akamuri is controlling him.
Tzu tries to circle away but Akamuri has him pinned against the cage.
Tzu wants to get back to striking at distance but Akamuri won't allow it.
Akamuri prevents Tzu from breaking the clinch.
Tzu jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Akamuri walks away with a smile on his face. Tzu gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Tzu misses with a body shot
and Akamuri counters with a big head kick but Tzu shrugs it off.
Akamuri goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Akamuri has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Akamuri there as he acknowledges the shot.
Tzu throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Akamuri throws a nice inside leg kick.
Akamuri paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Tzu tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tzu on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Akamuri. Akamuri obviously looking to wear him down.

Akamuri has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Akamuri as the two fighters clinch.
Tzu scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right from Akamuri on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akamuri scores with a shot to the side of Tzu's head.
Akamuri scores with a hook to the body.
Akamuri softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tzu wants to get back to striking at distance but Akamuri won't allow it.
Akamuri is leaning against Tzu and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Akamuri prevents Tzu from breaking the clinch.
Tzu working hard to break the clinch.
Tzu working aggressively here.
Tzu misses with the head strike.
Akamuri scores with a shoulder strike.
Akamuri lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Akamuri.
A short right from Akamuri on the inside.

Tzu is rocked!
Akamuri holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Akamuri is working Tzu over against the cage.
Akamuri pushes Tzu back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oh Tzu is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Akamuri blocks a punch to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ichiro Akamuri comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Akamuri 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 25:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 25:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ichiro Akamuri!

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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Asoki Sakiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Olubowale Folarin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Asoki Sakiro had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 172.3lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Sakiro
vs
Folarin

187 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
23
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good chin

Good takedowns
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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Asoki Sakiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Olubowale Folarin!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Taro Takaoka and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Folarin takes a swing at Sakiro's ribcage but misses.
Sakiro lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Folarin circles away quickly and effectively.
Sakiro misses with a hook. Folarin ducked under it nicely.
Folarin lands with a straight right. Sakiro didn't see that one coming.
Folarin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sakiro moves away.
A punch combination from Sakiro misses.
A left and a right from Sakiro both land. Nice combination.

It looks like Olubowale Folarin has been cut.
Sakiro throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Folarin jabs at Sakiro's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Folarin. Sakiro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sakiro slaps away a takedown attempt from Folarin, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Folarin scores with a jab. Sakiro acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Folarin scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Folarin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sakiro moves away.
Folarin scores with a jab to the body.

Folarin is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Sakiro's half guard.
Sakiro wants to sweep but Folarin has passed to side control!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Folarin scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Sakiro to see if he's OK.
Sakiro tries to bench press Folarin off him but Folarin keeps the position.
Folarin is working Sakiro over with some ground and pound from side control.
Folarin is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Sakiro will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Folarin throws a strike aimed at the side of Sakiro's head but Sakiro avoids it well.
Folarin grinds an elbow into Sakiro's temple.
Folarin throws a strike aimed at the side of Sakiro's head but Sakiro avoids it well.
Folarin cracks Sakiro with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Folarin lands a decent elbow from side control.
Sakiro is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Folarin taking a breather here.
Folarin throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Folarin working the ground and pound.

Folarin goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Sakiro has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Folarin but great work by Sakiro.

Sakiro thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Folarin tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Sakiro wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Folarin is trying to control Sakiro's posture but Sakiro avoids it.
Folarin is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Sakiro off and has taken his back!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Folarin punishes Sakiro with strikes from the back mount.

Sakiro defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Folarin connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Sakiro to escape the position.
Folarin lands punches and elbows.
Folarin scores with punches from the back.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Folarin controlling the positon.
Folarin is looking to control Sakiro but Sakiro is wriggling around and keeping busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Folarin scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Folarin keeps control of the position as Sakiro tries to break free.
Folarin punishes Sakiro with strikes from the back mount.
Sakiro is keeping busy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Olubowale Folarin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Olubowale Folarin'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.

Folarin closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sakiro circles away.
Decent striking displayed by Folarin there.
Asoki Sakiro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Folarin misses the shot to the body.
Sakiro tries to clinch up but Folarin circles away and keeps his distance.
Asoki Sakiro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sakiro takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Folarin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Folarin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Folarin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Folarin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Some wild striking there from Sakiro.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Folarin cracks a nice hook into Sakiro's ribs.
Sakiro misses with the combination.
Folarin with a jab.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Folarin finds it's target.
Sakiro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Folarin tries to clinch but Sakiro moves out of range.
Folarin lands a lovely overhand right.
Sakiro misses with a few strikes there.
Folarin swings for the body but Sakiro moves out of range.
No joy there for Sakiro, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Folarin just misses with a punch to the body.
Sakiro is looking to land body kicks.
Sakiro fails in his attempt to clinch.
Folarin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sakiro counters with a left and a right that stings Folarin.
Sakiro misses with a body punch
and Folarin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

Folarin shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Sakiro manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Folarin wants to pass the guard but Sakiro is keeping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Folarin stands up over Sakiro, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sakiro on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sakiro tries to get out of the position.
Folarin chips away with some ground and pound.
Folarin postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sakiro wants to sweep but no luck.
Folarin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sakiro keeping full guard, as Folarin tries to pass.
Folarin preventing the sweep.
Folarin lands a couple of elbows.
Folarin sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakiro wants to control but Folarin passes easily into half guard.
Sakiro is in trouble now - Folarin has advanced to mount!
Folarin with good strikes from the mount here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Folarin lands a big shot there that rocks Sakiro but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Sakiro knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Folarin on the ground.
Folarin postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Sakiro looks a forlorn figure.
Folarin fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Sakiro is squirming around, avoiding Folarin's attempts to control the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Folarin sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Folarin scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Folarin lands a big elbow.
Folarin can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sakiro is looking to escape.
Folarin lands a heavy elbow.
Folarin trying to control but Sakiro is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Olubowale Folarin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Olubowale Folarin's cut.
That's time! Sakiro's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

Sakiro throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sakiro misses with a wild body shot.
Sakiro tries a head kick but it misses.
Folarin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sakiro moves away.
Sakiro takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sakiro tries to clinch but Folarin is having none of it.
Folarin scores with a jab to the body.
Folarin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Folarin connects with a nice looking jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Folarin lands a jab to Sakiro's midsection.
Folarin moves in looking to clinch but Sakiro pushes him off.

Folarin scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Folarin is trying to control the action in half guard but Sakiro is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Folarin trying to pass the guard but Sakiro defending well.
Folarin is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Folarin seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Folarin looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Sakiro avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Folarin.
Folarin has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Folarin unloading with bombs!
Folarin trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Folarin landing strikes, looking to finish!
Folarin postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Sakiro looks a forlorn figure.
Folarin pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Folarin scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Sakiro?
Sakiro takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Folarin in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Folarin with the ground and pound from mount.
Folarin controlling the pace for now.
Sakiro is bucking up trying to escape but Folarin cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Folarin landing strikes from the mount.
BOOM! Folarin connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The referee warns Sakiro that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Folarin with shots to the head and body - Sakiro looks very uncomfortable down there.
Folarin lands a big shot there that rocks Sakiro but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Folarin with the ground and pound from mount.
Folarin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Folarin takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Folarin lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Sakiro hang on?
Olubowale Folarin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Folarin is in the full mount, landing strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Folarin controlling from mount.
Olubowale Folarin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Folarin with the ground and pound from mount.
Folarin controlling from mount.
Folarin putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Asoki Sakiro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sakiro is wriggling around trying to escape.

And that's the end of the fight!
Olubowale Folarin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Folarin 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 26:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 26:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Olubowale Folarin!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
67%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Lekova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keisuke Honda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Lekova
vs
Honda

188 cm
20
260 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

190 cm
19
250 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sergei Lekova!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Keisuke Honda!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Honda fails with a takedown attempt.

Lekova shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Honda napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Lekova wants to control but Honda is keeping him busy.
Lekova looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Honda is avoiding damage well.
Lekova landing strikes.
Honda tries to buck Lekova off but Lekova is having none of it.
Lekova is looking to take a break and control but Honda is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Honda is looking for a sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Honda struggling a bit here.
Lekova postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Honda is not content to let Lekova control the position.
Honda is trying to improve his position.
Lekova wants to take a breather but Honda manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Lekova.
Lekova loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

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.
Lekova is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Lekova postures up in Honda's guard and throws a big left but Honda blocks it.
Honda wants to sweep but no luck.
Honda keeping moving, preventing Lekova from controlling successfully.
Lekova is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Honda is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

Lekova drops back, looking for a kneebar! Honda looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Honda looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Honda!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lekova manages to work his way to half guard, despite Honda's best efforts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Honda lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

Lekova looking for submissions off his back.
Honda trying to control the action but Lekova is working from the bottom.
Lekova tries to get to full guard but Honda has control of the leg.
Honda throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Honda is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Lekova gets full guard.
Lekova utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lekova preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lekova working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Honda.
Lekova working a defensive guard here.
Lekova thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Honda is looking to work some ground and pound but Lekova has wrist control.

Lekova escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Honda gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Honda keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lekova's head.
Honda is looking to work some ground and pound but Lekova has wrist control.
Honda loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Honda throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Lekova has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Honda can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Lekova is breathing heavily.
Lekova keeping moving, preventing Honda from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Keisuke Honda dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Lekova ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Honda misses with a wild combination.
Honda misses with a series of wild punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lekova ducks under a wild hook from Honda.
Lekova with a poor takedown

and Honda counters with a single leg into guard. Lekova didn't expect that.
Lekova 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.

Lekova is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Lekova looking for a guillotine here but Honda defends easily.

Lekova had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Honda defends it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Honda wants to control from the top but Lekova keeps moving.
Honda lands a couple of elbows.

Lekova is looking for a triangle but Honda pushes his legs off easily.
Honda trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Honda is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Honda loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lekova is trying to keep Honda in close.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lekova looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Honda landing some decent shots from guard.

It looks like Sergei Lekova has been cut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Honda throwing strikes but missing.
Honda trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Lekova throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Honda escapes and throws Lekova's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Lekova is looking to reverse the position.
Honda lands a nice forearm strike.
Honda wants to control but Lekova is keeping him busy.
Honda working the ground and pound but Lekova is defending the strikes.
Lekova takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Honda working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Honda is staying tight to Lekova's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Honda landing a few strikes.
Lekova parries the strikes from Honda easily there. Honda is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Lekova to escape.
Honda scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Lekova to see if he's OK.
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!
Lekova struggling a bit here.
Keisuke Honda has got the better of the ground game so far.
Honda advances to full mount.
Honda controlling the pace for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Honda pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

Sergei Lekova's cut is getting worse.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Keisuke Honda!

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Main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marvin De Leon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Baker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Baker has chosen Led Zeppelin - Achilles Last Stand as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

De Leon
vs
Baker

182 cm
19
165 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

177 cm
19
167 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Powerful

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marvin De Leon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chris Baker!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Taro Takaoka and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baker looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Marvin De Leon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Leon takes a swing at Baker's ribcage but misses.
De Leon scores with a sloppy right hand. Baker should have avoided that one.
De Leon works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
De Leon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Baker moves away.
Baker getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
De Leon tries to bum rush Baker with a series of wild strikes but Baker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
De Leon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Baker manages to avoid it.
De Leon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Baker circles away quickly and effectively.
De Leon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Baker misses with a hook.
De Leon throws a series of punches but Baker avoids them all with ease.
Baker has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Baker throws out a loose jab but De Leon uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Leon uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nice shot lands for Baker.
De Leon throws a good cross that connects.

De Leon gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Baker to score an easy takedown into full guard.
De Leon looking to hit a scissor sweep but Baker is one step ahead there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Leon has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
De Leon is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Baker trying to control the position from guard on top but De Leon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
De Leon throws a jab but it's blocked by Baker.
De Leon scores with a jab. Baker acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
De Leon swinging wildly here.
Baker has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Baker there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jab by De Leon.
De Leon throws a right and a left that Baker avoids nicely.
De Leon misses with a body shot.
De Leon keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Baker misses with a straight left.
Baker avoids the body shot from De Leon.
Baker fails with a takedown attempt.
Marvin De Leon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Baker.
De Leon paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from De Leon misses.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by De Leon!
De Leon fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
De Leon slips a jab and a cross from Baker.
De Leon misses with an uppercut.
De Leon thuds his right hand into Baker's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
De Leon misses with a few strikes there.
De Leon tries to bum rush Baker with a series of wild strikes but Baker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
De Leon lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Baker takes a jab right on the kisser.

De Leon gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

De Leon throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Baker trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Leon wants to sweep here but Baker controlling him for the moment.
Baker stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. De Leon swivels though and keeps the full guard.

De Leon had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Baker defends it easily.
De Leon wants to sweep but no luck.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Leon is working hard here to advance position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marvin De Leon dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

De Leon swings for the body but Baker moves out of range.
Baker drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
De Leon looks to throw the jab but Baker is out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - De Leon scores with a four punch combination!
De Leon scores with a crisp jab that stopped Baker in his tracks.
De Leon has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from De Leon there as he acknowledges the shot.
Baker takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
De Leon leaves Baker with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Baker shoots for a double leg takedown but De Leon sprawls well. He's pushed Baker's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
De Leon lands a nice shot to the body.
Baker misses the body punch
and Baker takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
De Leon throws a right and a left that Baker avoids nicely.
De Leon lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
De Leon misses with a wild combination.
De Leon changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Leon scores with a jab to the body.
Baker with a poor takedown
and De Leon makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Marvin De Leon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Baker.
De Leon moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Marvin De Leon is winning the standup battle so far.
Baker is breathing heavily.
De Leon with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Baker showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from De Leon.
Marvin De Leon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Baker gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and De Leon counters with a nice body shot.
De Leon lands a jab to Baker's midsection.
De Leon scores with a jab to the head.
Baker on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
De Leon throws a combination. Baker tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
De Leon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Baker circles away quickly and effectively.
Baker takes one on the chin but seems OK.
De Leon jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Baker walks into a stiff left hand from De Leon.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Leon 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.
De Leon cracks a nice hook into Baker's ribs.
De Leon throws a nice looking combination but Baker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
De Leon throws a series of punches but Baker moves out of range.
Baker closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
De Leon thows a body shot but no joy.
De Leon comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
De Leon ducks under a wild hook from Baker.
De Leon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marvin De Leon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
De Leon throws a series of strikes that have Baker backpedaling.
A punch combination from De Leon misses.
De Leon scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Baker doesn't succeed with the takedown
and De Leon counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Baker thinking.
Baker has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
De Leon listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

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

De Leon looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
De Leon keeping full guard, as Baker tries to pass.

De Leon is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
De Leon manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Baker tries to lock up and control but De Leon gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Baker keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Leon tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Baker tries to hold on but De Leon pushes him away.
De Leon trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Baker is in a horrible position here. De Leon smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
De Leon with a couple of short strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Leon blocks Baker's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Baker is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marvin De Leon dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

De Leon throws a nice looking combination but Baker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
De Leon lands with a nice body punch.
De Leon misses with a double jab

and Baker counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Baker content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
De Leon keeping moving, preventing Baker from controlling successfully.

De Leon isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Baker stacks De Leon on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Baker!
De Leon has one of Baker's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.

Baker is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but De Leon is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Baker takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Leon is not content to let Baker control the position.
De Leon is looking to reverse the position.
De Leon is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Baker off and has taken his back!
De Leon tries to keep control of the position but Baker is staying busy.
Baker manages to reverse the position and now he's in De Leon's guard. Nice work there by Baker.
De Leon looking to control but Baker passes into half guard.
Marvin De Leon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Baker passes to full mount!

Baker goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now De Leon is on top in guard.

Baker has his foot on De Leon's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. De Leon works his way back into a safe position though.
De Leon trying to control the position from guard on top but Baker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
De Leon slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Chris Baker has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baker trying to control the position.
De Leon slips nicely into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with De Leon in particular looking to stall.
De Leon has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
De Leon wants to pass the guard but Baker is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
De Leon performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Chris Baker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Marvin De Leon has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
De Leon misses with a wild body shot.
Baker slips a straight right by De Leon.
Baker misses with a double jab
and De Leon counters with a left and a right that stings Baker.
Baker misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Baker takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Baker shoots in and drives through. De Leon sprawls well.
De Leon lands a jab to Baker's midsection.
De Leon scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
De Leon throws a combination. Baker tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Marvin De Leon.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for De Leon, 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:28
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marvin De Leon!