CHOKE Rising Tour Vol. 3 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Cheeseburger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kazuri Sakuraba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Cheeseburger might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to 2 Pac - Hail Mary. Kazuri Sakuraba is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Cheeseburger
vs
Sakuraba

178 cm
19
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

183 cm
22
183 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jimmy Cheeseburger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazuri Sakuraba!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sakuraba has a takedown stuffed.

Cheeseburger shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Sakuraba's guard.
Sakuraba bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cheeseburger's guard.
Sakuraba lands a couple of elbows.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Cheeseburger is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Sakuraba tries to get to full guard but Cheeseburger has control of the leg.
Cheeseburger drops an elbow to the side of Sakuraba's head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Cheeseburger lands a nice short elbow.
Sakuraba is refusing to be controlled, as Cheeseburger sits in half guard.
Sakuraba moves into full guard.
Cheeseburger wants to control from the top but Sakuraba keeps moving.
Cheeseburger stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sakuraba swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cheeseburger trying to control but Sakuraba is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheeseburger slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Cheeseburger can do anything to dispel that myth.
Cheeseburger is looking to take a break and control but Sakuraba is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sakuraba misses with a strike from the bottom.
Sakuraba has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cheeseburger wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sakuraba keeps working.
Sakuraba is looking to regain half guard here but Cheeseburger keeps moving and retains side control.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sakuraba tries for a takedown but Cheeseburger circles away easily

and Cheeseburger counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Sakuraba's guard now.
Sakuraba looks gassed!
Sakuraba keeping moving, preventing Cheeseburger from controlling successfully.
Sakuraba wants to sweep but no luck.
Cheeseburger controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Sakuraba is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sakuraba throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Cheeseburger tries to roll over but Sakuraba keeps him under control.
Cheeseburger is trying to control but can't.
Sakuraba passes to side control.
Cheeseburger sneaks back into half guard.
Sakuraba is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Sakuraba lands strikes from half guard.
Sakuraba not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Cheeseburger is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Sakuraba pulls his head out easily.

Cheeseburger looking for submissions off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cheeseburger wants to improve his position but Sakuraba is controlling well.
Cheeseburger is pressing down on Sakuraba's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Cheeseburger working a defensive guard here.
Sakuraba won't allow Cheeseburger to sweep him here.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sakuraba gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Cheeseburger counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jimmy Cheeseburger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kazuri Sakuraba.

Cheeseburger closes the distance and clinches.
Sakuraba can't get the takedown.
Cheeseburger tries to stall but Sakuraba uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Cheeseburger gets underhooks to prevent Sakuraba's takedown attempt.
Cheeseburger tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sakuraba smiles and moves away.
Kazuri Sakuraba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cheeseburger tries to clinch up but Sakuraba circles away and keeps his distance.
Sakuraba takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cheeseburger tries to clinch up.
Cheeseburger looks for a takedown but Sakuraba sprawls well.
Cheeseburger misses with a takedown attempt - Sakuraba sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Cheeseburger will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Sakuraba fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Cheeseburger sprawls well initially but Sakuraba persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Sakuraba slips a nice elbow through Cheeseburger's hands, connecting with Cheeseburger's forehead.
Ground and pound from Sakuraba.

Sakuraba is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sakuraba prevents Cheeseburger from improving his position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sakuraba scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Sakuraba landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Sakuraba shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Cheeseburger counters with a stiff right hand.
Cheeseburger wants to clinch.

Cheeseburger scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Cheeseburger wants to control but Sakuraba is keeping him busy.
Sakuraba is trying to get back to half guard.
Cheeseburger works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Cheeseburger in side control lands a decent elbow.
Cheeseburger wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sakuraba keeps working.
Sakuraba is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Cheeseburger off and has taken his back!
Jimmy Cheeseburger overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sakuraba is punishing Cheeseburger with strikes - can he finish him?!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cheeseburger trying to get back to his feet but Sakuraba is in full control for now.
Cheeseburger trying to control but not successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheeseburger is really stuck here.
Cheeseburger turns into Sakuraba and is now in his guard.
Cheeseburger trying to control the position from guard on top but Sakuraba is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Cheeseburger gets to his feet. Sakuraba looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Cheeseburger throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sakuraba.

Cheeseburger decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Sakuraba is looking to get back to full guard here but Cheeseburger has managed to pass to side control instead.
Sakuraba has given up his back.
Sakuraba breaks Cheeseburger's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Sakuraba is in close to Cheeseburger's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Cheeseburger working for a triangle but Sakuraba defends it easily.
Cheeseburger can't keep his opponent in guard - Sakuraba advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Sakuraba lands strikes from half guard.
Sakuraba drops an elbow to the side of Cheeseburger's head.
Cheeseburger wants to improve his position but Sakuraba is controlling well.
Cheeseburger on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

Cheeseburger is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Cheeseburger is defending against the submission attempts here by Sakuraba.
Cheeseburger tries to get to full guard but Sakuraba has control of the leg.
Sakuraba is nestled in close to Cheeseburger, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Sakuraba looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Cheeseburger with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Cheeseburger is trying to maintain the position but Sakuraba is very close to passing his half guard.
Sakuraba moves nicely into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cheeseburger is looking to regain half guard here but Sakuraba keeps moving and retains side control.
Cheeseburger is working hard here to advance position.
Cheeseburger is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Sakuraba off and has taken his back!
Cheeseburger struggling to keep hold of the position.
Cheeseburger lands a shot to the body.
Cheeseburger wants to control but Sakuraba is keeping busy.

Sakuraba showing good submission defense here.
Cheeseburger trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
You can see the frustration on Sakuraba's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Cheeseburger trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Sakuraba is really stuck here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba is keeping busy.
Sakuraba is taking damage to the body and head.
Cheeseburger wants to control but Sakuraba is keeping busy.
Sakuraba wants to escape the position.

Cheeseburger has his arm under Sakuraba's chin here. Game over son! Cheeseburger squeezes tightly and Sakuraba is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jimmy Cheeseburger!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
62%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kongo Hatoky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Masuhura Taganaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hatoky might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to MAMMA AFRICA!!. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Hatoky
vs
Taganaki

190 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
19
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Very confident

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, Kongo Hatoky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Masuhura Taganaki!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hatoky shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Taganaki has his takedown stuffed

and Hatoky counters with a shoot takedown. Taganaki fights it but they end up in guard.
Taganaki controls Hatoky momentarily but Hatoky frees himself.
Hatoky throwing strikes but missing.
Hatoky trying to control the position from guard on top but Taganaki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hatoky slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

Hatoky is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Taganaki is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Taganaki is looking to reverse the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatoky throws a strike aimed at the side of Taganaki's head but Taganaki avoids it well.
Hatoky working away.

Hatoky tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Hatoky wants to control but Taganaki is keeping him busy.
Hatoky will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hatoky in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Taganaki is trying to control Hatoky's posture but Hatoky avoids it.
Hatoky fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Hatoky really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

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.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Taganaki has his takedown stuffed

and Hatoky counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Hatoky is looking for a kimura here.
Hatoky is pressing down on Taganaki's thigh, looking to free his foot. Taganaki is holding on for now.
Hatoky is breathing heavily.
Taganaki has a hand on Hatoky's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Hatoky takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Taganaki tries to lock up and control but Hatoky gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Taganaki is squirming around, avoiding Hatoky's attempts to control the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taganaki working to try and regain half guard.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Hatoky cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Hatoky looking to control and managing it successfully.
Taganaki wants to control but Hatoky is having none of it.
Hatoky with a couple of short strikes.
Taganaki is squirming around, avoiding Hatoky's attempts to control the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Hatoky is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Taganaki can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Hatoky dominating with strikes here.
Taganaki tries to hold on but Hatoky pushes him away.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Taganaki is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Taganaki takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Taganaki tries to hold on but Hatoky postures up.
Hatoky connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Taganaki doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Hatoky counters with a shoot takedown. Taganaki fights it but they end up in guard.
Hatoky stands and throws Taganaki's legs to the side, diving into side control.

Hatoky working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Taganaki really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hatoky. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Taganaki is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Taganaki's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kongo Hatoky overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hatoky wants to control but Taganaki is keeping him busy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taganaki prevents Hatoky from improving position.
Hatoky wants to control but Taganaki is keeping him busy.
Taganaki tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Hatoky easily slips into full mount!
Taganaki in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Taganaki tries to reverse the position but Hatoky maintains control.
Taganaki wants to hold on but Hatoky pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Taganaki in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Hatoky sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Taganaki wants to hold on but Hatoky pushes him away.
Hatoky landing strikes from the mount and Taganaki is in trouble!
Hatoky in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Hatoky controlling the position easily from mount.
Taganaki is working to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taganaki wants to hold on but Hatoky pushes him away.
Hatoky wants to take his opponent's back but Taganaki doesn't allow it.
Hatoky scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Taganaki tries to hold on but Hatoky pushes him away.
Hatoky lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Taganaki hang on?

Hatoky looking for a guillotine from mount but Taganaki is having none of it.
Taganaki tries to reverse the position but Hatoky maintains control.

Hatoky is working for a guillotine from mount but Taganaki frees his head quite easily.
Hatoky with good strikes from the mount here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Hatoky.
Hatoky 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.
Hatoky controlling his opponent.

Hatoky working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Taganaki turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Hatoky off and cradles Taganaki's limp body as Hatoky celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Kongo Hatoky!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
29%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tai Sane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Snuka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Snuka comes into a darkened arena with his song building. SuperFly kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sane
vs
Snuka

165 cm
18
161 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

175 cm
22
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tai Sane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jimmy Snuka!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Sosuke Kotani and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snuka is looking to clinch but Sane is avoiding it.
The fighters circling - Sane throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sane.
Snuka swinging wilding here.
Sane shoots in but no luck this time.
Sane misses with a takedown attempt - Snuka sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tai Sane. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Snuka tries to clinch up.
Sane rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Snuka moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sane misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Snuka gets caught flat footed, as Sane shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Sane wants to control from the top but Snuka keeps moving.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sane can do anything to dispel that myth.
Snuka controls Sane momentarily but Sane frees himself.
Snuka is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Sane stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Snuka swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sane trying to control the position from guard on top but Snuka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Snuka is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sane is controlling him.
Sane won't allow Snuka to sweep him here.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Sane connects with a couple of short punches.
Sane is breathing heavily.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Sane avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Snuka is looking to clinch.
Sane moves forwards but Snuka connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Snuka fails with the takedown.
Sane fails to land the takedown.
Sane fails with an attempt to clinch.

Snuka clinches with his opponent.
Snuka looking to throw knees to the head but Sane is blocking nicely.
Snuka misses with a knee strike.
Snuka lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Snuka lands a damaging elbow.
Snuka landing knees to the head.
Snuka tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Sane tightens his grip and picks Snuka up, before dumping him to the ground. Snuka manages to land in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snuka tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sane trying to control the position from guard on top but Snuka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Snuka is looking to stand up but Sane isn't so interested in that idea.
Snuka trying to control the position here.
Sane could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Snuka trying to keep a closed guard but Sane is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Sane works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Snuka wants to improve his position but Sane is controlling well.
Sane controlling the pace.

Sane is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Sane works his foot free and advances to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sane trying to control but he's not successful this time.
A nice elbow there by Sane.
Sane controlling the position easily from mount.
Sane cracks Snuka with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Sane avoids the attempt from Snuka to control.
Sane connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Sane fails to move to back control.
Sane scores with a couple of good head shots there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sane controlling the pace for now.
Snuka prevents any damage by holding on tight.
Sane looking to control and managing it successfully.
Snuka wants to control but Sane is having none of it.
Sane looking to control but Snuka is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sane landing strikes from the mount and Snuka is in trouble!
Sane looking to control but Snuka is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Snuka really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sane. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sane prevents Snuka from getting the reversal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Sane tries to clinch but Snuka moves away

and Snuka counters by moving into the clinch.
Sane goes for a takedown in the clinch but Snuka prevents it.
Sane tries to break the clinch but Snuka is controlling the position.
Snuka tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Snuka tries a knee to the head but Sane blocks it.
Snuka misses with the head strike.
Snuka misses with a knee strike.
Sane wants to get back to striking at distance but Snuka won't allow it.
Sane wants to break free but Snuka has control.
Snuka tries a knee to the head but Sane blocks it.
Snuka throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sane blocks it with crossed arms.
Sane jumps guard but Snuka stands there with Sane around his waist. Sane gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Sane breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Snuka misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Snuka circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sane keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Sane fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Snuka sprawls well initially but Sane persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Snuka wants to get back to his feet.
Snuka is trying to get back to full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Snuka desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Snuka wants to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Snuka is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Sane's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Sane's back!
I would not like to be Sane right now.
Sane tries to escape the position.
Snuka has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Sane's body.
Sane prevents Snuka from getting a body triangle.
Sane 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.
Snuka slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Will Snuka go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
I would not like to be Sane right now.

Despite being in the dominant position, Jimmy Snuka just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sane circles away from the clinch attempt

and Sane counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Snuka is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sane is controlling him.
Sane scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Sane works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Sane wants to stand up but Snuka has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Sane trying to control from half guard but Snuka is working away.

Sane decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.

Sane looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Snuka!

Sane working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sane is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Snuka can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Sane throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Snuka is looking to get to half guard.
Snuka holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Sane tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Snuka is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Sane tries to control but Snuka wriggling away.
The referee warns Snuka that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Sane lands a big shot there that rocks Snuka but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

Snuka defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Sane.
Sane lands a big shot there that rocks Snuka but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

Snuka is rocked!
Snuka is squirming around, avoiding Sane's attempts to control the action.

Sane looking for a guillotine from mount but Snuka is having none of it.
Snuka working to try and regain half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sane scoring with strikes but Snuka is staying in there.
Sane with shots to the head and body - Snuka looks very uncomfortable down there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tai Sane dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Sane keeps the fight on the outside.
Sane circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Snuka as Sane shoots in.
Sane fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sane throws the kick towards the body but Snuka avoids it.
Snuka fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sane misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Snuka has managed to clinch.

Sane breaks from the clinch.

Sane scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Sane wants to control but Snuka is keeping him busy.

Sane wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Snuka, who protects the arm well.
Sane is looking to take a break and control but Snuka is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sane in side control, just content to control the action for now.

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

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Nice sprawl there from Sane as Snuka shoots in.
Sane shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Snuka as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tai Sane. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Snuka tries to clinch up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Sane shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Snuka as he avoids it easily.
Sane fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sane shoots in but no luck this time.
Sane gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Snuka counters with a left and a right that stings Sane.
Snuka connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sane momentarily.
Sane swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Snuka counters by clinching up.
Snuka tries to land a knee to the head but Sane blocks with his arms.
Snuka tries to land a knee to the head but Sane blocks with his arms.
Sane has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Snuka is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Snuka landing knees to the head.

Sane is rocked!
Sane takes a knee right on the jaw!
Oh Sane is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

It looks like Tai Sane has been cut.
Snuka connects with a knee right up the middle there - that's rocked Sane badly! Sane tumbles to the floor and Snuka stands over him, dominant and satisfied with his glorious KO victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jimmy Snuka!

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hype
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Masato Takaya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and lil dragon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Masato Takaya could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to lil dragon's chin.

Takaya
vs
dragon

162 cm
22
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

179 cm
18
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

Shinryaku MMA Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Masato Takaya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, lil dragon!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takaya throws the kick towards the body but dragon avoids it.
Takaya misses with a series of wild punches.
Takaya tries to bum rush dragon with a series of wild strikes but dragon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
dragon is looking to clinch but Takaya is avoiding it.
dragon wants to clinch up but Takaya keeps it at a distance.
Takaya misses with a series of wild punches.
Takaya avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Takaya throws a combination but it was largely blocked by dragon.
Takaya misses with a double jab.
It's a brutal combination of punches from dragon! Takaya is backing up but he can't get away as dragon lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Takaya and ends the fight. Great knockout.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). lil dragon!

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FIGHT
RATING
31%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Junichi Takahara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Stack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stack is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Deer Dance. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Takahara
vs
Stack

181 cm
19
190 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
22
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Likes ground

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Junichi Takahara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dan Stack!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Shimada and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Takahara gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Stack wants to control from the top but Takahara keeps moving.
Takahara controls Stack momentarily but Stack frees himself.
Stack trying to control the position from guard on top but Takahara is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stack controlling from the top position.
Takahara tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Takahara wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Stack is now in half guard.
Takahara is controlling Stack's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Stack prevents Takahara from improving his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, if Stack is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Takahara is looking to improve his position.
Stack wants to free his trapped foot but Takahara is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Still in half guard, Stack seems content to control.
Stack works his way into full mount!
Takahara is in all sorts of trouble here.

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.
Stack putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Stack scoring with strikes but Takahara is staying in there.
Stack trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Stack avoids the attempt from Takahara to control.
Stack scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Stack wants to control the pace but Takahara is squirming around nicely.
Takahara tries to lock up and control but Stack gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Stack landing strikes, looking to finish!
Stack looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Stack controlling his opponent.
Takahara is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takahara really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Stack content just to control the position here.
Stack lands a nice shot to the head.
Takahara tries to hold on but Stack postures up.
Stack controlling his opponent.
Takahara really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Stack with good strikes from the mount here!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Stack landing strikes, looking to finish!
Stack landing strikes from the mount.
Stack with shots to the head and body - Takahara looks very uncomfortable down there.
Stack controlling from mount.
Stack wants to control the pace but Takahara is squirming around nicely.
Takahara is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Stack looking to finish Takahara with some ground and pound. This is bad for Takahara!
Takahara working to try and regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Takahara swats away the attempt to clinch by Stack.
Takahara misses with a takedown

and Stack moves into the clinch.
Takahara fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Stack breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Stack takes the fight into the clinch.
Takahara blocks a body shot from Stack.

Stack breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Stack darts in and clinches Takahara up against the ropes.
Takahara prevents Stack from breaking the clinch.

Stack has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Takahara regains guard immediately.
Stack is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Takahara wants to stand and escape but Stack is having none of it.
Stack passes Takahara's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Takahara trying to control but Stack postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Takahara pushes Stack off looking to stand but Stack dives back in and keeps control.
Stack is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Takahara is trying to control but can't.

Stack looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Stack prevents Takahara from improving his position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Takahara moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Stack won't allow Takahara to sweep him here.

Takahara looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Takahara wants to hit a switch here but Stack passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Takahara there!
Takahara can't escape the position.
Stack can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Takahara is looking to escape.
Stack lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Takahara hang on?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takahara really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Stack raining down shots from the mount!
Takahara is trying to escape the mount.
Stack lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Takahara hang on?
Stack in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Takahara is looking to get to half guard.

Stack wants to finish this one by submission but Takahara is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Stack.
Takahara bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stack wants to sweep but no luck.
Takahara wants to stand but Stack has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Takahara is fighting to break Stack's control of his arms but Stack is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Takahara trying to control but Stack is working from the bottom.
Takahara throwing strikes from guard but Stack blocks nicely.
Takahara wanted to stand there but Stack had control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Stack showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Takahara punishes Stack's body with a nice straight punch.
Stack is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Stack darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Stack has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Takahara is looking to improve his position.
Takahara is trying to stand back up but Stack is controlling him
Takahara landing small, sideways elbows.
Stack is thwarting Takahara's attempts to control the position.
Stack throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Takahara regains full guard. Nicely done.
Takahara working a defensive guard here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Stack gets to his feet. Takahara looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Stack closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Takahara is looking to reverse the position.
Stack lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Takahara down.
Stack lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Takahara down.
A lull in the action here.
Stack tries to advance to mount but can't.
Stack moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Takahara is looking to reverse the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stack in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Takahara is not content to let Stack control the position.
Stack in side control, just content to control the action for now.

Despite being in the dominant position, Dan Stack just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Takahara tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stack pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

Stack darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Stack controlling the action here.
Stack prevents Takahara from standing back up.
Takahara wants to improve his position but Stack is controlling well.
Stack keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Dan Stack has got the better of the ground game so far.
Takahara controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Takahara trying to control here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Stack is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Takahara is just riding it out for now. Stack eventually gives up the hold.
Takahara wants to control but Stack is keeping busy.
Stack is looking to take a break and control but Takahara is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

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

and Stack counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Stack.
Takahara tries to stall but Stack uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Maybe Takahara would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.

Stack breaks from the clinch.
Junichi Takahara has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Stack has taken the fight to the clinch.

Stack breaks the clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Takahara.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Stack comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Stack 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Stack!

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FIGHT
RATING
40%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Angus McTavish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

McTavish
vs
Lee

165 cm
19
135 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

186 cm
22
144 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Angus McTavish!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Lee!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee fails with the takedown.
McTavish is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Lee darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
McTavish has hold of Lee's hands but Lee slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
McTavish wants to get back to his feet.
Lee is taking a breather. McTavish says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
McTavish is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Lee's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Lee's back!

McTavish tightening his grip on Lee, looking for the choke.

Lee defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of McTavish's arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McTavish has the hooks in. Lee is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Lee turns into McTavish and is now in his guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Lee drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Lee jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
McTavish is looking to stand up but Lee isn't so interested in that idea.
Lee trying to control but McTavish is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lee working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of McTavish's head.
McTavish is looking to stand up but Lee isn't so interested in that idea.
Lee is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
The fight stays on the outside here - McTavish looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McTavish throws a right and a left that Lee avoids nicely.
Lee misses with a wild combination.
Lee fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Lee looks gassed!
Lee misses with a combination

and McTavish counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
McTavish seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lee does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
McTavish prevents Lee from improving his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lee trying to control from the bottom.
Lee manages to get to full guard.
Lee is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Lee trying to control from half guard but McTavish is working away.
Lee is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Lee works his way into full mount!
Lee looking to finish McTavish with some ground and pound. This is bad for McTavish!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee working McTavish over with strikes here.
Lee with a couple of short strikes.
McTavish is in all sorts of trouble here.
Lee fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

Lee goes for an armbar but McTavish turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from McTavish.
Lee manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee with good strikes from the mount here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Lee fails with the takedown.
McTavish shoots in but Lee avoids the takedown attempt easily.
McTavish tries to clinch there but Lee circles away.
John Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee misses with a double jab
and McTavish counters with a big head kick but Lee shrugs it off.
Lee tries for a takedown but McTavish sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
McTavish tries to clinch but Lee moves out of range.
Lee misses with a body shot.
Lee moves out of range as McTavish throws a body kick.
Lee closes this distance looking for a takedown but McTavish circles away.
Angus McTavish has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Lee.
Lee circles away from the clinch attempt.
McTavish pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lee avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lee tries for a takedown but McTavish sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McTavish tries to clinch but Lee is having none of it.
McTavish closes the distance and clinches up with Lee, looking for a takedown. McTavish pushes Lee against the ropes but Lee circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? McTavish is fending him off so far but Lee persists. Nope, McTavish circles away and we're back to standing.
Lee fails with a takedown attempt.

Lee feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Lee in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lee trying to control the position from guard on top but McTavish is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

McTavish working for a triangle but Lee defends it easily.

Lee drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and McTavish dives on top into guard.
John Lee has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lee working for a triangle but McTavish defends it easily.
McTavish would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

McTavish stands up and waves to Lee to follow him.

McTavish has closed the distance and engaged Lee in a clinch.
A knee to the head by McTavish.
Lee jumps guard but McTavish stands there with Lee around his waist. Lee gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McTavish lands a knee to the body.
Lee can't break the clinch.

McTavish wants the takedown. Lee is fighting it off but McTavish persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Lee's guard against the ropes.

McTavish gets to his feet - Lee follows without any prompting.

McTavish has managed to clinch.

Lee jumps guard.
Lee lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for McTavish!
Lee wants to control the pace but McTavish is squirming around nicely.
Lee with the ground and pound from mount.
Lee fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Lee has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lee trying to control but McTavish is having none of it.
Lee lands a nice shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McTavish is squirming around, avoiding Lee's attempts to control the action.
Lee lands a big elbow.
Lee connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Lee lands a big elbow.
Lee lands with some vicious ground and pound - can McTavish hang on?
Lee is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee lands a nice shot to the head.
Lee landing strikes from the mount and McTavish is in trouble!
A nice elbow there by Lee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but John Lee will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Lee throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
McTavish doesn't manage to clinch there - Lee circles away.
Lee tries for a takedown but McTavish sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lee tries to bum rush McTavish with a series of wild strikes but McTavish uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lee shoots in but no luck this time.
McTavish fails in his attempt to clinch.
McTavish is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lee fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

McTavish has taken the fight to the clinch.

Lee manages to pull guard.

Lee working for submissions but it's allowed McTavish to get to half guard.
Lee regains full guard. Nicely done.

Lee is looking for a triangle but McTavish pushes his legs off easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McTavish trying to control but Lee is working from the bottom.
Lee wants to sweep but no luck.

Lee looking for a guillotine here but McTavish defends easily.
Lee avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
McTavish has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Lee manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. McTavish manages to get himself to full guard.
Lee trying to control the position from guard on top but McTavish is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lee wants to pass the guard but McTavish is keeping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Lee connects with a couple of short punches.
Lee throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lee working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lee slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
McTavish gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Lee with good strikes from the mount here!
Lee working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Lee lands with some vicious ground and pound - can McTavish hang on?
McTavish might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee tries to control but McTavish wriggling away.

Lee is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But McTavish has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from McTavish!

Lee looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Angus McTavish has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lee looking to hit a scissor sweep but McTavish is one step ahead there.
McTavish slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

McTavish gets to his feet - Lee follows without any prompting.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee looks to throw a body kick

and McTavish holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Lee fails to pull guard.
Angus McTavish has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Lee.
McTavish prevents Lee from breaking the clinch.
Knees to the body from McTavish.
McTavish looking for a takedown.
McTavish lands a nice knee to the body.
McTavish lands a knee to the head.
McTavish has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lee is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

McTavish pulls Lee into guard.
Lee stops McTavish from standing up.
Lee postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Lee looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but McTavish puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
McTavish regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Lee.
McTavish keeping moving, preventing Lee from controlling successfully.
Lee is stalling in the full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to John Lee.
I've got Lee 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 28:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Lee!

C
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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
69%

Undercard bout

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Krom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akira Kanehara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for James Krom has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Krom
vs
Kanehara

187 cm
20
210 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

178 cm
21
213 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, James Krom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Akira Kanehara!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Hirohito Nitta and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krom throws a sloppy head kick and Kanehara moves out of range easily.
Kanehara swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Krom looks to land a left hand but Kanehara moved out of range nicely.
Krom misses with a head kick.
Kanehara throws a leg kick but Krom sees it coming and moves out of range.
Krom fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kanehara misses with a few strikes there.
Krom cracks Kanehara with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kanehara shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Krom as he jumps to the side.
Krom throws a head kick but Kanehara moves out of range.
Krom cracks Kanehara with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kanehara avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Krom throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kanehara.
Kanehara should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Krom throws a nice head kick!
Krom tries to clinch up.
James Krom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
An inside leg kick from Kanehara misses.
Krom lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kanehara backs up against the ropes.

It looks like Akira Kanehara has been cut.
Krom throws a head kick that misses.
Kanehara swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Krom is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krom tries to clinch but Kanehara is having none of it.
Kanehara will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kanehara throws a right and a left that both miss.
Krom with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Krom tries to clinch up but Kanehara circles away and keeps his distance.
Krom tries a head kick but it misses.
Krom is breathing heavily.
Krom throws a quick inside leg kick.

Kanehara shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Kanehara working the head and body with strikes.
Kanehara is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kanehara working the head and body with strikes.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Kanehara looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Kanehara is keen to just control but Krom is a slippery customer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kanehara wants to free his trapped foot but Krom is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Kanehara in particular looking to stall.
Krom is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kanehara trying to control from half guard but Krom is working away.
Kanehara performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Krom has hold of Kanehara's hands but Kanehara slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
It looks like Kanehara is going to stand back up.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kanehara avoids the head kick by Krom.
Kanehara swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A nice combination there by Krom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krom scores with a head kick.
Kanehara misses with a few strikes there.
Krom scores with a head kick.

Krom gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Kanehara trying to control but Krom is working from the bottom.
Krom avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Krom keeping full guard, as Kanehara tries to pass.
Kanehara is looking to work some ground and pound but Krom has wrist control.
Kanehara looking to pass the guard.
Krom keeping moving, preventing Kanehara from controlling successfully.
Krom bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kanehara's guard.
Krom stopping the sweep attempt from Kanehara.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kanehara is pulling down on Krom's head. It's preventing any offense from Krom, at least for the moment.
Kanehara tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kanehara has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kanehara throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kanehara is on top in guard.
Krom is trying to control the position but Kanehara postures up.
Kanehara trying to control but Krom is working from the bottom.

Krom has his feet on Kanehara's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Krom tries to clinch up.
Nice straight punches there by Kanehara. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kanehara.
Krom tries to clinch there but Kanehara circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that James Krom will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Akira Kanehara'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.

Krom has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kanehara closes the distance and clinches up with Krom, looking for a takedown. Kanehara pushes Krom against the ropes but Krom circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kanehara just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body kick there by Krom.
Krom throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Krom tries to clinch there but Kanehara circles away.
Kanehara throws a nice looking combination but Krom bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Krom lands a head kick!
Krom fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Krom.
Some wild striking there from Kanehara.
A punch combination from Kanehara misses.
Kanehara throws an overhand right that has Krom reeling! Kanehara follows up with a more punches and Krom is out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Akira Kanehara!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Greg Lupul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takayuki Okubo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Lupul
vs
Okubo

177 cm
19
177 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

175 cm
21
178 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Mustang Fight Food

Shinryaku MMA Gear

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Greg Lupul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takayuki Okubo!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Sano and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Okubo lands with a right hand.
A head kick misses from Lupul.
Lupul lands with a slapping head kick.

It looks like Takayuki Okubo has been cut.
Lupul doesn't manage to clinch there - Okubo circles away.
Lupul throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lupul looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
No joy there for Okubo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lupul throws a head kick that misses.
Lupul goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Okubo misses with the combination.
Lupul tries to clinch up.
Okubo tries to bum rush Lupul with a series of wild strikes but Lupul uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Okubo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Okubo lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Okubo blocks the body kick.
Lupul scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

Okubo is rocked!
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!
Okubo lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Greg Lupul seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Okubo scores with a nice strike.
Okubo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lupul throws a left and a right that both miss
and Okubo counters with a left and a right that stings Lupul.

Okubo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Okubo scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Okubo controlling the position easily from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lupul is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Okubo landing strikes, looking to finish!
Okubo wants to control the pace but Lupul is squirming around nicely.
Lupul is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Lupul is squirming around, avoiding Okubo's attempts to control the action.
Lupul is working to get back to half guard.
Okubo landing strikes from the mount and Lupul is in trouble!
Okubo is in the full mount, landing strikes.

Lupul is rocked!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Okubo unloading with bombs!
Oh Lupul is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Okubo lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Lupul in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Okubo landing strikes from the mount.
BOOM! Okubo connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Okubo with shots to the head and body - Lupul looks very uncomfortable down there.
Okubo lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Okubo controlling the pace for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okubo putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Lupul is breathing heavily.
Okubo lands a big shot there that rocks Lupul but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Okubo postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Lupul looks a forlorn figure.

Okubo is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Lupul is forced to tap! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Takayuki Okubo!