12: The one that got skipped PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kim ILJONG (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Janno Kivessoo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kivessoo has chosen Children Of Bodom - Blooddrunk as his entrance music. Kim ILJONG has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

ILJONG
vs
Kivessoo

188 cm
22
260 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

197 cm
19
265 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Combat Pro Design

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kim ILJONG!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Janno Kivessoo!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shirou Masuda and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kivessoo tries to close the distance and clinch but ILJONG swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
ILJONG pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
ILJONG lands a really nice looking cross but Kivessoo seems unphased.

It looks like Janno Kivessoo has been cut.
ILJONG misses with a wild combination.
Kivessoo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kivessoo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kivessoo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd cheers as ILJONG lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kivessoo doesn't seem phased though.

Kivessoo is rocked!
Kivessoo throws a right hand that ILJONG ducks under and follows up with a left that ILJONG also avoids with ease.
Kivessoo is still on wobbly legs! Can ILJONG finish him?
ILJONG throws a pinpoint strike between Kivessoo's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Kivessoo crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and ILJONG scores a great knockout victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kim ILJONG!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
94%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Dvargledare (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spencer Fisher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dvargledare's entrance music is they might be giants. A fine choice. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Dvargledare
vs
Fisher

157 cm
19
162 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
22
159 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Alpha-Omega

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, Thomas Dvargledare!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Spencer Fisher!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Shimada and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fisher tries to close the distance and clinch but Dvargledare swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dvargledare really is a fat lump.
Fisher throws a jab when Dvargledare was well out of range.
Fisher fails to land the takedown.
Fisher shoots in but no luck this time.
Dvargledare showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fisher.
A big right from Fisher misses.
Dvargledare swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fisher tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dvargledare paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dvargledare wants to clinch

and Fisher counters with a shoot takedown. Dvargledare fights it but they end up in guard.

Fisher stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Fisher closes the distance but Dvargledare moves to the side

and Dvargledare counters by moving into the clinch.
Dvargledare prevents a takedown attempt there.
Thomas Dvargledare has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Spencer Fisher.
Fisher wants a takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dvargledare is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Dvargledare controlling the action here for a moment.
Dvargledare has had enough of the clinch but Fisher keeps him there for the moment.
Fisher lands a damaging elbow.
Dvargledare is pressed up against the cage. Fisher has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Dvargledare down to the mat. Dvargledare avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Dvargledare 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.
Dvargledare is looking to work some ground and pound but Fisher has wrist control.
Fisher avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dvargledare thows a big elbow that misses.
Fisher is trying to keep Dvargledare in close.
Dvargledare trying to control but Fisher is working from the bottom.
Dvargledare is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Fisher is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Fisher wants to get back to his feet but Dvargledare passes into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dvargledare missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Fisher misses with a combination

and Dvargledare counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Fisher can't keep his opponent in guard - Dvargledare advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Dvargledare scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Fisher keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Fisher wants to get back to full guard.
Fisher looks gassed!
Dvargledare missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Fisher trying to control here.
Fisher wants to improve his position but Dvargledare is controlling well.
Dvargledare 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dvargledare wants to control but Fisher is keeping him busy.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fisher tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dvargledare paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fisher with a poor takedown

and Dvargledare counters with a single leg into guard. Fisher didn't expect that.
Fisher keeping moving, preventing Dvargledare from controlling successfully.
Fisher preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dvargledare is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Dvargledare wants to control from the top but Fisher keeps moving.
Dvargledare is pushing down on Fisher's leg trying to pass to half guard. Fisher is fighting to maintain full guard but Dvargledare has managed to sneak the leg through.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Dvargledare not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Fisher looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Dvargledare is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Fisher defends it well.
Fisher is refusing to be controlled, as Dvargledare sits in half guard.

Fisher looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dvargledare controlling the action here.
Dvargledare is keen to just control but Fisher is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thomas Dvargledare dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Fisher misses with a double jab.
No joy there for Fisher, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fisher wants to clinch but Dvargledare slips to the side

and Dvargledare counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Fisher trying to control from the bottom.
Dvargledare seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Dvargledare thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Dvargledare is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Fisher is just riding it out for now. Dvargledare eventually gives up the hold.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Dvargledare in particular looking to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Fisher is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Dvargledare pulls his head out easily.
Fisher is breathing heavily.

Dvargledare is looking for a kimura but Fisher is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Dvargledare to get the leverage.
Dvargledare wants to take a breather but Fisher is having none of it.
Dvargledare missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dvargledare wants to take a breather but Fisher is having none of it.
Dvargledare really is built like a bowling ball. I wonder if he'd roll if you pushed him down a hill...

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Fisher misses with a two punch combination.
Dvargledare will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Fisher misses with a takedown

and Dvargledare counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Dvargledare.

Fisher turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Fisher manages to end up in side control.

Fisher thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Fisher is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Dvargledare is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dvargledare is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Fisher's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Dvargledare is controlling Fisher's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Dvargledare wants to get back to full guard.
Dvargledare keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Dvargledare moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

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

Dvargledare working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Fisher doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Fisher manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Fisher passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Dvargledare can't do much from the bottom here.
Dvargledare is not content to let Fisher control the position.

Fisher looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Dvargledare regains half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dvargledare moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Dvargledare is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dvargledare wants to sweep here but Fisher controlling him for the moment.

Fisher drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Fisher jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Fisher pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dvargledare is keeping the position for now.

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

Thomas Dvargledare dominated that second 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Fisher darts in trying to clinch

so Dvargledare counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Fisher wants to sweep here but Dvargledare controlling him for the moment.
Dvargledare throws a big right hand that misses.
Dvargledare controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Dvargledare trying to control but Fisher is working from the bottom.

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

Dvargledare drops back looking for a leg! Fisher is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Fisher manages to kick Dvargledare off! Dvargledare jumps back into Fisher's guard.
Fisher keeping moving, preventing Dvargledare from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fisher trying to keep a closed guard but Dvargledare is proving a slippery customer.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fisher circles away from the clinch attempt.

Dvargledare moves into the clinch.
Fisher fails to pull guard.
Fisher throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fisher drops down looking for an ankle pick but Dvargledare pulls his leg out and moves away.
Fisher swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

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.
Dvargledare throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Fisher doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Dvargledare counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Fisher's guard now.
Thomas Dvargledare has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Spencer Fisher.
Dvargledare in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dvargledare trying to control but Fisher is working from the bottom.
Dvargledare slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Fisher can't keep his opponent in guard - Dvargledare advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Dvargledare trying to control the action but Fisher is working from the bottom.
Dvargledare passes the guard and advances to mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dvargledare tries to control but Fisher wriggling away.
Fisher wants to control but Dvargledare is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dvargledare trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Fisher is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Fisher tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dvargledare sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Spencer Fisher has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

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.

Dvargledare is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Fisher has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Dvargledare prevents Fisher from getting the reversal.
Dvargledare sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The referee warns Fisher that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Thomas Dvargledare!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Thomas Dvargledare!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Thomas Dvargledare!

Thomas Dvargledare wins by unanimous decision!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
40%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Toivo Halaus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and I Hard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I Hard is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Halaus
vs
Hard

180 cm
19
195 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

182 cm
20
199 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Toivo Halaus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, I Hard!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Sosuke Kotani and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halaus cracks the inside of Hard's front leg.
I Hard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Halaus moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hard misses with a looping right.
Halaus dodges the punch combination from Hard.
Hard throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hard takes a swing at Halaus's ribcage but misses.
A swing and a miss from Hard.
Hard throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
No luck for Hard with that takedown attempt.
Halaus lands the left hand.
A combination from Hard does no damage.
A combination from Hard does no damage.
Halaus misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hard doesn't manage to clinch there - Halaus circles away.
Halaus throws a wild body kick that Hard sees coming a mile off.

Halaus moves into range and clinches up with Hard.
Hard is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hard blocking some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Halaus creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hard stops a takedown attempt from Halaus.
A short right from Halaus on the inside.
Nice body punch from Halaus - that landed with a thud.

Halaus has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Hard regains guard immediately.
Hard wants to sweep but no luck.
Hard trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Halaus tries to free his leg and advance position but Hard is retaining full guard.
Halaus is working hard here to advance position.
Halaus postures up.
Halaus slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Hard keeping moving, preventing Halaus from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halaus 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.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Hard pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Halaus tries to clinch there but Hard circles away.
Halaus tries to clinch but Hard is having none of it.
Hard lands the left hand.
Hard throws out a powerful jab.
Hard misses with a few strikes there.
Hard misses the jab.
Hard is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Halaus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halaus is looking to clinch but Hard is avoiding it.
Hard misses with a looping left.
Hard throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Halaus manages to avoid it.
Halaus fails with an attempt to clinch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hard.

Halaus has closed the distance and engaged Hard in a clinch.
Halaus misses with some punches.
Hard prevents a takedown attempt there.
Halaus wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Toivo Halaus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Halaus lands a left hand.
Hard is pressed up against the cage. Halaus has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hard down to the mat. Hard avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hard misses with a looping left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hard throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Halaus on the side of the head.
Hard shoots in looking for a takedown. Halaus tries to sprawl out of it but Hard keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Halaus manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hard looks gassed!
Hard lands with a nice body punch.
Halaus throws a body kick that misses.
Halaus looks to land a right hand but Hard moved out of range.

Halaus scores a takedown into full mount!
Hard is squirming around, avoiding Halaus's attempts to control the action.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
A nice elbow there by Halaus.
Hard is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Halaus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hard.
Hard cracks Halaus with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A big right from Halaus misses.
Halaus scores with a body shot.
Hard keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Halaus circles away from the clinch attempt

and Halaus counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Hard!

Halaus is working for a guillotine from mount but Hard frees his head quite easily.
Halaus has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hard's face.
Hard tries to hold on but Halaus postures up.
Halaus 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.
Halaus trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hard is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Halaus is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Hard is in real trouble.
Halaus trying to control momentarily.

Halaus working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Hard can't escape the position.
Hard rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.

Halaus is trying to work for a kimura but Hard is defending well.
Hard tries to get to full guard but Halaus has control of the leg.

Halaus is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Hard still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Hard has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hard advances nicely into full mount.
Hard is landing with some decent strikes but Halaus is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Halaus tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Halaus in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Halaus regains half guard.
Hard lands with a punch from half guard.
Halaus trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Hard manages to pass to mount!
Hard throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Halaus because Hard loaded up on that one.
Halaus can't escape the position.
Hard avoids the attempt from Halaus to control.
Hard really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Halaus. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
A nice elbow there by Hard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halaus tries to reverse the position but Hard maintains control.
Hard dominating with strikes here.
Halaus is bucking up trying to escape but Hard cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Halaus keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Halaus regains half guard.
Halaus trying to hold on to Hard's head to control him but Hard postures up.
Hard prevents Halaus from improving his position.
Hard thows a huge punch but Halaus dodges it nicely.
Halaus is staying active underneath Hard, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Toivo Halaus overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Halaus is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hard's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hard's back!
Hard trying to control but not successfully.
Hard is defending well here and trying to improve his position.

Halaus is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Hard knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Hard for a finish.
Hard trying to get back to his feet but Halaus is in full control for now.
Halaus is working the ground and pound. Can Hard escape?
Halaus controls the action.
Hard tries to escape but Halaus has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Halaus. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!

Halaus working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Halaus has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Hard's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Toivo Halaus dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Halaus fails to land the takedown.

Halaus shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Hard is trying to stand back up but Halaus is controlling him
Halaus passes to side control.
Hard is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Hard prevents Halaus from improving position.
Hard takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hard is looking for a sweep.
Halaus trying to control the position but Hard is working away.

Halaus is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hard knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Halaus is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hard knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Hard trying to remain calm as Halaus controls from the top position.
Hard is looking to reverse the position.
Halaus moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Hard gets back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hard landing small, sideways elbows.
Hard is refusing to be controlled, as Halaus sits in half guard.
Halaus drops an elbow to the side of Hard's head.
Halaus throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Halaus prevents Hard from improving his position.

Halaus is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Hard has managed to free his arm - good work.
Halaus looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Halaus swats away the attempt to clinch by Hard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Halaus looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Hard!
Halaus controlling the pace for now.
Halaus with good strikes from the mount here!
Halaus blocks Hard's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Halaus controlling the position easily from mount.
Halaus trying to control but Hard is having none of it.
Halaus landing strikes from the mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hard is trying to escape the mount.
Halaus wants to control the pace but Hard is squirming around nicely.
Halaus wants to take Hard's back but he can't do it this time.
Hard can't escape the position.
I Hard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hard wants to control but Halaus is having none of it.
Halaus looking to control but Hard is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Halaus wants to take Hard's back but he can't do it this time.

And that's the end of the fight!
Toivo Halaus showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Halaus, 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Toivo Halaus!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Toivo Halaus!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Toivo Halaus!

Toivo Halaus wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
39%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shinya Aoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George OMalley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Aoki
vs
OMalley

181 cm
21
158 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
18
155 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Enjoys gardening

Demonic Drugs
Alpha-Omega

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shinya Aoki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, George OMalley!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from OMalley.

OMalley clinches.

OMalley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Aoki throws a low kick but it's checked well by OMalley.
Aoki fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

OMalley 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.
Aoki is trying to keep OMalley in close.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aoki lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for OMalley!
OMalley tries to hold on but Aoki pushes him away.

Aoki looking to isolate an arm here. OMalley doesn't see it coming and as Aoki extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Aoki!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Shinya Aoki!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
47%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Horo Ihiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tetsuya Nakashiba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nakashiba is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Moonlight Densetsu!. Tetsuya Nakashiba will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Ihiro
vs
Nakashiba

177 cm
22
170 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

185 cm
19
175 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Horo Ihiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tetsuya Nakashiba!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Shimada and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ihiro wants to clinch up but Nakashiba keeps it at a distance.
Ihiro fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ihiro shoots for a takedown but Nakashiba saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Nakashiba looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Ihiro wants to get back to full guard.
Ihiro trying to control from the bottom.

Ihiro looking for subs from the bottom but Nakashiba mounts him!
Ihiro is trying to reverse the position but instead Nakashiba has taken his back - oops!
Nakashiba struggling to keep hold of the position.
Nakashiba is throwing strikes by Ihiro counters by rolling into a better position. After a scramble, Ihiro regains half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Nakashiba is working for a kimura but Ihiro is defending it quite comfortably.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Nakashiba in particular looking to stall.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ihiro works his way to full guard. Good work.
Nakashiba pushing down on Ihiro's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

Ihiro looking for submissions off his back.

Ihiro with the active half guard here but Nakashiba passes nicely into side control.
Ihiro is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ihiro is looking for a sweep.

Nakashiba thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Nakashiba decides to stand back up. Nakashiba steps back and let's Ihiro get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ihiro misses with a takedown attempt

and Nakashiba decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ihiro's guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Horo Ihiro. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Ihiro is looking for a triangle here but Nakashiba uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Ihiro looks to move to half guard but instead Nakashiba has passed into mount! Damn!
Nakashiba works his way to his opponent's back.
Nakashiba is looking to control Ihiro but Ihiro is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Nakashiba has the hooks in. Ihiro is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Nakashiba trying to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakashiba is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

Nakashiba looking to break Ihiro's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Ihiro remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Nakashiba will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Ihiro wants to escape the position.
Nakashiba lands shots from the back.
Ihiro can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Nakashiba lands a slapping body shot.
Nakashiba blocks a head kick by Ihiro.
Ihiro throws a predictable looking body shot

and Nakashiba decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ihiro's guard.
Nakashiba trying to control the position from guard on top but Ihiro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Ihiro throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ihiro looking to control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nakashiba passes easily into side control. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Nakashiba is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Ihiro is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Nakashiba wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ihiro keeps working.
Ihiro looks to move to half guard but instead Nakashiba has passed into mount! Damn!
Nakashiba connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Ihiro tries to improve his position but instead Nakashiba has taken his back!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ihiro is covering up but some of the strikes from Nakashiba are getting through and doing damage.
Nakashiba controlling well, preventing Ihiro from escaping the position.

Nakashiba is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Ihiro knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Ihiro for a finish.
Nakashiba doesn't have the hooks in and Ihiro manages to turn into his guard.
Ihiro passes Nakashiba's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Nakashiba is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Ihiro's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Ihiro's back!
Ihiro wants to escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Nakashiba is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Ihiro defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Nakashiba avoiding Ihiro 's attempts to control his hands.
Ihiro wants to escape the position.

Nakashiba working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Ihiro is doing well to defend. Nakashiba seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Ihiro is forced to tap and this one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Tetsuya Nakashiba!

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A

C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
39%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boy Blubber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dwight Demaine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Blubber
vs
Demaine

190 cm
18
230 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

194 cm
20
275 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Boy Blubber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dwight Demaine!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Demaine shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Blubber pinned against the cage. Blubber gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Demaine avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Blubber tries to clinch but Demaine is having none of it.
Blubber tries to close the distance and clinch up but Demaine swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Demaine lands a jab to Blubber's midsection.
Demaine scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Blubber is breathing heavily.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Demaine and Blubber goes tumbling to the canvas! Demaine follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.

Blubber is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blubber wants to get back to full guard.
Oh Blubber is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Demaine working the head and body with strikes.
Demaine content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

Demaine stands up out of the half guard.
Demaine measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Blubber! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Dwight Demaine!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joe Juronen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shiroi Neko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Neko has chosen Ronald Jenkees - Messing With A Guitar Sound as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Juronen
vs
Neko

185 cm
23
196 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

188 cm
22
195 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

Organic Extracts
Bushido Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joe Juronen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shiroi Neko!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shirou Masuda and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neko fails with the takedown.

Juronen moves into range and clinches up with Neko.
Juronen lands a knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Juronen.
Juronen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Neko lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Juronen misses with the head strike.
Juronen misses with a knee to the head.
Juronen has a couple of punches blocked by Neko.
Neko looking to slow down the pace here.
Juronen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Neko blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Juronen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Juronen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Juronen lands an elbow inside that Neko shrugs off.
Juronen lands a knee to the head.
Juronen misses with a knee to the head.
Juronen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Neko is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Juronen misses with a knee to the head.
Nice body punch from Juronen - that landed with a thud.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Neko pulls guard successfully.

Neko working for a triangle but Juronen defends it easily.
Juronen trying to control the position from guard on top but Neko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Juronen wants to stand and escape but instead Neko has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Juronen is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Neko trying to control but Juronen is working from the bottom.
Neko working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Juronen wants to stand up but Neko is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Neko is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

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.
Neko throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Juronen slips under a jab from Neko.
Neko misses with a straight right.
Juronen throws a head kick that half lands.
Neko takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Juronen wants to clinch.
Neko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Juronen moves away.
Juronen staying out of range there.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Juronen swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juronen lands an elbow inside.
Juronen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nice elbow from Juronen.
Juronen swings wildly with an uppercut but Neko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Juronen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Neko's face.
Juronen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Juronen lands a nice uppercut.
Juronen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Juronen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Juronen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Neko blocks it with crossed arms.
Juronen is breathing heavily.
Juronen scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Juronen.
Juronen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Neko blocks it with crossed arms.
Juronen throws a punch but it's blocked by Neko.
Juronen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Neko slows down the pace here.
Neko looking to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Neko jumps guard but Juronen stands there with Neko around his waist. Neko gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Juronen.
Juronen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Neko blocks the elbow strike.
Juronen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Neko or not.
Juronen misses with some punches.
Juronen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Neko's face.
Juronen connects with a knee to the head.
Juronen tries a knee to the head but Neko blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Juronen.
Juronen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Juronen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Juronen misses with a knee strike.
Juronen looking to throw knees to the head but Neko is blocking nicely.
Neko tries to pull guard but Juronen holds him up against the cage and eventually Neko drops back down to his feet.
Joe Juronen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shiroi Neko.
Neko stalling in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Juronen 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.

Neko throws a head kick that misses
and Neko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice takedown defense from Juronen. No joy for Neko on that attempt.
Juronen ducks under a wild hook from Neko.
Juronen looks to land a right hand but Neko moved out of range.
Juronen slips a jab from Neko.
Neko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Juronen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Juronen staying out of range there.
Horrible takedown by Neko or perhaps it was just good defense by Juronen which made him look bad.
Juronen slips a jab and a cross from Neko.
Nice defenses there by Juronen.
Neko is breathing heavily.
Juronen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Neko's calf.

Juronen gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Juronen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Juronen misses with a knee strike.
Juronen throws a punch but it's blocked by Neko.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Neko.
Neko on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Juronen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Neko has had enough of the clinch but Juronen keeps him there for the moment.
Neko jumps guard but Juronen stands there with Neko around his waist. Neko gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Joe Juronen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shiroi Neko.

Neko breaks the clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Juronen.
Joe Juronen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Juronen tries a head kick but it misses.
Juronen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Neko tries for a takedown but Juronen sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Neko blocks a head kick by Juronen.
Shiroi Neko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Neko keeps the fight on the outside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neko misses with a jab, cross combination.
Juronen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Neko missing with a left hand there. Juronen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Juronen lands a head kick. Neko smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Neko misses with a straight right.

Juronen drives through and clinches with Neko against the cage.
Neko is trying to maintain a safe position but Juronen gets an underhook and turns Neko into the cage.
Juronen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Neko backwards.
Juronen throws an elbow that misses.
Juronen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Neko lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Neko on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Juronen lands a hook that snaps the head of Neko backwards.
Juronen lands a hook that snaps the head of Neko backwards.
Juronen misses with the head strike.
Neko avoiding damage as Juronen throws knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juronen throws a head punch that misses.
Juronen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A nice right hand lands inside from Juronen.
Neko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Juronen.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Juronen.
The is referee keeping an eye on Neko - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Neko avoiding damage as Juronen throws knees to the body.
Juronen misses with a knee to the head.
Neko tries to break the clinch but Juronen is controlling the position.
Neko fails to pull guard.
Neko wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Juronen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Juronen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Neko's face.
Neko tries to break the clinch but Juronen is controlling the position.
Juronen trying to land knees to the body.
Juronen scores with a shot to the side of Neko's head.

That's four 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.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Neko.
Neko tries to break the clinch but Juronen is controlling the position.
Juronen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Neko avoiding damage as Juronen throws knees to the body.
Neko drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Juronen gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Neko drags the fight down to the ground.

Neko escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Juronen gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Neko has a closed guard, preventing Juronen from standing up.
Neko not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Neko bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Juronen's guard.

Neko is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Juronen dominated that second round.
That's time! Juronen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Juronen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Neko looks to score with a jab to the body but Juronen is just out of range.
Neko swats away the attempt to clinch by Juronen.
Neko will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Juronen tries a head kick but it misses.
Juronen lands with a kick to the temple. Neko shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neko loads up on a big right hand but Juronen slips the punch.
Juronen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Juronen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Neko wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Neko misses the jab.
A swing and a miss from Neko.
Neko throws a hook but Juronen avoids it easily.
Neko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Juronen drives through and clinches with Neko against the cage.
Neko blocks an elbow strike from Juronen.
Juronen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Neko blocks it with crossed arms.

Neko manages to break the clinch.
Neko shoots in for a double leg but Juronen sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A telegraphed right hand from Neko misses the target.
Juronen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Neko throws out the jab.
Juronen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Neko might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Neko throws a hook but Juronen blocks it.
A head kick from Juronen lands but Neko takes it in his stride.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neko throws a leg kick that is checked
and Juronen counters with a thumping low kick.
Juronen throws a lazy head kick
enabling Neko to counter with a crisp jab.
Juronen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Juronen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Neko.
Juronen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Neko. That did some damage!
Juronen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Juronen avoids the body shot from Neko.
Juronen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Neko scores with a jab to the head.
Juronen is looking to clinch.
Neko pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Juronen throws a head kick but Neko moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neko's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Neko duly obliges.
Juronen lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Shiroi Neko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Neko misses with a takedown attempt
and Juronen counters with a solid body kick.
Joe Juronen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shiroi Neko.
Good standup being displayed there by Neko as he connects with a hook.
Juronen throws a head kick but Neko moves out of range.
Juronen throws a head kick but Neko moves out of range.
Juronen blocks a jab.
Juronen throws a sloppy head kick and Neko moves out of range easily.
Nice cross by Neko.
Juronen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Neko throws out the jab.
Neko shoots for a double leg takedown but Juronen sprawls well. He's pushed Neko's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Juronen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neko is looking to chop away at Juronen's legs.
Juronen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Juronen throws a sloppy head kick and Neko moves out of range easily.
Neko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Neko ducks right into an uppercut from Juronen.
Neko fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Juronen is out of range.
Juronen throws a nice head kick!
Juronen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Neko misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A head kick misses from Juronen.
Neko misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Juronen clearly takes that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Neko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Neko scores with a nice strike.
Neko misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Juronen lands with a slapping head kick.
Juronen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Juronen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Juronen wants to clinch up but Neko keeps it at a distance.
Juronen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Neko can pounce on him.
Juronen tries to clinch up but Neko circles away and keeps his distance.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Juronen connects with a high kick.
Juronen throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Neko's head.
Neko looks to throw the jab but Juronen is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Juronen goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Joe Juronen is winning the standup battle so far.
Neko swats away the attempt to clinch by Juronen.
Neko throws the left hand but Juronen avoids the punch easily.
Neko misses with a jab, cross combination.
Juronen's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Juronen duly obliges.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Juronen, right into the meat.
Neko avoids the head kick by Juronen.
Neko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Juronen manages to avoid it.
Neko throws a jab when Juronen was well out of range.
Neko moves out of range as Juronen strikes.

Neko gets the takedown into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juronen is looking to reverse the position.
Juronen is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Neko has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Neko advances to mount.
Juronen is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

Neko is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Juronen has managed to escape the submission attempt.

Juronen defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Neko.
Juronen tries to hold on but Neko pushes him away.

Neko working for a guillotine from mount but Juronen is in no mood to give up.
Juronen really wants to buck Neko off and get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Neko is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Juronen has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Juronen looks out of his depth in this position - he's holding on tight.
Juronen trying desperately to get to his feet.
Juronen is trying to escape the mount.
Juronen is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Neko lands a nice shot to the head.

Neko wants to finish this one by submission but Juronen is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Neko.

Neko is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Juronen is surviving well by controlling Neko's body position as best he can.
Juronen holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Neko tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Juronen keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

Neko moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Juronen has worked his arm free - good work by Juronen!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Juronen wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Neko working away.
Neko tries to move to mount but Juronen blocks the move with his legs.
Juronen is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Juronen had his way with Shiroi Neko in that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Neko lands a really nice looking cross but Juronen seems unphased.
A decent looking cross lands there for Neko.
Neko misses with an uppercut. Juronen saw that one coming.
Juronen fails in his attempt to clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Neko.
Juronen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Juronen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Neko swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Neko connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

Juronen is rocked!
Juronen walks into a stiff left hand from Neko.
Oh Juronen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Juronen walks straight into a right hand from Neko - that's dropped him! Neko jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Juronen from any more punishment! Juronen complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Shiroi Neko!
Shiroi Neko is the new middleweight champion!

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Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Merrimac Mjolnir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kamuto Hierowato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Mjolnir
vs
Hierowato

195 cm
19
255 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

195 cm
19
275 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Team S.W.A.T.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Merrimac Mjolnir!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kamuto Hierowato!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shirou Masuda and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mjolnir moves into range and clinches up with Hierowato.
Hierowato is leaning against Mjolnir and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mjolnir scores a nice knee to the body.
Mjolnir with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A right hand to the body from Hierowato.
Hierowato lands a nice uppercut.
Hierowato tries to work over Mjolnir's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mjolnir tries a knee to the head but Hierowato blocks it.
A right hand to the body from Hierowato.
Mjolnir tries a knee to the head but Hierowato blocks it.
Mjolnir blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mjolnir scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mjolnir connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hierowato's face.
Hierowato can't find room to land a body shot as Mjolnir controls the action.
Mjolnir tries a knee to the head but Hierowato blocks it.
Mjolnir swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Hierowato fails to land.
Hierowato works on Mjolnir's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mjolnir.
Mjolnir looking to throw knees to the head but Hierowato is blocking nicely.
Mjolnir blocking some punches.
Hierowato misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hierowato misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mjolnir is trying to stall.
Hierowato cracks Mjolnir with a nice body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hierowato lands a body punch.
Mjolnir is breathing heavily.
Hierowato wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mjolnir with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hierowato misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Hierowato on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hierowato.
Mjolnir tries to land knees in the clinch but Hierowato avoids the damage to the body.
Hierowato fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hierowato lands a shoulder strike.
Mjolnir throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hierowato doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A body shot lands from Hierowato.
Mjolnir takes a shot to the head.
Hierowato lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mjolnir backwards.
Hierowato can't find room to land a body shot as Mjolnir controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mjolnir.
Hierowato swings wildly with an uppercut but Mjolnir uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hierowato throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hierowato creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mjolnir missing with knees to the body.
Mjolnir misses with a knee to the head.
Hierowato pushes Mjolnir back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hierowato lands with a right to the head.
Hierowato misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hierowato fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mjolnir with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hierowato throws a punch but it's blocked by Mjolnir.
Hierowato misses with a punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Still in the clinch, Hierowato scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mjolnir landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Hierowato - that landed with a thud.
Hierowato lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The is referee keeping an eye on Mjolnir - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Hierowato lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mjolnir or not.
Hierowato avoiding damage as Mjolnir throws knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Mjolnir.
Mjolnir prevents a body shot from Hierowato.
Mjolnir trying to land knees to the body.
Mjolnir blocking some punches.
Mjolnir lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hierowato fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mjolnir unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hierowato lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mjolnir missing with knees to the body.
Hierowato lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mjolnir backwards.
Mjolnir blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Hierowato fails to land.
Hierowato scores with a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mjolnir looking to throw knees to the head but Hierowato is blocking nicely.
A body shot lands from Hierowato.
Mjolnir tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hierowato lands a right hand.
Hierowato wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hierowato letting Mjolnir take a breather here.
Hierowato misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hierowato swings wildly with an uppercut but Mjolnir uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hierowato on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hierowato managing to block the knees to the body from Mjolnir.
Mjolnir tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hierowato lands with a right to the head.
Hierowato tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hierowato lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mjolnir misses with a punch to the body.
Nice elbow from Mjolnir.
Hierowato lands a nice shot to the body.
Hierowato has a couple of punches blocked by Mjolnir.
Hierowato working aggressively here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mjolnir.
Hierowato fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mjolnir tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hierowato misses with a punch on the inside.
Hierowato digs a right hand into Mjolnir's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mjolnir's gas tank.
A short body shot lands from Hierowato as the two fighters clinch.
Hierowato gets through Mjolnir's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mjolnir throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hierowato blocks it with crossed arms.

Hierowato breaks from the clinch.
Mjolnir takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Mjolnir takes one to the chin there.
Mjolnir on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hierowato with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A shot to de liver by Hierowato. Beautiful body shot.
A lazy left from Hierowato finds it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hierowato throws out a powerful jab.
Hierowato scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Good exchange - Hierowato coming out on top.
Hierowato throws out a powerful jab.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hierowato.

Mjolnir is rocked!

It looks like Merrimac Mjolnir has been cut.
Hierowato scores with a punch to the head.
Oh Mjolnir is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hierowato cracks Mjolnir with a hook to the temple - Mjolnir is on wobbly legs here! Hierowato swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Mjolnir falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Hierowato wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Kamuto Hierowato!
Kamuto Hierowato is the new heavyweight champion!