AJFC 9: Lightning Fast PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yoshihiro Nakatumura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abhidi Sharma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sharma has chosen Meditation as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Nakatumura
vs
Sharma

196 cm
22
145 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

160 cm
22
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoshihiro Nakatumura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Abhidi Sharma!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakatumura swats away the attempt to clinch by Sharma.
Nakatumura tries for a takedown but Sharma sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sharma doesn't manage to clinch there - Nakatumura circles away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Nakatumura is defended easily by Sharma.
Nakatumura looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sharma is fending him off so far but Nakatumura persists. Nope, Sharma circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yoshihiro Nakatumura. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nakatumura misses with a looping right.
Sharma blocks a jab.
Nakatumura looks to land a left hand but Sharma moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nakatumura looks for a takedown but Sharma sprawls well.
Nakatumura shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sharma defends it nicely.
Nakatumura thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharma tries to clinch there but Nakatumura circles away.
Nakatumura swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sharma tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A telegraphed right hand from Nakatumura misses the target.
Nakatumura misses with a few strikes there.
Nakatumura looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nakatumura takes a swing at Sharma's ribcage but misses.
Nakatumura really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Sharma takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nakatumura throws a nice looking combination but Sharma bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Sharma rushes Nakatumura and presses him up against the cage.
Nakatumura drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Sharma gets the underhooks and prevents it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Nakatumura drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Sharma gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Sharma avoiding damage.
The crowd are getting on Sharma's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Nakatumura has Sharma pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Sharma manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
The referee calls for Sharma to work.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Abhidi Sharma.
Nakatumura fails with a takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharma tries to close the distance and clinch but Nakatumura swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sharma slips under a jab from Nakatumura.
Sharma tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nakatumura paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sharma displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nakatumura throws out the jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sharma looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sharma looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nakatumura throws a looping overhand right but Sharma ducks down to avoid it.
Nakatumura shoots in but no luck this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Nakatumura jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nakatumura misses with a wild combination.
Nakatumura shoots in for a takedown but Sharma shows good takedown defense.
Nakatumura throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sharma sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nakatumura just misses with a punch to the body.
Nakatumura shoots in but no luck this time.
Sharma fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sharma doesn't manage to clinch there - Nakatumura circles away.
Sharma avoids a punch combination nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A slow jab from Nakatumura misses its intended target.
Nakatumura lands a nice shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Abhidi Sharma dominated 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.

Sharma slips a jab and a cross from Nakatumura.
Nakatumura shoots in but Sharma avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Yoshihiro Nakatumura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nakatumura swats away the attempt to clinch by Sharma.
Nakatumura is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Nakatumura misses with a wild combination.
Nice takedown defense from Sharma. No joy for Nakatumura on that attempt.
Danga de danga de dang - Nakatumura scores with a four punch combination!

Sharma gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Sharma.
Nakatumura drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Sharma gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yoshihiro Nakatumura. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Sharma takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

Nakatumura lands a takedown into guard.
Nakatumura throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sharma works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Sharma wriggles free and stands up.
Sharma tries to clinch up.
Nakatumura misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nakatumura throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nakatumura jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Nakatumura.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakatumura is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sharma sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sharma is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nakatumura misses the jab.
Nakatumura keeps the fight on the outside.
Nakatumura misses with a takedown attempt - Sharma sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sharma looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nakatumura swats away the attempt to clinch by Sharma.
Nakatumura looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sharma is fending him off so far but Nakatumura persists. Nope, Sharma circles away and we're back to standing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharma uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nakatumura.
Nakatumura fails with a takedown attempt.
Sharma fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sharma tries to clinch up.
Sharma doesn't manage to clinch there - Nakatumura circles away.
Nakatumura avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nakatumura misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sharma uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nakatumura.
Sharma defending well as Nakatumura loads up on a big left hand.
Yoshihiro Nakatumura is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A left lands for Nakatumura.

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.
Nakatumura stalks Sharma and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Sharma's face. Sharma staggers backwards, shaken.
Nakatumura throws a hook but Sharma avoids it easily.
Nakatumura throws a hook but Sharma blocks it.
Nakatumura thows a body shot but no joy.
Nakatumura shoots for a double leg takedown but Sharma sprawls well. He's pushed Nakatumura's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Sharma rushes Nakatumura and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sharma gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Nakatumura.
Nakatumura is trying to drag Sharma to the mat but Sharma just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nakatumura is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Nakatumura has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sharma avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Abhidi Sharma will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Nakatumura shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sharma as he avoids it easily.
A big right from Nakatumura misses.
Nakatumura closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sharma circles away.
Sharma wants to clinch up but Nakatumura keeps it at a distance.
Nice shot by Nakatumura.
Sharma wants to clinch.
Nakatumura misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nakatumura is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sharma sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yoshihiro Nakatumura. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Some wild striking there from Nakatumura.
Nakatumura shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sharma sprawls well. Sharma wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Nakatumura gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakatumura throws a jab but it's blocked by Sharma.

Sharma pushes Nakatumura up against the cage in a clinch.
Nakatumura drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Sharma gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Nakatumura changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Sharma fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Sharma slaps away a takedown attempt from Nakatumura, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Sharma has closed the distance and engaged Nakatumura in a clinch.
Nakatumura looking for a takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakatumura being controlled against the cage.
Nakatumura goes for a takedown attempt but Sharma pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Nakatumura keeps the fight on the outside.
Nakatumura shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nakatumura throws a big shot that misses.
Sharma stuffs the takedown.
Sharma is looking to clinch but Nakatumura is avoiding it.
Nakatumura fails with a takedown attempt.
Nakatumura missing with a left hand there. Sharma was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharma slips a jab and a cross from Nakatumura.
Nakatumura misses with a wild body shot.
Nakatumura tries for a takedown but Sharma sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nakatumura is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Nakatumura circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nakatumura shoots for a takedown but Sharma saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sharma showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nakatumura.
Sharma wants to clinch up but Nakatumura keeps it at a distance.
Sharma checks a leg kick nicely.
Nakatumura shoots in for a double leg but Sharma sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sharma moves out of range as Nakatumura strikes.
Sharma wants to clinch.
Nakatumura swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yoshihiro Nakatumura has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Sharma leaves Nakatumura with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Abhidi Sharma is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sharma slips a straight right by Nakatumura.
A big right from Nakatumura misses.
Sharma tries to close the distance and clinch but Nakatumura swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sharma wants to clinch.
Sharma is looking to clinch but Nakatumura is avoiding it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nakatumura shoots in and drives through. Sharma sprawls well.
Sharma tries to clinch but Nakatumura is having none of it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Abhidi Sharma comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sharma 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abhidi Sharma!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
21%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Noli Santander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dieselnoi Chor Thanasukarn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Noli Santander has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Santander
vs
Chor Thanasukarn

171 cm
23
146 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

188 cm
20
140 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Noli Santander!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dieselnoi Chor Thanasukarn!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santander moves forwards but Chor Thanasukarn connects with a nice, crisp jab.

Santander shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Chor Thanasukarn is trying to defend but Santander finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

Chor Thanasukarn manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Santander swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Santander looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Chor Thanasukarn!
Chor Thanasukarn trying desperately to get to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Chor Thanasukarn defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Santander.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chor Thanasukarn really wants to buck Santander off and get back to his feet.
Chor Thanasukarn is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Santander 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.

Santander gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!

Santander shoots in and bounces Chor Thanasukarn off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Santander loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Santander might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santander stops Chor Thanasukarn from standing up.

Chor Thanasukarn has his feet on Santander's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.

Santander moves into range and clinches up with Chor Thanasukarn.
Santander fails to pull guard.
Santander lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Santander is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

Chor Thanasukarn breaks from the clinch.
Chor Thanasukarn misses with an uppercut.

Chor Thanasukarn drives through and clinches with Santander against the cage.
Santander has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Chor Thanasukarn is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Santander tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Noli Santander. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chor Thanasukarn tries to circle away but Santander has him pinned against the cage.
Chor Thanasukarn wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Santander pulls guard successfully.
Santander controls Chor Thanasukarn momentarily but Chor Thanasukarn frees himself.

Santander has his foot on Chor Thanasukarn's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Chor Thanasukarn works his way back into a safe position though.
Santander is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chor Thanasukarn has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Santander is proving hard to escape from.

Chor Thanasukarn gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Santander rushes Chor Thanasukarn and presses him up against the cage.
Santander drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Chor Thanasukarn gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Chor Thanasukarn lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Santander.
Chor Thanasukarn avoiding damage.
Santander fails to pull guard.
Santander tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Chor Thanasukarn smiles and moves away.
Santander ducks right into an uppercut from Chor Thanasukarn.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Chor Thanasukarn closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Chor Thanasukarn manages to break the clinch.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Chor Thanasukarn tries to keep at a distance but Santander has taken the fight into the clinch.
Santander working Chor Thanasukarn over with knees to the body.
Santander changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Chor Thanasukarn fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Chor Thanasukarn wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Santander takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Chor Thanasukarn is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Chor Thanasukarn misses with a hook. Santander ducked under it nicely.
A head kick misses from Chor Thanasukarn.
Chor Thanasukarn throws a body punch but Santander moves out of range.
Chor Thanasukarn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Santander shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Santander was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

Santander is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Chor Thanasukarn has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Chor Thanasukarn squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Santander gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Santander is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Santander uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chor Thanasukarn.
Santander fails with a takedown attempt.
Chor Thanasukarn is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Jab from Chor Thanasukarn.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Chor Thanasukarn scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

Santander scores with a takedown into Chor Thanasukarn's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Santander drops back looking for a leg! Chor Thanasukarn is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Chor Thanasukarn manages to kick Santander off! Santander jumps back into Chor Thanasukarn's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santander prevents Chor Thanasukarn from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Noli Santander 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.

Santander closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Santander lands in his opponent's guard.
Santander stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Chor Thanasukarn swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Chor Thanasukarn uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Santander uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chor Thanasukarn.
Chor Thanasukarn is looking to chop away at Santander's legs.
Chor Thanasukarn throws a body punch but Santander moves out of range.
Santander dives in and grabs Chor Thanasukarn's left leg, looking for a takedown. Chor Thanasukarn pushes down on Santander's head and hops out.
Santander closes this distance looking for a takedown but Chor Thanasukarn circles away.
Dieselnoi Chor Thanasukarn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santander walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Santander shoots in for a takedown but Chor Thanasukarn shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Noli Santander. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chor Thanasukarn scores with a sloppy right hand. Santander should have avoided that one.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chor Thanasukarn scores with a decent looking hook.
Santander fails with a takedown attempt.
Chor Thanasukarn thuds his right hand into Santander's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chor Thanasukarn looks to score with a jab to the body but Santander is just out of range.
Santander fails with the takedown.
Chor Thanasukarn tries to land a front kick but Santander steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Chor Thanasukarn slaps away a takedown attempt from Santander, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Chor Thanasukarn displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Chor Thanasukarn keeps the fight on the outside.
Chor Thanasukarn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Santander was well out of range. Poor timing from Chor Thanasukarn.
Chor Thanasukarn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Santander moves away.

Santander scores with a takedown into Chor Thanasukarn's guard.

Santander 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.
Santander trying to control but Chor Thanasukarn is working from the bottom.
Noli Santander overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Chor Thanasukarn pushes Santander off and scrambles back to his feet.

Santander darts in and clinches Chor Thanasukarn up against the cage.
Chor Thanasukarn scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Chor Thanasukarn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice sprawl there from Chor Thanasukarn as Santander shoots in.

Chor Thanasukarn has closed the distance and engaged Santander in a clinch.
Chor Thanasukarn wants to get back to striking at distance but Santander won't allow it.

Chor Thanasukarn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chor Thanasukarn has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Santander lands with a nice body kick.

Santander closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Santander wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chor Thanasukarn keeps working.
Chor Thanasukarn is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Santander has just dragged him back down to the mat.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chor Thanasukarn is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

Santander decides to stand back up. Santander steps back and let's Chor Thanasukarn get back to his feet.
Chor Thanasukarn tries to clinch up.
Chor Thanasukarn misses with a wild body shot.

Santander scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Santander wants to control for a moment but Chor Thanasukarn uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Chor Thanasukarn wants to stand but Santander has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Santander is holding on to half guard well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chor Thanasukarn wants to stand up but Santander has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Santander is looking to control Chor Thanasukarn's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Santander avoid being mounted?
Santander wants to get back to full guard.
Chor Thanasukarn wants to stand up but Santander is controlling the position.
Santander is looking to control Chor Thanasukarn's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Santander avoid being mounted?
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Chor Thanasukarn misses with a double jab.
Dieselnoi Chor Thanasukarn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Santander throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Santander tries for a takedown but Chor Thanasukarn sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Santander.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Noli Santander will probably get the nod.
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!

Chor Thanasukarn throws a right and a left that both miss.

Santander gets a clinch.
Chor Thanasukarn working aggressively here.
Santander blocks a body shot from Chor Thanasukarn.

Chor Thanasukarn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chor Thanasukarn throws a big shot that misses.
Santander slips under a jab.

Santander tries to keep at a distance but Chor Thanasukarn has taken the fight into the clinch.
Santander is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Chor Thanasukarn pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Santander jumps guard but Chor Thanasukarn stands there with Santander around his waist. Santander gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Chor Thanasukarn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chor Thanasukarn avoids a kick to the body.
Chor Thanasukarn's corner calls for a 1-2. Chor Thanasukarn obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Santander misses with a takedown attempt - Chor Thanasukarn sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Noli Santander. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santander ducks under a wild hook from Chor Thanasukarn.
Chor Thanasukarn throws a series of punches but Santander avoids them all with ease.

Santander moves into the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The referee calls for Santander to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Chor Thanasukarn scores with a nice short uppercut.

Santander pulls guard successfully.
Santander is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Santander throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

Santander is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Chor Thanasukarn won't allow Santander to sweep him here.
Chor Thanasukarn really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Santander. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Santander working a defensive guard here.

Chor Thanasukarn gets to his feet. Santander looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Santander throws a leg kick which misses Chor Thanasukarn's front leg but catches the back leg as Chor Thanasukarn tries to avoid it.
Santander avoids a punch combination nicely.

Santander fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Chor Thanasukarn, pushing him back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Santander decides to pull guard.
Chor Thanasukarn wants to stand but Santander is controlling his posture from full guard.
Santander is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Santander has a closed guard, preventing Chor Thanasukarn from standing up.
Chor Thanasukarn postures up.
Santander lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Chor Thanasukarn!
Santander is trying to take his opponent's back.
Santander takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chor Thanasukarn is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Dieselnoi Chor Thanasukarn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Santander can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Chor Thanasukarn is looking to escape.
Chor Thanasukarn is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.

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.

Chor Thanasukarn is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Santander locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Chor Thanasukarn is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Noli Santander!

C
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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Igot Jits (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mirko Cro Cop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cro Cop is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: love hurts. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Jits
vs
Cro Cop

195 cm
22
210 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
23
205 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Knockout power

[†]FALCON CLOTHING[†]

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Igot Jits!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mirko Cro Cop!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cro Cop tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jits swivels and escapes.
Jits shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cro Cop pinned against the cage. Cro Cop gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jits shoots in for a double leg but Cro Cop sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jits fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Igot Jits. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Jits looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Cro Cop tries to roll over but Jits keeps him under control.
Well, if Jits 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.
Cro Cop has a hand on Jits's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Jits takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cro Cop is looking to get to half guard.
Cro Cop is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Jits in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jits controlling his opponent.
Cro Cop is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Jits lands a big shot there that rocks Cro Cop but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Jits tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Cro Cop is working to get back to half guard.
Jits content just to control the position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cro Cop is trying desperately to improve position.
Jits controlling the pace for now.
Cro Cop can't escape 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.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jits sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Cro Cop is trying to escape the mount.
Jits scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Cro Cop?
Jits takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Cro Cop is in a horrible position here. Jits smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jits prevents Cro Cop from getting the reversal.
Jits putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Cro Cop sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Jits is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Cro Cop gets back to full guard.
Cro Cop being controlled here, momentarily.
Cro Cop looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jits with a nice head shot there.
Jits controlling from the top position.
Jits stopping the sweep attempt from Cro Cop.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jits trying to control but Cro Cop is working from the bottom.
Cro Cop wants to sweep but no luck.
Jits is working Cro Cop over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

Cro Cop working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jits doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jits manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Jits won't allow Cro Cop to sweep him here.
Jits controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Jits passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Cro Cop trying to remain calm as Jits controls from the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Igot Jits dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Jits shoots in and bounces Cro Cop off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Jits thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Cro Cop looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jits stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cro Cop swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jits trying to control the position from guard on top but Cro Cop is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jits not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Jits won't allow Cro Cop to sweep him here.
Jits seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cro Cop tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cro Cop tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Jits shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Cro Cop's guard.
Jits thows a big elbow that misses.
Jits throwing strikes but missing.
Cro Cop tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jits lands a couple of elbows.
Jits works over Cro Cop with some ground and pound from guard.
Jits controls from within his opponent's guard.
Jits with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jits trying to control the position from guard on top but Cro Cop is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jits sitting in guard here, content to control.
Cro Cop 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.
Cro Cop trying to mount his opponent but Jits defends it.
Jits wants to get back to full guard.
Cro Cop is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.

Cro Cop is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Jits is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Jits has escaped and now he's on top!
Jits lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Cro Cop has his foot on Jits's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jits works his way back into a safe position though.
Jits scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Jits stands up over Cro Cop, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jits slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Cro Cop can't keep his opponent in guard - Jits advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Jits winds up and cracks Cro Cop with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Jits content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Cro Cop is looking to improve his position.
Jits looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Cro Cop gets full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cro Cop is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Igot Jits overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jits is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Jits has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Jits wants to pass the guard but Cro Cop is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Igot Jits dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Jits darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Jits content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Cro Cop gets back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Igot Jits just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Cro Cop wants to clinch.
Cro Cop throws a head kick but Jits moves out of range.
Cro Cop looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jits throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cro Cop's waist but Cro Cop gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jits off to one side.
Cro Cop stuffs the takedown attempt from Jits. Jits gets slowly back to his feet.

Jits fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Cro Cop sprawls well initially but Jits persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cro Cop is staying active underneath Jits, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Still in half guard, Jits seems content to control.
Jits not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cro Cop gets back to full guard.
Cro Cop wants to sweep here but Jits controlling him for the moment.
Mirko Cro Cop has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Igot Jits is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jits is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Jits landing with the ground and pound.
Jits stopping the sweep attempt from Cro Cop.
Jits controlling from the top position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Jits shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cro Cop as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Igot Jits. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cro Cop looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jits misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cro Cop throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cro Cop turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cro Cop.
Mirko Cro Cop is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jits sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.

Jits is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Cro Cop's half guard.

Cro Cop actively working from the bottom here.
Cro Cop is trying to get back to full guard.
Jits with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cro Cop is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jits sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Cro Cop tries to get to full guard but Jits has control of the leg.

And that's the end of the fight!
Igot Jits showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jits, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Igot Jits!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
41%

Undercard bout

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

Santana
vs
Zaraki

185 cm
23
205 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

199 cm
23
210 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Solid chin

[†]FALCON CLOTHING[†]

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Igor Santana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenpachi Zaraki!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Kenichi Hosakawa and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zaraki dodges the punch combination from Santana.
Santana fails to land with a series of punches.
Santana misses with a series of wild punches.
Santana throws a series of punches but Zaraki moves out of range.

Zaraki closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Santana did well to prevent Zaraki getting side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zaraki scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Santana pushes Zaraki off looking to stand but Zaraki dives back in and keeps control.
Zaraki lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Zaraki lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Santana is trying to stand back up but Zaraki is controlling him
Zaraki trying to control the pace.
Nice strikes from Zaraki there.
Zaraki has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaraki is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Santana is trying to stand.
Santana might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Santana taking some punishment here, with Zaraki in his half guard.
Santana wants to get back to his feet.
Zaraki looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zaraki is controlling the pace.
Zaraki looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Zaraki drops an elbow to the side of Santana's head.
Zaraki lands strikes from half guard.
Zaraki scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaraki stalling.
Zaraki is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Santana pushes Zaraki off looking to stand but Zaraki dives back in and keeps control.
Zaraki landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Zaraki stops Santana from getting back to his feet.
Zaraki trying to pass the guard but Santana defending well.
Zaraki content to control rather than advance.

Zaraki is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Santana doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Zaraki.
Zaraki looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santana looks like he's trying to stand up.
Zaraki slows the pace down in half guard.
Santana is trying to stand back up but Zaraki is controlling him
Zaraki frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Zaraki wants to control the pace but Santana is squirming around nicely.
Zaraki looking to finish Santana with some ground and pound. This is bad for Santana!
Zaraki takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Santana squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Zaraki controlling his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaraki in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Santana is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Santana is breathing heavily.
Santana taking shots to the head.

Zaraki is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Santana can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Zaraki trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Zaraki with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zaraki scoring with strikes but Santana is staying in there.
Santana is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Santana is bucking up trying to escape but Zaraki cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Santana tries to buck Zaraki off but he can't manage it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kenpachi Zaraki 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.

Zaraki shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Santana is trying to stand up.
Santana in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Zaraki can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Santana is looking to escape.
A nice elbow there by Zaraki.
Santana really wants to buck Zaraki off and get back to his feet.

Zaraki 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. Santana turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Zaraki off and cradles Santana's limp body as Zaraki celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Kenpachi Zaraki!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Son Goku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Eleosida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Son Goku could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Nate Eleosida's chin.

Goku
vs
Eleosida

182 cm
18
235 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

189 cm
20
230 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Son Goku!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nate Eleosida!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eleosida checks the leg kick.
Goku throws a body punch but Eleosida moves out of range.
Eleosida shoots in for a takedown but Goku shows good takedown defense.

Eleosida shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Eleosida showed some decent athleticism there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Eleosida not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Eleosida with the ground and pound but Goku uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Eleosida wants to control from the top but Goku keeps moving.
Goku avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eleosida lands a couple of elbows.
Eleosida scoring with some ground and pound.
Eleosida prevents Goku from getting back to his feet.
Goku on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Goku tries to get out of the position.
Goku trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Goku avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Eleosida is looking to advance position but Goku has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Eleosida wants to control but Goku is having none of it.
Eleosida swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eleosida tries to lock up and control but Goku gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Eleosida tries to reverse the position but Goku maintains control.
Eleosida throwing hammer fists to the chest of Goku. What's that going to do exactly?
Goku controlling his opponent.
Eleosida tries to hold on but Goku pushes him away.
Eleosida is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Goku is staying active.
Eleosida throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Eleosida tries to hold on but Goku postures up.

Goku stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Goku tries a low kick but Eleosida avoids it.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eleosida shoots in and drives through. Goku sprawls well.
Goku leaves Eleosida with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Son Goku has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nate Eleosida.
Eleosida takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Goku misses with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eleosida tries to close the distance and clinch up but Goku swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Goku throws a quick inside leg kick.
Eleosida fails to land the takedown.
Goku throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nate Eleosida seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Goku swinging wilding here.
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 Son Goku will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Eleosida fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Eleosida takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Goku stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Goku wants it to stay on the feet.
Goku throws a leg kick which misses Eleosida's front leg but catches the back leg as Eleosida tries to avoid it.
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!
Eleosida tries to clinch but Goku is having none of it.
Eleosida is breathing heavily.
Goku misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goku throws a low kick, looking for Eleosida's leg but Eleosida calmly moves out of range.
Goku lands a big head kick that sends Eleosida to the canvas! Goku follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Son Goku!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
41%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jan Angel Echano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hawk Seibold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Echano comes to the cage accompanied by Calling all skeleton. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Angel Echano
vs
Seibold

200 cm
18
265 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

198 cm
23
275 lbs
4 - 2 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Bad Newz Kennelz Supplementz

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jan Angel Echano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Hawk Seibold!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Seibold closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Echano can't break the clinch.
Seibold has Echano pressed against the cage, preventing Echano from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Seibold tries for a takedown. No joy.
Seibold changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Echano fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Seibold moves out of range of the strikes.
Jan Angel Echano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Echano throws a sloppy head kick and Seibold moves out of range easily.
Echano throws a body kick that misses.
A clash of legs there as Seibold blocks the low kick.
Echano looks for the body kick but Seibold saw that one coming.
A head kick misses from Echano.

Seibold drives through and clinches with Echano against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Seibold gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Seibold working over Echano with some ground and pound. Echano looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Seibold trying to control the action but Echano is working from the bottom.
Seibold thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Echano's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Seibold tries to pass to full mount but Echano defends it.
Seibold prevents Echano from standing back up.
Seibold takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Echano tries to kick Seibold off but Seibold keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Seibold throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Seibold winds up and cracks Echano with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ground and pound from Seibold.
Seibold is looking to advance position but Echano won't allow it.
Seibold is nestled in close to Echano, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seibold lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Seibold controlling the action here.
Seibold looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Echano with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Echano wants to get back to his feet.
Echano is not content to let Seibold control the position.
Seibold landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seibold lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Seibold is looking to stall here but Echano recovers full guard.
Seibold trying to control the position from guard on top but Echano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Seibold is in close to Echano's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Seibold makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seibold with a flurry of punches that miss.
Seibold stops Echano from standing up.
Seibold is looking to work some ground and pound but Echano has wrist control.
Echano wants to stand but Seibold is controlling the position.
Seibold lands a couple of digs.
Echano is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Seibold trying to control but Echano is working from the bottom.
Seibold has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Echano wants to stand up but Seibold is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hawk Seibold 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.

Echano throws a head kick but Seibold moves out of range.
Echano throws a low kick but it's checked well by Seibold.
Echano scoring well with a low kick there.

Seibold gets a takedown into half guard.
Seibold scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Still in half guard, Seibold seems content to control.
Seibold lands with a punch from half guard.
Echano is trying to stand back up but Seibold is controlling him
Seibold winds up and cracks Echano with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Seibold throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Echano has hold of Seibold's hands but Seibold slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Seibold sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Echano defending well though.
Seibold wants to control but Echano is keeping him busy.
Seibold throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Seibold drops an elbow to the side of Echano's head.

Seibold is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Seibold thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Echano is trying to stand.
Echano blocking the ground and pound attempt from Seibold.
Seibold is just content to waste time from the top position. Echano takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Seibold is working Echano over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Seibold's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Echano keeping moving, preventing Seibold from controlling successfully.
Hawk Seibold has got the better of the ground game so far.
Seibold is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Seibold wants to control from the top but Echano keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seibold lands a couple of elbows.
Seibold loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Seibold cracks Echano with a solid left hand.
Seibold wants to control from the top but Echano keeps moving.
Seibold is looking to work some ground and pound but Echano has wrist control.
Seibold wants to pass the guard but Echano is keeping the position.
Echano utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seibold with a flurry of punches that miss.
Echano wants to stand and escape but Seibold is having none of it.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
An inside leg kick lands from Echano.
Echano lands with a thumping leg kick.
Seibold is breathing heavily.
Echano throws a chopping leg kick but Seibold manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Seibold takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
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!
Echano throws a head kick but Seibold moves out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Echano as Seibold shoots in.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Echano throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Echano throws a nice inside leg kick.
Echano connects with a jab.
Echano throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Seibold's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jan Angel Echano 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. This is the final round!

Seibold shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Echano throws a head kick but Seibold moves out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Echano, right into the meat.
Seibold tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Echano misses with a low kick.
Seibold bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Seibold moves out of range as Echano throws a body kick.
Echano throws and low kick but Seibold moves out of range easily.
Seibold takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Echano scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Echano bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Echano misses with a body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Seibold gets a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Seibold tries to pull guard but Echano won't allow it.
Echano tries to break free but Seibold pushes him back against the cage.
Echano is trying to break the clinch but Seibold has him pressed against the cage.
Echano is looking to break free of the clinch but Seibold has double underhooks.
Echano is trying to force a seperation but Seibold has the dominant position.
Echano is trying to break free.
Seibold is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Echano gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Jan Angel Echano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hawk Seibold.
Seibold jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Echano walks away with a smile on his face. Seibold gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Echano misses with a double jab.
Jan Angel Echano is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Echano looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Echano tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Seibold closes this distance looking for a takedown but Echano circles away.
Echano misses with a body kick.
Echano tries to land a front kick but Seibold steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

Seibold fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Echano sprawls well initially but Seibold persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Echano looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seibold not doing much here.
Seibold passes the guard and advances to mount!
Seibold putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Seibold scoring with strikes but Echano is staying in there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seibold content just to control the position here.
Seibold unloading with bombs!
Seibold tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Seibold lands a nice shot to the head.
Seibold lands a heavy elbow.
Seibold lands a big elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seibold landing strikes from the mount.
Seibold putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Seibold scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Echano?
Echano is trying to stand up.
Seibold has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Echano's face.
Seibold looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Seibold is landing with some decent strikes but Echano is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Seibold pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Seibold cracks Echano with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hawk Seibold comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Seibold has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hawk Seibold!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

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

kenshin
vs
Hawla

181 cm
22
176 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

182 cm
21
185 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, rorouni kenshin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Johnny Hawla!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
kenshin lands with a kick to the temple. Hawla shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

It looks like Johnny Hawla has been cut.
Hawla blocks a head kick by kenshin.
Hawla throws a combination. kenshin tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hawla misses with a double jab.
Hawla scores with a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
kenshin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hawla misses with a low kick.
Hawla misses with a double jab.
Hawla throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hawla tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but kenshin was well out of range. Poor timing from Hawla.
Hawla throws a leg kick which misses kenshin's front leg but catches the back leg as kenshin tries to avoid it.
Johnny Hawla seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hawla throws a head kick that misses.
Hawla steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from kenshin. That one must have hurt.
Hawla misses with a double jab.
Hawla thows a body shot but no joy.
kenshin scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hawla blocks a head kick by kenshin.
kenshin looks to land a combination but Hawla avoids it well.
Hawla pulls out of a head kick attempt.
kenshin throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hawla looks gassed!
kenshin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hawla throws a combination that misses
and kenshin counters with a body kick that stops Hawla in his tracks momentarily.
kenshin lands with a nice combination. Hawla backs away looking to recover.
kenshin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from kenshin.

kenshin drops Hawla with a beautiful combination! Hawla stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - kenshin is looking for the KO!

Hawla is rocked!
A slapping body kick lands there for kenshin.
Hawla is still on wobbly legs! Can kenshin finish him?

That's one minute gone in the round.
kenshin connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Hawla! He's out on his feet! kenshin rushes in and drops Hawla with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). rorouni kenshin!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kenny Thorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Hammock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thorn comes to the cage accompanied by Sarga House. Hammock has chosen The Office Rap as his entrance music. Jack Hammock will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Thorn
vs
Hammock

180 cm
23
185 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

181 cm
21
188 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

SPARTAN FIGHTWARE
Das Labor

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenny Thorn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jack Hammock!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Taro Takaoka and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thorn tries to bum rush Hammock with a series of wild strikes but Hammock uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Hammock gets a clinch.
Hammock using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Thorn has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hammock tries to land knees in the clinch but Thorn avoids the damage to the body.
Hammock working Thorn over with knees to the body.
Hammock tries to land knees in the clinch but Thorn avoids the damage to the body.
Thorn looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hammock tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hammock manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hammock lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Hammock.
Hammock misses with a knee strike.
Thorn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Thorn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A punch combination from Thorn misses.
Thorn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hammock manages to avoid it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Thorn.

Hammock moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Thorn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hammock scores with a leg kick.
Jack Hammock is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hammock tries to clinch but Thorn moves out of range.
Hammock tries to clinch but Thorn moves out of range.
Hammock avoids a punch combination nicely.
A punch combination from Thorn misses.
Thorn fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Hammock clinches up with Thorn and pushes him back against the cage.
Hammock stalling.
Thorn has had enough of the clinch but Hammock keeps him there for the moment.
Hammock unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Thorn tries to circle away but Hammock has him pinned against the cage.
Hammock throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Hammock.
Hammock tries to land knees in the clinch but Thorn avoids the damage to the body.
Thorn avoiding damage as Hammock throws knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammock tries a knee to the head but Thorn blocks it.
Knees to the body from Hammock.
Hammock tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Thorn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hammock misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thorn.
Hammock tries a knee to the head but Thorn blocks it.
Thorn has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hammock throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hammock trying to land knees to the body.
Hammock tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Thorn tries to break the clinch but Hammock is controlling the position.
Hammock keeps control of Thorn as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Thorn tries to break free but Hammock pushes him back against the cage.
Hammock scores with a knee to the head.
Hammock is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Hammock tries to land a knee to the head but Thorn blocks with his arms.
Hammock looks gassed!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammock tries a knee to the head but Thorn blocks it.
Hammock missing with knees to the body.
Hammock taking a breather.
Thorn is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hammock throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hammock throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hammock misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thorn.
Hammock tries to land a knee to the head but Thorn blocks with his arms.
Hammock is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thorn is defending well for now.

Thorn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thorn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hammock tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thorn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thorn fails to land with a series of punches.
Thorn misses with a series of wild punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Thorn blocks a head kick by Hammock.
Thorn misses with a wild body shot.
Hammock wants to clinch up but Thorn keeps it at a distance.
Thorn throws a right hand that Hammock ducks under and follows up with a left that Hammock also avoids with ease.
Hammock showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Thorn.
Hammock moves in looking to clinch but Thorn pushes him off.
Thorn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hammock.
Thorn takes a swing at Hammock's ribcage but misses.

Hammock has closed the distance and engaged Thorn in a clinch.
Hammock misses with an elbow over the top.
Thorn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A knee to the head by Hammock.
Hammock utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hammock lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Hammock dominated 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.

Hammock doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hammock is looking to clinch.
Thorn misses with a few strikes there.
Thorn misses with a few strikes there.
Hammock lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Hammock stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hammock wants it to stay on the feet.
Kenny Thorn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thorn blocks a head kick by Hammock.
Hammock misses with a body kick.
Thorn looks to land a combination but Hammock avoids it well.

Hammock clinches up with Thorn and pushes him back against the cage.
Hammock missing with knees to the body.
Thorn fails to pull guard.
Hammock with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hammock with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Thorn is trying to force a seperation but Hammock has the dominant position.
Hammock with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hammock misses with a knee strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammock slows down the pace here.
Thorn avoids the elbow strike from Hammock, against the cage.
Hammock misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thorn.

Thorn jumps guard and drags Hammock to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

Hammock stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Hammock misses with an uppercut.
A punch combination from Thorn misses.

Hammock gets caught flat footed, as Thorn shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Hammock trying to keep a closed guard but Thorn is proving a slippery customer.

Thorn drops back looking for a leg! Hammock is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hammock manages to kick Thorn off! Thorn jumps back into Hammock's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorn controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Thorn is fighting to break Hammock's control of his arms but Hammock is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Hammock looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorn is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

Hammock escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Thorn gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Thorn thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Thorn 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.
Thorn is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

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.
Hammock pulls Thorn in close to prevent any damage.
Thorn controls from within his opponent's guard.

Thorn thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Hammock is trying to keep Thorn in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kenny Thorn dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Thorn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hammock moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Thorn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hammock manages to avoid it.
Thorn shoots in for a double leg but Hammock sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Thorn shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hammock sprawls well. Hammock wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Thorn gets slowly back to his feet.
Hammock falls off balance throwing a combination

and Thorn counters with a shoot takedown. Hammock fights it but they end up in guard.
Hammock trying to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hammock controlling Thorn's posture.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thorn is stalling in the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Thorn drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Hammock manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Thorn has Hammock in his guard.

Hammock stands up from Thorn's guard - Hammock perhaps looking for a knockout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Hammock moves into the clinch.
Thorn tries to pull guard but Hammock won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenny Thorn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hammock tries a knee to the head but Thorn blocks it.
Hammock stalling in the clinch but Thorn improves position.
Thorn avoids a wild elbow strike from Hammock.

Thorn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thorn misses with a double jab

and Hammock moves into the clinch.
Hammock tries a knee to the head but Thorn blocks it.
Hammock dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Hammock with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hammock misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thorn.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorn managing to block the knees to the body from Hammock.
Hammock with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Thorn breaks from the clinch.
Thorn displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Hammock tries to close the distance and clinch but Thorn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thorn throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hammock counters with a nice uppercut.
Hammock tries to clinch but Thorn moves out of range.
Thorn misses with a series of wild punches.

Thorn closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Thorn lands in his opponent's guard.

Thorn drops back, looking for a kneebar! Hammock looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Hammock looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Hammock!
Thorn is not content to let Hammock control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hammock decides to stand up, so the ref orders Thorn to his feet.

Hammock takes the fight into the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kenny Thorn showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Thorn has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenny Thorn!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
36%

Main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Takeshi Miike (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shinya Aoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Miike
vs
Aoki

162 cm
18
141 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

170 cm
22
150 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight 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, Takeshi Miike!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shinya Aoki!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Sano and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aoki clobbers Miike with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Aoki shoots in for a takedown but Miike shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Miike slaps away a takedown attempt from Aoki, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Miike displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Aoki.
Takeshi Miike has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shinya Aoki.
Aoki shoots in for a takedown but Miike shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Aoki looks gassed!
Miike misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Miike throws a head kick that misses.
Aoki looks to land a left hand but Miike moved out of range nicely.
Miike keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nice takedown defense from Miike. No joy for Aoki on that attempt.
Aoki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Aoki blocks a head kick by Miike.
An inside leg kick from Miike misses.
Aoki avoids a kick to the body.
Miike slips under a jab.
Miike throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Aoki ducks under a wild hook from Miike.
Miike keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miike misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Miike throws a head kick that misses.
Miike misses with a kick to the body.

Miike shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Aoki is trying to defend but Miike finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Miike is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Miike missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Aoki avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Miike.
Aoki on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Miike looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Miike lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Miike working Aoki over with strikes.
Miike seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Miike is looking to take a break and control but Aoki is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Miike is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miike not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Aoki taking some punishment here, with Miike in his half guard.
Miike seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Aoki does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Miike working over Aoki with some ground and pound. Aoki looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Aoki gets full guard.
Miike lands a couple of digs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Aoki is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Miike defends well.

Miike drops back looking for a leg! Aoki is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Aoki manages to kick Miike off! Miike jumps back into Aoki's guard.
Miike throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Aoki works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Miike is looking to work some ground and pound but Aoki has wrist control.
Miike throwing strikes from guard but Aoki blocks nicely.

Miike got a little sloppy there for a moment and Aoki has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Miike has managed to get both his arms back between Aoki's legs - danger averted.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aoki avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Miike is working Aoki over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Miike's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Miike is working Aoki over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Miike makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Miike throwing strikes but missing.
Miike loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Miike loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Miike trying to control the position from guard on top but Aoki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Miike working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Miike passes Aoki's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Miike working over Aoki with some ground and pound. Aoki looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Miike thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Aoki's head.
Miike missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aoki keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Aoki looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Miike slips a nice elbow through Aoki's hands, connecting with Aoki's forehead.

Miike is working for a kimura but Aoki is defending it quite comfortably.

Miike is working for a kimura but Aoki is defending it quite comfortably.
Aoki works his way to full guard. Good work.
Aoki preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Miike is in close to Aoki's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Miike lands a couple of digs.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Miike forces his way into half guard.
Miike looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Aoki with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Takeshi Miike dominated 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.

Miike missing with a left hand there. Aoki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Miike shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Aoki tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Miike tries to control but Aoki wriggling away.
Miike lands with some strikes.
Miike working Aoki over with strikes here.
Miike in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

Aoki is rocked!
Aoki regains half guard.

Miike seems to be looking for submissions.
Miike scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Miike is keen to just control but Aoki is a slippery customer.

Aoki looking for submissions off his back.
Aoki is breathing heavily.
Miike is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Aoki is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Miike pulls his head out easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Miike connects with a nice short shot to Aoki's temple.
Miike slips a nice elbow through Aoki's hands, connecting with Aoki's forehead.
Miike trying to control from half guard but Aoki is working away.
Miike sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Aoki defending well though.

Aoki looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Aoki looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Miike looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Aoki with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Miike looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Aoki with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Miike lands strikes from half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Miike connects with a nice short shot to Aoki's temple.

Aoki looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Miike lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Aoki is still in real trouble! Can Miike finish him?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miike throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Aoki seems to have recovered his senses.
Miike not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Miike wants to lay and pray for a moment but Aoki keeps working.
Miike not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Miike sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Aoki defending well though.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Miike lands a nice short elbow.
Miike not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Miike working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Miike lands a nice short elbow.

Miike is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Aoki has managed to free his arm - good work.
Miike missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Miike passes the guard and advances to mount!
Aoki is working to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aoki is squirming around, avoiding Miike's attempts to control the action.
Miike landing shots from mount.
A nice elbow there by Miike.
Miike looking to finish Aoki with some ground and pound. This is bad for Aoki!
Miike landing punches.
Miike cracks Aoki with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Aoki is trying desperately to improve position.
Miike lands with some strikes.
Miike raining down shots from the mount!
Oooh a big shot lands for Miike! Aoki is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Takeshi Miike!
Takeshi Miike retains his featherweight title!