Ronin FC 3: PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roger Huerte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Foreman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Huerte comes to the cage accompanied by Master of Puppets. Foreman is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Impaled Nazarene - "Armageddon Death Squad". Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Huerte
vs
Foreman

200 cm
26
281 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

191 cm
20
222 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good knees
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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, Roger Huerte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, George Foreman!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Sosuke Kotani and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foreman looks for a takedown but Huerte sprawls well.
Huerte wants to clinch but Foreman slips to the side
letting Foreman counter with a right hand.
Huerte misses with a head kick.
Huerte wants to slow Foreman down by chopping away at his legs.
Foreman goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Foreman tries for a takedown but Huerte sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Foreman jabs Huerte right on the nose. Huerte blinks but takes it well.
Foreman connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

Foreman instigates a clinch.
Huerte is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Foreman is keeping busy.
Foreman stalling the fight.
A short left from Foreman.

Foreman pulls guard successfully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Huerte loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Huerte wants to stand and escape but instead Foreman has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Foreman engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Foreman slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Huerte trying to remain calm as Foreman controls from the top position.
Foreman in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Foreman is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Huerte's shoulder. That is not cool.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Foreman working the ground and pound from side control.
Foreman remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.

Foreman stands up.
Foreman's corner calls for a 1-2. Foreman obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huerte wants to clinch but Foreman slips to the side
and Foreman counters with a right hand to the body.
Foreman shoots in for a double leg but Huerte sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Roger Huerte has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Foreman.
Foreman lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Foreman.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Huerte displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Foreman.
Huerte scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Huerte fails with a takedown attempt.
Huerte is breathing heavily.
Huerte tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Huerte tries to clinch up

and Foreman counters with a shoot takedown. Huerte fights it but they end up in guard.

Foreman stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Huerte takes one on the button.

Foreman shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Foreman was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Foreman 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.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. George Foreman wasn't active enough on the ground.
Huerte tries to clinch but Foreman moves away
enabling Foreman to counter with a crisp jab.
Huerte stuffs the takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Foreman gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Foreman gets control of Huerte's arms and successfully pulls guard. Foreman will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Huerte knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Foreman on the ground.

Foreman kicks Huerte off and gets to his feet.
Huerte keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Huerte tries to clinch up

and Foreman counters with a nice double leg into side control. Huerte won't be happy with that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee asks Foreman politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Foreman prefers to stall for the moment though.
Foreman advances nicely into full mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Huerte holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Foreman tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Foreman content just to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Huerte tries to clinch up
letting Foreman counter with a right hand.

Foreman decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Foreman content to control rather than advance.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Huerte is trying to get back to full guard.
Foreman is controlling the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.

George Foreman has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Foreman closes the distance and clinches up with Huerte, looking for a takedown. Foreman pushes Huerte against the cage but Huerte circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Huerte tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Foreman counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Foreman taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Foreman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Huerte is trying to force a seperation but Foreman has the dominant position.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Foreman. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Foreman as Huerte tries to tie him up.
Foreman blocking some punches.
Foreman looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Foreman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Huerte looking to throw knees to the head but Foreman is blocking nicely.
Foreman tries to score a body lock takedown but Huerte shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Huerte working hard to break the clinch.
Foreman wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Foreman just leaning against Huerte, taking a breather.
Foreman lands a right hand.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Huerte taking a breather.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foreman is trying to break the clinch but Huerte is controlling him.
Foreman tries to break free but Huerte pushes him back against the cage.
Foreman tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Huerte just stands there and leans against the cage.
Roger Huerte has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Foreman.
Foreman wants to get back to striking at distance but Huerte won't allow it.
A short body shot lands from Foreman as the two fighters clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Foreman as Huerte tries to tie him up.
Foreman prevents a body shot from Huerte.
Foreman wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Foreman manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

Foreman pushes Huerte off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

Foreman drives through and clinches with Huerte against the cage.
Huerte misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Foreman as the two fighters clinch.
Foreman tries to break the clinch but Huerte is controlling the position.
Huerte is trying to maintain a safe position but Foreman gets an underhook and turns Huerte into the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Foreman tries to break the clinch but Huerte is controlling the position.
Foreman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Huerte tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Foreman pulls guard.

Foreman scrambles and gets back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huerte tries to clinch but Foreman moves away
and Foreman counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Huerte closes the distance and clinches up with Foreman, looking for a takedown. Huerte pushes Foreman against the cage but Foreman circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Huerte tries to sprawl but Foreman drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Foreman sitting and controlling from the half guard.

OK we're going to have a standup here. George Foreman hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Foreman moves into range and clinches up with Huerte.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Foreman manages to break the clinch.
George Foreman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Foreman.
No joy there for Foreman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Foreman shoots in but no luck this time.

Foreman closes the distance and clinches.
Huerte looking to throw knees to the head but Foreman is blocking nicely.
Huerte is looking to control Foreman's arms but Foreman gets an underhook and turns him. Now Huerte has his back to the cage.
Huerte is trying to force a seperation but Foreman has the dominant position.
Foreman lands a shoulder strike.
Huerte misses with a body punch.
Foreman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Foreman tries to break free but Huerte pushes him back against the cage.
Foreman tries to circle away but Huerte has him pinned against the cage.
Nice body punch from Foreman - that landed with a thud.
Foreman scores with a shot to the side of Huerte's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Foreman pulls guard.

Foreman pushes Huerte off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

Foreman gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Foreman has had enough of the clinch but Huerte keeps him there for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Foreman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Huerte's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Huerte stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Huerte wants it to stay on the feet.
Huerte misses with a wild combination.
Foreman listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

Foreman drives through and clinches with Huerte against the cage.
Foreman displaying some good clinch control by pressing Huerte up against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

Foreman has clasped his hands together around Huerte's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Foreman working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Foreman remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Foreman's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by George Foreman.
Foreman avoids the head kick by Huerte.
Huerte throws a head kick but Foreman moves out of range.
Huerte tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Foreman counters by moving into the clinch.

Foreman drags the fight down to the ground.

Foreman manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Huerte is looking to score with low kicks.

Foreman clinches with his opponent.
Foreman wants to get back to striking at distance but Huerte won't allow it.

Foreman decides to pull guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Foreman scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Huerte stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Huerte wants it to stay on the feet.
Huerte takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Foreman circles away from the clinch attempt

and Foreman counters with a shoot takedown. Huerte fights it but they end up in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Foreman's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

George Foreman has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Foreman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Foreman lands a nice shot that snaps Huerte's head back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huerte looks to clinch
and Foreman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Foreman shoots in but Huerte avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Roger Huerte has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Foreman.
Foreman drops his hands momentarily and Huerte takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Huerte takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Huerte fails with a takedown attempt.
Foreman misses with a two punch combination.

Foreman forces Huerte back against the cage and clinches.
Foreman holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Foreman wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Foreman manages to pull guard.
Foreman preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Foreman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Huerte is looking to work some ground and pound but Foreman has wrist control.

Foreman kicks Huerte off and gets to his feet.
Foreman lands a nice looking body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foreman scores with a sloppy right hand. Huerte should have avoided that one.
Foreman misses with a series of wild punches.

Foreman gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Foreman drags the fight down to the ground.
Huerte tries to free his leg and advance position but Foreman is retaining full guard.

Foreman is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
George Foreman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A frustrated look appears on Foreman's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Huerte looking to slow down the pace here.
Foreman tries to circle away but Huerte has him pinned against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Huerte tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Foreman ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Foreman no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.

Foreman scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Roger Huerte has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Roger Huerte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Foreman lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Foreman.

And that's the end of the fight!
George Foreman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Foreman has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 26:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 25:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Foreman!

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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Pointek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Santana Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pointek comes to the cage accompanied by Sevendust - Enemy. Machida has chosen Sexy Chick as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Pointek
vs
Machida

186 cm
28
199 lbs
15 - 10 - 0

185 cm
27
187 lbs
12 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

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 15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mike Pointek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Santana Machida!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Kenichi Hosakawa and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Pointek drops Machida with a left right combo! Pointek follows him down to the ground into side control.

Machida is rocked!

It looks like Santana Machida has been cut.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pointek lands a strong strike to the head of Machida. That's dazed him! Pointek looking to finish here. Machida is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Pointek lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Pointek!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
98%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frank Kimono (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and McGillicuddy Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Kimono
vs
Jones

173 cm
18
168 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

178 cm
21
180 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Frank Kimono!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, McGillicuddy Jones!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kimono takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

It looks like Frank Kimono has been cut.
Kimono shoots in looking for a takedown. Jones tries to sprawl out of it but Kimono keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jones manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kimono misses with a two punch combination.
Jones blocks a head kick by Kimono.
Jones keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Jones lands a left and a right that send Kimono crashing to the mat, dazed. Jones thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
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!
Jones lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Kimono up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Jones from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Kimono's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). McGillicuddy Jones!

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 Kamikaze Kid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kevin Walker is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Kid
vs
Walker

210 cm
26
271 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

195 cm
22
280 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kamikaze Kid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kevin Walker!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Ren Mimura and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kid shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Walker manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Kid pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Walker is keeping the position for now.

Kid drops back, looking for a kneebar! Walker looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Walker looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Walker!
Kid on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kid tries to get out of the position.
Kid is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Walker gets to mount! Kid was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Kid is trying desperately to improve position.
Walker content just to control the position here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kid is looking to get to half guard.
Walker takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Kevin Walker hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Walker scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kid doesn't seem bothered though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

It looks like Kamikaze Kid has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Walker connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kid doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Walker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kid is breathing heavily.
Walker connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

Kamikaze Kid's cut is getting worse.
Kid doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Walker counters with a nice right hand that sends Kid toppling to the canvas! Kid scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Walker finish him?!

Kid is rocked!
Walker connects with a left and a right that sees a clearly hurt Kid covering up! Walker comes in with a big uppercut and Kid goes doooown! He's slumped up against the cage, eyes staring blankly into space.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Kevin Walker!

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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Hawaiian Assassin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marucio Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marucio Machida has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Hawaiian Assassin's chin.

Assassin
vs
Machida

175 cm
25
155 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

175 cm
25
160 lbs
10 - 8 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hawaiian Assassin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marucio Machida!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Assassin is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Machida's half guard.
Assassin winds up and cracks Machida with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

Machida has one foot on Assassin's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.

Machida shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Assassin napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Assassin is looking for a sweep.

Machida decides to stand back up.
Assassin has his takedown stuffed

and Machida counters with a nice double leg into side control. Assassin won't be happy with that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Machida decides to stand back up.

Machida throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Assassin tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Machida is in Assassin's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Assassin working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Machida has passed into half guard!
Machida is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Assassin slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Machida 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.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.

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

Machida avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Assassin is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Machida frees his head nicely. Oh but Assassin has switched to an armbar! Machida is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Hawaiian Assassin!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
53%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Berg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Cheung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Berg comes into the arena with Survivor - Eye Of The Tiger blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Berg
vs
Cheung

185 cm
27
205 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

165 cm
19
216 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alexander Berg!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Eddie Cheung!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berg lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Berg moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Cheung looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Berg blocks a head kick by Cheung.
Berg lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Cheung backs up against the cage.
Cheung takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Cheung tries to clinch but Berg moves away
enabling Berg to counter with a crisp jab.
Cheung throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Berg counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cheung walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Berg closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Cheung tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Berg lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Cheung looks gassed!
Cheung swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Berg counters with a nice uppercut.
Berg swinging wildly here.
Berg scores with the left hand. Cheung knows he should have avoided that one.
Cheung walks into a left hand.
Berg connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Berg is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Cheung hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Alexander Berg!
Alexander Berg retains his light heavyweight title!

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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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Junior Pacquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vasilios Nicko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pacquiao's entrance music is Thunderstruck. A fine choice. Vasilios Nicko has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Pacquiao
vs
Nicko

173 cm
24
160 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

176 cm
28
165 lbs
12 - 8 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Tokyo Defiance

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Junior Pacquiao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Vasilios Nicko!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Shimada and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nicko shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Pacquiao counter with a right hand.
Nicko with a poor takedown
and Pacquiao counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pacquiao takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Pacquiao misses with a wild body shot.
Vasilios Nicko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nicko swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pacquiao counters with a right hand to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Pacquiao there.
Nicko doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Pacquiao counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Junior Pacquiao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vasilios Nicko.
Nicko shoots in for a double leg but Pacquiao sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nicko takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

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

Nicko looking for a guillotine from mount but Pacquiao is having none of it.
Pacquiao is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nicko fails to advance to Pacquiao's back.

Nicko jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Pacquiao manages to avoid the submission attempt.

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

Nicko is trying to get an arm triangle but Pacquiao is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Nicko working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Nicko tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Nicko has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao tries to bench press Nicko off him but Nicko keeps the position.

Nicko is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Pacquiao is trying to escape and Nicko transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Pacquiao is forced to tap! Nice work there by Nicko! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Vasilios Nicko!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
40%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jp Alcano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ramba Boy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jp Alcano has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Alcano
vs
Boy

178 cm
30
153 lbs
16 - 12 - 1

157 cm
24
144 lbs
5 - 3 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Decent knees
Powerful

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 16 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Jp Alcano!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Ramba Boy!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Kenichi Hosakawa and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boy looks to clinch
and Alcano counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Alcano throws a lazy right hand but Boy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Boy tries to clinch up

and Alcano holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Alcano can't break the clinch.
A short right from Alcano.
Boy trying to land knees to the body.
Boy misses with a knee strike.
Boy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Alcano has had enough of the clinch but Boy keeps him there for the moment.
Boy trying to land knees to the body.
Boy misses with a knee to the head.

Alcano breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Boy tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Alcano counters with a straight right hand.
Alcano thumps Boy with a low kick.

Alcano pushes Boy up against the cage in a clinch.

Alcano pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Boy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Alcano counter with a right hand.
Boy tries to clinch
and Alcano counters with a huge head kick that drops Boy! The ref dives in to stop the fight and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jp Alcano!
Jp Alcano retains his featherweight title!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
75%

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Miguelito Dragon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kazushi Sakuraba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miguelito Dragon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Dragon
vs
Sakuraba

173 cm
24
197 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

183 cm
20
190 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Powerful

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 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Miguelito Dragon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazushi Sakuraba!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Dragon clinches with his opponent.
A left hand lands to the body for Dragon.
Dragon lands a body punch in the clinch.
Dragon lands a shot to the body.
A body shot lands from Dragon.
Sakuraba looks gassed!
Sakuraba jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dragon walks away with a smile on his face. Sakuraba gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dragon ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dragon tries to clinch but Sakuraba moves out of range.
Sakuraba avoids a punch combination nicely.

Dragon closes the distance and pushes Sakuraba back into the cage.
Nice body punch from Dragon - that landed with a thud.
Sakuraba tries to pull guard but Dragon won't allow it.
A right handed body shot lands from Dragon.
A right hook to the body lands for Dragon.
Sakuraba takes a knee right on the jaw!
A right handed body shot lands from Dragon.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragon digs a right hand underneath Sakuraba's ribcage. Sakuraba let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sakuraba takes an elbow to the temple.
Dragon scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dragon scores with a hook to the body.
Dragon lands a body shot.
Dragon landing knees to the body.
Sakuraba takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dragon lands a body punch in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dragon.
A body shot lands from Dragon.
Dragon lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dragon lands an elbow inside that Sakuraba shrugs off.
Dragon cracks Sakuraba with a nice body shot.
Good body shot from Dragon.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dragon.
Sakuraba fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Miguelito Dragon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kazushi Sakuraba.
Dragon creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sakuraba's defenses.
Dragon is pressed up against the cage. Sakuraba has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Dragon down to the mat. Dragon avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Dragon closes the distance and clinches.
Dragon lands a body punch in the clinch.
Dragon lands a body punch.
Dragon digs a right hand underneath Sakuraba's ribcage. Sakuraba let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dragon landing knees to the body.
Dragon digs a right hand into Sakuraba's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sakuraba's gas tank.
Dragon lands a knee to the body.
A body shot lands from Dragon.
Dragon lands a body shot in the clinch.
Dragon lands a body punch in the clinch.
Dragon stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Dragon lands a body shot in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Dragon.
Dragon working Sakuraba over with knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Dragon.
Sakuraba takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dragon scores with a shot to the side of Sakuraba's head.
Dragon lands a knee to the body.
Dragon gets underhooks to prevent Sakuraba's takedown attempt.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dragon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sakuraba tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dragon smiles and moves away.
Sakuraba shoots and misses

and Dragon holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Dragon works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dragon lands a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dragon walks away with a smile on his face. Sakuraba gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Dragon wants to clinch
and Sakuraba counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sakuraba tries to clinch up
and Dragon counters with a left to the body.

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

Sakuraba is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Dragon doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Sakuraba.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dragon is in trouble now - Sakuraba has advanced to mount!
Dragon tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Miguelito Dragon 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.

Dragon misses with a double jab.

Sakuraba shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Sakuraba showed some decent athleticism there.

Sakuraba looking for a submission but Dragon manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Sakuraba stands and throws Dragon's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Sakuraba working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragon tries to bench press Sakuraba off him but Sakuraba keeps the position.
Sakuraba grinds an elbow into Dragon's temple.
Dragon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sakuraba can do to turn this around?
Sakuraba advances to mount.
Sakuraba throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Sakuraba sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sakuraba looking to finish with strikes here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Sakuraba wants to control the pace but Dragon is squirming around nicely.
Sakuraba looking to finish with strikes here!

Sakuraba looking for a guillotine from mount but Dragon is having none of it.
Sakuraba throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba tries to control but Dragon wriggling away.
Dragon is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Sakuraba working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Sakuraba landing strikes from the mount and Dragon is in trouble!

Sakuraba is working for a guillotine from mount but Dragon frees his head quite easily.
Sakuraba in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Dragon wants to try and get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Dragon trying desperately to get to his feet.

Sakuraba throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Dragon has his hands clasped together but Sakuraba breaks the hold and Dragon is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Sakuraba!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kazushi Sakuraba!