Escape The Cage.16 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Luan Lieu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kim Hendi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kim Hendi will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Lieu
vs
Hendi

168 cm
25
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
21
185 lbs
4 - 12 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Luan Lieu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kim Hendi!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Hirohito Nitta and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lieu gets tackled into the cage by Hendi. Hendi maintains the clinch.
The referee calls for Hendi to work.
Hendi goes for a takedown attempt but Lieu pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Hendi moves into the clinch.
Hendi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lieu tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hendi working hard to break the clinch.

Hendi jumps into guard, dragging Lieu to the mat.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hendi is on top in guard.
Lieu is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Hendi gets to his feet - Lieu follows without any prompting.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lieu closes the distance but Hendi moves to the side

and Hendi counters by moving into the clinch.
Lieu gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hendi.
Lieu wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hendi has him pressed against the cage.

Lieu manages to break the clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lieu is looking to break free of the clinch but Hendi has double underhooks.
Lieu stalling in the clinch but Hendi improves position.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hendi.
Hendi wants a takedown but no success here.
Luan Lieu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kim Hendi.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hendi leaning against his opponent.
Hendi drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lieu pulls his leg out and moves away.

Hendi drives through and clinches with Lieu against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Lieu fails to land.
Lieu is trying to break the clinch but Hendi has him pressed against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Hendi.

Hendi gets control of Lieu's arms and successfully pulls guard. Hendi will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Lieu wants to stand and escape but instead Hendi has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hendi controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Hendi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lieu swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hendi 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.
Hendi's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Let's hope that Hendi has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Lieu wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Hendi manages to pass to side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lieu looks like he's trying to stand up.
Hendi throwing shots but Lieu is blocking nicely.
Lieu knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hendi on the ground.
Lieu wants to get back to his feet.
Hendi has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hendi looking to control and managing it successfully.
Lieu really wants to buck Hendi off and get back to his feet.
Hendi controlling from the full mount.

Hendi has control of Lieu's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Lieu regains control of the situation pretty easily.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Lieu wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Hendi.
Lieu wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Hendi.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hendi tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

Hendi looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hendi looking to control and managing it successfully.
Poor strikes thrown by Hendi there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!

Hendi is working for a guillotine from mount but Lieu frees his head quite easily.
Hendi tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Hendi throwing strikes here but Lieu is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Hendi takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Hendi lands a nice shot to the head.
Lieu might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hendi tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Lieu tries to buck Hendi off but Hendi takes his back!
Lieu is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Hendi.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kim Hendi dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Hendi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Come on Hendi - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Lieu wants to break free but Hendi has control.

Hendi pulls guard effortlessly.
Lieu has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Hendi is proving hard to escape from.
Lieu has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Hendi has his foot on Lieu's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lieu works his way back into a safe position though.
Hendi has a closed guard, preventing Lieu from standing up.
Hendi is adopting a defensive guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kim Hendi has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Lieu lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hendi takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

It looks like Kim Hendi has been cut.
Hendi walks into a straight right hand from Lieu.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lieu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lieu misses with a looping right.
Luan Lieu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lieu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hendi moves away.

Hendi pushes Lieu up against the cage in a clinch.
Hendi taking a breather.
Lieu tries to break the clinch but Hendi is controlling the position.
Lieu working hard to break the clinch.
Hendi has Lieu pressed against the cage, preventing Lieu from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lieu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hendi has Lieu pressed against the cage, preventing Lieu from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Hendi pulls guard.

Hendi has his feet on Lieu's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Lieu.

Hendi moves into range and clinches up with Lieu.
Lieu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hendi.
Lieu wants to get back to striking at distance but Hendi won't allow it.
A frustrated look appears on Lieu's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Hendi decides to pull guard.
Hendi wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

Hendi pushes Lieu off and scrambles back to his feet.
Hendi tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lieu swivels and escapes.
Lieu lands with a kick to the temple. Hendi shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lieu fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hendi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hendi shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Hendi has closed the distance and engaged Lieu in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lieu tries to land a knee to the head but Hendi blocks with his arms.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lieu is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lieu throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hendi blocks it with crossed arms.

Hendi pulls guard.

Hendi is looking for a triangle but Lieu pushes his legs off easily.

Lieu avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kim Hendi has got the better of the ground game so far.

Hendi has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Lieu off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hendi fails with a takedown attempt.
Luan Lieu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kim Hendi.
Lieu throws a jab but it's blocked by Hendi.
Lieu looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hendi throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lieu's waist but Lieu gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hendi off to one side.
Lieu displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hendi.
Lieu closes the distance looking to clinch

and Hendi holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Hendi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lieu has him pressed against the cage.
Lieu wants to get back to striking at distance but Hendi won't allow it.
Lieu tries to circle away but Hendi has him pinned against the cage.
Hendi prevents Lieu from breaking the clinch.
Lieu wants to get back to striking at distance but Hendi won't allow it.
Hendi avoids a wild elbow strike from Lieu.
Hendi effectively controlling the action here.
Lieu missing with knees to the body.
Lieu is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lieu can't break the clinch.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Lieu is trying to force a seperation but Hendi has the dominant position.
Lieu is looking to break free of the clinch but Hendi has double underhooks.
Hendi wants to take the fight to the mat but Lieu manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Hendi drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hendi is pushing Lieu up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Lieu is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lieu is trying to break the clinch but Hendi is controlling him.
Hendi wants a takedown.
Lieu keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hendi's efforts to push away.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Hendi will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Lieu up against the cage.
Lieu can't break the clinch.
Hendi drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lieu pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hendi fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Luan Lieu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Hendi moves into range and clinches up with Lieu.
Lieu misses with an elbow strike.
Luan Lieu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lieu is looking to break free of the clinch but Hendi has double underhooks.

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

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hendi tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Hendi escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lieu gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Lieu preventing the sweep.
Lieu throwing strikes but missing.
Hendi manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lieu manages to get himself to full guard.
Hendi works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Kim Hendi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hendi trying to control the pace.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kim Hendi.
I think Hendi 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 18:20
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 18:20
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 18:20

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kim Hendi!
An out of breath Kim Hendi thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
31%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brock Lenny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryo Ishizaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ishizaki comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Hiroyuki Okita - Moete Hero kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Lenny
vs
Ishizaki

160 cm
19
170 lbs
3 - 7 - 0

180 cm
20
165 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brock Lenny!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryo Ishizaki!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Taro Takaoka and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ishizaki shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Ishizaki stays in close to Lenny's body and controls the position.
Lenny wants to stand up but Ishizaki is controlling him.
Ishizaki wants to control from the top but Lenny keeps moving.
Ishizaki'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.
It looks like Ishizaki might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Ryo Ishizaki hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Lenny tries to close the distance and clinch but Ishizaki swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ishizaki avoids a kick to the body.
Lenny tries to clinch

and Ishizaki counters with a shoot takedown. Lenny fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lenny keeping moving, preventing Ishizaki from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ishizaki prevents Lenny from getting back to his feet.
Ishizaki is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Let's hope that Ishizaki has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Ryo Ishizaki wasn't active enough on the ground.
Lenny attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

Ishizaki dives in and scores a takedown into Lenny's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lenny is looking to stand up but Ishizaki isn't so interested in that idea.
Ishizaki passes Lenny's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Lenny could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Ishizaki wants to pass the guard but Lenny is defending well.
Lenny is trying to stand up here but Ishizaki is controlling him well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ishizaki is looking for a kimura here.

Ishizaki is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Ishizaki is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ishizaki stalling.

Ishizaki is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Lenny is just riding it out for now. Ishizaki eventually gives up the hold.
Ishizaki seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ishizaki drops an elbow to the side of Lenny's head.
Lenny tries to kick Ishizaki off but Ishizaki keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

Ishizaki is looking for a kimura here.
Ishizaki wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lenny keeps working.
Lenny might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lenny wants to get back to his feet.
Ishizaki is figuring out what he wants to do next.

Ishizaki is looking for a kimura here.
Lenny is not content to let Ishizaki control the position.
Lenny wants to get back to his feet.
Ishizaki sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's five minutes gone in the round.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Ryo Ishizaki hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Lenny goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

Ishizaki has managed to clinch.

Ishizaki turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Ishizaki manages to end up in side control.
Ishizaki wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lenny keeps working.

That's six minutes gone in the round.

Ishizaki tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Ishizaki has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Ishizaki in side control lands a decent elbow.
Ishizaki moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Ishizaki wants to control but Lenny is keeping him busy.
Ishizaki controlling the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lenny is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Lenny is not content to let Ishizaki control the position.

Ishizaki is trying to get an arm triangle but Lenny is defending well.
Ishizaki trying to control the action but Lenny is working from the bottom.
Lenny seems a little lost for a moment, as Ishizaki dominates the positioning.

Ishizaki looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Ishizaki wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lenny keeps working.

Ishizaki has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Lenny is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Ishizaki yanks on the arm and Lenny is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Ishizaki.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ryo Ishizaki!
After winning the bout, Ryo Ishizaki thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
36%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Davide Jesus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Tits (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davide Jesus has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Jesus
vs
Tits

184 cm
22
160 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

170 cm
22
150 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Davide Jesus !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tony Tits!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good leg kick by Jesus there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

Tits drives through with a takedown into Jesus 's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Tits wants to control from the top but Jesus keeps moving.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

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

Tits postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Jesus is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Tits, into his guard.

Jesus is posturing up here but Tits has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Jesus tries to roll out but it's too tight and Jesus has to tap! Slick submission there by Tits!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tony Tits!
Tony Tits made sure to mention his sponsor, NEBULA Clothing in his post fight interview.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
54%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eddy Cordo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Teofilo Crespo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cordo comes to the cage accompanied by UFC Theme Song. 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.

Cordo
vs
Crespo

188 cm
26
205 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

185 cm
24
213 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent knees
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Eddy Cordo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Teofilo Crespo!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crespo moves out of range of the body kick from Cordo.
Cordo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Cordo wants it to stay on the feet.

Cordo gets tackled into the cage by Crespo. Crespo maintains the clinch.

Crespo jumps guard and drags Cordo to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Crespo is trying to keep Cordo in close.
Cordo lands a couple of elbows.

Crespo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Cordo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Cordo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Cordo being controlled here momentarily.
Cordo with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Cordo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Cordo wants to pass the guard but Crespo is keeping the position.
Crespo lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Cordo!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crespo avoids the attempt from Cordo to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Crespo sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crespo looking to ground and pound but Cordo is blocking nicely.
Crespo tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
You get the feeling that Cordo really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Crespo sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Crespo throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Cordo because Crespo loaded up on that one.
Cordo working to try and regain half guard.
Cordo is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Cordo can't escape the position.
Crespo takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Cordo avoids a series of strikes thrown by Crespo.
Cordo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Crespo on the ground.
Crespo unloads with some shots from mount but Cordo bucks and avoids them well.
Crespo punching from mount but Cordo doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Cordo is desperately trying to improve his position but Crespo has a good base and remains in mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cordo wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Crespo.
Crespo thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Crespo sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crespo avoids the attempt from Cordo to control.
Cordo blocking the ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Crespo lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Cordo blocking the ground and pound.
Crespo sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Crespo thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Crespo throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crespo sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Cordo is squirming around, avoiding Crespo's attempts to control the action.
Cordo tries to hold on but Crespo pushes him away.
Crespo prevents Cordo from getting the reversal.
Cordo is working hard here to advance position.
Crespo takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

Cordo defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Crespo.
Crespo avoids the attempt from Cordo to control.
Cordo really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crespo lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Cordo hang on?
Crespo sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Crespo throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Cordo wants to get back to his feet.
Cordo is working to get back to half guard.
Cordo wants to hold on but Crespo pushes him away.
Crespo looking to control and managing it successfully.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crespo looking to ground and pound but Cordo is blocking nicely.
Crespo content just to control the position here.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
It looks like Crespo might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.

Teofilo Crespo has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Cordo throws a push kick but Crespo slaps the foot to one side.
Cordo throws a lazy head kick

and Crespo counters by clinching up.
Cordo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Crespo scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Eddy Cordo has been cut.
Cordo misses with an elbow strike.
Cordo misses with an elbow over the top.
Cordo misses with an elbow over the top.

Crespo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cordo tries to clinch up.
Cordo throws a head kick that misses.
Crespo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cordo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Cordo throws a series of punches but Crespo moves out of range.
Crespo dives in and grabs Cordo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cordo pushes down on Crespo's head and hops out.
Eddy Cordo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Teofilo Crespo.
Cordo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Crespo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
No luck for Crespo with that takedown attempt.
Cordo throws a sloppy head kick

and Crespo decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Cordo's guard.
Cordo is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crespo throws a big right hand that misses.

Crespo stands and steps away. Cordo gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Crespo avoids the head kick by Cordo.
Cordo throws a head kick but Crespo moves out of range.
Crespo closes the distance and clinches up with Cordo, looking for a takedown. Crespo pushes Cordo against the cage but Cordo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Eddy Cordo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cordo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Crespo circles away quickly and effectively.

Crespo clinches.

Crespo works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Cordo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Crespo pushes down on Cordo's leg and manages to get into half guard.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Crespo throwing shots but Cordo is blocking nicely.
Crespo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cordo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Crespo.
Crespo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cordo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Crespo controlling the pace.
Let's hope that Crespo has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

Crespo seems to be working for a kimura but Cordo defends the submission attempt.
Crespo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cordo's head.
Crespo is taking a breather. Cordo says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Crespo looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Cordo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Cordo wants to improve his position but Crespo is controlling well.
Cordo is trying to maintain the position but Crespo is very close to passing his half guard.
Crespo stalling.

Crespo stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Cordo to get to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cordo tries to clinch up but Crespo circles away and keeps his distance.

Crespo drives through with a takedown into guard.
Crespo is in close to Cordo's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Crespo is stalling in the full guard.
Cordo controls Crespo momentarily but Crespo frees himself.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Crespo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Crespo throws a big right hand that misses.
Crespo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Crespo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Crespo postures up in Cordo's guard and throws a big left but Cordo blocks it.
Crespo throwing strikes but missing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Crespo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Crespo gets to his feet. Cordo looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Cordo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Crespo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cordo looking to land some kicks to the body here.

Crespo forces Cordo back against the cage and clinches.
Crespo blocks an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Teofilo Crespo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Eddy Cordo's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Cordo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cordo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Crespo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Crespo tries for a takedown but Cordo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Cordo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cordo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cordo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Crespo.

Crespo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Crespo is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Cordo is wriggling around but Crespo manages to pass to half guard.
Crespo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cordo scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Crespo manages to mount him!
Crespo tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Crespo prevents Cordo from getting the reversal.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crespo working Cordo over with strikes here.
Cordo wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Crespo looking to secure an arm triangle but Cordo defends it well.
Cordo is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Cordo is trying to stand.
Crespo throws some wild stikes that Cordo manages to avoid easily.
Crespo fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

Crespo working for a guillotine from mount but Cordo is in no mood to give up.
Teofilo Crespo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Crespo unloads with some shots from mount but Cordo bucks and avoids them well.
Cordo on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Cordo tries to get out of the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crespo takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cordo wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Crespo.

Crespo has control of Cordo's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Cordo regains control of the situation pretty easily.

Crespo is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Cordo can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Cordo is working to get back to half guard.
Crespo takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Crespo fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cordo avoids a series of strikes thrown by Crespo.
Crespo throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Crespo prevents Cordo from getting the reversal.

Crespo working for a submission but Cordo is keeping him at bay.
Crespo sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Cordo wants to hold on but Crespo pushes him away.
Crespo throws some wild stikes that Cordo manages to avoid easily.
Cordo wants to control but Crespo is having none of it.
Crespo looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crespo thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!

Crespo looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Crespo throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Cordo because Crespo loaded up on that one.
Crespo controlling the position easily from mount.
Crespo thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
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!
Cordo tries to lock up and control but Crespo gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Crespo there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Cordo avoids a series of strikes thrown by Crespo.
Crespo controlling the position easily from mount.
Crespo thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Crespo controlling from the full mount.
Crespo sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Cordo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Crespo misses with a head shot.
Cordo is working to get back to half guard.
Crespo controlling the position easily from mount.
Crespo throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Crespo with good strikes from the mount here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cordo is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Crespo controlling from mount.
Crespo throws some wild stikes that Cordo manages to avoid easily.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Crespo controlling his opponent.
Cordo is in all sorts of trouble here.
Crespo looking to control and managing it successfully.
Crespo thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Crespo sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Crespo thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Crespo looking to control and managing it successfully.
Cordo is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Cordo blocking the ground and pound.
Crespo landing strikes from the mount.
Crespo controlling his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crespo lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Crespo throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Cordo because Crespo loaded up on that one.

Crespo working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Crespo lands with some strikes.
Crespo thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Crespo misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Crespo looking to control and managing it successfully.
Cordo is working to get back to half guard.
Crespo throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Crespo content just to control the position here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

And that's the end of the fight!
Teofilo Crespo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Crespo 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 18:20
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 18:20
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 18:20

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Teofilo Crespo!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
56%

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Main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dong Di Park (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiny Bomb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dong Di Park looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Di Park
vs
Bomb

225 cm
25
283 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

225 cm
25
300 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super 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, Dong Di Park!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tiny Bomb!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Shimada and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bomb is looking to clinch.
Bomb misses with a double jab.

Bomb gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Park keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bomb's efforts to push away.
Park wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bomb has him pressed against the cage.
Park wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Park tries to circle away but Bomb has him pinned against the cage.
Bomb leaning his opponent against the cage.
Park is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Bomb is defending well.
Bomb gets through Park's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Bomb breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Park fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bomb steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Park is out on his feet! Bomb sets himself and nearly takes Park's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Tiny Bomb!