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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Rabago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mir's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Skrillex - Ruffneck . Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Mir
vs
Rabago

190 cm
27
210 lbs
4 - 8 - 1

190 cm
25
200 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very confident

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 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Frank Mir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dave Rabago!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yuuki Gou and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mir thows a body shot but no joy.
Rabago circles away from the clinch attempt

and Rabago moves into the clinch.
Rabago throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rabago lands an elbow inside.
Mir avoids the elbow strike from Rabago, against the cage.
Rabago pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Mir avoids the elbow strike from Rabago, against the cage.
Rabago comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nice elbow from Rabago.
Rabago throws an elbow but it misses.
Rabago lands a damaging elbow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rabago just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mir's brow.
Mir misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rabago looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rabago just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mir's brow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rabago just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mir's brow.
Rabago creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rabago creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mir's defenses.
Rabago lands a damaging elbow.
Mir tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rabago's elbow.
Rabago prevents a body shot from Mir.
Rabago misses with an elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rabago lands with a right to the head.
Rabago lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rabago lands an elbow inside.
Rabago pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Mir cracks Rabago with a nice body shot.
Rabago gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rabago scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mir misses with a punch to the body.
Rabago lands an elbow inside.
Mir blocks an elbow strike from Rabago.
Mir misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rabago creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mir's defenses.
Mir misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mir tries to work over Rabago's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mir tries to work over Rabago's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rabago pushes off an throws an elbow but Mir leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rabago pushes off an throws an elbow but Mir leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Mir tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rabago looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mir misses with a punch to the body.
Mir can't find room to land a body shot as Rabago controls the action.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mir presses Rabago against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rabago looks gassed!
Rabago looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mir misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rabago gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mir misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mir misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rabago throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mir tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rabago's elbow.
Rabago throws an elbow but it misses.
Mir misses with a punch to the body.
Mir works on Rabago's body with a couple of short punches.
Mir tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mir blocks an uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rabago just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mir's brow.
Mir misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mir throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mir tries to throw a body punch but Rabago avoids it by throwing Mir back against the cage.
Mir tries a body shot but Rabago blocks it.
Rabago prevents a body shot from Mir.
Mir lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rabago or not.
Rabago prevents a body shot from Mir.
Mir struggles to land a body shot inside as Rabago controls his hands.
Mir avoids a wild elbow strike from Rabago.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mir blocks an elbow strike.
Rabago pushes off an throws an elbow but Mir leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Mir struggles to land a body shot inside as Rabago controls his hands.
Mir goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rabago blocks a body shot from Mir.
Mir tries to work over Rabago's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mir tries to work over Rabago's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mir misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mir tries to work over Rabago's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mir goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mir.
Mir misses with a punch to the body.
Rabago blocks a body shot from Mir.
Mir lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mir blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rabago prevents a body shot from Mir.
Mir tries a body shot but Rabago blocks it.
Mir goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mir misses with a body punch.
Mir cracks Rabago with a nice body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mir misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mir.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mir struggles to land a body shot inside as Rabago controls his hands.
Mir misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mir misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rabago blocks a body shot from Mir.
Rabago creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rabago blocks a body shot from Mir.
Mir tries to work over Rabago's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mir misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mir tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mir tries to work over Rabago's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rabago pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Mir tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mir misses with a punch to the body.
Mir blocks the elbow strike.
Mir misses with a body punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mir tries a body shot but Rabago blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Rabago fails to land.
Rabago throws an elbow but it misses.
Mir misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mir blocks an elbow strike from Rabago.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Mir dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rabago dodges the punch combination from Mir.
Mir doesn't manage to clinch there - Rabago circles away.

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

It looks like Dave Rabago has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rabago avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mir closes the distance looking to clinch

and Rabago holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Frank Mir has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mir tries to work over Rabago's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mir tries a body shot but Rabago blocks it.
Rabago is breathing heavily.
Rabago lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nice body punch from Mir.
Rabago lands a damaging elbow.
Mir lands a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mir tries to work over Rabago's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mir tries to throw a body punch but Rabago avoids it by throwing Mir back against the cage.
Mir blocks an elbow strike.
Mir tries a body shot but Rabago blocks it.
Mir struggles to land a body shot inside as Rabago controls his hands.
Mir can't find room to land a body shot as Rabago controls the action.
Rabago prevents a body shot from Mir.
A short body shot lands from Mir as the two fighters clinch.
Mir misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mir struggles to land a body shot inside as Rabago controls his hands.
Mir misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mir is leaning against Rabago and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mir goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mir tries to work over Rabago's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mir goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rabago looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mir tries a body shot but Rabago blocks it.
Mir tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rabago's elbow.
Mir misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mir tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mir goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Mir.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mir.
Mir can't find room to land a body shot as Rabago controls the action.
Mir tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mir misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mir avoids the elbow strike from Rabago, against the cage.
Mir misses with a punch to the body.
Mir lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rabago misses with an elbow over the top.
Mir tries a body shot but Rabago blocks it.
Mir lands a nice shot to the body.
Mir is leaning against Rabago and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mir misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mir goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mir tries a body shot but Rabago blocks it.
Mir tries a body shot but Rabago blocks it.
Mir misses with a punch to the body.
Rabago throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mir tries to throw a body punch but Rabago avoids it by throwing Mir back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rabago just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mir's brow.
Mir tries to throw a body punch but Rabago avoids it by throwing Mir back against the cage.
Mir misses with a punch to the body.
Mir misses with a punch to the body.
Mir misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mir tries to work over Rabago's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mir struggles to land a body shot inside as Rabago controls his hands.
Mir avoids the elbow strike from Rabago, against the cage.
Rabago throws an elbow that misses.
Mir misses with a body punch.
Rabago prevents a body shot from Mir.
Rabago throws an elbow but it misses.
Mir avoids the elbow strike from Rabago, against the cage.
Rabago blocks a body shot from Mir.
Rabago prevents a body shot from Mir.
Mir digs a right hand underneath Rabago's ribcage. Rabago let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rabago prevents a body shot from Mir.
Rabago throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mir tries to throw a body punch but Rabago avoids it by throwing Mir back against the cage.
Mir tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rabago's elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mir misses with a punch to the body.
Mir tries a body shot but Rabago blocks it.
Mir misses with a body punch.
Mir tries to work over Rabago's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mir tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rabago's elbow.
Rabago looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mir can't find room to land a body shot as Rabago controls the action.
Mir tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mir struggles to land a body shot inside as Rabago controls his hands.
Mir avoids a wild elbow strike from Rabago.
Rabago throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mir struggles to land a body shot inside as Rabago controls his hands.
Mir goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mir misses with a body punch.
Rabago blocks a body shot from Mir.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rabago misses with an elbow over the top.
Mir misses with a punch to the body.
Mir scores with a hook to the body.
Mir struggles to land a body shot inside as Rabago controls his hands.
A right handed body shot lands from Mir.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Mir dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dave Rabago's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

The fight stays on the outside here - Mir looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rabago circles away from the clinch attempt
and Mir takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rabago takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mir throws a series of punches but Rabago moves out of range.
Mir moves in looking to clinch but Rabago pushes him off.
Mir is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rabago can do to turn this around?
Mir tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rabago throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Frank Mir is winning the standup battle so far.
Mir tries to clinch

and Rabago holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Mir tries a body shot but Rabago blocks it.
Rabago takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mir blocks an elbow strike.
Mir misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mir blocks the elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir can't find room to land a body shot as Rabago controls the action.
Mir dodges an elbow strike from Rabago.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rabago just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mir's brow.
Mir can't find room to land a body shot as Rabago controls the action.
Rabago throws an elbow that misses.
Mir struggles to land a body shot inside as Rabago controls his hands.
Rabago lands an elbow inside that Mir shrugs off.
Mir tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rabago misses with an elbow strike.
Mir can't find room to land a body shot as Rabago controls the action.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rabago just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mir's brow.
Mir can't find room to land a body shot as Rabago controls the action.
Mir misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mir stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mir can't find room to land a body shot as Rabago controls the action.
Rabago creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mir goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Mir.
Mir presses Rabago against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mir tries a body shot but Rabago blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mir struggles to land a body shot inside as Rabago controls his hands.
Mir can't find room to land a body shot as Rabago controls the action.
Mir tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rabago's elbow.
Rabago looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mir goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rabago blocks a body shot from Mir.
Rabago pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Mir as the two fighters clinch.
A short body shot lands from Mir as the two fighters clinch.
Mir works on Rabago's body with a couple of short punches.
Rabago throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Mir - that landed with a thud.
Rabago throws an elbow but it misses.
Mir cracks Rabago with a nice body shot.
Mir tries to work over Rabago's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mir is working Rabago over against the cage.
Mir misses with a body punch.
Mir misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mir tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rabago's elbow.
Mir tries to work over Rabago's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mir tries to throw a body punch but Rabago avoids it by throwing Mir back against the cage.
Rabago blocks a body shot from Mir.
Mir tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rabago's elbow.
Rabago lands an elbow just above Mir 's eye.
Mir misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mir lands a body shot.
Mir presses Rabago against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rabago throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mir lands a body shot.
Mir goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mir tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rabago's elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mir goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mir tries to throw a body punch but Rabago avoids it by throwing Mir back against the cage.
Mir blocks the elbow strike.
Mir tries to work over Rabago's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mir struggles to land a body shot inside as Rabago controls his hands.
Rabago blocks a body shot from Mir.
Mir avoids a wild elbow strike from Rabago.
Mir tries a body shot but Rabago blocks it.
Mir lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mir tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mir misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mir misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rabago throws an elbow but it misses.
Mir digs a right hand into Rabago's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rabago's gas tank.
Mir tries to work over Rabago's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A hook to the body from Mir.
Mir scores with a hook to the body.
Mir misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mir tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Mir.
Mir tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rabago's elbow.
Mir tries to throw a body punch but Rabago avoids it by throwing Mir back against the cage.
Rabago prevents a body shot from Mir.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rabago prevents a body shot from Mir.
Mir can't find room to land a body shot as Rabago controls the action.
Mir tries a body shot but Rabago blocks it.
Dave Rabago has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
With the fighters up against the cage, Rabago throws an elbow but misses.
Mir tries to work over Rabago's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Mir!
Our winner, Frank Mir, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

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 Kim Hendi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys are coming into the fight with injuries so let's see if that has a bearing on the fight. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hendi
vs
Thomas

185 cm
21
185 lbs
5 - 13 - 0

192 cm
23
194 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin

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 5 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kim Hendi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ray Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Thomas.
Hendi fails to land the takedown.
Thomas looks gassed!
Thomas fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Thomas looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Thomas shoots for a double leg takedown but Hendi sprawls well. He's pushed Thomas's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kim Hendi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ray Thomas.
Hendi shoots in for a takedown but Thomas shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Thomas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Thomas keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hendi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thomas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hendi shoots in for a double leg but Thomas sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hendi rushes Thomas and presses him up against the cage.
Hendi is working for takedown but Thomas is calmly controlling the position for now.
Hendi tries to break the clinch but Thomas is controlling the position.

Hendi works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Hendi throws a big elbow that misses.
Hendi controlling from the top position.
Hendi throws a big elbow that misses.
Hendi won't allow Thomas to get back to his feet.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hendi tries to close the distance and clinch but Thomas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hendi is looking to clinch.

Hendi forces Thomas back against the cage and clinches.
A bit of stalling here from Hendi.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hendi jumps guard but Thomas turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

Hendi has Thomas pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Hendi pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Thomas tumbling to the mat - Hendi dives into Thomas's guard.
Thomas is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas wants to get back to his feet but Hendi is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hendi's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Hendi wants to pass the guard but Thomas is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Kim Hendi just wasn't active enough.
Hendi shoots in looking for a takedown. Thomas tries to sprawl out of it but Hendi keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Thomas manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hendi shoots in for a takedown but Thomas shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Thomas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Hendi rushes Thomas and presses him up against the cage.
Hendi drops down looking for an ankle pick but Thomas pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hendi shoots in looking for a takedown. Thomas tries to sprawl out of it but Hendi keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Thomas manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hendi fails with the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kim Hendi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ray Thomas's cut.
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.

Hendi misses with a takedown attempt - Thomas sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hendi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hendi wants to clinch up but Thomas keeps it at a distance.
Thomas tries to clinch up

and Hendi counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Hendi not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hendi with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Thomas is breathing heavily.
Hendi has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendi trying to mount his opponent but Thomas defends it.

We're going to have a standup here because Kim Hendi wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Hendi shoots in looking for a takedown but Thomas manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hendi's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hendi fails with an attempt to clinch.

Hendi forces Thomas back against the cage and clinches.
Hendi dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hendi seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Hendi is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Thomas pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kim Hendi. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Hendi breaks from the clinch.

Hendi gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hendi.

Hendi jumps guard.
Hendi wants to get back to his feet but Thomas is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hendi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Thomas is one step ahead there.

Thomas avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendi keeping moving, preventing Thomas from controlling successfully.
Hendi 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Thomas being controlled here momentarily.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hendi shoots in for a takedown but Thomas shows good takedown defense.
Hendi shoots in but no luck this time.
Hendi doesn't manage to clinch there - Thomas circles away.
Hendi shoots in but no luck this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hendi wants to clinch.

Hendi takes the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kim Hendi dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ray Thomas's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Hendi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Thomas manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Hendi rushes Thomas and presses him up against the cage.
Hendi holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Thomas changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hendi fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Hendi feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Thomas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hendi slips nicely into half guard.
Thomas trying to control but Hendi postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hendi is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hendi trying to pass the guard but Thomas defending well.

Hendi wants to work for an arm triangle but Thomas is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Well, if Hendi 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hendi gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Nice sprawl there from Thomas as Hendi shoots in.

Hendi closes the distance and clinches.

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

Hendi is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Thomas trying to control but Hendi is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hendi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Hendi is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thomas throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hendi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Thomas with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hendi is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Hendi is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hendi stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Thomas to get to his feet.
Hendi shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Hendi instigates a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hendi stalling.
Hendi wants to break free but Thomas has control.
Ray Thomas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kim Hendi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hendi is pushing Thomas up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

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

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

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kim Hendi!
A relieved looking Kim Hendi thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
40%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Maxi Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryo Ishizaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ishizaki has chosen Hiroyuki Okita - Moete Hero as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Maxi Silva has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Silva
vs
Ishizaki

189 cm
19
170 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

180 cm
20
165 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
KO power

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Determined

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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Maxi Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryo Ishizaki!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shirou Masuda and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ishizaki fails in his attempt to clinch.

Ishizaki clinches up with Silva and pushes him back against the cage.
Ishizaki taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Silva has had enough of the clinch but Ishizaki keeps him there for the moment.
Ishizaki stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ishizaki lands a body punch.
Ishizaki lands with a right to the head.
Ishizaki presses Silva against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

Ishizaki pulls guard effortlessly.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Silva won't allow Ishizaki to get back to his feet.
Silva wants to control from the top but Ishizaki keeps moving.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ishizaki is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva wants to control from the top but Ishizaki keeps moving.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Maxi Silva wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Ishizaki tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Silva manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Ishizaki has closed the distance and engaged Silva in a clinch.
Ishizaki stalling against the cage.
Silva goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ishizaki prevents it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ishizaki.
A right hook to the body lands for Ishizaki.
Ishizaki lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ishizaki working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A left hand lands to the body for Ishizaki.
Silva is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ishizaki lands a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ishizaki lands with a short shot to the head.
Ishizaki lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Silva.
Ishizaki is struggling to control the position.
Silva is looking to take this one to the mat.
A body shot lands from Ishizaki.
A left hand lands to the body for Ishizaki.
Ishizaki lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ishizaki.
Ishizaki throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ishizaki working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ishizaki stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

Ishizaki breaks the clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Silva tries to keep at a distance but Ishizaki has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ishizaki lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ishizaki works on Silva's body with a couple of short punches.
Ishizaki lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Still in the clinch, Ishizaki scores with a nice short uppercut.
A body shot lands from Ishizaki.
Ishizaki throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Silvas head.
Ishizaki scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Silva is rocked!
Ishizaki lands a shot to the body.
Oh Silva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ryo Ishizaki seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Ishizaki pulls Silva into guard.

Ishizaki uses the cage to get back to his feet.

Ishizaki closes the distance and pushes Silva back into the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ishizaki lands a big right hand that drops Silva! The killer instinct kicks in and Ishizaki finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Ishizaki!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryo Ishizaki!
Our winner, Ryo Ishizaki, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

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 welterweight MMA rules bout between el Steveo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diaz has chosen Senses Fail - War Paint as his entrance music. Nick Diaz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Steveo
vs
Diaz

177 cm
27
176 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

190 cm
26
170 lbs
8 - 1 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Knockout power

Valhalla Fight Wear

[WOT] Inner Beast Nutrition And Laundry

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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, el Steveo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Nick Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steveo closes the distance and clinches up with Diaz, looking for a takedown. Steveo pushes Diaz against the cage but Diaz circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Diaz throws a nice looking combination but Steveo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Steveo drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Steveo is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Diaz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Steveo.
Steveo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Diaz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Diaz is wriggling around but Steveo manages to pass to half guard.
Steveo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Diaz's head.
Steveo is looking to advance position but Diaz won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz taking some punishment here, with Steveo in his half guard.
Diaz has hold of Steveo's hands but Steveo slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Steveo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Steveo decides to stand and escape the position.

Diaz gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Steveo to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Steveo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Diaz is keeping the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diaz is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Steveo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Diaz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Steveo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

el Steveo 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.

A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Steveo.
Nick Diaz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Steveo shoots for a takedown but Diaz saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Diaz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Steveo fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Diaz sprawls well initially but Steveo persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Diaz is trying to stand back up but Steveo is controlling him
Steveo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Diaz really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Steveo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Steveo decides to stand and escape the position.

Diaz gets caught napping as Steveo dives in and scores a takedown. Diaz manages to retain guard.
Diaz wants to get back to his feet but Steveo is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Steveo stands and steps away. Diaz gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Steveo scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Steveo working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Steveo throws a strike aimed at the side of Diaz's head but Diaz avoids it well.
Steveo working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Steveo throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Steveo misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
el Steveo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is trying to buck Steveo off.

Steveo decides to stand back up. Steveo steps back and let's Diaz get back to his feet.
Left hook, right uppercut from Diaz.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Steveo scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Steveo winds up and cracks Diaz with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Steveo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Steveo throwing shots but Diaz is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

el Steveo 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!

Diaz throws a right hand that Steveo ducks under and follows up with a left that Steveo also avoids with ease.
el Steveo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Diaz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Steveo.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Diaz throws a right hand that Steveo ducks under and follows up with a left that Steveo also avoids with ease.
Diaz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Steveo shoots for a takedown but Diaz saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Diaz throws a nice looking combination but Steveo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Steveo gets a double leg takedown into Diaz's guard.
Steveo stays in close to Diaz's body and controls the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up. el Steveo wasn't doing enough on the ground.
A punch combination from Diaz misses.
Steveo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Diaz keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz stuffs the takedown attempt from Steveo. Steveo gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for el Steveo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Steveo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Diaz stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Diaz wants it to stay on the feet.
Diaz misses with a double jab.
Steveo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Diaz.
Diaz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Diaz misses with the combination.

Steveo looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Diaz!
Steveo controlling his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nick Diaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

And that's the end of the fight!
el Steveo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Steveo, 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... el Steveo!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
42%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Akisame Koetsuji (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diaz has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! Akisame Koetsuji has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Koetsuji
vs
Diaz

172 cm
20
175 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

175 cm
26
160 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Akisame Koetsuji!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nick Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Sano and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Diaz clinches up against the cage.
Diaz looks gassed!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Koetsuji takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Koetsuji softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Diaz.
Koetsuji connects with a nasty looking knee right to Diaz's face.
Nice elbow from Koetsuji.
Nice elbow from Koetsuji.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Koetsuji.

Koetsuji jumps guard.

Koetsuji is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Diaz has his hands clasped together but Koetsuji extends an breaks Diaz's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Koetsuji.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Akisame Koetsuji!
During a confident post fight interview, Akisame Koetsuji thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
53%

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nick Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Earl Sweatpants (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sweatpants has chosen Earl - Earl Sweatshirt as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Nick Pierre had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 171.1lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Earl Sweatpants will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Pierre
vs
Sweatpants

183 cm
19
186 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

180 cm
25
160 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nick Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Earl Sweatpants!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shirou Masuda and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pierre closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sweatpants circles away.

Pierre darts in and clinches Sweatpants up against the cage.
Pierre drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sweatpants pulls his leg out and moves away.
Sweatpants connects with the punch.

Pierre closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Sweatpants's guard.
Pierre is looking to advance position but Sweatpants has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Pierre keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierre sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Pierre tries to get to full guard but Sweatpants has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Pierre actively working from the bottom here.
Pierre slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Pierre has his foot on Sweatpants's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sweatpants works his way back into a safe position though.
Sweatpants wants to stand but Pierre has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Sweatpants postures up in Pierre's guard and throws a big left but Pierre blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Pierre looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
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!

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

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

Pierre working for a triangle but Sweatpants defends it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sweatpants gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Pierre misses with a takedown attempt - Sweatpants sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Pierre looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Sweatpants avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pierre lands a couple of elbows.
Pierre trying to control the position from guard on top but Sweatpants is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pierre is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Sweatpants is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Sweatpants wants to get back to his feet but Pierre is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierre stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sweatpants swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sweatpants preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pierre in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pierre stands up over Sweatpants, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Pierre throws a big elbow that misses.
Pierre with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pierre postures up and lands a big shot to Sweatpants's brow.
Sweatpants keeping moving, preventing Pierre from controlling successfully.
Pierre is looking to work some ground and pound but Sweatpants has wrist control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierre trying to control the position from guard on top but Sweatpants is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nick Pierre overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sweatpants wants to get back to his feet but Pierre is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Pierre throws a strike but Sweatpants rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Pierre is looking for a triangle here but Sweatpants uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pierre throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Pierre 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!

Pierre shoots in and drives through. Sweatpants sprawls well.
Sweatpants throws a series of punches but Pierre moves out of range.
Pierre shoots in for a takedown but Sweatpants shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Pierre closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pierre landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Sweatpants takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Sweatpants defending against the ground and pound.
Sweatpants is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierre 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.
Sweatpants defending against the ground and pound.
Pierre working the body and head with strikes.
Pierre landing strikes.
Sweatpants takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pierre throws a strike aimed at the side of Sweatpants's head but Sweatpants avoids it well.
Pierre wants to control but Sweatpants is keeping him busy.
Sweatpants wants to get back to his feet but Pierre drags him back down.

Pierre thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Pierre connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Sweatpants some visible discomfort.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Pierre wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sweatpants keeps working.
Pierre scoring with punches from side control.
Pierre tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Pierre landing strikes.
Pierre wants to control but Sweatpants is keeping him busy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Earl Sweatpants has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nick Pierre is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pierre working the ground and pound from side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Pierre showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pierre, 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Pierre!