LFL 65 - Watson vs Fiddler PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Wan Wing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rey Mesterio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mesterio has chosen Be A Warrior as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Wing
vs
Mesterio

204 cm
25
177 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
25
175 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wan Wing!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rey Mesterio!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Fujiwara and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wing is looking to clinch.
Mesterio throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wing fails to land with a series of punches.
Mesterio defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Wing.
Mesterio is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Mesterio has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wing wants to get back to striking at distance but Mesterio won't allow it.
Wing prevents the takedown attempt.
Wing tries to pull guard but Mesterio won't allow it.

Mesterio's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mesterio avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mesterio fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Wing shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Mesterio is trying to defend but Wing finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Mesterio wants to get back to full guard but Wing has mounted him!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wing looking to control but Mesterio is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

Wing is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Mesterio is surviving well by controlling Wing's body position as best he can.
Mesterio in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Mesterio bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

Wing looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Mesterio is defending well. Wing quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Mesterio has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Wing celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Wan Wing!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
37%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wan Ernesto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jules Chua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chua has chosen Eye of the Tiger by Survivor as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Ernesto
vs
Chua

178 cm
25
183 lbs
1 - 0 - 1

180 cm
25
196 lbs
1 - 0 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent knees
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 1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Wan Ernesto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Jules Chua!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Ernesto with that takedown attempt.
Chua tries to clinch up.
Horrible takedown by Ernesto or perhaps it was just good defense by Chua which made him look bad.

Chua moves into the clinch.
Ernesto is working for takedown but Chua is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wan Ernesto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chua throws a knee to the head but misses.
Chua throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ernesto blocks it with crossed arms.
Chua stalls.
Chua tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Chua misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters up against the cage, Chua throws an elbow but misses.
Chua scores with a knee to the head.
Chua misses with some punches.
Ernesto blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ernesto has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Chua gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ernesto.
Ernesto blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chua working Ernesto over with knees to the body.
Chua prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Chua obliges.
Ernesto fails to pull guard.
Ernesto is trying to break the clinch but Chua is controlling him.
Ernesto takes an elbow to the forehead.
Chua tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Chua prevents Ernesto from breaking the clinch.
Chua lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Chua throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Chua with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chua misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ernesto.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chua landing knees to the body.
Chua pushes off an throws an elbow but Ernesto leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ernesto blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chua is pressed up against the cage. Ernesto has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Chua down to the mat. Chua avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ernesto swats away the attempt to clinch by Chua.
Chua tries to clinch up but Ernesto circles away and keeps his distance.
Ernesto fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Chua avoids it really well and circles away.

Chua instigates a clinch.
Ernesto blocks the elbow strike.
Ernesto takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ernesto tries to score a body lock takedown but Chua shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Ernesto avoiding damage as Chua throws knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Chua just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ernesto's brow.
Ernesto has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Chua connects with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Chua.
Chua with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ernesto avoids the elbow strike from Chua, against the cage.
Ernesto tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Chua landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ernesto takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ernesto is breathing heavily.
Ernesto is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ernesto tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Chua just stands there and leans against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee is keeping an eye on Chua - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chua scores with a knee to the head.
Chua lands an elbow inside.
Chua misses with a knee strike.
Chua lands a damaging elbow.
Ernesto tries to pull guard but Chua forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Chua lands a nice knee to the body.
Ernesto letting Chua take a breather here.
Chua throws a knee to the head but misses.
Chua keeps control of Ernesto as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chua using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ernesto has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ernesto trying to land knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Chua.
Ernesto can't get the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Chua wants to clinch.
Chua slaps away a takedown attempt from Ernesto, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Chua uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ernesto.

Chua clinches.
Ernesto tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Chua lands an elbow that stopped Ernesto in his tracks for a moment.
Ernesto trying to stall but Chua improves his position.
Ernesto can't get the takedown.
Ernesto on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chua unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ernesto lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Chua goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chua tries to land a knee to the head but Ernesto blocks with his arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ernesto has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Chua after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wan Ernesto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chua lands an elbow inside that Ernesto shrugs off.
Chua throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ernesto blocks it with crossed arms.
Chua is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ernesto is defending well for now.
Ernesto takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ernesto is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Chua using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ernesto has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ernesto tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ernesto takes a knee to the side of the body.
Chua misses with a knee strike.
Chua lands an elbow that stopped Ernesto in his tracks for a moment.
Chua connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ernesto's face.
Chua keeps control of Ernesto as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Chua lands a nice knee to the body.
Chua lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chua lands a nice elbow.
Ernesto on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chua with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Chua is breathing heavily.
Ernesto wants to stall.
Chua landing knees to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ernesto tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Chua tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ernesto on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ernesto on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jules Chua seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Chua looking to throw knees to the head but Ernesto is blocking nicely.
Chua tries to land a knee to the head but Ernesto blocks with his arms.
Chua doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ernesto jumps guard but Chua stands there with Ernesto around his waist. Ernesto gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ernesto is trying to break free.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chua misses with a body punch.
Ernesto blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chua.
Ernesto is trying to pull guard but Chua turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Ernesto is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Chua is defending well.
Chua tries to land a knee to the head but Ernesto blocks with his arms.
Chua goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chua connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ernesto's face.
Chua misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ernesto.
Ernesto tries to pull guard but Chua won't allow it.
Chua missing with knees to the body.
Ernesto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chua misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chua trying to land knees to the body.
Chua on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ernesto jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Chua walks away with a smile on his face. Ernesto gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Chua lands a head kick. Ernesto smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Chua closes the distance but Ernesto moves to the side
and Ernesto counters with a straight right hand.
Ernesto circles away from the clinch attempt

and Ernesto counters by moving into the clinch.
Ernesto is looking to break free of the clinch but Chua has double underhooks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ernesto is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Chua to keep the fight standing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chua throws an elbow that misses.
Ernesto jumps guard but Chua stands there with Ernesto around his waist. Ernesto gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Chua lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jules Chua showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Chua tries to close the distance and clinch but Ernesto swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Chua tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Ernesto clinches.
Chua tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Chua lands an elbow that stopped Ernesto in his tracks for a moment.
Knees to the body from Chua.
Ernesto can't break the clinch.
Chua connects with a knee to the head.
Chua stalling in the clinch but Ernesto improves position.

Ernesto pulls guard successfully.
Chua wants to control from the top but Ernesto keeps moving.

Ernesto has his foot on Chua's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Chua works his way back into a safe position though.
Chua trying to control but Ernesto is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chua stays in close to Ernesto's body and controls the position.
Chua tries to free his leg and advance position but Ernesto is retaining full guard.
Chua in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ernesto wants to stand but Chua is controlling the position.
Ernesto looking for a sweep. Not yet Ernesto, not yet.
Ernesto keeping moving, preventing Chua from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jules Chua has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

Chua tries to keep at a distance but Ernesto has taken the fight into the clinch.
Chua utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ernesto tries to break the clinch but Chua is controlling the position.
Chua scores with a knee to the head.
Chua tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ernesto avoids it.
Ernesto on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ernesto jumps guard but Chua turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Ernesto tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Chua smiles and moves away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Chua pushes Ernesto up against the cage in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chua looking to throw knees to the head but Ernesto is blocking nicely.
Chua throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ernesto blocks it with crossed arms.
Ernesto blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chua tries a knee to the head but Ernesto blocks it.
Chua with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ernesto tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Chua just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wan Ernesto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chua putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ernesto in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Chua trying to land knees to the body.
Chua has Ernesto pressed against the cage, preventing Ernesto from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Chua softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Chua lands a good knee to the midsection. Ernesto won't want to take too many of those.
Chua throws a head punch that misses.
Chua with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ernesto as Chua tries to tie him up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chua tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ernesto is looking to break free of the clinch but Chua has double underhooks.
Chua has Ernesto pressed against the cage, preventing Ernesto from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Chua misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ernesto.
Chua working Ernesto over with knees to the body.
Chua has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ernesto tries to circle away but Chua has him pinned against the cage.
Jules Chua is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Chua throws a knee to the head but misses.
Chua tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ernesto is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chua landing knees to the head.
Wan Ernesto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ernesto takes a knee right on the jaw!

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

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

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jules Chua!
An out of breath Jules Chua 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
74%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kimbo Assis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Thorpe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Assis comes to the cage accompanied by Falling Slowly. Thorpe has chosen Limelight by Rush as his entrance music. Kimbo Assis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Assis
vs
Thorpe

186 cm
30
240 lbs
10 - 16 - 1

200 cm
26
272 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

Condemned

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Kimbo Assis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Scott Thorpe!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Assis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Thorpe shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.

Thorpe working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Thorpe prevents Assis from getting the reversal.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thorpe with the ground and pound from mount.
Assis really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Thorpe is in the full mount, landing strikes.
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!
Assis can't escape the position.
Thorpe working Assis over with strikes here.
Thorpe raining down shots from the mount!
Assis tries to lock up and control but Thorpe gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Thorpe cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Assis is working to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorpe controlling the pace for now.
Thorpe with good strikes from the mount here!
Thorpe pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Assis is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Thorpe controlling his opponent.
Thorpe lands a big elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thorpe with good strikes from the mount here!
Thorpe lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

Assis is rocked!
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Thorpe! Assis is out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Scott Thorpe!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Scott Thorpe waved his t-shirt featuring Condemned's logo in front of the cameras.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Muscles Glasses (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hiroyuki Okamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Okamoto comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Feel the Drive kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Glasses
vs
Okamoto

173 cm
25
154 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

168 cm
24
152 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Good gas tank

[WOT] DTK Designs (Laundry)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Muscles Glasses!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiroyuki Okamoto!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Taro Takaoka and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Okamoto looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Glasses avoids the head kick by Okamoto.
Okamoto chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Okamoto misses with a double jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Glasses as he connects with a hook.
Okamoto tries to clinch up.
Okamoto misses with a combination
and Glasses counters with a series of strikes. Okamoto will be more careful next time no doubt.
Okamoto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice body kick from Okamoto.
Glasses looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Glasses looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Glasses's corner calls for a 1-2. Glasses obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Glasses swinging wildly here.
Glasses lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Glasses.
Muscles Glasses is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Glasses works the jab nicely.
Okamoto throws a leg kick which misses Glasses's front leg but catches the back leg as Glasses tries to avoid it.
Glasses stuns Okamoto with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Okamoto goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Okamoto shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Glasses pinned against the cage. Glasses gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Okamoto fails with an attempt to clinch.
A head kick misses from Okamoto.
Okamoto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Okamoto on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Glasses throws a right and a left that both miss.
Okamoto throws a nice outside leg kick.
Okamoto tries a head kick but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glasses slips under a jab.
Okamoto throws a nice inside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Okamoto.
Okamoto cracks the inside of Glasses's front leg.
Glasses blocks a head kick by Okamoto.
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!
Glasses staying out of range there.
Okamoto takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Okamoto throws an overhand right that lands on Glasses's shoulder, as Glasses tries to avoid the shot.
Glasses throws a right hand that Okamoto ducks under and follows up with a left that Okamoto also avoids with ease.
A lazy left from Glasses finds it's target.
Glasses moves out of range of the leg kick from Okamoto.
Okamoto is trying hard to land a takedown here. Glasses sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Muscles Glasses has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hiroyuki Okamoto.
Okamoto dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Glasses. That did some damage!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okamoto avoids the body shot from Glasses.
Okamoto dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Glasses. That did some damage!
Glasses connects with a body shot.
Okamoto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Okamoto - that will leave a mark!
Okamoto throws a head kick that misses.
Okamoto scores with a head kick. Glasses tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Okamoto is looking to score with low kicks.
Glasses scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Glasses misses with a jab, cross combination.
Okamoto throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Okamoto throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Okamoto shoots in but no luck this time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Glasses throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Okamoto.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okamoto lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Okamoto moves in looking to clinch but Glasses pushes him off.
Okamoto throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Glasses blocks a low kick nicely.
Okamoto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hiroyuki Okamoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Okamoto throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Glasses takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Glasses cracks Okamoto with a right hand to the side of the head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Okamoto.
Glasses looks to land a combination. Okamoto sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Okamoto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Okamoto tries a head kick but it misses.
Okamoto tries to clinch up but Glasses circles away and keeps his distance.
Okamoto throws a leg kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Hiroyuki Okamoto will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Okamoto is looking to clinch.
Glasses comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Glasses is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Glasses blocks a leg kick.
Okamoto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Glasses swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Okamoto tries a head kick but it misses.
Okamoto tries a head kick but it misses.
Okamoto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Glasses circles away from the clinch attempt.
Okamoto misses with a low kick.
Hiroyuki Okamoto seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Glasses blocks a head kick by Okamoto.
Okamoto is looking to score with low kicks.
Glasses scores with a decent looking hook.
Okamoto attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Okamoto misses with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Glasses slips under a jab from Okamoto.
Okamoto throws a leg kick but Glasses checks it.
Glasses misses with a combination
and Okamoto counters with a head kick. That will keep Glasses thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Okamoto ducks right into an uppercut from Glasses.
Okamoto doesn't manage to clinch there - Glasses circles away.
Okamoto throws a sloppy head kick and Glasses moves out of range easily.
Okamoto tries a head kick but it misses.
Glasses fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Glasses takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Glasses throws a series of punches but Okamoto avoids them all with ease.
Okamoto throws a right hand that Glasses ducks under and follows up with a left that Glasses also avoids with ease.
Muscles Glasses is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Okamoto will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glasses checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A solid leg kick lands there for Okamoto.
Okamoto is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Glasses.
Okamoto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Okamoto lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Glasses has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Glasses and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Glasses blocks a low kick nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from Okamoto.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Glasses looks to land a combination but Okamoto avoids it well.
Okamoto scores with a one two! Glasses had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Okamoto throws a leg kick which misses Glasses's front leg but catches the back leg as Glasses tries to avoid it.
Glasses on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Glasses slips a jab and a cross from Okamoto.
Glasses swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Okamoto counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Glasses misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okamoto shoots in but no luck this time.
Glasses fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Okamoto manages to avoid it.
Okamoto misses with a body kick.
Okamoto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Okamoto has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Okamoto connects with a solid leg kick.

Glasses tries to keep at a distance but Okamoto has taken the fight into the clinch.
Glasses looking to slow down the pace here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Glasses as Okamoto tries to tie him up.
Glasses avoiding damage as Okamoto throws knees to the body.
Glasses lands a shoulder strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okamoto is trying to stall.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Glasses creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Okamoto is pushing Glasses up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Okamoto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Okamoto goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Okamoto throws a sloppy head kick and Glasses moves out of range easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Okamoto explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Okamoto slips a jab and a cross from Glasses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hiroyuki Okamoto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Okamoto gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Glasses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Okamoto.
Okamoto throws a head kick that misses.
Okamoto scores with a leg kick.
Glasses connects with a nice looking jab.
Glasses avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Glasses misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice shot lands for Glasses.
Nice takedown defense from Glasses. No joy for Okamoto on that attempt.
Glasses swings for the body but Okamoto moves out of range.
Glasses swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Glasses avoids the head kick by Okamoto.
Some wild striking there from Glasses.
Okamoto throws a combination that misses
and Glasses counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Glasses avoids a punch combination nicely.
Okamoto lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Glasses keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Okamoto.
Okamoto connects with a high kick.
Glasses misses with a double jab.
Okamoto throws a leg kick but Glasses sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Okamoto fails with the takedown.
Okamoto throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A big right from Okamoto misses.
Okamoto throws a series of punches but Glasses moves out of range.
Glasses lands with a nice body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glasses throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Okamoto with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Okamoto dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Glasses. That did some damage!
Glasses scores with a punch to the head.
Okamoto shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Glasses as he avoids it easily.
Muscles Glasses has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hiroyuki Okamoto.
Okamoto takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Okamoto dodges the punch combination from Glasses.
Glasses moves out of range of the body kick.
A nice combination there by Glasses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Okamoto throws a right hand that Glasses ducks under and follows up with a left that Glasses also avoids with ease.
A punch combination from Glasses misses.
Okamoto is looking to chop away at Glasses's legs.
Okamoto thumps Glasses with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okamoto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Okamoto throws a leg kick that misses.
Glasses blocks a head kick by Okamoto.
Glasses avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Glasses throws a series of punches but Okamoto avoids them all with ease.
Okamoto tries to score a power double leg takedown but Glasses sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Okamoto somewhat.
Okamoto fails to land with a series of punches.
Glasses misses with a double jab.
Glasses lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Okamoto backs up against the cage.
Glasses swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glasses misses the shot to the body.
An inside leg kick from Okamoto misses.
Okamoto wants to clinch up but Glasses keeps it at a distance.
Glasses tries to bum rush Okamoto with a series of wild strikes but Okamoto uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Okamoto lands a glancing blow to the side of Glasses's head.
Hiroyuki Okamoto is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Okamoto takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Okamoto is looking to land body kicks.
Muscles Glasses has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Okamoto will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Okamoto has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Okamoto looking to land some kicks to the body here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Glasses looks to land a combination but Okamoto avoids it well.

Okamoto fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Glasses, pushing him back against the cage.
Glasses missing with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Okamoto trying to stall but Glasses improves his position.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Hiroyuki Okamoto.
Well Okamoto has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hiroyuki Okamoto!
An out of breath and clearly excited Hiroyuki Okamoto thanked [WOT] DTK Designs (Laundry) for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).

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hype
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pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
71%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Genghis Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mariusz Groszek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khan's entrance music is Mongol. A fine choice. 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.

Khan
vs
Groszek

180 cm
22
181 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

174 cm
27
178 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Genghis Khan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mariusz Groszek!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Shimada and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Groszek lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Groszek misses with a two punch combination.
Groszek throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Groszek circles away from the clinch attempt.
Groszek falls off balance throwing a combination

and Khan counters by moving into the clinch.
Khan lands with a short punch from the clinch.

It looks like Mariusz Groszek has been cut.

Khan pulls guard effortlessly.
Khan seems keen to control Groszek's posture.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Genghis Khan.
Khan tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Groszek counters with a series of strikes. Khan will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Groszek misses with a double jab

and Khan moves into the clinch.
Groszek wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Khan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Khan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Groszek paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Khan instigates a clinch.

Khan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Groszek swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Khan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Khan moves away from the strike by Groszek.
No joy there for Groszek, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Groszek scores with a one two! Khan had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Khan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Groszek swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Khan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Groszek misses with a wild combination.
Groszek misses with a double jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Groszek throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Groszek throws a left and a right that both miss
and Khan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khan wants to clinch.
Groszek throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Khan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Groszek swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Groszek throws a poor cross that misses
and Khan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Groszek looks gassed!
Groszek will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Groszek takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

Khan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Groszek falls off balance throwing a combination

and Khan holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Khan fails to pull guard.

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

Groszek is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Khan has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Groszek is looking to defend but Khan has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Groszek! Khan pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Groszek taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Genghis Khan!
After the fight, Genghis Khan was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

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hype
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pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
43%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grecko Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hank Lunde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lunde comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Time to say goodbye kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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.

Gracie
vs
Lunde

190 cm
29
280 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

188 cm
22
286 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Grecko Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hank Lunde!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yuuki Gou and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lunde connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gracie. Gracie circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lunde throws a shot from downtown. Gracie moves away and avoids it.
Gracie misses with a double jab.
Lunde misses with a body shot.
Lunde rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gracie moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lunde avoids the head kick by Gracie.
Gracie is looking to clinch.
Gracie slips a jab from Lunde.

Lunde looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Lunde is trying to control. Gracie wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gracie is controlling Lunde's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Lunde trying to control the pace.
Lunde thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gracie's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lunde missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lunde has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gracie trying to control but Lunde postures up.
Lunde missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gracie throws a head kick but Lunde moves out of range.
Gracie lands a head shot.
Lunde slips a straight right by Gracie.
Gracie moves to clinch but Lunde breaks away
and Lunde counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lunde is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gracie.
Grecko Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lunde is defended easily by Gracie.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie misses the shot to the body.
Lunde throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gracie counters with a good, hard body kick but Lunde shrugs it off.
Lunde looks gassed!
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!
Gracie connects with a single shot there.
Lunde moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

It looks like Hank Lunde has been cut.

Gracie clinches.
Gracie working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gracie goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lunde is looking to control Gracie's arms but Gracie gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lunde has his back to the cage.
Gracie tries to work over Lunde's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.

Gracie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gracie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lunde.
Gracie pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lunde looks for a takedown but Gracie sprawls well.
Gracie pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lunde doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lunde fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gracie shoots in but Lunde avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gracie looks to land a body kick but Lunde moved away.
Gracie looks to land a combination. Lunde sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lunde shoots in looking for a takedown but Gracie manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lunde's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Grecko Gracie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hank Lunde.
Gracie swings for the body but Lunde moves out of range.
Gracie fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A slow jab from Gracie misses its intended target.
Lunde lands a jab-cross combination.
Gracie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lunde was well out of range. Poor timing from Gracie.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Gracie. Lunde does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gracie connects with a jab.

Lunde gets the takedown into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Grecko Gracie dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hank Lunde's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Gracie rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lunde moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lunde misses with a body shot.

Gracie tries to keep at a distance but Lunde has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gracie just leaning against Lunde, taking a breather.
Gracie taking a breather.
Lunde drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Gracie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gracie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lunde moves away.
Gracie tries to clinch up but Lunde circles away and keeps his distance.
Lunde missing with a left hand there. Gracie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie jabs at Lunde's body.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Gracie.

Gracie swings around for an armbar but Lunde sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Gracie's guard.
Gracie is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lunde trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Lunde postures up in Gracie's guard and throws a big left but Gracie blocks it.
Gracie wants to sweep but no luck.
Lunde chips away with some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lunde trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie wants to sweep here but Lunde controlling him for the moment.
Gracie throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Lunde from controlling successfully.
Lunde sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Lunde trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Hank Lunde.
Nice sprawl there from Lunde as Gracie shoots in.
Lunde bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lunde throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Gracie was covering up waiting for the punch and Lunde finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lunde working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gracie trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Lunde with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lunde throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gracie works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lunde is pushing down on Gracie's leg trying to pass to half guard. Gracie is fighting to maintain full guard but Lunde has managed to sneak the leg through.
Lunde wants to take a breather but Gracie is having none of it.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Lunde in particular looking to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie missing with punches from the bottom.
Lunde throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lunde throwing shots but Gracie is blocking nicely.
Lunde trying to pass the guard but Gracie defending well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie is trying to get back to full guard.
Lunde trying to control the action but Gracie is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Hank Lunde.
Gracie scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Hank Lunde will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Hank Lunde's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Gracie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lunde manages to avoid it.
Lunde misses the jab.
Lunde tries to clinch but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie misses with a body shot.
Lunde throws a hook but Gracie blocks it.

Lunde shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Gracie is trying to defend but Lunde finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Gracie is not content to let Lunde control the position.
Gracie trying to hold on to Lunde's head to control him but Lunde postures up.
Gracie is looking to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lunde seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gracie does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Lunde in particular looking to stall.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Lunde is looking to take a break and control but Gracie is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Hank Lunde has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Gracie circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lunde blocks a head kick by Gracie.
Gracie misses with a few strikes there.
Lunde swinging wildly here.
Lunde stuffs the takedown.
Lunde misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lunde shoots for a double leg takedown but Gracie sprawls well. He's pushed Lunde's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Lunde takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lunde will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gracie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lunde shoots in but no luck this time.
Grecko Gracie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hank Lunde.
Gracie ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie lands with a straight right. Lunde didn't see that one coming.
Gracie misses with an uppercut.
Lunde blocks a jab.
Gracie tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Lunde manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lunde fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gracie misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lunde uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gracie.
Gracie throws a shot from downtown. Lunde moves away and avoids it.
Gracie walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lunde checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Gracie fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lunde avoids it really well and circles away.
A head kick from Gracie lands but Lunde takes it in his stride.
Gracie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lunde looks to land a combination but Gracie avoids it well.
Gracie lands a nice hook to Lunde's body. Lunde takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lunde tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gracie swivels and escapes.
Gracie throws a hook but Lunde avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie cracks a nice hook into Lunde's ribs.
Gracie leaves Lunde with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lunde moves away.
Gracie misses with a straight left.
Gracie is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lunde can do to turn this around?
Gracie leaves Lunde with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Lunde takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lunde checks the leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lunde.
Gracie punishes Lunde's body with a nice straight punch.
Gracie looks to score with a jab to the body but Lunde is just out of range.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Grecko Gracie!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
84%

Undercard bout

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

Kongo
vs
Pluto

187 cm
23
215 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

190 cm
29
216 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Good gas tank

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Brute

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 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Surge Kongo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bucky Pluto!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pluto looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kongo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Pluto takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Pluto lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kongo backs up against the cage.

It looks like Surge Kongo has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kongo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pluto.
Pluto misses with a straight left.
Pluto lands a jab to the nose.
A jab from Pluto misses.
Kongo throws a shot to the body.
Kongo fails with a takedown attempt.
Kongo is looking to slow Pluto down with leg kicks.
Kongo shoots in looking for a takedown. Pluto tries to sprawl out of it but Kongo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Pluto manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Pluto swings for the body but Kongo moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kongo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pluto at a distance.
Kongo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pluto.
Kongo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kongo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pluto looks to score with a jab to the body but Kongo is just out of range.
Pluto misses with a body kick.
Pluto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pluto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pluto throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kongo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pluto throws a right hand that misses
and Kongo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kongo misses with a body shot.
Kongo doesn't manage to clinch there - Pluto circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kongo throws a series of punches but Pluto avoids them all with ease.
Pluto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kongo.
A jab lands there for Kongo.
Pluto swings widly with a right hand
and Kongo scores with a counter punch that sends Pluto to the canvas! Kongo smells blood - he's punishing Pluto with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Pluto has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Surge Kongo!
Surge Kongo decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
71%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mason Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Freddie Fiddler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Watson's entrance music is How Much For One Rib?. A fine choice. Freddie Fiddler will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Watson
vs
Fiddler

185 cm
25
240 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

196 cm
22
280 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Great elbows
Insanely flexible

BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Condemned

TFP Graphics - Pit Inc

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mason Watson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Freddie Fiddler!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking cross lands there for Watson.
Watson throws a leg kick that misses.
Fiddler misses with a hook

and Watson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Watson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Fiddler is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Watson advances position into side control!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fiddler wants to control but Watson postures up.
Fiddler trying to remain calm as Watson controls from the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fiddler tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Watson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Watson tries to advance to mount but Fiddler denies him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee asks Watson politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Watson prefers to stall for the moment though.
Fiddler is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Watson controls the position.
Watson is looking to take a break and control but Fiddler is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Watson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Fiddler has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson taking a break here but Fiddler is having none of it and regains half guard.
Fiddler is trying to get back to full guard.
Watson is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fiddler keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Watson controlling from the full mount.
Watson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Fiddler is looking to escape.
Fiddler is trying desperately to improve position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson wants to control the action but instead Fiddler gets a body lock and reverses into Watson's guard! Nice work!
Fiddler trying to control the position from guard on top but Watson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Watson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Watson keeping moving, preventing Fiddler from controlling successfully.

Watson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Fiddler doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Watson is tightening it up a little... Fiddler has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Fiddler reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Fiddler taps out! Nice BJJ there by Watson!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Mason Watson!
Mason Watson retains his heavyweight title!
An out of breath Mason Watson 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
32%

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Trapp Deathgrip (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Susumo Komota (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Deathgrip
vs
Komota

190 cm
23
177 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

182 cm
24
195 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Trapp Deathgrip!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Susumo Komota!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Deathgrip is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Komota.
Deathgrip with a poor takedown
and Komota counters with a two punch combo.
Deathgrip with a jab.
Komota fails with a takedown attempt.
Deathgrip scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Deathgrip moves out of range as Komota throws a body kick.
Deathgrip shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Komota but Komota pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Deathgrip walks into a left hand.

Deathgrip is rocked!
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!
Deathgrip misses with a leg kick
and Komota counters with a good low kick that Deathgrip was not able to check.
Oh Deathgrip is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Komota dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Deathgrip. That did some damage!
Komota digs a good hook to Deathgrip's body.
Deathgrip seems to have got his legs back now.
Deathgrip is breathing heavily.
A swing and a miss from Deathgrip.

Deathgrip tries to sprawl but Komota drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Deathgrip is in trouble now - Komota has advanced to mount!
Komota drops a big elbow. That's hurt Deathgrip! More shots from Komota and the ref steps in! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Susumo Komota!
Susumo Komota seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.