LFL 68 - Salabim vs Atomi PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lockon Stratos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Stratos
vs
Machida

197 cm
23
191 lbs
3 - 11 - 0

188 cm
22
190 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

Good wrestler
Counter striker
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 3 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lockon Stratos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Randy Machida!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick lands from Stratos.
Machida will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Stratos clinches with his opponent.
Stratos with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Machida decides to pull guard.
Stratos really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Machida bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Stratos's guard.
Machida passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Machida advances to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stratos prevents Machida from taking his back.

Machida working for a guillotine from mount but Stratos is in no mood to give up.
Machida looking to ground and pound but Stratos is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida wants to take Stratos's back here but Stratos is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Machida won't let Stratos get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Machida thowing shots but they're missing.
Machida misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Stratos is bucking up trying to escape but Machida cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Machida landing strikes from the mount and Stratos is in trouble!
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!
Machida takes Stratos's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Stratos is in trouble.
Stratos knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Machida on the ground.
Stratos is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Stratos showing good submission defense here.

Machida working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Stratos is doing well to defend. Machida seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Stratos is forced to tap and this one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Randy Machida!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
49%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Guqin Sona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wa Sa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sa has chosen Fat Lip as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sona
vs
Sa

190 cm
27
205 lbs
2 - 7 - 0

180 cm
24
205 lbs
7 - 12 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Dangerous GnP
Good kicks
Knockout power

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 2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Guqin Sona!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wa Sa!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sa misses with a leg kick.
Sona fails with a takedown attempt.
Sa fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sona checks it well.
Sona shoots for a takedown but Sa saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sona tries for a takedown but Sa sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Guqin Sona. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sona shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sa sprawls well. Sa wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sona gets slowly back to his feet.
Sa looks to land a combination but Sona avoids it well.
Sa slaps away a takedown attempt from Sona, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sa throws a combination. Sona tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

It looks like Guqin Sona has been cut.
Sa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sona takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wa Sa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sa connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sa throws a right hand that Sona ducks under and follows up with a left that Sona also avoids with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sa misses with a series of wild punches.
Sa tries to land a front kick but Sona steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sona misses with a takedown attempt
and Sona takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sona shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sa sprawls well. Sa wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sona gets slowly back to his feet.
Sona tries for a takedown but Sa circles away easily
and Sa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Guqin Sona's cut is getting worse.
Sona is breathing heavily.

Oh, that's a big right hand from Sa and Sona goes tumbling to the canvas! Sa follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Sa wants to pass the guard but Sona is defending well.
Sa working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Sa scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Sa winds up and cracks Sona with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

Sona actively working from the bottom here.

Sona looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sa slips a nice elbow through Sona's hands, connecting with Sona's forehead.
Sa scores with a big shot! Sona's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Sona! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wa Sa!
Wa Sa took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
80%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sharp Pen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ross Ridpath (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Ross Ridpath was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Pen
vs
Ridpath

185 cm
20
200 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

176 cm
21
190 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sharp Pen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ross Ridpath!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Sano and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Pen 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 Ridpath has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ridpath and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ross Ridpath seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ridpath, right into the meat.
Pen slips a jab and a cross from Ridpath.

Ridpath throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Pen was covering up waiting for the punch and Ridpath finishes the takedown easily into guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Ridpath postures up in Pen's guard and throws a big left but Pen blocks it.
Ridpath wants to control from the top but Pen keeps moving.
Ridpath has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pen wants to sweep here but Ridpath controlling him for the moment.
Ridpath trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pen is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ridpath is controlling him.
Pen has Ridpath pulled in close to control his posture.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Ross Ridpath.
Ridpath dodges the punch combination from Pen.
Ridpath shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pen pinned against the cage. Pen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Pen staying out of range there.
Ridpath displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Pen.
Pen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ridpath throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ridpath misses with a takedown attempt - Pen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Pen is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ridpath.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ridpath tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ridpath scores with a nice strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ridpath throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ridpath takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ridpath is defended easily by Pen.
Sharp Pen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ross Ridpath.

Pen drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

Ridpath has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Pen can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Pen preventing the sweep.

Ridpath looking for a guillotine here but Pen defends easily.
Pen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ridpath on the ground.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ridpath has a closed guard, preventing Pen from standing up.
Pen postures up.
Pen preventing the sweep.
Ridpath controls Pen momentarily but Pen frees himself.

Ridpath is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pen is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Pen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ridpath working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pen.
Ridpath 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.

Pen gets to his feet - Ridpath follows without any prompting.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pen changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ridpath tries to avoid it but Pen manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ridpath to the ground. Ridpath escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ridpath swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Pen counters with a nice body shot.
Pen fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Ridpath dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pen. That did some damage!
Ridpath throws a lazy uppercut
and Pen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pen defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ridpath.
Pen shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ridpath defends it nicely.
Pen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pen stuffs the takedown attempt from Ridpath. Ridpath gets slowly back to his feet.
Some wild striking there from Ridpath.
Ridpath tries for a takedown but Pen circles away easily

and Pen counters with a single leg into guard. Ridpath didn't expect that.
Sharp Pen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ross Ridpath.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ridpath keeping moving, preventing Pen from controlling successfully.
Ridpath is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ridpath manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pen manages to get himself to full guard.
Ridpathis looking to pass into half guard but Pen pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Pen is in guard.

Pen is sitting in close to Ridpath's body. Ridpath has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Pen is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Pen is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Ridpath.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Ross Ridpath!
Ross Ridpath tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.

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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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zaubrek Ubrihayev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson comes to the cage accompanied by Work It Out. The key to victory for Johnny Johnson has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Johnson
vs
Ubrihayev

192 cm
25
215 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

189 cm
19
220 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Self confident

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Johnny Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Zaubrek Ubrihayev!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ubrihayev shoots in looking for a takedown but Johnson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ubrihayev's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ubrihayev swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnson.
Johnson tries to clinch up.
Johnson fails in his attempt to clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ubrihayev.
Johnson tries to clinch up.
Johnson is looking to clinch but Ubrihayev is avoiding it.
Ubrihayev defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Johnson.
Johnson tries to clinch up but Ubrihayev circles away and keeps his distance.

Ubrihayev gets a takedown into half guard.
Ubrihayev prevents Johnson from improving his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ubrihayev is looking to take a break and control but Johnson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Johnson tries to roll over but Ubrihayev keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ubrihayev sitting and controlling from the half guard.

Ubrihayev is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Johnson sees it coming and defends easily.
Johnson is looking for a sweep. Ubrihayev is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Johnson works his way to full guard. Good work.
Ubrihayev tries to free his leg and advance position but Johnson is retaining full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Ubrihayev from controlling successfully.
Ubrihayev won't allow Johnson to sweep him here.
Johnson is working hard here to advance position.
Ubrihayev is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Zaubrek Ubrihayev hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
A combination from Ubrihayev does no damage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Johnson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ubrihayev just misses with a punch to the body.
Ubrihayev displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Johnson.

Ubrihayev closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Ubrihayev lands in his opponent's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ubrihayev distracts Johnson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Ubrihayev from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ubrihayev postures up and lands a big shot to Johnson's brow.
Ubrihayev is stalling in the full guard.
Johnson wants to sweep but no luck.
Ubrihayev with a nice head shot there.
Johnson controls Ubrihayev momentarily but Ubrihayev frees himself.
Johnson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ubrihayev trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Ubrihayev with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ubrihayev trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Ubrihayev won't allow Johnson to sweep him here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson being controlled here, momentarily.

Zaubrek Ubrihayev has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Johnson tries to clinch up but Ubrihayev circles away and keeps his distance.
Johnson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Johnson tries to clinch but Ubrihayev moves out of range.
Ubrihayev fails to land with a series of punches.

Ubrihayev shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Johnson's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ubrihayev sitting in guard here, content to control.
Ubrihayev wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zaubrek Ubrihayev dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Johnson tries to clinch up.
Ubrihayev swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ubrihayev fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Johnson avoids it really well and circles away.
Johnson wants to clinch up but Ubrihayev keeps it at a distance.
No joy there for Johnson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ubrihayev keeps the fight on the outside.
Johnson tries to clinch up

and Ubrihayev counters with a shoot takedown. Johnson fights it but they end up in guard.
Ubrihayev throws a big right hand that misses.
Ubrihayev controlling from the top position.
Ubrihayev looking to sit in guard and control but Johnson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ubrihayev keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.

Ubrihayev has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Johnson doesn't defend quickly enough and Ubrihayev has managed to lock this one up! Can Johnson escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Ubrihayev on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Zaubrek Ubrihayev!
Zaubrek Ubrihayev seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
77%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shim Changmin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hanamichi Sakuragi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Changmin
vs
Sakuragi

189 cm
29
197 lbs
10 - 9 - 0

190 cm
31
194 lbs
11 - 15 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shim Changmin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hanamichi Sakuragi!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Fujiwara and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Changmin misses with a looping right.
A punch combination from Changmin misses.
Sakuragi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Changmin.
Changmin connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sakuragi swinging wildly here.
Sakuragi throws an off balance right hand
and Changmin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sakuragi scores with a sloppy right hand. Changmin should have avoided that one.
Sakuragi darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sakuragi looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sakuragi throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Changmin's waist but Changmin gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sakuragi off to one side.
Sakuragi misses with a double jab
and Changmin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Changmin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sakuragi misses with a straight left.
Changmin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sakuragi.
Changmin scores with a jab.
Changmin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sakuragi shoots in but no luck this time.
Shim Changmin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hanamichi Sakuragi.
Sakuragi looks to land a right hand but Changmin moved out of range.
Sakuragi shoots in looking for a takedown but Changmin manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sakuragi's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Changmin lands a right hook to the body.
Sakuragi fails with the takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Changmin.
Sakuragi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sakuragi shoots in but Changmin avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sakuragi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sakuragi clobbers Changmin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sakuragi throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Changmin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sakuragi misses with a straight left.
Sakuragi lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Sakuragi scores with a crisp jab that stopped Changmin in his tracks.
Hanamichi Sakuragi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakuragi shoots in and drives through. Changmin sprawls well.
Changmin connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sakuragi momentarily.
Changmin stuffs the takedown attempt from Sakuragi. Sakuragi gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice shot by Changmin.
A big right from Sakuragi misses.
Changmin throws a shot from downtown. Sakuragi moves away and avoids it.
Sakuragi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sakuragi looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Changmin is fending him off so far but Sakuragi persists. Nope, Changmin circles away and we're back to standing.
Changmin throws a right and a left that Sakuragi avoids nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Changmin slips a jab and a cross from Sakuragi.
Sakuragi shoots in but no luck this time.
Changmin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sakuragi misses with a hook. Changmin ducked under it nicely.
Sakuragi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shim Changmin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sakuragi throws a right and a left that Changmin avoids nicely.
Changmin slips under a jab from Sakuragi.
A punch combination from Sakuragi misses.
Sakuragi punishes Changmin's body with a nice straight punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sakuragi misses with a wild combination.
Sakuragi looks gassed!
Sakuragi throws the left hand but Changmin avoids the punch easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Sakuragi throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Changmin's waist but Changmin gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sakuragi off to one side.
Changmin defending well as Sakuragi loads up on a big left hand.
Changmin is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Sakuragi shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Changmin as he avoids it easily.
Sakuragi misses with a two punch combination.
Changmin misses with a looping left.
A swing and a miss from Sakuragi.
Changmin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sakuragi misses with a double jab.
Changmin moves out of range as Sakuragi strikes.
Sakuragi with a poor takedown
and Changmin counters with a left and a right that stings Sakuragi.
Shim Changmin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hanamichi Sakuragi.
Sakuragi throws a hook but Changmin avoids it easily.
Hanamichi Sakuragi seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakuragi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sakuragi shoots in looking for a takedown. Changmin tries to sprawl out of it but Sakuragi keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Changmin manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sakuragi is breathing heavily.
Changmin ducks under a wild hook from Sakuragi.
Changmin staying out of range there.
Changmin throws a right hand that Sakuragi ducks under and follows up with a left that Sakuragi also avoids with ease.
Sakuragi misses with a hook. Changmin ducked under it nicely.
Sakuragi shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Changmin defends it nicely.
Sakuragi looks to land a combination but Changmin avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Changmin.
Changmin ducks under a wild hook from Sakuragi.
Sakuragi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Changmin was well out of range. Poor timing from Sakuragi.
Sakuragi looks to land a left hand but Changmin moved out of range nicely.
Changmin ducks under a wild hook from Sakuragi.
Sakuragi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sakuragi shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Changmin pinned against the cage. Changmin gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sakuragi throws a lazy uppercut
and Changmin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sakuragi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sakuragi misses with a straight left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Changmin lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

It looks like Hanamichi Sakuragi has been cut.
Sakuragi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Changmin.
A shot to the body from Sakuragi misses
and Changmin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sakuragi swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Changmin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Changmin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

Sakuragi is rocked!
Changmin stuffs the takedown.
Sakuragi is still on wobbly legs! Can Changmin finish him?
Sakuragi tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Changmin swivels and escapes.
Sakuragi seems to have recovered his senses.
Changmin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Changmin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sakuragi.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sakuragi gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Changmin gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shim Changmin!
Shim Changmin 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
39%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Goa Goa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kemb Ops (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kemb Ops will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Goa
vs
Ops

175 cm
21
163 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

197 cm
23
159 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Goa Goa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kemb Ops!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Goa closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Ops's guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Ops utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ops keeping moving, preventing Goa from controlling successfully.
Goa missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Goa throws a big elbow that misses.
Goa scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Goa in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ops is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Goa postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Goa throwing strikes from guard but Ops blocks nicely.
Goa controls from within his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goa is standing up over Ops. Ops looks to escape but Goa dives into side control.
Goa controls the position.
Goa creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Ops sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Goa creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Ops defending against the ground and pound.
Goa 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goa tries to score with some ground and pound. Ops controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The ground and pound from Goa seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Ops dodges the ground and pound from Goa.
Goa controls the position from side control.
Goa postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Goa scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Ops to see if he's OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Goa works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goa lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Ops down.
Goa remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Goa scoring with punches from side control.
Ops really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Goa. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Goa connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Ops some visible discomfort.
Goa trying to control the position but Ops is working away.
Goa is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Ops will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Goa lands a decent elbow from side control.
Ops looks gassed!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ops managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Goa.
Goa cracks Ops with a big elbow.
Ops defending against the ground and pound.
Ops is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Goa fails to land a wild elbow strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Goa wants to control but Ops is keeping him busy.
Goa cracks Ops with a big elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Goa Goa dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Goa throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Ops was covering up waiting for the punch and Goa finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Ops preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Goa accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Goa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ops can do to turn this around?
Goa landing some decent shots from guard.
Goa is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Goa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goa passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Ops gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Goa unloading with bombs!
Goa raining down hammerfists from mount.
Goa connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

Ops is rocked!
Ops is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Goa connects with a bit shot that sees Ops covering up! More strikes from Goa and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Goa is our winner by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Goa Goa!
Goa Goa was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
57%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Olivin St Daintoro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Thorpe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thorpe is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Limelight by Rush. Scott Thorpe is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

St Daintoro
vs
Thorpe

189 cm
23
263 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

200 cm
26
272 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Olivin St Daintoro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Scott Thorpe!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thorpe is looking to land body kicks.
St Daintoro cracks Thorpe with an open hand slap.
St Daintoro fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
St Daintoro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Thorpe looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for St Daintoro!
St Daintoro tries to lock up and control but Thorpe gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
St Daintoro regains half guard.
St Daintoro regains full guard. Nicely done.
St Daintoro wants to stand but Thorpe is controlling the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thorpe missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Thorpe wants to control from the top but St Daintoro keeps moving.

St Daintoro looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Daintoro has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Thorpe has passed into side control.
Thorpe looking to punish the body of his opponent here but St Daintoro is avoiding damage well.
St Daintoro wants to control but Thorpe postures up.
St Daintoro is looking for a sweep.
St Daintoro manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
St Daintoro lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

St Daintoro stands up and beckons Thorpe to join him on the feet.
Olivin St Daintoro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thorpe is looking to clinch but St Daintoro is avoiding it.
St Daintoro looks to land a combination. Thorpe sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Thorpe looks for the body kick but St Daintoro saw that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by St Daintoro there.
A looping hook to the body misses from St Daintoro. Thorpe does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thorpe fakes a jab and throws a low kick but St Daintoro checks it well.
St Daintoro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thorpe moves away.
St Daintoro fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
St Daintoro avoids a punch combination nicely.
A nice combination there by St Daintoro.

It looks like Scott Thorpe has been cut.
St Daintoro takes a swing at Thorpe's ribcage but misses.
St Daintoro swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Thorpe.
No joy there for Thorpe, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A jab from Thorpe misses.
St Daintoro keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A looping hook to the body misses from St Daintoro. Thorpe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice body kick from St Daintoro.
St Daintoro connects with the punch.
Thorpe lands an overhand right.

It looks like Olivin St Daintoro has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Daintoro tests Thorpe's chin there with a solid looking shot.
St Daintoro digs a good hook to Thorpe's body.
Thorpe looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Thorpe drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Thorpe walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
St Daintoro changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Thorpe looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thorpe dives in and grabs St Daintoro's left leg, looking for a takedown. St Daintoro pushes down on Thorpe's head and hops out.
Olivin St Daintoro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scott Thorpe.
St Daintoro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
St Daintoro throws out a powerful jab.
St Daintoro scores with a body shot.
St Daintoro throws a nice head kick!
St Daintoro throws a sloppy head kick and Thorpe moves out of range easily.
St Daintoro with a nice cross.
St Daintoro connects with a jab.

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

Thorpe is rocked!

That has opened up Scott Thorpe's cut even more.
St Daintoro connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Thorpe! He's out on his feet! St Daintoro rushes in and drops Thorpe with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Olivin St Daintoro!
After the fight, Olivin St Daintoro 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.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
83%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Dennis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tirawit Kokin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dennis comes to the cage accompanied by Bark at the moon. Jorge Dennis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Dennis
vs
Kokin

185 cm
27
178 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

185 cm
27
185 lbs
18 - 9 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

160!

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 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jorge Dennis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tirawit Kokin!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dennis avoids the head kick by Kokin.
Dennis shoots in looking for a takedown but Kokin manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Dennis's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Dennis shoots in but Kokin avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dennis blocks a head kick by Kokin.
Dennis dives in and grabs Kokin's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kokin pushes down on Dennis's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jorge Dennis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck for Dennis with that takedown attempt.
Kokin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dennis on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kokin. Kokin obviously looking to wear him down.
Dennis shoots for a takedown but Kokin saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Tirawit Kokin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Kokin misses.
Kokin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good work by Dennis as he checks the leg kick.
Dennis dives in and grabs Kokin's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kokin pushes down on Dennis's head and hops out.
Kokin thumps Dennis with a low kick.

Kokin clinches up against the cage.
Dennis has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kokin avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Dennis is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dennis has had enough of the clinch but Kokin keeps him there for the moment.
Kokin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kokin dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Dennis changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kokin fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Kokin throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kokin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kokin displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dennis.
Kokin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dennis lands a nice hook to Kokin's body. Kokin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dennis shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kokin as he jumps to the side.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kokin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dennis.
Kokin misses with an uppercut. Dennis saw that one coming.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dennis checks a leg kick.
Tirawit Kokin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kokin scores with a punch to the head.
Dennis walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kokin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dennis with a poor takedown
and Kokin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Dennis. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Dennis shoots in but Kokin avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dennis tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

Dennis decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Kokin trying to control from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dennis prevents Kokin from improving his position.
Dennis trying to pass the guard but Kokin defending well.
Dennis trying to control the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kokin has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Dennis is working away from the top position though.
Kokin tries to get to full guard but Dennis has control of the leg.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dennis looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tirawit Kokin dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

That kick from Kokin tenderised Dennis's leg. Dennis is trying to keep his angry face on.

Kokin has Dennis up against the cage in a clinch.
Kokin is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Dennis has Kokin pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kokin manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Kokin can't find room to land a body shot as Dennis controls the action.
Kokin is struggling to control the position.
Dennis is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kokin gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Kokin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dennis fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jorge Dennis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dennis has Kokin pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kokin manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Kokin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kokin throws a leg kick but Dennis checks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kokin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dennis doesn't seem bothered though.
Kokin jabs Dennis right on the nose. Dennis blinks but takes it well.
Kokin jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kokin fakes the leg kick and cracks Dennis in the body.
Kokin wants to land a leg kick but Dennis is out of range.
Dennis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kokin scores with a head kick. Dennis tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Kokin throws a poor cross that misses
and Dennis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
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!
Kokin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dennis has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Dennis moves out of range of the strikes.
Dennis slips a straight right by Kokin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Kokin.
Kokin tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dennis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kokin throws out the jab.
Dennis shoots in looking for a takedown. Kokin tries to sprawl out of it but Dennis keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kokin manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kokin tries to land a leg kick but Dennis saw it coming and moves away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kokin.
Kokin misses with a low kick.
Kokin misses with a hook. Dennis ducked under it nicely.
Dennis is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Dennis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kokin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kokin takes one on the button.
Dennis fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nice takedown defense from Kokin. No joy for Dennis on that attempt.
Dennis 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.
Kokin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kokin explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Dennis shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kokin sprawls well. Kokin wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dennis gets slowly back to his feet.
Kokin lands with a shot to the body.
Dennis takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kokin moves into range and clinches up with Dennis.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Still in the clinch, Kokin scores with a nice short uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Kokin.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice body punch from Kokin - that landed with a thud.
Kokin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kokin displaying some good clinch control by pressing Dennis up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Kokin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dennis takes a shot to the head.
Kokin is leaning against Dennis and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kokin lands a shot to the body.
Kokin lands a left hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kokin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dennis is trying to break free.
Kokin gets underhooks to prevent Dennis's takedown attempt.
A body shot lands from Kokin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tirawit Kokin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Kokin works Dennis's body with a nice hook.

Kokin clinches with his opponent.
Kokin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kokin is pressed up against the cage. Dennis has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kokin down to the mat. Kokin avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Kokin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dennis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kokin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kokin feints and then cracks Dennis's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dennis down.
Kokin scores with a jab to the body.
Kokin misses with a body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kokin throws a leg kick but Dennis sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Dennis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dennis takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dennis throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kokin's waist but Kokin gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dennis off to one side.
Kokin tries to clinch up but Dennis circles away and keeps his distance.
Tirawit Kokin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dennis ducks under a wild hook from Kokin.
Kokin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dennis's sensitive parts.

Oooooh!!! Kokin has knocked Dennis down with a huge combo! Kokin steps away and waves a wobbly Dennis back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Dennis is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kokin lands a nice shot to the body.
Oh Dennis is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kokin drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Dennis right on the button. Dennis goes down! Kokin follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Kokin gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tirawit Kokin!
During a confident post fight interview, Tirawit Kokin 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
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fu Manchu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikey Schkelpt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mikey Schkelpt will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Manchu
vs
Schkelpt

191 cm
33
250 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

206 cm
25
265 lbs
13 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fu Manchu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mikey Schkelpt!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manchu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Schkelpt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Manchu blocks a jab.
Schkelpt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Schkelpt moves out of range of the strikes.
Schkelpt jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

It looks like Fu Manchu has been cut.
Schkelpt moves in looking to clinch but Manchu pushes him off.
A telegraphed right hand from Schkelpt misses the target.
Schkelpt sizes up Manchu with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Manchu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Schkelpt throws out the jab.

Schkelpt gets in close and instigates a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Schkelpt.
Schkelpt lands a left hand that snaps the head of Manchu backwards.
Schkelpt has Manchu pressed against the cage, preventing Manchu from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Schkelpt scores with a shoulder strike.

Manchu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Schkelpt loads up on a big right hand but Manchu slips the punch.
Schkelpt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Manchu.
Manchu displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

It looks like Mikey Schkelpt has been cut.
Manchu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Schkelpt.
Schkelpt misses with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manchu blocks a jab.
Manchu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Schkelpt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Manchu drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sloppy strikes from Manchu. Those never looked like landing.
A big left from Manchu misses.

Schkelpt gets tackled into the cage by Manchu. Manchu maintains the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Schkelpt fails to land.
Schkelpt lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Manchu backwards.
Schkelpt throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Manchus head.
Schkelpt throws a punch but it's blocked by Manchu.
Manchu has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Schkelpt is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Manchu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Manchu slips a jab from Schkelpt.
Mikey Schkelpt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Manchu looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Schkelpt ducks under a wild hook from Manchu.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manchu throws a hook but Schkelpt avoids it easily.
Schkelpt blocks a jab.
Manchu drops his hands momentarily and Schkelpt takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Schkelpt misses with a looping right.
Schkelpt fails in his attempt to clinch.
Manchu is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Schkelpt punishes Manchu's body with a nice straight punch.
A slow jab from Manchu misses its intended target.
Manchu is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Schkelpt's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Schkelpt tries to close the distance and clinch but Manchu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Schkelpt cracks Manchu with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Manchu looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Schkelpt finish him?

Fu Manchu's cut is getting worse.
Manchu pushes Schkelpt away with a front kick.
Schkelpt is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Manchu slips under a jab from Schkelpt.
Schkelpt might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Manchu throws a jab but it's blocked by Schkelpt.

Schkelpt sends Manchu crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Schkelpt is motioning to the referee to let Manchu up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

Manchu is rocked!
Schkelpt is looking to clinch.
Oh Manchu is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Schkelpt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Schkelpt throws out a loose jab but Manchu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Manchu ducks under a wild hook from Schkelpt.
Manchu seems to have got his legs back now.
Manchu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Schkelpt moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manchu tries to move into range but Schkelpt moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

Fu Manchu's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Schkelpt throws a series of punches but Manchu avoids them all with ease.
Schkelpt slips a jab and a cross from Manchu.

Schkelpt moves into the clinch.

Manchu breaks the clinch.
Schkelpt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Schkelpt.
Schkelpt tries to close the distance and clinch up but Manchu swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Schkelpt feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Manchu sprawling to the canvas! Manchu rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Schkelpt finish him?!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Manchu takes a swing at Schkelpt's ribcage but misses.
Manchu throws the left hand but Schkelpt avoids the punch easily.
The fighters circling - Schkelpt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big right from Schkelpt misses.
Schkelpt moves away from the strike by Manchu.
Manchu swings for the body but Schkelpt moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Schkelpt misses the target.
Schkelpt swings for the body but Manchu moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Schkelpt! Manchu is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mikey Schkelpt!
Mikey Schkelpt thanked the fans post fight for their support.

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Main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sim Salabim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tomi Atomi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Atomi has chosen Megadeth - A Tout Le Monde as his entrance music. Tomi Atomi will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Salabim
vs
Atomi

180 cm
25
170 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

191 cm
26
168 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

ADCC Champion
Excellent MT
Granite chin

[CBK] LEGAL HIGHS « ↑ TRIPLE 160Q ®

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sim Salabim!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tomi Atomi!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Taro Takaoka and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Atomi fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Atomi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Salabim. Atomi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Salabim ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Atomi moves away.

Salabim rushes Atomi and presses him up against the cage.
Salabim misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Salabim doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Salabim keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Atomi's efforts to push away.
Atomi is trying to force a seperation but Salabim has the dominant position.
Salabim misses with a hook from the clinch.
Salabim lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Atomi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Salabim's elbow.
Atomi is trying to push Salabim away but Salabim has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Salabim misses with a short punch on the inside.
Atomi can't find room to land a body shot as Salabim controls the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salabim lands a nice uppercut.
Salabim tries to work over Atomi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Salabim blocks a body shot from Atomi.

Atomi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Atomi throws a combination. Salabim tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Salabim fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Atomi manages to avoid it.
Salabim lands a jab to the head.

It looks like Tomi Atomi has been cut.
Atomi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Salabim.
Atomi scores with a crisp jab that stopped Salabim in his tracks.
Nice takedown defense from Salabim. No joy for Atomi on that attempt.
Atomi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Atomi thows a body shot but no joy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Salabim looks to land a left hand but Atomi moved out of range nicely.
Donk. Atomi catches Salabim right on the button with a cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atomi walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sim Salabim is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Atomi throws a hook to the side of Salabim's head but Salabim sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Atomi throws a head kick but Salabim moves out of range.
A shot to the liver by Atomi. Beautiful body shot.
Atomi takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Salabim swings for the body but Atomi moves out of range.
Salabim connects with a single shot there.
Salabim throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Sim Salabim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Salabim avoids a kick to the body.
Atomi takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

Atomi is rocked!
Salabim drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Atomi right on the button. Atomi goes down! Salabim follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Salabim gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sim Salabim!
Sim Salabim retains his lightweight title!
Sim Salabim managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, [JMFC] Arashi Fighting Nutrition OKTOBERFEST SALE!, into his post fight interview.

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