UFN 88 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raymond Repullo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and San Miguel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

Repullo
vs
Miguel

188 cm
25
275 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

189 cm
25
285 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Raymond Repullo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, San Miguel!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Repullo doesn't manage to clinch there - Miguel circles away.
Miguel walks into a left hand.
Repullo swats away the attempt to clinch by Miguel.

Repullo clinches with his opponent.
Repullo misses with a body punch.
Repullo is pressed up against the cage. Miguel has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Repullo down to the mat. Repullo avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Repullo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Miguel shoots in looking for a takedown but Repullo manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Miguel's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Repullo takes a swing at Miguel's ribcage but misses.
Repullo is looking to clinch but Miguel is avoiding it.
A lazy left from Repullo finds it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Repullo throws a sloppy head kick and Miguel moves out of range easily.
Miguel blocks a jab.
Repullo misses with a body kick.
Repullo scores with a shot to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Repullo as he connects with a hook.

Repullo drives through and clinches with Miguel against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Miguel.
Miguel is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Repullo gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Raymond Repullo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of San Miguel.
Miguel goes for a takedown attempt but Repullo pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Miguel looks for a takedown but Repullo sprawls well.
Miguel changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Repullo tries to avoid it but Miguel manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Repullo to the ground. Repullo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Repullo is looking to clinch.

Miguel clinches up against the cage.
Repullo struggles to land a body shot inside as Miguel controls his hands.
Repullo misses with a short punch on the inside.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Miguel keeping moving, preventing Repullo from controlling successfully.
Miguel keeping full guard, as Repullo tries to pass.
Miguel trying to keep a closed guard but Repullo is proving a slippery customer.
Repullo forces his way into half guard.
Repullo prevents Miguel from standing back up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Repullo prevents Miguel from improving his position.
Miguel is not content to let Repullo control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miguel trying to hold on to Repullo's head to control him but Repullo postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raymond Repullo dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Miguel fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Repullo as Miguel shoots in.

Repullo moves into the clinch.
Miguel wants to break the clinch but can't.
Miguel throws a knee to the head but misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Miguel has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Miguel wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Repullo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Repullo misses with some punches.
Miguel has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Repullo after a bit of a struggle.
Repullo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Miguel jumps guard but Repullo turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Raymond Repullo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of San Miguel.
Repullo effectively controlling the action here.
Repullo misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Repullo misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Miguel.
Miguel is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Repullo is defending well.
Miguel looking to slow down the pace here.
Repullo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Repullo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Repullo scores with a hook to the body.
Miguel is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Repullo to keep the fight standing.
Repullo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Repullo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Miguel tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Repullo smiles and moves away.
Miguel looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Repullo is fending him off so far but Miguel persists. Nope, Repullo circles away and we're back to standing.
Miguel is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Repullo looks to throw the jab but Miguel is out of range.
Jab by Repullo.
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!
Repullo is looking to clinch but Miguel is avoiding it.
Repullo throws a chopping leg kick but Miguel manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

Repullo clinches up with Miguel and pushes him back against the cage.
Miguel misses with a punch to the body.
Miguel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Repullo.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Repullo.
Miguel jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Repullo walks away with a smile on his face. Miguel gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Repullo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Miguel shoots for a double leg takedown but Repullo sprawls well. He's pushed Miguel's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
San Miguel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Repullo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Raymond Repullo!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Raymond Repullo!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Raymond Repullo!

Raymond Repullo wins by unanimous decision!
A victorious Raymond Repullo thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
39%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Avelino Salonoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gsm Blue (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gsm Blue is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Salonoy
vs
Blue

190 cm
26
280 lbs
3 - 7 - 0

190 cm
25
287 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Avelino Salonoy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gsm Blue!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Sano and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salonoy throws a big shot that misses.
Blue misses with a body kick.
Salonoy throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Blue's head.
Blue checks a low kick from Salonoy.
Blue tries to clinch but Salonoy moves out of range.
Blue doesn't manage to clinch there - Salonoy circles away.
Blue looks for a takedown but Salonoy sprawls well.
Sloppy strikes from Salonoy. Those never looked like landing.
Blue moves away from the strike by Salonoy.
Avelino Salonoy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab by Salonoy.
Blue misses with a double jab
and Salonoy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice sprawl there from Salonoy as Blue shoots in.
Blue ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Salonoy moves away.
Salonoy misses with a body shot.
Blue fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Avelino Salonoy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gsm Blue.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blue with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A head kick misses from Blue.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Blue tries to pull guard but Salonoy forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Blue drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Salonoy gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Blue fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Salonoy works on Blue's body with a couple of short punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The crowd are getting on Blue's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.

Blue breaks the clinch.
Nice straight punches there by Salonoy. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Salonoy.
Blue doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a 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!
Blue doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Salonoy throws a leg kick but Blue sees it coming and moves out of range.
Salonoy displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Blue.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Salonoy checks a leg kick.
Salonoy tries a low kick but Blue avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Salonoy throws a push kick but Blue slaps the foot to one side.
Blue moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

It looks like Avelino Salonoy has been cut.
Salonoy throws a body kick that misses
and Blue counters with a head kick. That will keep Salonoy thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Blue throws a right hand that misses
enabling Salonoy to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Gsm Blue will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Avelino Salonoy's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Salonoy.
Blue takes one on the button.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Blue checks a leg kick.
Salonoy does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Salonoy tried to score with a low kick but Blue checks it.
Blue takes a jab right on the kisser.
Blue uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Salonoy.
Blue shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Salonoy defends it nicely.
Gsm Blue is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Salonoy cracks Blue with an open hand slap.
Salonoy looks to score with a jab to the body but Blue is just out of range.
Blue takes one to the side of the head.
Salonoy swings for the body but Blue moves out of range.
Blue fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salonoy misses with an uppercut.
Salonoy stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Salonoy wants it to stay on the feet.
Avelino Salonoy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gsm Blue.
Salonoy misses with a low kick as Blue jumps back.
Salonoy connects with a single shot there.
Blue uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Salonoy.
Salonoy takes a swing at Blue's ribcage but misses.
Blue slips a jab and a cross from Salonoy.
Blue will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Avelino Salonoy is winning the standup battle so far.
Salonoy swings for the body but Blue moves out of range.
Salonoy keeps the fight on the outside.
A jab from Salonoy misses.
Blue doesn't manage to clinch there - Salonoy circles away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Blue.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salonoy throws a front kick aimed at Blue's knee but Blue avoids it well.
Blue takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Salonoy lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Salonoy jabs Blue to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That kick from Salonoy tenderised Blue's leg. Blue is trying to keep his angry face on.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Salonoy looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Blue has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Blue there as he acknowledges the shot.
Salonoy connects with a good right hand that stumbles Blue. Blue circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Blue on the wrong end of a nice hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blue takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Blue misses with a body punch
and Salonoy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Blue lands a front kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Avelino Salonoy showed his dominance in that final round.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Avelino Salonoy!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Avelino Salonoy!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Avelino Salonoy!

Avelino Salonoy wins by unanimous decision!
Avelino Salonoy decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
57%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raflley Southbrook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edwin Sablon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Southbrook
vs
Sablon

150 cm
25
240 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

188 cm
25
275 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Raflley Southbrook!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Edwin Sablon!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Hirohito Nitta and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Southbrook takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sablon tries to clinch but Southbrook is having none of it.
Sablon punishes Southbrook's body with a nice straight punch.
Sablon throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Sablon lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big right from Southbrook misses.
Southbrook takes a kick to the side of the head.
Sablon jabs Southbrook to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sablon tries to clinch there but Southbrook circles away.
Sablon wants to clinch.
Sablon defending well as Southbrook loads up on a big left hand.
Southbrook takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Southbrook is breathing heavily.
Sablon scores with a body shot.

Sablon gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sablon.
Southbrook takes a shot to the head.
Sablon lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Sablon.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sablon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sablon lands a left hand.
Sablon lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Southbrook is rocked!
Southbrook blocking some punches.
Oh Southbrook is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Southbrook blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Sablon fails to land.
Sablon throws a punch but it's blocked by Southbrook.
Sablon misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sablon.
Southbrook blocks an uppercut.
Sablon has a couple of punches blocked by Southbrook.
Sablon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sablon misses with a punch on the inside.
Sablon misses with some punches.
Sablon working aggressively here.
Southbrook seems to have got his legs back now.

Sablon breaks the clinch.
Sablon scores with a jab.

Sablon has taken the fight to the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A shot in the inside from Sablon.
Sablon creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Southbrook with a big uppercut! Southbrook tries to clinch up but Sablon pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Southbrook to the mat! Southbrook covers up and Sablon unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Edwin Sablon!
After winning the bout, Edwin Sablon thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

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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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Masaru Watanebe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sander Eastbrook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Watanebe
vs
Eastbrook

159 cm
25
280 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

150 cm
25
255 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very quick

Good wrestler
Brawler
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Masaru Watanebe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sander Eastbrook!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Taro Takaoka and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eastbrook shoots for a takedown but Watanebe saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
No luck for Watanebe with that takedown attempt.
Watanebe looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Watanebe slaps away a takedown attempt from Eastbrook, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Watanebe tries to score a power double leg takedown but Eastbrook sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Watanebe somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Masaru Watanebe. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Watanebe closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Eastbrook blocking the ground and pound attempt from Watanebe.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Eastbrook wants to control but Watanebe is keeping busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Eastbrook is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Eastbrook trying to hold on to Watanebe's head to control him but Watanebe postures up.
Eastbrook regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Watanebe.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watanebe throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Watanebe throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Eastbrook works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Watanebe got a little sloppy there for a moment and Eastbrook has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Watanebe has managed to get both his arms back between Eastbrook's legs - danger averted.
Watanebe postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Eastbrook keeping full guard, as Watanebe tries to pass.
Eastbrook wants to sweep but no luck.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Eastbrook can do anything to dispel that myth.
Watanebe landing some decent shots from guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watanebe makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Watanebe throws a big elbow that misses.
Watanebe throws a big elbow that misses.
Watanebe works over Eastbrook with some ground and pound from guard.
Watanebe with a nice head shot there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Watanebe stopping the sweep attempt from Eastbrook.
Watanebe lands a couple of digs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Watanebe trying to control the position from guard on top but Eastbrook is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Masaru Watanebe dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Watanebe scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Eastbrook regains half guard there - taking advantage of Watanebe's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Watanebe is thwarting Eastbrook's attempts to control the position.
Watanebe trying to control the action but Eastbrook is working from the bottom.
The fighters are battling for position here. Eastbrook manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Eastbrook looking for a guillotine here but Watanebe defends easily.

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

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

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
69%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kohei Shimabukuro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Severino Rodrigues (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Shimabukuro
vs
Rodrigues

150 cm
25
280 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

195 cm
25
295 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kohei Shimabukuro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Severino Rodrigues!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yuuki Gou and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice leg kick lands there from Rodrigues.
Rodrigues delivers a nice body kick.
Rodrigues lands a head kick. Shimabukuro smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Rodrigues connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rodrigues throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rodrigues lands a front kick.
Rodrigues scores with a head kick.
Shimabukuro takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Shimabukuro sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Shimabukuro is breathing heavily.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Rodrigues! Shimabukuro is out on his feet! Rodrigues rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Shimabukuro is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Shimabukuro is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Severino Rodrigues!
Severino Rodrigues seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iker Casillas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jezu Krizto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Casillas
vs
Krizto

192 cm
25
289 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

194 cm
26
292 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Iker Casillas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jezu Krizto!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krizto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Casillas lets loose with a powerful body kick. Krizto will feel that in the morning.
Casillas throws a head kick but Krizto moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Casillas.
Krizto avoids the head kick by Casillas.
Krizto connects with a body shot that sends Casillas's belly button to the back.
Krizto scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Casillas doesn't seem bothered though.
Casillas sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Krizto takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Casillas on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Casillas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Casillas tries a head kick but it misses.
Casillas misses with a kick to the body.
Krizto throws a leg kick but Casillas moved away.
Krizto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Krizto blocks a head kick by Casillas.
Casillas throws a sloppy head kick and Krizto moves out of range easily.
Krizto takes a swing at Casillas's ribcage but misses.
Casillas misses with an attempted mid kick.
Casillas tries a head kick but it misses.
Casillas is breathing heavily.
Krizto lands with a cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Casillas takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Krizto is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Casillas rather than just go for the knockout.
Krizto ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Krizto pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Krizto blocks a head kick by Casillas.
Krizto lands with a shot to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Krizto.
Krizto scores with a nice strike.
Krizto throws a wild body kick that Casillas sees coming a mile off.
Casillas avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Casillas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Krizto throws a head kick that misses.
Casillas looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Krizto lands with a good body shot.
Krizto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Casillas checks a leg kick nicely.
Casillas has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Krizto.
Krizto throws a shot to the body.
Krizto lands a slapping body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krizto lands with a shot to the body.
Krizto connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Casillas's hands.
Krizto tries a low kick but Casillas avoids it.
Krizto lands a jab to the nose.
Krizto lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Casillas at a distance.
Krizto lands a jab to Casillas's midsection.
Krizto is looking to land body kicks.
Casillas takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Krizto blocks a head kick by Casillas.
Krizto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Krizto is looking to land body kicks.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Krizto, right into the meat.
A good leg kick by Krizto.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Krizto comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A shot to the liver by Krizto. Beautiful body shot.
Casillas avoids the body shot from Krizto.
Krizto cracks a nice hook into Casillas's ribs.
A clash of legs there as Casillas blocks the low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Casillas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Casillas staying out of range there.
Casillas looks to throw a body kick
and Krizto makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Krizto moves out of range of the body kick from Casillas.
Krizto lands a jab to the head.
Casillas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Casillas throws a head kick but Krizto moves out of range.
Krizto listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Krizto scores with a punch to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Casillas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Casillas checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Krizto has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Krizto lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jab by Krizto.
Casillas walks into a stiff left hand from Krizto.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A bone on bone clash there as Casillas blocks the leg kick.
Krizto lands with a right hand.
Krizto goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Casillas on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Krizto wants to slow Casillas down by chopping away at his legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krizto wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Casillas might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Krizto moves into range and connects with a jab.
Krizto connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Krizto lands a glancing blow to the side of Casillas's head.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Krizto.
Krizto wants to land a leg kick but Casillas is out of range.
Krizto throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Casillas stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Casillas takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Krizto is looking to chop away at Casillas's legs.
Krizto jabs Casillas to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Krizto attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Krizto explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Krizto bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Casillas's head backwards.
Casillas checks a low kick from Krizto.
Krizto throws the kick towards the body but Casillas avoids it.
Krizto wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Krizto digs a good hook to Casillas's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krizto thows a body kick. Casillas tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Casillas avoids a kick to the body.
Krizto connects with a right hand. Casillas shakes it off.
Jab by Krizto.
Casillas throws a head kick that misses.
Casillas avoids the body shot from Krizto.
Krizto thuds a left hand into Casillas's body.
Krizto lands a body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Krizto.
Krizto scores with a leg kick.
Krizto throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Iker Casillas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Krizto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Krizto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Casillas will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Krizto moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Casillas takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Iker Casillas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Casillas avoids the head kick by Krizto.
Casillas looking to land some kicks to the body here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jezu Krizto comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Krizto 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Jezu Krizto!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Jezu Krizto!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Jezu Krizto!

Jezu Krizto wins by unanimous decision!
During a confident post fight interview, Jezu Krizto 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%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Henriki St Street (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elias Paniki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Elias Paniki has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

St Street
vs
Paniki

192 cm
26
291 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

225 cm
25
300 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Henriki St Street!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Elias Paniki!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Kenichi Hosakawa and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Street throws a sloppy head kick and Paniki moves out of range easily.
Paniki throws a leg kick
and St Street counters with a head kick. That will keep Paniki thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Paniki scores with a hook.
Paniki takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
St Street throws a sloppy head kick and Paniki moves out of range easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Paniki wants to slow St Street down by chopping away at his legs.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Paniki.
Paniki throws out a powerful jab.
Paniki is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Paniki is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Paniki blocks the body kick.
Paniki tries to land a front kick but St Street steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
St Street throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Donk. Paniki catches St Street right on the button with a cross.
St Street throws a head kick but Paniki moves out of range.
Paniki scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
St Street throws a wild body kick that Paniki sees coming a mile off.
Good shot there by Paniki.
St Street on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Street scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
St Street tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Paniki is able to avoid easily.
St Street fakes the leg kick and cracks Paniki in the body.
Paniki blocks a head kick by St Street.
Paniki is looking to land body kicks.
St Street throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Paniki scores with a hook to the body. St Street takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
St Street misses with a kick to the body.
St Street just misses with a punch to the body.
St Street is breathing heavily.
Paniki looks for the body kick but St Street saw that one coming.
Paniki throws the kick towards the body but St Street avoids it.
St Street takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Paniki throws a sloppy head kick and St Street moves out of range easily.
Paniki misses with a kick to the body.
Paniki moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Paniki avoids the head kick by St Street.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paniki lets loose with a powerful body kick. St Street will feel that in the morning.
A lazy body kick from St Street
and Paniki counters with a nice kick to the body.
Paniki lands with a shot to the body.
St Street with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Paniki to score with a decent uppercut.
Paniki thuds his shin into the meat of St Street's side.
Paniki throws a head kick that St Street semi-blocks.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Paniki.
Paniki thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on St Street if he has to take too many more of those.
Paniki lands a nice looking kick to the body. St Street takes a step back to recover.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Paniki - that will leave a mark!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head kick misses from Paniki.
Paniki is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! St Street had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A lazy body kick from St Street
and Paniki counters with a nice kick to the body.
Paniki scores with a push kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Elias Paniki dominated that round.
That's time! St Street's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Paniki lands with a straight right. St Street didn't see that one coming.

Paniki lands a big head kick that sends St Street tumbling to the mat! Paniki takes a step backwards and waves St Street back to his feet - he wants the finish!

It looks like Henriki St Street has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
St Street misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Paniki is looking to chop away at St Street's legs.
Paniki throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Paniki throws a head kick but St Street moves out of range.
Elias Paniki seems to be getting the better of the standup.
St Street throws a sloppy head kick and Paniki moves out of range easily.
St Street tries to move into range but Paniki moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Paniki blocks a head kick by St Street.
Paniki fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and St Street has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Paniki scoring well with a low kick there.
St Street takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Paniki wants to slow St Street down by chopping away at his legs.
St Street takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A slapping body kick lands there for Paniki.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for St Street.
Paniki with a nice cross.
St Street will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
St Street moves out of range as Paniki throws a body kick.
St Street takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Paniki lands with a kick to the temple. St Street shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
St Street throws a head kick that misses
and Paniki counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Paniki works the jab nicely.
Paniki has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
St Street misses with a low kick.
Paniki paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
St Street looks to land a body kick but Paniki moved away.
Paniki lands a body shot.
St Street checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
St Street sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Paniki avoids the head kick by St Street.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paniki lands a high kick!
Paniki jabs St Street right on the nose. St Street blinks but takes it well.
Paniki throws the kick towards the body but St Street avoids it.
Paniki throws a good cross that connects.
Crunch! Paniki slams his shin into St Street's torso.
Paniki has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Paniki lands a head kick. St Street smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Paniki throws the kick towards the body but St Street avoids it.
St Street throws a leg kick which misses Paniki's front leg but catches the back leg as Paniki tries to avoid it.
St Street pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
St Street 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.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
St Street takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
St Street ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Paniki moves away.
Paniki misses with a kick to the body.
Henriki St Street has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
St Street stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Paniki.

And that's the end of the fight!
Elias Paniki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Paniki 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Elias Paniki!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Elias Paniki!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Elias Paniki!

Elias Paniki wins by unanimous decision!
A relieved looking Elias Paniki thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jose Rizal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elias El Kapitan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Rizal
vs
El Kapitan

192 cm
26
288 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

225 cm
25
300 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jose Rizal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Elias El Kapitan!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yuuki Gou and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good leg kick by El Kapitan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
El Kapitan takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
El Kapitan lands with a hook. Rizal tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
El Kapitan takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rizal tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but El Kapitan was well out of range. Poor timing from Rizal.
Rizal looks to land a left hand but El Kapitan moved out of range nicely.
Rizal throws a body kick that misses.
Rizal moves out of range as El Kapitan throws a body kick.
El Kapitan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rizal looks to land a body kick but El Kapitan moved away.
El Kapitan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
El Kapitan looks to throw the jab but Rizal is out of range.
Rizal looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Rizal misses with a wild body shot.
Rizal feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to El Kapitan's calf.
El Kapitan lands with a nice body kick.
Rizal scores with a kick to the midsection.
El Kapitan looks gassed!
Rizal throws a leg kick but El Kapitan checks it.
El Kapitan moves out of range of the body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rizal thuds his shin into the meat of El Kapitan's side.
Rizal thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on El Kapitan if he has to take too many more of those.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A telegraphed right hand from Rizal misses the target.
Rizal lands with a good body shot.
Rizal tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but El Kapitan was well out of range. Poor timing from Rizal.
Rizal just misses with a punch to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rizal.
Rizal throws a push kick but El Kapitan slaps the foot to one side.
Rizal throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
El Kapitan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rizal.
El Kapitan blocks a jab.
A big left from Rizal misses.
Rizal throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Rizal throws a head kick that misses.
A solid body kick from Rizal.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
El Kapitan blocks the body kick.
Rizal lets loose with a powerful body kick. El Kapitan will feel that in the morning.
Rizal tries a head kick but it misses.
El Kapitan moves out of range of the body kick.
Rizal scores with a jab to the head.
El Kapitan tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rizal is able to avoid easily.
Rizal throws a push kick but El Kapitan slaps the foot to one side.
Rizal throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

It looks like Elias El Kapitan has been cut.
Rizal goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Rizal lands a nice leg kick that just misses El Kapitan's sensitive parts.
Rizal thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rizal is looking to land body kicks.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by El Kapitan.
Rizal looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Rizal dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Elias El Kapitan'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. This is the final round!

The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as El Kapitan checks a leg kick.
El Kapitan moves out of range of the body kick.
El Kapitan scores with a kick to the midsection.
Rizal lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
El Kapitan moves out of range of the body kick from Rizal.
El Kapitan with a hook.
El Kapitan throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

It looks like Jose Rizal has been cut.
El Kapitan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rizal.
El Kapitan tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rizal takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Rizal tries a head kick but it misses.
El Kapitan misses with a body kick.
Rizal tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
El Kapitan throws a head kick but Rizal moves out of range.
El Kapitan tries a head kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
El Kapitan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
El Kapitan has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Rizal.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rizal tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rizal avoids the head kick by El Kapitan.
Rizal throws a head kick that misses
and El Kapitan counters with a solid body kick.
El Kapitan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
El Kapitan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Rizal throws a front kick aimed at El Kapitan's knee but El Kapitan avoids it well.
El Kapitan misses with a head kick.
Rizal throws a leg kick which misses El Kapitan's front leg but catches the back leg as El Kapitan tries to avoid it.
Rizal lets loose with a powerful body kick. El Kapitan will feel that in the morning.
Rizal throws a nice head kick!
El Kapitan has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Rizal.
Rizal connects with a solid leg kick.
El Kapitan is looking to score with low kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
El Kapitan scores with a head kick. Rizal tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Rizal throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rizal moves out of range as El Kapitan throws a body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rizal thuds his shin into the meat of El Kapitan's side.
El Kapitan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rizal lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
El Kapitan getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Rizal looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
El Kapitan throws a wild body kick that Rizal sees coming a mile off.
Rizal scores with a kick to the midsection.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
El Kapitan moves out of range of the body kick.
El Kapitan lands a head kick. Rizal smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
El Kapitan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rizal.
Elias El Kapitan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rizal with a nice cross.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jose Rizal.
Well Rizal has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Jose Rizal!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Jose Rizal!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Jose Rizal!

Jose Rizal wins by unanimous decision!
Jose Rizal 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
74%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buggy Blackbeard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tito Tabaghak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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?

Blackbeard
vs
Tabaghak

191 cm
26
289 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

192 cm
25
275 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Buggy Blackbeard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tito Tabaghak!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tabaghak blocks a head kick by Blackbeard.
Tabaghak throws a head kick that Blackbeard semi-blocks.

It looks like Buggy Blackbeard has been cut.
Blackbeard throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tabaghak tries to close the distance and clinch up but Blackbeard swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tabaghak moves out of range as Blackbeard throws a body kick.
Tabaghak ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blackbeard moves away.
Blackbeard tries to land a front kick but Tabaghak steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Tabaghak crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Blackbeard - the referee stops the clock and Tabaghak gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Blackbeard. Tabaghak manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tabaghak blocks a head kick by Blackbeard.
Tabaghak misses the shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Blackbeard.
Tabaghak doesn't manage to clinch there - Blackbeard circles away.
Blackbeard swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Blackbeard tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tabaghak is able to avoid easily.
Tabaghak lands with a cross.
A head kick misses from Tabaghak.
Tabaghak tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Tabaghak moves into the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tabaghak creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Blackbeard breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tabaghak avoids a kick to the body.
Blackbeard throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Tabaghak has Blackbeard up against the cage in a clinch.

Blackbeard breaks the clinch.
Tabaghak throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Blackbeard scores with a kick to the midsection.
Tabaghak throws a leg kick but Blackbeard checks it.
Blackbeard avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tabaghak throws a sloppy head kick and Blackbeard moves out of range easily.
Blackbeard misses with a body kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Blackbeard.
Blackbeard misses with a head kick.
Blackbeard scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tabaghak doesn't seem bothered though.
Blackbeard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Blackbeard pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Blackbeard misses.
Tabaghak misses with a leg kick.
Blackbeard will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blackbeard throws a head kick that misses.
Tabaghak looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tabaghak throws a low kick but it's checked well by Blackbeard.

Tabaghak darts in and clinches Blackbeard up against the cage.
Blackbeard tries to work over Tabaghak's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Blackbeard wants to stall.
Blackbeard lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tabaghak.
Blackbeard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tabaghak tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Blackbeard scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Buggy Blackbeard will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Buggy Blackbeard's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Tabaghak tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tabaghak avoids the head kick by Blackbeard.
Blackbeard thows a body shot but no joy.
Tabaghak fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tabaghak throws an overhand right that lands on Blackbeard's shoulder, as Blackbeard tries to avoid the shot.

Tabaghak moves into the clinch.
Blackbeard lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Blackbeard is trying to break the clinch but Tabaghak is controlling him.
A short uppercut from Tabaghak.
Tabaghak misses with a body punch.
Blackbeard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blackbeard tries to work over Tabaghak's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Tabaghak breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tabaghak tries to clinch but Blackbeard is having none of it.
Blackbeard circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tabaghak throws a head kick but Blackbeard moves out of range.
Tabaghak pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tabaghak tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Blackbeard is able to avoid easily.
Blackbeard connects with an inside leg kick.
Tabaghak throws a head kick but Blackbeard moves out of range.
Blackbeard looks to land a body kick but Tabaghak moved away.
Tabaghak wants to clinch up but Blackbeard keeps it at a distance.
Blackbeard lands with a nice body kick.
Tabaghak is breathing heavily.
Blackbeard scores with a nice right hand.
Tabaghak misses with a looping left.
Blackbeard paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blackbeard lands with a nice body kick.
Buggy Blackbeard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blackbeard throws a leg kick which misses Tabaghak's front leg but catches the back leg as Tabaghak tries to avoid it.
Blackbeard throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Tabaghak's head.
Blackbeard scores with a jab to the body.
Tabaghak takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Blackbeard throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

It looks like Tito Tabaghak has been cut.
Blackbeard throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackbeard digs a good hook to Tabaghak's body.
Blackbeard throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Good exchange - Blackbeard coming out on top.
Blackbeard scores with a jab. Tabaghak acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Tabaghak checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Blackbeard moves out of range of the body kick from Tabaghak.
Blackbeard scores with a head kick. Tabaghak tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Blackbeard scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Blackbeard misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blackbeard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tabaghak was well out of range. Poor timing from Blackbeard.
Blackbeard misses with a kick to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tabaghak on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Blackbeard. Blackbeard obviously looking to wear him down.
Blackbeard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tito Tabaghak has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Blackbeard moves out of range of the body kick from Tabaghak.
Tabaghak avoids the head kick by Blackbeard.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Buggy Blackbeard!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Buggy Blackbeard!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Buggy Blackbeard!

Buggy Blackbeard wins by unanimous decision!
Buggy Blackbeard 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.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
82%

Main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kapitan Inggo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Portgaz D Ace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kapitan Inggo could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Portgaz D Ace's chin.

Inggo
vs
D Ace

225 cm
25
300 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

190 cm
26
287 lbs
11 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kapitan Inggo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Portgaz D Ace!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Inggo throws a wild body kick that D Ace sees coming a mile off.
Inggo scores with a kick to the midsection.
Inggo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Inggo tried to score with a low kick but D Ace checks it.
Crunch! Inggo slams his shin into D Ace's torso.
Inggo 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.
Inggo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Inggo misses with a straight left.
Inggo looks to land a body kick but D Ace moved away.
D Ace takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
D Ace is looking to land body kicks.
Inggo throws a low kick but D Ace avoids it.
D Ace lands a nice looking kick to the body. Inggo takes a step back to recover.
That kick from D Ace tenderised Inggo's leg. Inggo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Inggo is breathing heavily.
D Ace scores with a push kick.
D Ace chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Inggo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by D Ace. D Ace obviously looking to wear him down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
D Ace lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Inggo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A head kick misses from D Ace.
D Ace throws a push kick but Inggo slaps the foot to one side.
Inggo blocks the body kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from D Ace, right into the meat.
Nice body kick there by D Ace.
D Ace thuds a left hand into Inggo's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Inggo ducks under a wild hook from D Ace.
D Ace misses with an uppercut. Inggo saw that one coming.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by D Ace.
D Ace lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Inggo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before D Ace can pounce on him.
Inggo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Inggo takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Inggo crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from D Ace - the referee stops the clock and Inggo gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says D Ace. Inggo manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
D Ace with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inggo has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by D Ace.
Inggo 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.
D Ace scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
D Ace scores with a crisp jab that stopped Inggo in his tracks.
D Ace scores with a jab to the jaw.
D Ace throws a body kick that misses.
D Ace with a jab.
D Ace tries a low kick but Inggo avoids it.
D Ace goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from D Ace. Inggo does a little dance to reset his feet.
A head kick misses from Inggo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by D Ace.
Inggo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
D Ace throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Portgaz D Ace dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

D Ace turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Inggo.
D Ace pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Inggo throws a head kick but D Ace moves out of range.
Inggo throws a sloppy head kick and D Ace moves out of range easily.
D Ace swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Inggo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by D Ace. D Ace obviously looking to wear him down.
Inggo walks forward, straight into a front kick from D Ace.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Inggo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
D Ace throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Inggo throws a leg kick that misses.
D Ace tries a head kick but it misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A solid leg kick lands there for D Ace.
D Ace lands a nice looking body kick.
D Ace scores with a spinning back kick!
Inggo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before D Ace can pounce on him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
D Ace lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Inggo at a distance.
D Ace lands a head kick!
Inggo takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Inggo blocks a head kick by D Ace.
Inggo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Inggo blocks a head kick by D Ace.
D Ace tries a head kick but it misses.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Inggo might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
The fighters circle momentarily. Inggo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
D Ace throws a leg kick which misses Inggo's front leg but catches the back leg as Inggo tries to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
D Ace thumps Inggo with a low kick.
Inggo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
D Ace pulls out of a head kick attempt.
D Ace lands a front kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
D Ace throws a head kick but Inggo moves out of range.
D Ace throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Inggo.
Inggo throws a right hand that misses
and D Ace counters with a leg kick.
D Ace throws a sloppy head kick and Inggo moves out of range easily.
Inggo throws a head kick but D Ace moves out of range.
D Ace lands with a slapping head kick.
Inggo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
D Ace moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Inggo avoids the head kick by D Ace.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! D Ace crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Inggo - the referee stops the clock and D Ace gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Inggo. D Ace manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Inggo steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from D Ace. That one must have hurt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
D Ace works Inggo's body with a nice hook.
D Ace looks to score with a jab to the body but Inggo is just out of range.
Portgaz D Ace seems to be getting the better of the standup.
D Ace misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Portgaz D Ace showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Inggo blocks a low kick nicely.
Inggo throws a head kick that misses.
D Ace has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
D Ace throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
An inside leg kick from D Ace misses.
Inggo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Inggo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
D Ace misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
D Ace buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
D Ace throws a nice inside leg kick.
D Ace thuds his shin into the meat of Inggo's side.
D Ace throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Inggo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Inggo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
D Ace lands a nice looking kick to the body. Inggo takes a step back to recover.
D Ace connects with a high kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
D Ace tries a head kick but it misses.
D Ace looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Inggo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from D Ace.
D Ace throws a leg kick which misses Inggo's front leg but catches the back leg as Inggo tries to avoid it.
Inggo is looking to land body kicks.
Inggo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Inggo misses with a wild body shot.
D Ace swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Inggo.
D Ace chopping away at his opponent's legs.
D Ace is looking to slow Inggo down with leg kicks.
D Ace cracks the inside of Inggo's front leg.
D Ace throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Inggo on the side of the head.
Inggo will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Inggo takes a head kick and keeps coming.

Inggo is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
D Ace tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oh Inggo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slapping leg kick lands for D Ace.
D Ace lands a head kick. Inggo smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
D Ace pulls out of a head kick attempt.
D Ace feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Inggo's calf.
D Ace fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Inggo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
D Ace lands a nice leg kick that just misses Inggo's sensitive parts.
D Ace cracks Inggo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
D Ace throws a head kick but Inggo moves out of range.
D Ace stuns Inggo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Inggo throws the left hand but D Ace avoids the punch easily.
Inggo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A low kick from Inggo is predictable there
and D Ace cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Crunch! D Ace slams his shin into Inggo's torso.
D Ace punishes Inggo's body with a nice straight punch.
Inggo seems to have got his legs back now.
D Ace misses with a head kick.
D Ace steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Inggo. That one must have hurt.
Inggo avoids the head kick by D Ace.
D Ace misses with a head kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from D Ace.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Inggo pushes D Ace away with a front kick.
Inggo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kapitan Inggo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Inggo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

And that's the end of the fight!
Portgaz D Ace comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well D Ace 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Portgaz D Ace!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Portgaz D Ace!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Portgaz D Ace!

Portgaz D Ace wins by unanimous decision! Portgaz D Ace retains his super heavyweight title!
Portgaz D Ace thanked the fans post fight for their support.