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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rey Mesterio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mesterio's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Be A Warrior. This should be fireworks!

Mesterio
vs
Alves

175 cm
26
175 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

180 cm
31
181 lbs
13 - 18 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rey Mesterio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Thiago Alves !
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mesterio moves to clinch but Alves breaks away
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Alves .
Alves displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Alves punishes Mesterio's body with a nice straight punch.
Mesterio takes a kick to the side of the head.

Alves has Mesterio up against the ropes in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short left from Alves .
Alves is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Mesterio is trying to break the clinch but Alves is controlling him.
Alves gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Alves putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mesterio in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A short right from Alves .
A knee to the head by Alves .
Mesterio has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Alves after a bit of a struggle.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Alves manages to break the clinch.
Mesterio takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

Alves has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mesterio tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Mesterio is breathing heavily.
Alves landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Alves makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Alves working Mesterio over with knees to the body.
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!
Alves holding his opponent close, against the ropes.

Alves 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mesterio tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Alves drops Mesterio with a beautiful combination! Mesterio stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Alves is looking for the KO!
Alves lands a jab to the nose.

Mesterio is rocked!
Alves scores with a jab. Mesterio acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Oh Mesterio is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mesterio seems to have got his legs back now.
Alves fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

Alves forces Mesterio back against the ropes and clinches.
Nice elbow from Alves .
Alves lands an elbow just above Mesterio 's eye.
A short right from Alves on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Alves .
Alves landing knees to the head.

Alves manages to break the clinch.
Alves lands a nice shot that snaps Mesterio's head back.
Alves lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Alves ! Mesterio is backing up but he can't get away as Alves lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Mesterio and ends the fight. Great knockout.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Thiago Alves !
Thiago Alves gave a mention to [CBK] LEGAL HIGHS « SFL ↑ 5x160Q in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).

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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dave Dickinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Funkyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dickinson comes to the ring accompanied by Harvester of Sorrow. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Dickinson
vs
Funkyama

179 cm
27
200 lbs
9 - 11 - 0

178 cm
27
183 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

[CBK] LEGAL HIGHS « SFL ↑ 5x160Q

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 9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dave Dickinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ben Funkyama!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Funkyama misses with a jab, cross combination.
Funkyama throws a right and a left that Dickinson avoids nicely.

Funkyama has managed to clinch.
Dickinson missing with knees to the body.
Funkyama looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dickinson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dickinson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Funkyama's defenses.
Dickinson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Funkyama.
Funkyama on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dickinson missing with knees to the body.

Funkyama pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dickinson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Funkyama swats away the attempt to clinch by Dickinson.
Funkyama jabs Dickinson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dickinson tries to clinch up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Funkyama doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Dickinson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Dickinson.
Funkyama tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Funkyama breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dickinson tries to clinch up
and Funkyama counters with a left and a right that stings Dickinson.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dickinson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Funkyama clinches up with Dickinson and pushes him back against the ropes.

Funkyama pulls Dickinson into guard.
Funkyama is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dickinson is controlling him.
Dickinson trying to control the position from guard on top but Funkyama is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Funkyama looking for a sweep. Not yet Funkyama, not yet.
Funkyama working a defensive guard here.
Funkyama wants to stand up but Dickinson is controlling him.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Dickinson stays in close to Funkyama's body and controls the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dickinson pushing down on Funkyama's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Funkyama blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dickinson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Funkyama trying to control but Dickinson postures up.
Funkyama wants to stand back up but Dickinson manages to pass into side control.
Funkyama regains half guard.
Funkyama is looking to control Dickinson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Funkyama avoid being mounted?
Funkyama is looking for a sweep. Dickinson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Funkyama preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson works his way into full mount!
Funkyama is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Funkyama is in a horrible position here. Dickinson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Funkyama is wriggling around trying to escape.
Dickinson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Funkyama misses with a head kick.
Funkyama swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Dickinson moves into the clinch.
Dickinson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Funkyama avoiding damage as Dickinson throws knees to the body.
Dickinson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Funkyama avoiding damage as Dickinson throws knees to the body.
Dickinson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dickinson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dickinson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dickinson avoiding damage as Funkyama throws knees to the body.
Funkyama blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Funkyama throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dickinson blocks it with crossed arms.

Funkyama manages to break the clinch.
Funkyama throws a nice inside leg kick.
Funkyama plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

It looks like Dave Dickinson has been cut.
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!
Funkyama shoots in but Dickinson avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Funkyama throws a right hand that Dickinson ducks under and follows up with a left that Dickinson also avoids with ease.
Dickinson tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Funkyama manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Funkyama throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Dickinson's head.

Dickinson feints and as Funkyama raises his hands in defense, Dickinson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Funkyama is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Funkyama looking to control.
Dickinson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama wants to hit a switch here but Dickinson passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Funkyama there!
Funkyama is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Funkyama tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Funkyama tries to lock up and control but Dickinson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Funkyama is desperately trying to improve his position but Dickinson has a good base and remains in mount.
Funkyama is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Funkyama is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama is trying to escape the mount.
Dickinson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ben Funkyama has got the better of the ground game so far.
Funkyama wants to control but Dickinson is having none of it.
Dickinson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Funkyama really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson looking to control but Funkyama is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Funkyama is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Funkyama is trying desperately to improve position.
Funkyama is squirming around, avoiding Dickinson's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ben Funkyama showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dave Dickinson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Funkyama swings widly with a right hand

and Dickinson moves into the clinch.
Dickinson missing with knees to the body.
Funkyama trying to stall but Dickinson improves his position.
Dickinson lands an elbow inside that Funkyama shrugs off.
Dickinson tries to land knees in the clinch but Funkyama avoids the damage to the body.
Funkyama is trying to push Dickinson away but Dickinson has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Dickinson misses with a knee strike.
Dickinson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dickinson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dickinson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Funkyama blocks it with crossed arms.
Dickinson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Dickinson throws an elbow but it misses.
Funkyama pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Funkyama blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Funkyama blocks the elbow strike.

Funkyama breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Funkyama keeps the fight on the outside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dickinson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Funkyama swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Funkyama digs a good hook to Dickinson's body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Funkyama.

Funkyama lands a left and a right that send Dickinson crashing to the mat, dazed. Funkyama thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dickinson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Funkyama.
A looping hook to the body misses from Funkyama. Dickinson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Funkyama tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Some wild striking there from Funkyama.

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

Dickinson is rocked!

Dave Dickinson's cut is getting worse.
Dickinson tries to close the distance and clinch but Funkyama swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Oh Dickinson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dickinson tries to clinch there but Funkyama circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Funkyama with that takedown attempt.
Dickinson seems to have got his legs back now.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Funkyama.
Funkyama shoots in looking for a takedown but Dickinson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Funkyama's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Dave Dickinson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Funkyama.
Dickinson dodges the punch combination from Funkyama.
Dickinson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Funkyama paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dickinson ducks under a wild hook from Funkyama.
Funkyama looks to land a combination. Dickinson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Funkyama.
Ben Funkyama is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Funkyama 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.
Funkyama connects with a solid leg kick.
Funkyama shoots in looking for a takedown but Dickinson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Funkyama's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ben Funkyama seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dickinson doesn't manage to clinch there - Funkyama circles away.

Funkyama closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Funkyama managing to block the knees to the body from Dickinson.
Funkyama takes a knee to the side of the body.
Funkyama on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Funkyama blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dickinson working Funkyama over with knees to the body.
Dave Dickinson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dickinson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Funkyama backwards.
Dickinson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Funkyama avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson scores a nice knee to the body.
Dickinson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Funkyama avoiding damage as Dickinson throws knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Dickinson throws an elbow but misses.
Dickinson missing with knees to the body.
Funkyama prevents a body shot from Dickinson.
Dickinson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dave Dickinson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dickinson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dickinson trying to land knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Dickinson.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dickinson tries to land knees in the clinch but Funkyama avoids the damage to the body.
Funkyama blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Funkyama managing to block the knees to the body from Dickinson.
Dickinson landing some nice looking knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ben Funkyama comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Funkyama winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Funkyama!
After winning the bout, Ben Funkyama 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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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
88%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rick Grimes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Tamad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Juan Tamad is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Grimes
vs
Tamad

170 cm
23
162 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

176 cm
26
163 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Decent elbows
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ultimate Fighting Gear

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rick Grimes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Juan Tamad!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Sano and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tamad avoids the body shot from Grimes.
Grimes misses with a body kick.
Tamad blocks the body kick.
Grimes moves in looking to clinch but Tamad pushes him off.
Tamad throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tamad throws a series of punches but Grimes avoids them all with ease.
Tamad throws a sloppy head kick and Grimes moves out of range easily.
Tamad throws a nice looking combination but Grimes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A clash of legs there as Grimes blocks the low kick.
Tamad throws a chopping leg kick but Grimes manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Tamad tries to land a front kick but Grimes steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

Tamad bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Tamad throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Grimes dodges the ground and pound from Tamad.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tamad misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Grimes takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Tamad throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Grimes works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Tamad throws a strike but Grimes avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Tamad looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tamad trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Grimes manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Tamad has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tamad manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Grimes manages to get himself to full guard.
Tamad sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Grimes's guard.
Tamad wants to pass the guard but Grimes is defending well.
Tamad passes to full mount!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grimes slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grimes is trying to stand up here but Tamad is controlling him well.
Tamad with the ground and pound but Grimes uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Tamad looking to pass the guard.
Tamad postures up in Grimes's guard and throws a big left but Grimes blocks it.
Tamad looking to pass the guard.
Tamad passes Grimes's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Grimes trying to control here.
Tamad is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Grimes!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tamad thowing shots but they're missing.
Tamad punching from mount but Grimes doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Tamad dominating with strikes here.
Grimes is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Tamad throws some wild stikes that Grimes manages to avoid easily.
Tamad misses with a head shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tamad lands a heavy elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tamad throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Tamad throws a wild left hand from mount and Grimes manages to wriggle his way back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Tamad 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.

Tamad feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Tamad looking to pass the guard.
Tamad throws a strike but Grimes rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Tamad looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Tamad is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Tamad trying to pass the guard but Grimes defending well.
Tamad is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tamad has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Tamad putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Juan Tamad has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tamad throwing strikes here but Grimes is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Tamad landing punches.
Tamad lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Tamad misses with a head shot.
Tamad unloads with some shots from mount but Grimes bucks and avoids them well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tamad breaks from Grimes's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Poor strikes thrown by Tamad there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Tamad throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Grimes is in a horrible position here. Tamad smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Grimes is trying desperately to improve position.
Grimes is working hard here to advance position.
Tamad scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Grimes is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tamad lands a big elbow.
Tamad connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Tamad putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Grimes avoids a series of strikes thrown by Tamad.
Tamad lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Tamad in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tamad landing strikes from the mount.
Grimes in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

Grimes is rocked!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tamad postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Grimes bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Tamad and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Juan Tamad!
Juan Tamad took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Ultimate Fighting Gear for their support in the buildup to the fight.

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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
43%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Aoki Kakashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tombstone Terry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kakashi kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is ASAP Rocky-Palace. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Kakashi
vs
Terry

173 cm
30
148 lbs
10 - 12 - 0

188 cm
32
135 lbs
22 - 30 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

Torment Fightwear

Golden Supplements [O.R.G]

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aoki Kakashi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 30 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tombstone Terry!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shirou Masuda and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kakashi tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Terry manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Terry shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Terry throws a sloppy head kick and Kakashi moves out of range easily.
Kakashi dives in and grabs Terry's left leg, looking for a takedown. Terry pushes down on Kakashi's head and hops out.
Terry tries a head kick but it misses.
Kakashi looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Terry is fending him off so far but Kakashi persists. Nope, Terry circles away and we're back to standing.
Terry shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kakashi but Kakashi pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nice takedown defense from Terry. No joy for Kakashi on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aoki Kakashi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Terry shoots in looking for a takedown but Kakashi manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Terry's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Terry fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Kakashi gets tackled into the ropes by Terry. Terry maintains the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kakashi works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.

Kakashi postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Terry is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Kakashi, into his guard.
Terry is looking to work some ground and pound but Kakashi has wrist control.

Kakashi is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Terry is aware though and is defending well.

Kakashi is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Aoki Kakashi!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Aoki Kakashi made sure he mentioned Torment Fightwear, along with how happy he was to win his fight.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
42%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Pot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrus Laane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pot comes to the ring accompanied by Showering of Money. Laane has chosen Akon - Never Gonna Get It as his entrance music. Jack Pot has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Pot
vs
Laane

182 cm
23
180 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

193 cm
23
174 lbs
6 - 7 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jack Pot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andrus Laane!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pot steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Laane.
Laane takes a swing at Pot's ribcage but misses.
Pot scores with a hook to the body. Laane takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Laane is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Good work by Pot as he checks the leg kick.
Laane wants to clinch up but Pot keeps it at a distance.
Laane throws a right and a left that Pot avoids nicely.
Pot shoots in for a takedown but Laane shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Pot blocks a head kick by Laane.

Laane gets tackled into the ropes by Pot. Pot maintains the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Laane has had enough of the clinch but Pot keeps him there for the moment.
Pot controlling the action here for a moment.
Pot is looking to control Laane's arms but Laane gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pot has his back to the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pot is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Laane pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Laane prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Pot. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Laane is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Laane is trying to force a seperation but Pot has the dominant position.
Pot drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Laane gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Laane wants to break free but Pot has control.
Pot is looking for a takedown.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pot.
Laane can't break the clinch.
Laane stops a takedown attempt from Pot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laane has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Pot prevents a body shot from Laane.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Pot blocks an elbow strike from Laane.

Pot breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Laane takes a jab right on the kisser.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pot takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Laane tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Pot manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Laane misses with a low kick.
Laane scores with a three punch combo!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laane connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Pot misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Some wild striking there from Pot.

Laane clinches up against the ropes.
Pot is trying to stall.
Laane prevents the takedown attempt.
Laane stalls.
Laane is trying to break the clinch but Pot has him pressed against the ropes.
Pot avoids the elbow strike from Laane, against the ropes.
Laane has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Laane gets underhooks to prevent Pot's takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laane has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Pot pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Laane tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Pot counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Pot lands with an uppercut that bounces Laane off the ropes and back into range.
Laane avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pot throws a head kick that misses.

Laane rushes Pot and presses him up against the ropes.
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!
Laane wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pot has him pressed against the ropes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pot has Laane pressed against the ropes, preventing Laane from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Laane escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Laane closes the distance and clinches.

Laane manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Andrus Laane will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Pot moves into range and clinches up with Laane.
Laane wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Laane tries to break the clinch but Pot is controlling the position.
Laane has had enough of the clinch but Pot keeps him there for the moment.
Laane prevents the takedown attempt.
Laane misses with a hook from the clinch.
Laane gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Pot is looking to take this one to the mat.
Pot is trying to break free.
Laane lands an elbow that stopped Pot in his tracks for a moment.
Laane tries to break the clinch but Pot is controlling the position.
Laane wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pot has him pressed against the ropes.
Laane tries to land knees in the clinch but Pot avoids the damage to the body.
Pot keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Laane's efforts to push away.
Laane tries to break free but Pot pushes him back against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pot stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Laane wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pot has him pressed against the ropes.
Laane can't break the clinch.
Laane struggles to land a body shot inside as Pot controls his hands.

Pot breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pot throws a nice looking combination but Laane bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Laane misses with a double jab
and Pot counters with a left to the body.
Pot throws a half hearted mid kick.
Laane lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Laane dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pot. That did some damage!
Laane moves to clinch but Pot breaks away
and Pot cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Laane tries to clinch up but Pot circles away and keeps his distance.
Pot takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laane scores with a nice strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laane fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pot manages to avoid it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Laane looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A combination from Pot does no damage.
Laane falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pot cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Laane lands a slapping body shot.
Laane misses with the combination.
Laane moves in looking to clinch but Pot pushes him off.

Pot scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Laane tries to escape back to his feet but Pot has kept hold of him... Oh, now he's got Laane's back and is looking for the choke... Is it? Is it sunk in? YES! Laane is tapping! Pot saw the opportunity and took it - ruthless!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jack Pot!
Jack Pot decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
49%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rampage Jockson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zbyszko Zbogdanca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jockson comes to the ring accompanied by Can't Be Touched. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Jockson
vs
Zbogdanca

178 cm
32
211 lbs
15 - 9 - 0

184 cm
30
205 lbs
8 - 5 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rampage Jockson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Zbyszko Zbogdanca!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jockson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Zbogdanca with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jockson to score with a decent uppercut.
Zbogdanca cracks Jockson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A shot to the liver by Jockson. Beautiful body shot.
Zbogdanca avoids the body shot from Jockson.
Jockson moves out of range as Zbogdanca strikes.
Zbogdanca walks into a straight right hand from Jockson.
Jockson digs a good hook to Zbogdanca's body.
Zbogdanca doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Jockson counter with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zbogdanca throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zbogdanca misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sloppy strikes from Zbogdanca. Those never looked like landing.
Zbogdanca shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jockson as he avoids it easily.
Zbogdanca misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rampage Jockson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zbyszko Zbogdanca.
Zbogdanca lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Zbyszko Zbogdanca seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zbogdanca rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Zbogdanca moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Zbogdanca throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zbogdanca looks to land a combination but Jockson avoids it well.

Zbogdanca throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Jockson was covering up waiting for the punch and Zbogdanca finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zbogdanca trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zbogdanca is fighting to break Jockson's control of his arms but Jockson is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Zbogdanca pushing down on Jockson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Jockson wants to get back to full guard.

Zbogdanca seems to be looking for submissions.
Jockson trying to control but Zbogdanca postures up.
Jockson is looking for a sweep. Zbogdanca is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Zbogdanca is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Jockson reverses the position - he's now on top in Zbogdanca's guard.
Jockson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Jockson is looking to work some ground and pound but Zbogdanca has wrist control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Zbogdanca is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Jockson stands and steps away. Zbogdanca gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Zbogdanca looks to throw the jab but Jockson is out of range.
Zbogdanca tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jockson was well out of range. Poor timing from Zbogdanca.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Zbogdanca!
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!
Jockson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Zbogdanca drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Zbogdanca dodges the punch combination from Jockson.

Jockson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Zbogdanca wants to get back to full guard.
Jockson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Zbogdanca knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Jockson is stalling here. Zbogdanca is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Jockson seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Zbogdanca has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.

Zbogdanca swings around for an armbar but Jockson sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Zbogdanca's guard.
Jockson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jockson works a leg free and moves into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jockson is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Jockson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Zbogdanca is squirming around, avoiding Jockson's attempts to control the action.
Zbogdanca is looking to get to half guard.
Zbogdanca is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Jockson dominating with strikes here.
Zbogdanca is trying to escape the mount.

Jockson is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Zbogdanca can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Jockson cracks Zbogdanca with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

It looks like Zbyszko Zbogdanca has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jockson lands a nice shot to the head.
Jockson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

The cut above Zbyszko Zbogdanca's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Jockson scores with a couple of good head shots there.

Zbyszko Zbogdanca's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Zbyszko Zbogdanca's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Rampage Jockson!
Rampage Jockson 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
48%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Van Winkle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wanderlei Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van Winkle comes to the ring accompanied by Ice Ice Baby. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Van Winkle
vs
Silva

189 cm
27
215 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

180 cm
24
215 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

TFP Graphics - Pit Inc
Conviction

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robert Van Winkle!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wanderlei Silva!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Hirohito Nitta and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva misses with a kick to the body.
Silva throws a leg kick
and Van Winkle counters with a slapping leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Silva.
Silva fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Van Winkle.
Van Winkle on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Silva. Silva obviously looking to wear him down.
Van Winkle is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Silva rushes Van Winkle and presses him up against the ropes.
Van Winkle lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Winkle.
Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Van Winkle throws an elbow but it misses.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Van Winkle has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Van Winkle blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Van Winkle blocks it with crossed arms.

Van Winkle tightens his grip and picks Silva up, before dumping him to the ground. Silva manages to land in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Silva is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Van Winkle is controlling him.
Silva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Van Winkle passes into half guard.
Van Winkle stops Silva from getting back to his feet.

Van Winkle is trying to work for a kimura but Silva is defending well.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Silva looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Winkle seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Van Winkle not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Silva wants to control but Van Winkle is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Van Winkle thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Silva's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Winkle throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Silva tries to roll over but Van Winkle keeps him under control.
Van Winkle thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Silva's head.
Van Winkle trying to control the pace.
Van Winkle thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Silva's head.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Winkle is controlling the pace.
Silva has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Van Winkle is working away from the top position though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Wanderlei Silva wasn't active enough on the ground.
Silva is looking to score with low kicks.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Van Winkle swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wanderlei Silva dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Silva moves to clinch but Van Winkle breaks away
and Van Winkle counters with a nice uppercut.
Wanderlei Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice leg kick lands there from Van Winkle.
Van Winkle avoids a kick to the body.
Van Winkle fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Silva checks it well.
Silva motions for Van Winkle to come forward. Silva throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Silva misses with a leg kick
and Van Winkle counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Silva looks for the body kick but Van Winkle saw that one coming.
Van Winkle fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Silva thows a leg kick but Van Winkle checks it
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Van Winkle counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Van Winkle.
Van Winkle takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Silva feints and then cracks Van Winkle's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Van Winkle down.
Van Winkle tries a low kick but Silva avoids it.
Van Winkle fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Silva looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Silva throws a leg kick
and Van Winkle counters with a low kick, right behind Silva 's knee.

Van Winkle closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Silva quickly recovers to half guard.
Van Winkle not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Silva is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Van Winkle scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Winkle prevents Silva from improving his position.
Van Winkle is keen to just control but Silva is a slippery customer.
Silva wants to get back to his feet.
Van Winkle passes the guard and advances to mount!
Van Winkle landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Winkle looking to ground and pound but Silva is blocking nicely.
Silva takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Van Winkle punishing his opponent with strikes.
Van Winkle is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Winkle controlling the pace for now.
Van Winkle's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Silva that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Silva really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Van Winkle. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Van Winkle content just to control the position here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Van Winkle throwing strikes here but Silva is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robert Van Winkle dominated that second round.
That's time! Van Winkle's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Silva throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Van Winkle ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Van Winkle is looking to wear down Silva with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Van Winkle lands a jab.
Van Winkle tries to move into range but Silva moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Silva takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wanderlei Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Van Winkle takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Van Winkle has a takedown stuffed.
Silva checks a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throws a leg kick but Van Winkle checks it.
Van Winkle just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva throws a leg kick
and Van Winkle counters with a nice low kick that buckles Silva's knee momentarily.
Silva is looking to score with low kicks.
Van Winkle is looking to slow Silva down with leg kicks.
Silva throws a chopping leg kick but Van Winkle manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Silva takes a kick to the side of the head.
Silva misses with a leg kick.
Van Winkle throws a leg kick that misses.
Silva fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Van Winkle checks it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Van Winkle ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
Silva thumps Van Winkle with a low kick.
Silva misses with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Winkle connects with a body shot.
A low kick from Silva misses
enabling Van Winkle to counter with a crisp jab.
Silva with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Silva throws a low kick but it's checked well by Van Winkle.
Silva tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a looping left.
A low kick from Silva misses
enabling Van Winkle to counter with a crisp jab.
Van Winkle is looking to chop away at Silva's legs.
Van Winkle fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Silva avoids it really well and circles away.
Silva scores with a head kick. Van Winkle tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

It looks like Robert Van Winkle has been cut.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Silva.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Winkle is looking to land body kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Winkle slips a jab and a cross from Silva.
Silva misses with a low kick.
A solid body kick from Van Winkle.
Silva lands a leg kick that knocks Van Winkle off balance momentarily.
Silva wants to clinch.
Van Winkle throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Van Winkle throws a leg kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wanderlei Silva really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Robert Van Winkle's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Silva feints and then cracks Van Winkle's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Van Winkle down.
Silva on the wrong end of a nice jab.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Van Winkle.
Van Winkle cracks Silva with a big elbow.
Van Winkle is trying to ground and pound but Silva uses the momentary lack of control by Van Winkle to regain half guard.
Van Winkle is just content to waste time from the top position. Silva takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Winkle trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Van Winkle throwing strikes from guard but Silva blocks nicely.
Van Winkle sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Van Winkle loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Van Winkle from controlling successfully.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

Robert Van Winkle has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Van Winkle misses with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Van Winkle. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Van Winkle thows a body kick. Silva tries to catch it but that hurt him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Van Winkle.
Van Winkle swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Silva counters with a solid body kick.
Van Winkle scores with a nice right hand.
Silva throws a leg kick
and Van Winkle counters with an outside leg kick.
Van Winkle throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Van Winkle delivers a nice body kick.
Van Winkle throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
A low kick from Silva misses
and Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Silva gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Winkle throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Van Winkle circles away quickly and effectively.
Van Winkle lands with a hook. Silva tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Silva getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

Van Winkle looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Van Winkle.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Winkle throwing strikes from guard but Silva blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robert Van Winkle had his way with Wanderlei Silva in that round.
The cut man is working on Robert Van Winkle's cut.
That's time! 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.

Silva wants to slow Van Winkle down by chopping away at his legs.
Van Winkle shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Silva pinned against the ropes. Silva gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Silva throws a lazy head kick
and Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Van Winkle 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.
Nice cross by Van Winkle.
Van Winkle is looking to slow Silva down with leg kicks.
Silva throws a front kick aimed at Van Winkle's knee but Van Winkle avoids it well.
Van Winkle catches Silva with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Van Winkle lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva checks the leg kick.
Silva dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Van Winkle. That did some damage!
Wanderlei Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A jab from Silva misses.
Silva wants to land a leg kick but Van Winkle is out of range.
Van Winkle fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Silva looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A jab from Van Winkle does it's job there.
A clash of legs there as Van Winkle blocks the low kick.
Silva lands a head kick. Van Winkle smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Silva shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Silva gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Van Winkle to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Winkle throws a strike but Silva rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Silva preventing the sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Winkle seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Van Winkle wants to sweep here but Silva controlling him for the moment.
Silva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Silva preventing the sweep.
Van Winkle is working hard here to advance position.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Wanderlei Silva.
A leg kick checked by Van Winkle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Winkle will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Silva takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Van Winkle throws a leg kick that misses.
Van Winkle throws a good cross that connects.
A telegraphed right hand from Silva misses the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Winkle uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Silva.
A low kick from Silva is predictable there
and Van Winkle counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

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 Robert Van Winkle.
I think Van Winkle has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 48:47
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 48:47
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 48:47

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