KRT 83 - Deathgrip vs Pot PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between The Hulk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Riley Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hulk might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Hulkamania!. Riley Davis looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Hulk
vs
Davis

170 cm
28
145 lbs
7 - 11 - 1

163 cm
28
135 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Insanely flexible

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, The Hulk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Riley Davis!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Davis drives through with a takedown into guard.
Davis stopping the sweep attempt from Hulk.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hulk is trying to keep Davis in close.
Hulk bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Davis's guard.
Hulk pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Davis is keeping the position for now.
Hulk is pushing down on Davis's leg trying to pass to half guard. Davis is fighting to maintain full guard but Hulk has managed to sneak the leg through.

Hulk is working for a submission of some sort.
Hulk with the ground and pound but Davis uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Hulk looking to pass the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis working a defensive guard here.

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

Davis had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hulk defends it easily.
Hulk works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Hulk is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Hulk tries to pass the half guard into mount. Davis knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Davis is in trouble now - Hulk has advanced to mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hulk wants to take Davis's back here but Davis is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Hulk sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Davis is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Davis stops Hulk from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.

Hulk is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Davis has managed to escape the submission attempt.
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!
Davis wants to hold on but Hulk pushes him away.
Hulk fails to move to back control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Davis is desperately trying to improve his position but Hulk has a good base and remains in mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Davis is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Hulk is staying active.
Hulk trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Davis tries to hold on but Hulk postures up.
Davis looks winded!

Hulk working for a submission but Davis is keeping him at bay.
Davis is squirming around, avoiding Hulk's attempts to control the action.

Hulk is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Davis has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Hulk looking to control but Davis is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Davis tries to improve his position but Hulk has taken his back! Hulk has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Davis tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Hulk pushes Davis away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). The Hulk!
A victorious The Hulk thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
44%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Erik Bariles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris To Short (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bariles comes into the arena with Thriller by Michael Jackson blaring out of the sound system. 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.

Bariles
vs
To Short

170 cm
29
147 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

168 cm
27
159 lbs
10 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Erik Bariles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chris To Short !
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shirou Masuda and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut there from Bariles.
A jab from Bariles does it's job there.
To Short buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Chris To Short seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
To Short tries to close the distance and clinch but Bariles swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
To Short tries to clinch but Bariles moves out of range.
To Short will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
To Short tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bariles connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
To Short with a poor takedown
and To Short takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
To Short tries a low kick but Bariles avoids it.
To Short doesn't manage to clinch there - Bariles circles away.
To Short throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bariles stalks To Short and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into To Short 's face. To Short staggers backwards, shaken.
Sloppy strikes from To Short . Those never looked like landing.
To Short pulls out of a head kick attempt.
To Short throws a right hand that Bariles ducks under and follows up with a left that Bariles also avoids with ease.
Bariles swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bariles lands a head shot.
To Short tries to clinch up
and To Short takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bariles jabbing away but nothing is landing.
To Short tries to clinch up but Bariles circles away and keeps his distance.
To Short is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bariles lands with a good body shot.
To Short is looking to clinch.
Bariles throws a looping overhand right but To Short ducks down to avoid it.
Bariles looks to land a combination but To Short avoids it well.

To Short closes the distance and clinches.
To Short with an attempt at a knee that misses.
To Short drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bariles pulls his leg out and moves away.
Erik Bariles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris To Short .

That's two minutes gone in the round.
To Short tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bariles swivels and escapes.

To Short clinches up with Bariles and pushes him back against the cage.
To Short tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

To Short pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bariles avoids the head kick by To Short .
A head kick misses from To Short .
Bariles throws a right and a left that To Short avoids nicely.
Erik Bariles is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
To Short tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bariles paws at him with a jab and circles away.
To Short misses with the combination.
A head kick misses from To Short .
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bariles keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
To Short shoots and misses
and Bariles counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bariles swinging wildly here.
Bariles throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck To Short on the side of the head.
Bariles displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from To Short .

To Short is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Bariles's half guard.
To Short looks winded!
Bariles is looking to control To Short 's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bariles avoid being mounted?
Bariles slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
To Short stopping the sweep attempt from Bariles.
Bariles wants to stand up but To Short is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bariles controlling To Short 's posture.
Bariles working a defensive guard here.
Bariles keeping moving, preventing To Short from controlling successfully.

Bariles uses the cage to get back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bariles swinging wildly here.
Bariles throws a jab when To Short was well out of range.
Bariles throws an overhand right that lands on To Short 's shoulder, as To Short tries to avoid the shot.
Bariles blocks a head kick by To Short .

That's five minutes gone in the round.
To Short 's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bariles connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! To Short scrambles back to his feet.
To Short works over Bariles's head and body with a nice combination.

It looks like Erik Bariles has been cut.
To Short tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bariles manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
To Short ducks under a wild hook from Bariles.
Bariles is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
To Short has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

To Short gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
To Short wants a takedown but no success here.

To Short is trying to trip Bariles. He has hold of a leg but Bariles is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. To Short persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Bariles can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as To Short controls the pace.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bariles looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bariles is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Erik Bariles just wasn't active enough.
To Short tries to clinch up.
To Short shoots in for a double leg but Bariles sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
To Short tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bariles manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
To Short drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bariles throws an uppercut from half a mile away. To Short sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bariles wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bariles just misses with a punch to the body.
Bariles is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
To Short avoids the body shot from Bariles.
Bariles just misses with a punch to the body.
To Short looks to score with a jab to the body but Bariles is just out of range.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
To Short throws a head kick that misses.
To Short tries a head kick but it misses.
A big right from Bariles misses.
To Short throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bariles swats away the attempt to clinch by To Short .
To Short staying out of range there.
To Short with a poor takedown
and Bariles counters with a stiff right hand.
A punch combination from To Short misses.
To Short tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bariles manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
To Short slips a straight right by Bariles.
To Short is looking to clinch.
Bariles looks to score with a jab to the body but To Short is just out of range.
To Short drops his hands momentarily and Bariles takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Bariles slips a jab from To Short .
Bariles dips to his left and cracks To Short with an uppercut!
To Short shoots and misses
and Bariles counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
To Short tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bariles counters with a right hand to the body.
To Short throws a hook but Bariles avoids it easily.
To Short throws a leg kick but Bariles sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bariles displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from To Short .
To Short throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from To Short lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bariles has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bariles and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
To Short showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bariles.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bariles lands the left hand.
To Short throws out a powerful jab.
To Short takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bariles misses with a double jab.
A jab from Bariles does it's job there.
Bariles misses with a wild body shot.
To Short throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bariles takes a swing at To Short 's ribcage but misses.
To Short throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A left and a right from Bariles both land. Nice combination.
To Short throws a nice head kick!
Bariles fakes high and swings low for a body shot but To Short manages to avoid it.
Bariles lands with a straight right. To Short didn't see that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Chris To Short will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Erik Bariles's cut.
That's time! Bariles's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

To Short pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bariles throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
To Short closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bariles lands a body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bariles darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bariles scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Bariles misses the shot to the body.
To Short shoots in but Bariles avoids the takedown attempt easily.
To Short uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bariles.
To Short with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Bariles to counter with a crisp jab.
To Short slips under a jab.
To Short tries to clinch up but Bariles circles away and keeps his distance.
To Short wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - To Short looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
To Short throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Erik Bariles is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
To Short tries to clinch but Bariles moves away
enabling Bariles to counter with a crisp jab.
Bariles thuds a left hand into To Short 's body.
Bariles misses with a straight left.
To Short blocks a jab.
Bariles throws a body punch but To Short moves out of range.
To Short misses with a few strikes there.
Bariles defends well against a solid takedown attempt from To Short .
Erik Bariles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris To Short .
To Short is breathing heavily.
To Short tries to close the distance and clinch but Bariles swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bariles throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bariles lands with a nice body punch.
To Short is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bariles sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
To Short has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
To Short pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bariles with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bariles avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
To Short misses with a body kick.
To Short will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
To Short walks into a stiff left hand from Bariles.
To Short tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Bariles counter with a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bariles connects with a body shot.
Bariles lands with a nice body punch.
To Short ducks right into an uppercut from Bariles.
Bariles misses with a wild combination.
Bariles stalks To Short and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into To Short 's face. To Short staggers backwards, shaken.
To Short tries to clinch but Bariles moves out of range.
Nice body punch from Bariles.
To Short tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A punch combination from Bariles misses.
Bariles keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bariles lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bariles moves out of range of the body kick from To Short .
Good standup being displayed there by Bariles as he connects with a hook.
No luck with that takedown attempt from To Short .
Bariles keeps the fight on the outside.
To Short darts in trying to clinch
and Bariles counters with a one-two to the body.
Good exchange - Bariles coming out on top.
To Short misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bariles digs a good hook to To Short 's 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!
Bariles lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
To Short looks to land a combination but Bariles avoids it well.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bariles blocks a head kick by To Short .
Bariles dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Bariles there.
Bariles throws a right and a left that both miss.
To Short slips a jab and a cross from Bariles.
To Short with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bariles to score with a decent uppercut.
Bariles dips to his left and cracks To Short with an uppercut!
To Short tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bariles swats him away and circles back towards the center.
To Short is looking to clinch.
To Short misses the shot to the body.
Bariles misses with a wild body shot.
To Short tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bariles swats him away and circles back towards the center.
To Short takes a jab right on the kisser.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bariles lands with a cross.
To Short tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bariles sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten To Short somewhat.
Bariles misses with a wild body shot.
Bariles getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
To Short shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bariles defends it nicely.
Bariles bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps To Short 's head backwards.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from To Short is defended easily by Bariles.
To Short throws a head kick that misses.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bariles lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
No joy there for Bariles, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bariles ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bariles scores with a shot to the body.
To Short is looking to clinch.

To Short closes the distance and clinches.
To Short connects with a knee to the head.

To Short pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bariles throws a one two combo.
Some wild striking there from To Short .
To Short ducks right into an uppercut from Bariles.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
To Short throws a hook to the side of Bariles's head but Bariles sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
To Short tries to clinch but Bariles moves away
and Bariles counters with a nice uppercut.
Bariles throws a combination but it was largely blocked by To Short .
To Short shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bariles but Bariles pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bariles misses with a hook.
Bariles stuffs the takedown attempt from To Short . To Short gets slowly back to his feet.
To Short wants to clinch up but Bariles keeps it at a distance.
Bariles scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. To Short doesn't seem bothered though.
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!
To Short tries to clinch but Bariles moves out of range.
Bariles lands a nice looking body shot.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bariles throws a right and a left that To Short avoids nicely.
Bariles throws a right hand that To Short ducks under and follows up with a left that To Short also avoids with ease.

To Short gets a clinch.

To Short escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight stays on the outside here - To Short looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
To Short connects with a high kick.
To Short throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
To Short tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bariles swats him away and circles back towards the center.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bariles lands with a cross.
Bariles takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
To Short is looking to clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Erik Bariles 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Erik Bariles!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Erik Bariles!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Erik Bariles!

Erik Bariles wins by unanimous decision!
Erik Bariles was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
39%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Hill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Thorpe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thorpe has chosen Limelight by Rush as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Hill
vs
Thorpe

203 cm
33
288 lbs
14 - 6 - 0

200 cm
28
272 lbs
10 - 10 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great low kicks
Very strong

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bobby Hill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Scott Thorpe!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shigeki Fujiwara and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hill looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
An inside leg kick lands from Hill.
Hill throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hill fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hill throws a body punch but Thorpe moves out of range.
Donk. Hill catches Thorpe right on the button with a cross.

It looks like Scott Thorpe has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hill will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hill cracks the inside of Thorpe's front leg.
Hill fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hill throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hill ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thorpe moves away.
Thorpe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hill.
Hill throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Thorpe decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hill's guard.
Hill wants to hit a switch here but Thorpe passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Hill there!
Hill is trying to escape the mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorpe connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Hill takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

It looks like Bobby Hill has been cut.
Hill is looking to improve his position but Thorpe isn't that keen on the idea.
Thorpe throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Thorpe thowing shots but they're missing.
Thorpe has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thorpe scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hill?
Hill blocking the ground and pound.
Thorpe working the ground and pound effectively.

Bobby Hill's cut is getting worse.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hill avoids a series of strikes thrown by Thorpe.
Thorpe tries to control but Hill wriggling away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thorpe breaks from Hill's wrist control and lands an elbow.

Jeez, Bobby Hill's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Scott Thorpe!
Scott Thorpe very nearly forgot to thank Condemned amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.

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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
68%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cub Galloway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Galloway is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Jump Around by House of Pain. Cub Galloway has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Alves
vs
Galloway

180 cm
31
181 lbs
14 - 18 - 0

188 cm
24
175 lbs
9 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Thiago Alves !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cub Galloway!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Ren Mimura and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Galloway keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alves .
Galloway lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Alves finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Alves scores with a nice right hand.
Galloway misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Alves looks to score with a jab to the body but Galloway is just out of range.
Alves jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Alves throws a good cross that connects.
A solid body kick from Galloway.
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 tries to close the distance and clinch but Galloway swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Galloway defending well as Alves loads up on a big left hand.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Galloway. Alves shrugs it off though.
Alves waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Galloway.
Cub Galloway seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Galloway throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Alves 's head.
A slow jab from Alves misses its intended target.
Galloway tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Galloway doesn't manage to clinch there - Alves circles away.

Galloway rushes Alves and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Galloway is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Alves tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Galloway is trying to force a seperation but Alves has the dominant position.
Alves missing with knees to the body.
Alves prevents Galloway from breaking the clinch.
Galloway lands a nice elbow.

Galloway pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Alves scores with the left hand. Galloway knows he should have avoided that one.
Galloway misses with an attempted mid kick.
Galloway throws a head kick but Alves moves out of range.
Galloway throws a body kick that misses.
Galloway checks a low kick from Alves .
Galloway throws a wild body kick that Alves sees coming a mile off.
Galloway fails in his attempt to clinch.
Alves throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Galloway throws a push kick but Alves slaps the foot to one side.
Galloway misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves misses with a low kick as Galloway jumps back.
Alves is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Galloway.
Galloway throws a head kick that Alves semi-blocks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Galloway just misses with a punch to the body.
Galloway looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Alves throws a low kick but Galloway avoids it.
Alves looks to score with a jab to the body but Galloway is just out of range.
Alves ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Alves fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Galloway moves out of range of the leg kick from Alves .
A good leg kick by Galloway.
Galloway misses with an attempted mid kick.
Galloway swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Alves looks to land a right hand but Galloway moved out of range.
Alves fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Galloway looks to land a combination. Alves sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Galloway lands with a nice body kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Galloway.
Alves throws a shot from downtown. Galloway moves away and avoids it.
Galloway showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Alves .
Alves dodges the punch combination from Galloway.
Alves thows a left - swing and a miss!
Alves takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A slow jab from Alves misses its intended target.
Galloway throws a head kick but Alves moves out of range.
Galloway throws a head kick that Alves semi-blocks.
Galloway throws a nice looking combination but Alves bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Alves thows a body shot but no joy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Galloway looks for the body kick but Alves saw that one coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Galloway has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Galloway misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Galloway looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Galloway misses with a head kick.
Galloway fails with an attempt to clinch.

Galloway rushes Alves and presses him up against the cage.
Galloway trying to land knees to the body.
Galloway has had enough of the clinch but Alves keeps him there for the moment.

Galloway's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Galloway takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Galloway looks to land a combination but Alves avoids it well.
A low kick from Alves is predictable there

and Galloway counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Alves misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Galloway.
Galloway is trying to force a seperation but Alves has the dominant position.
Alves unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Galloway looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Alves tries to work over Galloway's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's five minutes gone in the round.

Galloway's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Alves throws a looping overhand right but Galloway ducks down to avoid it.
Alves throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Galloway is looking to score with low kicks.
Galloway lands a glancing blow to the side of Alves 's head.
Galloway tries to clinch but Alves is having none of it.
Alves swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Galloway counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Alves is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Alves pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Galloway ducks under a wild hook from Alves .
Alves clobbers Galloway with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Alves connects with a right hand. Galloway shakes it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Galloway misses with a head kick.
Alves ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Alves is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Alves tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Galloway was well out of range. Poor timing from Alves .

That's six minutes gone in the round.

Galloway darts in and clinches Alves up against the cage.
Alves tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

Galloway breaks the clinch.
Alves throws a jab when Galloway was well out of range.
Alves lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Alves .
Alves lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Galloway circles away quickly and effectively.
Galloway doesn't manage to clinch there - Alves circles away.
Alves throws a jab when Galloway was well out of range.
Galloway throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Galloway rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Alves moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Galloway throws a series of punches but Alves moves out of range.
Galloway fails in his attempt to clinch.
Alves lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

Galloway gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Alves can't find room to land a body shot as Galloway controls the action.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Alves is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Alves keeps control of Galloway as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Alves pressing his opponent against the cage.
Galloway is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Galloway tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Galloway wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Alves has him pressed against the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Galloway is trying to force a seperation but Alves has the dominant position.
Alves looking to slow down the pace here.

Galloway manages to break the clinch.
Alves misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Galloway.
Galloway takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Galloway drops his hands momentarily and Alves takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Alves misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Galloway.
Galloway defending well as Alves loads up on a big left hand.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Galloway tries a head kick but it misses.

Alves moves into the clinch.

Galloway breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Alves throws a right and a left that both miss.
Alves throws a lazy uppercut
and Galloway counters with an inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Galloway lands a head kick!

It looks like Thiago Alves has been cut.

Galloway has managed to clinch.
Galloway tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Alves avoids it.
Galloway lands with a right to the head.
Alves throws a knee to the head but misses.
Alves looking to slow down the pace here.

Galloway breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alves ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Galloway moves away.
Galloway fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Alves throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Alves waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Galloway.
Alves throws a hook but Galloway blocks it.
A punch combination from Alves misses.
Alves takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Alves takes a swing at Galloway's ribcage but misses.
Alves loads up on a big right hand but Galloway slips the punch.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Galloway - that will leave a mark!
Alves just misses with a punch to the body.
Alves blocks a head kick by Galloway.
Galloway takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters circling - Alves throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Galloway tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Alves looks to throw the jab but Galloway is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cub Galloway dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thiago Alves 's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Galloway connects with a leg kick. Alves looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Alves swings for the body but Galloway moves out of range.
Cub Galloway seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Galloway throws a head kick but Alves moves out of range.
Galloway throws a body kick that misses.
Alves takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Alves checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Alves loads up on a big right hand but Galloway slips the punch.
Alves tries for a takedown but Galloway sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Alves throws a hook but Galloway avoids it easily.
Galloway throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Galloway goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A big left from Alves misses.
Galloway ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Galloway checks a low kick from Alves .
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Galloway looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves misses with the combination.
A head kick from Galloway lands but Alves takes it in his stride.

Galloway drives through and clinches with Alves against the cage.
Alves is trying to push Galloway away but Galloway has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Galloway has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Knees to the body from Galloway.
Alves working hard to break the clinch.
Alves will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Galloway lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Alves misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Galloway lands an elbow just above Alves 's eye.
Galloway wants to break the clinch but can't.

Galloway breaks from the clinch.
Alves checks a low kick from Galloway.
Alves keeps the fight on the outside.
Alves takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Alves misses.
Alves throws a leg kick but Galloway sees it coming and moves out of range.
Alves throws a hook but Galloway blocks it.
Alves circles away from the clinch attempt.
Galloway scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Galloway.
Alves motions for Galloway to come forward. Alves throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Galloway misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Galloway takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Galloway tries to bum rush Alves with a series of wild strikes but Alves uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Galloway darts in trying to clinch
and Alves counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Galloway thinking.
Galloway showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Alves .

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Galloway throws a nice head kick!
Galloway tries to clinch up but Alves circles away and keeps his distance.
Galloway doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Galloway with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Alves to score with a decent uppercut.
Alves misses with a straight left.
Galloway slips a straight right by Alves .
Good work by Galloway as he checks the leg kick.
Alves misses the shot to the body.
Alves stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Galloway.
Alves throws a front kick aimed at Galloway's knee but Galloway avoids it well.
Alves avoids the head kick by Galloway.
Alves thows a body shot but no joy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Galloway avoids the body shot from Alves .
Galloway throws a head kick but Alves moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves just misses with a punch to the body.
Alves takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Galloway scoring well with a low kick there.
Galloway cracks Alves with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Alves misses with a low kick.
Alves has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Galloway tries a head kick but it misses.
Galloway fails in his attempt to clinch.
Alves misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Galloway is looking to clinch but Alves is avoiding it.
Galloway tries to clinch up but Alves circles away and keeps his distance.
Galloway tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Galloway misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Galloway throws a solid leg kick but Alves takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Galloway.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Alves lands a jab-cross combination.

Galloway rushes Alves and presses him up against the cage.
Cub Galloway seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Alves trying to stall but Galloway improves his position.

Alves breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alves lands a slapping body shot.
Nice body kick from Galloway.
Alves looks to land a combination. Galloway sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Some wild striking there from Galloway.
Alves steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Galloway.
Alves throws a right and a left that Galloway avoids nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alves . Galloway does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alves throws a looping overhand right but Galloway ducks down to avoid it.
Alves avoids the head kick by Galloway.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Galloway goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alves looks to land a left hand but Galloway moved out of range nicely.
A nice combination there by Alves .
Alves throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Alves misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Galloway counters with a nice kick to the body.
Galloway lands with a nice body kick.
Nice body kick from Galloway.
Both fighters circling a little - Galloway finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Galloway throws a sloppy head kick and Alves moves out of range easily.
Galloway stuffs the takedown.
A thudding body kick lands there by Galloway!
Galloway throws a head kick that Alves semi-blocks.
Alves takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Thiago Alves has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alves is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Alves keeps the fight on the outside.
Galloway lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Alves circles away quickly and effectively.
Galloway pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Alves swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alves tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Galloway was well out of range. Poor timing from Alves .
Galloway throws a nice head kick!
Galloway scores with a head kick.
Alves is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Galloway.
Galloway misses with a few strikes there.
Galloway throws the kick towards the body but Alves avoids it.
Cub Galloway is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sloppy strikes from Alves . Those never looked like landing.
Galloway lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Alves connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Galloway momentarily.
Alves pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Alves misses the jab.
Galloway fails in his attempt to clinch.
Alves shoots for a double leg takedown but Galloway sprawls well. He's pushed Alves 's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thiago Alves . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Galloway moves away from the strike by Alves .
Galloway has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Galloway scores with a leg kick.
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 takes a kick to the side of the head.
Galloway lands with a thumping leg kick.
Galloway takes one on the button.
Galloway on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Galloway tries to clinch up.
Galloway misses with a head kick.
Cub Galloway is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Good leg kick by Alves there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Galloway throws a nice looking combination but Alves bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Alves connects with a single shot there.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Alves swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Galloway throws a head kick that Alves semi-blocks.
Alves misses with a body shot.
Galloway ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Alves takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Galloway. Alves shrugs it off though.
Alves fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Galloway manages to avoid it.
Alves looks to land a combination but Galloway avoids it well.
Galloway closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Alves fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Galloway works over Alves 's head and body with a nice combination.
Alves swings widly with a right hand
and Galloway counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Alves sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Galloway throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cub Galloway comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Galloway 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Cub Galloway!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Cub Galloway!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Cub Galloway!

Cub Galloway wins by unanimous decision!
Cub Galloway took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
80%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Malutin Andrey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nunca Subestime O Palmeiras (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andrey's entrance music is Gunther -Ding Dong Song . A fine choice. This should be a great matchup!

Andrey
vs
Subestime O Palmeiras

177 cm
21
146 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

162 cm
21
135 lbs
8 - 8 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great low kicks
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Malutin Andrey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nunca Subestime O Palmeiras!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andrey scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Andrey lands a high kick!

It looks like Nunca Subestime O Palmeiras has been cut.
Andrey feints and then cracks O Palmeiras's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow O Palmeiras down.
Andrey fails to land with a series of punches.
Andrey looks to score with a jab to the body but O Palmeiras is just out of range.
O Palmeiras shoots in looking for a takedown. Andrey tries to sprawl out of it but O Palmeiras keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Andrey manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Andrey dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on O Palmeiras. That did some damage!
O Palmeiras dives in and grabs Andrey's left leg, looking for a takedown. Andrey pushes down on O Palmeiras's head and hops out.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
O Palmeiras has Andrey pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Andrey manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Malutin Andrey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nunca Subestime O Palmeiras.
Andrey is defending well against a takedown attempt.
O Palmeiras has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
O Palmeiras drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Andrey gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Andrey's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrey scores with a head kick. O Palmeiras tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Andrey leaves O Palmeiras with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Andrey throws a nice outside leg kick.
Andrey tests O Palmeiras's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Andrey throws a head kick that misses.
Andrey lands a nice shot that snaps O Palmeiras's head back.

O Palmeiras is rocked!
O Palmeiras gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Malutin Andrey!
In his post fight interview, Malutin Andrey started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
84%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Baldridge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rey Mesterio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mesterio has chosen Be A Warrior as his entrance music. 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.

Baldridge
vs
Mesterio

182 cm
30
180 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

175 cm
27
175 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

CEC Nutrition Q160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marcus Baldridge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rey Mesterio!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Kenichi Hosakawa and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Baldridge shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Mesterio's guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Baldridge tries to free his leg and advance position but Mesterio is retaining full guard.
Mesterio is trying to control the position but Baldridge postures up.
Baldridge working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Mesterio's head.
Baldridge scoring with punches to the head and body.
Baldridge postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Baldridge wants to control from the top but Mesterio keeps moving.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baldridge slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mesterio preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Baldridge content to stall in guard here.
Baldridge distracts Mesterio with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Baldridge trying to control but Mesterio is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baldridge is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Baldridge working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mesterio has momentary wrist control but Baldridge slips an elbow through the middle.
Baldridge is working Mesterio over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Baldridge has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Baldridge is in close to Mesterio's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Baldridge trying to control the position from guard on top but Mesterio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Baldridge wants to pass the guard but Mesterio is keeping the position.
Baldridge postures up and lands a big shot to Mesterio's brow.
Mesterio avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Baldridge content to stall in guard here.
Baldridge working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baldridge passes Mesterio's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Mesterio trying to control but Baldridge postures up.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Baldridge thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Baldridge drops an elbow to the side of Mesterio's head.
Baldridge working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Baldridge seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Baldridge is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Baldridge slips a nice elbow through Mesterio's hands, connecting with Mesterio's forehead.
Baldridge wants to take a breather but Mesterio is having none of it.
Baldridge seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Baldridge scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Mesterio trying to control here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mesterio looks winded!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baldridge winds up and cracks Mesterio with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Mesterio has hold of Baldridge's hands but Baldridge slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Baldridge trying to control from half guard but Mesterio is working away.
Mesterio really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Baldridge. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Baldridge takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ground and pound from Baldridge.
Baldridge working Mesterio over with strikes.
Baldridge takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
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!
Nice strikes from Baldridge there.
Baldridge drops an elbow to the side of Mesterio's head.
Baldridge stalling.
Baldridge working over Mesterio with some ground and pound. Mesterio looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Baldridge lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baldridge seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Baldridge is trying to control. Mesterio wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Baldridge working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Still in half guard, Baldridge seems content to control.
Baldridge scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Baldridge drops an elbow to the side of Mesterio's head.
Nice strikes from Baldridge there.
Mesterio taking some punishment here, with Baldridge in his half guard.
Baldridge working over Mesterio with some ground and pound. Mesterio looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Baldridge wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mesterio keeps working.
Mesterio trying to hold on to Baldridge's head to control him but Baldridge postures up.
Baldridge winds up and cracks Mesterio with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Baldridge landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Mesterio tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Baldridge in particular looking to stall.
Baldridge lands strikes from half guard.
Nice strikes from Baldridge there.
Baldridge scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Baldridge lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
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!
Nice strikes from Baldridge there.

Mesterio is rocked!
Mesterio taking some punishment here, with Baldridge in his half guard.
Mesterio is still in real trouble! Can Baldridge finish him?
Baldridge looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Mesterio with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Baldridge lands with a punch from half guard.
Baldridge scores with a big shot! Mesterio's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Mesterio! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcus Baldridge!
Marcus Baldridge 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.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
73%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Do (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Ryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jack Ryan has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Do
vs
Ryan

178 cm
26
180 lbs
10 - 4 - 1

178 cm
28
184 lbs
14 - 16 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

[CBK] LEGAL HIGHS « ONI ↑ 5x160Q

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Bruce Do!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jack Ryan!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ryan moves out of range as Do strikes.
Ryan lunges at Do with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Do's hand.
Ryan throws a shot from downtown. Do moves away and avoids it.
Ryan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ryan is looking to score with low kicks.
Ryan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Do throws a big shot that misses.
Do throws the left hand but Ryan avoids the punch easily.

Ryan takes the fight into the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Do throws an elbow but misses.
Ryan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Do lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Do tries a knee to the head but Ryan blocks it.
Do throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ryan blocks it with crossed arms.
Ryan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ryan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
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!
Ryan throws an elbow that misses.
Do tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Do blocks it with crossed arms.
Do working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ryan lands a nice uppercut.

Ryan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ryan throws a leg kick but Do sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Do feints and then cracks Ryan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ryan down.
Do throws a solid leg kick but Ryan takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Do.
A solid leg kick lands there for Do.

Ryan clinches up against the cage.
Do takes an elbow to the forehead.
Do fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ryan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Do trying to land knees to the body.
Ryan avoiding damage as Do throws knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice right hand lands inside from Do.
Do looking to throw knees to the head but Ryan is blocking nicely.
Ryan is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Do pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Do working aggressively here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Do.
Do with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Ryan.
Ryan looking for a takedown.
Ryan blocks a body shot from Do.
Ryan can't find room to land a body shot as Do controls the action.
A short right from Ryan.
Do unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ryan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Do looking to throw knees to the head but Ryan is blocking nicely.
Ryan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ryan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Do blocks it with crossed arms.
Do tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Do is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ryan is defending well for now.
Do lands an elbow inside that Ryan shrugs off.
Ryan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Do is defending well for now.
Ryan tries to land knees in the clinch but Do avoids the damage to the body.
Ryan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Do's elbow.
Ryan is looking for a takedown.
Bruce Do has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Ryan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Do lands a knee to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Do.

Ryan is rocked!
Do landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ryan is still on wobbly legs! Can Do finish him?
Do with a knee to the head.
Ryan looks winded!
Ryan throws an elbow that misses.
Do creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Ryan with a big uppercut! Ryan tries to clinch up but Do pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Ryan to the mat! Ryan covers up and Do unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Bruce Do!
An out of breath and clearly excited Bruce Do thanked [CBK] LEGAL HIGHS « ONI ↑ 5x160Q for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
86%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Aoki Kakashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nik Volkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kakashi comes to the cage accompanied by ASAP Rocky-Palace. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Kakashi
vs
Volkov

173 cm
30
148 lbs
11 - 12 - 0

176 cm
30
144 lbs
17 - 9 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 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 17 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Nik Volkov!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Sosuke Kotani and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kakashi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Volkov throws a body kick that misses.
Nik Volkov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kakashi shoots in for a takedown but Volkov shows good takedown defense.
Kakashi ducks right into an uppercut from Volkov.
Volkov lands a jab to Kakashi's midsection.
Volkov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A punch combination from Volkov misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kakashi.
Volkov throws out a loose jab but Kakashi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Volkov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Volkov loads up on a big right hand but Kakashi slips the punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Volkov moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Volkov tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Volkov looks to land a combination. Kakashi sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Volkov throws a right and a left that Kakashi avoids nicely.
A jab lands there for Volkov.

Kakashi has managed to clinch.
Volkov is trying to break the clinch but Kakashi has him pressed against the cage.

Kakashi has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Volkov is trying to keep an underhook but Kakashi manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Volkov tries to kick Kakashi off but Kakashi keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Kakashi seems to be working for a kimura but Volkov defends the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Kakashi is working for a submission of some sort.

Kakashi is working for a kimura but Volkov is defending it quite comfortably.
Volkov trying to control but Kakashi postures up.

Kakashi is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Volkov defends it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kakashi is trying to work for a kimura but Volkov is defending well.

Kakashi is trying to work for a kimura but Volkov is defending well.
Volkov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Kakashi wants to work for an arm triangle but Volkov is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Volkov wants to control but Kakashi is keeping busy.

Volkov has one foot on Kakashi's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Volkov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Volkov's corner calls for a 1-2. Volkov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Volkov stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Volkov wants it to stay on the feet.
A head kick misses from Kakashi.
Nik Volkov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kakashi avoids the head kick by Volkov.
Volkov scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kakashi in his tracks.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Volkov scores with a hook.
Kakashi takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kakashi avoids the head kick by Volkov.
Volkov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kakashi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Volkov lands with a nice body punch.
Kakashi blocks the body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Volkov.
Volkov throws a head kick but Kakashi moves out of range.
No joy there for Volkov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Volkov throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Volkov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

Kakashi shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kakashi is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Kakashi looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Volkov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.

Kakashi is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Volkov doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Kakashi.

Volkov makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Volkov looks to land a combination but Kakashi avoids it well.
Kakashi on the wrong end of a nice hook.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kakashi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Volkov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kakashi.
Kakashi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Volkov.
Kakashi moves away from the strike by Volkov.
Nice defenses there by Kakashi.
Volkov defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kakashi.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aoki Kakashi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Volkov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
No joy there for Kakashi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Volkov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Volkov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Volkov stuffs the takedown.
Volkov is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Kakashi had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Volkov lands a nice shot to the body.
Volkov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Volkov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Volkov throws a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Volkov smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A combination from Volkov does no damage.
A right-left combo lands from Volkov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nik Volkov 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. This is the final round!

Volkov scores with a three punch combo!
Volkov lands a nice shot to the body.
Volkov throws a series of strikes that have Kakashi backpedaling.

Kakashi is rocked!
Volkov scores with a jab to the head.
Oh Kakashi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Volkov finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Volkov drops Kakashi with a naaaaasty hook - Kakashi is in real trouble here! Volkov dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nik Volkov!
In his post fight interview, Nik Volkov started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Juan Tamad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Louis St Laurent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Tamad
vs
St Laurent

176 cm
26
163 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

175 cm
30
168 lbs
23 - 12 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ultimate Fighting Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Juan Tamad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Louis St Laurent!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tamad misses with a takedown attempt
and St Laurent counters with a low kick, right behind Tamad 's knee.
Tamad has his takedown stuffed
and St Laurent counters with a leg kick.
St Laurent lands an overhand right.
Tamad fakes high and swings low for a body shot but St Laurent manages to avoid it.
Tamad throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tamad tries a low kick but St Laurent avoids it.
St Laurent bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
St Laurent displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Tamad has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juan Tamad. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A kick lands to the mid section there for St Laurent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tamad has a takedown stuffed.
Tamad shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. St Laurent defends it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Laurent scores with a shot to the body.
Tamad misses with a body shot
and St Laurent counters with a thumping low kick.
St Laurent lands a front kick.
Tamad on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
St Laurent throws a series of punches but Tamad avoids them all with ease.
St Laurent smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Knees in the clinch landing for St Laurent.
St Laurent lands a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tamad misses with a body punch.
St Laurent lands a shoulder strike.
St Laurent lands a left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tamad wants a takedown but no success here.
A right hook to the body lands for St Laurent.
Tamad is breathing heavily.
Tamad looking for a takedown.
St Laurent stalls.
Tamad can't break the clinch.
St Laurent lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
St Laurent lands a body shot.
Tamad has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. St Laurent is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
St Laurent with a knee to the head.
Tamad with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
St Laurent lands a right hand.
A short right from St Laurent.
Tamad takes a knee right on the jaw!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, St Laurent creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tamad tries a body shot but St Laurent blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Laurent with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
St Laurent can't find room to land a body shot as Tamad controls the action.
St Laurent lands with a right to the head.
A body shot lands from St Laurent.
St Laurent pushes Tamad back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by St Laurent.
A right hook to the body lands for St Laurent.
A shot in the inside from St Laurent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
St Laurent lands a right hand.
St Laurent lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tamad backwards.
St Laurent lands a hook that snaps the head of Tamad backwards.
St Laurent is stalling here.
A short body shot lands from St Laurent as the two fighters clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, St Laurent creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
St Laurent lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Laurent keeps control of Tamad as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tamad tries for a takedown but St Laurent manages to get underhooks.
Tamad fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
St Laurent makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
St Laurent managing to block the knees to the body from Tamad.
St Laurent scores with a shoulder strike.
St Laurent scores with a knee to the head.

Tamad is rocked!
St Laurent lands with a left to the head.
Oh Tamad is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
St Laurent has Tamad pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Tamad is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from St Laurent - that's hurt Tamad badly! Oh, another knee lands and Tamad is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Tamad doesn't seem to be complaining.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Louis St Laurent!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
74%

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shadow Deathgrip (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Pot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pot comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Showering of Money kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Shadow Deathgrip has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Deathgrip
vs
Pot

195 cm
30
180 lbs
16 - 8 - 0

182 cm
23
180 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shadow Deathgrip!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jack Pot!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Deathgrip. Those never looked like landing.
Pot shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Deathgrip sprawls well. Deathgrip wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Pot gets slowly back to his feet.
Pot throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Deathgrip shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pot as he jumps to the side.
Nice uppercut lands for Deathgrip. That snapped Pot's head back.

Deathgrip clinches.

Pot breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Horrible takedown by Deathgrip or perhaps it was just good defense by Pot which made him look bad.
Deathgrip really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Deathgrip fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shadow Deathgrip. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Pot checks a leg kick.
Deathgrip shoots in but Pot avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Deathgrip misses with a double jab
and Pot counters with a one-two to the body.

Pot closes the distance and clinches.
Pot misses with a knee to the head.
Deathgrip has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deathgrip wants a takedown but no success here.
Deathgrip goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Pot manages to break the clinch.
Deathgrip misses with a series of wild punches.
Pot misses with a two punch combination.

Deathgrip closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Pot is in trouble now - Deathgrip has advanced to mount!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Deathgrip is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Pot has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Pot!
Pot throws a big right hand that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pot pushes down on Deathgrip's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Pot missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Pot is looking for a kimura but Deathgrip is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Pot to get the leverage.

Pot is working for a kimura but Deathgrip is defending it quite comfortably.
Pot is controlling the pace.
Pot wants to stand up but Deathgrip has a hold of him and won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deathgrip is trying to maintain the position but Pot is very close to passing his half guard.
Pot is trying to control. Deathgrip wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Pot is figuring out what he wants to do next.

Pot is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Deathgrip to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
Deathgrip manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Deathgrip with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Pot is trying to stand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Deathgrip tries to control but Pot wriggling away.
Deathgrip tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Pot wants to get back to his feet.
Deathgrip can't control as he wanted to and Pot manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Deathgrip is looking to stall here but Pot recovers full guard.
Deathgrip slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Deathgrip trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Pot has his foot on Deathgrip's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Deathgrip works his way back into a safe position though.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Deathgrip looking to sit in guard and control but Pot gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Pot advances to half guard.
Pot missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Pot is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Deathgrip defends it well.
Pot working Deathgrip over with strikes.
Pot controlling the pace.

Pot is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Deathgrip sees it coming and defends easily.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.

Pot is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Deathgrip sees it coming and defends easily.
Pot winds up and cracks Deathgrip with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Deathgrip tries to get to full guard but Pot has control of the leg.

Pot is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Deathgrip sees it coming and defends easily.
Deathgrip is refusing to be controlled, as Pot sits in half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Pot gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Deathgrip is looking to clinch.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Deathgrip tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pot swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Pot moves into the clinch.
Deathgrip blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Deathgrip is trying to break the clinch but Pot has him pressed against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Pot.
Pot wants to stall.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Pot breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pot misses the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Pot dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Deathgrip swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pot counters with a series of strikes. Deathgrip will be more careful next time no doubt.
Shadow Deathgrip seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Deathgrip misses with a wild body shot.
Deathgrip lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Pot backs up against the cage.
Pot takes a body punch but keeps moving.

Pot closes the distance and clinches.

Pot manages to break the clinch.
Nice cross by Pot.
Pot slaps away a takedown attempt from Deathgrip, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Pot lands with a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Deathgrip tries to grapple but his opponent circles

so Pot counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Pot pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Deathgrip is keeping the position for now.
Deathgrip tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pot wants to control from the top but Deathgrip keeps moving.
Pot stopping the sweep attempt from Deathgrip.
Pot stands and throws Deathgrip's legs to the side, diving into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pot wants to control but Deathgrip is keeping him busy.

Pot stands up.

Pot dives in and scores a takedown into Deathgrip's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pot stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Deathgrip swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pot wants to control from the top but Deathgrip keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pot accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Pot thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Pot wants to control from the top but Deathgrip keeps moving.
Deathgrip avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pot prevents Deathgrip from getting back to his feet.
Pot working some strikes from top position.
Pot stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Deathgrip swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pot stops Deathgrip from standing up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pot pushing down on Deathgrip's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

Pot seems to be working for a kimura but Deathgrip defends the submission attempt.

Pot is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Deathgrip sees it coming and defends easily.
Deathgrip wants to improve his position but Pot is controlling well.
Deathgrip is working hard here to advance position.
Deathgrip blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pot.
Pot works his way into side control.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Pot wants to control but Deathgrip is keeping him busy.
Pot throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Deathgrip is not content to let Pot control the position.
Pot is staying tight to Deathgrip's torso, preventing him from escaping.

Deathgrip thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's six minutes gone in the round.

Deathgrip is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Pot has escaped the position, nice work there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Deathgrip is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Pot has escaped the position, nice work there.
Deathgrip laying and praying for a moment but Pot takes advantage and regains half guard.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Deathgrip is trying to control. Pot wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Pot is pressing down on Deathgrip's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Pot wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Deathgrip is looking to advance position but Pot has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Pot punishing his opponent with strikes.
Deathgrip is squirming around, avoiding Pot's attempts to control the action.

Pot is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Deathgrip has managed to escape the submission attempt.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Deathgrip is trying to escape the mount.

Pot jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Deathgrip is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Deathgrip and Pot has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.

Pot is trying to get an arm triangle but Deathgrip is defending well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Pot is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Deathgrip is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Shadow Deathgrip has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's nine minutes gone in the round.

Pot is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Deathgrip is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Deathgrip tries to bench press Pot off him but Pot keeps the position.

Pot goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Deathgrip has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Pot but great work by Deathgrip.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pot wants to control but Deathgrip postures up.
The strikes coming from Deathgrip are missing the target in this wave of attacks.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Pot comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Pot has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Jack Pot!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Jack Pot!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Jack Pot!

Jack Pot wins by unanimous decision!
Jack Pot was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.