TMG 5: Stugatz x Lin PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kanbu Uechi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tekito Tumoko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tekito Tumoko will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Uechi
vs
Tumoko

170 cm
22
134 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

185 cm
35
130 lbs
2 - 19 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kanbu Uechi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tekito Tumoko!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tumoko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Uechi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tumoko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Uechi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tumoko wants to clinch.
Tumoko wants to clinch.
Tekito Tumoko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Uechi circles away from the clinch attempt.

Uechi scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

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

Uechi seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Tumoko is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Kanbu Uechi!
A pretty intense looking Kanbu Uechi took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
67%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kiury Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes to the cage accompanied by Anderson ''The Spider'' Silva. Gracie is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Apaga mas não bate - Pregador Luo. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Silva
vs
Gracie

180 cm
19
200 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

188 cm
18
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Anderson Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kiury Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gracie feints and as Silva raises his hands in defense, Gracie changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.

Gracie decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Silva, up you get!
Silva tries to clinch up

so Gracie counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Gracie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silva is keeping the position for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracie is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Silva wants to stand but Gracie is controlling the position.

Gracie decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Silva, up you get!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva wants to clinch up but Gracie keeps it at a distance.

Gracie bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Silva is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

Gracie tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie looks winded!

Gracie looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Gracie is trying to get an arm triangle but Silva is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gracie stands up and beckons Silva to his feet.
Silva is looking to clinch but Gracie is avoiding it.
Silva closes the distance but Gracie moves to the side

and Gracie counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Silva's guard now.
Gracie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gracie wanted to stand there but Silva had control of the position.

Gracie thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Silva wants to stand up but Gracie is controlling him.
Silva knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gracie on the ground.

Gracie thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Gracie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie stops Silva from standing up.
Gracie advances position into side control!
Gracie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silva keeps working.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Gracie decides to stand back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Silva tries to clinch up

and Gracie counters by moving into the clinch.

Gracie jumps into guard, dragging Silva to the mat.
Silva postures up in Gracie's guard and throws a big left but Gracie blocks it.

Gracie has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Silva should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Gracie has tightened it up now! Silva should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Kiury Gracie!
Our winner, Kiury Gracie, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wa Sa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Do (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sa comes to the cage accompanied by Fat Lip. The crowd seem to be enjoying Do's choice of entrance music: The Godfather Theme Song. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Sa
vs
Do

180 cm
28
205 lbs
9 - 15 - 0

185 cm
24
200 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Excellent MT
Experienced

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wa Sa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michael Do!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sa throws a head kick that misses.
Sa throws a lazy head kick
and Do counters with a left and a right that stings Sa.
Sa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Do moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sa misses with a double jab
and Do counters with a left and a right that stings Sa.
Sa throws a head kick but Do moves out of range.
Sa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sa shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sa throws a head kick that misses
and Do counters with a stiff right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sa. Do does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sa misses with a hook
and Do counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Do slips a jab from Sa.
Sa looks to land a left hand but Do moved out of range nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sa misses with a body kick.
Wa Sa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sa throws a series of punches but Do moves out of range.
Wa Sa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A punch lands to the side of Do 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sa lands a jab.
Sa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sa throws a head kick that misses.
Sa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sa on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sa misses with a wild combination.
Sa misses with a double jab
and Do counters with a series of strikes. Sa will be more careful next time no doubt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Do throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sa misses with a head kick.
Sa throws an off balance right hand
and Do cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sa throws a head kick that misses
and Do counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Sa throws a sloppy head kick and Do moves out of range easily.
Sa looks to land a body kick but Do moved away.
Sa throws a left and a right that both miss
and Do counters with a stiff right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Do.
Sa tries a head kick but it misses.
Sa throws a big shot that misses.
Sa throws a shot from downtown. Do moves away and avoids it.
Do uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sa.
Do throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Some wild striking there from Sa.
Sa throws a sloppy head kick and Do moves out of range easily.
A clash of legs there as Do blocks the low kick.
Sa attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sa throws a lazy head kick
and Do counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Do comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

Do throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Sa was covering up waiting for the punch and Do finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Do lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Do passes into half guard.

Sa looking for submissions off his back.
Sa is breathing heavily.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Do lands a nice short elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Do wants to take a breather but Sa is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Do dominated that round.
That's time! Sa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Good work by Do as he checks the leg kick.
Sa throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Do counters with a left to the body.
Sa scores with a nice head shot.
Sa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Do moves away.
Do lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Do avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sa looks to land a right hand but Do moved out of range.
Do lands an overhand right.
Sa misses with a shot to the body
and Do counters with a series of strikes that really hurt Sa! The ref looks into his eyes and sees nobody home - he's called the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Do!
Michael Do tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chil Pal Gu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Macarenco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Pal Gu
vs
Macarenco

190 cm
23
285 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

210 cm
25
290 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chil Pal Gu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ricardo Macarenco!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Hirohito Nitta and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Macarenco misses with a left hand
enabling Gu to counter with a crisp jab.
Gu lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Macarenco throws an off balance right hand
and Gu counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Gu plants his feet and throws a brutal three punch combo that sends Macarenco swiftly into unconsciousness! Right, left, right! Boom, boom, boom! Macarenco face plants, battered and bloodied! He might never be the same again after that finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Chil Pal Gu!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Crazy Datsik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Massa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Datsik comes to the cage accompanied by Binge and purge by Clutch. Crazy Datsik has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Datsik
vs
Massa

160 cm
28
142 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

180 cm
20
135 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great low kicks
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

GREEN!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Crazy Datsik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mike Massa!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Taro Takaoka and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Datsik fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Massa has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Datsik just misses with a punch to the body.
Datsik looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
An inside leg kick lands from Datsik.
Datsik scores with a leg kick.
Massa is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A solid leg kick lands there for Datsik.
A head kick misses from Datsik.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Datsik, right into the meat.
Massa has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Datsik.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Datsik feints and then cracks Massa's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Massa down.
Datsik feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Massa's calf.
Datsik delivers a nice body kick.
Datsik lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Datsik plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

It looks like Mike Massa has been cut.
Massa throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Massa's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Datsik tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Crazy Datsik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Massa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Massa takes a kick to the side of the head.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Datsik - that will leave a mark!
Massa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Massa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Datsik misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Datsik goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A slapping body kick lands there for Datsik.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Massa on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Massa looks winded!
Datsik lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Datsik dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Massa. That did some damage!
Datsik tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Datsik.
Datsik ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Datsik, right into the meat.
Datsik throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Datsik scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Datsik connects with a leg kick. Massa looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Massa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Datsik.
Datsik moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Datsik. That's going to slow Massa down.
Datsik throws a nice outside leg kick.
Massa tries to bum rush Datsik with a series of wild strikes but Datsik uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Datsik lands a nice leg kick that just misses Massa's sensitive parts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Datsik throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Massa walks forward, straight into a front kick from Datsik.
Massa takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

That has opened up Mike Massa's cut even more.
Datsik circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Massa drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Datsik follows Massa to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Crazy Datsik!
An out of breath and clearly excited Crazy Datsik thanked GREEN! for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
58%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tom Dick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maurico Ferreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dick comes to the cage accompanied by Conquer All. Maurico Ferreira has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Tom Dick's chin.

Dick
vs
Ferreira

190 cm
36
205 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

188 cm
25
204 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Great elbows
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tom Dick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Maurico Ferreira!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferreira scores with a jab. Dick acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Dick fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ferreira has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ferreira throws a right and a left that Dick avoids nicely.
Ferreira fails to land with a series of punches.
Dick avoids the body shot from Ferreira.

Dick has taken the fight to the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dick.
Dick lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Dick.
Ferreira is trying to pull guard but Dick turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Dick landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ferreira looks winded!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dick landing knees to the body.
Dick with a knee to the head.
Dick gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Maurico Ferreira has been cut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dick.
Dick landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dick obliges.
Dick lands an elbow just above Ferreira 's eye.

Ferreira is rocked!
Dick throws an elbow but it misses.
Ferreira is still on wobbly legs! Can Dick finish him?
Ferreira blocks the elbow strike.
Dick creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Ferreira's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Ferreira drops to his knees and Dick pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tom Dick!
Tom Dick managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Cold Blooded Kemists ↑ 5x160Q, into his post fight interview.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Andreh Francisco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marvin Perez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Francisco's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, No Mercy. 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.

Francisco
vs
Perez

185 cm
25
140 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

168 cm
22
140 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Intelligent

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andreh Francisco!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marvin Perez!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Shimada and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Francisco is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Perez misses with a body shot.
Perez is looking to slow Francisco down with leg kicks.
Francisco displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Perez throws out the jab.
Francisco on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Perez lands a nice shot that snaps Francisco's head back.
Francisco slips a jab and a cross from Perez.
Francisco shoots in and drives through. Perez sprawls well.
Francisco takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Francisco has his takedown stuffed

and Perez counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Perez wants to pass the guard but Francisco is keeping the position.
Perez preventing the sweep.
Perez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez wants to control from the top but Francisco keeps moving.
Perez must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Francisco can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Perez controls the pace.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Marvin Perez hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Perez jabs Francisco to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Francisco tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Perez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Francisco misses with a takedown

and Perez counters with a nice double leg into side control. Francisco won't be happy with that.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andreh Francisco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Francisco takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Perez is looking to take a break and control but Francisco is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Perez throws an elbow but Francisco slips to the side and avoids it well.
Francisco is not content to let Perez control the position.
Francisco defending against the ground and pound.
Francisco taking a bit of punishment here - Perez scoring with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Francisco tries to escape but Perez is in control.
Perez misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Perez creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Francisco really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Perez trying to control the action but Francisco is working from the bottom.
Perez grinds an elbow into Francisco's temple.
Perez is working Francisco over with some ground and pound from side control.
Perez working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Francisco manages to work his way to half guard, despite Perez's best efforts.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Perez thows a huge punch but Francisco dodges it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Perez working the head and body with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Francisco is not content to let Perez control the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Francisco regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Perez.
Perez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Francisco swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Perez wants to control from the top but Francisco keeps moving.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marvin Perez dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Perez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Perez instigates a clinch.

Perez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Francisco takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Francisco with a poor takedown
and Perez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Perez darts in and clinches Francisco up against the cage.
Perez lands a shot to the body.
Perez will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Francisco up against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Perez.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Perez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Francisco takes one on the button.

Francisco tries to keep at a distance but Perez has taken the fight into the clinch.

Perez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Perez misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Francisco takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Francisco's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Perez connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Francisco scrambles back to his feet.

Francisco is rocked!
Perez with a hook.
Oh Francisco is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Perez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Francisco slips a jab from Perez.
Perez drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Francisco right on the button. Francisco goes down! Perez follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Perez gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marvin Perez!
Marvin Perez is the new bantamweight champion!
An out of breath and clearly excited Marvin Perez thanked Hopkins Athletics ($6 shirts!) for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).

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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Stugatz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Lin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Paulo Stugatz has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Stugatz
vs
Lin

202 cm
30
279 lbs
16 - 6 - 0

163 cm
32
285 lbs
20 - 16 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Experienced

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Paulo Stugatz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Roger Lin!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Sosuke Kotani and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stugatz throws the left hand but Lin avoids the punch easily.
Stugatz misses the shot to the body.
Stugatz lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A punch combination from Stugatz misses.
Stugatz looks to score with a jab to the body but Lin is just out of range.
Stugatz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Stugatz closes the distance and clinches.
Stugatz misses with some punches.
Stugatz pushes off an throws an elbow but Lin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Stugatz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lin has him pressed against the cage.

Lin gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Stugatz is trying to keep Lin in close.
Lin controlling from the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lin being controlled here momentarily.
Stugatz controls Lin momentarily but Lin frees himself.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Paulo Stugatz.
Lin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stugatz.
Stugatz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lin was well out of range. Poor timing from Stugatz.
Stugatz throws a head kick but Lin moves out of range.
Lin walks into a left hand.
Stugatz throws a jab when Lin was well out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stugatz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stugatz throws a head kick that misses.
Stugatz scores with a spinning back kick!
Sloppy strikes from Stugatz. Those never looked like landing.
Paulo Stugatz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Stugatz.
A shot to the body from Stugatz misses

and Lin counters with a nice double leg into side control. Stugatz won't be happy with that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stugatz regains half guard.
Lin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Stugatz's head.
Stugatz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Stugatz is staying active underneath Lin, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Stugatz trying to control but Lin postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stugatz is not content to let Lin control the position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Lin scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Lin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Stugatz defending well though.
Lin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Stugatz defending well though.
Lin wants to pass to mount but Stugatz is defending the position.
Lin scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Lin lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Stugatz on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lin scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Lin lands strikes from half guard.
Stugatz is looking to improve his position.
Lin is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stugatz tries to get to full guard but Lin has control of the leg.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lin slips a nice elbow through Stugatz's hands, connecting with Stugatz's forehead.
Lin lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

Stugatz is rocked!
Stugatz has hold of Lin's hands but Lin slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Oh Stugatz is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lin creates some space for himself and unloads with a monster right hand! That one landed with a sickening thud - Stugatz is out cold and this one is all over! Lin climbs onto the cage to celebrate with his corner!! He's shouting something into the camera but he's still got his mouthpiece in so God knows what he's actually saying.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Roger Lin!
Roger Lin got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'