Tokyo Contenders 1 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Maria Ozawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kris Letang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ozawa
vs
Letang

175 cm
27
155 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

183 cm
20
150 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Maria Ozawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kris Letang!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Letang throws a hook but Ozawa blocks it.
Letang misses with a hook.

Ozawa rushes Letang and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Ozawa landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Letang is trying to push Ozawa away but Ozawa has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Ozawa has Letang pressed against the ropes, preventing Letang from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ozawa misses with a knee to the head.
Letang wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ozawa has him pressed against the ropes.
Letang takes an elbow to the forehead.
A knee to the head by Ozawa.
A frustrated look appears on Letang's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ozawa connects with a knee to the head.
Letang wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ozawa tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ozawa prevents Letang from breaking the clinch.
Ozawa keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Letang's efforts to push away.
Ozawa is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Ozawa.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Letang tries to break free but Ozawa pushes him back against the ropes.
Letang wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ozawa lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ozawa connects with a nasty looking knee right to Letang's face.

Letang is rocked!
Ozawa with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Letang is still on wobbly legs! Can Ozawa finish him?
Ozawa with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ozawa with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ozawa working the clinch nicely. Letang is working for position but Ozawa cracks him with a big knee to the head! Letang crumples up against the ropes and Ozawa lands two more shots before the ref can save Letang! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Maria Ozawa!
An out of breath Maria Ozawa thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
92%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Redjo Majkan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hideyoshi Ozawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Majkan comes to the ring accompanied by Silent Gun. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Majkan
vs
Ozawa

190 cm
23
245 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

192 cm
19
260 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Hates pizza

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Redjo Majkan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hideyoshi Ozawa!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yuuki Gou and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Majkan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A nice combination there by Ozawa.

It looks like Redjo Majkan has been cut.
Ozawa stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ozawa wants it to stay on the feet.
Majkan gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ozawa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Majkan is rocked!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Redjo Majkan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ozawa is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Majkan hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Hideyoshi Ozawa!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kun Do (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Odin Tualasamony (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Do
vs
Tualasamony

195 cm
25
192 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
188 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kun Do!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Odin Tualasamony!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yuuki Gou and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Do throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Do fails in his attempt to clinch.
Do throws a head kick that misses.
Do tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tualasamony wants to clinch.
Tualasamony chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Do can pounce on him.
Tualasamony is looking to clinch but Do is avoiding it.
Tualasamony is looking to clinch but Do is avoiding it.
Tualasamony tries to clinch but Do is having none of it.

Tualasamony pushes Do up against the ropes in a clinch.

Do manages to break the clinch.
Do chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tualasamony tries to close the distance and clinch up but Do swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Do lands with a slapping head kick.

Tualasamony has closed the distance and engaged Do in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Do is trying to force a seperation but Tualasamony has the dominant position.
Tualasamony tries to land a knee to the head but Do blocks with his arms.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tualasamony obliges.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tualasamony looking to throw knees to the head but Do is blocking nicely.
Tualasamony tries to land knees in the clinch but Do avoids the damage to the body.
Tualasamony tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Do blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Do managing to block the knees to the body from Tualasamony.
Tualasamony prevents Do from breaking the clinch.
Do is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Tualasamony tries a knee to the head but Do blocks it.

Do escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tualasamony tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Do manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A slapping leg kick lands for Do.
Tualasamony throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Tualasamony darts in and clinches Do up against the ropes.
Do on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Tualasamony.
Tualasamony with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Tualasamony escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Do throws a wild body kick that Tualasamony sees coming a mile off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tualasamony is looking to clinch.

Tualasamony pushes Do up against the ropes in a clinch.
Do wants to get back to striking at distance but Tualasamony won't allow it.
Tualasamony throws a knee to the head but misses.
Do wants to break the clinch but can't.
Do takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Kun Do has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tualasamony fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Do tries to break the clinch but Tualasamony is controlling the position.
Do is trying to break the clinch but Tualasamony is controlling him.
Tualasamony 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.
Tualasamony keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Do's efforts to push away.
Tualasamony tries to land a knee to the head but Do blocks with his arms.
Tualasamony 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.
Do looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tualasamony 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.

Tualasamony breaks the clinch.
Tualasamony fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tualasamony tries to clinch but Do is having none of it.
Tualasamony fails with an attempt to clinch.
Do avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Do tries to keep at a distance but Tualasamony has taken the fight into the clinch.
Do wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tualasamony 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.
Do wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tualasamony obliges.
Do managing to block the knees to the body from Tualasamony.
Do wants to break the clinch but can't.
Do tries to break free but Tualasamony pushes him back against the ropes.
Do is looking to break free of the clinch but Tualasamony has double underhooks.
Tualasamony misses with a knee strike.
Tualasamony with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tualasamony tries to land a knee to the head but Do blocks with his arms.
Tualasamony tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Do avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tualasamony misses with an elbow over the top.
Tualasamony blocks the elbow strike.
Tualasamony unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Tualasamony trying to land knees to the body.
Tualasamony scores a nice knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tualasamony tries to land knees in the clinch but Do avoids the damage to the body.
A short uppercut from Do.
Do has had enough of the clinch but Tualasamony keeps him there for the moment.
Tualasamony throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tualasamony tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Do is trying to force a seperation but Tualasamony has the dominant position.
Do is trying to break the clinch but Tualasamony is controlling him.
Tualasamony missing with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tualasamony with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tualasamony tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Tualasamony looks winded!
Do blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tualasamony with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Odin Tualasamony dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kun Do's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Do misses with a few strikes there.
Do lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Do.
Tualasamony shoots for a takedown but Do saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Do lands a brutal head kick. Tualasamony looks out on his feet and Do throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Kun Do!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Ross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Aziz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Ross
vs
Aziz

184 cm
25
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
19
215 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jason Ross!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Billy Aziz!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aziz tries to bum rush Ross with a series of wild strikes but Ross uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

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

It looks like Jason Ross has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Aziz slips a jab and a cross from Ross.
Ross swings for the body but Aziz moves out of range.
Ross pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ross throws a series of punches but Aziz moves out of range.
Aziz throws an overhand right that has Ross reeling! Aziz follows up with more punches and Ross is out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Billy Aziz!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Breno Estima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Will Genia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Estima
vs
Genia

172 cm
25
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

176 cm
19
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Breno Estima !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Will Genia!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Genia thumps Estima with a low kick.

Estima scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Estima wants to stand but Genia is controlling his arm.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Genia tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Estima wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Genia is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Genia controls the position for a moment.
Estima tries to stand but Genia is controlling his head.
Genia really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Estima . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Genia is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Estima 's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Estima wants to stand up but Genia is controlling the position.
Genia tries to get to full guard but Estima has control of the leg.

Genia pushes Estima off and gets back to his feet.
Genia tries to clinch but Estima is having none of it.
Genia keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Genia fails with an attempt to clinch.

Estima takes the fight into the clinch.
Estima blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Estima wants a takedown but no success here.
Genia looking to slow down the pace here.
Estima on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Genia scores a nice knee to the body.
Genia is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Estima tries for a takedown but Genia manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Breno Estima . That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Estima letting Genia take a breather here.
Genia trying to stall but Estima improves his position.
Estima misses with an elbow over the top.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Genia with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Knees to the body from Genia.
Genia landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Estima has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Genia after a bit of a struggle.
Estima can't get the takedown.
Estima has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Genia after a bit of a struggle.
Genia looking to slow down the pace here.
Genia crunches a lovely knee into Estima 's ribcage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Genia throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Estima avoiding damage as Genia throws knees to the body.
Genia tries to land knees in the clinch but Estima avoids the damage to the body.
Genia looking to stall.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Genia looking to throw knees to the head but Estima is blocking nicely.
Genia looking to slow down the pace here.
Estima avoiding damage as Genia throws knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Will Genia.
Estima avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Estima steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Genia. That one must have hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Will Genia 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.

Estima takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Genia throws a nice outside leg kick.

Genia has managed to clinch.
Genia landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Genia utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Genia trying to control the position but instead, Estima has worked for underhooks and has pushed Genia into the ropes.
Genia landing knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Genia is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Genia connects with a nasty looking knee right to Estima 's face.
Genia trying to control the position but instead, Estima has worked for underhooks and has pushed Genia into the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Estima dodges an elbow strike from Genia.
Genia lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Breno Estima has been cut.
Genia looking to slow down the pace here.
Genia using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Estima has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Genia landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Estima is looking to take this one to the mat.
Genia using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Estima managing to block the knees to the body from Genia.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Genia misses with a knee strike.
Genia working Estima over with knees to the body.
Genia lands an elbow inside that Estima shrugs off.
Genia throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Genia misses with an elbow strike.
Genia creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Estima 's defenses.
Genia tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Estima avoids it.
Genia gets underhooks to prevent Estima 's takedown attempt.
Knees to the body from Genia.
Genia lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Will Genia seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Genia is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Genia looking to stall.
Genia landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Estima on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Genia pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Genia putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Estima in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Genia content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Genia.
Estima misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Genia.
Genia misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Estima .
Genia is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Estima is defending well for now.
Genia misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Estima .
Genia unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Genia trying to land knees to the body.
Genia misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Estima .
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Genia lands an elbow that stopped Estima in his tracks for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Genia lands an elbow inside that Estima shrugs off.
Genia has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Genia pushes off an throws an elbow but Estima leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Genia trying to land knees to the body.
Genia misses with a knee to the head.
Genia misses with an elbow over the top.
Genia is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Estima is keeping busy.
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!
Genia tries to land knees in the clinch but Estima avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Estima on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Genia tries to land knees in the clinch but Estima avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Will Genia showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Breno Estima 's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Genia displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Estima .

Estima instigates a clinch.
Genia is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Estima is defending well for now.
Genia is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Estima is keeping busy.
Estima tries to land knees in the clinch but Genia avoids the damage to the body.
Genia is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Will Genia.

Estima scores with a takedown into Genia's guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Estima wanted to stand there but Genia had control of the position.
Genia controls Estima momentarily but Estima frees himself.
Estima wants to stand and escape but instead Genia has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Estima wants to stand and escape but Genia is having none of it.

Genia stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Will Genia is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Estima clinches up against the ropes.
Genia gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Estima .
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Genia stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Genia taking a breather.
Genia effectively controlling the action here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Estima is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Breno Estima . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Genia lands a good knee to the midsection. Estima won't want to take too many of those.
Genia trying to stall but Estima improves his position.
Estima is looking to take this one to the mat.
Estima drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Estima blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Estima is trying to drag Genia to the mat but Genia just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Estima on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Breno Estima has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Estima misses with a punch to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Breno Estima .
I think Genia 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Will Genia!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
57%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kenta Kobayashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Loopin Louie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kobayashi kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Enio. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Kobayashi
vs
Louie

172 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Cold Blooded Kemists ↑ 5x160Q
Damnfield clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kenta Kobayashi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Loopin Louie!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Shimada and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Louie scores with a leg kick.
Kobayashi throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kobayashi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

It looks like Kenta Kobayashi has been cut.

Louie cracks Kobayashi with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Louie has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Kobayashi to stand back up!

Kobayashi is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Louie looks to land a left hand but Kobayashi moved out of range nicely.
Oh Kobayashi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
OH! Kobayashi has been rocked by a huge right hand and is in deep trouble! Louie smells blood and charges in for the finish! Louie unloads a vicious overhand right and connects to the jaw of Kobayashi sending him face first to the canvas! Unbelievable!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Loopin Louie!
After winning the bout, Loopin Louie thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

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Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mystic Zen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Owen Farrell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Zen
vs
Farrell

192 cm
23
215 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

190 cm
19
212 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mystic Zen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Owen Farrell!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Zen closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Farrell is doing well to control the position and prevent Zen from advancing to side control.
Zen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Zen takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Farrell keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Zen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Farrell defending well though.
Zen working over Farrell with some ground and pound. Farrell looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Farrell wants to get back to his feet.
Zen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Zen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Zen tries to pass the half guard into mount. Farrell knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Zen working the head and body with strikes.
Zen seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Farrell does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Zen tries to pass the half guard into mount. Farrell knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Farrell is trying to maintain the position but Zen is very close to passing his half guard.
Zen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Farrell is looking to escape.

Zen is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Farrell is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Zen scores with a couple of nice shots.
Zen with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Farrell avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Zen.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Zen not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farrell is trying to stand back up but Zen is controlling him
Farrell trying to control but Zen postures up.
Zen is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Zen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Zen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Farrell defending well though.
Farrell is looking to control Zen's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Farrell avoid being mounted?
Farrell avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Zen.
Zen 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Farrell trying to hold on to Zen's head to control him but Zen postures up.
Zen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Zen seems to be working for a kimura but Farrell defends the submission attempt.
Farrell trying to control here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farrell avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Zen.
Zen takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Farrell is looking for a sweep. Zen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Zen thows a huge punch but Farrell dodges it nicely.
Zen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Farrell taking some punishment here, with Zen in his half guard.
Farrell wants to control but Zen is keeping busy.
Zen working Farrell over with strikes.
Farrell tries to kick Zen off but Zen keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Farrell keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Farrell defending well though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Farrell blocking the ground and pound attempt from Zen.
Zen trying to control the action but Farrell is working from the bottom.
Zen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Farrell is looking to improve his position.
Farrell has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Zen is working away from the top position though.
Zen landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Farrell trying to hold on to Zen's head to control him but Zen postures up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Farrell is staying active underneath Zen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Zen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Farrell's head.
Zen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mystic Zen 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.

Zen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zen throws a right and a left that both miss.
A swing and a miss from Zen.
Zen misses with a body shot.
A jab from Zen misses.
Zen shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Farrell sprawls well. Farrell wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Zen gets slowly back to his feet.
Zen closes the distance and clinches up with Farrell, looking for a takedown. Zen pushes Farrell against the ropes but Farrell circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Zen connects with a looping right hand.
Farrell tries a head kick but it misses.
Farrell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zen swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Zen drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Farrell tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Farrell working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Zen.
Zen sitting in guard here, content to control.
Zen advances to half guard.
Farrell is refusing to be controlled, as Zen sits in half guard.
Zen looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Farrell with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Farrell blocking the ground and pound attempt from Zen.
Farrell on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zen trying to mount his opponent but Farrell defends it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Farrell trying to control but Zen postures up.
Farrell is looking to improve his position.
Mystic Zen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Zen working the head and body with strikes.
Zen looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Farrell with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Zen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Farrell is not content to let Zen control the position.
Zen looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Zen throwing shots but Farrell is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zen prevents Farrell from standing back up.

Zen is trying to work for a kimura but Farrell is defending well.
Zen is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Zen passes to full mount!
Farrell is trying desperately to improve position.
Zen avoids the attempt from Farrell to control.
Zen with good strikes from the mount here!
Zen landing shots from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zen lands a big shot there that rocks Farrell but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zen putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Zen looking to finish Farrell with some ground and pound. This is bad for Farrell!
Zen lands with some strikes.
Zen lands with some strikes.
A nice elbow there by Zen.
Zen trying to control but Farrell is having none of it.
Zen lands a couple of good shots and Farrell has given up his back, trying to escape the position!

Farrell is rocked!

It looks like Owen Farrell has been cut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Zen looking to break Farrell's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Farrell remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Zen will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Zen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Farrell can do to turn this around?
Farrell looking very determined here, making life difficult for Zen.
Farrell avoids the strikes from Zen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mystic Zen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Owen Farrell's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Zen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zen shoots for a takedown but Farrell saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Farrell.
Horrible takedown by Zen or perhaps it was just good defense by Farrell which made him look bad.
Farrell stuffs the takedown attempt from Zen. Zen gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mystic Zen. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Zen dives in and scores a takedown into Farrell's guard.
Zen chips away with some ground and pound.
Zen is looking to work some ground and pound but Farrell has wrist control.
Farrell looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Zen throwing strikes from guard but Farrell blocks nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Farrell trying to control the position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Farrell is looking to stand up but Zen isn't so interested in that idea.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Owen Farrell was stalling too much, according to the referee.

Zen drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Zen cracks Farrell with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Farrell is not content to let Zen control the position.
Zen postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farrell defending against the ground and pound.
Farrell is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Zen trying to control the position but Farrell is working away.
Farrell is trying to improve his position.
Zen working the ground and pound from side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Farrell struggling a bit here.
Zen cracks Farrell with a big right hand but Farrell just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zen cracks Farrell with a big right hand but Farrell just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Zen working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Zen is working Farrell over with some ground and pound from side control.
Zen takes a little break here. Farrell wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Zen is chipping away with strikes.

Zen is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Farrell is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zen throws a strike aimed at the side of Farrell's head but Farrell avoids it well.
Farrell dodges the ground and pound from Zen.
An elbow from Zen crashes against the mat.
Owen Farrell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zen working the head and body with strikes.
Farrell takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Farrell is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Farrell tries to bench press Zen off him but Zen keeps the position.
Mystic Zen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Farrell takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Zen throws a strike aimed at the side of Farrell's head but Farrell avoids it well.
Farrell is not content to let Zen control the position.
Zen is working Farrell over with some ground and pound from side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zen lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Farrell down.
Farrell takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Zen working away.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mystic Zen!