Tokyo Tussle-New Beginnings PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jaddie Defensor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shrab Kabovik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Defensor
vs
Kabovik

170 cm
21
155 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

179 cm
25
160 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jaddie Defensor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shrab Kabovik!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Defensor clinches up against the ropes.
Kabovik is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Defensor pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Defensor breaks the clinch.
Defensor doesn't manage to clinch there - Kabovik circles away.
Kabovik blocks a head kick by Defensor.
Kabovik thuds his right hand into Defensor's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Defensor looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kabovik fails with a takedown attempt.
Defensor fails with an attempt to clinch.
Defensor tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kabovik swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Defensor lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Defensor swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Defensor scores with a nice right hand.
Kabovik goes for a double leg but Defensor avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Defensor continues to drive forward.
Jaddie Defensor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shrab Kabovik.
Defensor is pressed up against the ropes. Kabovik has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Defensor down to the mat. Defensor avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Defensor tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Kabovik paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Defensor throws the kick towards the body but Kabovik avoids it.
Jaddie Defensor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.

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

Kabovik is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Defensor tries to close the distance and clinch but Kabovik swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kabovik is still on wobbly legs! Can Defensor finish him?
Defensor feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kaboviks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Defensor tries to clinch but Kabovik is having none of it.
Defensor is looking to clinch.
Kabovik seems to have recovered his senses.
Defensor throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Defensor swinging wildly here.
Defensor fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kabovik tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Defensor manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Defensor clinches with his opponent.
Kabovik is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Defensor gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Kabovik is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Defensor is defending well.
Defensor stalling in the clinch but Kabovik improves position.
Defensor lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kabovik tries for a takedown but Defensor manages to get underhooks.
Kabovik is trying to drag Defensor to the mat but Defensor just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Kabovik is looking for a takedown.
Kabovik tries to break the clinch but Defensor is controlling the position.
Kabovik has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Defensor avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Kabovik has Defensor pressed up against the ropes. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Kabovik pulls back from the ropes and twists to the side, sending Defensor tumbling to the mat - Kabovik dives into Defensor's guard.
Defensor trying to keep a closed guard but Kabovik is proving a slippery customer.
Defensor preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kabovik wants to pass the guard but Defensor is keeping the position.
Defensor is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kabovik is controlling him.
Kabovik is working Defensor over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kabovik wants to pass the guard but Defensor is keeping the position.
Defensor is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kabovik is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kabovik throws a big elbow that misses.
Defensor wants to sweep but no luck.
Kabovik wants to control from the top but Defensor keeps moving.
Kabovik postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kabovik trying to control but Defensor is working from the bottom.
Kabovik looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jaddie Defensor dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Defensor tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Kabovik manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Defensor displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kabovik.

Kabovik takes the fight into the clinch.
Kabovik has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Defensor avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Defensor.
Defensor gets underhooks to prevent Kabovik's takedown attempt.
Jaddie Defensor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shrab Kabovik.
Defensor can't break the clinch.
Kabovik can't get the takedown.
Defensor scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kabovik wants a takedown but no success here.
Kabovik wants a takedown.
Defensor has Kabovik pressed against the ropes, preventing Kabovik from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kabovik is looking for a takedown.
Kabovik is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kabovik is looking to take this one to the mat.
Kabovik is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Defensor pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kabovik working hard to break the clinch.

Defensor breaks from the clinch.
Jaddie Defensor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Defensor throws a head kick that misses.
Kabovik has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Defensor lands a big right hook! Kabovik looks hurt but is still standing! Defensor lands a left jab and another right hook! This time Kabovik falls down and Defensor dives in with a huge hammer fist! Kabovik's eyes roll back! The referee calls for the bell and Defensor runs up the ropes to celebrate with his fans!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jaddie Defensor!

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 Itzo Eiji (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Rabago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rabago has chosen Dance Gavin Dance - Strawberry Swisher Pt1 as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Eiji
vs
Rabago

177 cm
25
165 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
20
163 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Itzo Eiji!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ray Rabago!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rabago shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Eiji napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Eiji tries to bench press Rabago off him but Rabago keeps the position.
Rabago is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Rabago trying to control the action but Eiji is working from the bottom.
Rabago blocks the strikes from Eiji.

Rabago tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Rabago has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Eiji is looking to reverse the position.
Rabago staying calm.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rabago wants to stand but Eiji has his arm trapped.
Eiji has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.

Rabago tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Rabago has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Rabago tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Rabago has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Rabago landing strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rabago controlling from side mount.
Rabago trying to control the position but Eiji is working away.
Eiji tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Rabago wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Rabago has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

Rabago shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Eiji napping and manages to drive through into side control!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rabago controls the position.
Rabago trying to control the position but Eiji is working away.
Rabago taking a breather here.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Eiji tries to buck Rabago off but Rabago is having none of it.
Rabago working the head with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rabago working away.
Eiji trying to control but Rabago flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!

Rabago has managed to slip his arm under Eiji's chin. This could be all over... yep, Eiji is tapping out! Submission win for Rabago.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ray Rabago!
Ray Rabago decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
35%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Naya Shinoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Conde Koma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shinoki comes to the ring accompanied by wadiako. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Shinoki
vs
Koma

180 cm
23
169 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

175 cm
20
181 lbs
5 - 8 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Kemists ↑ 5x160Q

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Naya Shinoki !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Conde Koma!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Taro Takaoka and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koma fails to land the takedown.

Shinoki shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Shinoki was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Shinoki is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Koma will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Shinoki fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Koma is trying to get back to his feet.
Shinoki 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.
Shinoki trying to control the action but Koma is working from the bottom.
Shinoki advances to mount.
Koma is bucking up trying to escape but Shinoki cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Koma squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Shinoki lands a nice shot to the head.
Shinoki has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Shinoki looking to control but Koma is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Shinoki sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koma blocking the ground and pound.
Koma trying desperately to get to his feet.
Shinoki content just to control the position here.
Shinoki tries to control but Koma wriggling away.
Shinoki throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Shinoki working Koma over with strikes here.
Koma is squirming around, avoiding Shinoki 's attempts to control the action.
Shinoki takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

Shinoki working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Shinoki can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Koma is looking to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shinoki working the ground and pound effectively.

Shinoki has hold of Koma's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Koma manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shinoki controlling from the full mount.

Koma wants to get back to his feet but in bucking up he's left an arm hanging out! Shinoki has locked onto it and has pulled off a slick armbar! Koma taps furiously! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Naya Shinoki !
Naya Shinoki made sure to mention his sponsor, Kemists ↑ 5x160Q in his post fight interview.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
45%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kuma Shiroma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Shiroma
vs
Alves

193 cm
25
254 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

195 cm
25
265 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kuma Shiroma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lucas Alves!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yuuki Gou and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shiroma delivers a nice body kick.

Shiroma has closed the distance and engaged Alves in a clinch.
Alves jumps guard but Shiroma turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Alves has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Shiroma after a bit of a struggle.
Shiroma connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Lucas Alves has been cut.
Shiroma taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Shiroma working Alves over with knees to the body.
Shiroma slowing the pace effectively.
Shiroma lands a good knee to the midsection. Alves won't want to take too many of those.
Alves looks winded!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shiroma lands a good knee to the midsection. Alves won't want to take too many of those.
Shiroma lands a good knee to the midsection. Alves won't want to take too many of those.
Shiroma landing knees to the head.
Shiroma lands a good knee to the midsection. Alves won't want to take too many of those.
Alves takes a knee to the side of the body.
Alves takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Shiroma.
Alves takes a knee right on the jaw!
Shiroma connects with a knee to the head.
Shiroma is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Shiroma unloads a knee to the mid-section. Alves lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Shiroma obliges.
Shiroma has Alves pressed against the ropes.
Shiroma landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Shiroma displaying some good clinch control by pressing Alves up against the ropes.
Alves takes a knee to the side of the body.
Shiroma utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shiroma content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Shiroma scores a nice knee to the body.
Shiroma lands a nice knee to the body.
Shiroma utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Shiroma landing knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shiroma landing knees to the head.
Shiroma landing knees to the body.
Shiroma connects with a nasty looking knee right to Alves's face.
Shiroma holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Shiroma landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Shiroma lands a good knee to the midsection. Alves won't want to take too many of those.
Shiroma effectively controlling the action here.
Shiroma landing knees to the body.
Alves misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shiroma's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Shiroma connects with a nasty looking knee right to Alves's face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Shiroma is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Kuma Shiroma has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lucas Alves.
Shiroma lands a good knee to the midsection. Alves won't want to take too many of those.
Alves wants to take the fight to the mat but Shiroma manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Shiroma scores a nice knee to the body.
Shiroma landing knees to the body.
Shiroma stalling the fight.
Shiroma lands a knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alves being controlled against the ropes.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kuma Shiroma.
Alves takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A solid leg kick lands there for Shiroma.

Shiroma has managed to clinch.
Shiroma scores with a knee to the head.
Alves takes a knee to the side of the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Shiroma takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Shiroma utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Shiroma unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Shiroma unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shiroma landing knees to the body.
Shiroma putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Alves in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Shiroma lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That has opened up Lucas Alves's cut even more.
Shiroma stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kuma Shiroma dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lucas Alves's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Shiroma has taken the fight to the clinch.
Shiroma unloads a knee to the mid-section. Alves lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Shiroma unloads a knee to the mid-section. Alves lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Shiroma lands a nice uppercut.
Shiroma scores a nice knee to the body.
Kuma Shiroma has scored more points in the clinch so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shiroma landing knees to the head.
Shiroma working Alves over with knees to the body.
Shiroma has Alves pressed against the ropes.
Shiroma crunches a lovely knee into Alves's ribcage.
Shiroma controlling the action here for a moment.
Alves is breathing heavily.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Shiroma obliges.
Shiroma unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Shiroma obliges.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shiroma stalling.
Shiroma lands a good knee to the midsection. Alves won't want to take too many of those.
Shiroma crunches a lovely knee into Alves's ribcage.
Shiroma with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Shiroma stalling in the clinch.
Alves takes a knee to the side of the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kuma Shiroma.

Shiroma gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Shiroma crunches a lovely knee into Alves's ribcage.
Shiroma is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alves can do to turn this around?
Shiroma with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shiroma landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Shiroma unloads a knee to the mid-section. Alves lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Alves being controlled against the ropes.
Shiroma connects with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shiroma scores a nice knee to the body.
Shiroma putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Alves in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Shiroma stalling.
Shiroma is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Shiroma stalling against the ropes.
Shiroma with a knee to the head.
Alves letting Shiroma take a breather here.
Shiroma lands a knee to the head.
Shiroma lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Shiroma putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Alves in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Shiroma using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shiroma taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Shiroma scores with a knee to the head.
Alves tries for a takedown but Shiroma manages to get underhooks.
Shiroma with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Shiroma working Alves over with knees to the body.
Shiroma lands a knee to the head.
Shiroma is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Alves takes a knee right on the jaw!
Shiroma connects with a nasty looking knee right to Alves's face.
Shiroma is struggling to control the position.
Shiroma unloads a knee to the mid-section. Alves lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Shiroma lands a good knee to the midsection. Alves won't want to take too many of those.
Shiroma putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Alves in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Shiroma leaning against his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shiroma scores a nice knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shiroma unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Shiroma working Alves over with knees to the body.
Shiroma connects with a nasty looking knee right to Alves's face.
Shiroma landing knees to the body.
Shiroma landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Alves takes a knee to the side of the body.
A bit of stalling here from Shiroma.
Shiroma working Alves over with knees to the body.
Shiroma stalling against the ropes.
Shiroma unloads a knee to the mid-section. Alves lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shiroma unloads a knee to the mid-section. Alves lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Shiroma with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Shiroma landing knees to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kuma Shiroma dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lucas Alves's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Shiroma instigates a clinch.
Shiroma taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Shiroma scores with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Shiroma.
Shiroma prevents a takedown attempt there.
Shiroma unloads a knee to the mid-section. Alves lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Shiroma working Alves over with knees to the body.
Shiroma connects with a nasty looking knee right to Alves's face.
Shiroma putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Alves in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shiroma landing knees to the head.
Knees to the body from Shiroma.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Shiroma with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Shiroma.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shiroma with a knee to the head.
Shiroma using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Come on Shiroma - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Shiroma lands a good knee to the midsection. Alves won't want to take too many of those.
Shiroma utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Alves drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Shiroma lands a good knee to the midsection. Alves won't want to take too many of those.
Alves is trying to force a seperation but Shiroma has the dominant position.
Shiroma with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Shiroma.
Shiroma connects with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Shiroma.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alves takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knees in the clinch landing for Shiroma.
Shiroma leaning against his opponent.
Alves looking for a takedown.
Kuma Shiroma has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lucas Alves.
Shiroma connects with a knee to the head.
Shiroma lands a nice knee to the body.
Shiroma displaying some good clinch control by pressing Alves up against the ropes.
Shiroma lands a knee to the body.
Shiroma slows down the pace here.
Shiroma unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shiroma lands a knee to the head.
Alves wants a takedown but no success here.
Shiroma using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Shiroma putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Alves in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Shiroma lands a good knee to the midsection. Alves won't want to take too many of those.
Shiroma effectively controlling the action here.
Shiroma utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Shiroma just leaning against Alves, taking a breather.
Shiroma lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shiroma's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Alves is trying to drag Shiroma to the mat but Shiroma just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shiroma stalling against the ropes.
Lucas Alves has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shiroma lands a good knee to the midsection. Alves won't want to take too many of those.
Shiroma lands a nice knee to the body.
Shiroma taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kuma Shiroma.

Shiroma has taken the fight to the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shiroma landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Shiroma is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kuma Shiroma showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Shiroma 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Kuma Shiroma!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Kuma Shiroma!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Kuma Shiroma!

Kuma Shiroma wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
94%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Fabrici Gorfal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pavel Kotov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pavel Kotov struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 157.1lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Pavel Kotov has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Fabrici Gorfal's chin.

Gorfal
vs
Kotov

175 cm
26
160 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

175 cm
26
168 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fabrici Gorfal!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pavel Kotov!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kotov tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gorfal swivels and escapes.
No luck for Gorfal with that takedown attempt.
Kotov fails with the takedown

and Gorfal counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Kotov!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Kotov is trying to control Gorfal's posture but Gorfal avoids it.
An elbow from Gorfal crashes against the mat.
Kotov struggling a bit here.
Gorfal is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Kotov will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Kotov defending against the ground and pound.
Gorfal tries to advance to mount but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorfal fails to land a wild elbow strike.

Gorfal decides to stand back up.

Gorfal drives through with a takedown into guard.
Gorfal throwing strikes from guard but Kotov blocks nicely.
Gorfal with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gorfal postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gorfal trying to control but Kotov is working from the bottom.
Gorfal throws a big elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gorfal postures up in Kotov's guard and throws a big left but Kotov blocks it.
Gorfal trying to control the position from guard on top but Kotov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kotov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gorfal. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kotov looking to control.
Kotov keeping full guard, as Gorfal tries to pass.
Kotov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Gorfal pushes down on Kotov's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kotov is looking to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gorfal is looking to take a break and control but Kotov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kotov tries to kick Gorfal off but Gorfal keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Gorfal missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gorfal not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Gorfal is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Kotov doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gorfal.
Gorfal thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gorfal thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kotov's head.

Gorfal is trying to work for a kimura but Kotov is defending well.

Gorfal is working for a submission of some sort.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kotov keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fabrici Gorfal dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Gorfal darts in looking for a takedown but Kotov gets double underhooks and turns Gorfal into the ropes.
Kotov is working for takedown but Gorfal is calmly controlling the position for now.

Gorfal gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Kotov is trying to maintain the position but Gorfal is very close to passing his half guard.
Gorfal throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gorfal not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Fabrici Gorfal overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gorfal is looking to stall here but Kotov recovers full guard.
Gorfal controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Gorfal throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kotov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kotov lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Gorfal!
Gorfal slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Kotov wants to pass the guard but Gorfal is defending well.
Gorfal is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kotov's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kotov's back!
Gorfal avoiding Kotov 's attempts to control his hands.

Gorfal is looking for the choke from the back position but Kotov is controlling his hands well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kotov has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Kotov avoids the strikes from Gorfal.
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!
Gorfal missing with punches from the back.
Gorfal throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.

Gorfal working for the choke.
Kotov tries to escape but Gorfal has the hooks in and won't let him break free.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gorfal is cranking Kotov's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for Kotov! He's tightened the choke and Kotov is tapping out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Fabrici Gorfal!
Fabrici Gorfal retains his lightweight title!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
30%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Davide Dileo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Redjo Majkan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dileo kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Sole Silenzioso by SUBSONICA. Majkan has chosen Silent Gun as his entrance music. Davide Dileo could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Redjo Majkan's chin.

Dileo
vs
Majkan

192 cm
21
223 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
245 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Great low kicks
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Davide Dileo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Redjo Majkan!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dileo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Majkan looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Dileo lands a jab to the nose.
Dileo checks the leg kick nicely there.

Dileo feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Majkan sprawling to the canvas! Majkan rolls over backwards and springs off the ropes and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Dileo finish him?!

Majkan is rocked!
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!
A chopping leg kick lands by Dileo.
Majkan is still on wobbly legs! Can Dileo finish him?
Majkan is aggressively charging in as Dileo backs up avoiding any damage. Dileo tosses out a jab and Majkan runs right into it face first! Majkan is out cold! Dileo dropped down on all fours and is barking in Majkan's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Davide Dileo!
Davide Dileo retains his heavyweight title!
Davide Dileo seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oakley Bark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Barker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bark comes to the ring accompanied by RUN DMC its like that. Barker has chosen The Way of the Fist - Five Finger Death Punch as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Bark
vs
Barker

190 cm
41
235 lbs
43 - 23 - 0

180 cm
36
182 lbs
30 - 17 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

Project Mayhem

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 43 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Oakley Bark!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, William Barker!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barker ducks under a wild hook from Bark.
William Barker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bark blocks a head kick by Barker.
Bark looks to clinch

and Barker counters with a nice double leg into side control. Bark won't be happy with that.
Barker misses with the ground and pound.
Bark is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
We've been hearing good reports from Bark's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Barker working the ground and pound.
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.
Bark managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Barker.
Barker sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Bark is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bark can't do much from the bottom here.
The ground and pound from Barker seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Bark tries to escape but Barker is in control.

Barker goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Bark rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Barker's guard! Nice work there by Bark!
Bark pushes down on Barker's leg and manages to get into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bark uses his free foot to push down on Barker's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Barker.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Barker regains half guard.
Bark prevents Barker from improving his position.

Bark is working for a submission of some sort.

Bark is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Barker is just riding it out for now. Bark eventually gives up the hold.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bark is pressing down on Barker's thigh, looking to free his foot. Barker is holding on for now.
Barker is staying active underneath Bark, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Barker is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Oakley Bark.
Barker throws a head kick but Bark moves out of range.
Barker throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Bark is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Barker's half guard.
Bark uses his free foot to push down on Barker's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Barker.
Bark wants to control the pace but Barker is squirming around nicely.

Bark is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Barker has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Barker!
Bark utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Barker is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barker missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bark trying to control the position.
Bark wants to sweep but no luck.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Barker avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bark looking for a sweep. Not yet Bark, not yet.

Bark had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Barker defends it easily.
Barker trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Barker working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Barker must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Barker throwing strikes from guard but Bark blocks nicely.
Barker is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's five minutes gone in the round.

Bark has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Barker can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Barker avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Barker accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Bark is looking for a triangle but Barker pushes his legs off easily.
Barker distracts Bark with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bark is trying to keep Barker in close.
Barker wants to control from the top but Bark keeps moving.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Barker with a nice head shot there.
Barker stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bark swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bark trying to control the position.
Barker pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bark is keeping the position for now.
Barker missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Barker is looking to work some ground and pound but Bark has wrist control.
Barker trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Bark has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the ropes to get back to his feet. Barker has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the ropes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barker tries to throw a body punch but Bark avoids it by throwing Barker back against the ropes.

Bark tightens his grip and picks Barker up, before dumping him to the ground. Barker manages to land in guard.

Barker had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bark defends it easily.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bark's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Bark passes Barker's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Bark is stalling here. Barker is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Bark seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Barker has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Barker tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Barker 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.

Barker tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Barker has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Bark manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Bark is trying to stand.
Barker scoring with strikes to the body and head.

Bark looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Barker controlling the action here.
Barker drops an elbow to the side of Bark's head.
Barker sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bark defending well though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bark desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Bark is staying active underneath Barker, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Barker missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bark manages to get to full guard.
Barker distracts Bark with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bark working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Barker.
Bark manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

Bark wants to finish this one by submission but Barker is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Bark.
Barker is in all sorts of trouble here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bark trying to control but Barker is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but William Barker will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Bark shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Barker's guard.
Bark slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Barker is trying to improve his position.

Bark goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Barker has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Bark but great work by Barker.
Barker passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Bark!
Bark is looking to get to half guard.
Barker looking to finish Bark with some ground and pound. This is bad for Bark!
Barker scoring with strikes but Bark is staying in there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bark wants to hold on but Barker pushes him away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barker pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Barker in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Barker working Bark over with strikes here.
Bark tries to hold on but Barker pushes him away.
Bark is desperately trying to improve his position but Barker has a good base and remains in mount.
Barker lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

Bark is rocked!
William Barker has got the better of the ground game so far.
Barker postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Bark badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Barker around the waist but Barker pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Barker is the winner by TKO! Barker jumps onto the ropes and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). William Barker! William Barker retains his super heavyweight title!
William Barker decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.