UNFC #22 Eluard vs Wayne PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Clinton Chamberlin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reggie Roar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chamberlin comes to the cage accompanied by Right round- Flo-Rida. Clinton Chamberlin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Chamberlin
vs
Roar

160 cm
19
155 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

169 cm
18
141 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Clinton Chamberlin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Reggie Roar!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roar swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Roar misses with the combination.
Roar has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Roar shoots in looking for a takedown but Chamberlin manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Roar's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Chamberlin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Chamberlin could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Roar connects with a looping right hand.
Roar fails with the takedown.
A low kick from Roar is predictable there
and Chamberlin counters with a three punch combo that has Roar backing up. Roar nods at Chamberlin to acknowledge the strikes.
Roar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Roar misses with a combination
and Chamberlin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Roar throws the left hand but Chamberlin avoids the punch easily.
Roar takes a swing at Chamberlin's ribcage but misses.
Roar throws a left and a right that both miss
and Chamberlin counters with a thumping low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chamberlin was well out of range. Poor timing from Roar.
Roar misses with a body shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Chamberlin blocks the leg kick.
Chamberlin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Roar.
Chamberlin slips under a jab from Roar.
Roar looks winded!
Sloppy strikes from Roar. Those never looked like landing.
Sloppy strikes from Roar. Those never looked like landing.
Chamberlin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Roar misses with a shot to the body
and Chamberlin counters with a big head kick but Roar shrugs it off.
Roar is looking to land body kicks.
Roar lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chamberlin circles away quickly and effectively.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chamberlin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Roar.
Roar misses with a right hand
and Chamberlin counters with a solid body kick.
Chamberlin ducks under a wild hook from Roar.
Roar throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Chamberlin counters with a head kick.

Roar is rocked!
Roar throws out a loose jab but Chamberlin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Roar is still on wobbly legs! Can Chamberlin finish him?
Chamberlin blocks the body kick.
Roar seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Roar misses with a straight right.
Roar throws a series of punches but Chamberlin moves out of range.
Roar throws a left and a right that both miss
and Chamberlin counters with a thumping low kick.
Roar throws a right hand that misses
and Chamberlin counters with a head kick that wobbles Roar - left then right he sways and one more bomb from Chamberlin sends him down. This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Clinton Chamberlin!
Clinton Chamberlin decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
37%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Slip Cahn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Zane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cahn comes to the cage accompanied by Eye Of the Lion. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Cahn
vs
Zane

189 cm
21
167 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

173 cm
19
160 lbs
2 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

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 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Slip Cahn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mike Zane!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Fujiwara and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Zane, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Zane throws a nice outside leg kick.
A big right from Cahn misses.
Cahn blocks a head kick by Zane.
Cahn slips a jab and a cross from Zane.
Zane throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cahn stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Zane misses with a body kick.
Cahn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zane.
Cahn blocks a head kick by Zane.

Cahn looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Cahn stalling.
Cahn thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Zane tries to kick Cahn off but Cahn keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Cahn seems to be working for a kimura but Zane defends the submission attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cahn missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Zane blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cahn.
Cahn prevents Zane from standing back up.
Cahn 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.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Cahn lands a nice short elbow.
Cahn is nestled in close to Zane, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Cahn works his way into full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cahn content just to control the position here.
Cahn working away from the top, dropping strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cahn in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

Zane is rocked!
Cahn working the ground and pound effectively.
Zane is still in real trouble! Can Cahn finish him?
Cahn looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Zane covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Slip Cahn!
Slip Cahn managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Kemists ↑ 5x160Q, into his post fight interview.

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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
52%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nicolas Barcos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kobe Bryant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kobe Bryant will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Barcos
vs
Bryant

165 cm
19
183 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

192 cm
20
195 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

GREEN!160

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nicolas Barcos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kobe Bryant!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Taro Takaoka and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Bryant finds it's way through Barcos's defenses.

Bryant drops Barcos with a left and a right! Oh, Barcos is hurt - Bryant dives into side control looking to finish!

It looks like Nicolas Barcos has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barcos misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Barcos is trying to get back to half guard.

Bryant is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Barcos has escaped the position, nice work there.
Bryant wants to stand but Barcos is controlling his arm.
Barcos 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.
Barcos tries to improve position but can't.
Bryant controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barcos tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bryant trying to control the position but Barcos is working away.
Barcos is trying to get back to half guard.
Barcos throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Barcos tries to improve position but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Barcos is working hard here to advance position.
Barcos sneaks back into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barcos is trying to get back to full guard.
Bryant is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Barcos shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Barcos shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bryant sprawls well. Bryant wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Barcos gets slowly back to his feet.

Barcos looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barcos not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bryant moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Bryant looking for a guillotine here but Barcos defends easily.
We've been hearing good reports from Barcos'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.
Barcos passes Bryant's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Barcos thows a huge punch but Bryant dodges it nicely.
Barcos wants to pass the guard but Bryant is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Barcos not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bryant blocking the ground and pound attempt from Barcos.
Bryant blocking the ground and pound attempt from Barcos.
Barcos not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Barcos wants to pass to mount but Bryant is defending the position.
Barcos lands strikes from half guard.
Bryant keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Barcos throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Barcos sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bryant defending well though.
Barcos seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kobe Bryant dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nicolas Barcos's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Bryant slaps away a takedown attempt from Barcos, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bryant slaps away a takedown attempt from Barcos, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Barcos shoots and misses

so Bryant counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nicolas Barcos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barcos looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Bryant puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Bryant tries to stand but can't do so whilst Barcos controls his leg.
Bryant is trying to control the action in half guard but Barcos is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Barcos slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barcos manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bryant manages to get himself to full guard.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryant not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bryant has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Barcos with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bryant utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bryant utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Barcos won't allow Bryant to sweep him here.
Barcos throws an elbow that misses. Bryant uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Barcos's guard. Nice move by Bryant!

Barcos looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bryant must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Bryant trying to control but Barcos is working from the bottom.
Barcos being controlled here, momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barcos looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bryant slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Barcos.
Barcos strikes from the bottom but Bryant passes into mount!
Bryant prevents Barcos from getting the reversal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryant is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Barcos working to try and regain half guard.
Barcos throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Barcos is trying desperately to improve position.
Bryant is looking to stand but Bryant has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Barcos is trying to escape the mount.
Barcos is squirming around, avoiding Bryant's attempts to control the action.
Barcos is wriggling around trying to escape.
Barcos might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Bryant working for a guillotine from mount but Barcos is in no mood to give up.
Barcos tries to improve his position but instead Bryant has taken his back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Barcos shoots in for a takedown but Bryant shows good takedown defense.
Barcos is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bryant sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Barcos throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bryant's waist but Bryant gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Barcos off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nicolas Barcos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Barcos.
Barcos will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bryant lands the left hand.
Bryant closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Bryant thuds a left hand into Barcos's body.
Bryant has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Barcos is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Barcos doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Bryant decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Barcos's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bryant passes Barcos's left leg - he's now in half guard.

Bryant is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Barcos sees it coming and defends easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Barcos is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Bryant jumps into side control!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bryant working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Bryant has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Barcos is looking to improve his position but Bryant isn't that keen on the idea.
Barcos slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Barcos is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bryant is controlling the pace.
Barcos works his way to full guard. Good work.
Barcos has a closed guard, preventing Bryant from standing up.
Bryant content to stall in guard here.
Nicolas Barcos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bryant slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Barcos.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barcos tries to get to full guard but Bryant has control of the leg.

Bryant is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Barcos is just riding it out for now. Bryant eventually gives up the hold.
Kobe Bryant is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bryant is trying to control the action in half guard but Barcos is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Barcos is trying to get back to full guard.
Barcos flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Bryant perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Barcos throws a lazy uppercut

and Bryant counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Barcos actively working from the bottom here.
Barcos wants to improve his position but Bryant is controlling well.
Barcos throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Barcos throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Barcos is in trouble now - Bryant has advanced to mount!

And that's the end of the fight!
Kobe Bryant comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bryant has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kobe Bryant!

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hype
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
34%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Connall Chulainn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mateusz Wiaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Chulainn
vs
Wiaz

178 cm
21
160 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

170 cm
21
166 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Knockout power

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Connall Chulainn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mateusz Wiaz!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Sosuke Kotani and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Chulainn moves into the clinch.

Chulainn has hold of one of Wiaz's legs. Wiaz is fighting the takedown attempt but Chulainn gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Chulainn postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Wiaz wants to sweep but no luck.
Chulainn sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Chulainn postures up in Wiaz's guard and throws a big left but Wiaz blocks it.
Chulainn throws an elbow that misses. Wiaz uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Chulainn's guard. Nice move by Wiaz!

Wiaz is looking to work some ground and pound but Chulainn has wrist control.
Chulainn on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Chulainn tries to get out of the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wiaz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Chulainn seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Wiaz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiaz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wiaz postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Chulainn is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Wiaz is controlling him.
Chulainn keeping moving, preventing Wiaz from controlling successfully.
Wiaz working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Chulainn's head.
Chulainn wants to stand up but Wiaz is controlling him.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Connall Chulainn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Chulainn closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chulainn wants to take a breather but Wiaz manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Chulainn.
Wiaz looking for a sweep. Not yet Wiaz, not yet.
Chulainn lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Chulainn won't allow Wiaz to sweep him here.
Chulainn wants to control from the top but Wiaz keeps moving.
Wiaz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Wiaz is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Wiaz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wiaz keeping moving, preventing Chulainn from controlling successfully.
Chulainn throwing strikes from guard but Wiaz blocks nicely.
Chulainn postures up and lands a big shot to Wiaz's brow.
Chulainn scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Wiaz not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Chulainn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Chulainn postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chulainn is in close to Wiaz's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Wiaz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Chulainn trying to control the position from guard on top but Wiaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wiaz has momentary wrist control but Chulainn slips an elbow through the middle.
Chulainn slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Chulainn scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wiaz has momentary wrist control but Chulainn slips an elbow through the middle.
Chulainn trying to control the position from guard on top but Wiaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chulainn is looking to pass into half guard but Wiaz pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Wiaz is in guard.

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

Connall Chulainn dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Wiaz tries for a takedown but Chulainn circles away easily

and Chulainn counters by clinching up.
Wiaz wants a takedown.

Chulainn has Wiaz pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Chulainn pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Wiaz tumbling to the mat - Chulainn dives into Wiaz's guard.
Chulainn chips away with some ground and pound.
Our spies down at at Body Pain_12elite_599$+VM inform us that Wiaz has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Chulainn throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Chulainn trying to control the position from guard on top but Wiaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chulainn looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chulainn trying to control the position from guard on top but Wiaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chulainn has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Wiaz is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Chulainn defends well.
Chulainn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wiaz can do to turn this around?
Chulainn trying to control but Wiaz is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chulainn throwing strikes from guard but Wiaz blocks nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Chulainn missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Chulainn throws a big right hand that misses.
Chulainn postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Wiaz is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Chulainn is aware though and is defending well.
Chulainn is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Chulainn trying to control but Wiaz is working from the bottom.
Chulainn postures up in Wiaz's guard and throws a big left but Wiaz blocks it.
Wiaz has momentary wrist control but Chulainn slips an elbow through the middle.
Chulainn stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wiaz swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wiaz keeping moving, preventing Chulainn from controlling successfully.

Chulainn avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Chulainn working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Chulainn trying to control the position from guard on top but Wiaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chulainn is looking to work some ground and pound but Wiaz has wrist control.
Chulainn with a flurry of punches that miss.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Chulainn closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Wiaz did well to prevent Chulainn getting side control.
Chulainn lands strikes from half guard.
Chulainn landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Chulainn winds up and cracks Wiaz with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

Wiaz is rocked!
Chulainn scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Wiaz is still in real trouble! Can Chulainn finish him?
Chulainn lands a big elbow - Wiaz is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Chulainn!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Connall Chulainn!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
33%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Peter Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Avon Barksdale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith comes into the arena with Crazy Train blaring out of the sound system. The key to victory for Peter Smith has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Smith
vs
Barksdale

160 cm
22
153 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

165 cm
20
145 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Great low kicks
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
Counter fighter
Powerful

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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Peter Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Avon Barksdale!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Hirohito Nitta and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Barksdale's hands.
Smith swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Smith closes the distance and clinches up with Barksdale, looking for a takedown. Smith pushes Barksdale against the cage but Barksdale circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Smith closes the distance and clinches.
Barksdale swings wildly with an uppercut but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barksdale swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Smith misses with a punch on the inside.
Barksdale misses with a hook from the clinch.
Barksdale struggles to land a body shot inside as Smith controls his hands.
Smith lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Barksdale misses with a punch to the body.

Smith breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barksdale throws a predictable looking body shot
and Smith counters with a body kick that stops Barksdale in his tracks momentarily.
Smith throws a head kick but Barksdale moves out of range.
Barksdale lands a jab to the nose.
Peter Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barksdale misses with a looping left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barksdale throws a shot to the body.

Smith instigates a clinch.
Smith tries to circle away but Barksdale has him pinned against the cage.
Our sources have told us that Smith has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Smith blocking some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Smith.
Barksdale misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from Barksdale.
Barksdale is looking for a takedown.
Barksdale swings wildly with an uppercut but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith throws a head punch that misses.
Barksdale misses with some punches.
Barksdale blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smith blocks an uppercut.
Barksdale has a couple of punches blocked by Smith.
Barksdale misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smith makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Barksdale misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barksdale can't get the takedown.
Barksdale goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Smith scores with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barksdale drops down looking for an ankle pick but Smith pulls his leg out and moves away.
Peter Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Avon Barksdale.

Smith darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Barksdale trying to control from the bottom.
Smith controlling the pace.
Barksdale controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Barksdale tries to roll over but Smith keeps him under control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands strikes from half guard.
Smith prevents Barksdale from improving his position.

Smith is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Barksdale is looking to control Smith's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Barksdale avoid being mounted?
Smith trying to control from half guard but Barksdale is working away.

Smith is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Barksdale is just riding it out for now. Smith eventually gives up the hold.
Barksdale is trying to control but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Smith drops an elbow to the side of Barksdale's head.

Smith is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Barksdale defends it well.
Barksdale has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Wake and Bake. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Barksdale keeping hold of Smith's head, controlling as best he can.
Barksdale trying to control from the bottom.
Barksdale tries to get to full guard but Smith has control of the leg.
Barksdale is trying to maintain the position but Smith is very close to passing his half guard.
Smith trying to control the action but Barksdale is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Smith shoots in for a double leg but Barksdale sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Smith tries to clinch up but Barksdale circles away and keeps his distance.

Barksdale drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Barksdale trying to control the action but Smith is working from the bottom.
Barksdale scoring with punches from side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sloppy strikes there by Barksdale.
Smith takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith wants to control but Barksdale postures up.
Barksdale 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.

Barksdale working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Smith sneaks back into half guard.

Barksdale looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Smith is defending against the submission attempts here by Barksdale.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Smith is trying is best to control the position here.
Smith wants to get back to full guard.
Smith is refusing to be controlled, as Barksdale sits in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barksdale seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Smith wants to get back to full guard.
Barksdale trying to control from half guard but Smith is working away.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Barksdale misses with a hook.
Smith blocks a jab.
Barksdale tries to score a power double leg takedown but Smith sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Barksdale somewhat.
Smith loads up on a big right hand but Barksdale slips the punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Barksdale stuffs the takedown.
Smith bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Barksdale's head backwards.
Barksdale throws a low kick but Smith avoids it.
Smith throws a low kick, looking for Barksdale's leg but Barksdale calmly moves out of range.
Smith staying out of range there.
Smith is looking to clinch.
Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barksdale throws a shot from downtown. Smith moves away and avoids it.
Smith connects with a solid leg kick.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Barksdale smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Smith shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Smith gets a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Avon Barksdale showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barksdale swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Smith dives in and grabs Barksdale's left leg, looking for a takedown. Barksdale pushes down on Smith's head and hops out.
Barksdale misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Barksdale is just out of range.
Smith is looking to clinch but Barksdale is avoiding it.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch but Barksdale swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Barksdale scores with a takedown into Smith's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barksdale trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barksdale stopping the sweep attempt from Smith.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barksdale lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Barksdale postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Barksdale trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barksdale missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Barksdale moves out of range as Smith strikes.
Smith throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Barksdale.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Barksdale wants to control but Smith is keeping him busy.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Barksdale lands a nice short elbow.
Barksdale trying to control the action but Smith is working from the bottom.
Smith is trying to get back to full guard.
Barksdale takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barksdale throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Barksdale drops an elbow to the side of Smith's head.
Barksdale has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Barksdale is working away from the top position though.
Barksdale not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Barksdale working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Barksdale wants to pass the guard but Smith is defending well.
Barksdale missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Smith displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Barksdale.
Smith tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Smith tries a head kick but it misses.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Peter Smith is winning the standup battle so far.
Smith fails with an attempt to clinch.
Smith is looking to clinch.
Smith is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Barksdale shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Smith's guard.
Barksdale trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

And that's the end of the fight!
Avon Barksdale comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Barksdale 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Avon Barksdale!
In defeat, Peter Smith stepped up to the mic, saying 'Full respect to my opponent, hope the fans still want to see me fight '.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
32%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pete Alexander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Heishiro Mitsurugi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pete Alexander is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Alexander
vs
Mitsurugi

178 cm
25
185 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

185 cm
21
185 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

VICIOUS FIGHT GEAR

Kore Fight Nutrition [TG]
VICIOUS FIGHT GEAR

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Pete Alexander!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Heishiro Mitsurugi!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Ren Mimura and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alexander gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mitsurugi makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Mitsurugi tried to score with a low kick but Alexander checks it.
Mitsurugi takes a swing at Alexander's ribcage but misses.
Mitsurugi lands a head kick!
Alexander checks a low kick from Mitsurugi.
Mitsurugi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mitsurugi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Alexander has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Alexander shoots for a takedown but Mitsurugi saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Alexander fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pete Alexander. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mitsurugi lands with a kick to the temple. Alexander shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Mitsurugi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Mitsurugi walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Alexander checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Mitsurugi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Alexander paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mitsurugi displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Alexander.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexander shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mitsurugi sprawls well. Mitsurugi wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Alexander gets slowly back to his feet.
Alexander checks a leg kick.
Alexander shoots in and drives through. Mitsurugi sprawls well.

Alexander shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Mitsurugi's guard.
Alexander landing some decent shots from guard.
Mitsurugi keeping moving, preventing Alexander from controlling successfully.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Mitsurugi can do anything to dispel that myth.
Alexander throwing strikes from guard but Mitsurugi blocks nicely.
Mitsurugi working a defensive guard but Alexander manages to pass into side control anyway.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexander cracks Mitsurugi with a big right hand but Mitsurugi just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Alexander taking a breather here.
Mitsurugi takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Mitsurugi really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Alexander. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Alexander is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Mitsurugi has escaped the position, nice work there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Alexander looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Mitsurugi felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexander is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Mitsurugi's shoulder. That is not cool.

Alexander in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Mitsurugi is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Pete Alexander!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
42%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ching lalalalalalLng (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikey Hopkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

lalalalalalLng
vs
Hopkins

165 cm
25
149 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

174 cm
21
140 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Kore Fight Nutrition [TG]

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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Ching lalalalalalLng!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mikey Hopkins!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Kenichi Hosakawa and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
lalalalalalLng looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hopkins fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hopkins lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A left lands for Hopkins.

lalalalalalLng is rocked!
Hopkins misses with an uppercut.
lalalalalalLng is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hopkins sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hopkins digs a good hook to lalalalalalLng's body.
lalalalalalLng definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hopkins steps in with a hook that catches lalalalalalLng right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Hopkins follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! lalalalalalLng looks absolutely devastated.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mikey Hopkins!
Mikey Hopkins decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Delphino Atlantis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Prince (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Atlantis comes into the arena with cream - those were the days blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Atlantis
vs
Prince

175 cm
21
159 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

173 cm
20
155 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Good kicks
Very quick

Good wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Good gas tank

VICIOUS FIGHT GEAR
Milwaukee's Best 160 (85% laundry)

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 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Delphino Atlantis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Thomas Prince!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Prince moves into the clinch successfully.
Atlantis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Prince gets through Atlantis's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Prince struggles to land a body shot inside as Atlantis controls his hands.
Atlantis takes a knee to the side of the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Prince fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Come on Prince - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
We've been hearing reports that Atlantis has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Atlantis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Prince moves into the clinch successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Prince can't find room to land a body shot as Atlantis controls the action.
Prince misses with a hook from the clinch.
Prince told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Prince struggles to land a body shot inside as Atlantis controls his hands.
Atlantis prevents a body shot from Prince.
A left hand lands to the body for Prince.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Atlantis can't get the takedown.
A head punch on the inside from Prince fails to land.
Atlantis tries to pull guard but Prince won't allow it.
Prince content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Prince can't find room to land a body shot as Atlantis controls the action.

Atlantis manages to pull guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atlantis trying to control the position.
Prince stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Atlantis swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Prince stopping the sweep attempt from Atlantis.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Atlantis looking for subs off his back but Prince has passed one foot through into half guard.
Atlantis is looking to control Prince's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Atlantis avoid being mounted?

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Atlantis actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Atlantis actively working from the bottom here.
Prince seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Atlantis does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Atlantis is looking to improve his position.

Atlantis looking for submissions off his back.

Atlantis looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Atlantis is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Atlantis looking for submissions off his back.
Atlantis regains full guard. Nicely done.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Prince not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Prince keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Prince tries to clinch up

and Atlantis counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Atlantis.
Atlantis wants to control from the top but Prince keeps moving.
Atlantis stands and throws Prince's legs to the side, diving into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Atlantis tries to move to mount but Prince blocks the move with his legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Atlantis tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Atlantis is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Prince is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Atlantis is looking to take a break and control but Prince is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Atlantis advances to full mount.
Prince really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Atlantis. 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 two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Atlantis looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.

Atlantis swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Prince is now in Atlantis's guard. A big mistake from Atlantis there, giving up the dominant position!

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atlantis trying to control the position.

Atlantis escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Prince gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Atlantis working for a triangle but Prince defends it easily.
Delphino Atlantis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Atlantis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Atlantis is looking for a triangle but Prince pushes his legs off easily.
Prince won't allow Atlantis to sweep him here.
Atlantis is trying to keep Prince in close.
Atlantis wants to sweep here but Prince controlling him for the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Atlantis not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Delphino Atlantis dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

The fight stays on the outside here - Prince looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Prince fails in his attempt to clinch.
Prince tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Atlantis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Prince misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Atlantis.
A looping hook to the body misses from Prince. Atlantis does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Prince looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Prince throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thomas Prince is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Prince closes the distance and clinches.
Prince misses with an elbow strike.
Atlantis tries to pull guard but Prince holds him up against the cage and eventually Atlantis drops back down to his feet.
Atlantis blocks a body shot from Prince.

Atlantis has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Prince clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!

Atlantis working for a choke but Prince is defending well.

Atlantis is persistently looking for the submission but Prince is defending it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prince wants to escape the position.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.

Prince showing good submission defense here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Atlantis tightening his grip on Prince, looking for the choke.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atlantis throwing wild punches that miss their target.

Atlantis working for a choke but Prince is defending well.

Prince showing good submission defense here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Atlantis is persistently looking for the submission but Prince is defending it well.
Prince needs to remain patient if he's going to get out of this sticky situation.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Atlantis looking for the choke but no joy.
Prince tries to escape but Atlantis has the hooks in and won't let him break free.

And that's the end of the fight!
Delphino Atlantis showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Atlantis has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Delphino Atlantis!
As Delphino Atlantis got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: This opponent was rather weak, his ancestral line has flaws which have now been removed and reenvisioned in the highest light. I used my slippery dolphin move to slip in there and get her done! '.

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FIGHT
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Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Martinez Eluard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Wayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eluard comes to the cage accompanied by Sail. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Eluard
vs
Wayne

180 cm
21
197 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

184 cm
22
190 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Grand Royal Wear

//buriedALIVE// Fight Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Martinez Eluard!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bruce Wayne!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shirou Masuda and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eluard cracks Wayne with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Eluard thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wayne throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Wayne fails in his attempt to clinch.
Eluard comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wayne scores with a nice head shot.
Eluard takes a swing at Wayne's ribcage but misses.
Wayne keeps Eluard at a distance using the push kick.
Wayne throws a head kick that half lands.
Eluard falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wayne counters with a body kick.
Wayne scores with a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Eluard throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wayne counters with a nice body shot.
Wayne lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Eluard at a distance.
Wayne has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Eluard scores with a three punch combo!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eluard waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wayne.
Eluard misses with a lunging right hand
and Wayne makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Eluard really felt that one!
Wayne lands a high kick!
Wayne changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Eluard takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Eluard throws out a loose jab but Wayne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wayne lands a jab to Eluard's midsection.
Wayne with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wayne moves away from the strike by Eluard.
Eluard looks to land a left hand but Wayne moved out of range nicely.
Wayne fakes the leg kick and cracks Eluard in the body.
Eluard throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Eluard is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wayne avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Eluard takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eluard throws a big shot that misses.

Wayne closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A short right from Wayne on the inside.
Eluard misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wayne misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wayne misses with some punches.
Eluard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Wayne.
Wayne lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wayne lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wayne pushes Eluard back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
I was talking to Eluard's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Wayne lands a hook that snaps the head of Eluard backwards.
Wayne scores with a shot to the side of Eluard's head.
Wayne gets through Eluard's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Eluard is rocked!
Wayne tries to throw a body punch but Eluard avoids it by throwing Wayne back against the cage.
Wayne misses with a punch on the inside.
Wayne lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Oh Eluard is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wayne lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wayne lands a big right hand that drops Eluard! The killer instinct kicks in and Wayne finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Wayne!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bruce Wayne!
Bruce Wayne is the new middleweight champion!
Bruce Wayne thanked the fans post fight for their support.