--- Ichi PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Julio Quanero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kato Masaishii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Quanero might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to 537 CUBA. This should be fireworks!

Quanero
vs
Masaishii

188 cm
24
250 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

181 cm
22
236 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Good in bed

Excellent grappler
Good kicks
Granite chin

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 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Julio Quanero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kato Masaishii!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Sano and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quanero misses with the combination.
Quanero rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Masaishii moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Masaishii is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Masaishii.
Quanero definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Quanero is trying to get back to half guard.
Masaishii cracks Quanero with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Quanero is not content to let Masaishii control the position.
Quanero tries to bench press Masaishii off him but Masaishii keeps the position.
Masaishii looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Quanero is avoiding damage well.
Masaishii fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Quanero is not content to let Masaishii control the position.
Masaishii content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Masaishii throwing shots but missing, from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Masaishii moves into full mount!
Masaishii scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Quanero?
Quanero wants to control but Masaishii is having none of it.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Masaishii throws some wild stikes that Quanero manages to avoid easily.
Masaishii seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Quanero is holding on tight.
Masaishii sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Masaishii trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Quanero has given up his back.
Masaishii controlling from the back.
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.

Masaishii is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Masaishii looking for the RNC.
Quanero is trying to stand back up.

Masaishii is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Quanero defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
I really don't envy Quanero right now.

Quanero fending off the submission attempt from Masaishii.
Quanero trying to control the hands but Masaishii won't let him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Masaishii throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Well, with Masaishii on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Quanero is tapping out... Can he escape the position?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quanero is defending well here and trying to improve his position.

Masaishii patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Masaishii has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Masaishii is working hard for the rear naked choke here.

Masaishii working for the choke.

Masaishii working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Quanero is really stuck here.

Masaishii is working hard for the rear naked choke here.

Quanero showing good submission defense here.
Quanero staying busy and making it hard for Masaishii to control.
Masaishii might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Quanero haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

Quanero preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Masaishii.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masaishii keeps control of the position as Quanero tries to break free.
Masaishii has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Quanero's body.

Masaishii tightening his grip on Quanero, looking for the choke.
Masaishii wants to control but Quanero is keeping busy.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
I really don't envy Quanero right now.
Masaishii struggling to keep hold of the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Quanero is in bad spot here.

Masaishii looking for the RNC.

Masaishii is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Quanero is defending well though. Masaishii let's go of the attempt for now.
Quanero tries to escape but Masaishii has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Quanero looks to land a combination but Masaishii avoids it well.
A countering left hand to the body from Masaishii misses.

Masaishii manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Quanero on his heels. He'll look to pass Quanero's guard now, I'm sure.
Masaishii passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Quanero wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
A lull in the action here.
Quanero is trying to control Masaishii's posture but Masaishii avoids it.
Masaishii working the ground and pound but Quanero is defending the strikes.
Masaishii has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quanero can't do much from the bottom here.
Quanero is trying to buck Masaishii off.
Masaishii advances nicely into full mount.
Masaishii takes Quanero's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Quanero is in trouble.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Masaishii not allowing Quanero to control his hands.
Masaishii trying to control momentarily.

Masaishii looking for the choke from the back.
Masaishii struggling to land strikes to the head as Quanero covers up.
Masaishii is working the ground and pound. Can Quanero escape?
Quanero has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Masaishii.
Quanero wants to get back to his feet.
Quanero trying to control but not successfully.

Masaishii looking for the choke but no joy.

Masaishii working for a choke but Quanero is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quanero manages to reverse the position and now he's in Masaishii's guard. Nice work there by Quanero.
Quanero stopping the sweep attempt from Masaishii.
Quanero wants to get up but he can't break Masaishii's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Masaishii looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Quanero is defending well. Masaishii quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Quanero has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Masaishii celebrates on the ropes, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kato Masaishii!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
37%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yoshiaki Ishii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mawzer VaraKolaudov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mawzer VaraKolaudov will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Ishii
vs
VaraKolaudov

179 cm
25
240 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

195 cm
19
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Powerful

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yoshiaki Ishii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mawzer VaraKolaudov!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Shimada and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
VaraKolaudov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Ishii decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in VaraKolaudov's guard.
Ishii stops VaraKolaudov from standing up.

Ishii drops back, looking for a kneebar! VaraKolaudov looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. VaraKolaudov looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from VaraKolaudov!

Ishii trying his best to control but VaraKolaudov has mounted him.
VaraKolaudov misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
VaraKolaudov throwing strikes but Ishii recovers to half guard. A much better position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

VaraKolaudov is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Ishii has managed to free his arm - good work.
Ishii is trying to maintain the position but VaraKolaudov is very close to passing his half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ishii is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but VaraKolaudov pulls his head out easily.
VaraKolaudov is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Ishii reverses the position - he's now on top in VaraKolaudov's guard.
Ishii slips nicely into half guard.
VaraKolaudov is looking to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ishii wants to pass to mount but VaraKolaudov is defending the position.
VaraKolaudov looks like he's trying to stand up.

VaraKolaudov has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Ishii is on him like a limpet, forcing VaraKolaudov back against the ropes.
Ishii fails to pull guard.
VaraKolaudov gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ishii.

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

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

It looks like Yoshiaki Ishii has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick by VaraKolaudov - that's a beauty! Ishii is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even VaraKolaudov can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Mawzer VaraKolaudov!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
39%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Evc Evs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pablo Manjuelez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Evc Evs could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Pablo Manjuelez's chin.

Evs
vs
Manjuelez

156 cm
18
235 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

182 cm
19
200 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Evc Evs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pablo Manjuelez!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evs tries to close the distance and clinch up but Manjuelez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Manjuelez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Manjuelez displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Evs.

Manjuelez closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Evs's guard.
Evs working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Manjuelez.
Manjuelez looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Manjuelez's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Evs might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Let's hope that Manjuelez has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

Evs is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Evs is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manjuelez looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

Manjuelez gets to his feet. Evs looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Evs.
Manjuelez is looking for a sweep.
Manjuelez is trying to control Evs's posture but Evs avoids it.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Manjuelez parries the strikes from Evs easily there. Evs is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Manjuelez to escape.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manjuelez manages to get back to half guard.
Manjuelez moves into full guard.

Manjuelez manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Manjuelez throws a wild body kick that Evs sees coming a mile off.
Evs really is a fat lump.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Manjuelez.
Evs misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Manjuelez gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Manjuelez breaks from the clinch.
Evs shoots in but Manjuelez avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Evs is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manjuelez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Evs is looking to clinch.

Manjuelez closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Manjuelez lands a nice short elbow.
Evs is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Parko Ludus Top Team, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Evs is in trouble now - Manjuelez has advanced to mount!
Manjuelez breaks from Evs's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Manjuelez looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Manjuelez.
Manjuelez controlling from the full mount.

Manjuelez has control of Evs's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Evs regains control of the situation pretty easily.
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!
Manjuelez looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pablo Manjuelez dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Manjuelez drives through with a takedown into Evs's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Manjuelez slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Manjuelez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

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

Manjuelez drops back looking for a leg! Evs is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Evs manages to kick Manjuelez off! Manjuelez jumps back into Evs's guard.
Manjuelez looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manjuelez advances position into side control!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manjuelez lands an elbow.
Pablo Manjuelez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Evs is trying to improve his position.

Manjuelez stands up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Manjuelez darts in looking for a takedown but Evs gets double underhooks and turns Manjuelez into the ropes.
Manjuelez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Evs displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Manjuelez.
Evs closes the distance but Manjuelez moves to the side
and Manjuelez counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evs is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Manjuelez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Evc Evs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pablo Manjuelez.

Manjuelez closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Manjuelez controlling the pace.
Manjuelez takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Manjuelez is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Manjuelez lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Manjuelez content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Evs taking some punishment here, with Manjuelez in his half guard.
Manjuelez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Evs defending well though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Manjuelez seems to be working for a kimura but Evs defends the submission attempt.
Manjuelez controlling the pace.
Manjuelez is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Manjuelez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Manjuelez lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Evs hang on?
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Manjuelez tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Manjuelez lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pablo Manjuelez 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.

Manjuelez misses with a takedown attempt - Evs sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Manjuelez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Manjuelez manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Evs on his heels. He'll look to pass Evs's guard now, I'm sure.
Manjuelez wants to pass the guard but Evs is keeping the position.
Manjuelez controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manjuelez is continuing to stall.
Evs wants to get back to his feet but Manjuelez is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

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.

Manjuelez closes the distance and clinches.
Manjuelez putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Evs in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Manjuelez breaks the clinch.
Manjuelez scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

It looks like Evc Evs has been cut.
Evc Evs is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Evs shoots in and drives through. Manjuelez sprawls well.

Manjuelez forces Evs back against the ropes and clinches.
Manjuelez drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Evs gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Manjuelez will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Evs up against the ropes.

Manjuelez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Manjuelez looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Evs avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Evs can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Manjuelez controls the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manjuelez cracks Evs with a solid left hand.
Manjuelez showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Evs is working an open guard so Manjuelez takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pablo Manjuelez really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Evc Evs's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Manjuelez throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Evs was covering up waiting for the punch and Manjuelez finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Manjuelez lands a couple of elbows.
Manjuelez controlling from the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manjuelez content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Manjuelez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Evs is trying to hold Manjuelez in close to prevent damage but Manjuelez has managed to pass into half guard.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Manjuelez is taking a breather. Evs says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Manjuelez trying to mount his opponent but Evs defends it.
Manjuelez slows the pace down in half guard.
Manjuelez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Evs's head.

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.
Evs is looking to escape.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Evs shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Manjuelez counters with a right hand to the body.
Manjuelez lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

Manjuelez has Evs up against the ropes in a clinch.

Manjuelez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Manjuelez drops Evs with a beautiful combination! Evs stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Manjuelez is looking for the KO!
Manjuelez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

Manjuelez closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manjuelez trying to control the pace.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Manjuelez lands a nice short elbow.

Manjuelez stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Evs to get to his feet.

Manjuelez closes the distance and clinches.
Manjuelez is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Evs pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Manjuelez is pushing Evs up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Evs jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Manjuelez walks away with a smile on his face. Evs gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Manjuelez closes the distance and clinches.
Manjuelez has Evs pressed against the ropes, preventing Evs from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Manjuelez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Manjuelez punishes Evs's body with a nice straight punch.
Manjuelez lands with a shot to the body.

Manjuelez shoots in and bounces Evs off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Manjuelez slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

Manjuelez is trying to get an arm triangle but Evs is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pablo Manjuelez dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Evc Evs's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Evs fails with the takedown

and Manjuelez counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Manjuelez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Manjuelez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Evs counters by moving into the clinch.

Evs is fighting off a takedown attempt but Manjuelez is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Evs to the mat. Evs regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Manjuelez not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Manjuelez drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Manjuelez jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Manjuelez sitting in guard here, content to control.
Evs working a defensive guard but Manjuelez passes into half guard.

Manjuelez 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.

Manjuelez is working for a kimura but Evs is defending it quite comfortably.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manjuelez is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Manjuelez is in the full mount, landing strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manjuelez lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Manjuelez lands with some strikes.
Manjuelez with good strikes from the mount here!

Evc Evs's cut is getting worse.
Manjuelez controlling his opponent.
Manjuelez lands a heavy elbow.
Manjuelez landing strikes from the mount.
Pablo Manjuelez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Evc Evs's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manjuelez sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

And that's the end of the fight!
Pablo Manjuelez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Manjuelez 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Pablo Manjuelez!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Pablo Manjuelez!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Pablo Manjuelez!

Pablo Manjuelez wins by unanimous decision!
During a confident post fight interview, Pablo Manjuelez thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
37%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arjen Pain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dawson King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pain comes to the ring accompanied by Thunderstruck. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Pain
vs
King

205 cm
23
254 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

197 cm
21
245 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

GREEN!160

Conviction

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arjen Pain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dawson King!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Taro Takaoka and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pain misses the shot to the body.
King has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Pain is landing a low percentage of strikes.
King feints and then cracks Pain's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pain down.
King tried to score with a low kick but Pain checks it.
Pain connects with a good right hand that stumbles King. King circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
King misses with a kick to the body.
That kick from King tenderised Pain's leg. Pain is trying to keep his angry face on.
Pain tries to close the distance and clinch up but King swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pain throws a leg kick but King sees it coming and moves out of range.
Pain tests King's chin there with a solid looking shot.
King tries to work over Pain's front leg with a kick but Pain checks it.
King defending well as Pain loads up on a big left hand.
King keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pain.
Pain connects with a high kick.
A left lands for King.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
King looks to score with a jab to the body but Pain is just out of range.
Pain looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A head kick from Pain lands but King takes it in his stride.

It looks like Dawson King has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Pain on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Pain on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by King. King obviously looking to wear him down.
Pain defending well as King loads up on a big left hand.

King gets tackled into the ropes by Pain. Pain maintains the clinch.
Still in the clinch, King scores with a nice short uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Pain doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
King tries to work over Pain's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Pain tries to throw a body punch but King avoids it by throwing Pain back against the ropes.
Pain drops to a knee looking for a takedown but King gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pain as King tries to tie him up.
Pain is trying to push King away but King has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pain tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. King smiles and moves away.
King with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Pain fails in his attempt to clinch.
King avoids the body shot from Pain.
King now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Pain misses with a wild body shot.
Pain lands the left hand.
King throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pain stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
King tries to work over Pain's front leg with a kick but Pain checks it.
King pushes Pain away with a front kick.
King is looking to score with low kicks.
King throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Pain is breathing heavily.
Pain tries a head kick but it misses.
Pain slips a jab from King.
A little feinted left hand from Pain on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pain throws out the jab.
Pain misses with a shot to the body
and King finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by King.
King misses with an uppercut.
Pain misses with a left hand
and King counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
King lands a right hook to the body.
King looking to land some kicks to the body here.
King walks into a left hand.
Pain missing with a left hand there. King was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
King throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
King cracks a nice hook into Pain's ribs.
King cracks Pain with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pain uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by King.
King misses with a hook. Pain ducked under it nicely.
Pain fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pain is looking to clinch but King is avoiding it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pain avoids a kick to the body.
Pain lands with a hook. King tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Pain steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from King. That one must have hurt.
King fakes the leg kick and cracks Pain in the body.
King dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pain. That did some damage!

Pain closes the distance and pushes King back into the ropes.
Pain tries a body shot but King blocks it.
King makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pain doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Pain's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pain will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
King scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A clash of legs there as Pain blocks the low kick.
Good leg kick by King there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Pain waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract King.
Pain takes a swing at King's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dawson King dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dawson King's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

King misses with a low kick.
Pain swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
King moves out of range of the strikes.
Pain throws the left hand but King avoids the punch easily.
King takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
King displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pain throws out the jab.
Dawson King seems to be getting the better of the standup.
King throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Pain is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
King moves out of range of the body kick from Pain.
Pain closes the distance but King moves to the side
and King connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

King gets a clinch.
Pain tried to land a shot to the body but connects with King's elbow.
Pain is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but King is keeping busy.
King has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pain has a couple of punches blocked by King.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from King.
King misses with a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from King.

King breaks the clinch.

Pain gets a clinch.
Pain struggles to land a body shot inside as King controls his hands.
King trying to control the position but instead, Pain has worked for underhooks and has pushed King into the ropes.
Pain is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Pain looking to slow down the pace here.
Pain doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
King lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pain backwards.
Pain tries to break the clinch but King is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pain backwards.
Pain trying to control the position but instead, King has worked for underhooks and has pushed Pain into the ropes.
King is trying to stall.
Pain tries to work over King's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
King tries a body shot but Pain blocks it.
King lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
King working aggressively here.
A nice left hand lands by King.

King manages to pull guard.
Pain wants to control from the top but King keeps moving.

King pushes a forearm under Pain's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Pain is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dawson King!
After winning the bout, Dawson King thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
46%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Katsuya Yasumi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalba Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Yasumi
vs
Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech

188 cm
21
250 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

188 cm
25
210 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Katsuya Yasumi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kalba Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body kick from Yasumi.

Yasumi closes the distance and clinches.

Yasumi breaks the clinch.
Yasumi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yasumi stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Yasumi scores with a kick to the midsection.

Yasumi bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech is pushing Yasumi's head away, looking to escape. Yasumi manages to hold on to the position though.
Yasumi is working Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech over with some ground and pound from side control.
Yasumi is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.

Yasumi looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech is letting Yasumi control him for a moment.
Yasumi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech keeps working.
Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Yasumi trying to control the position but Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech is working away.

Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech tries to escape back to his feet but Yasumi has kept hold of him... Oh, now he's got Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech's back and is looking for the choke... Is it? Is it sunk in? YES! Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech is tapping! Yasumi saw the opportunity and took it - ruthless!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Katsuya Yasumi!
A very excited looking Katsuya Yasumi made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
49%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Naya Shinoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ebner Estavez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shinoki comes to the ring accompanied by wadiako. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Shinoki
vs
Estavez

180 cm
28
169 lbs
25 - 9 - 0

180 cm
26
165 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

GREEN!160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Naya Shinoki !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ebner Estavez!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Shinoki closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Estavez to the mat! Estavez manages to get full guard.
Shinoki scoring with some ground and pound.
Shinoki passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Shinoki working the ground and pound but Estavez is defending the strikes.
Estavez tries to bench press Shinoki off him but Shinoki keeps the position.
Shinoki staying calm.
Shinoki landing strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Estavez is trying to get back to half guard.
Shinoki remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shinoki works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Shinoki scores with a couple of short elbows.
Shinoki lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Shinoki working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Estavez takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Shinoki in side control lands a decent elbow.

Shinoki is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Estavez knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Shinoki staying calm.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Shinoki is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Estavez has escaped the position, nice work there.
Shinoki scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Estavez to see if he's OK.
Estavez is letting Shinoki control him for a moment.
Estavez wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Estavez trying to remain calm as Shinoki controls from the top position.
Shinoki working the head and body with strikes.
Shinoki works to advance to full mount. Estavez defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Shinoki content just to control the position here.
Shinoki seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Estavez for as long as he can get away with.
Shinoki tries to control but Estavez wriggling away.
Shinoki lands a nice shot to the head.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Shinoki dominating with strikes here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shinoki lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Shinoki lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
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 lands with some strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shinoki controlling the pace for now.
Shinoki wants to control the pace but Estavez is squirming around nicely.
Shinoki is really struggling to control Estavez but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Shinoki controlling from mount.
Estavez is trying desperately to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Shinoki has closed the distance and engaged Estavez in a clinch.

Shinoki gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Shinoki uses his free foot to push down on Estavez's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Estavez.
Estavez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Shinoki working the ground and pound effectively.
Shinoki can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Estavez is looking to escape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Shinoki is working for a guillotine from mount but Estavez frees his head quite easily.
Shinoki tries to control but Estavez wriggling away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shinoki controlling his opponent.
Shinoki landing strikes, looking to finish!

It looks like Ebner Estavez has been cut.
Shinoki lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

Estavez is rocked!
A big strike lands for Shinoki ! That's really hurt Estavez and he's turned his back - Shinoki keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Shinoki jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Naya Shinoki !
Jumping up and down and very excited, Naya Shinoki waved his t-shirt featuring GREEN!160's logo in front of the cameras.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
36%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fujiyama Akagono (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renato Babawto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Akagono
vs
Babawto

187 cm
24
184 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

178 cm
25
177 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

Excellent grappler
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fujiyama Akagono!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Renato Babawto!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Babawto as Akagono shoots in.
Some wild striking there from Babawto.

Akagono fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Babawto sprawls well initially but Akagono persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Babawto is trying to control but can't.
Babawto is not content to let Akagono control the position.
Babawto works his way to full guard. Good work.
Babawto working a defensive guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Babawto avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Babawto is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Akagono wants to pass the guard but Babawto is keeping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Akagono wants to control from the top but Babawto keeps moving.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Babawto holds on and takes a little breather.

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

Akagono fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Babawto to the ground. Akagono is now in Babawto's guard.
Babawto keeping moving, preventing Akagono from controlling successfully.

Babawto is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Our spies down at at Body Pain_12elite_599$+VM inform us that Babawto has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Babawto is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

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.
Babawto thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Akagono is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Babawto pulls his head out easily.
Akagono wants to get back to his feet.
Babawto sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Akagono defending well though.
Babawto content to control rather than advance.
Akagono is refusing to be controlled, as Babawto sits in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Akagono looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Babawto wants to advance to full mount but Akagono doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Akagono looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Akagono throws his legs up looking for a submission but Babawto uses it to pass to side control.
Akagono tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Babawto trying to control the position but Akagono is working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Babawto might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Akagono haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Babawto moves into full mount!
Babawto looking to control but Akagono is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Akagono gets back to half guard.
Akagono is refusing to be controlled, as Babawto sits in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Fujiyama Akagono will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Akagono tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Babawto defends well and Akagono ends up having to push Babawto into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Babawto stuffs the takedown attempt from Akagono. Akagono gets slowly back to his feet.
Babawto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice takedown defense from Babawto. No joy for Akagono on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fujiyama Akagono. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Babawto throws an off balance right hand
and Akagono counters with an inside leg kick.
Babawto lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Akagono circles away quickly and effectively.
Babawto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Babawto fails to land the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Akagono slaps away a takedown attempt from Babawto, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Babawto shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Babawto keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Babawto prevents Akagono from standing back up.
Babawto looks to land a strike but Akagono avoids it nicely and regains full guard.

Akagono looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Akagono wants to sweep but no luck.
Babawto looking to pass the guard.
Babawto trying to control but Akagono is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Babawto stands and throws Akagono's legs to the side, diving into side control.

Babawto is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Akagono has escaped the position, nice work there.
Akagono is looking for a sweep.
Babawto trying to control the position but Akagono is working away.

Babawto looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Babawto tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Akagono tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Babawto wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Akagono is not content to let Babawto control the position.
Akagono gets back to half guard.

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

Babawto is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Akagono is defending against the submission attempts here by Babawto.

Akagono is defending against the submission attempts here by Babawto.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Akagono trying to control but Babawto postures up.

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

Renato Babawto 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.

Babawto fails to land the takedown.
As Babawto tries to get set, Akagono tries to push him back and clinch up but Babawto manages to avoid the attempt.

Babawto closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Akagono's guard.
Babawto is stalling in the full guard.
Babawto wants to control from the top but Akagono keeps moving.

Akagono is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Babawto is aware though and is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Akagono is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Akagono wants to stand but Babawto is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Akagono wants to sweep here but Babawto controlling him for the moment.

Akagono is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Babawto pushing down on Akagono's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Akagono is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Babawto jumps into side control!
Babawto wants to lay and pray for a moment but Akagono keeps working.
Akagono prevents Babawto from improving position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Akagono is trying to work for a sweep but Babawto has mounted him!
Babawto looking to finish Akagono with some ground and pound. This is bad for Akagono!
Babawto unloading with bombs!
Akagono wants to hold on but Babawto pushes him away.
Babawto controlling from the full mount.
Akagono keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Akagono is bucking up trying to escape but Babawto cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Babawto with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Babawto wants to control the pace but Akagono is squirming around nicely.
Babawto has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Babawto takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Akagono in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Renato Babawto has got the better of the ground game so far.
Babawto sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Akagono is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babawto looking to control and managing it successfully.
Akagono bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Babawto manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Akagono manages to get himself to full guard.

Akagono can't keep his opponent in guard - Babawto advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Akagono 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.

Renato Babawto really dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Babawto will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Babawto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Babawto gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Babawto working a defensive guard here.
Babawto wants to sweep but no luck.
Akagono trying to control the position from guard on top but Babawto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Babawto trying to control the position here.
Akagono trying to control the position from guard on top but Babawto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Akagono preventing the sweep.
Babawto pulls Akagono in to control the position.

Akagono is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Akagono looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Akagono prevents Babawto from improving his position.
Akagono seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Babawto does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babawto preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Akagono sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Babawto defending well though.
Akagono looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Akagono not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Babawto is looking to improve his position.
Babawto is refusing to be controlled, as Akagono sits in half guard.
Babawto is pressing down on Akagono's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babawto wants to sweep but no luck.
Babawto is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Akagono tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Babawto swivels and escapes.
Babawto misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Babawto goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Fujiyama Akagono is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Babawto looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Akagono!
Akagono regains half guard.
Akagono trying to control here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Akagono is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Babawto pulls his head out easily.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

Akagono is defending against the submission attempts here by Babawto.
Akagono throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Babawto passes the guard and advances to mount!
Babawto pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Renato Babawto will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Akagono's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Babawto shoots in but no luck this time.
Akagono stuffs the takedown.
Babawto has a takedown stuffed.
We've been told by Akagono's head coaches at Ultimate MMA Training Center that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Fujiyama Akagono has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Renato Babawto.
Nice takedown defense from Babawto. No joy for Akagono on that attempt.
Babawto throws a sloppy head kick
and Akagono counters with a good low kick that Babawto was not able to check.
Akagono fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Babawto slaps away a takedown attempt from Akagono, before circling back to the center of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Akagono displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Babawto.
Akagono tried to counter with a leg kick but Babawto avoided it.
Akagono is trying hard to land a takedown here. Babawto sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Babawto defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Akagono.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Akagono enables Babawto to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Akagono manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Babawto works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Babawto prevents Akagono from standing back up.

Akagono looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Babawto slips a nice elbow through Akagono's hands, connecting with Akagono's forehead.
Akagono tries to kick Babawto off but Babawto keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Babawto slows the pace down in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babawto trying to control from half guard but Akagono is working away.

Akagono is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Babawto pulls his head out easily.
Akagono wants to get back to full guard but Babawto has mounted him!
Babawto tries to control but Akagono wriggling away.
Akagono is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babawto looking to control but Akagono is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Akagono wants to control but Babawto is having none of it.
Babawto trying to control but Akagono is having none of it.
Akagono keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Renato Babawto is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

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.
Babawto connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Babawto can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Akagono is looking to escape.
Akagono is trying to escape the mount.
Akagono is working hard here to advance position.
Fujiyama Akagono has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Babawto postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Akagono looks a forlorn figure.

And that's the end of the fight!
Renato Babawto comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Babawto 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Renato Babawto!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Renato Babawto!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Renato Babawto!

Renato Babawto wins by unanimous decision!
An intense looking Renato Babawto took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Believe in Jiu Jitsu My Friend!!'.

C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
29%

Main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Akira Ishikawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ichi Takeshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ishikawa comes to the ring accompanied by mindshift genki sudo. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ishikawa
vs
Takeshi

150 cm
39
147 lbs
38 - 28 - 0

155 cm
32
138 lbs
17 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 38 - 28 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Akira Ishikawa!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ichi Takeshi!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Fujiwara and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Takeshi drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

Ishikawa is looking to cinch up a triangle. Takeshi throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Ishikawa's body to avoid the submission. Ishikawa has instead reached around Takeshi's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Ishikawa arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Akira Ishikawa!
Akira Ishikawa is the new bantamweight champion!
Akira Ishikawa really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Kemists ↑™ 5x160Q - $149-199 logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
Ichi Takeshi spoke after the fight, saying 'Son of a!!!! great shame I great shame Sorry I need more strong in spirit. '.