Destiny 120: Static PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Inigo Guerra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Silik Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guerra comes to the cage accompanied by The Beast - Tech N9ne. Hunt has chosen London Calling as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Guerra
vs
Hunt

170 cm
31
150 lbs
14 - 21 - 2

175 cm
39
154 lbs
32 - 31 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin

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 14 - 21 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Inigo Guerra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 31 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Silik Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guerra with a hook.
Hunt scores with a leg kick.
Hunt slips a straight right by Guerra.
Hunt let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Guerra throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Hunt counter with a right hand.
Hunt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Guerra.
Guerra takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hunt scores with a hook.
Guerra will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Good shot there by Guerra.
Hunt dodges the punch combination from Guerra.
A looping hook to the body misses from Guerra. Hunt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Guerra connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A looping hook to the body misses from Guerra. Hunt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Guerra thuds a left hand into Hunt's body.
Hunt digs a good body shot into Guerra's ribs.
Hunt tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Guerra paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hunt missing with a left hand there. Guerra was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Hunt has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hunt being controlled against the cage.
Guerra tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guerra swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've been informed that Hunt has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Hunt throws a punch but it's blocked by Guerra.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hunt controlling the action here for a moment.
Hunt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Guerra lands a body shot in the clinch.
Guerra tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Guerra takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hunt scores with a hook to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Hunt.
Guerra misses with the head strike.
Guerra lands a shoulder strike.
Hunt lands a nice shot to the body.
Hunt lands a right hand.
A short right from Hunt on the inside.
Guerra blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt lands with a short shot to the head.
Hunt misses with a punch on the inside.
Hunt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Guerra stalling in the clinch but Hunt improves position.
Guerra lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Guerra tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hunt avoids it.
Guerra prevents a body shot from Hunt.
Hunt lands a nice shot to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Guerra.
Hunt lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Guerra has a couple of punches blocked by Hunt.
A head punch on the inside from Hunt fails to land.
Guerra lands a body punch in the clinch.
Guerra goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hunt misses with some punches.
Guerra lands a nice shot to the body.
Hunt swings wildly with an uppercut but Guerra uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hunt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hunt has a couple of punches blocked by Guerra.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Hunt fails to land.
Guerra trying to control the position but instead, Hunt has worked for underhooks and has pushed Guerra into the cage.
Nice body punch from Hunt.
Hunt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hunt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Guerra breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Guerra throws a nice outside leg kick.
Guerra throws a body punch but Hunt moves out of range.
Hunt is looking to slow Guerra down with leg kicks.
Hunt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hunt takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Guerra cracks Hunt with a right hand to the side of the head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Guerra looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hunt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Guerra jabs at Hunt's body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hunt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Guerra.
Hunt connects with a looping right hand.
Nice straight punches there by Guerra. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Guerra.
Guerra throws a head kick but Hunt moves out of range.
Guerra scores with a hook to the body. Hunt takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hunt tries to clinch but Guerra is having none of it.

Hunt closes the distance and clinches.
Hunt lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Inigo Guerra has been cut.
Guerra wants to stall.
Guerra lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Guerra is looking to control Hunt's arms but Hunt gets an underhook and turns him. Now Guerra has his back to the cage.
Hunt misses with a punch on the inside.
Hunt misses with the head strike.
Hunt can't find room to land a body shot as Guerra controls the action.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Guerra is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hunt misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Silik Hunt will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Inigo Guerra's cut.
That's time! Guerra's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Hunt misses with a wild body shot.
Guerra takes a swing at Hunt's ribcage but misses.
Guerra misses the shot to the body.
Guerra is looking to wear down Hunt with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hunt avoids the body shot from Guerra.
Hunt throws a leg kick but Guerra sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Guerra moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Guerra connects with a right hand. Hunt shakes it off.
Hunt bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Guerra's head.
Hunt takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Guerra throws a right hand that Hunt ducks under and follows up with a left that Hunt also avoids with ease.
Good exchange - Hunt coming out on top.
Hunt misses with a kick to the body.
Guerra looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

Guerra is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Guerra ducks under a wild hook from Hunt.
Oh Guerra is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Guerra misses with an uppercut.
Hunt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Guerra.
Inigo Guerra is winning the standup battle so far.
Hunt misses with a leg kick.
Guerra seems to have got his legs back now.
Hunt lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

Hunt moves into the clinch successfully.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

Hunt manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guerra misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Guerra!
Guerra ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Guerra pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hunt scores with a jab.
Hunt throws a right hand that misses
and Guerra counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Guerra lands with a kick to the temple. Hunt shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Guerra throws the kick towards the body but Hunt avoids it.

Guerra fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hunt, pushing him back against the cage.
Hunt pushes Guerra back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Guerra working hard to break the clinch.
Hunt lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hunt prevents a body shot from Guerra.
Hunt tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hunt lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guerra tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hunt avoids it.
Guerra misses with a short punch on the inside.
Guerra misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hunt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Guerra goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Guerra pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hunt staying out of range there.
Guerra looks to score with a jab to the body but Hunt is just out of range.
Guerra misses with a combination
and Hunt counters with a straight right hand.
Guerra takes a swing at Hunt's ribcage but misses.
A slow jab from Guerra misses its intended target.
Hunt lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Guerra falls backwards - clearly groggy! Hunt dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Silik Hunt!
Silik Hunt thanked the fans post fight for their support.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
71%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Coryatt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Petter Anier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Coryatt's entrance music is Welcome 2 Houston. A fine choice. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Coryatt
vs
Anier

176 cm
33
167 lbs
17 - 11 - 1

177 cm
38
160 lbs
21 - 30 - 2

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Powerful

V-Mask Clothing (10%)

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 17 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Kevin Coryatt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 30 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Petter Anier!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Coryatt. Anier does a little dance to reset his feet.
Coryatt looks for a takedown but Anier sprawls well.
A decent looking cross lands there for Anier.
Coryatt throws a right and a left that Anier avoids nicely.
Coryatt shoots in but no luck this time.
Coryatt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Coryatt went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.

Coryatt fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Anier, pushing him back against the cage.

Coryatt breaks from the clinch.
Anier throws a right and a left that Coryatt avoids nicely.
Petter Anier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anier throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Coryatt throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Anier's waist but Anier gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Coryatt off to one side.
Anier is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kevin Coryatt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coryatt takes a kick to the side of the head.
Anier cracks Coryatt with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Anier tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Coryatt defends well and Anier ends up having to push Coryatt into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anier lands a leg kick that knocks Coryatt off balance momentarily.
Coryatt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Anier rushes Coryatt and presses him up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Anier drags the fight down to the ground.
Coryatt wants to stand but Anier is controlling his posture from full guard.

Anier escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Coryatt gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Coryatt in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Coryatt content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Anier is trying to control the position but Coryatt postures up.
Anier looking for a sweep. Not yet Anier, not yet.
Anier being controlled here, momentarily.
Coryatt throwing strikes but missing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anier wants to sweep but no luck.
Anier avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Anier throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Coryatt passes Anier's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Anier is controlling Coryatt's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Coryatt is looking to advance position but Anier won't allow it.
Anier has hold of Coryatt's hands but Coryatt slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Coryatt moves nicely into side control.
Anier pushes Coryatt away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Coryatt gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Anier's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
A lull in the action here as Coryatt stalls from top position.
Coryatt seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Anier for as long as he can get away with.
Anier wants to control but Coryatt postures up.
Coryatt scoring with punches from side control.
Anier on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Coryatt lands an elbow.
Anier tries to improve position but can't.
Anier is still trying to improve position.
Coryatt lands a few punches from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coryatt in side control lands a decent elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anier is looking to regain half guard here but Coryatt keeps moving and retains side control.
Coryatt working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Anier is trying to improve his position.
Anier manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Anier works his way to full guard. Good work.
Anier being controlled here, momentarily.
Anier is looking to stand up but Coryatt isn't so interested in that idea.
Coryatt sitting in guard, not really doing much.
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 Kevin Coryatt will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Coryatt gets a takedown into half guard.
Anier manages to get to full guard.
Anier manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Coryatt manages to get himself to full guard.

Anier stands up and waves to Coryatt to follow him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coryatt fails to land with a series of punches.
A slapping leg kick lands for Anier.
Good standup being displayed there by Anier as he connects with a hook.
Coryatt stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Coryatt wants it to stay on the feet.
Anier shoots for a double leg takedown but Coryatt sprawls well. He's pushed Anier's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Coryatt shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

Coryatt stands up from half guard.
Anier misses with the combination.
Coryatt misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Coryatt moves into the clinch.
Coryatt creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Coryatt throws a knee to the head but misses.

Anier pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Anier shoots in and gets a takedown into Coryatt's guard.
Coryatt tries to strike from the bottom.

Coryatt manages to escape and get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Coryatt shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Anier darts in and clinches Coryatt up against the cage.
Anier tries a body shot but Coryatt blocks it.
Coryatt avoids the elbow strike from Anier, against the cage.
Anier jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Coryatt walks away with a smile on his face. Anier gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kevin Coryatt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Petter Anier.
Coryatt throws a right hand that Anier ducks under and follows up with a left that Anier also avoids with ease.
Coryatt throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Anier.
Coryatt displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Anier.
Coryatt misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Anier instigates a clinch.
Coryatt lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Coryatt can't break the clinch.

Anier manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Anier working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Coryatt has passed into half guard!
Coryatt takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Coryatt missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Coryatt seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Anier does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Anier regains full guard. Nicely done.
Coryatt controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Coryatt continues to stall.
Anier is trying to keep Coryatt in close.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anier keeping moving, preventing Coryatt from controlling successfully.
Coryatt sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Anier's guard.
Anier moves into full guard.
Kevin Coryatt overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Anier working a defensive guard here.

Anier is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Coryatt defends well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Kevin Coryatt will probably get the nod.
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!

Coryatt fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Anier misses with a takedown attempt - Coryatt sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Anier.
Anier tries a head kick but it misses.
Coryatt misses with the combination.
Anier leaves Coryatt with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Anier raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Coryatt tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Anier defends well and Coryatt ends up having to push Anier into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kevin Coryatt. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Anier takes the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Coryatt breaks the clinch.
Coryatt slips a jab and a cross from Anier.
Coryatt stuffs the takedown.

Coryatt shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Anier manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Coryatt keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Anier takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coryatt using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Anier has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Anier breaks from the clinch.
Anier shoots in for a double leg but Coryatt sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Coryatt slips a jab and a cross from Anier.
Kevin Coryatt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Anier stuffs the takedown.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Coryatt.

Coryatt closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Coryatt lands in his opponent's guard.
Coryatt lands a couple of elbows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anier pulls Coryatt in close to prevent any damage.
Anier is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Coryatt in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Anier trying to control the position.
Coryatt stands up over Anier, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Coryatt sitting in guard here, content to control.
Coryatt has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Anier is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Coryatt has his hands clasped together but Anier extends and breaks Coryatt's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Anier.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Petter Anier!
Petter Anier decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
58%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Franzis Saell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ash Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Franzis Saell had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Saell
vs
Thomas

177 cm
28
180 lbs
4 - 5 - 1

182 cm
45
178 lbs
41 - 22 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Franzis Saell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 41 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ash Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shirou Masuda and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saell closes the distance and clinches up with Thomas, looking for a takedown. Saell pushes Thomas against the cage but Thomas circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Thomas misses with an uppercut. Saell saw that one coming.
Thomas is looking to chop away at Saell's legs.
A quick step to the side and Saell tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.

Saell manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Thomas on his heels. He'll look to pass Thomas's guard now, I'm sure.
Saell stopping the sweep attempt from Thomas.
Saell with a flurry of punches that miss.
Thomas is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Saell trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Saell throws a big elbow that misses.
Saell scoring with some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Saell accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saell connects with a couple of short punches.
Saell's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Thomas wants to sweep here but Saell controlling him for the moment.
Saell trying to control but Thomas is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Saell's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Thomas being controlled here, momentarily.
Saell wants to control from the top but Thomas keeps moving.
Saell works over Thomas with some ground and pound from guard.
Saell postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Saell throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Thomas preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Saell trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Thomas keeping moving, preventing Saell from controlling successfully.
Saell lands a couple of elbows.
Saell loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saell postures up in Thomas's guard and throws a big left but Thomas blocks it.
Saell 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.
Saell throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Saell missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Thomas is trying to control the position but Saell postures up.
Saell postures up in Thomas's guard and throws a big left but Thomas blocks it.
Thomas working a defensive guard here.
Thomas utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Saell scoring with some ground and pound.
Saell scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Thomas preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Saell accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Saell landing with the ground and pound.
Thomas looking for a sweep. Not yet Thomas, not yet.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Thomas working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Saell.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saell landing with the ground and pound.
Saell scoring with punches to the head and body.
Saell stands and throws Thomas's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Saell in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.

Saell thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Thomas defending against the ground and pound.
Saell throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Saell working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thomas takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thomas dodges the ground and pound from Saell.
Thomas avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Saell.
Saell lands a decent elbow from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saell working the ground and pound but Thomas is defending the strikes.
Thomas avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Saell.
Saell lands a decent elbow from side control.
Thomas really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Saell. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Saell scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Thomas to see if he's OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thomas taking punishment in the form of punches.
Thomas defending against the ground and pound.
Thomas taking a bit of punishment here - Saell scoring with strikes.
Saell moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Thomas taking punishment in the form of punches.
Saell working the ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Thomas can do anything to dispel that myth.
Thomas is working to avoid the ground and pound but Saell connects with a decent elbow.
Saell in side control, throwing shots but Thomas defends.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Franzis Saell dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Saell.

Thomas throws Saell to one side and escapes!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Thomas.
Thomas leaves Saell with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Thomas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Saell.
Thomas gets cracked there but stands up to it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thomas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thomas counters with a body kick.
Saell throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Thomas's waist but Thomas gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Saell off to one side.
Saell with a poor takedown
and Thomas counters with a good low kick that Saell was not able to check.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Franzis Saell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Saell fails with a takedown attempt.
Thomas lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Thomas looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Saell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thomas can do to turn this around?
Saell fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Saell has managed to clinch.
A short uppercut from Saell.
Saell is trying to drag Thomas to the mat but Thomas just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

Thomas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Saell tests Thomas's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Thomas swats away the attempt to clinch by Saell.
Saell closes this distance looking for a takedown but Thomas circles away.
Thomas was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saell goes for a double leg but Thomas avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Thomas continues to drive forward.
Thomas tries a quick counter leg kick but Saell is wise to it.
Thomas feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Saell's calf.
Thomas lets loose with a powerful body kick. Saell will feel that in the morning.
Ash Thomas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thomas misses with a kick to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Saell is defended easily by Thomas.

Thomas gets tackled into the cage by Saell. Saell maintains the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saell is trying to drag Thomas to the mat but Thomas just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Saell throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Thomass head.
Saell jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Thomas walks away with a smile on his face. Saell gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Thomas circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saell tries for a takedown but Thomas sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Saell dives in and scores a takedown into Thomas's guard.
Saell throwing strikes but missing.
Saell throws an elbow that misses. Thomas uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Saell's guard. Nice move by Thomas!

Thomas trying to control but Saell is working from the bottom.

Saell throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Thomas trying to control the position from guard on top but Saell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Saell manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Saell accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Saell missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Saell is looking to work some ground and pound but Thomas has wrist control.
Saell postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Thomas utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Saell is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Saell lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Ash Thomas will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. 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.

Saell shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Thomas's guard.

Thomas scrambles and gets back to his feet.

Saell gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Thomas swings wildly with an uppercut but Saell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Saell lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Saell taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Saell is trying to pull guard but Thomas turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Saell scores with a shot to the side of Thomas's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thomas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A short left from Saell.
Saell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Saell jumps guard but Thomas stands there with Saell around his waist. Saell gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saell misses with a short punch on the inside.
Saell misses with a body punch.
Saell misses with some punches.
Thomas prevents a body shot from Saell.
Saell is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Thomas gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Franzis Saell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Saell lands a nice shot to the body.
Saell jumps guard but Thomas turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Thomas.
Saell misses with the head strike.

Thomas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Saell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thomas.
A bone on bone clash there as Saell blocks the leg kick.
Saell takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Saell fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Thomas avoids it really well and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Saell shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Thomas utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Saell throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Thomas works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Thomas avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Saell thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Saell forces his way into half guard.
Saell prevents Thomas from improving his position.
Saell throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Thomas to regain full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saell content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Saell wants to control from the top but Thomas keeps moving.
Saell throws an elbow that misses. Thomas uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Saell's guard. Nice move by Thomas!

Thomas trying to control the position from guard on top but Saell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Thomas avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Thomas got a little sloppy there for a moment and Saell has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Thomas has managed to get both his arms back between Saell's legs - danger averted.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saell keeping moving, preventing Thomas from controlling successfully.
Saell looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Thomas must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Thomas trying to control the position from guard on top but Saell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

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

And that's the end of the fight!
Franzis Saell showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Saell 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Franzis Saell!
After winning the bout, Franzis Saell 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juancho Rivera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erick Rootmans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rootmans is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Busta Rhymes - Put your hands where my eyes can see. Erick Rootmans acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Rivera
vs
Rootmans

189 cm
44
216 lbs
33 - 29 - 1

190 cm
33
218 lbs
17 - 12 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 29 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Juancho Rivera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Erick Rootmans!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yuuki Gou and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Rootmans, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rootmans moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

It looks like Juancho Rivera has been cut.
Rootmans throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rivera counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rootmans misses with a double jab.
Rootmans tries to score with a low kick but Rivera moves his leg out of the way.
Rootmans takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Rootmans takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rivera takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Rivera blocks a head kick by Rootmans.
Rivera is looking to counter punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick misses from Rootmans.
Rivera takes a swing at Rootmans's ribcage but misses.
Rootmans unleashes a big counter combination but Rivera bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Rootmans moves out of range as Rivera strikes.
Rootmans scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Rivera misses with the combination.
It seemed like Rootmans was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rivera avoids the head kick by Rootmans.
Rivera lands the left hand.
Rivera avoids a kick to the body.
Rivera is looking to counter punch.
Rootmans misses with a double jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rootmans moves out of range as Rivera strikes.
Rootmans throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Rootmans looks for the body kick but Rivera saw that one coming.
A little feinted left hand from Rivera on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A punch combination from Rootmans misses.
Rootmans throws a series of punches but Rivera avoids them all with ease.
Rootmans throws a wild body kick that Rivera sees coming a mile off.
Rivera connects with a body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rivera.
Rootmans fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rivera.
Rootmans misses with a wild combination.
Rootmans bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice shot by Rivera.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice defenses there by Rootmans.
Rootmans listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Rootmans tries a head kick but it misses.
Rootmans connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rivera momentarily.
Rivera pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Rootmans back to the cage. Rivera follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivera keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rivera throws out a powerful jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rivera darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Rootmans throws a series of punches but Rivera avoids them all with ease.
Rootmans steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rivera.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Rootmans has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Rootmans checks a leg kick.
Rivera dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rootmans tries a low kick but Rivera avoids it.
Rootmans displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rivera throws out the jab.
And Rootmans responds with a good body kick, but Rivera manages to step out the way in time.
Rootmans takes one on the button.
Rootmans throws a right and a left that Rivera avoids nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Rivera lands a nice shot to the body.
Rootmans lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rootmans gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nice defenses there by Rootmans.
Rootmans is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Rootmans misses with a head kick.
Rootmans takes one on the button.
Some wild striking there from Rootmans.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rootmans rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rivera moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rootmans looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rivera plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

It looks like Erick Rootmans has been cut.
Rivera throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rivera scores with a hook to the body. Rootmans takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rootmans throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rootmans throws a right hand that Rivera ducks under and follows up with a left that Rivera also avoids with ease.
Rivera throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rivera, as that shot connected.
Rivera showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rootmans.
Rivera fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rivera misses with a left hand
letting Rootmans counter with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rivera blocks a jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Rootmans blocks the leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivera connects with a single shot there.
Rivera gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rootmans.
Rootmans takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Despite the aggression on Rootmans's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Some wild striking there from Rootmans.
Rootmans keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rivera.
Rootmans lands a jab to the nose.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rivera.
A telegraphed right hand from Rivera misses the target.
Rootmans misses with a head kick.
Rivera misses with a wild body shot.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Rivera. Rootmans shrugs it off though.
Rivera displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rootmans throws out the jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rivera scores with a nice body kick.
Rivera slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rootmans tries a low kick but Rivera avoids it.
Rivera misses with a hook. Rootmans ducked under it nicely.
Rootmans misses with a low kick.
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 Juancho Rivera will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Rivera scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rivera chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rootmans can pounce on him.
Rootmans scores with a leg kick.
Erick Rootmans is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rivera fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rootmans manages to avoid it.
A jab from Rivera does it's job there.
Good leg kick by Rootmans there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rivera throws a looping overhand right but Rootmans ducks down to avoid it.
Rivera lands a jab to Rootmans's midsection.
Rivera lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rootmans scores with a nice strike.
Rootmans throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
An attempted straight right counter from Rivera misses the target.
Rivera with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rootmans to score with a decent uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A right-left combo lands from Rivera.
Rootmans tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rootmans throws a jab when Rivera was well out of range.
Rivera scores with a nice head shot.
Rivera tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rootmans was well out of range. Poor timing from Rivera.
Rootmans moves away from the strike by Rivera.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivera scores with a hook to the body. Rootmans takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A combination from Rootmans does no damage.
Rivera is looking to chop away at Rootmans's legs.
Rootmans rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rivera moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rivera blocks a leg kick.
Rivera tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rootmans was well out of range. Poor timing from Rivera.
Rivera connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Rootmans misses with a kick to the body
and Rivera counters with a right hand to the body.
Rootmans is breathing heavily.
Rivera ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rootmans moves away.
Rivera checks a leg kick nicely.
Rootmans throws a nice looking combination but Rivera bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rootmans lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Rivera pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rivera throws a quick inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rivera scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Juancho Rivera is winning the standup battle so far.
Rootmans has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rivera.
Rivera is looking to slow Rootmans down with leg kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rootmans throws a front kick aimed at Rivera's knee but Rivera avoids it well.
Rivera avoids a punch combination nicely.
And Rivera counters with a quick kick to the body but Rootmans blocks it.
Rivera checks a low kick from Rootmans.
Rootmans looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rivera is looking to counter punch.
Rootmans throws a head kick that misses.
Rivera throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Rootmans drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

Rootmans is rocked!
Rootmans connects with an inside leg kick.
Rootmans is still on wobbly legs! Can Rivera finish him?
Rivera connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A bone on bone clash there as Rootmans blocks the leg kick.
The fighters circling - Rivera throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rivera ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rootmans moves away.
Rootmans seems to have recovered his senses.
Rootmans will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
It looked like Rivera wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rivera lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivera pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rivera lands a slapping body shot.
Rivera misses the jab.
Rootmans fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rootmans fails to land with a series of punches.
A jab from Rivera finds it's way through Rootmans's defenses.
Rootmans throws a big shot that misses.
Rivera looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rivera fails to land with a series of punches.
Rivera scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rivera misses with an uppercut.
Rootmans throws a body kick that misses
and Rivera counters with a straight right hand.
Rootmans walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rivera checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Rivera just misses with a punch to the body.
Rivera throws a jab but it's blocked by Rootmans.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice shot lands for Rivera.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivera ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rivera moves into range and connects with a jab.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Rootmans might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Rivera has got the better of the exchanges.
Rootmans misses with a double jab.
Rootmans throws a head kick that misses.
Rivera scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rivera wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nice shot by Rivera.
Rootmans keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rootmans is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Rivera is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rootmans can do to turn this around?
Rivera connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rootmans momentarily.
Rivera thumps Rootmans with a low kick.
Rivera fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rootmans manages to avoid it.
A head kick from Rootmans lands but Rivera takes it in his stride.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rootmans misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rivera checks a leg kick nicely.
Rivera looks to throw the jab but Rootmans is out of range.
Rivera connects with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juancho Rivera dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Rootmans scoring well with a low kick there.
Rootmans misses with a double jab.
Rivera lands a nice looking body shot.
Rootmans is looking to slow Rivera down with leg kicks.
Rootmans tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Oooooh!!! Rivera has knocked Rootmans down with a huge combo! Rivera steps away and waves a wobbly Rootmans back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Rivera cracks Rootmans with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Rootmans falls to his knees and Rivera doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Juancho Rivera!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Murat Orgun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grammur Natzee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Natzee has chosen Marillion - Garden Party as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Orgun
vs
Natzee

170 cm
45
155 lbs
30 - 25 - 1

162 cm
40
148 lbs
40 - 18 - 4

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Spartan Nutrition

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 30 - 25 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Murat Orgun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 40 - 18 - 4, fighting out of Tokyo, Grammur Natzee!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Shimada and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Natzee throws a looping overhand right but Orgun ducks down to avoid it.

Natzee closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Natzee is thwarting Orgun's attempts to control the position.
Orgun is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Orgun makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Orgun.
Natzee won't allow Orgun to sweep him here.
Natzee is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Natzee won't allow Orgun to sweep him here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Natzee postures up in Orgun's guard and throws a big left but Orgun blocks it.
Natzee working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Orgun's head.
Natzee is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Orgun bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Natzee's guard.

Orgun pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Natzee is keeping the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Orgun trying to control the position from guard on top but Natzee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Orgun is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Natzee is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
We've been hearing good reports from Orgun'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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Orgun accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Natzee is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Orgun is controlling him.
Orgun stopping the sweep attempt from Natzee.
Orgun prevents Natzee from getting back to his feet.
Orgun won't allow Natzee to sweep him here.
Orgun trying to control but Natzee is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Natzee is on top in guard.

Natzee working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Natzee is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Natzee lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Natzee scoring with punches to the head and body.
Orgun trying to control the position.
Natzee wants to control from the top but Orgun keeps moving.
Natzee is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Natzee stopping the sweep attempt from Orgun.
Natzee lands a couple of digs.
Natzee wants to control from the top but Orgun keeps moving.
Natzee distracts Orgun with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orgun keeping moving, preventing Natzee from controlling successfully.
Natzee controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Natzee postures up and lands a big shot to Orgun's brow.
Orgun looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Orgun is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Orgun missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Natzee is trying to stand back up but Orgun is controlling him

Natzee has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Orgun is on him like a limpet, forcing Natzee back against the cage.
Natzee lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Natzee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Orgun is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Natzee is defending well for now.
Natzee tries to throw a body punch but Orgun avoids it by throwing Natzee back against the cage.
Orgun tries to land knees in the clinch but Natzee avoids the damage to the body.
Orgun is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Natzee is defending well for now.
Natzee throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Orguns head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Natzee letting Orgun take a breather here.
Orgun's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Orgun struggles to land a body shot inside as Natzee controls his hands.
Natzee blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Natzee scores with a shot to the side of Orgun's head.
A short left from Natzee.
Orgun missing with knees to the body.
Orgun blocks an uppercut.
Orgun is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Natzee is defending well for now.
Natzee tries a body shot but Orgun blocks it.
Orgun is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Natzee is defending well for now.
Natzee blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Orgun is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Natzee is defending well for now.
Natzee lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Orgun.
Natzee on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Natzee stalling in the clinch.
Orgun tries to throw a body punch but Natzee avoids it by throwing Orgun back against the cage.
Natzee blocks an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Grammur Natzee dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Orgun moves away from the strike by Natzee.

Orgun clinches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Natzee.
Natzee managing to block the knees to the body from Orgun.
Natzee stalling against the cage.
Orgun tries to throw a body punch but Natzee avoids it by throwing Orgun back against the cage.
Natzee has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Natzee lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Orgun is trying to maintain a safe position but Natzee gets an underhook and turns Orgun into the cage.
Orgun is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Natzee is defending well for now.
Orgun misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Natzee tries a body shot but Orgun blocks it.
Natzee misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orgun trying to land knees to the body.
Orgun tries to land knees in the clinch but Natzee avoids the damage to the body.
Natzee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Natzee - that landed with a thud.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A short right from Orgun on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Orgun wants to stall.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Natzee.
Orgun scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Grammur Natzee has been cut.
Good body shot from Natzee.
A short left from Natzee.
Natzee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Orgun's elbow.
A short right from Natzee on the inside.
Orgun misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Natzee lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Natzee effectively controlling the action here.
Natzee lands a nice shot to the body.
Natzee managing to block the knees to the body from Orgun.
Orgun trying to land knees to the body.
Orgun lands a body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Natzee.
Orgun misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Natzee scores with a nice hook to the head.
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!
Natzee lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Natzee lands with a short shot to the head.
Orgun stalls.
Grammur Natzee seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short right from Natzee.
Natzee cracks Orgun with a nice body shot.
Orgun missing with knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Natzee scores with a nice short uppercut.
Natzee controlling the action here for a moment.
Natzee lands a left hand.
Orgun tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Natzee avoids it.
Orgun tries to land a knee to the head but Natzee blocks with his arms.
Natzee on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Orgun misses with some punches.
Natzee pushes Orgun back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Natzee misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Natzee.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Orgun.
Natzee lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Orgun.
Orgun stalls.
Natzee scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Orgun misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Orgun scores a nice knee to the body.
Orgun misses with a punch to the body.
Orgun takes a shot to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Natzee.
Orgun is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Natzee is defending well for now.
Natzee scores with a hook to the body.
Natzee tries to work over Orgun's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Natzee avoiding damage as Orgun throws knees to the body.
Natzee scores with a shot to the side of Orgun's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Natzee lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Natzee scores with a nice hook to the head.
Natzee scores with a shoulder strike.
Natzee lands a left hand that snaps the head of Orgun backwards.
Natzee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Natzee.
Orgun's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Natzee blocking some punches.
Natzee prevents a body shot from Orgun.
Orgun trying to land knees to the body.
Orgun missing with knees to the body.
Natzee lands a nice shot to the body.
Natzee stalling in the clinch.
Natzee lands a shoulder strike.
Orgun misses with the head strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Natzee.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Orgun takes a shot to the head.
Natzee stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Natzee lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Grammur Natzee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Grammur Natzee's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! 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.

Orgun takes the fight into the clinch.
Natzee lands with a left to the head.
Natzee presses Orgun against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Natzee misses with a body punch.
Orgun looking to throw knees to the head but Natzee is blocking nicely.
Still in the clinch, Natzee scores with a nice short uppercut.
Orgun tries to land knees in the clinch but Natzee avoids the damage to the body.
Orgun taking a breather.
Natzee lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Natzee lands an uppercut.
Orgun swings wildly with an uppercut but Natzee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Orgun stalling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orgun is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Natzee is defending well for now.
Natzee scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Natzee lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Orgun tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Natzee avoids it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Natzee softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Natzee throws a head punch that misses.
Natzee lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Orgun backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Natzee creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Natzee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Orgun tries to land knees in the clinch but Natzee avoids the damage to the body.
Orgun missing with knees to the body.
The referee calls for Natzee to work.
Natzee is working Orgun over against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Orgun misses with a punch to the body.
Natzee lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Orgun backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Natzee.
Orgun taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Orgun trying to land knees to the body.
Orgun takes a shot to the head.
Natzee scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A shot in the inside from Natzee.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Natzee lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Orgun backwards.
Grammur Natzee is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Natzee.

Orgun is rocked!
Natzee blocks a body shot from Orgun.
Oh Orgun is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Natzee prevents a body shot from Orgun.
Orgun seems to have got his legs back now.
Orgun doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A bit of stalling here from Orgun.
Orgun missing with knees to the body.
Natzee lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Orgun backwards.
Orgun trying to land knees to the body.
Orgun tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Natzee's elbow.
Natzee presses Orgun against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Natzee lands a body shot.
Orgun struggles to land a body shot inside as Natzee controls his hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orgun looking to throw knees to the head but Natzee is blocking nicely.
Orgun with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Natzee avoiding damage as Orgun throws knees to the body.
Orgun pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Natzee lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Natzee on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Orgun misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Natzee.
Orgun throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Natzee blocks it with crossed arms.
Orgun can't find room to land a body shot as Natzee controls the action.
Orgun is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Natzee is keeping busy.
Natzee dodges an elbow strike from Orgun.
Orgun with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orgun lands a good knee to the midsection. Natzee won't want to take too many of those.
Natzee on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Orgun missing with knees to the body.
Murat Orgun has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Orgun missing with knees to the body.
Orgun tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Orgun misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Natzee.
Orgun tries to land knees in the clinch but Natzee avoids the damage to the body.
Orgun missing with knees to the body.
Orgun tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Natzee avoids it.
Orgun looking to throw knees to the head but Natzee is blocking nicely.
Natzee is stalling here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Orgun.

And that's the end of the fight!
Grammur Natzee comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Natzee 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Grammur Natzee!
Grammur Natzee spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
58%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pawel Konopacki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lamont Hawkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hawkins has chosen Wu-Tang Clan - C.R.E.A.M as his entrance music. Lamont Hawkins has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Konopacki
vs
Hawkins

179 cm
32
171 lbs
21 - 14 - 0

174 cm
31
159 lbs
9 - 3 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Spartan Nutrition

KAISER Nutrition - Q160/$250

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 21 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Pawel Konopacki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Lamont Hawkins!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That kick from Hawkins tenderised Konopacki's leg. Konopacki is trying to keep his angry face on.

Konopacki gets a takedown into half guard.
Hawkins wants to control but Konopacki is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Konopacki sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Hawkins trying to control from the bottom.
Konopacki content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Konopacki thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hawkins's head.

Hawkins actively working from the bottom here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Konopacki is just content to waste time from the top position. Hawkins takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Hawkins managing to control the position.
Hawkins being controlled here, momentarily.
Konopacki looking to pass the guard.
Konopacki stopping the sweep attempt from Hawkins.
Konopacki postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Konopacki throws a strike but Hawkins rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Konopacki is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Konopacki can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Hawkins controls the pace.

Konopacki is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hawkins trying to control the position from guard on top but Konopacki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hawkins engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Konopacki controls Hawkins momentarily but Hawkins frees himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Konopacki looking for a guillotine here but Hawkins defends easily.

Konopacki throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hawkins not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Konopacki working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hawkins doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hawkins manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hawkins is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hawkins trying to control but Konopacki is working from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hawkins misses with a low kick as Konopacki jumps back.
Konopacki misses with a two punch combination.
Konopacki throws a body punch but Hawkins moves out of range.
Hawkins fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Konopacki.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hawkins throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Konopacki sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A punch lands to the side of Hawkins 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Konopacki throws a sloppy head kick and Hawkins moves out of range easily.
Konopacki throws a body kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pawel Konopacki dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Hawkins fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Konopacki has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

Hawkins forces Konopacki back against the cage and clinches.
Hawkins tries to work over Konopacki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hawkins takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Konopacki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hawkins lands a left hand that snaps the head of Konopacki backwards.
Hawkins lands with a right to the head.
Hawkins is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Konopacki is keeping busy.
Konopacki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hawkins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hawkins.
Konopacki blocks an uppercut.
Hawkins lands with a left to the head.
Hawkins tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hawkins swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Konopacki swings wildly with an uppercut but Hawkins uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Hawkins fails to land.
Konopacki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hawkins misses with some punches.
Konopacki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hawkins.
Hawkins lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Konopacki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hawkins swings wildly with an uppercut but Konopacki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Konopacki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Konopacki blocks an uppercut.
Hawkins tries to throw a body punch but Konopacki avoids it by throwing Hawkins back against the cage.
Hawkins pushes Konopacki back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lamont Hawkins seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Konopacki is trying to push Hawkins away but Hawkins has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hawkins misses with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins throws a head punch that misses.
Konopacki misses with some punches.
Hawkins lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Konopacki stalling.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hawkins.

Hawkins breaks from the clinch.
Konopacki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Konopacki dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hawkins. That did some damage!
Konopacki misses with a takedown

and Hawkins counters with a takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Konopacki is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Hawkins's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Hawkins looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Konopacki with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Konopacki has hold of Hawkins's hands but Hawkins slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hawkins is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Hawkins is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Konopacki!
Hawkins looking to control but Konopacki is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hawkins with a couple of short strikes.
Konopacki swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Konopacki tries to hold on but Hawkins pushes him away.
Hawkins trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hawkins lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Konopacki is looking to improve his position but Hawkins isn't that keen on the idea.
Konopacki is squirming around, avoiding Hawkins's attempts to control the action.
Hawkins has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Hawkins scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Konopacki is looking to improve his position but Hawkins isn't that keen on the idea.
Hawkins takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Konopacki sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lamont Hawkins showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Hawkins misses with the combination.
Hawkins throws a low kick but it's checked well by Konopacki.
Konopacki was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Konopacki chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hawkins can pounce on him.
Konopacki misses with a two punch combination.
Konopacki on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Konopacki is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hawkins checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hawkins fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Konopacki checks it well.
Konopacki half committed to a counter leg kick.
Hawkins rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Konopacki counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Konopacki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hawkins.
Hawkins staying out of range there.
Hawkins misses with a kick to the body.
Hawkins wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawkins slips a jab and a cross from Konopacki.
Hawkins circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Konopacki drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Hawkins follows Konopacki to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lamont Hawkins!
A very excited looking Lamont Hawkins 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.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
45%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Abbot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Kincaid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kincaid has chosen Converge - as his entrance music. 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.

Abbot
vs
Kincaid

210 cm
32
250 lbs
15 - 10 - 0

201 cm
38
270 lbs
31 - 28 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Spartan Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tony Abbot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 28 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Billy Kincaid!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abbot throws a jab but it's blocked by Kincaid.
Kincaid throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kincaid lands with a right hand.

It looks like Tony Abbot has been cut.
Abbot slips a straight right by Kincaid.
Kincaid will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kincaid misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kincaid scores with the left hand. Abbot knows he should have avoided that one.
Kincaid pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kincaid rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Abbot moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice body punch from Kincaid.
Abbot takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Abbot swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Abbot swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kincaid.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kincaid. That's going to slow Abbot down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A left and a right from Kincaid both land. Nice combination.
Kincaid throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abbot displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kincaid throws out the jab.

Kincaid closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Abbot's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kincaid with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kincaid's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Abbot keeping moving, preventing Kincaid from controlling successfully.
Kincaid throws an elbow that misses. Abbot uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kincaid's guard. Nice move by Abbot!

Kincaid wants to sweep but no luck.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abbot trying to control but Kincaid is working from the bottom.
Kincaid wants to sweep but no luck.
Kincaid is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Abbot not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Abbot has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Kincaid is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kincaid managing to control the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Abbot gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Kincaid to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Kincaid wants to control from the top but Abbot keeps moving.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kincaid trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kincaid must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Kincaid wants to control from the top but Abbot keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kincaid is working Abbot over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Abbot has momentary wrist control but Kincaid slips an elbow through the middle.
Abbot seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Abbot working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kincaid.

Kincaid looking to improve position, pressing down on Abbot's thigh with his hand. Abbot seems to be working to lock up a guilotine though... is Kincaid paying attention? Apparently not! He's locked it up tight! Kincaid's face has turned purple! Will he tap? Will he! YES! He's tapped! Abbot picked his opening and made it count! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Tony Abbot!
Tony Abbot bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

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RATING
35%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Timpurhkhum Chouncheun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyoji Horiguchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chouncheun's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, พิณบรรเลง. Kyoji Horiguchi has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Timpurhkhum Chouncheun's chin.

Chouncheun
vs
Horiguchi

171 cm
32
147 lbs
21 - 11 - 0

164 cm
27
137 lbs
18 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Spartan Nutrition
Modern Wear Apparel

Sun-Tzu

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Timpurhkhum Chouncheun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kyoji Horiguchi!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chouncheun takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Horiguchi jabs Chouncheun right on the nose. Chouncheun blinks but takes it well.
A punch lands to the side of Horiguchi 's head but he takes it in his stride.

It looks like Kyoji Horiguchi has been cut.
Jab by Horiguchi.
Chouncheun fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Horiguchi checks it well.
Chouncheun sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A decent looking cross lands there for Chouncheun.
A right-left combo lands from Horiguchi.

Chouncheun is rocked!

It looks like Timpurhkhum Chouncheun 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!
Chouncheun takes a swing at Horiguchi's ribcage but misses.

Chouncheun lands a big head kick that sends Horiguchi tumbling to the mat! Chouncheun takes a step backwards and waves Horiguchi back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Horiguchi is rocked!
Horiguchi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chouncheun sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Horiguchi is still on wobbly legs! Can Chouncheun finish him?
Horiguchi moves away from the strike by Chouncheun.
Chouncheun throws a jab when Horiguchi was well out of range.
Horiguchi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Horiguchi seems to have recovered his senses.
Horiguchi looks to land a body kick but Chouncheun moved away.
Chouncheun misses with a low kick.
Horiguchi jabs Chouncheun right on the nose. Chouncheun blinks but takes it well.
Horiguchi throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Horiguchi digs a good body shot into Chouncheun's ribs.
Nice shot by Chouncheun.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Horiguchi bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Chouncheun attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Horiguchi changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Horiguchi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Horiguchi thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Chouncheun if he has to take too many more of those.
Chouncheun misses the jab.
Kyoji Horiguchi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horiguchi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Horiguchi goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Oh Chouncheun is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Horiguchi connects with a body shot that sends Chouncheun's belly button to the back.
Chouncheun seems to have got his legs back now.
Chouncheun throws a hook but Horiguchi blocks it.
Nice uppercut there from Chouncheun.
Horiguchi lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chouncheun ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Horiguchi moves away.
Horiguchi defending well as Chouncheun loads up on a big left hand.
Horiguchi throws a jab when Chouncheun was well out of range.
Chouncheun bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Horiguchi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Horiguchi.
A telegraphed right hand from Horiguchi misses the target.
Chouncheun throws a nice inside leg kick.
Horiguchi misses with a body shot.
Horiguchi slips under a jab from Chouncheun.
Horiguchi throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Horiguchi delivers a nice body kick.
Nice cross by Horiguchi.
Horiguchi thows a body kick. Chouncheun tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Chouncheun takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Horiguchi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Horiguchi jabs at Chouncheun's body.
Chouncheun throws a lazy right hand but Horiguchi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Chouncheun blocks the body kick.
Chouncheun finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Horiguchi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chouncheun swings for the body but Horiguchi moves out of range.
Nice body punch from Chouncheun.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Horiguchi. Chouncheun shrugs it off though.
Horiguchi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That has opened up Kyoji Horiguchi's cut even more.
Chouncheun swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A jab lands there for Horiguchi.
Horiguchi checks a leg kick nicely.
Horiguchi misses with a kick to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Chouncheun 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Horiguchi lands a nice looking kick to the body. Chouncheun takes a step back to recover.
Horiguchi throws a series of strikes that have Chouncheun backpedaling.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chouncheun closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Horiguchi lands a right hook to the body.
Horiguchi misses with an attempted mid kick.
Horiguchi bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chouncheun is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Horiguchi.

Chouncheun lands a big head kick that sends Horiguchi tumbling to the mat! Chouncheun takes a step backwards and waves Horiguchi back to his feet - he wants the finish!
A slapping body kick lands there for Horiguchi.
Chouncheun misses with a hook.
Horiguchi tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Chouncheun will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Horiguchi looks up at the clock. Bad move! Chouncheun lands a right hand from hell, dropping Horiguchi. Chouncheun pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Timpurhkhum Chouncheun!
A victorious Timpurhkhum Chouncheun thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
88%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Escargesa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Chambers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Escargesa
vs
Chambers

189 cm
31
197 lbs
23 - 12 - 0

185 cm
34
202 lbs
13 - 9 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Spartan Nutrition

KAISER Nutrition - Q160/$250
Sun-Tzu

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 23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Vincent Escargesa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jack Chambers!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shirou Masuda and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Escargesa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Escargesa's jab looks to have found its range, popping Chambers under the eye.
Chambers slips under a jab from Escargesa.
It seemed like Chambers was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

Escargesa cracks Chambers with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Chambers looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Escargesa finish him?

Chambers is rocked!
A shot to the liver by Escargesa. Beautiful body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chambers avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Escargesa drops Chambers with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Chambers looks back up at him and smiles so Escargesa waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Chambers is still on wobbly legs! Can Escargesa finish him?
Escargesa throws a lazy uppercut
and Escargesa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chambers seems to have recovered his senses.
Escargesa misses the shot to the body.
Escargesa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chambers flicks out a counter leg kick but Escargesa steps away.
Chambers moves away from the strike by Escargesa.
Chambers throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Escargesa checks the leg kick nicely there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chambers connects with a single shot there.

Oooooh!!! Escargesa has knocked Chambers down with a huge combo! Escargesa steps away and waves a wobbly Chambers back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Chambers chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Chambers takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Chambers misses.
Escargesa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chambers only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Escargesa misses the target.
Escargesa scores with the left hand. Chambers knows he should have avoided that one.
We've been informed that Chambers has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Chambers throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Escargesa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Chambers throws a nice looking combination but Escargesa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Chambers connects with a leg kick. Escargesa looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Chambers misses with a jab, cross combination.
Escargesa loads up on a big right hand but Chambers slips the punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escargesa connects with a crisp jab.
Chambers throws a head kick that half lands.
Escargesa thuds a left hand into Chambers's body.
Escargesa throws a body punch but Chambers moves out of range.

Escargesa lands a big right hand that sends Chambers crashing to the mat! Escargesa stays standing though and waves Chambers back to his feet!
Escargesa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Chambers throws a counter combo.
Escargesa scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

Escargesa cracks Chambers with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Escargesa has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Chambers to stand back up!
Escargesa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chambers.
Escargesa thows a left - swing and a miss!

Escargesa lands a big uppercut and Chambers crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Chambers looks OK. Escargesa waves Chambers back to his feet!
Escargesa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chambers is looking for the big counter here.

Escargesa cracks Chambers with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Chambers looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Escargesa finish him?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escargesa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chambers moves away.
Chambers appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Escargesa drops Chambers with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Chambers! Escargesa dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vincent Escargesa!
A relieved looking Vincent Escargesa thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jack Clark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenshin Yamamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clark's entrance music is Rent a Wreck. A fine choice. Kenshin Yamamoto is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Clark
vs
Yamamoto

168 cm
36
148 lbs
35 - 23 - 1

169 cm
36
147 lbs
22 - 6 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

KAISER Nutrition - Q160/$250
Spartan Nutrition

Sun-Tzu

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 35 - 23 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jack Clark!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kenshin Yamamoto!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Shimada and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamamoto lands the left hand.
Yamamoto walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Clark stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Clark clobbers Yamamoto with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Clark throws a jab but it's blocked by Yamamoto.
Clark on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Clark paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Yamamoto throws a right hand that misses
and Clark counters with a stiff right hand.
Jack Clark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yamamoto cracks Clark with an open hand slap.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A left lands for Yamamoto.
Clark connects with a good right hand that stumbles Yamamoto. Yamamoto circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A slow jab from Clark misses its intended target.
And Yamamoto tries to counter it with a takedown but Clark pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A big right from Clark misses.
And Yamamoto tries to counter it with a takedown but Clark pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Clark bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Clark misses the target.
Yamamoto throws a lazy uppercut
and Clark counters with a nice uppercut.
Yamamoto cracks Clark with a good jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Clark, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Yamamoto changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Clark throws a hook to the side of Yamamoto's head but Yamamoto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yamamoto defending well as Clark loads up on a big left hand.
Yamamoto feints the counter takedown.
Yamamoto throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Clark sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Clark is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Clark lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Yamamoto misses with a takedown
and Clark counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

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

Yamamoto tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Yamamoto has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yamamoto tries to advance to mount but Clark denies him.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Yamamoto is trying to get an arm triangle but Clark is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Clark regains half guard.
Clark wants to improve his position but Yamamoto is controlling well.
Yamamoto wants to pass to mount but Clark is defending the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Yamamoto is working for a kimura but Clark is defending it quite comfortably.
Yamamoto is keen to just control but Clark is a slippery customer.
Yamamoto prevents Clark from improving his position.

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.
Clark is trying to maintain the position but Yamamoto is very close to passing his half guard.
Clark wants to get back to full guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Clark moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Yamamoto works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Clark is trying to maintain the position but Yamamoto is very close to passing his half guard.
Yamamoto is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
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 Jack Clark will probably get the nod.
That's time! Clark's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Yamamoto looks to score with a jab to the body but Clark is just out of range.
Clark slips under a jab.
Clark swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Yamamoto misses with a double jab
and Clark cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yamamoto showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Clark.
Clark uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yamamoto.
A head kick by Yamamoto misses
and Clark counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Clark with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Yamamoto to score with a decent uppercut.
Clark misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clark misses with a straight right.
Clark moves out of range of the strikes.
Yamamoto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Yamamoto feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Yamamoto works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Clark tries to roll over but Yamamoto keeps him under control.
Clark trying to control from the bottom.
Yamamoto trying to control from half guard but Clark is working away.

Yamamoto is trying to work for a kimura but Clark is defending well.
Clark tries to roll over but Yamamoto keeps him under control.

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.
Clark trying to control but Yamamoto postures up.
Yamamoto stalling.
Clark wants to improve his position but Yamamoto is controlling well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Clark!
Yamamoto content just to control the position here.
Yamamoto trying to control but he's not successful this time.

Yamamoto looking to secure an arm triangle but Clark defends it well.
Clark is trying to escape the mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clark is working hard here to advance position.

Yamamoto is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Clark to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Clark shrugs it off.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Yamamoto trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kenshin Yamamoto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Clark shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Yamamoto eats them both and turns towards Clark to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A left lands for Yamamoto.
Clark scores with a sloppy right hand. Yamamoto should have avoided that one.
Clark thows a left - swing and a miss!
Clark lands with a cross.
Yamamoto staying out of range there.
Yamamoto is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Clark bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Yamamoto's head backwards.
Clark moves forwards but Yamamoto connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Yamamoto moves away from the strike by Clark.
A big left from Clark misses.
Yamamoto is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark misses the shot to the body.
Yamamoto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yamamoto connects with a right hand. Clark shakes it off.
Clark throws a big shot that misses.
And Yamamoto tries to counter it with a takedown but Clark pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Yamamoto misses with an uppercut
and Clark counters with a nice uppercut.

Yamamoto shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Kenshin Yamamoto has got the better of the ground game so far.
Yamamoto throws a big right hand that misses.
Yamamoto trying to control but Clark is working from the bottom.
Clark lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Yamamoto tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

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

Yamamoto has his foot on Clark's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Clark works his way back into a safe position though.
Yamamoto is trying to keep Clark in close.
Clark stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Yamamoto swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Clark content to stall in guard here.
Yamamoto looking to hit a scissor sweep but Clark is one step ahead there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Yamamoto throws his legs up looking for a submission but Clark uses it to pass to side control.
Yamamoto is trying to get back to half guard.
Yamamoto is trying to control Clark's posture but Clark avoids it.
Clark is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Yamamoto will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Yamamoto tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Clark takes a little break here. Yamamoto wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Yamamoto is looking to regain half guard here but Clark keeps moving and retains side control.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yamamoto changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Clark tries to avoid it but Yamamoto manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Clark to the ground. Clark escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Clark clearly takes that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Yamamoto throws a body punch but Clark moves out of range.
Yamamoto showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Clark.
Clark connects with a jab.
Clark drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Clark stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Clark wants it to stay on the feet.
Clark connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Yamamoto momentarily.
Jack Clark is winning the standup battle so far.
Clark misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clark stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Clark throws a jab when Yamamoto was well out of range.
Yamamoto fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Yamamoto swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Clark swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Clark blocks a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark swings for the body but Yamamoto moves out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Clark darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Clark takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Yamamoto ducks right into an uppercut from Clark.
Clark throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A nice combination there by Clark.
Clark throws a series of punches but Yamamoto moves out of range.
Clark misses with a hook.

Yamamoto closes the distance and clinches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Yamamoto as Clark tries to tie him up.
Clark wants to break free but Yamamoto has control.
Clark has a couple of punches blocked by Yamamoto.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Yamamoto - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Clark is looking to break free of the clinch but Yamamoto has double underhooks.
Yamamoto lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yamamoto slows down the pace here.

Clark breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yamamoto throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Clark's waist but Clark gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Yamamoto off to one side.
Clark looks to throw the jab but Yamamoto is out of range.
Clark lands a nice shot that snaps Yamamoto's head back.
Clark throws out a loose jab but Yamamoto uses good head movement to avoid it.
And Yamamoto tries to counter it with a takedown but Clark pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Yamamoto ducks under a wild hook from Clark.
Clark scores with the left hand. Yamamoto knows he should have avoided that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark slips under a jab.
Clark swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Yamamoto tries to move into range but Clark moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Yamamoto scores with a shot to the body.
Yamamoto lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Clark lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Clark walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Clark swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yamamoto walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jack Clark is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A swing and a miss from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Clark looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Clark throws a jab but it's blocked by Yamamoto.
Yamamoto fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jack Clark has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenshin Yamamoto.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clark waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yamamoto.
Yamamoto changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Yamamoto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Clark connects with a body shot that sends Yamamoto's belly button to the back.
Clark misses with the combination.
Clark cracks Yamamoto with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

Yamamoto gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Yamamoto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Clark's elbow.
Yamamoto throws a punch but it's blocked by Clark.
Yamamoto lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Yamamoto lands a body punch in the clinch.
Yamamoto misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Clark had his way with Kenshin Yamamoto in 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. This is the final round!

Yamamoto with a poor takedown
and Clark counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Clark.
Yamamoto dives in for a single leg takedown but Clark sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Yamamoto blocks a jab.
Yamamoto changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Yamamoto takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Clark throws a right and a left that both miss.
Clark misses with a wild combination.
Yamamoto's jab looks to have found its range, popping Clark under the eye.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamamoto takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Yamamoto will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jack Clark has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenshin Yamamoto.
Clark thuds his right hand into Yamamoto's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark throws a left and a right that both miss

and Yamamoto counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Clark is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Yamamoto presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Yamamoto misses with a punch to the body.
Yamamoto has Clark pressed against the cage.
Clark stalling against the cage.
Yamamoto scores with a shoulder strike.

Clark's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Clark throws a body shot but no joy.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yamamoto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Clark looks to score with a jab to the body but Yamamoto is just out of range.
And Yamamoto tries to counter it with a takedown but Clark pushes his down on his head and steps out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Clark.
Clark is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yamamoto can do to turn this around?
Clark jabs Yamamoto right on the nose. Yamamoto blinks but takes it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Clark tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yamamoto was well out of range. Poor timing from Clark.
Clark throws a body punch but Yamamoto moves out of range.
Clark gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Yamamoto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Clark throws out the jab.
Yamamoto misses with a straight right.
A little feinted left hand from Clark on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Clark has had enough of the clinch but Yamamoto keeps him there for the moment.
Yamamoto misses with a punch on the inside.
Yamamoto lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Clark or not.
Clark looking to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto slows down the pace here.
Clark softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jack Clark is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Yamamoto stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Clark blocks an uppercut.
Yamamoto slows down the pace here.
Yamamoto tries to work over Clark's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Clark is trying to force a seperation but Yamamoto has the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto is trying to drag Clark to the mat but Clark just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
The referee calls for Yamamoto to work.
A head punch on the inside from Yamamoto fails to land.
A right hook to the body lands for Yamamoto.
Yamamoto tries to throw a body punch but Clark avoids it by throwing Yamamoto back against the cage.
Clark blocks a body shot from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto misses with a body punch.
Kenshin Yamamoto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A short right from Yamamoto.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Clark showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Clark 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 49:46
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 49:46
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 49:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Clark!
Jack Clark retains his bantamweight title!
A very excited looking Jack Clark 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.