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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Misugi Jun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rob Magalesh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Jun
vs
Magalesh

176 cm
20
163 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

183 cm
19
159 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Misugi Jun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rob Magalesh!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Sosuke Kotani and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Magalesh clinches with his opponent.
Jun is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Magalesh keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jun's efforts to push away.
Jun wants to get back to striking at distance but Magalesh won't allow it.

Jun escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Magalesh is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Jun.
Jun tries to clinch but Magalesh moves away

and Magalesh counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Magalesh frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Jun is trying to stand up.
Jun keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

Magalesh looking to secure an arm triangle but Jun defends it well.
Jun knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Magalesh on the ground.

Magalesh looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jun is trying to stand up.

Magalesh working for a submission but Jun is keeping him at bay.
Jun trying desperately to get to his feet.
Jun is trying to escape the mount.
Magalesh tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

Magalesh is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Jun has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Magalesh looks gassed!
Jun is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Magalesh with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

Magalesh with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Jun is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Jun is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

Magalesh is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Jun has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Jun!
Jun throwing strikes from guard but Magalesh blocks nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jun avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Jun trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jun cracks Magalesh with a solid left hand.
Jun trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Magalesh has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jun can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Magalesh keeping moving, preventing Jun from controlling successfully.
Jun throws a big right hand that misses.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Jun tries to bum rush Magalesh with a series of wild strikes but Magalesh uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jun clinches but Magalesh breaks the clinch

and Magalesh counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Magalesh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jun is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jun is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Magalesh is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Magalesh stops Jun from standing up.
Magalesh trying to control but Jun is working from the bottom.

Magalesh postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Jun is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Magalesh, into his guard.

Jun avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jun trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jun trying to control but Magalesh is working from the bottom.

Magalesh had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jun defends it easily.
Jun preventing the sweep.
Jun wants to control from the top but Magalesh keeps moving.
Jun postures up and lands a big shot to Magalesh's brow.

Magalesh is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jun is aware though and is defending well.

Magalesh has his foot on Jun's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jun works his way back into a safe position though.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jun accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Jun stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Magalesh swivels though and keeps the full guard.

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

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Jun fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jun scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Jun lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Jun throws a series of punches but Magalesh moves out of range.
Jun catches Magalesh with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Jun lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Jun goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Magalesh shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jun pinned against the cage. Jun gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Good shot there by Jun.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Jun throws a combination. Magalesh tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Jun tries to clinch

and Magalesh counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Jun is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jun tries to kick Magalesh off but Magalesh keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Magalesh is looking for a kimura here.

Magalesh wants to work for an arm triangle but Jun is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Jun is not content to let Magalesh control the position.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Magalesh looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Jun is staying active underneath Magalesh, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Jun has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Magalesh is working away from the top position though.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Jun shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Magalesh manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Jun stopping the sweep attempt from Magalesh.
Magalesh preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Jun wants to pass the guard but Magalesh is keeping the position.
Magalesh avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jun throwing strikes from guard but Magalesh blocks nicely.

Magalesh has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jun can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Jun throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jun trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Magalesh looking to control.
Jun working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Magalesh avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Magalesh is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jun defends well.

Magalesh throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Jun looks to land a combination but Magalesh avoids it well.
Jun stuffs the takedown attempt from Magalesh. Magalesh gets slowly back to his feet.
Misugi Jun seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jun tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jun moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Magalesh takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Jun lands with a cross.
Jun misses with the combination.
Jun wants to clinch up but Magalesh keeps it at a distance.
Jun cracks a nice hook into Magalesh's ribs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Magalesh with a poor takedown
and Jun counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jun scores with a three punch combo!
Jun's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Jun duly obliges.
Magalesh takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Jun lands with a nice combination. Magalesh backs away looking to recover.
Jun goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A head kick from Jun lands but Magalesh takes it in his stride.
Jun fails to land with a series of punches.
Jun throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jun throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Jun lands a nice leg kick that just misses Magalesh's sensitive parts.
A cross from Jun lands.
Magalesh showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jun.
Magalesh throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jun's waist but Jun gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Magalesh off to one side.
Misugi Jun has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rob Magalesh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jun moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Jun goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Jun lands with a nice combination. Magalesh backs away looking to recover.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Jun!
Jun lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Magalesh avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Magalesh shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jun defends it nicely.
Jun's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Jun duly obliges.
Jun throws a head kick that Magalesh semi-blocks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jun doesn't manage to clinch there - Magalesh circles away.
No joy there for Jun, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jun scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Jun scores with a three punch combo!
Jun ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Magalesh takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Jun fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jun's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Jun duly obliges.
Misugi Jun is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jun scores with a sloppy right hand. Magalesh should have avoided that one.
Magalesh takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Magalesh dodges the punch combination from Jun.
Jun throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Jun as Magalesh shoots in.
Jun moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Danga de danga de dang - Jun scores with a four punch combination!
Jun lands a head kick!
Jun tries to bum rush Magalesh with a series of wild strikes but Magalesh uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jun scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Jun throws a one two combo.
Jun throws a series of strikes that have Magalesh backpedaling.

Jun gets the takedown into side control.
Magalesh wants to control but Jun postures up.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jun working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Magalesh gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

Magalesh looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Magalesh looking for submissions off his back.
Jun sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Magalesh defending well though.

Magalesh actively working from the bottom here.
Magalesh wants to control but Jun is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Magalesh is not content to let Jun control the position.

Magalesh looking for submissions off his back.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Magalesh trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Magalesh tries to lock up and control but Jun gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Jun unloading with bombs!
Magalesh is wriggling around trying to escape.
Magalesh wants to hold on but Jun pushes him away.
Magalesh tries to reverse the position but Jun maintains control.
Jun tries to control but Magalesh wriggling away.
Magalesh tries to lock up and control but Jun gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Jun lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Magalesh is desperately trying to improve his position but Jun has a good base and remains in mount.
Jun trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Jun lands a big shot there that rocks Magalesh but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Magalesh manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Jun thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Magalesh's head.

Magalesh has one foot on Jun's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Jun tries a head kick but it misses.
Jun misses with a jab, cross combination.

Magalesh darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Magalesh decides to stand and escape the position.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Jun throws a right hand that Magalesh ducks under and follows up with a left that Magalesh also avoids with ease.
Magalesh has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jun connects with a looping right hand.
Jun is working the combinations to good effect here.
Jun swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Magalesh closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Jun did well to prevent Magalesh getting side control.
Magalesh wants to pass to mount but Jun is defending the position.

Magalesh is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Jun doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Magalesh.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Jun is trying to stand.
Well, if Magalesh is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Magalesh connects with a nice short shot to Jun's temple.

Magalesh is looking for a kimura but Jun is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Magalesh to get the leverage.
Jun won't allow Magalesh to pass to mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Misugi Jun showed his dominance in that final round.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Rob Magalesh!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Rob Magalesh!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Rob Magalesh!

Rob Magalesh wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
35%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Macanori Romi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pike Llinitro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Romi
vs
Llinitro

175 cm
23
160 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

175 cm
22
163 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Macanori Romi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pike Llinitro!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Llinitro.
Romi dips to his left and cracks Llinitro with an uppercut!
Romi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Romi looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Llinitro!
Llinitro is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Romi looking to ground and pound but Llinitro is blocking nicely.
Llinitro wants to control but Romi is having none of it.
Romi misses with a head shot.
Romi is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Llinitro can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

Llinitro is rocked!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
The referee warns Llinitro that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Llinitro is still in real trouble! Can Romi finish him?
A big strike lands for Romi! That's really hurt Llinitro and he's turned his back - Romi keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Romi jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Macanori Romi!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
66%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert marques (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stephan Bonnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stephan Bonnar is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

marques
vs
Bonnar

190 cm
20
215 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

190 cm
26
205 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Intelligent

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Robert marques!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Stephan Bonnar!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bonnar darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Bonnar missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bonnar is looking to take a break and control but marques is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bonnar thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed marques's head.
marques trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
marques is in all sorts of trouble here.
A nice elbow there by Bonnar.
Bonnar looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Bonnar trying to control but he's not successful this time.
marques is trying to escape the mount.
Bonnar can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as marques is looking to escape.
Bonnar with good strikes from the mount here!
Bonnar has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonnar looking to control but marques is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bonnar prevents marques from getting the reversal.
Bonnar lands a heavy elbow.
Bonnar lands a big shot to the head and marques winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Stephan Bonnar!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
78%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jin Shiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kim Kong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jin Shiro has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Shiro
vs
Kong

175 cm
23
178 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

182 cm
20
170 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jin Shiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kim Kong!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Taro Takaoka and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kong swinging wildly here.

Shiro closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Shiro lands in his opponent's guard.
Shiro trying to control the position from guard on top but Kong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Shiro is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Kong is looking to stand up but Shiro isn't so interested in that idea.
Kong keeping moving, preventing Shiro from controlling successfully.
Shiro pushing down on Kong's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shiro trying to pass the guard but Kong defending well.
Shiro throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Shiro is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kong sees it coming and defends easily.
Shiro trying to control from half guard but Kong is working away.
Shiro wants to free his trapped foot but Kong is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Kong pushes Shiro off looking to stand but Shiro dives back in and keeps control.

That's two 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.
Shiro wants to pass to mount but Kong is defending the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kong bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Shiro's head.
Kong misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kim Kong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kong misses with a series of wild punches.

Kong gets caught flat footed, as Shiro shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Kong is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Shiro is controlling him.

Shiro thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Kong has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Shiro off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kong throws a series of punches but Shiro moves out of range.
Kong looks gassed!
Kong throws a right and a left that Shiro avoids nicely.
Shiro tries for a takedown but Kong sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Shiro shoots in for a takedown but Kong shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kong loads up on a big right hand but Shiro slips the punch.
Kong misses with a double jab.
Kong is looking to clinch.
Kong rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Shiro moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

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

Shiro has hold of Kong's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Kong seems comfortable defending it but Shiro has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Kong is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Kong is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Shiro couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jin Shiro!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
38%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Callahan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Tumbling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tumbling has chosen Sexbomb as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Callahan
vs
Tumbling

175 cm
19
177 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

178 cm
21
175 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Thomas Callahan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ben Tumbling!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tumbling fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Callahan avoids it really well and circles away.
Tumbling will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Callahan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tumbling dodges the punch combination from Callahan.
Thomas Callahan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tumbling dodges the punch combination from Callahan.
Callahan misses the shot to the body.
Tumbling displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Callahan throws out the jab.
Callahan misses with an uppercut. Tumbling saw that one coming.
Tumbling swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tumbling takes a swing at Callahan's ribcage but misses.

Tumbling forces Callahan back against the ropes and clinches.
Callahan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Callahan wants to break free but Tumbling has control.
Callahan prevents a takedown attempt there.
Thomas Callahan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Tumbling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Callahan tries to break the clinch but Tumbling is controlling the position.
Tumbling jumps guard but Callahan stands there with Tumbling around his waist. Tumbling gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Tumbling jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Callahan walks away with a smile on his face. Tumbling gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Tumbling blocks a jab.
Callahan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Callahan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Callahan throws a combination that misses
and Callahan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tumbling takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A slow jab from Callahan misses its intended target.
Tumbling takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tumbling looks gassed!
Tumbling tries to score a power double leg takedown but Callahan sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Tumbling somewhat.
Callahan jabs at Tumbling's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Callahan with a hook.
Callahan connects with a single shot there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tumbling uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Callahan.
Callahan throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Tumbling stumbling backwards into the ropes! Tumbling bounces back off the ropes towards Callahan, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Callahan lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Callahan celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Thomas Callahan!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
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Co-main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Suteph Pinkaew (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kurogane Gama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pinkaew comes to the ring accompanied by i´m gonna fly now. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Pinkaew
vs
Gama

172 cm
18
143 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

164 cm
22
143 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Suteph Pinkaew!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kurogane Gama!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Sano and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pinkaew throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gama avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Gama bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Gama throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Gama misses with the ground and pound.
Pinkaew is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Gama asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Gama is putting a hurting on Pinkaew here, landing some big shots from side control.
Pinkaew takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Gama controlling the position.
Gama lands some shots froms side control.
Gama lands an elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gama controlling from side mount.
Pinkaew is trying to buck Gama off.
Gama lands an elbow.
Pinkaew tries to escape but Gama is in control.
Gama in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Gama's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinkaew takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Pinkaew knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gama on the ground.
Gama cracks Pinkaew with a big right hand but Pinkaew just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Gama scores with a couple of short elbows.
Gama remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Pinkaew is pushing Gama's head away, looking to escape. Gama manages to hold on to the position though.
Gama landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Pinkaew trying to remain calm as Gama controls from the top position.
Pinkaew is trying to buck Gama off.
Pinkaew is breathing heavily.
Gama scores with a couple of short elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinkaew is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Gama asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Pinkaew takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
A lull in the action here.
Gama working the head and body with strikes.
Gama is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Pinkaew will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Gama in side control lands a decent elbow.
Gama working the ground and pound.

Gama has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Pinkaew is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Gama yanks on the arm and Pinkaew is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Gama.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kurogane Gama!

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Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Giorgio Gabos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seppo Seppo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gabos comes into the arena with Fortuna, Imperatrix Mundi by Carl Orff blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gabos
vs
Seppo

180 cm
23
172 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

170 cm
18
170 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Very strong

Good takedowns
Brawler
Solid chin

Vicious Nutrition (159 Recovery With Proof)
MaliceStar Clothing {$7 Specials}

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Giorgio Gabos!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Seppo Seppo!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seppo closes the distance and clinches up with Gabos, looking for a takedown. Seppo pushes Gabos against the ropes but Gabos circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Gabos slaps away a takedown attempt from Seppo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gabos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gabos scores with a hook to the body. Seppo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Seppo moves out of range of the strikes.
Seppo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Seppo looks gassed!
Seppo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Seppo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Gabos sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Seppo somewhat.
Giorgio Gabos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Seppo Seppo.
Gabos works the jab nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jab, jab by Gabos - just one landing.
Gabos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Seppo walks into a left hand.
Gabos shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Seppo takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Gabos sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Seppo bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Giorgio Gabos!
Giorgio Gabos retains his welterweight title!

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