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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sam Malik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oshio Mushito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Malik comes into the arena with Rocky Theme blaring out of the sound system. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Oshio Mushito was going to win. Let's see if he was right.



195 cm
23
255 lbs
5 - 4 - 0
175 cm
23
286 lbs
0 - 3 - 0
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent


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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sam Malik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Oshio Mushito!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Shimada.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malik wants to clinch up but Mushito keeps it at a distance.
Malik misses with a jab, cross combination.
Malik misses with a few strikes there.
Mushito takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Left hook, right uppercut from Malik.

It looks like Oshio Mushito has been cut.
Mushito looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Malik throws a right hand that Mushito ducks under and follows up with a left that Mushito also avoids with ease.
Mushito should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Malik scores with a shot to the body.

Malik cracks Mushito with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Mushito looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Malik finish him?
Malik will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mushito bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Malik comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Mushito falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Mushito was out before he hit the floor!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sam Malik!
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hype
A | B
pop
A | B
mgr
A | B
FIGHT
RATING
100%

 

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yrjo Pieru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chan Sung Jung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!



180 cm
27
182 lbs
10 - 8 - 0
210 cm
22
183 lbs
0 - 2 - 0
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Tends to cut


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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 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yrjo Pieru!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chan Sung Jung!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Shimada.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Pieru throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Jung was covering up waiting for the punch and Pieru finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Pieru working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jung wants to stand but Pieru is controlling the position.
Jung utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pieru wants to pass the guard but Jung is keeping the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pieru accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jung is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pieru throwing strikes from guard but Jung blocks nicely.
Jung wants to stand up but Pieru is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Jung gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Pieru to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Pieru throws a big right hand that misses.
Pieru stops Jung from standing up.
Pieru throwing strikes but missing.
Jung keeping full guard, as Pieru tries to pass.
Jung avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pieru stops Jung from standing up.
Pieru slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Jung can't keep his opponent in guard - Pieru advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jung is trying to stand back up but Pieru is controlling him
Jung is not content to let Pieru control the position.
Jung taking some punishment here, with Pieru in his half guard.
Pieru scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Pieru looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Jung keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Pieru throwing shots but Jung is blocking nicely.
Jung wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jung looks gassed!
Pieru throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Pieru not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Pieru works his foot free and advances to mount.
Pieru 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.
Jung is bucking up trying to escape but Pieru cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Jung is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
A nice elbow there by Pieru.

It looks like Chan Sung Jung has been cut.
Pieru scoring with strikes but Jung is staying in there.

Jung is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pieru lands a nice shot to the head.
Jung is still in real trouble! Can Pieru finish him?
Pieru lands a big shot to the head and Jung winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Yrjo Pieru!
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B
FIGHT
RATING
49%

 

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pai Mei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ji Yong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!



179 cm
23
160 lbs
9 - 7 - 0
175 cm
22
165 lbs
2 - 2 - 0
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Experienced
BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Powerful


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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pai Mei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ji Yong!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Shimada.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yong rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mei moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Yong is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yong misses with a looping right.
Yong lands a lovely overhand right.
Yong throws a one two combo.
Mei is looking to clinch.
Mei throws a series of punches but Yong avoids them all with ease.
Yong doesn't manage to clinch there - Mei circles away.
Mei shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Yong sprawls well. Yong wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mei gets slowly back to his feet.
Mei looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Yong throws a shot from downtown. Mei moves away and avoids it.
Mei tries to score a power double leg takedown but Yong sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mei somewhat.
Yong misses with an uppercut. Mei saw that one coming.
Yong throws a body punch but Mei moves out of range.
Mei throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mei has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pai Mei. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yong takes a swing at Mei's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mei slips a straight right by Yong.
Mei doesn't manage to clinch there - Yong circles away.
A swing and a miss from Yong.
Yong throws a left and a right that both miss

and Mei counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Mei wants to control from the top but Yong keeps moving.

Mei thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Yong can't keep his opponent in guard - Mei advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Yong is trying to stand.
Mei not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mei is trying to control. Yong wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Mei looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Yong is trying to control but can't.

Mei is trying for a kimura here. Yong looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Mei wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Pai Mei!
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G S C G energy
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hype
A | B
pop
A | B
mgr
A | B
FIGHT
RATING
48%

 

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chong Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Dvargledare (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dvargledare is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by they might be giants. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!



173 cm
25
162 lbs
5 - 8 - 0
157 cm
23
162 lbs
8 - 3 - 0
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power


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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 5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chong Li!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Thomas Dvargledare!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Ren Mimura and Shirou Masuda.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dvargledare looks to land a left hand but Li moved out of range nicely.
Dvargledare moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Li scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A looping hook to the body misses from Dvargledare. Li does a little dance to reset his feet.
Li stalks Dvargledare and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Dvargledare's face. Dvargledare staggers backwards, shaken.
A nice combination there by Li.
Dvargledare looks to score with a jab to the body but Li is just out of range.
Li misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Li throws a series of strikes that have Dvargledare backpedaling.
Li lands with a slapping head kick.
Li tries a head kick but it misses.
Li closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Li throws a head kick but Dvargledare moves out of range.
Li swinging wildly here.
A nice combination there by Li.
Li misses with a wild combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Li lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Li smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nice defenses there by Li.
Li looks to land a combination. Dvargledare sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Dvargledare looks gassed!
Li moves out of range as Dvargledare strikes.
Li misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Li misses with a series of wild punches.
Dvargledare takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Li is working the combinations to good effect here.
Li scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dvargledare swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Li counters with a stiff right hand.
Chong Li seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dvargledare tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dvargledare misses with a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dvargledare has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Li finds it's way round the side to connect with Dvargledare's head.
A left and a right from Li both land. Nice combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Li lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Li.
Dvargledare avoids the head kick by Li.
Li throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Li lands a head kick. Dvargledare smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

Dvargledare is rocked!
Li lands a brutal head kick. Dvargledare looks out on his feet and Li throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Chong Li!
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hype
A | B
pop
A | B
mgr
A | B
FIGHT
RATING
78%

 

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sun Tzu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Devin Roundhouse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roundhouse is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Good Girls Gone Bad by Cobra Starship. Sun Tzu had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business



178 cm
20
180 lbs
2 - 0 - 0
169 cm
27
181 lbs
10 - 5 - 0
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin
Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin


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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sun Tzu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Devin Roundhouse!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Fujiwara.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tzu looks to land a left hand but Roundhouse moved out of range nicely.
Tzu misses with a body shot.
Tzu cracks a nice hook into Roundhouse's ribs.
Tzu swings for the body but Roundhouse moves out of range.
Roundhouse needs to keep his hands up - Tzu had a free shot at his head there.

It looks like Devin Roundhouse has been cut.
Tzu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Roundhouse manages to avoid it.
Tzu throws a one two combo.
Tzu fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tzu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Roundhouse.
Roundhouse misses with a jab, cross combination.
Roundhouse cracks a nice hook into Tzu's ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Roundhouse slips a straight right by Tzu.
A jab from Tzu misses.
A punch lands to the side of Roundhouse 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Roundhouse scores with a jab to the head.
Tzu throws the left hand but Roundhouse avoids the punch easily.
Tzu lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Roundhouse closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tzu circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tzu slips a jab from Roundhouse.
Roundhouse paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Tzu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tzu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tzu getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Roundhouse moves out of range of the strikes.

Roundhouse closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Roundhouse not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Tzu wants to control but Roundhouse is keeping busy.
Roundhouse uses his free foot to push down on Tzu's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Tzu.
Roundhouse trying to control but Tzu is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tzu tries to hold on but Roundhouse postures up.
Roundhouse scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Tzu?
Roundhouse throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
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.
Tzu takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Roundhouse sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Roundhouse looking to finish with strikes here!
Roundhouse tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
A nice elbow there by Roundhouse.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roundhouse thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Roundhouse controlling from mount.
Roundhouse connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Roundhouse tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Tzu is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roundhouse lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Roundhouse controlling from the full mount.
Tzu tries to lock up and control but Roundhouse gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Roundhouse with good strikes from the mount here!
Roundhouse lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Roundhouse controlling the position easily from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice elbow there by Roundhouse.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Devin Roundhouse dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Devin Roundhouse's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!


A swing and a miss from Tzu.
Tzu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Roundhouse.
Roundhouse walks into a stiff left hand from Tzu.
Tzu tests Roundhouse's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Roundhouse throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tzu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tzu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tzu lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Roundhouse at a distance.
Tzu throws the left hand but Roundhouse avoids the punch easily.
Tzu takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Tzu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Roundhouse.
Tzu misses with a jab to the body
and Roundhouse counters with a series of strikes. Tzu will be more careful next time no doubt.
Tzu misses with a hook.
Tzu thows a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tzu looks to land a combination but Roundhouse avoids it well.
Tzu throws a big shot that misses.
Roundhouse on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Roundhouse slips a straight right by Tzu.
Roundhouse shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A big right from Tzu misses.
Tzu falls off balance throwing a combination
and Roundhouse counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Tzu is lucky that one didn't land flush.

Roundhouse scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Roundhouse lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Roundhouse throwing shots but Tzu is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tzu has hold of Roundhouse's hands but Roundhouse slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Roundhouse trying to control from half guard but Tzu is working away.

Roundhouse seems to be working for a kimura but Tzu defends the submission attempt.
Roundhouse is breathing heavily.
Roundhouse working Tzu over with strikes.
Roundhouse trying to mount his opponent but Tzu defends it.
Tzu is trying to maintain the position but Roundhouse is very close to passing his half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roundhouse looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Tzu with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Roundhouse has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Roundhouse controlling the pace.
Tzu is refusing to be controlled, as Roundhouse sits in half guard.
Roundhouse tries to pass to full mount but Tzu defends it.
Roundhouse seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Roundhouse content to control rather than advance.
Devin Roundhouse has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tzu trying to hold on to Roundhouse's head to control him but Roundhouse postures up.
Tzu is refusing to be controlled, as Roundhouse sits in half guard.
Roundhouse slows the pace down in half guard.
Roundhouse wants to control but Tzu is keeping him busy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Devin Roundhouse.
A big right from Tzu misses.
Tzu lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Devin Roundhouse showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Devin Roundhouse's cut.
That's time! Tzu's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!


Tzu connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tzu takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Roundhouse displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tzu throws out the jab.
Roundhouse throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Roundhouse takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

That has opened up Devin Roundhouse's cut even more.
Tzu misses with a hook. Roundhouse ducked under it nicely.
Tzu swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Roundhouse counters with a single leg into guard. Tzu didn't expect that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tzu pulls Roundhouse in close to prevent any damage.
Roundhouse seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Roundhouse with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roundhouse thows a big elbow that misses.
Roundhouse working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tzu's head.
Roundhouse pushes down on Tzu's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Roundhouse is looking to take a break and control but Tzu is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Roundhouse not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Roundhouse content to control rather than advance.
Roundhouse trying to control the action but Tzu is working from the bottom.

That's two 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.
Tzu trying to hold on to Roundhouse's head to control him but Roundhouse postures up.
Roundhouse works his way into side control.
Roundhouse wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tzu keeps working.
Roundhouse 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.
Tzu tries to bench press Roundhouse off him but Roundhouse keeps the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tzu stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Roundhouse trying to control the action but Tzu is working from the bottom.
Roundhouse throws an elbow but Tzu slips to the side and avoids it well.
Devin Roundhouse is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A lull in the action here as Roundhouse stalls from top position.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Devin Roundhouse.
Tzu misses with a straight left.

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.
Tzu misses with a straight right.
Tzu throws a jab but it's blocked by Roundhouse.
Tzu throws a predictable looking body shot
and Roundhouse makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Tzu rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Roundhouse moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tzu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tzu. Roundhouse does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tzu lands a glancing blow to the side of Roundhouse's head.
Roundhouse lands a really nice looking cross but Tzu seems unphased.
Roundhouse scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tzu doesn't seem bothered though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tzu throws a left and a right that both miss
and Roundhouse counters with a three punch combo that has Tzu backing up. Tzu nods at Roundhouse to acknowledge the strikes.
Sun Tzu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roundhouse lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tzu looks to throw the jab but Roundhouse is out of range.
Roundhouse cracks Tzu with a good jab.
Tzu throws a combination that misses
and Roundhouse counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sun Tzu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Roundhouse moves away from the strike by Tzu.

And that's the end of the fight!
Devin Roundhouse comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Roundhouse winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Devin Roundhouse!
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G S C G energy
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hype
A | B
pop
A | B
mgr
A | B
FIGHT
RATING
76%

 

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Ho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karva Jorgos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Jorgos's choice of entrance music: Schnappi Das Kleine Krokodil . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.



180 cm
19
183 lbs
2 - 0 - 0
183 cm
23
180 lbs
4 - 2 - 0
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand
Good takedowns
Decent boxing
Determined


Balco Boys - Hilo


Mr Funnyguy!


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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ricky Ho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Karva Jorgos!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Ren Mimura.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jorgos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ho moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ricky Ho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ho misses with a hook. Jorgos ducked under it nicely.
Ho blocks a head kick by Jorgos.
Jorgos throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ho misses with a straight right.
Ho showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jorgos.
Ho is looking to clinch but Jorgos is avoiding it.
Jorgos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ho scores with a jab.
Ho scores with a nice head shot.
Ho throws a shot from downtown. Jorgos moves away and avoids it.
Jorgos is looking to clinch but Ho is avoiding it.
A punch lands to the side of Jorgos 's head but he takes it in his stride.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ho stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ho wants it to stay on the feet.
Jorgos fails with a takedown attempt.
Jorgos ducks under a wild hook from Ho.
Jorgos moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ho thuds a left hand into Jorgos's body.
Jorgos shoots in but Ho avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ricky Ho has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Karva Jorgos.
Ho throws a shot from downtown. Jorgos moves away and avoids it.
Ho scores with a jab to the body.
Ho connects with a looping right hand.
Jorgos swats away the attempt to clinch by Ho.
Ho closes the distance looking to clinch

and Jorgos counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Jorgos.
Jorgos wants to control from the top but Ho keeps moving.
Ho wants to get back to his feet but Jorgos passes into half guard.

Jorgos is looking for a kimura but Ho is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Jorgos to get the leverage.
Ho is trying to stand back up but Jorgos is controlling him

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jorgos perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Jorgos missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Jorgos is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Jorgos stops Ho from getting back to his feet.
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.

Ho is defending against the submission attempts here by Jorgos.
Jorgos looks gassed!
Ho is looking to escape.
Jorgos is looking to take a break and control but Ho is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ho tries to clinch but Jorgos moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ho connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ho displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Ho ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A jab from Jorgos finds it's way through Ho's defenses.
Jorgos shoots in but no luck this time.
Jorgos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ho takes one on the button.
Jorgos throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jorgos takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Left hook, right uppercut from Ho.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jorgos is defended easily by Ho.
Jorgos takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ho tries to bum rush Jorgos with a series of wild strikes but Jorgos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ho throws out a loose jab but Jorgos uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ho lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ho is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A big right from Ho misses.
Jorgos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ho.
Ho misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ho stuffs the takedown attempt from Jorgos. Jorgos gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice sprawl there from Ho as Jorgos shoots in.
Ho connects with a looping right hand.
Jorgos takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jorgos shoots in for a takedown but Ho shows good takedown defense.
Ho throws a shot from downtown. Jorgos moves away and avoids it.
Ho lands an overhand right.
Ho connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jorgos's hands.
Ho throws a hook but Jorgos avoids it easily.
Ho lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Jorgos takes one to the chin there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Jorgos shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
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 Ricky Ho will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!


Ho throws a one two combo.
Jorgos takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jorgos shoots in for a takedown but Ho shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jorgos misses with a takedown attempt - Ho sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ho closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Jorgos takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Karva Jorgos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ho wants to clinch.
Jorgos throws a right hand that Ho ducks under and follows up with a left that Ho also avoids with ease.
Ho connects with a body shot.
A big left from Ho misses.
Jorgos is breathing heavily.
Ho misses with a hook.
Ho slips a jab and a cross from Jorgos.

Ho gets a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jorgos tries to pull guard but Ho won't allow it.
Ricky Ho has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Karva Jorgos.
Ho wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jorgos has him pressed against the ropes.
Jorgos fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ho is trying to force a seperation but Jorgos has the dominant position.
Jorgos tries to score a body lock takedown but Ho shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Jorgos breaks from the clinch.
Ho's corner calls for a 1-2. Ho obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jorgos throws a right and a left that Ho avoids nicely.
Ho takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jorgos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ho.
Ho throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jorgos on the side of the head.

Jorgos shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Ho napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Jorgos prevents Ho from escaping the position.
Ho knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jorgos on the ground.
Ho tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Ho holding both Jorgos 's hands and preventing any damage.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Jorgos's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ho looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.

Jorgos looking for the RNC.

Jorgos working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.

Jorgos is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Ho knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Ho for a finish.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ho wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jorgos trying to control momentarily.

Jorgos is persistently looking for the submission but Ho is defending it well.

Ho manages to get to his feet, escaping the difficult position.
Jorgos takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nice defenses there by Jorgos.

Ho clinches up with Jorgos and pushes him back against the ropes.
Jorgos tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ho smiles and moves away.
Ho paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ho lands with a straight right. Jorgos didn't see that one coming.
Jorgos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ho listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jorgos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ho.
Jorgos takes one on the button.
Ho misses with a straight right.
Ho fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ho scores with a decent looking hook.
Ho connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jorgos tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ho sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jorgos somewhat.
Ho looks to land a combination but Jorgos avoids it well.
Jorgos walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jorgos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ho.
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 Ricky Ho will probably get the nod.
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.


Ho swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Ho misses.
Ho slips a jab and a cross from Jorgos.
Ho's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Ho duly obliges.
Ho scores with a jab.
Ho tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jab from Ho.
Ho defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jorgos.
Nice defenses there by Jorgos.
Ho pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A slow jab from Ho misses its intended target.
Ho throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ho misses with a hook. Jorgos ducked under it nicely.
No luck for Jorgos with that takedown attempt.
Jorgos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A swing and a miss from Ho.
Some wild striking there from Jorgos.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jorgos slips a straight right by Ho.
Ho throws a shot from downtown. Jorgos moves away and avoids it.
Jorgos staying out of range there.
Ricky Ho is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ho misses with a few strikes there.
Ho misses with a hook.
Jorgos fails with an attempt to clinch.

Jorgos rushes Ho and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Jorgos is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ho pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Ricky Ho has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Karva Jorgos.
Ho tries to circle away but Jorgos has him pinned against the ropes.

Jorgos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ho scores with a one two! Jorgos had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Ho misses the jab.
Jorgos closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jorgos fails to land with a series of punches.
Ho cracks Jorgos with a good jab.
Ho lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jorgos fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ho jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ho throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jorgos uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ho connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ho fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ho lands a jab to Jorgos's midsection.
Ho misses with an uppercut.
Jorgos moves out of range of the strikes.
Jorgos tries to clinch but Ho moves out of range.
Jorgos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Ho gets a clinch.
Jorgos has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jorgos tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ho smiles and moves away.
Ho with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ho looks to land a right hand but Jorgos moved out of range.
Ho is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jorgos.
Ho scores with a nice head shot.
Ho misses with a double jab.
Ho lands with an overhand left.
Jorgos takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Karva Jorgos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jorgos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ho.
Ho lands with a straight right. Jorgos didn't see that one coming.
Ho has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Ho throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jorgos takes one on the button.
Ho moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Ho throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jorgos counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ho thinking.
Ho looks to land a right hand but Jorgos moved out of range.

Ho gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jorgos fails to pull guard.
Ho has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ricky Ho is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ho's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ho keeps the fight on the outside.
Ricky Ho is winning the standup battle so far.
Jorgos fails with a takedown attempt.
Ho throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jorgos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ho looks to throw the jab but Jorgos is out of range.
Jorgos looks to land a right hand but Ho moved out of range.
Ho lands a lovely overhand right.
Jorgos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ho.
Jorgos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jorgos slips a jab from Ho.
Ho missing with a left hand there. Jorgos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice defenses there by Jorgos.
Ho slips under a jab from Jorgos.
Ho lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A combination from Ho does no damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ricky Ho showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ho, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Ricky Ho!
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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Inuyasha Kagome (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tatsuya Komada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Komada has chosen Little Busters as his entrance music. The key to victory for Inuyasha Kagome has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.



185 cm
20
200 lbs
7 - 4 - 0
187 cm
22
196 lbs
4 - 3 - 0
Decent wrestler
Decent elbows
Cardio machine
Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Knockout power


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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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Inuyasha Kagome!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tatsuya Komada!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Ren Mimura and Tatsuya Matsuyama.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A bone on bone clash there as Komada blocks the leg kick.
Komada sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kagome connects with a solid leg kick.
Komada misses with a wild body shot.
Kagome fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Komada checks it well.
Kagome cracks the inside of Komada's front leg.
Komada misses with a series of wild punches.
Komada has a takedown stuffed.
Komada will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Komada lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kagome circles away quickly and effectively.
Komada shoots in for a double leg but Kagome sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Inuyasha Kagome seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Komada shoots in for a takedown but Kagome shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Inuyasha Kagome has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tatsuya Komada.
Kagome tries a low kick but Komada avoids it.
Komada looks to land a combination but Kagome avoids it well.
Kagome scores with a spinning back kick!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Komada stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kagome.
Komada looks to throw the jab but Kagome is out of range.
Kagome fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Komada.
Kagome lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Komada looks gassed!
Komada takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kagome lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Kagome scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kagome moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kagome lands a nice leg kick that just misses Komada's sensitive parts.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kagome scores with a leg kick.
Kagome lets loose with a powerful body kick. Komada will feel that in the morning.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kagome.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kagome.
Kagome scoring well with a low kick there.
Kagome scores with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kagome.
Kagome feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Komada's calf.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kagome. That's going to slow Komada down.
Kagome moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Komada walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kagome throws a head kick that Komada semi-blocks.
Nice body kick from Kagome.
Komada blocks a head kick by Kagome.
Kagome connects with a high kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kagome.
Kagome keeps Komada at a distance using the push kick.
Kagome lands with a thumping leg kick.
Komada's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kagome lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Kagome throws a leg kick which misses Komada's front leg but catches the back leg as Komada tries to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kagome throws a nice outside leg kick.
Komada has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kagome.
Kagome thumps Komada with a low kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kagome, right into the meat.
Kagome lands a nice leg kick that just misses Komada's sensitive parts.
Inuyasha Kagome is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Komada takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kagome scoring well with a low kick there.
Kagome turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kagome. That's going to slow Komada down.
Komada takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Komada on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kagome. Kagome obviously looking to wear him down.
Kagome connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kagome.
Kagome feints and then cracks Komada's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Komada down.
Kagome connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Komada avoids the head kick by Kagome.
Kagome lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kagome. Komada shrugs it off though.
Good leg kick by Kagome there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kagome scores with a push kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Kagome.
Kagome throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kagome, right into the meat.
Kagome throws a nice inside leg kick.
Komada tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kagome goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Komada is trying desperately to land a takedown but Kagome is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Komada.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kagome, right into the meat.
Komada on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kagome. Kagome obviously looking to wear him down.
Kagome lands a nice leg kick that just misses Komada's sensitive parts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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


Kagome feints and then cracks Komada's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Komada down.
Komada blocks a jab.
Kagome throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Kagome throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Komada takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Komada.
Komada walks into a straight right hand from Kagome.
Kagome connects with a solid leg kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Komada might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Kagome has got the better of the exchanges.
Komada shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kagome sprawls well. Kagome wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Komada gets slowly back to his feet.
Kagome is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Komada can do to turn this around?

Kagome clinches up against the ropes.

Kagome breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Komada is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kagome lands a head kick!
Komada fails to land with a series of punches.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kagome, right into the meat.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kagome.
Kagome scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kagome connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kagome throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kagome fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Komada.
Kagome scores with a leg kick.
Kagome feints and then cracks Komada's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Komada down.
Komada takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kagome with a poor takedown

and Komada counters with a single leg into guard. Kagome didn't expect that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kagome not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kagome wants to sweep here but Komada controlling him for the moment.
Kagome utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kagome working a defensive guard here.
Komada is looking to work some ground and pound but Kagome has wrist control.
Kagome controlling Komada's posture.
Kagome not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kagome connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kagome.
Kagome misses with a low kick.
Kagome dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Komada. That did some damage!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Komada chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kagome can pounce on him.
A good leg kick by Kagome.
Komada misses with an uppercut. Kagome saw that one coming.
Komada fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kagome will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Inuyasha Kagome is winning the standup battle so far.
Kagome stuffs the takedown.
Inuyasha Kagome has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tatsuya Komada.
Kagome connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kagome throws a leg kick which misses Komada's front leg but catches the back leg as Komada tries to avoid it.
Komada takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kagome tests Komada's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Komada on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kagome. Kagome obviously looking to wear him down.
Tatsuya Komada is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A good leg kick by Kagome.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kagome turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Komada lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kagome circles away quickly and effectively.
Komada takes a head kick and keeps coming.
An inside leg kick lands from Kagome.
Kagome connects with a high kick.
Kagome feints and then cracks Komada's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Komada down.
Kagome turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Komada blocks a head kick by Kagome.
Kagome connects with a solid leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Komada. Kagome does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kagome with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kagome scores with a leg kick.
Kagome throws a nice inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Inuyasha Kagome dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!


Komada tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Komada.
Kagome fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Komada.
Komada throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kagome.
Komada misses with a few strikes there.
Komada misses with a two punch combination.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kagome.
Komada has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kagome.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kagome.
Komada takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kagome scores with a push kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kagome.
Kagome throws a leg kick which misses Komada's front leg but catches the back leg as Komada tries to avoid it.
Kagome throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kagome turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kagome dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Komada. That did some damage!
Kagome chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kagome thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Komada if he has to take too many more of those.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Komada crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kagome - the referee stops the clock and Komada gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kagome. Komada manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Kagome throws a head kick that half lands.
Kagome explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kagome.
Komada tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kagome dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Komada. That did some damage!
Kagome lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Komada tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kagome with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kagome dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Komada. That did some damage!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kagome scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kagome throws a head kick that half lands.
Komada on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kagome. Kagome obviously looking to wear him down.
Komada misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kagome goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Kagome throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Kagome thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Komada if he has to take too many more of those.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kagome.
Komada on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kagome. Kagome obviously looking to wear him down.
Kagome fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Komada.
Kagome feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Komada's calf.
Kagome connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kagome dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Komada. That did some damage!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kagome lands a nice looking kick to the body. Komada takes a step back to recover.
Kagome fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Komada.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kagome.
Tatsuya Komada has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kagome cracks the inside of Komada's front leg.
Kagome plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Kagome with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kagome lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kagome feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Komada's calf.
Kagome with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

Kagome closes the distance and pushes Komada back into the ropes.
Komada has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kagome lands an elbow just above Komada 's eye.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kagome breaks from the clinch.
Komada rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kagome moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Komada tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kagome.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kagome.
Kagome is looking to slow Komada down with leg kicks.
Kagome dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Komada. That did some damage!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kagome lands a head kick!
Kagome connects with a solid leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Komada takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Komada stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kagome.
A good leg kick by Kagome.

And that's the end of the fight!
Inuyasha Kagome showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kagome, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:25
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:25
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Inuyasha Kagome!
S C
A
G S C
B
G S C G energy
A | B
hype
A | B
pop
A | B
mgr
A | B
FIGHT
RATING
95%

 

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Simon Jacobsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kitsuomi Nanaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!



185 cm
22
185 lbs
9 - 6 - 0
190 cm
23
190 lbs
2 - 1 - 0
BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
Experienced
Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin


Black Skull Clothing


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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Simon Jacobsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kitsuomi Nanaka!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Taro Takaoka.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jacobsen keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jacobsen slaps away a takedown attempt from Nanaka, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jacobsen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nanaka moves away.
Jacobsen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nanaka walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nanaka fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jacobsen avoids it really well and circles away.
Simon Jacobsen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kitsuomi Nanaka.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jacobsen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Jacobsen clinches.
Nanaka tries to score a body lock takedown but Jacobsen shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Nanaka tries for a takedown but Jacobsen manages to get underhooks.
Jacobsen scores a nice knee to the body.
Jacobsen lands a good knee to the midsection. Nanaka won't want to take too many of those.
Nanaka looks gassed!
Jacobsen lands a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jacobsen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jacobsen lands an elbow that stopped Nanaka in his tracks for a moment.
Jacobsen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jacobsen obliges.
Nanaka takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobsen landing knees to the head.
Jacobsen with a knee to the head.
Jacobsen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Jacobsen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jacobsen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jacobsen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jacobsen lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Jacobsen.
A knee to the head by Jacobsen.
Jacobsen connects with a knee to the head.
Jacobsen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Jacobsen landing knees to the head.
Jacobsen scores with a knee to the head.
Jacobsen lands a shoulder strike.
Jacobsen scores a nice knee to the body.
Jacobsen lands a nice uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Jacobsen.
Jacobsen lands an elbow inside.
Jacobsen connects with a knee to the head.
Jacobsen lands a damaging elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacobsen working Nanaka over with knees to the body.
Jacobsen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Jacobsen scores with a shot to the side of Nanaka's head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jacobsen.
Jacobsen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jacobsen.
Nanaka wants a takedown.
Nanaka is working for takedown but Jacobsen is calmly controlling the position for now.
Jacobsen crunches a lovely knee into Nanaka's ribcage.
Jacobsen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nanaka has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jacobsen struggles to land a body shot inside as Nanaka controls his hands.
Nanaka is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Jacobsen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jacobsen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nanaka tries for a takedown but Jacobsen manages to get underhooks.
Jacobsen presses Nanaka against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jacobsen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nanaka's defenses.
Jacobsen looking to throw knees to the head but Nanaka is blocking nicely.
Jacobsen misses with an elbow over the top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nanaka goes for a takedown attempt but Jacobsen pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Nanaka fails with a takedown attempt.

Jacobsen clinches.
Jacobsen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Jacobsen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jacobsen.
Jacobsen lands a knee to the head.
Jacobsen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nanaka has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nanaka wants a takedown but no success here.
Jacobsen misses with a knee to the head.
Jacobsen tries a knee to the head but Nanaka blocks it.
Jacobsen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jacobsen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nanaka blocks it with crossed arms.
Nanaka drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jacobsen pulls his leg out and moves away.
Nanaka shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jacobsen sprawls well. Jacobsen wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Nanaka gets slowly back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Nanaka shoots for a double leg takedown but Jacobsen sprawls well. He's pushed Nanaka's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jacobsen tries to close the distance and clinch but Nanaka swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nanaka fails to land the takedown.
Jacobsen thumps Nanaka with a low kick.

Jacobsen gets a clinch.
Nanaka tries for a takedown but Jacobsen manages to get underhooks.
Nanaka is trying to drag Jacobsen to the mat but Jacobsen just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jacobsen connects with a knee to the head.
Nanaka takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nanaka takes a shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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



Nanaka shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Jacobsen manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Nanaka postures up in Jacobsen's guard and throws a big left but Jacobsen blocks it.
Nanaka stopping the sweep attempt from Jacobsen.
Jacobsen controls Nanaka momentarily but Nanaka frees himself.
Nanaka preventing the sweep.
Nanaka throws a strike but Jacobsen rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jacobsen trying to control but Nanaka is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A punch combination from Jacobsen misses.
Jacobsen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jacobsen misses with a low kick.
Jacobsen is looking to clinch but Nanaka is avoiding it.
Jacobsen misses with a head kick.
Jacobsen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Nanaka closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jacobsen circles away.
Nanaka closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jacobsen circles away.
Jacobsen misses with a hook. Nanaka ducked under it nicely.
Nanaka shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jacobsen as he avoids it easily.
Simon Jacobsen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kitsuomi Nanaka.

Jacobsen moves into the clinch successfully.
Jacobsen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nanaka lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jacobsen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nanaka lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jacobsen lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jacobsen lands a knee to the body.
Jacobsen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nanaka lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jacobsen lands with a right to the head.
Nanaka wants a takedown.
Jacobsen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jacobsen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jacobsen landing knees to the head.
Jacobsen prevents the takedown attempt.
Nanaka has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Jacobsen is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Jacobsen with a knee to the head.
Jacobsen is pressed up against the ropes. Nanaka has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jacobsen down to the mat. Jacobsen avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacobsen thows a body shot but no joy.
Nanaka shoots in but Jacobsen avoids the takedown attempt easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jacobsen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jacobsen feints and then cracks Nanaka's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nanaka down.
Jacobsen clobbers Nanaka with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nanaka shoots in looking for a takedown. Jacobsen tries to sprawl out of it but Nanaka keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Jacobsen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Simon Jacobsen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jacobsen throws a quick inside leg kick.

Nanaka looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Nanaka sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jacobsen defending well though.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Jacobsen is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Nanaka's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Nanaka's back!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jacobsen has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Jacobsen keeps control of the position as Nanaka tries to break free.
Jacobsen is controlling the position but Nanaka somehow manages to roll and ends up with half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Simon Jacobsen dominated that second round.
That's time! Jacobsen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!


Nanaka fails with a takedown attempt.
Jacobsen throws a head kick but Nanaka moves out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Nanaka.

Jacobsen moves into range and clinches up with Nanaka.
Jacobsen lands a nice knee to the body.
Jacobsen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nanaka's face.
Jacobsen pushes Nanaka back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Jacobsen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jacobsen gets through Nanaka's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jacobsen lands a knee to the body.
Jacobsen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jacobsen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jacobsen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobsen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nanaka is defending well for now.
Jacobsen gets underhooks to prevent Nanaka's takedown attempt.
Simon Jacobsen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kitsuomi Nanaka.
Jacobsen misses with a knee strike.
Nanaka on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nanaka wants a takedown but no success here.
Jacobsen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Simon Jacobsen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nanaka has Jacobsen pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Jacobsen manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Jacobsen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nanaka backwards.
Nanaka takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nanaka is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Jacobsen gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Jacobsen with a knee to the head.
Jacobsen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jacobsen gets underhooks to prevent Nanaka's takedown attempt.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jacobsen.
A short right from Jacobsen on the inside.
Jacobsen gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Nanaka.
A knee to the head by Jacobsen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Jacobsen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jacobsen lands an elbow just above Nanaka 's eye.
Nanaka has Jacobsen pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Jacobsen manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Jacobsen lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jacobsen.
Jacobsen lands a nice uppercut.
Jacobsen trying to land knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Jacobsen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Nanaka's brow.
Nanaka tries for a takedown but Jacobsen manages to get underhooks.
Jacobsen with a knee to the head.
Nanaka looking for a takedown.
Nanaka takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jacobsen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nanaka blocks it with crossed arms.
Nanaka changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Jacobsen fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Nanaka shoots in for a double leg but Jacobsen sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jacobsen wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacobsen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jacobsen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nanaka's sensitive parts.
Nanaka changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jacobsen tries to avoid it but Nanaka manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jacobsen to the ground. Jacobsen escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jacobsen defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Nanaka.
Jacobsen lands a nice looking kick to the body. Nanaka takes a step back to recover.
Jacobsen is looking to clinch but Nanaka is avoiding it.
Nanaka fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jacobsen swinging wildly here.
Jacobsen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jacobsen scores with a jab to the body.
Nanaka shoots in but no luck this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nanaka takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A good leg kick by Jacobsen.
Jacobsen tries to clinch but Nanaka is having none of it.
Jacobsen tries to clinch up but Nanaka circles away and keeps his distance.
Jacobsen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jacobsen slaps away a takedown attempt from Nanaka, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jacobsen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Simon Jacobsen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Jacobsen moves into the clinch.
Jacobsen gets through Nanaka's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nanaka has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Jacobsen avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jacobsen.
Kitsuomi Nanaka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A knee to the head by Jacobsen.

And that's the end of the fight!
Simon Jacobsen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jacobsen, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:26
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:26
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Simon Jacobsen!
S C
A
G S C
B
G S C G energy
A | B
hype
A | B
pop
A | B
mgr
A | B
FIGHT
RATING
48%

 

Co-main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Peter Gunnarsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Skjelbred (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Skjelbred has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?



169 cm
23
158 lbs
4 - 2 - 0
175 cm
25
124 lbs
11 - 3 - 0
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick
BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin


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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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Peter Gunnarsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Skjelbred!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yukihiro Shimada and Yuuki Gou.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gunnarsson is defended easily by Skjelbred.

Gunnarsson feints and as Skjelbred raises his hands in defense, Gunnarsson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Gunnarsson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Skjelbred looking for a sweep. Not yet Skjelbred, not yet.
Skjelbred manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gunnarsson manages to get himself to full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Gunnarsson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gunnarsson 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.
Gunnarsson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Gunnarsson tries to get out of the position.
Skjelbred passes into half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Skjelbred thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Skjelbred is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Gunnarsson wants to control but Skjelbred is keeping busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Skjelbred frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

Skjelbred is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Gunnarsson can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Gunnarsson bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

Gunnarsson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Gunnarsson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Skjelbred keeping moving, preventing Gunnarsson from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Skjelbred looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Skjelbred is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Skjelbred looks gassed!
Gunnarsson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gunnarsson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Skjelbred works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gunnarsson throws a big right hand that misses.
Gunnarsson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Skjelbred is keeping the position for now.
Gunnarsson throwing strikes but missing.
Gunnarsson tries to free his leg and advance position but Skjelbred is retaining full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Gunnarsson throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Skjelbred was covering up waiting for the punch and Gunnarsson finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Skjelbred is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Gunnarsson passes Skjelbred's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Skjelbred slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Gunnarsson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

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

Skjelbred is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gunnarsson defends well.
Gunnarsson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Skjelbred is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gunnarsson is aware though and is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunnarsson trying to control but Skjelbred is working from the bottom.

Skjelbred looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Skjelbred manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gunnarsson manages to get himself to full guard.
Gunnarsson is trying to keep Skjelbred in close.

Gunnarsson pushes Skjelbred off and gets back to his feet.
Gunnarsson lands a two punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Skjelbred dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!


Gunnarsson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Skjelbred circles away.
Gunnarsson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gunnarsson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Skjelbred is fending him off so far but Gunnarsson persists. Nope, Skjelbred circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Gunnarsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gunnarsson stuffs the takedown attempt from Skjelbred. Skjelbred gets slowly back to his feet.

Gunnarsson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Gunnarsson lands in his opponent's guard.
Gunnarsson connects with a couple of short punches.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). John Skjelbred!
S C
A
G S C
B
G S C G energy
A | B
hype
A | B
pop
A | B
mgr
A | B
FIGHT
RATING
100%

 

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anton Antorio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tatsuya Kimura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Antorio comes into the arena with I Stand Alone blaring out of the sound system. Kimura has chosen Inner Light by Shocking Lemon as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!



189 cm
23
203 lbs
4 - 2 - 0
190 cm
24
196 lbs
9 - 3 - 0
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin


Knockout Fight Gear


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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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Anton Antorio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tatsuya Kimura!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Shimada.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kimura closes the distance and pushes Antorio back into the ropes.
Antorio dodges an elbow strike from Kimura.
Antorio tries for a takedown but Kimura manages to get underhooks.
Antorio blocks the elbow strike.
Kimura lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Antorio tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kimura lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Anton Antorio has been cut.
Antorio has Kimura pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Kimura manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anton Antorio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kimura scores with a shoulder strike.
Antorio prevents a body shot from Kimura.

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

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Antorio is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kimura is controlling him.
Kimura looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Antorio on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Antorio tries to get out of the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Kimura's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kimura prevents Antorio from getting back to his feet.
Kimura preventing the sweep.
Antorio being controlled here, momentarily.
Kimura looking to sit in guard and control but Antorio gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

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.
Antorio pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kimura is keeping the position for now.
Kimura is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Antorio looks like he's trying to stand up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tatsuya Kimura dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Anton Antorio's cut.
That's time! Antorio's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.


Antorio is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kimura sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kimura stuffs the takedown.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kimura. Antorio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kimura scores with a decent looking hook.
Kimura moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kimura misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Antorio.
Kimura is looking to land body kicks.
Nice takedown defense from Kimura. No joy for Antorio on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anton Antorio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Antorio checks a low kick from Kimura.
Antorio shoots in but no luck this time.
Kimura swings for the body but Antorio moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kimura.
Kimura connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kimura goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kimura keeps Antorio at a distance using the push kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Antorio crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kimura - the referee stops the clock and Antorio gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kimura. Antorio manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Crunch! Kimura slams his shin into Antorio's torso.
Antorio tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kimura lands with a nice body punch.
Antorio shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kimura as he jumps to the side.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kimura wants to clinch up but Antorio keeps it at a distance.
Kimura fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Antorio.
Antorio on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

Kimura clinches up against the ropes.
Kimura struggles to land a body shot inside as Antorio controls his hands.
A hook to the body from Kimura.
Kimura softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Kimura scores with a shot to the side of Antorio's head.
Kimura lands a knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A right handed body shot lands from Kimura.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kimura obliges.
Kimura misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kimura crunches a lovely knee into Antorio's ribcage.
A short body shot lands from Kimura as the two fighters clinch.
Tatsuya Kimura seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Good body shot from Kimura.
Kimura crunches a lovely knee into Antorio's ribcage.
Kimura lands a body shot in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Kimura.
Antorio avoiding damage as Kimura throws knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Kimura.
Antorio takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kimura lands an elbow that stopped Antorio in his tracks for a moment.
Kimura throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Antorios head.
Kimura goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Kimura.
Kimura misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Antorio.
Kimura lands a shoulder strike.
Kimura stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kimura lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Antorio.
Kimura lands a left hand that snaps the head of Antorio backwards.
Kimura tries to throw a body punch but Antorio avoids it by throwing Kimura back against the cage.
Kimura scores a nice knee to the body.
Kimura works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kimura tries to throw a body punch but Antorio avoids it by throwing Kimura back against the cage.
Kimura lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kimura working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kimura is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kimura cracks Antorio with a nice body shot.
Kimura gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kimura tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kimura tries a body shot but Antorio blocks it.
Kimura lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Antorio blocks a body shot from Kimura.
A hook to the body from Kimura.
Kimura tries to work over Antorio's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kimura lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kimura lands with a right to the head.
Kimura is working Antorio over against the ropes.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kimura.
Kimura scores a nice knee to the body.
Kimura lands a left hand.
Kimura digs a right hand underneath Antorio's ribcage. Antorio let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kimura is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Antorio is defending well for now.
A right hand to the body from Kimura.
Kimura throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kimura landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kimura.
Kimura misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kimura lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kimura has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Antorio avoiding damage as Kimura throws knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kimura lands with a short shot to the head.
Kimura lands a damaging elbow.
Kimura working Antorio over with knees to the body.
Kimura misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Antorio's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kimura scores a nice knee to the body.
Antorio managing to block the knees to the body from Kimura.
Kimura crunches a lovely knee into Antorio's ribcage.
Kimura lands a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short body shot lands from Kimura as the two fighters clinch.
Kimura lands an elbow inside that Antorio shrugs off.
Kimura lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kimura obliges.
Kimura lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kimura lands a body shot in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kimura.
Kimura pushes Antorio back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Kimura as the two fighters clinch.
Kimura comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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


Kimura looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Antorio shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kimura defends it nicely.
Kimura feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Antorio's calf.
Kimura is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Antorio rather than just go for the knockout.
Kimura looks to score with a jab to the body but Antorio is just out of range.

Kimura gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kimura lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kimura has a couple of punches blocked by Antorio.
Kimura landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kimura lands a body shot in the clinch.
Antorio avoiding damage as Kimura throws knees to the body.
Antorio takes an elbow to the temple.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kimura obliges.
Kimura lands a nice elbow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kimura unloads a knee to the mid-section. Antorio lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kimura lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kimura misses with a body punch.
Kimura lands a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Antorio blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Kimura.
Kimura digs a right hand into Antorio's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Antorio's gas tank.
Kimura can't find room to land a body shot as Antorio controls the action.
Kimura scores with a shoulder strike.
Kimura gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kimura throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Antorios head.
Kimura lands an elbow inside that Antorio shrugs off.
Antorio is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kimura creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Antorio's defenses.
Kimura scores with a hook to the body.
Kimura tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Antorio avoids it.
Kimura landing knees to the body.
Antorio is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Kimura gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anton Antorio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kimura lands a knee to the body.
Kimura lands a right hand.
Kimura unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kimura lands a body punch.
Kimura goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Antorio avoiding damage as Kimura throws knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kimura lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Antorio.
Kimura unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kimura lands a right hand that snaps the head of Antorio backwards.
Kimura working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Antorio blocks a body shot from Kimura.
Kimura makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Kimura scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kimura obliges.
Knees to the body from Kimura.
Kimura misses with a punch to the body.
Kimura using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Antorio managing to block the knees to the body from Kimura.
Kimura working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Antorio tries to score a body lock takedown but Kimura shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kimura.
Kimura lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kimura lands a body shot.
Antorio avoiding damage as Kimura throws knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Kimura.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kimura lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kimura lands a shot to the body.
Antorio drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kimura pulls his leg out and moves away.
A good leg kick by Kimura.
Antorio tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Antorio on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kimura. Kimura obviously looking to wear him down.

Kimura gets in close and instigates a clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kimura.
Kimura works on Antorio's body with a couple of short punches.
A short body shot lands from Kimura as the two fighters clinch.
Kimura unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kimura utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kimura unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kimura lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Antorio tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kimura throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Antorio avoiding damage as Kimura throws knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kimura.
Kimura is leaning against Antorio and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kimura presses Antorio against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Antorio wants a takedown but no success here.
Kimura lands a body shot.
Kimura lands a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kimura lands a damaging elbow.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kimura.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kimura.
Kimura throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kimura pushes Antorio back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kimura lands an elbow just above Antorio 's eye.
A right hand to the body from Kimura.
Anton Antorio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kimura works on Antorio's body with a couple of short punches.
Kimura throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kimura putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Antorio in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 25:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 25:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tatsuya Kimura!
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