BFF 71: Inarritu vs. Kawamata PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Aleksey Viktorov (ranked 5778 p4p, 383 weight class) and Bakkes Ackerman (ranked 2147 p4p, 211 weight class). Viktorov's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Lyube - Davay Za. Ackerman comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Da' Vat Hy! kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Bakkes Ackerman will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Viktorov
vs
Ackerman

168 cm
27
140 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

175 cm
21
153 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Aleksey Viktorov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Bakkes Ackerman!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Viktorov closes the distance and clinches.

Viktorov gets control of Ackerman's arms and successfully pulls guard. Viktorov will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Ackerman sitting in guard here, content to control.
Ackerman connects with a couple of short punches.
Ackerman must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ackerman is looking to work some ground and pound but Viktorov has wrist control.

Viktorov looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ackerman trying to control the position from guard on top but Viktorov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Viktorov has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ackerman can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Ackerman working his ground and pound in the gym.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ackerman wants to control from the top but Viktorov keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Viktorov is looking for a triangle but Ackerman pushes his legs off easily.

Viktorov is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Viktorov looking for subs off his back but Ackerman has passed one foot through into half guard.
Ackerman tries to pass the half guard into mount. Viktorov knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

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.
Ackerman thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Viktorov's head.
Viktorov moves into full guard.
Viktorov is trying to control the position but Ackerman postures up.

Viktorov is looking for a triangle but Ackerman pushes his legs off easily.
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.

Viktorov working for a triangle but Ackerman defends it easily.
Ackerman trying to control but Viktorov is working from the bottom.
Ackerman might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Viktorov haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ackerman is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Viktorov looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Viktorov keeping moving, preventing Ackerman from controlling successfully.

Viktorov is looking for a triangle but Ackerman pushes his legs off easily.
Ackerman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Viktorov is keeping the position for now.
Viktorov controlling Ackerman's posture.
Viktorov is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

Ackerman avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's four 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.
Ackerman wants to control from the top but Viktorov keeps moving.

Viktorov throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ackerman controlling from the top position.
Ackerman content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ackerman with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ackerman wants to control from the top but Viktorov keeps moving.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Ackerman 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.
Ackerman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Viktorov is keeping the position for now.

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

Viktorov had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ackerman defends it easily.

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

That's six 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.

Viktorov working for submissions but it's allowed Ackerman to get to half guard.
Ackerman tries to pass the half guard into mount. Viktorov knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Ackerman looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Viktorov trying to control here.
Ackerman trying to control from half guard but Viktorov is working away.
Viktorov tries to roll over but Ackerman keeps him under control.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.

Ackerman is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Ackerman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Viktorov keeps working.
Viktorov wants to control but Ackerman is keeping busy.
Viktorov regains full guard. Nicely done.
Ackerman slips nicely into half guard.
Viktorov trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Ackerman manages to pass to mount!
Ackerman landing strikes from the mount and Viktorov is in trouble!

That's eight minutes gone in the round.

Ackerman looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Viktorov tries to lock up and control but Ackerman gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Ackerman wants to control the pace but Viktorov is squirming around nicely.

Ackerman is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Viktorov can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Ackerman trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ackerman avoids the attempt from Viktorov to control.
Ackerman controlling from the full mount.
Viktorov is looking to get to half guard.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Ackerman connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Ackerman trying to control but he's not successful this time.

Ackerman has hold of Viktorov's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Viktorov manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Viktorov wants to control but Ackerman is having none of it.
Ackerman content just to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Ackerman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ackerman throws a push kick but Viktorov slaps the foot to one side.
Viktorov wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Ackerman throws a head kick that misses.
Ackerman throws a sloppy head kick and Viktorov moves out of range easily.
Viktorov tries to clinch but Ackerman moves out of range.
Ackerman throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Viktorov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Viktorov staying out of range there.
Aleksey Viktorov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ackerman lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ackerman throws a head kick that misses.
Viktorov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ackerman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Viktorov instigates a clinch.

Ackerman is trying to trip Viktorov. He has hold of a leg but Viktorov is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Ackerman persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Ackerman trying to control the position from guard on top but Viktorov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Viktorov is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ackerman wants to control from the top but Viktorov keeps moving.
Bakkes Ackerman has got the better of the ground game so far.

Viktorov had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ackerman defends it easily.

Viktorov has his feet on Ackerman's thighs here. He's pushed Ackerman off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Ackerman screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Aleksey Viktorov!
Aleksey Viktorov seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
The defeated Bakkes Ackerman had this to say: 'I can assure you all today : This will never happen again!'.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
26%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stef Power Jr (ranked 1575 p4p, 212 weight class) and Zuillnic Canto (ranked 2940 p4p, 347 weight class). Zuillnic Canto has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Power Jr
vs
Canto

192 cm
22
224 lbs
7 - 4 - 1

190 cm
23
221 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

BuriedAlive// Fight Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Stef Power Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Zuillnic Canto!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Canto misses with a right hand
enabling Power Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
Power Jr looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Power Jr scores with a shot to the body.
Canto misses with an uppercut.
Canto has his takedown stuffed
and Power Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
Power Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Canto.
Canto connects with a single shot there.
Canto throws a big shot that misses.
Power Jr fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Canto on the side of the head.
Canto throws a big shot that misses.
Canto throws a good cross that connects.
Canto staying out of range there.
Canto tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Power Jr defends well and Canto ends up having to push Power Jr into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Power Jr avoids the body shot from Canto.
Canto steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Power Jr.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Power Jr misses with a looping left.

Canto shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Power Jr looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Power Jr trying to control here.
Canto moves nicely into side control.
Power Jr is not content to let Canto control the position.
You can see the frustration on Power Jr's face as Canto controls the position.
Power Jr tries to buck Canto off but Canto is having none of it.
Canto working away.
Canto wants to control but Power Jr is keeping him busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Canto wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Power Jr, who protects the arm well.
Power Jr gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Canto can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Power Jr is looking to escape.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Power Jr is desperately trying to improve his position but Canto has a good base and remains in mount.

Canto is working for a guillotine from mount but Power Jr frees his head quite easily.
Power Jr really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Canto seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Power Jr is holding on tight.
Power Jr tries to hold on but Canto pushes him away.

Canto looking to secure an arm triangle but Power Jr defends it well.
Canto looking to control but Power Jr is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

Canto moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Power Jr has worked his arm free - good work by Power Jr!
Power Jr is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Canto wants to lay and pray for a moment but Power Jr keeps working.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

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

Canto tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Canto has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Power Jr tries to buck Canto off but Canto is having none of it.

Canto tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Canto has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Power Jr is looking for a sweep.
Power Jr gets back to half guard.

Canto is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Power Jr doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Canto.
Canto trying to control from half guard but Power Jr is working away.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Canto is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Canto looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

Canto is looking for a kimura here.

Power Jr actively working from the bottom here.
Power Jr won't allow Canto to pass to mount.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Power Jr is refusing to be controlled, as Canto sits in half guard.
Power Jr has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Canto is working away from the top position though.

Canto is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Power Jr is defending against the submission attempts here by Canto.
Power Jr has a hand on Canto's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Canto takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Power Jr is wriggling around trying to escape.

Canto goes for an armbar but Power Jr turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Power Jr.
Power Jr advances to half guard.
Canto is in trouble now - Power Jr has advanced to mount!

Power Jr is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Canto has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Canto!
Power Jr keeping moving, preventing Canto from controlling successfully.
Canto is pushing down on Power Jr's leg trying to pass to half guard. Power Jr is fighting to maintain full guard but Canto has managed to sneak the leg through.
Power Jr is trying to control but can't.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Canto is looking to take a break and control but Power Jr is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Canto is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Power Jr doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Canto.
Canto wants to free his trapped foot but Power Jr is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Power Jr tries to roll over but Canto keeps him under control.
Canto wants to free his trapped foot but Power Jr is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Power Jr is trying to get back to full guard.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Canto is trying to control. Power Jr wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Canto 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.
Power Jr is trying to control but can't.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Power Jr wants to improve his position but Canto is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zuillnic Canto dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Power Jr missing with a left hand there. Canto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Canto feints and as Power Jr raises his hands in defense, Canto changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Power Jr trying to control the position.

Canto has gone for a leg lock! Power Jr slips out almost immediately though and dives into Canto's guard.

Canto keeping moving, preventing Power Jr from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Canto is looking for a triangle but Power Jr pushes his legs off easily.
Power Jr trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.

Power Jr avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Power Jr slips nicely into half guard.
Power Jr tries to pass to full mount but Canto defends it.

Power Jr is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Canto defends it well.
Power Jr prevents Canto from improving his position.

Power Jr seems to be looking for submissions.

Canto makes his way to full guard, as Power Jr worked for a kimura.
Canto has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Canto is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Power Jr is aware though and is defending well.
Power Jr wants to control from the top but Canto keeps moving.
Power Jr has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Canto is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Canto not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Power Jr tries to free his leg and advance position but Canto is retaining full guard.
Power Jr advances to half guard.

Power Jr is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Power Jr is working for a kimura but Canto is defending it quite comfortably.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Power Jr is looking for a kimura here.
Canto is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Canto keeps control of the position for the meantime.

Power Jr 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.

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

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

Canto looking for submissions off his back.
Canto works his way to full guard. Good work.
Power Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Canto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Power Jr sitting in guard here, content to control.
Power Jr stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Canto swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Power Jr wants to control from the top but Canto keeps moving.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Canto misses with an uppercut
and Canto takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Power Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Canto loads up on a big right hand but Power Jr slips the punch.
Canto throws an off balance right hand
and Power Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
Canto takes a swing at Power Jr's ribcage but misses.
Power Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Canto was well out of range. Poor timing from Power Jr.
Canto misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Power Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
Stef Power Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A slow jab from Power Jr misses its intended target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Canto! But no joy.

That's six minutes gone in the round.

Canto fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Power Jr to the ground. Canto is now in Power Jr's guard.
Canto wants to control from the top but Power Jr keeps moving.

Power Jr throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Power Jr is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Power Jr looking to control.

Power Jr is looking for a triangle but Canto pushes his legs off easily.
Canto wants to control from the top but Power Jr keeps moving.
Stef Power Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's seven minutes gone in the round.

Power Jr is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Power Jr is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Canto trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Power Jr not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Power Jr can't keep his opponent in guard - Canto advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

Canto is working for a kimura but Power Jr is defending it quite comfortably.
Power Jr is trying to get back to full guard.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Canto is keen to just control but Power Jr is a slippery customer.
Canto trying to mount his opponent but Power Jr defends it.
Power Jr trying to hold on to Canto's head to control him but Canto postures up.
Canto trying to control the action but Power Jr is working from the bottom.
Power Jr tries to get to full guard but Canto has control of the leg.
Canto tries to pass to full mount but Power Jr defends it.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Canto is looking to take a break and control but Power Jr is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Power Jr lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Stef Power Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
Canto misses with a left hand
and Power Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Power Jr lands a right hook to the body.
Canto steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Power Jr.
Canto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Canto throws a right hand that misses
and Power Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fight stays on the outside here - Power Jr looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Canto. Power Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Power Jr ducks under a wild hook from Canto.
Canto walks into a stiff left hand from Power Jr.
Power Jr throws out a loose jab but Canto uses good head movement to avoid it.

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

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

Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Zuillnic Canto!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Zuillnic Canto!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Zuillnic Canto!

Zuillnic Canto wins by unanimous decision!
After the fight, Zuillnic Canto was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
30%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Evan Grantham (ranked 3074 p4p, 340 weight class) and Jim McNulty (ranked 1370 p4p, 174 weight class). Jim McNulty is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Grantham
vs
McNulty

180 cm
20
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

175 cm
28
170 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Evan Grantham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jim McNulty!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Shimada and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McNulty pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A counter left hand to the body from Grantham misses its target.
McNulty throws a low kick but Grantham avoids it.
McNulty moves in looking to clinch but Grantham pushes him off.
Grantham throwing a counter right hand but McNulty manages to avoid it.
McNulty is looking to clinch but Grantham is avoiding it.
Grantham throwing a counter right hand but McNulty manages to avoid it.
Jim McNulty seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McNulty tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McNulty tries to close the distance and clinch up but Grantham swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Grantham throwing a counter right hand but McNulty manages to avoid it.
McNulty throws a nice head kick!
Grantham connects with a good right hand that stumbles McNulty. McNulty circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grantham misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McNulty.
McNulty defending well as Grantham loads up on a big left hand.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from McNulty. Grantham shrugs it off though.
McNulty looks to land a combination. Grantham sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McNulty works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
McNulty throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A swing and a miss from Grantham.
McNulty waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Grantham.
McNulty fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
McNulty moves away from the strike by Grantham.
McNulty is looking to slow Grantham down with leg kicks.
McNulty throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Grantham to counter with a crisp jab.
McNulty throws a sloppy body shot
and Grantham counters with a stiff right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - McNulty looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Grantham was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grantham misses the shot to the body.
McNulty tries to clinch up but Grantham circles away and keeps his distance.
McNulty doesn't manage to clinch there - Grantham circles away.
Grantham swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
McNulty lands a nice hook to Grantham's body. Grantham takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
McNulty wants to clinch.
McNulty will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Grantham is looking to counter punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grantham looks to land a right hand but McNulty moved out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grantham lands a head shot.
Grantham cracks McNulty with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
McNulty throws out a loose jab but Grantham uses good head movement to avoid it.
McNulty throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Grantham looks to throw the jab but McNulty is out of range.
McNulty tries to counter with a clinch but Grantham shakes him off and moves away.
McNulty takes a swing at Grantham's ribcage but misses.
McNulty tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grantham was well out of range. Poor timing from McNulty.
Grantham listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
McNulty scores with a nice body kick.
McNulty throws a nice looking combination but Grantham bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grantham circles away from the clinch attempt.
McNulty throws a half hearted mid kick.
Grantham defending well as McNulty loads up on a big left hand.
Grantham was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
McNulty tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McNulty attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
It looked like Grantham was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from McNulty.
McNulty avoids the body shot from Grantham.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters circling - Grantham throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McNulty tries to clinch but Grantham is having none of it.
Grantham was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
McNulty throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
It looked like Grantham wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
McNulty takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
McNulty lands with a nice combination. Grantham backs away looking to recover.
We've been told by Grantham's head coaches at Smitty's that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.

McNulty has closed the distance and engaged Grantham in a clinch.
Grantham doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Grantham pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Grantham rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McNulty cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A decent looking cross lands there for McNulty.
McNulty lands a slapping body shot.
McNulty lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Grantham scores with a jab to the head.
Grantham thuds a left hand into McNulty's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McNulty lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Grantham looks to score with a jab to the body but McNulty is just out of range.
McNulty tries to counter by closing the distance.
McNulty tries to clinch but Grantham moves out of range.
McNulty thumps Grantham with a low kick.
McNulty closes the distance looking to clinch
and Grantham counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Grantham moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
McNulty tries to land a front kick but Grantham steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
It looked like Grantham was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from McNulty.
McNulty dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McNulty scores with a leg kick.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
McNulty throws out a loose jab but Grantham uses good head movement to avoid it.
McNulty moves in looking to clinch but Grantham pushes him off.
Grantham walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Grantham digs a good body shot into McNulty's ribs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grantham. McNulty does a little dance to reset his feet.
McNulty ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Grantham waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McNulty.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from McNulty, right into the meat.
Grantham checks the leg kick.
Grantham uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McNulty.
McNulty moves into range and lands a nice body kick.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
McNulty wants to clinch
and Grantham counters with a nice uppercut.
McNulty tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Grantham manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Grantham throws a hook but McNulty avoids it easily.
McNulty swings away with a body shot that misses
and Grantham counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Grantham connects with a nice looking jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grantham checks the leg kick nicely there.
An attempted straight right counter from Grantham misses the target.
McNulty jabs Grantham to the body, keeping him at a distance.

McNulty rushes Grantham and presses him up against the ropes.
Come on Grantham - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Grantham working aggressively here.
Grantham looking to slow down the pace here.
Grantham taking a breather.
Maybe Grantham would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Grantham stalling in the clinch but McNulty improves position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grantham.
Grantham is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McNulty is defending well for now.
McNulty lands a shoulder strike.
McNulty throws a head punch that misses.
Grantham misses with some punches.

Grantham pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Grantham throws a body punch but McNulty moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from McNulty. Those never looked like landing.
McNulty throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Grantham stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jim McNulty will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Grantham uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McNulty.
Grantham avoids a punch combination nicely.
McNulty moves out of range as Grantham strikes.
Nice body kick there by McNulty.
McNulty tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Grantham swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
McNulty with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grantham swings for the body but McNulty moves out of range.
McNulty steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Grantham.
Grantham throws a body punch but McNulty moves out of range.
Grantham moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromMcNulty.
McNulty scores with a head kick. Grantham tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
McNulty throws a body punch but Grantham moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Grantham on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McNulty misses the jab.
Grantham blocks a jab.
A quick step to the side and Grantham tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
McNulty slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
McNulty uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Grantham.
McNulty fails to land with a series of punches.
Grantham misses with an uppercut. McNulty saw that one coming.

McNulty closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Grantham fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McNulty blocks an uppercut.
McNulty lands a shot to the body.
McNulty lands a right hand that snaps the head of Grantham backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grantham throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McNulty.
Grantham working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Grantham tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McNulty's elbow.
Grantham lands a nice uppercut.
Good body shot from Grantham.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grantham blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Grantham looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Grantham blocking some punches.
A short right from Grantham on the inside.
Grantham lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down McNulty.
McNulty misses with a body punch.
Grantham lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Grantham blocks a body shot from McNulty.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
McNulty has a couple of punches blocked by Grantham.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Grantham obliges.
Grantham has McNulty pushed against the ropes.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, McNulty creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Grantham lands an uppercut.
Grantham lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Grantham scores with a nice short uppercut.
Grantham blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McNulty tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grantham's elbow.
McNulty misses with some punches.
Grantham goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Grantham is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Grantham lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Grantham lands a left hand that snaps the head of McNulty backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McNulty blocking some punches.
Grantham blocks a body shot from McNulty.
McNulty goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Grantham is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McNulty is defending well for now.
McNulty tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McNulty struggles to land a body shot inside as Grantham controls his hands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot in the inside from Grantham.
Grantham lands a hook to the side of the head.
McNulty blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McNulty lands a nice uppercut.
McNulty swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McNulty blocks a body shot from Grantham.
Grantham swings wildly with an uppercut but McNulty uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grantham blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Grantham misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McNulty.
A shot in the inside from Grantham.

Grantham breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McNulty thuds a left hand into Grantham's body.
Grantham throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McNulty throws a jab but it's blocked by Grantham.
McNulty looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from McNulty.
A counter left hand to the body from Grantham misses its target.
Grantham moves out of range of the body kick.
Grantham ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McNulty moves away.
McNulty lands a nice looking body shot.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
McNulty wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Grantham connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Grantham takes one to the chin there.
McNulty throws a nice outside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McNulty throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Grantham counters with a straight right hand.
McNulty lunges at Grantham with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Grantham's hand.
Grantham slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from McNulty.
McNulty lands with a nice body punch.
McNulty loads up on a big right hand but Grantham slips the punch.
Jim McNulty seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Grantham throws a hook to the side of McNulty's head but McNulty sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A slow jab from Grantham misses its intended target.
McNulty fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Grantham checks it well.
Grantham swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Grantham takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Grantham avoids the head kick by McNulty.
It looked like Grantham wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
McNulty dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Grantham. That did some damage!
Grantham throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McNulty throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Grantham counters with a nice body shot.
McNulty throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Grantham throws a looping overhand right but McNulty ducks down to avoid it.
Grantham misses with the combination.
Grantham misses with a wild body shot.
Grantham fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McNulty manages to avoid it.
McNulty misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grantham.
McNulty cracks Grantham with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Grantham throws a lazy right hand but McNulty sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McNulty lands a nice hook to Grantham's body. Grantham takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Grantham scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Grantham avoids a punch combination nicely.
McNulty fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Grantham looks to score with a jab to the body but McNulty is just out of range.
McNulty throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McNulty looks to throw a body kick
and Grantham counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps McNulty thinking.
Grantham misses with a straight left.
McNulty tries to counter with a clinch but Grantham shakes him off and moves away.
McNulty is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Grantham rather than just go for the knockout.
McNulty tries to clinch there but Grantham circles away.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jim McNulty.
I think McNulty has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

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

Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Jim McNulty!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Jim McNulty!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Jim McNulty!

Jim McNulty wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Jim McNulty made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

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FIGHT
RATING
54%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Motoso Angostura (ranked 1245 p4p, 65 weight class) and Santiago Junior (ranked 1446 p4p, 76 weight class). Angostura comes to the ring accompanied by Drug Lord. Junior has chosen Kaiji OST - Kaiji Theme as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Angostura
vs
Junior

170 cm
22
130 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

177 cm
23
142 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Motoso Angostura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Santiago Junior!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Angostura working aggressively here.
Junior prevents a body shot from Angostura.
Angostura is trying to break the clinch but Junior has him pressed against the ropes.
Junior goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Junior tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short left from Angostura.
Junior misses with a punch to the body.
Junior tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Junior misses with a short punch on the inside.
Junior lands with a short shot to the head.
Junior lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Angostura works on Junior's body with a couple of short punches.
Junior misses with a body punch.
Junior lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Angostura lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Junior presses Angostura against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Junior doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Angostura lands with a right to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Angostura misses with a hook to the ribs.
Still in the clinch, Junior scores with a nice short uppercut.
Angostura lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Angostura lands a shoulder strike.
Angostura swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Angostura has a couple of punches blocked by Junior.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Junior misses with a body punch.
Angostura has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Junior lands a shot to the body.
A right hand to the body from Angostura.
A right hook to the body lands for Junior.
Junior tries to throw a body punch but Angostura avoids it by throwing Junior back against the ropes.
Junior tries to throw a body punch but Angostura avoids it by throwing Junior back against the ropes.
Angostura pushes Junior back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Junior swings wildly with an uppercut but Angostura uses good head movement to avoid it.
Angostura throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Juniors head.
Angostura throws a punch but it's blocked by Junior.
Angostura tries to work over Junior's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Angostura scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Angostura tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Junior tries to work over Angostura's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Angostura working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Angostura struggles to land a body shot inside as Junior controls his hands.
Junior can't find room to land a body shot as Angostura controls the action.
Junior misses with the head strike.
Angostura lands with a light punch inside.
Angostura prevents a body shot from Junior.
Angostura throws a head punch that misses.
Angostura throws a head punch that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Angostura pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Angostura swats away the attempt to clinch by Junior.

Junior clinches up against the ropes.
A body shot lands from Junior.
A short body shot lands from Junior as the two fighters clinch.
Junior misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Junior tries a body shot but Angostura blocks it.
A right handed body shot lands from Junior.
Junior misses with a body punch.
Angostura lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Angostura swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Junior tries to throw a body punch but Angostura avoids it by throwing Junior back against the ropes.
Angostura prevents a body shot from Junior.
Junior scores with a nice hook to the head.
Junior tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Junior misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Junior misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Angostura.
Junior goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Angostura.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Junior can't find room to land a body shot as Angostura controls the action.
Nice body punch from Junior.
Angostura tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Angostura lands a right hand.
Angostura goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Angostura misses with a punch on the inside.
Junior misses with a hook to the ribs.
Junior struggles to land a body shot inside as Angostura controls his hands.
Angostura misses with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Junior scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nice body punch from Angostura.
A short left from Angostura.
Angostura stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Junior lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right from Junior on the inside.
Junior softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Junior tries a body shot but Angostura blocks it.
Angostura lands a body punch in the clinch.
Angostura misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Junior lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Angostura backwards.
Junior gets through Angostura's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Junior tries to work over Angostura's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Junior lands a right hand.
Junior blocking some punches.
Angostura can't find room to land a body shot as Junior controls the action.
A nice left hand lands by Angostura.
Junior misses with a body punch.
Angostura goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Junior lands an uppercut.
Angostura lands a nice uppercut.
Angostura lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Junior prevents a body shot from Angostura.
Junior lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Junior misses with a hook to the ribs.
Junior tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Angostura's elbow.
Junior tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Angostura's elbow.
Junior misses with a body punch.
Junior tries to work over Angostura's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Junior misses with a punch on the inside.
Junior tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Junior struggles to land a body shot inside as Angostura controls his hands.
Junior misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Angostura.
Angostura blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Junior tries a body shot but Angostura blocks it.
A hook to the body from Junior.
Junior tries a body shot but Angostura blocks it.
Junior lands a nice shot to the body.
A short left from Angostura.
Junior misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Angostura lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Junior backwards.
Angostura misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Junior can't find room to land a body shot as Angostura controls the action.
Junior swings wildly with an uppercut but Angostura uses good head movement to avoid it.
Junior tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Junior lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Angostura fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Junior tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Junior on the inside.
Junior blocks an uppercut.
Junior misses with a hook from the clinch.
Angostura misses with a punch to the body.
Angostura wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Angostura blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Junior lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Junior.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Angostura breaks the clinch.
Junior tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Angostura paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Junior uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Angostura.
Junior fails in his attempt to clinch.
Angostura fails to land with a series of punches.
Junior is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Angostura seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Good shot there by Angostura.
Junior ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Junior closes the distance and clinches.
Angostura doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Angostura blocking some punches.
Angostura lands with a short shot to the head.
Angostura goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Junior misses with a hook from the clinch.
Angostura lands a nice shot to the body.
Junior struggles to land a body shot inside as Angostura controls his hands.
Angostura working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Angostura misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Angostura is leaning against Junior and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Angostura works on Junior's body with a couple of short punches.
Junior misses with a punch to the body.
Angostura misses with the head strike.
Junior lands a shoulder strike.
Angostura pushes Junior back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.

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

Junior closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Angostura misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Angostura lands a body shot.
Junior cracks Angostura with a nice body shot.
Junior fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Angostura can't break the clinch.
Junior doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Junior goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Angostura misses with a punch on the inside.

Angostura escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Angostura misses with a body shot.

Angostura gets tackled into the ropes by Junior. Junior maintains the clinch.
Junior is leaning against Angostura and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Angostura.
Junior tries to work over Angostura's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Angostura misses with a short punch on the inside.
Angostura working aggressively here.
Angostura throws a punch but it's blocked by Junior.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Angostura struggles to land a body shot inside as Junior controls his hands.
Angostura misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Junior misses with some punches.
Angostura lands a shot to the body.
Junior throws a head punch that misses.
Angostura lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Angostura doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Angostura takes a shot to the head.
Junior tries to work over Angostura's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Junior fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Angostura lands a right hand that snaps the head of Junior backwards.
Angostura cracks Junior with a nice body shot.
Angostura misses with some punches.
Angostura misses with a short punch on the inside.
Angostura lands a left hand that snaps the head of Junior backwards.
Junior tries a body shot but Angostura blocks it.
A left hand lands to the body for Angostura.
Angostura stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Angostura lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Junior backwards.
Angostura working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short left from Junior.
Junior doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Angostura manages to break the clinch.
Junior is looking to clinch but Angostura is avoiding it.
Junior on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Angostura swats away the attempt to clinch by Junior.
Angostura throws a front kick that sends Junior stumbling back into the ropes.
Junior tries to clinch but Angostura is having none of it.
Angostura throws the left hand but Junior avoids the punch easily.

Junior moves into the clinch.
Angostura scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Angostura scores with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Junior - that landed with a thud.
A right hook to the body lands for Junior.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Junior misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Angostura fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
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 Motoso Angostura will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Angostura throws a nice inside leg kick.

Junior clinches up against the ropes.
Junior is working Angostura over against the ropes.
Junior blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Angostura throws a punch but it's blocked by Junior.
Junior misses with a hook to the ribs.
Junior tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Angostura pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Junior tries to clinch up but Angostura circles away and keeps his distance.

Junior has managed to clinch.
Angostura prevents a body shot from Junior.
Angostura has a couple of punches blocked by Junior.
Angostura has a couple of punches blocked by Junior.
A head punch on the inside from Angostura fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Junior blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Junior tries to throw a body punch but Angostura avoids it by throwing Junior back against the ropes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Junior.
Junior throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Angostura.
Angostura lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Junior backwards.
Angostura prevents a body shot from Junior.
Angostura takes a shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Junior tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Junior struggles to land a body shot inside as Angostura controls his hands.
Angostura prevents a body shot from Junior.
Junior misses with a hook to the ribs.
Angostura lands a shot to the body.
Junior can't find room to land a body shot as Angostura controls the action.
A right hand to the body from Junior.
Angostura has a couple of punches blocked by Junior.
Junior lands a nice shot to the body.
Angostura lands a body punch.
Junior misses with a hook to the ribs.
Angostura tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Angostura.
Angostura makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Angostura blocks a body shot from Junior.
A short left from Junior.
A nice right hand lands inside from Junior.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Junior creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Junior lands a body punch in the clinch.
Junior has a couple of punches blocked by Angostura.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Junior misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Angostura lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from Junior - that landed with a thud.
Junior blocks a body shot from Angostura.
Junior misses with a hook to the ribs.
Junior tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Angostura's elbow.
Santiago Junior seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

Angostura manages to break the clinch.
Angostura pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Junior moves into the clinch successfully.
Angostura struggles to land a body shot inside as Junior controls his hands.
Angostura misses with a punch to the body.
Junior doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Angostura prevents a body shot from Junior.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Junior.
Angostura lands a right hand.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Junior creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Junior blocks a body shot from Angostura.
Junior throws a head punch that misses.
Junior lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Angostura misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Junior misses with a hook to the ribs.
Junior lands a left hand.
Angostura swings wildly with an uppercut but Junior uses good head movement to avoid it.
Junior misses with a body punch.
Junior misses with a body punch.
Junior goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Angostura tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Junior misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Angostura misses with a punch on the inside.
Junior blocks an uppercut.
Angostura tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Junior's elbow.
Angostura tries a body shot but Junior blocks it.
Junior can't find room to land a body shot as Angostura controls the action.
Junior swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Angostura lands with a right to the head.
Angostura misses with a punch on the inside.
Junior lands with a short shot to the head.
Angostura tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Junior's elbow.
Angostura lands a body shot in the clinch.
Angostura misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Angostura misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Junior misses with a short punch on the inside.
Junior lands with a short shot to the head.
Junior throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Angosturas head.
Junior misses with some punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Angostura struggles to land a body shot inside as Junior controls his hands.
Junior tries a body shot but Angostura blocks it.

Angostura breaks the clinch.

Junior moves into the clinch.
Angostura lands a nice uppercut.
Angostura prevents a body shot from Junior.
Angostura tries a body shot but Junior blocks it.
Junior goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Angostura prevents a body shot from Junior.
A short right from Angostura on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Angostura.
Angostura lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Junior is breathing heavily.
Angostura tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Angostura misses with a hook to the ribs.
Angostura presses Junior against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's five minutes gone in the round.

Angostura breaks the clinch.
Angostura circles away from the clinch attempt.
Junior fails with an attempt to clinch.
Angostura ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A head kick misses from Angostura.
Junior is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Junior tries to close the distance and clinch up but Angostura swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Angostura goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
It seemed like Junior was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Motoso Angostura is winning the standup battle so far.

Junior closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Angostura misses with some punches.
Angostura throws a punch but it's blocked by Junior.

Angostura breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Junior tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Angostura paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Angostura avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Junior tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Angostura paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Angostura throws a lazy right hand but Junior sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Junior gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Junior tries to work over Angostura's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Angostura misses with a body punch.
Junior misses with a hook to the ribs.
Junior scores with a nice hook to the head.
Angostura throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Angostura tries to throw a body punch but Junior avoids it by throwing Angostura back against the ropes.
Angostura's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Junior misses with a hook to the ribs.

Angostura's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Santiago Junior seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Junior avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Angostura swats away the attempt to clinch by Junior.
Angostura appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Junior closes the distance but Angostura moves to the side
and Angostura counters with a nice uppercut.
Angostura dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Angostura throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Angostura misses with an uppercut. Junior saw that one coming.

Junior darts in and clinches Angostura up against the ropes.
Angostura tries a body shot but Junior blocks it.
Junior throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Angosturas head.
Junior goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Angostura doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Junior gets through Angostura's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Angostura goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Junior doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Junior blocking some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Junior.
Junior misses with a punch on the inside.
Junior misses with a body punch.
Junior struggles to land a body shot inside as Angostura controls his hands.
Angostura lands a body punch.
Angostura misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Junior.
Angostura working aggressively here.
Junior scores with a hook to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Angostura.
Angostura tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Junior struggles to land a body shot inside as Angostura controls his hands.
Angostura misses with a punch on the inside.
Junior tries to throw a body punch but Angostura avoids it by throwing Junior back against the ropes.
Angostura misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Junior tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Angostura's elbow.
Junior tries to throw a body punch but Angostura avoids it by throwing Junior back against the ropes.
Junior lands with a short shot to the head.
Angostura lands a body punch in the clinch.
Junior tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Angostura's elbow.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Junior creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Angostura lands with a right to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Junior blocks a body shot from Angostura.
Angostura lands with a left to the head.
Angostura misses with a punch to the body.
Angostura lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Angostura lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Angostura scores with a shot to the side of Junior's head.
Junior misses with a body punch.
Junior goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Junior tries to throw a body punch but Angostura avoids it by throwing Junior back against the ropes.
Angostura swings wildly with an uppercut but Junior uses good head movement to avoid it.
Angostura misses with a punch to the body.
Junior lands with a short shot to the head.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Angostura takes a shot to the head.
Angostura tries to throw a body punch but Junior avoids it by throwing Angostura back against the ropes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Junior.

Angostura pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Junior tries to clinch there but Angostura circles away.

Junior takes the fight into the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Angostura.
Angostura misses with some punches.
Junior blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Junior prevents a body shot from Angostura.
Angostura lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Junior struggles to land a body shot inside as Angostura controls his hands.
Junior misses with a hook to the ribs.
Angostura tries a body shot but Junior blocks it.
Junior lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Angostura backwards.
Angostura misses with the head strike.
Junior gets through Angostura's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Angostura throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Juniors head.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Santiago Junior.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Santiago Junior!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Motoso Angostura!

The fight ends as a draw!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
93%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chief Bull (ranked 3745 p4p, 386 weight class) and Lei Makana (ranked 2862 p4p, 309 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bull
vs
Makana

173 cm
29
154 lbs
11 - 12 - 0

172 cm
29
160 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very quick

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chief Bull!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lei Makana!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Makana takes one to the side of the head.

Makana shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Makana was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

Makana looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Bull tries to improve position but can't.
Bull is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Makana's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Makana wants to control but Bull is keeping him busy.

Bull actively working from the bottom here.

Makana seems to be looking for submissions.
Bull wants to get back to full guard but Makana has passed into side control.
Makana lands a nice forearm strike.
Bull manages to get back to half guard.
Bull gets back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bull throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Makana trying to control but Bull is working from the bottom.

Bull is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Bull throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Bull working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Makana has passed into half guard!
Makana wants to control but Bull is keeping him busy.
Makana is controlling the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bull looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Bull is trying to get back to full guard.
Makana throwing shots but Bull is blocking nicely.

Bull looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Makana seems to be working for a kimura but Bull defends the submission attempt.
Bull is not content to let Makana control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bull looking for submissions off his back.

Bull actively working from the bottom here.
Makana wants to control but Bull is keeping him busy.

Makana seems to be looking for submissions.

Bull looking for submissions off his back.

Bull looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

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

Bull actively working from the bottom here.

Bull looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Makana is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Bull has managed to free his arm - good work.

Bull actively working from the bottom here.
Makana sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bull defending well though.

Makana is working for a submission of some sort.

Makana is working for a kimura but Bull is defending it quite comfortably.

That's five minutes gone in the round.

Bull looking for submissions off his back.

Bull actively working from the bottom here.
Makana is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

Makana is working for a kimura but Bull is defending it quite comfortably.
Makana missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Makana thows a huge punch but Bull dodges it nicely.

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

Bull looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Bull actively working from the bottom here.

Bull looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Makana is keen to just control but Bull is a slippery customer.

Bull looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Bull has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Makana escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Makana!
Makana tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Bull gets back to half guard.

Bull is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Makana pulls his head out easily.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.

Bull is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Makana pulls his head out easily.
Makana wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bull keeps working.
Makana prevents Bull from improving his position.
Makana seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bull does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Bull looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Makana pushes past his half guard into mount!
Makana connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Makana is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.

Makana working for a submission but Bull is keeping him at bay.

Makana looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Bull looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Bull wants to escape the position.

Makana is looking for the choke from the back position but Bull is controlling his hands well.
Bull is in bad spot here.
Bull looking very determined here, making life difficult for Makana.
Makana controlling well, preventing Bull from escaping the position.

Makana is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Bull has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Makana has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Bull taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Makana doesn't care though - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Lei Makana!
Lei Makana seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
27%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Luiz Franca (ranked 1900 p4p, 229 weight class) and Tommy Robinson (ranked 1365 p4p, 172 weight class). Franca comes into the arena with The Greatest Showman blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Franca
vs
Robinson

188 cm
30
185 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

192 cm
23
199 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Luiz Franca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tommy Robinson!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Franca shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Robinson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Franca missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Franca postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Franca throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Franca loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Franca throwing strikes from guard but Robinson blocks nicely.
Franca tries to free his leg and advance position but Robinson is retaining full guard.
Robinson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Franca 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.
Franca throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Robinson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Robinson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Franca.

Franca avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Franca postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Franca passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Robinson prevents Franca from improving position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Franca tries for a kimura but Robinson is defending well.
Robinson is looking for a sweep.
Robinson wants to control but Franca postures up.
Robinson tries to improve position but can't.

Franca thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Robinson is trying to improve his position.

Franca looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Robinson is looking to reverse the position.
Franca cracks Robinson with an elbow. That is naaassty.

Franca is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Robinson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson tries to buck Franca off but Franca is having none of it.

Franca is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Robinson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Franca working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Robinson is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Franca has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Robinson dodges the ground and pound from Franca.
Robinson is trying to control Franca's posture but Franca avoids it.

Franca has an Americana. Robinson didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Franca is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Franca hooks up with any of them at the after show party.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Luiz Franca!
After the fight, Luiz Franca was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
33%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ladera Hawthorne (ranked 706 p4p, 89 weight class) and Kay Bone (ranked 318 p4p, 44 weight class). Hawthorne kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Beef Rap. Kay Bone is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Hawthorne
vs
Bone

190 cm
22
270 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

215 cm
22
275 lbs
13 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ladera Hawthorne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Kay Bone!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shirou Masuda and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawthorne shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hawthorne misses with a double jab
and Bone counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bone connects with a right hand. Hawthorne shakes it off.
Bone lands a lovely overhand right.
Bone throws a jab but it's blocked by Hawthorne.
Bone misses with a looping right.
Hawthorne staying out of range there.
Hawthorne appears to be looking for a big counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bone displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hawthorne throws out the jab.
A countering left hand to the body from Bone misses.
Bone jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hawthorne fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bone looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bone uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hawthorne.
Bone looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bone is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Bone jabs Hawthorne right on the nose. Hawthorne blinks but takes it well.
Hawthorne misses with a straight right.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bone! But no joy.
Hawthorne walks into a straight right hand from Bone.
Ladera Hawthorne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hawthorne ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bone looks to score with a jab to the body but Hawthorne is just out of range.
Hawthorne lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hawthorne misses with a straight left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bone! But no joy.
Hawthorne scores with a nice strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawthorne has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bone finds it's way round the side to connect with Hawthorne's head.
Good shot there by Bone.
Hawthorne misses with a body kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bone! But no joy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bone fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hawthorne on the side of the head.
Hawthorne pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A slow jab from Bone misses its intended target.
Hawthorne moves out of range as Bone strikes.
Hawthorne takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Hawthorne.
Bone is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hawthorne had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Hawthorne throws a lazy head kick
and Bone cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bone goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bone misses with a looping left.
Bone throws a jab but it's blocked by Hawthorne.
Bone throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bone digs a good hook to Hawthorne's body.

Hawthorne moves into the clinch successfully.
Hawthorne misses with the head strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawthorne doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bone blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Bone breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice straight punches there by Bone. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bone.
Hawthorne walks into a stiff left hand from Bone.
Hawthorne misses with a body shot.
Bone swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bone lands with a right hand.
Hawthorne misses the body punch
and Hawthorne takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hawthorne.
Hawthorne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bone was well out of range. Poor timing from Hawthorne.
We've been told by Hawthorne's head coaches at Fist of Fury Training Center that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hawthorne bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hawthorne throws a big shot that misses.
Bone appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Hawthorne doesn't manage to clinch there - Bone circles away.
Bone gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hawthorne.

It looks like Kay Bone has been cut.
Bone blocks a head kick by Hawthorne.
Hawthorne misses with a kick to the body
and Bone counters with a straight right hand.
Hawthorne throws a jab when Bone was well out of range.
Bone looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hawthorne was well out of range. Poor timing from Bone.
Bone has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hawthorne blocks a jab.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Hawthorne lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hawthorne swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Bone to counter with a crisp jab.
Hawthorne throws the kick towards the body but Bone avoids it.
Bone swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bone throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hawthorne throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bone connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bone might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Bone stuns Hawthorne with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hawthorne lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hawthorne is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hawthorne throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hawthorne keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bone.
Hawthorne dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bone blocks a head kick by Hawthorne.
Bone appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Hawthorne scores with a spinning back kick!
Hawthorne is looking to clinch.
A big right from Bone misses.
Hawthorne's corner calls for a 1-2. Hawthorne obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hawthorne wants to slow Bone down by chopping away at his legs.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Bone sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Hawthorne throws out a powerful jab.

Hawthorne drops Bone with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Bone looks back up at him and smiles so Hawthorne waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Bone is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hawthorne tries to clinch up.
It seemed like Bone was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bone fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hawthorne shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hawthorne pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bone! But no joy.
Bone misses the jab.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hawthorne ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bone moves away.
Hawthorne tries a head kick but it misses.
Hawthorne keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hawthorne throws a jab when Bone was well out of range.
Bone replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Hawthorne blocks it well.
Bone connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hawthorne momentarily.
Hawthorne throws an overhand right that lands on Bone's shoulder, as Bone tries to avoid the shot.
Hawthorne throws a sloppy head kick
and Bone connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hawthorne misses with an attempted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Kay Bone will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kay Bone's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Hawthorne misses with a right hand
and Bone counters with a nice body kick.
Bone has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Bone blocks the body kick.
Hawthorne scores with a leg kick.
Bone smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bone throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hawthorne sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bone cracks Hawthorne with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hawthorne throws a right hand that misses
and Bone connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hawthorne throws a lazy uppercut
and Bone counters with a straight right hand.
Bone connects with the punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawthorne swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bone counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bone ducks under a wild hook from Hawthorne.
Bone bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hawthorne's head.
Bone misses with a left hand
and Hawthorne counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hawthorne dips to his left and cracks Bone with an uppercut!
Bone connects with a nice looking jab.
Hawthorne throws out a loose jab but Bone uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bone cracks a nice hook into Hawthorne's ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bone throws out a powerful jab.
Hawthorne misses with a hook to the body
and Bone connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hawthorne moves to clinch but Bone breaks away
enabling Bone to counter with a crisp jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bone darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kay Bone seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hawthorne staying out of range there.
Hawthorne misses the shot to the body.
Bone misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hawthorne.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Hawthorne.
It looked like Hawthorne was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Bone.
Bone takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bone has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hawthorne moves out of range as Bone strikes.
Hawthorne misses with a kick to the body.
Bone throws a big shot that misses.
Bone misses the jab.
Hawthorne is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Bone.
Bone connects with a right hand. Hawthorne shakes it off.
Hawthorne swings for the body but Bone moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawthorne lands a nice shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hawthorne. Bone does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice uppercut there from Bone.
Bone scores with a shot to the body.
Hawthorne misses with a shot to the body
and Bone connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hawthorne throws a lazy body kick
letting Bone counter with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hawthorne throws an off balance right hand
and Bone counters with a nice uppercut.
Bone misses with a looping right.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hawthorne is looking to score with low kicks.
A head kick by Hawthorne misses

and Bone counters with a nice right hand that sends Hawthorne toppling to the canvas! Hawthorne scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Bone finish him?!

Hawthorne is rocked!
Bone lands a nice looking body shot.
Hawthorne misses with an attempted mid kick.

Bone lands a big uppercut and Hawthorne crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Hawthorne looks OK. Bone waves Hawthorne back to his feet!
Oh Hawthorne is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bone sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Hawthorne's defenses. It connects perfectly with Hawthorne's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kay Bone!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
63%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kaito Inuzuka (ranked 195 p4p, 8 weight class) and Shaquille ONeal (ranked 3573 p4p, 142 weight class). Inuzuka comes to the ring accompanied by TETSUYA KOMURO - SPEED(TK CLUB MIX). Shaquille ONeal will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Inuzuka
vs
ONeal

178 cm
28
169 lbs
17 - 5 - 0

215 cm
23
319 lbs
6 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Arcticus University: London

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Kaito Inuzuka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shaquille ONeal!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
ONeal throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
ONeal slaps away a takedown attempt from Inuzuka, before circling back to the center of the mat.
It seemed like ONeal was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nice takedown defense from ONeal. No joy for Inuzuka on that attempt.
Inuzuka doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Inuzuka takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kaito Inuzuka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Inuzuka misses with a takedown attempt
and ONeal counters with a stiff right hand.
Inuzuka misses with a takedown attempt
and ONeal counters with a straight right hand.
ONeal scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Inuzuka doesn't seem bothered though.
Inuzuka has his takedown stuffed
and ONeal counters with a lovely straight right hand!
ONeal has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Inuzuka is landing a low percentage of strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Inuzuka scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Inuzuka has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can ONeal defend it? Inuzuka steps over the head and cranks it - ONeal is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Inuzuka!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kaito Inuzuka!
An out of breath Kaito Inuzuka thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
92%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Maeda (ranked 1017 p4p, 117 weight class) and AB Positive (ranked 645 p4p, 77 weight class). Maeda's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Submission. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Maeda
vs
Positive

169 cm
24
164 lbs
15 - 4 - 0

172 cm
29
154 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Great elbows
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thomas Maeda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, AB Positive!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Taro Takaoka and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maeda feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Positives jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Maeda lands with a shot to the body.
Maeda punishes Positive's body with a nice straight punch.
Maeda throws a shot from downtown. Positive moves away and avoids it.
Positive tries to counter with a clinch but Maeda shakes him off and moves away.
Maeda is looking to clinch but Positive is avoiding it.
Positive with the counter takedown but Maeda avoids it easily.

Positive has managed to clinch.

Maeda ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Maeda no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Positive trying to control the position from guard on top but Maeda is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Positive postures up in Maeda's guard and throws a big left but Maeda blocks it.
Positive trying to control the position from guard on top but Maeda is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.

Maeda is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Positive defends well.
Positive has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Maeda is proving hard to escape from.
Positive trying to control but Maeda is working from the bottom.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Thomas Maeda!
Post fight, Thomas Maeda took to the microphone: 'Through Japanese translator to English... "I respect my opponent and thank the fans. I will keep training hard to be the best. Goodnight."'.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
46%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Felix Inarritu (ranked 155 p4p, 21 weight class) and Kento Kawamata (ranked 324 p4p, 46 weight class). Inarritu's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Vulcano. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Inarritu
vs
Kawamata

200 cm
23
250 lbs
10 - 1 - 0

189 cm
23
245 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Groove Gear
Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Felix Inarritu!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kento Kawamata!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Hirohito Nitta and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Inarritu looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kawamata! But no joy.
Inarritu has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Fist of Fury Training Center in the buildup to the fight.
Kawamata lands a nice hook to Inarritu's body. Inarritu takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kawamata throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kawamata throws a lazy uppercut
and Inarritu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

It looks like Kento Kawamata has been cut.
Kawamata missing with a left hand there. Inarritu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Inarritu tries to land a body kick
and Kawamata counters with a straight right hand.
Inarritu misses with a body shot.
Inarritu throws a head kick but Kawamata moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Inarritu lands a really nice looking cross but Kawamata seems unphased.
Kawamata misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Inarritu.
Inarritu throws a quick counter kick to the body but Kawamata avoids it.
Inarritu throws a right hand that misses
and Inarritu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawamata scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

Inarritu gets tackled into the ropes by Kawamata. Kawamata maintains the clinch.
Inarritu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Inarritu working aggressively here.
Kawamata doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Inarritu has a couple of punches blocked by Kawamata.
Inarritu blocking some punches.
Kawamata lands a shot to the body.
A body shot lands from Inarritu.
Inarritu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kawamata digs a right hand underneath Inarritu's ribcage. Inarritu let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kawamata lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Inarritu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kawamata backwards.
Inarritu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kawamata backwards.
Inarritu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Inarritu misses with some punches.
Kawamata lands with a right to the head.
Inarritu misses with a body punch.
Inarritu misses with some punches.
Kawamata is leaning against Inarritu and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Inarritu is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inarritu can't break the clinch.
Inarritu lands a nice uppercut.
Inarritu tries a body shot but Kawamata blocks it.
Inarritu takes a shot to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kawamata.
Kawamata lands a left hand.
Inarritu lands a nice shot to the body.
Kawamata blocks a body shot from Inarritu.
Kawamata tries to work over Inarritu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kawamata misses with a punch to the body.
Inarritu is working Kawamata over against the ropes.
Kawamata has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Inarritu seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Kawamata can turn it around.
Kawamata lands a body punch.
Inarritu struggles to land a body shot inside as Kawamata controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Inarritu.
Kawamata misses with a punch on the inside.
Kawamata tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kawamata tries to work over Inarritu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Inarritu's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Inarritu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Inarritu lands with a light punch inside.
Kawamata tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Inarritu misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Kawamata - that landed with a thud.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inarritu is trying to break free.
Inarritu wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Inarritu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kawamata.
Kawamata works on Inarritu's body with a couple of short punches.
Kawamata lands with a right to the head.
Inarritu misses with a punch on the inside.
Inarritu wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kawamata has him pressed against the ropes.
Inarritu scores with a shoulder strike.
Kawamata tries to work over Inarritu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Inarritu has a couple of punches blocked by Kawamata.
Kawamata digs a right hand into Inarritu's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Inarritu's gas tank.
Kawamata lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kawamata works on Inarritu's body with a couple of short punches.
A short uppercut from Kawamata.
Kawamata struggles to land a body shot inside as Inarritu controls his hands.
Kawamata lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kawamata throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Inarritus head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A hook to the body from Kawamata.
Nice body punch from Kawamata - that landed with a thud.
Kawamata lands a shoulder strike.
Kawamata lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Kawamata.

Inarritu is rocked!
A body shot lands from Kawamata.
A short body shot lands from Kawamata as the two fighters clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Inarritu.
Kawamata lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oh Inarritu is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kawamata is muscling Inarritu up against the ropes and as Inarritu bounces back off, Kawamata cracks him with a huge right hand! Inarritu crumples to the mat - he's out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kento Kawamata!
Kento Kawamata is the new heavyweight champion!
An out of breath Kento Kawamata thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.