FEVER FIGHT CLUB 1 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Munro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lyoto Aoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnny Munro looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Munro
vs
Aoki

181 cm
22
198 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

183 cm
18
200 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Johnny Munro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lyoto Aoki!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Munro. No joy for Aoki on that attempt.
Munro looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Munro fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Aoki shoots in but no luck this time.
Aoki closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Aoki throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Nice body kick there by Aoki.
Aoki shoots and misses
and Munro counters with an inside leg kick.
Johnny Munro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lyoto Aoki.
Aoki looks to land a combination but Munro avoids it well.
Jab by Aoki.
Aoki throws a quick inside leg kick.
Aoki throws a body punch but Munro moves out of range.
Aoki circles away from the clinch attempt.
Aoki shoots in but no luck this time.
Some wild striking there from Aoki.
Aoki stuffs the takedown attempt from Munro. Munro gets slowly back to his feet.
Munro throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Aoki counters with a two punch combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Munro gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Munro misses with a hook from the clinch.
Aoki wants to break free but Munro has control.

Munro escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Aoki throws a series of punches but Munro avoids them all with ease.
Munro throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Aoki counters with a series of strikes. Munro will be more careful next time no doubt.

Aoki darts in and clinches Munro up against the cage.
Aoki tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Munro just stands there and leans against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Munro lands a right hand.
Munro prevents the takedown attempt.
Aoki wants a takedown.

Aoki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Aoki throws a leg kick which misses Munro's front leg but catches the back leg as Munro tries to avoid it.
Aoki with a poor takedown

and Munro moves into the clinch.
Munro can't find room to land a body shot as Aoki controls the action.

Munro manages to pull guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aoki looking to pass the guard.
Munro lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Aoki!
Aoki wants to get back to his feet.
Aoki is trying desperately to improve position.
Munro avoids the attempt from Aoki to control.
Aoki is working to get back to half guard.
Aoki is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aoki is working to get back to half guard.
Munro in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Aoki slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Aoki gets full guard.

Aoki has his feet on Munro's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.

Aoki clinches with his opponent.

Munro has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Aoki clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Munro connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Aoki to escape the position.
Aoki is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Munro somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aoki looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Aoki is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Aoki is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Aoki manages to reverse the position and now he's in Munro's guard. Nice work there by Aoki.

Aoki gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Some bone on bone action there as Munro checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Munro looks to throw a body kick
and Aoki counters with a nice body shot.
Aoki swats away the attempt to clinch by Munro.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aoki moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Horrible takedown by Munro or perhaps it was just good defense by Aoki which made him look bad.

Aoki scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lyoto Aoki dominated that round.
That's time! Munro's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Munro clinches up against the cage.
Aoki lands a nice elbow.
Aoki lands a nice knee to the body.
Aoki can't break the clinch.
Aoki tries to break the clinch but Munro is controlling the position.
Aoki can't break the clinch.

Aoki breaks from the clinch.
Aoki has a takedown stuffed.
Aoki slips a jab and a cross from Munro.
Munro stuffs the takedown.

Munro bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Munro decides to stand up, so the ref orders Aoki to his feet.
Aoki misses with a takedown attempt
and Munro counters with a one-two to the body.
Johnny Munro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lyoto Aoki.
Some wild striking there from Aoki.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Aoki thuds his shin into the meat of Munro's side.
Aoki moves in looking to clinch but Munro pushes him off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Munro misses with a combination
and Aoki counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Munro thinking.
Aoki misses with a series of wild punches.
Johnny Munro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Munro takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Munro takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Johnny Munro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Aoki tries to clinch but Munro moves out of range.
Munro misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Aoki lands a two punch combo.

Aoki clinches with his opponent.
Aoki has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Munro avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

Munro breaks the clinch.
Munro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Aoki scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Munro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Aoki fails with the takedown.

Munro shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Aoki manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Munro shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Aoki counters with an inside leg kick.
Munro misses with a wild body shot.
Munro wants to clinch up but Aoki keeps it at a distance.
Munro misses with a combination
and Aoki counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Munro tries to clinch but Aoki moves away
and Aoki counters with a good low kick that Munro was not able to check.
Aoki fails with a takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munro shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Aoki as he avoids it easily.
Aoki doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Munro cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Aoki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Munro gets caught flat footed, as Aoki shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Aoki stands up from Munro's guard - Aoki perhaps looking for a knockout.

Aoki feints and as Munro raises his hands in defense, Aoki changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Munro keeping full guard, as Aoki tries to pass.
Aoki trying to control the position from guard on top but Munro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Aoki wants to stand but Munro is controlling his posture from full guard.

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

Aoki stands and steps away. Munro gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Munro fails with the takedown
and Aoki counters with a slapping leg kick.
Munro takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Aoki misses with a double jab

and Munro counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aoki wants to control but Munro passes into side.
Aoki takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Johnny Munro will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Munro misses with a combination

and Aoki counters by moving into the clinch.
Munro lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Aoki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Munro clinches.
Aoki stalling in the clinch but Munro improves position.
Aoki tries a knee to the head but Munro blocks it.
Aoki wants to stall.
Munro leaning against his opponent.
Munro wants to break free but Aoki has control.
Aoki has had enough of the clinch but Munro keeps him there for the moment.
Munro has had enough of the clinch but Aoki keeps him there for the moment.
Aoki goes for a takedown in the clinch but Munro prevents it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Munro slows down the pace here.
Aoki blocking some punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Munro has hold of one of Aoki's legs. Aoki is fighting the takedown attempt but Munro gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.

Munro stands and steps away. Aoki gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Munro with a poor takedown
and Aoki counters with a leg kick.
Aoki throws a right hand that Munro ducks under and follows up with a left that Munro also avoids with ease.
Munro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Munro is looking to clinch but Aoki is avoiding it.
Munro stuffs the takedown attempt from Aoki. Aoki gets slowly back to his feet.
Munro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Aoki thows a left - swing and a miss!
Aoki fails with the takedown
and Munro counters with a one-two to the body.
Johnny Munro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lyoto Aoki.
Nice sprawl there from Munro as Aoki shoots in.
Aoki fails to land with a series of punches.
Munro throws a leg kick that misses.

Munro shoots in and bounces Aoki off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Munro preventing the sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munro is looking to stand up but Aoki won't let him.

Munro gets to his feet. Aoki looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Aoki ducks right into an uppercut from Munro.
Aoki avoids the head kick by Munro.
Munro wants to slow Aoki down by chopping away at his legs.
Munro throws a right hand that Aoki ducks under and follows up with a left that Aoki also avoids with ease.

Munro shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Munro was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Aoki really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Munro misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Aoki is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aoki tries to hold on but Munro pushes him away.
Johnny Munro overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Aoki tries to reverse the position but Munro maintains control.
Aoki tries to hold on but Munro postures up.
Aoki sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

Munro is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Aoki as he works his way to full guard.
Aoki controls Munro momentarily but Munro frees himself.

Aoki is looking for a triangle but Munro pushes his legs off easily.
Aoki is trying to keep Munro in close.
Aoki is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aoki trying to control the position.
Aoki wants to sweep but no luck.
Munro trying to control but Aoki is working from the bottom.
Munro tries to stand but Aoki is controlling from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Aoki has closed the distance and engaged Munro in a clinch.

Aoki breaks from the clinch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Aoki.
Aoki tries to clinch but Munro moves out of range.
Aoki fails with a takedown attempt.
Munro shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Munro showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Munro has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Lyoto Aoki!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
68%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ramon Ayala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and jasx sjis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ramon Ayala could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to jasx sjis's chin.

Ayala
vs
sjis

153 cm
21
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

156 cm
20
134 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ramon Ayala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, jasx sjis!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Kenichi Hosakawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from sjis.
Ayala lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as sjis backs up against the cage.
A combination from Ayala does no damage.
Ayala throws a right and a left that both miss.
A left and a right from Ayala both land. Nice combination.
sjis slips a jab and a cross from Ayala.
Ayala lands a two punch combo.
sjis dodges the punch combination from Ayala.
A nice combination there by Ayala.
sjis looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ayala is fending him off so far but sjis persists. Nope, Ayala circles away and we're back to standing.
sjis looks gassed!
sjis is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ayala.

sjis is rocked!
Ayala misses with a jab, cross combination.
sjis is still on wobbly legs! Can Ayala finish him?
Ayala misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ayala tries to bum rush sjis with a series of wild strikes but sjis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ayala fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ayala throws a combination but it was largely blocked by sjis.
sjis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ayala.
Ayala throws a combination but it was largely blocked by sjis.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ayala throws a right and a left that sjis avoids nicely.
Ayala throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A punch combination from Ayala misses.
Ayala throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ayala misses with a two punch combination.
Ramon Ayala is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ayala will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ayala is working the combinations to good effect here.
sjis dodges the punch combination from Ayala.
Ayala fails to land with a series of punches.
sjis seems to have recovered his senses.
sjis shoots in but Ayala avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ramon Ayala has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of jasx sjis.
Ayala will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
sjis fails with a takedown attempt.
Ayala throws a series of punches but sjis moves out of range.
Ayala throws a series of punches but sjis moves out of range.
sjis shoots in for a takedown but Ayala shows good takedown defense.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Left hook, right uppercut from Ayala.
sjis shoots in but no luck this time.
sjis misses with a takedown attempt - Ayala sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ayala throws a series of punches but sjis moves out of range.
Ayala looks to land a combination but sjis avoids it well.
Ayala throws a series of punches but sjis avoids them all with ease.
Ayala throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ayala fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ayala fails to land with a series of punches.
sjis fails to land the takedown.
sjis has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Ayala throws a nice looking combination but sjis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
sjis fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ayala throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
sjis should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Ayala moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Ayala throws a series of punches but sjis avoids them all with ease.
Ayala lands a hook that stumbles sjis back into the cage. Ayala follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping sjis to the canvas! Ayala pounces and lands several unanswered shots - sjis has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Ramon Ayala!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
47%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nagareboshi Gin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tane Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gin
vs
Thompson

180 cm
20
180 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

176 cm
18
173 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nagareboshi Gin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tane Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gin misses with a series of wild punches.
Thompson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gin.
Nice shot by Gin.
A punch lands to the side of Thompson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Thompson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gin throws a right and a left that Thompson avoids nicely.
A right-left combo lands from Gin.
Gin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gin swinging wilding here.
Thompson slips a jab and a cross from Gin.
Gin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gin swinging wilding here.
Gin throws a series of punches but Thompson moves out of range.
Gin throws a nice looking combination but Thompson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gin throws a right and a left that Thompson avoids nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gin tries to bum rush Thompson with a series of wild strikes but Thompson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thompson.
Thompson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gin.
Gin lands a right hook to the body.
Gin misses with a few strikes there.
Gin misses with a wild body shot.
No joy there for Gin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gin misses with a few strikes there.
Gin lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Gin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thompson.
Gin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A punch combination from Gin misses.

Thompson forces Gin back against the cage and clinches.
Gin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Thompson is working for takedown but Gin is calmly controlling the position for now.

Thompson has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Gin clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Thompson scores with punches and elbows.

It looks like Nagareboshi Gin has been cut.
Gin is trapped and Thompson is scoring with shots to the head and body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Thompson is looking for the choke from the back position but Gin is controlling his hands well.

Thompson has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Gin! Can he survive? No! He's out! Thompson gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Tane Thompson!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
48%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dread Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lo Aria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Roberts
vs
Aria

182 cm
18
225 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

210 cm
18
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dread Roberts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lo Aria!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roberts avoids a kick to the body.
Roberts scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Roberts blocks a low kick nicely.

Roberts scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Still in half guard, Roberts seems content to control.
Roberts seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Aria for as long as he can get away with.
Roberts is trying to control the action in half guard but Aria is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Roberts is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Roberts is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Aria is positioning himself well to prevent Roberts advancing to mount.
Roberts tries to stand but can't do so whilst Aria controls his leg.

Roberts is trying to work for a kimura but Aria is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts stops Aria from getting back to his feet.
Aria really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Roberts. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Aria taking some punishment here, with Roberts in his half guard.
Aria wants to get back to his feet.
Aria looks gassed!
Roberts not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Roberts trying to control the action but Aria is working from the bottom.
Roberts not landing any meaningful shots this time.

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.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Roberts clinches up with Aria and pushes him back against the cage.
Aria wants to break the clinch but can't.
Roberts tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Aria smiles and moves away.
Aria tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Aria scores with a nice body kick.
Aria throws a leg kick which misses Roberts's front leg but catches the back leg as Roberts tries to avoid it.
Aria feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Roberts's calf.
Roberts is looking to clinch but Aria is avoiding it.
Aria closes the distance and clinches up with Roberts, looking for a takedown. Aria pushes Roberts against the cage but Roberts circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Roberts fails with an attempt to clinch.
Aria swings away with a leg kick that misses.

Aria gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Aria seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Aria has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Roberts off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Roberts takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Roberts shoots in for a takedown but Aria shows good takedown defense.
Aria connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

Aria has managed to clinch.
Aria has had enough of the clinch but Roberts keeps him there for the moment.

Aria breaks from the clinch.

Roberts shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Roberts stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Aria swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Roberts drops back looking for a leg! Aria is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Aria manages to kick Roberts off! Roberts jumps back into Aria's guard.
Roberts stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Aria swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Roberts trying to control the position from guard on top but Aria is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dread Roberts dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Roberts misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dread Roberts is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Roberts is looking to clinch but Aria is avoiding it.
Roberts fails with the takedown
and Aria counters with a nice body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Aria.
Aria thows a body kick. Roberts tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Roberts takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.

Roberts closes the distance and clinches.
Roberts tries to score a body lock takedown but Aria shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roberts is working for takedown but Aria is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dread Roberts. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Aria breaks the clinch.
Aria lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Roberts looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Aria is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Aria.
Roberts closes the distance looking to clinch
and Aria counters with a good low kick that Roberts was not able to check.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Aria looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Aria with a poor takedown

and Roberts counters with a takedown into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Roberts has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Aria lands a nice leg kick that just misses Roberts's sensitive parts.
Roberts is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

Roberts drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Roberts lands a couple of digs.
Roberts stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Aria swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Aria managing to control the position.
Aria working a defensive guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Roberts stands and steps away. Aria gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Roberts bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Aria is looking for a sweep.

Roberts tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Roberts has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Roberts stands up and beckons Aria to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Roberts on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Lo Aria seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aria tries a low kick but Roberts avoids it.
Roberts throws a series of punches but Aria moves out of range.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Roberts.
Roberts tries to move into full mount but can't pass Aria's legs.
Roberts wants to lay and pray for a moment but Aria keeps working.
Dread Roberts overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roberts sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Aria is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Roberts throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

Roberts decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Aria swats away the attempt to clinch by Roberts.
Aria cracks the inside of Roberts's front leg.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Roberts fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A slapping leg kick lands for Aria.
Horrible takedown by Aria or perhaps it was just good defense by Roberts which made him look bad.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Lo Aria will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Aria takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Roberts tries to clinch
and Aria counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Roberts tries to clinch up but Aria circles away and keeps his distance.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Aria lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Roberts has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Roberts and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Aria is looking to land body kicks.
Roberts tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Horrible takedown by Aria or perhaps it was just good defense by Roberts which made him look bad.
Roberts fails with a takedown attempt.
Roberts throws a sloppy head kick and Aria moves out of range easily.
Roberts throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Aria's waist but Aria gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Roberts off to one side.
Aria scores with a leg kick.
Aria takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Roberts shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Roberts scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Aria looks out of his depth in this position - he's holding on tight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts tries to control but Aria wriggling away.
A nice elbow there by Roberts.
Roberts throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Aria because Roberts loaded up on that one.
Roberts can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Aria is looking to escape.
Roberts with good strikes from the mount here!
Roberts works his way to his opponent's back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aria grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Roberts lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Roberts struggling to keep hold of the position.
Aria tries to break free.
Roberts looking to soften up his opponent with punches.

Roberts is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Aria has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Aria is defending well here and trying to improve his position.

Roberts is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Aria has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts avoiding Aria 's attempts to control his hands.
Roberts trying to control momentarily.
Roberts punishes Aria with strikes from the back mount.
Roberts throwing damaging strikes from the back! Aria could be in trouble here!

Roberts looking for the choke but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Roberts is looking for the choke from the back position but Aria is controlling his hands well.
Aria rolls, trying to escape but Roberts keeps control of the position.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Roberts's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Good control from Roberts.
Aria is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dread Roberts showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Roberts has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dread Roberts!

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FIGHT
RATING
61%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Heinrich Wolfe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kareem O Wheet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kareem O Wheet has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Heinrich Wolfe's chin.

Wolfe
vs
O Wheet

195 cm
22
229 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

194 cm
22
255 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Likes ground

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Heinrich Wolfe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kareem O Wheet!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Wheet avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

O Wheet scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Wolfe being controlled for a moment.
O Wheet working the ground and pound.
O Wheet tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Wolfe struggling a bit here.
Wolfe regains half guard.
Wolfe is trying to get back to full guard.
O Wheet looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

O Wheet 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.
O Wheet prevents Wolfe from improving his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Wolfe looking for a kimura from the bottom but O Wheet passes into side control!

O Wheet tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no O Wheet has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Wolfe is trying to get back to half guard.
Wolfe is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on O Wheet's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
O Wheet tries to pass the half guard into mount. Wolfe knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Well, if O Wheet is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

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

O Wheet is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Wolfe is trying to get back to full guard.
Wolfe is trying to maintain the position but O Wheet is very close to passing his half guard.
Wolfe is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of O Wheet's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take O Wheet's back!
O Wheet tries to break free.
O Wheet breaks Wolfe's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.

Wolfe isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. O Wheet stacks Wolfe on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by O Wheet!
Wolfe is trying to improve his position.
O Wheet landing strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Wheet advances to mount.
O Wheet looks gassed!
O Wheet prevents Wolfe from getting the reversal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
O Wheet lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Wolfe is working to get back to half guard.
O Wheet working the ground and pound effectively.
O Wheet scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Wolfe wants to hold on but O Wheet pushes him away.
O Wheet landing punches.
Wolfe taking shots to the head.
O Wheet looking to finish Wolfe with some ground and pound. This is bad for Wolfe!

Wolfe is rocked!
O Wheet lands a heavy elbow.
Oh Wolfe is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Wheet landing strikes from the mount.
O Wheet connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
O Wheet looking to finish Wolfe with some ground and pound. This is bad for Wolfe!

O Wheet looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
O Wheet is landing with some decent strikes but Wolfe is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The referee warns Wolfe that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wolfe is in a horrible position here. O Wheet smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
O Wheet controlling his opponent.
O Wheet working away from the top, dropping strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
O Wheet lands a big shot there that rocks Wolfe but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
A nice elbow there by O Wheet.
The referee warns Wolfe that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
O Wheet lands a big shot there that rocks Wolfe but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kareem O Wheet dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

O Wheet shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Wolfe pinned against the cage. Wolfe gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
O Wheet has a takedown stuffed.
O Wheet misses with a takedown attempt - Wolfe sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Heinrich Wolfe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kareem O Wheet.
Nice sprawl there from Wolfe as O Wheet shoots in.
O Wheet shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nice sprawl there from Wolfe as O Wheet shoots in.
O Wheet looks for a takedown but Wolfe sprawls well.
Horrible takedown by O Wheet or perhaps it was just good defense by Wolfe which made him look bad.
O Wheet looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Wolfe is fending him off so far but O Wheet persists. Nope, Wolfe circles away and we're back to standing.
O Wheet shoots in but Wolfe avoids the takedown attempt easily.
O Wheet will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
O Wheet fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
O Wheet shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Wolfe but Wolfe pushes him off and we're back to square one.
O Wheet tries for a takedown but Wolfe sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Wolfe stuffs the takedown attempt from O Wheet. O Wheet gets slowly back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Wheet shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Wolfe as he jumps to the side.
O Wheet misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
O Wheet shoots in for a takedown but Wolfe shows good takedown defense.
O Wheet is breathing heavily.
O Wheet shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Wolfe as he jumps to the side.
O Wheet looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Wolfe is fending him off so far but O Wheet persists. Nope, Wolfe circles away and we're back to standing.
O Wheet will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
O Wheet will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
O Wheet fails with the takedown.
Heinrich Wolfe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
O Wheet fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
O Wheet has a takedown stuffed.
O Wheet closes the distance and clinches up with Wolfe, looking for a takedown. O Wheet pushes Wolfe against the cage but Wolfe circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Wolfe stuffs the takedown attempt from O Wheet. O Wheet gets slowly back to his feet.
O Wheet tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Wolfe swivels and escapes.
O Wheet tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Wolfe swivels and escapes.
O Wheet shoots in and drives through. Wolfe sprawls well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by O Wheet or perhaps it was just good defense by Wolfe which made him look bad.
O Wheet fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
O Wheet looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nice takedown defense from Wolfe. No joy for O Wheet on that attempt.
O Wheet shoots in for a takedown but Wolfe shows good takedown defense.
O Wheet shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Wolfe as he avoids it easily.
O Wheet looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
O Wheet throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wolfe's waist but Wolfe gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing O Wheet off to one side.
Nice sprawl there from Wolfe as O Wheet shoots in.
O Wheet shoots in but Wolfe avoids the takedown attempt easily.
O Wheet shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Wolfe as he avoids it easily.
O Wheet will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
O Wheet closes this distance looking for a takedown but Wolfe circles away.
O Wheet looks for a takedown but Wolfe sprawls well.
O Wheet closes this distance looking for a takedown but Wolfe circles away.
O Wheet looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Wolfe is fending him off so far but O Wheet persists. Nope, Wolfe circles away and we're back to standing.
O Wheet shoots in but Wolfe avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Wheet looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
O Wheet tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Wolfe swivels and escapes.
O Wheet fails with a takedown attempt.
O Wheet looks for a takedown but Wolfe sprawls well.
O Wheet shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Wolfe pinned against the cage. Wolfe gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
O Wheet looks for a takedown but Wolfe sprawls well.
O Wheet closes the distance and clinches up with Wolfe, looking for a takedown. O Wheet pushes Wolfe against the cage but Wolfe circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
O Wheet has a takedown stuffed.
O Wheet throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wolfe's waist but Wolfe gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing O Wheet off to one side.
O Wheet misses with a takedown attempt - Wolfe sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
O Wheet closes this distance looking for a takedown but Wolfe circles away.
O Wheet throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wolfe's waist but Wolfe gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing O Wheet off to one side.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Wheet shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
O Wheet has a takedown stuffed.
O Wheet shoots in but Wolfe avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Wolfe stuffs the takedown.
O Wheet shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Wolfe as he jumps to the side.
Wolfe seems to have got his legs back now.
O Wheet misses with a few strikes there.

O Wheet darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
O Wheet is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Wolfe is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of O Wheet's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take O Wheet's back!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

O Wheet is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Wolfe looking for the choke from the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Heinrich Wolfe dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

O Wheet closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - O Wheet lands in his opponent's guard.
O Wheet working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Wolfe's head.
O Wheet trying to control but Wolfe is working from the bottom.
O Wheet wants to pass the guard but Wolfe is keeping the position.

Wolfe working for a triangle but O Wheet defends it easily.

Wolfe looking for a guillotine here but O Wheet defends easily.
Wolfe can't keep his opponent in guard - O Wheet advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

Wolfe looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
O Wheet takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolfe manages to get to full guard.
Wolfe is trying to keep O Wheet in close.
Wolfe bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in O Wheet's guard.

O Wheet looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
O Wheet working a defensive guard here.
Wolfe looking to sit in guard and control but O Wheet gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Wolfe is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
O Wheet advances position into side control!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolfe tries to buck O Wheet off but O Wheet is having none of it.
O Wheet lands an elbow.
Wolfe taking a bit of punishment here - O Wheet scoring with strikes.
O Wheet scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Wolfe to see if he's OK.
O Wheet lands a decent elbow from side control.
O Wheet lands a nice forearm strike.
Kareem O Wheet has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wolfe taking punishment in the form of punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
O Wheet cracks Wolfe with a big elbow.
O Wheet lands a decent elbow from side control.
Wolfe manages to work his way to half guard, despite O Wheet's best efforts.
O Wheet controlling the action here.

Wolfe looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Wolfe looking for submissions off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Wolfe looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Wolfe is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but O Wheet pulls his head out easily.
O Wheet working the head and body with strikes.
Wolfe is looking to improve his position.

Wolfe looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
O Wheet wants to control but Wolfe is keeping him busy.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
O Wheet avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wolfe gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and O Wheet counters with a double leg. Wolfe bangs his head on the mat and seems to be on queer street here... O Wheet follows up with punches and the ref steps in to end the fight! It was the slam that caused all the problems.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). Kareem O Wheet!