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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Phoenix Miyamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Krauser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Miyamoto
vs
Krauser

180 cm
25
152 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

165 cm
23
168 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Decent elbows
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Phoenix Miyamoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jack Krauser!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Ren Mimura and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krauser ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Miyamoto moves away.
Miyamoto throws a looping overhand right but Krauser ducks down to avoid it.
Miyamoto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Krauser swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Phoenix Miyamoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Miyamoto fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Krauser, pushing him back against the ropes.
Krauser working hard to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Krauser's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Miyamoto gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A bit of stalling here from Miyamoto.
Krauser tries to break free but Miyamoto pushes him back against the ropes.
Miyamoto comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Jack Krauser has been cut.
Krauser wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Miyamoto has him pressed against the ropes.
Miyamoto lands an elbow inside that Krauser shrugs off.
Miyamoto lands an elbow just above Krauser 's eye.
Miyamoto lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Miyamoto lands an elbow that stopped Krauser in his tracks for a moment.
Nice elbow from Miyamoto.
Miyamoto lands an elbow inside.
Miyamoto gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Miyamoto.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyamoto lands an elbow inside.
Miyamoto lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Krauser takes an elbow to the forehead.
Miyamoto lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Miyamoto displaying some good clinch control by pressing Krauser up against the ropes.
Nice elbow from Miyamoto.
Krauser wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Miyamoto has Krauser pressed against the ropes, preventing Krauser from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Miyamoto lands a nice elbow.
Miyamoto creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Krauser's defenses.
Krauser looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Miyamoto creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Krauser's defenses.
Miyamoto lands an elbow just above Krauser 's eye.
Krauser takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krauser is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Miyamoto is keeping busy.
Miyamoto gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Krauser wants to get back to striking at distance but Miyamoto won't allow it.
Miyamoto comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Miyamoto lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Miyamoto.
Miyamoto holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Krauser takes an elbow to the forehead.
Miyamoto has Krauser pressed against the ropes.
Miyamoto creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Krauser's defenses.
Miyamoto slowing the pace effectively.
Miyamoto lands an elbow inside that Krauser shrugs off.
Miyamoto lands an elbow inside.
Miyamoto lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Miyamoto lands an elbow just above Krauser 's eye.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miyamoto lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Miyamoto has Krauser pushed against the ropes.
Nice elbow from Miyamoto.
Miyamoto has Krauser pressed against the ropes, preventing Krauser from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Miyamoto comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Krauser wants to break the clinch but can't.
Miyamoto lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Krauser taking a breather.
Miyamoto slows down the pace here.
Krauser takes an elbow to the temple.
Krauser is trying to maintain a safe position but Miyamoto gets an underhook and turns Krauser into the ropes.
Krauser tries a body shot but Miyamoto blocks it.
Miyamoto taking a breather.
Krauser is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Miyamoto.
Miyamoto lands an elbow inside.
Miyamoto has Krauser pushed against the ropes.
Miyamoto gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Miyamoto lands an elbow inside that Krauser shrugs off.
Krauser is looking to break free of the clinch but Miyamoto has double underhooks.
Miyamoto lands a nice elbow.
Miyamoto lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Miyamoto comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miyamoto scores with a shoulder strike.
Miyamoto lands a damaging elbow.
Miyamoto lands an elbow just above Krauser 's eye.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Krauser takes an elbow to the temple.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Miyamoto.
Miyamoto is struggling to control the position.
Miyamoto gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phoenix Miyamoto dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jack Krauser's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Krauser scores with a jab to the jaw.

It looks like Phoenix Miyamoto has been cut.
A jab from Miyamoto does it's job there.
Sloppy strikes from Krauser. Those never looked like landing.
Miyamoto darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

Miyamoto clinches up against the ropes.
Krauser has had enough of the clinch but Miyamoto keeps him there for the moment.
Miyamoto lands an elbow inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Miyamoto.
Miyamoto lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Miyamoto lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Krauser backwards.
Krauser can't break the clinch.
Krauser is trying to push Miyamoto away but Miyamoto has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Krauser takes an elbow to the forehead.

Krauser is rocked!
Miyamoto comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Krauser is still on wobbly legs! Can Miyamoto finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Miyamoto lands a damaging elbow.
Miyamoto displaying some good clinch control by pressing Krauser up against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Miyamoto.
Krauser is trying to maintain a safe position but Miyamoto gets an underhook and turns Krauser into the ropes.
Krauser seems to have recovered his senses.
Nice elbow from Miyamoto.
Krauser tries to break free but Miyamoto pushes him back against the ropes.
Miyamoto avoiding damage.
Krauser looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Krauser letting Miyamoto take a breather here.
Miyamoto lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Miyamoto scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Miyamoto.
Krauser tries to circle away but Miyamoto has him pinned against the ropes.
Miyamoto's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Miyamoto seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krauser can't break the clinch.
Krauser stalling in the clinch but Miyamoto improves position.
Miyamoto gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Miyamoto lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Miyamoto slows down the pace here.
Krauser is trying to force a seperation but Miyamoto has the dominant position.
Miyamoto keeps control of Krauser as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Krauser takes an elbow to the forehead.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Miyamoto.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Miyamoto takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Miyamoto gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Miyamoto.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miyamoto lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Miyamoto is struggling to control the position.
Krauser takes an elbow to the temple.
Miyamoto lands an elbow just above Krauser 's eye.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Miyamoto.
Miyamoto is pushing Krauser up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A frustrated look appears on Krauser's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Miyamoto scores with a nice short uppercut.
Krauser takes an elbow to the forehead.
Still in the clinch, Miyamoto scores with a nice short uppercut.
Miyamoto pushes Krauser back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Miyamoto.
Miyamoto gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Come on Miyamoto - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miyamoto lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Miyamoto manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Miyamoto lands an elbow inside.
Miyamoto stalling in the clinch.
Miyamoto lands an elbow inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Miyamoto.
A short right from Miyamoto on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Krauser takes an elbow to the temple.
Come on Miyamoto - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Krauser takes an elbow to the forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phoenix Miyamoto dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Miyamoto throws out a loose jab but Krauser uses good head movement to avoid it.
Krauser misses with a double jab.

Miyamoto closes the distance and clinches.
Krauser working hard to break the clinch.
Nice elbow from Miyamoto.
Miyamoto just leaning against Krauser, taking a breather.
Krauser takes an elbow to the forehead.
A shot in the inside from Miyamoto.
Miyamoto lands an elbow that stopped Krauser in his tracks for a moment.
Miyamoto lands an elbow that stopped Krauser in his tracks for a moment.
Miyamoto lands an elbow inside that Krauser shrugs off.
Miyamoto leaning against his opponent.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Miyamoto.
Miyamoto creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Krauser's defenses.
Miyamoto is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Krauser takes an elbow to the forehead.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Miyamoto.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyamoto lands a damaging elbow.
Miyamoto lands an elbow inside that Krauser shrugs off.
Come on Miyamoto - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Krauser takes an elbow to the forehead.
Miyamoto lands an elbow that stopped Krauser in his tracks for a moment.
Miyamoto lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Miyamoto lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Miyamoto lands an elbow just above Krauser 's eye.
Miyamoto is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Krauser can do to turn this around?
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Miyamoto lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Krauser is trying to push Miyamoto away but Miyamoto has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Krauser is trying to push Miyamoto away but Miyamoto has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Miyamoto lands an elbow that stopped Krauser in his tracks for a moment.
Miyamoto lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miyamoto lands an elbow inside.
Miyamoto lands an elbow that stopped Krauser in his tracks for a moment.
Miyamoto lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Miyamoto lands a nice elbow.
Krauser takes an elbow to the temple.
Miyamoto lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A short right from Miyamoto.
Miyamoto keeps control of Krauser as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Miyamoto lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Krauser backwards.
Krauser is trying to force a seperation but Miyamoto has the dominant position.
Krauser has had enough of the clinch but Miyamoto keeps him there for the moment.
Krauser wants to break free but Miyamoto has control.
Miyamoto lands an elbow inside.
Krauser takes an elbow to the forehead.
Miyamoto creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Krauser! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Miyamoto.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Phoenix Miyamoto!
Phoenix Miyamoto decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
95%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Straus Siegfried (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bebe Sabie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Siegfried
vs
Sabie

205 cm
21
275 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

180 cm
23
225 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Good low kicks
Powerful

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Straus Siegfried!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bebe Sabie!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Siegfried lands a nice looking body shot.
Siegfried feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sabie's calf.
Straus Siegfried seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Sabie closes the distance and clinches.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Siegfried lands with a short punch from the clinch.

It looks like Bebe Sabie has been cut.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Siegfried lands a knee to the body.
Sabie looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Siegfried with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Siegfried.
Sabie takes a knee to the side of the body.
Siegfried lands a knee to the body.
Siegfried is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Siegfried crunches a lovely knee into Sabie's ribcage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Siegfried lands a knee to the head.
Sabie tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Siegfried avoids it.

Siegfried drops Sabie with a big knee straight up the middle! Sabie is covering up against the ropes but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

Sabie is rocked!

Siegfried drives through and clinches with Sabie against the ropes.
Sabie is still on wobbly legs! Can Siegfried finish him?
Siegfried with the Thai clinch, moves his hips back and unleashes a brutal knee to the head! Sabie drops to the mat in a crumpled heap! Huuuuuuge knee there! WOW!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Straus Siegfried!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Kerns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Nealy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tom Nealy is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Kerns
vs
Nealy

150 cm
19
275 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

187 cm
28
270 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Steel Penn's Skin Shop *laundry 93%

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jake Kerns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tom Nealy!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nealy clobbers Kerns with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kerns takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nealy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kerns displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nealy throws out the jab.
Kerns ducks under a wild hook from Nealy.
Kerns misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nealy scores with a nice strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerns misses with a straight left.
Nealy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tom Nealy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nealy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kerns.
Kerns misses with a looping left.
Kerns walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nealy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Nealy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kerns blocks a jab.
Kerns walks into a left hand.

Nealy rushes Kerns and presses him up against the ropes.

Nealy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nealy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kerns at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kerns misses with an uppercut
and Nealy counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nealy connects with the punch.
Kerns takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kerns tries to move into range but Nealy moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nealy throws a looping overhand right but Kerns ducks down to avoid it.
Nealy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kerns.
Kerns is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nealy tests Kerns's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kerns walks into a stiff left hand from Nealy.

Nealy lands a big uppercut and Kerns crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Kerns looks OK. Nealy waves Kerns back to his feet!

It looks like Jake Kerns has been cut.
Jab from Nealy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nealy catches Kerns with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tom Nealy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jake Kerns's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Nealy with a hook.
Nealy loads up on a big right hand but Kerns slips the punch.
Kerns misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nealy.
Kerns throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kerns swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Nealy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kerns thinking.
Nealy misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nealy lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nealy lands a nice hook to Kerns's body. Kerns takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nealy smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nealy getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nealy 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.
Nealy lands with an overhand left.
Nealy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Nealy cracks Kerns with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Nealy has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Kerns to stand back up!
Nealy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nealy is looking to clinch.
Nealy ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nealy scores with a jab.
Nealy throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kerns on the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nealy lands an overhand right.
Decent striking displayed by Nealy there.
Kerns takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nealy steps in with a hook that catches Kerns right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Nealy follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Kerns looks absolutely devastated.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tom Nealy!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
42%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Hoover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pumba Ottavainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Hoover
vs
Ottavainen

190 cm
26
183 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

190 cm
30
200 lbs
15 - 13 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Knockout power

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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryan Hoover!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pumba Ottavainen!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Shimada and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoover pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ottavainen slips under a jab.
Hoover shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hoover goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hoover throws a head kick but Ottavainen moves out of range.
Hoover on the wrong end of a nice jab.

It looks like Ryan Hoover has been cut.
Ottavainen misses with a series of wild punches.
Ottavainen goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A right-left combo lands from Hoover.
Hoover feints a jab promting Ottavainen to slip. Hoover then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Ottavainen slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Ottavainen scores with a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ottavainen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A nice combination there by Ottavainen.
Hoover scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ottavainen connects with a solid leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from Ottavainen lands.

Hoover is rocked!
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Ottavainen! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Pumba Ottavainen!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nate Great (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trent Strope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Great
vs
Strope

185 cm
28
180 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

180 cm
28
180 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nate Great!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Trent Strope!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strope bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Great's head.
Great ducks under a wild hook from Strope.
Strope misses the shot to the body.
Great slips a straight right by Strope.
Strope throws a series of punches but Great avoids them all with ease.
Strope feints a jab promting Great to slip. Strope then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Great slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Strope keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Strope rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Great moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Great avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A jab from Strope finds it's way through Great's defenses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Strope cracks Great with a good jab.
Trent Strope seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Great uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Strope.
Strope scores with a jab to the jaw.
Strope misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Great.
Strope misses with a double jab.
Strope lands with an uppercut that bounces Great off the ropes and back into range.
Great slips under a jab.
Great slips a jab and a cross from Strope.
Great avoids the body shot from Strope.
Strope ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strope lands a lovely overhand right.
Great throws a body punch but Strope moves out of range.
Strope swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Great slips a jab and a cross from Strope.
Great blocks a jab.
Great closes this distance looking for a takedown but Strope circles away.
Strope takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Great throws a lazy uppercut
and Great takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The fighters circling - Strope throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Strope misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strope throws a body punch but Great moves out of range.
Strope lands a right hook to the body.
Strope just misses with a punch to the body.
Strope throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Strope tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Great was well out of range. Poor timing from Strope.
Strope throws a nice looking combination but Great bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Great shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Strope pinned against the ropes. Strope gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Strope tries to clinch up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strope works Great's body with a nice hook.
Strope scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Strope swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Great.
Great throws a body punch but Strope moves out of range.
Strope misses with a double jab

so Great counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Great trying to control but Strope is working from the bottom.
Strope is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Strope working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Great.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Strope digs a good hook to Great's body.
Great throws a body punch but Strope moves out of range.
Strope just misses with a punch to the body.
Strope scores with a decent looking hook.
Trent Strope is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Great takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Strope throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Great with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Strope to score with a decent uppercut.
Strope ducks under a wild hook from Great.
Trent Strope seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Great tries to keep at a distance but Strope has taken the fight into the clinch.
Great tries to pull guard but Strope won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Great tries to pull guard but Strope forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
Strope is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Strope lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Great backwards.
Great is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Strope to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nate Great. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Strope is trying to force a seperation but Great has the dominant position.
Strope wants to get back to striking at distance but Great won't allow it.
Strope prevents a takedown attempt there.
Great tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Strope just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Strope prevents a takedown attempt there.
Great fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A short right from Strope.
Great tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
The referee calls for Strope to work.
Strope lands a nice shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Great tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Strope just stands there and leans against the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Strope's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Great fails to pull guard.
Great fails to pull the fight into his guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Great tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Strope just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Strope breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Great walks into a jab.

Strope gets a clinch.
Strope lands with a right to the head.
Strope lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Great is trying to pull guard but Strope has him pressed against the ropes.
Great is trying to pull guard but Strope has him pressed against the ropes.
Strope is trying to push Great away but Great has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Strope lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Great is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Strope to keep the fight standing.
Strope content to slow the pace in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Great is trying to pull guard but Strope turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Strope.

Strope breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Strope thows a body shot but no joy.
Good exchange - Strope coming out on top.
A looping hook to the body misses from Great. Strope does a little dance to reset his feet.
Strope comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Great gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Strope.
Great avoids the body shot from Strope.
Sloppy strikes from Strope. Those never looked like landing.
Strope lands a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Great on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Great is looking to wear down Strope with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
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!
Strope throws a lazy right hand but Great sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Strope throws a one two combo.
Great takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Great misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Strope feints a jab promting Great to slip. Strope then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Great slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Great misses with an uppercut. Strope saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Trent Strope showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Strope stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Strope thows a body shot but no joy.
Great looks to score with a jab to the body but Strope is just out of range.
Strope uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Great.
Strope misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Strope has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Great slips a straight right by Strope.
Strope is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Great bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Strope misses with a wild body shot.
Strope fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Great manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Strope throws the left hand but Great avoids the punch easily.
Great steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Strope.
Great dodges the punch combination from Strope.
Strope ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Strope works the jab nicely.
Strope fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The fighters circling - Great throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Great looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Strope lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Great circles away quickly and effectively.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strope thuds a left hand into Great's body.
A shot to the liver by Strope. Beautiful body shot.
Great showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Strope.
Great uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Strope.
Strope misses with a series of wild punches.
Strope scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strope throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Great.
Great slips a straight right by Strope.
Strope lands a nice looking body shot.
Strope stalks Great and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Great's face. Great staggers backwards, shaken.
Strope throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Trent Strope is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A big left from Great misses.
Danga de danga de dang - Strope scores with a four punch combination!
Great dodges the punch combination from Strope.
Great takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strope thows a body shot but no joy.
Great misses the shot to the body.
Great slips under a jab.
Strope jabs Great right on the nose. Great blinks but takes it well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Great blocks a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Good shot there by Strope.
Nate Great has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Trent Strope is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Strope will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

And that's the end of the fight!
Trent Strope comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Strope winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Trent Strope!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
67%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Justin Dude (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Branko Popovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Popovic has chosen None as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!

Dude
vs
Popovic

180 cm
28
179 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

193 cm
29
192 lbs
18 - 15 - 1

Good wrestling
Counter striker
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Justin Dude!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Branko Popovic!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dude shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Popovic pinned against the ropes. Popovic gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Popovic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Popovic throws a hook but Dude avoids it easily.
Dude missing with a left hand there. Popovic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Popovic falls off balance throwing a combination

and Dude counters with a nice double leg into guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Dude throwing strikes from guard but Popovic blocks nicely.
Popovic avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
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 one minute gone in the round.
Dude postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Dude missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Popovic working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dude.
Dude working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dude with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Dude is looking to work some ground and pound but Popovic has wrist control.
Dude wants to control from the top but Popovic keeps moving.
Popovic bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dude's guard.
Popovic trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Popovic would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Dude keeping moving, preventing Popovic from controlling successfully.
Dude might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Popovic got a little sloppy there for a moment and Dude has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Popovic has managed to get both his arms back between Dude's legs - danger averted.
Popovic content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Popovic trying to control the position from guard on top but Dude is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dude being controlled here, momentarily.
Popovic pushes down on Dude's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Popovic winds up and cracks Dude with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

Popovic is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Dude is just riding it out for now. Popovic eventually gives up the hold.
Dude is trying to stand back up but Popovic is controlling him

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Popovic is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Dude is looking for a sweep. Popovic is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dude is looking to escape.
Still in half guard, Popovic seems content to control.
Popovic thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Popovic winds up and cracks Dude with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Branko Popovic! Branko Popovic retains his middleweight title!

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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dustin Super (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drake Retso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Super
vs
Retso

204 cm
28
270 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

175 cm
31
270 lbs
19 - 10 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dustin Super!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Drake Retso!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Super blocks a head kick by Retso.
Super lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Retso at a distance.
Super moves out of range as Retso strikes.
Super swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Retso scores with a hook to the body. Super takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Retso fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Retso throws a series of punches but Super avoids them all with ease.
Retso is trying hard to land a takedown here. Super sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Retso swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Super throws a series of punches but Retso moves out of range.
Retso looks to throw the jab but Super is out of range.
Retso defending well as Super loads up on a big left hand.
Retso takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

It looks like Drake Retso has been cut.
Dustin Super seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Super misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Super!
Retso fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Dustin Super has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Drake Retso.
Jab from Super.
Super throws out a loose jab but Retso uses good head movement to avoid it.
Retso is looking to clinch.
Retso connects with a body shot that sends Super's belly button to the back.
Retso misses with a wild combination.
Super slaps away a takedown attempt from Retso, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Retso misses with a wild body shot.
Super throws a shot from downtown. Retso moves away and avoids it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Super throws a poor cross that misses

and Retso counters with a shoot takedown. Super fights it but they end up in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Super working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Retso.

Super is working an open guard so Retso takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Retso throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Retso is trying hard to land a takedown here. Super sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Retso misses with an uppercut
and Super counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Retso fails to land with a series of punches.
Retso misses with a left hand
and Super counters with a nice uppercut.
Super connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

That has opened up Drake Retso's cut even more.
Super throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Retso misses the body punch
and Super counters with a stiff right hand.
Super cracks Retso with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Retso shoots for a double leg takedown but Super sprawls well. He's pushed Retso's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Super throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Retso forces Super back against the ropes and clinches.

Retso breaks from the clinch.
Super lands a jab-cross combination.
Retso looks gassed!
Super lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

The cut above Drake Retso's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Super slips a jab from Retso.
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 shot to the liver by Super. Beautiful body shot.
A cross from Super lands.

Drake Retso's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
A combination from Super does no damage.
Retso avoids a punch combination nicely.
Super swings for the body but Retso moves out of range.
Super scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Drake Retso's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Dustin Super!
Dustin Super is the new heavyweight champion!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
56%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Wayne Andrews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Bullard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Andrews
vs
Bullard

175 cm
25
143 lbs
14 - 10 - 0

180 cm
28
141 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wayne Andrews!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Justin Bullard!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bullard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Andrews was well out of range. Poor timing from Bullard.
Andrews lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bullard circles away quickly and effectively.
Andrews cracks Bullard with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Andrews lands a slapping body shot.
Bullard has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Andrews.
Andrews lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd cheers as Andrews lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bullard doesn't seem phased though.
Andrews ducks under a wild hook from Bullard.
Bullard slips under a jab from Andrews.
Bullard misses with a straight right.
Andrews bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bullard cracks Andrews with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bullard throws a jab when Andrews was well out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Bullard throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Andrews connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Andrews takes one on the button.
Bullard scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bullard misses the jab.
Andrews misses the jab.
Bullard misses with an uppercut
enabling Andrews to counter with a crisp jab.
Andrews ducks right into an uppercut from Bullard.
Bullard getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bullard stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bullard wants it to stay on the feet.
Andrews pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bullard takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bullard has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bullard there as he acknowledges the shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bullard slips a jab and a cross from Andrews.
Andrews connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bullard. Bullard circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Andrews loads up on a big right hand but Bullard slips the punch.
Andrews on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bullard 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.
Bullard misses with a double jab
and Andrews counters with a nice uppercut.
Andrews throws a hook to the side of Bullard's head but Bullard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bullard on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Justin Bullard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Andrews misses with an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bullard slips under a jab.
Andrews doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Andrews lands a nice shot that snaps Bullard's head back.
Bullard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Andrews fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bullard avoids it really well and circles away.
Bullard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Andrews throws a poor cross that misses
and Bullard counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bullard swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Andrews counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Bullard's guard now.
Bullard keeping moving, preventing Andrews from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Andrews drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Andrews seems to have locked his on tight now - Bullard screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Andrews, as he picks up the win!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Wayne Andrews!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
35%

Main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jamie Reyes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kendall Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reyes's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Black and Yellow - Wiz Khalifa. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Reyes
vs
Alves

178 cm
22
145 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

182 cm
31
148 lbs
22 - 15 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Red Belt
Excellent boxer
Fast

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jamie Reyes!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kendall Alves!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alves will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Reyes lands a body shot.
Alves ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reyes moves away.
Reyes tries to score with a low kick but Alves moves his leg out of the way.
Reyes dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Alves. That did some damage!
Alves is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alves. Reyes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice jab there from Reyes.
Alves throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reyes moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Reyes scores with the left hand. Alves knows he should have avoided that one.
Alves takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Alves moves forwards but Reyes connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alves shoots in and drives through. Reyes sprawls well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves throws a right and a left that Reyes avoids nicely.
Reyes walks into a jab.
Reyes scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Alves stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Reyes.
Alves checks a low kick from Reyes.
Reyes misses the jab.
Reyes thuds a left hand into Alves's body.
Reyes misses with a leg kick.
Reyes scores with a head kick. Alves tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Some wild striking there from Alves.
Reyes fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Alves.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reyes jabs Alves right on the nose. Alves blinks but takes it well.
Alves is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Reyes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alves rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Reyes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reyes misses with a body kick.
Reyes cracks a nice hook into Alves's ribs.
Alves looks gassed!
Alves has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Alves there as he acknowledges the shot.
Reyes pivots, looking for a leg kick but Alves is out of range and Reyes settles back down.
Reyes misses with an uppercut. Alves saw that one coming.
Reyes dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Alves. That did some damage!
Alves takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Alves fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reyes throws a leg kick which misses Alves's front leg but catches the back leg as Alves tries to avoid it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Reyes.
Alves misses with the combination.
Alves uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Reyes.
Reyes moves into range and connects with a jab.

Alves is rocked!
Reyes moves in close and cracks Alves with a massive right hand! Alves, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Reyes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jamie Reyes!
Jamie Reyes retains his bantamweight title!
A relieved looking Jamie Reyes thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.