War FC PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ty Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jason Taylor has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Williams
vs
Taylor

168 cm
25
145 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

159 cm
21
146 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ty Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jason Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jason Taylor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams shoots in looking for a takedown. Taylor tries to sprawl out of it but Williams keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Taylor manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Williams takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Williams misses with a wild body shot.
Williams on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Taylor stuns Williams with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Williams is looking to clinch.
A big left from Taylor misses.
Taylor rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Williams moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Taylor slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Taylor scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The fight stays on the outside here - Williams looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Williams looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Taylor there.
Taylor keeps the fight on the outside.
Williams is looking to clinch but Taylor is avoiding it.
A nice combination there by Taylor.
Williams tries to clinch up.
Taylor connects with a body shot.
Taylor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Williams.
Taylor goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williams closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

Williams is rocked!
Taylor sizes up Williams with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Oh Williams is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Williams tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Taylor cracks Williams on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Williams falls backwards against the cage. Taylor follows up with more strikes that drop Williams to his knees. Taylor keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Williams! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jason Taylor!
In his post fight interview, Jason Taylor started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
70%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Justin Dude (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacob Tyrant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Justin Dude could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jacob Tyrant's chin.

Dude
vs
Tyrant

180 cm
29
179 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

178 cm
28
181 lbs
10 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

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 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Justin Dude!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jacob Tyrant!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Sosuke Kotani and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dude slips a jab and a cross from Tyrant.
A lazy left from Tyrant finds it's target.
Tyrant fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dude ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tyrant misses with a lunging right hand
and Dude counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dude keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tyrant.
A telegraphed right hand from Dude misses the target.
Dude misses with a low kick.
Tyrant uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dude.
Dude ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tyrant uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dude.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyrant lands the left hand.

It looks like Justin Dude has been cut.
Tyrant uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

Dude is rocked!
Tyrant misses with a series of wild punches.
Dude just misses with a punch to the body.
Tyrant lands a head shot.
A jab from Tyrant misses.
Tyrant throws a hook but Dude avoids it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tyrant throws a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyrant avoids the head kick by Dude.
Jacob Tyrant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tyrant throws a lazy right hand but Dude sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tyrant waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dude.
Tyrant loads up on a big right hand but Dude slips the punch.
Tyrant throws out a loose jab but Dude uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dude moves away from the strike by Tyrant.
Jacob Tyrant is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tyrant throws a shot from downtown. Dude moves away and avoids it.
Tyrant 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.
Tyrant lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dude circles away quickly and effectively.
A swing and a miss from Tyrant.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dude walks into a jab.
Dude loads up on a big right hand but Tyrant slips the punch.
Tyrant looks to land a combination but Dude avoids it well.
Dude showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tyrant.
Tyrant avoids the body shot from Dude.
Dude ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tyrant moves away.
Tyrant uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dude.
Tyrant lunges at Dude with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dude's hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Tyrant misses its intended target.
Tyrant throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tyrant cracks a nice hook into Dude's ribs.
Tyrant misses with a left hand
and Dude counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tyrant will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dude ducks under a wild hook from Tyrant.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dude slips a jab from Tyrant.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tyrant throws out a powerful jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jacob Tyrant dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Justin Dude's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Good exchange - Tyrant coming out on top.
Dude moves out of range of the strikes.
Tyrant slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Oh Dude is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dude misses with a straight left.
Tyrant rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dude moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dude seems to have got his legs back now.
Dude slips a straight right by Tyrant.
Dude throws a lazy right hand but Tyrant sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tyrant pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tyrant will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyrant just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Tyrant. That snapped Dude's head back.
Tyrant displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Tyrant takes a swing at Dude's ribcage but misses.
Dude throws a right hand that misses
enabling Tyrant to counter with a crisp jab.
Tyrant slips under a jab from Dude.
Tyrant throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tyrant slips under a jab from Dude.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyrant swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Dude might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
A swing and a miss from Tyrant.
Tyrant cracks Dude with an open hand slap.
Tyrant throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tyrant will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Dude throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Tyrant tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Dude is in Tyrant's guard.
Dude throwing strikes from guard but Tyrant blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dude is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dude throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dude working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dude tries to free his leg and advance position but Tyrant is retaining full guard.
Dude trying to control the position from guard on top but Tyrant is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tyrant avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dude won't allow Tyrant to get back to his feet.
Dude works over Tyrant with some ground and pound from guard.
Dude trying to control the position from guard on top but Tyrant is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dude is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Tyrant is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Dude has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Dude throws a big elbow that misses.
Dude wants to control from the top but Tyrant keeps moving.
Dude working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Tyrant has his foot on Dude's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Dude works his way back into a safe position though.
Dude throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dude missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tyrant really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dude. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dude scoring with punches to the head and body.
Dude is working Tyrant over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dude lands a couple of digs.
Dude wants to pass the guard but Tyrant is keeping the position.
Tyrant has momentary wrist control but Dude slips an elbow through the middle.
Tyrant has momentary wrist control but Dude slips an elbow through the middle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dude wants to control from the top but Tyrant keeps moving.
Dude forces his way into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Dude connects with a nice short shot to Tyrant's temple.
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 Justin Dude will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Justin Dude's cut.
That's time! Dude's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Dude throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dude throws a big shot that misses.
Tyrant moves out of range as Dude strikes.
Dude throws a sloppy body shot
and Tyrant counters with a series of strikes. Dude will be more careful next time no doubt.
Dude misses the shot to the body.
Tyrant looks to land a left hand but Dude moved out of range nicely.
Tyrant fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dude manages to avoid it.
Tyrant looks to land a right hand but Dude moved out of range.
Tyrant keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyrant connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Dude shoots in looking for a takedown but Tyrant manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Dude's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Dude scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Dude takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Tyrant throws a looping overhand right but Dude ducks down to avoid it.
Tyrant throws the left hand but Dude avoids the punch easily.
Dude pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tyrant misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Dude counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyrant misses the shot to the body.
Dude takes one to the side of the head.
Dude takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dude looks to score with a jab to the body but Tyrant is just out of range.
Tyrant misses with a series of wild punches.
Tyrant slips a straight right by Dude.
Dude swinging wildly here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tyrant fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyrant lands a really nice looking cross but Dude seems unphased.
Dude ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tyrant scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dude thows a body shot but no joy.
Left hook, right uppercut from Tyrant.
Tyrant throws a hook but Dude avoids it easily.
Dude avoids the body shot from Tyrant.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dude moves out of range of the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Tyrant.
Tyrant throws a nice looking combination but Dude bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A swing and a miss from Dude.
Tyrant goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Tyrant misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dude misses with a jab to the body
and Tyrant counters with a straight right hand.
Tyrant throws a right and a left that Dude avoids nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jacob Tyrant comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tyrant has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

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

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacob Tyrant!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
63%

Undercard bout

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

Higgins
vs
Bishop

184 cm
27
185 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

170 cm
25
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Good in bed

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Brandon Higgins !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gary Bishop!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Fujiwara and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bishop moves in looking to clinch but Higgins pushes him off.
Bishop throws a push kick but Higgins slaps the foot to one side.
Bishop tries to clinch but Higgins moves out of range.
Bishop throws a head kick that misses.
Bishop wants to clinch.

Bishop fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Higgins , pushing him back against the cage.
Bishop lands a shot to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bishop obliges.
Higgins tries for a takedown. No joy.
Bishop taking a breather.
Bishop is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Bishop misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Higgins .

Bishop manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop wants to clinch

and Higgins counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Higgins postures up in Bishop's guard and throws a big left but Bishop blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bishop is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bishop is trying to keep Higgins in close.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Higgins 's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Higgins preventing the sweep.
Bishop wants to stand and escape but Higgins is having none of it.
Higgins working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Higgins tries to free his leg and advance position but Bishop is retaining full guard.
Bishop really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Higgins . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Higgins 's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Higgins won't allow Bishop to sweep him here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bishop is trying to control the position but Higgins postures up.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Bishop holds on and takes a little breather.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop wants to sweep here but Higgins controlling him for the moment.
Higgins is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bishop utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Higgins will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bishop trying to keep a closed guard but Higgins is proving a slippery customer.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bishop is on top in guard.
Bishop wants to control from the top but Higgins keeps moving.
Higgins looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Bishop engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Gary Bishop wasn't active enough on the ground.
Higgins swats away the attempt to clinch by Bishop.
Higgins keeps the fight on the outside.

Bishop closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bishop misses with a knee strike.
Higgins goes for a takedown attempt but Bishop pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brandon Higgins . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bishop wants to clinch.
Gary Bishop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Higgins takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bishop tries to clinch there but Higgins circles away.
Bishop moves in looking to clinch but Higgins pushes him off.
Higgins avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bishop plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Bishop tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Higgins paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bishop shoots in looking for a takedown. Higgins tries to sprawl out of it but Bishop keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Higgins manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bishop throws a wild body kick that Higgins sees coming a mile off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gary Bishop dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Bishop bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bishop shoots and misses

and Higgins counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Brandon Higgins overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bishop manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Higgins manages to get himself to full guard.
Higgins looking for a sweep. Not yet Higgins , not yet.
Bishop prevents Higgins from getting back to his feet.
Higgins seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

Higgins is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Bishop frees his head nicely. Oh but Higgins has switched to an armbar! Bishop is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Brandon Higgins !

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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 Ryan Hoover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Great (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Hoover
vs
Great

190 cm
26
183 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

185 cm
28
180 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

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 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryan Hoover!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nate Great!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Sano and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Great blocks a head kick by Hoover.
Hoover misses with the combination.
Hoover lands with a nice combination. Great backs away looking to recover.
Great swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hoover waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Great.
Great showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hoover.
Hoover dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hoover tries to land a leg kick but Great saw it coming and moves away.
Hoover throws a one two combo.
Hoover throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A telegraphed right hand from Great misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoover works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Great ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hoover moves away.
Great staying out of range there.
Hoover misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hoover cracks Great with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ryan Hoover is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hoover throws a jab when Great was well out of range.
Ryan Hoover seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hoover lands a head kick. Great smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Hoover tries a head kick but it misses.
Hoover connects with a good right hand that stumbles Great. Great circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A big left from Great misses.
Hoover fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hoover throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Great counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Hoover!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

Great is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Hoover is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Hoover flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Great anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Hoover and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Great slips an arm under Hoover chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Great has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Great is squeezing on Hoover like an anaconda would it's prey. Hoover fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Nate Great!
Nate Great is the new middleweight champion!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
33%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mr Beast (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Nealy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beast has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Beast
vs
Nealy

190 cm
29
260 lbs
11 - 12 - 0

187 cm
29
270 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mr Beast!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tom Nealy!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nealy lands a jab to the nose.

It looks like Mr Beast has been cut.
A jab from Beast misses.
Beast misses with a series of wild punches.
Beast misses with the combination.
Nealy blocks a jab.
Beast misses with a body shot.
Beast throws a hook but Nealy avoids it easily.
Beast takes a swing at Nealy's ribcage but misses.
Beast tries to bum rush Nealy with a series of wild strikes but Nealy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Beast is breathing heavily.
Beast fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nealy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Beast sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beast blocks a jab.
Mr Beast seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nealy throws out a loose jab but Beast uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nealy scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Nealy throws a series of punches but Beast moves out of range.
A jab from Nealy finds it's way through Beast's defenses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beast blocks a jab.
Nealy misses the shot to the body.

Nealy sends Beast crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Nealy is motioning to the referee to let Beast up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

Beast is rocked!

Mr Beast's cut is getting worse.
A swing and a miss from Nealy.
Oh Beast is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Beast drops his hands for a split second and Nealy immediately capitalizes on the opportunity by smashing a powerful hook into Beast face, sending his mouthguard sailing through the air, much to the delight of the crowd. Nealy follows up with a right hand that knocks Beast into next week. He's out cold and this fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Tom Nealy!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
77%

Undercard bout

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

Strope
vs
Al Zarqawi

180 cm
28
180 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

180 cm
28
195 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Trent Strope!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Abu Al Zarqawi!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strope misses with a few strikes there.
Al Zarqawi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Al Zarqawi takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Strope throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Al Zarqawi avoids the body shot from Strope.
Strope misses with a jab, cross combination.
Strope lands a nice looking body shot.
Al Zarqawi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Left hook, right uppercut from Strope.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Strope misses with the combination.
Strope misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Strope lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Al Zarqawi misses with a hook to the body
and Strope counters with a left to the body.

Strope moves into the clinch successfully.
Al Zarqawi avoiding damage as Strope throws knees to the body.
Strope stops a takedown attempt from Al Zarqawi.
Al Zarqawi jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Strope walks away with a smile on his face. Al Zarqawi gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Strope fails to land with a series of punches.
Strope circles away from the clinch attempt.
Al Zarqawi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Strope scores with a jab. Al Zarqawi acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice combination there by Strope.

That has opened up Abu Al Zarqawi's cut even more.
Trent Strope is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A swing and a miss from Strope.
Al Zarqawi misses with a hook to the body
and Strope counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Strope lands a lovely overhand right.

The cut above Abu Al Zarqawi's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Jab, jab by Strope - just one landing.
Al Zarqawi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

Abu Al Zarqawi's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Strope paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Trent Strope!

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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 Drake Retso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Straus Siegfried (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Retso
vs
Siegfried

175 cm
31
270 lbs
19 - 11 - 0

205 cm
21
275 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

-OVERDOSE Factory-

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 19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Drake Retso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Straus Siegfried!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shirou Masuda and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Retso throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Siegfried thows a body shot but no joy.
Siegfried throws a nice inside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Siegfried.
Siegfried throws a body punch but Retso moves out of range.
Siegfried defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Retso.
Siegfried scores with a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice leg kick lands there from Siegfried.
Retso is breathing heavily.
Siegfried connects with the punch.

It looks like Drake Retso has been cut.
Siegfried lands a jab to the head.
Siegfried connects with a crisp jab.
Siegfried fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Retso.
An inside leg kick lands from Siegfried.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Siegfried.

Siegfried rushes Retso and presses him up against the cage.
Siegfried scores a nice knee to the body.
Siegfried with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Drake Retso's cut is getting worse.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Siegfried landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Siegfried is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Siegfried lands a good knee to the midsection. Retso won't want to take too many of those.
Siegfried scores with a knee to the head.
Siegfried lands a knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Retso takes a knee right on the jaw!
Siegfried working Retso over with knees to the body.
Siegfried scores with a knee to the head.

Drake Retso's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Siegfried with a knee to the head.

Jeez, Drake Retso's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Siegfried lands a good knee to the midsection. Retso won't want to take too many of those.
Siegfried working Retso over with knees to the body.
Siegfried landing knees to the body.
Siegfried digs a right hand into Retso's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Retso's gas tank.
Siegfried working Retso over with knees to the body.
Siegfried lands a knee to the body.
Siegfried landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Retso can't find room to land a body shot as Siegfried controls the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Siegfried obliges.
Siegfried with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Siegfried unloads a knee to the mid-section. Retso lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Siegfried with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

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 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Straus Siegfried!
Straus Siegfried was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paolo Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dustin Super (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dustin Super will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Souza
vs
Super

193 cm
28
265 lbs
19 - 12 - 0

204 cm
28
270 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paolo Souza!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dustin Super!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Sosuke Kotani and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Super slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Super clobbers Souza with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Super throws a jab when Souza was well out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Souza as he connects with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Super lands a slapping body shot.
Souza takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Paolo Souza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Super slips under a jab.
Super ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Souza moves away.
Super avoids the body shot from Souza.
Souza uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Super.
Souza swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Super counters with a stiff right hand.
Super scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Souza ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Super moves away.
Super has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Souza tries to bum rush Super with a series of wild strikes but Super uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Souza looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Super is pawing at Souza, trying to feel the distance before throwing out a cross that crashes into Souza's nose. Souza is badly hurt! Super pounces, throwing wild strikes as both fighters end up on the ground! Souza tries desperately to hold on but Super is relentless in his assault! As Souza receives an ever increasing number of unanswered strikes the referee pulls Super away and this one is in the books!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dustin Super! Dustin Super retains his heavyweight title!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pumba Ottavainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nyquil Salazar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Salazar has chosen Enter Sandman as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ottavainen
vs
Salazar

190 cm
31
200 lbs
16 - 13 - 0

183 cm
27
195 lbs
15 - 14 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pumba Ottavainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nyquil Salazar!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Sosuke Kotani and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ottavainen moves out of range of the body kick.

Ottavainen moves into range and clinches up with Salazar.
Ottavainen blocks an elbow strike.
Ottavainen takes a shot to the head.
Ottavainen tries a knee to the head but Salazar blocks it.
Salazar avoiding damage as Ottavainen throws knees to the body.
Ottavainen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ottavainen slowing the pace effectively.
Ottavainen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Salazar.
Salazar using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Salazar lands a nice elbow.
Salazar missing with knees to the body.
Ottavainen lands a nice knee to the body.
Salazar tries a body shot but Ottavainen blocks it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Salazar throws an elbow but misses.
Salazar lands an elbow inside that Ottavainen shrugs off.

It looks like Pumba Ottavainen has been cut.
Salazar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Salazar tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ottavainen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Salazar using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ottavainen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Salazar avoiding damage as Ottavainen throws knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salazar misses with an elbow over the top.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Salazar just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ottavainen's brow.
Salazar stalling the fight.
Salazar creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ottavainen is trying to stall.
Ottavainen dodges an elbow strike from Salazar.
Ottavainen misses with a knee to the head.
Ottavainen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Salazar in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ottavainen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Salazar throws an elbow but it misses.
A knee to the head by Ottavainen.
Ottavainen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Salazar.
Ottavainen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Salazar is defending well for now.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Salazar.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ottavainen managing to block the knees to the body from Salazar.
Salazar working Ottavainen over with knees to the body.
Salazar has Ottavainen pushed against the cage.
Ottavainen tries a knee to the head but Salazar blocks it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ottavainen obliges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ottavainen is trying to break the clinch but Salazar is controlling him.
Ottavainen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Salazar with a knee to the head.
Ottavainen is breathing heavily.
With the fighters up against the cage, Salazar throws an elbow but misses.
Ottavainen takes an elbow to the temple.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Salazar.
Salazar lands an elbow that stopped Ottavainen in his tracks for a moment.
Salazar throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Salazar misses with some punches.
Salazar throws a knee to the head but misses.
Salazar lands a damaging elbow.
Ottavainen tries to stall but Salazar uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salazar misses with an elbow strike.
Salazar is trying to pull guard but Ottavainen turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Salazar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Salazar landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Salazar avoiding damage as Ottavainen throws knees to the body.
Ottavainen looking to throw knees to the head but Salazar is blocking nicely.
Ottavainen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ottavainen misses with a knee strike.
Ottavainen looking to slow down the pace here.
Salazar lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Salazar misses with a knee strike.
Salazar lands a nice elbow.
Ottavainen tries to land a knee to the head but Salazar blocks with his arms.
Salazar gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Salazar softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Salazar creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ottavainen's defenses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ottavainen working Salazar over with knees to the body.
Ottavainen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ottavainen dodges an elbow strike from Salazar.
Salazar scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Salazar throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ottavainens head.

Ottavainen is rocked!
Salazar lands a good knee to the midsection. Ottavainen won't want to take too many of those.
Oh Ottavainen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Salazar lands a hook to the side of the head.
Salazar stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Salazar throws an elbow that misses.
Salazar pushes off an throws an elbow but Ottavainen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Salazar has Ottavainen pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Ottavainen is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Salazar - that's hurt Ottavainen badly! Oh, another knee lands and Ottavainen is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Ottavainen doesn't seem to be complaining.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Nyquil Salazar!