AFC - Monday Night Mayhem 3 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ville Galle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akihiro Sato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Akihiro Sato will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Galle
vs
Sato

183 cm
21
165 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

183 cm
22
168 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ville Galle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Akihiro Sato!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shigeki Sano and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Galle avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Galle shoots in for a double leg but Sato sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Galle shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sato but Sato pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Sato clinches with his opponent.
Sato looking to slow down the pace here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sato just misses with a elbow thrown towards Galle's brow.

Galle successfully pulls guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Galle has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Sato wants to stand and escape but instead Galle has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Galle stays in close to Sato's body and controls the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Galle throws a big elbow that misses.
Sato keeping full guard, as Galle tries to pass.
Galle throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sato works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Galle 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.
Galle stays in close to Sato's body and controls the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Ville Galle.
Galle is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sato sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ville Galle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sato displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Galle.
Galle fails to land the takedown.
Nice sprawl there from Sato as Galle shoots in.

Sato clinches up with Galle and pushes him back against the cage.
Galle looking for a takedown.
Galle tries to pull guard but Sato holds him up against the cage and eventually Galle drops back down to his feet.
Galle is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Sato is defending well.
Sato lands an elbow that stopped Galle in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Ville Galle has been cut.
Galle blocks an elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sato lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sato misses with an elbow strike.
Galle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sato throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sato misses with an elbow strike.
Sato comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sato misses with an elbow strike.
Sato lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sato throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sato throws an elbow but it misses.

Galle pulls Sato into guard.
Sato throws a big right hand that misses.

Galle manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Galle shoots in for a double leg but Sato sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Galle shoots in looking for a takedown but Sato manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Galle's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Sato tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Galle counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Sato really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Galle. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Galle slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Galle passes Sato's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Galle uses his free foot to push down on Sato's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Sato.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Galle scoring with strikes but Sato is staying in there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Galle wants to finish this one by submission but Sato is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Galle.

Galle quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Galle but it's paid off an Sato is forced to tap! Nice work by Galle.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ville Galle!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
32%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack The Ripper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and KangHo Song (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jack The Ripper could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to KangHo Song's chin.

The Ripper
vs
Song

180 cm
20
180 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

180 cm
21
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jack The Ripper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, KangHo Song!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Song looks to throw the jab but The Ripper is out of range.
Song with a lazy takedown attempt
and The Ripper counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Song will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The Ripper pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
KangHo Song seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Ripper tests Song's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Song throws a combination that misses
and The Ripper counters with a stiff right hand.
Horrible takedown by Song or perhaps it was just good defense by The Ripper which made him look bad.
The Ripper slaps away a takedown attempt from Song, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jack The Ripper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of KangHo Song.
Song misses with a takedown attempt

and The Ripper counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Song!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Ripper tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Song really doesn't want to stay on the ground with The Ripper. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Ripper postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Song looks a forlorn figure.
Song is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The Ripper scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Song?
Song is in all sorts of trouble here.
The Ripper controlling from the full mount.
The Ripper lands a big shot there that rocks Song but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Ripper thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Ripper sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Ripper raining down shots from the mount!
Song is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Song is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The Ripper controlling the pace for now.
The Ripper lands a big elbow.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Song can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Ripper looking to control and managing it successfully.
The Ripper pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The Ripper working the ground and pound effectively.
The Ripper looking to control and managing it successfully.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Song working to try and regain half guard.
Song taking shots to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Song tries to reverse the position but The Ripper maintains control.
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!

The Ripper has control of Song's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Song regains control of the situation pretty easily.
The Ripper working the ground and pound effectively.
The Ripper sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The Ripper has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Song tries to lock up and control but The Ripper gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

The Ripper has control of Song's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Song regains control of the situation pretty easily.
The Ripper takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Song is squirming around, avoiding The Ripper's attempts to control the action.
The Ripper 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.
The Ripper takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
The Ripper landing shots from mount.
The Ripper takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

The Ripper looking to secure an arm triangle but Song defends it well.
The Ripper with the ground and pound from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Ripper looking to control and managing it successfully.
The Ripper in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
The Ripper looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Song is squirming around, avoiding The Ripper's attempts to control the action.

Song has left one of his arms exposed and The Ripper doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Song screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jack The Ripper!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
34%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jacob Donovan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stefan Leko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jacob Donovan has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Donovan
vs
Leko

202 cm
28
289 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

187 cm
21
220 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jacob Donovan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Stefan Leko!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Sano and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donovan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Leko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Donovan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Leko counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Donovan thinking.
Donovan scores with a sloppy right hand. Leko should have avoided that one.
Leko tries to clinch but Donovan moves out of range.
Donovan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Leko counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Donovan is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Leko slips a jab and a cross from Donovan.
Donovan lands a jab to the nose.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leko avoids the body shot from Donovan.
Leko with a jab.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Donovan checks a leg kick.
Leko tries to clinch up.
Donovan misses with a double jab
and Leko counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A jab from Donovan misses.
Donovan throws a nice looking combination but Leko bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Leko throws a hook to the side of Donovan's head but Donovan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donovan moves out of range of the body kick from Leko.
Leko misses with a looping left.
Donovan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Leko counters with a body kick that stops Donovan in his tracks momentarily.
Leko looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Leko tries to clinch up but Donovan circles away and keeps his distance.
Leko wants to clinch.
Jacob Donovan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leko fails with an attempt to clinch.
Leko tries to clinch up.
Donovan misses with a double jab
and Leko counters with a series of strikes. Donovan will be more careful next time no doubt.
Donovan throws a left and a right that both miss

and Leko holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Leko misses with the head strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Leko.

Donovan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Donovan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Leko counters with a straight right hand.
Donovan looks to throw the jab but Leko is out of range.
Donovan throws a right and a left that both miss.
A swing and a miss from Donovan.
Donovan walks into a jab.
Leko cracks Donovan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Donovan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Leko counters with a nice uppercut.
Leko bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Donovan's head backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donovan misses with a combination
and Leko counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Leko tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Donovan counters with a right hand to the body.
Leko tries to clinch there but Donovan circles away.
Donovan throws a right and a left that both miss.
A swing and a miss from Donovan.
Donovan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Leko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
No joy there for Donovan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Leko wants to clinch.
Donovan throws a sloppy body shot
and Leko counters with a straight right hand.
Leko slips a jab and a cross from Donovan.
No joy there for Donovan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Leko throws a sloppy head kick and Donovan moves out of range easily.
Donovan falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Leko to counter with a crisp jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donovan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Donovan missing with a left hand there. Leko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Donovan throws an overhand right that lands on Leko's shoulder, as Leko tries to avoid the shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Donovan swats away the attempt to clinch by Leko.
Donovan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Leko slips a jab and a cross from Donovan.
Donovan throws a sloppy body shot
and Leko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Leko fails with an attempt to clinch.
Leko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Leko slips a jab and a cross from Donovan.
Donovan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Leko counters with a straight right hand.
Leko tries to clinch up.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Leko moves in looking to clinch but Donovan pushes him off.
Donovan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Leko.
Donovan misses the body punch
and Leko counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Donovan misses with a two punch combination.
Leko is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Donovan had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Leko misses with a kick to the body.
Leko tries to clinch
and Donovan counters with a nice uppercut.
Leko tries to clinch up.
Donovan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Leko moves away.
Donovan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Leko manages to avoid it.
Donovan throws out a loose jab but Leko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Donovan misses with a two punch combination.
Donovan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Leko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Donovan loads up on a big right hand but Leko slips the punch.
Donovan just misses with a punch to the body.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Donovan throws a combination that misses
and Leko counters with a thumping low kick.
Donovan is breathing heavily.
Leko avoids a punch combination nicely.
Leko tries to clinch up but Donovan circles away and keeps his distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leko connects with a single shot there.
Leko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Leko dodges the punch combination from Donovan.
Donovan moves out of range of the body kick.
Donovan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Leko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Leko moves in looking to clinch but Donovan pushes him off.
Leko tries to clinch up.
Donovan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Leko delivers a nice body kick.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Leko - that will leave a mark!
Leko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Donovan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Donovan just misses with a punch to the body.
Donovan throws a combination that misses
and Leko counters with a two punch combo.
Donovan misses with the combination.
Donovan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Donovan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Leko counters with a good, hard body kick but Donovan shrugs it off.
Leko scores with a body shot.
Leko scores with a push kick.
Leko looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A solid leg kick lands there for Leko.
Donovan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Leko.
Leko fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

Leko has taken the fight to the clinch.
Donovan looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Leko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Donovan is defending well for now.
Leko misses with a punch on the inside.
Leko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Donovan avoids it.
Donovan working hard to break the clinch.
Leko is trying to stall.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leko tries to work over Donovan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Donovan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Donovan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Leko working Donovan over with knees to the body.
Donovan is trying to break the clinch but Leko has him pressed against the cage.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Leko misses with a hook to the ribs.
Leko misses with a hook to the ribs.
Leko with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Jacob Donovan has been cut.
Leko throws a knee to the head but misses.

Donovan breaks the clinch.
Leko scores with a nice right hand.
Donovan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Leko tries to close the distance and clinch but Donovan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leko is looking to clinch but Donovan is avoiding it.
A punch combination from Donovan misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Leko, as that shot connected.

Oooooh!!! Donovan has knocked Leko down with a huge combo! Donovan steps away and waves a wobbly Leko back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jacob Donovan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jacob Donovan's cut.
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. And we move into the final round!

Leko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Donovan paws at him with a jab and circles away.

It looks like Stefan Leko has been cut.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Leko. Donovan shrugs it off though.
Good shot there by Leko.
Leko moves in looking to clinch but Donovan pushes him off.
Donovan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

Donovan lands a big right hand that sends Leko crashing to the mat! Donovan stays standing though and waves Leko back to his feet!

Leko is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Donovan throws a combination that misses
and Leko counters with a slapping leg kick.
Leko is still on wobbly legs! Can Donovan finish him?
Donovan ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Leko out cold! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jacob Donovan!
A very excited looking Jacob Donovan made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Damien Short (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivica Andric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andric has chosen The Crowning of Atlantis as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Short
vs
Andric

160 cm
28
146 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

219 cm
29
140 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Damien Short!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ivica Andric!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Hirohito Nitta and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice cross by Andric.
Andric throws a low kick but Short avoids it.
Andric fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Andric on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Andric misses with a wild body shot.
Short misses with an uppercut. Andric saw that one coming.
Short comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Short keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Short ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Short needs to keep his hands up - Andric had a free shot at his head there.
Andric connects with a nice looking jab.
Short rushes Andric with punches - Andric moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Andric goes down! Short follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Damien Short!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
46%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Clarke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darren Fogerty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andrew Clarke is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Clarke
vs
Fogerty

182 cm
27
183 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

181 cm
30
181 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andrew Clarke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Darren Fogerty!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fogerty stuns Clarke with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A combination from Fogerty does no damage.
Fogerty ducks under a wild hook from Clarke.
Fogerty slips a jab and a cross from Clarke.
Clarke misses with a hook. Fogerty ducked under it nicely.
Fogerty ducks under a wild hook from Clarke.
Fogerty avoids the body shot from Clarke.
Clarke avoids the body shot from Fogerty.
Clarke misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Clarke swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Fogerty to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice body punch from Fogerty.
Fogerty misses with a wild combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fogerty misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Clarke.
Fogerty scores with a jab to the head.
Fogerty scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Clarke takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Clarke looks to land a right hand but Fogerty moved out of range.
Fogerty throws an overhand right that lands on Clarke's shoulder, as Clarke tries to avoid the shot.
Fogerty pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fogerty shoots for a takedown but Clarke saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Clarke misses the jab.
Clarke misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fogerty lands with a nice body punch.
Clarke swings for the body but Fogerty moves out of range.
Clarke shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Fogerty but Fogerty pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Clarke takes one on the button.
Clarke misses with a wild body shot.
Clarke throws a hook but Fogerty avoids it easily.
Fogerty scores with a jab to the body.
Fogerty bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Clarke's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clarke scores with a decent looking hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clarke misses with a looping left.
Fogerty looks to score with a jab to the body but Clarke is just out of range.
Fogerty shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Fogerty scores a takedown into full mount!
Fogerty lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Fogerty throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Clarke squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Clarke is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Clarke regains half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clarke trying to hold on to Fogerty's head to control him but Fogerty postures up.
Clarke is controlling Fogerty's trapped leg to prevent Fogerty from advancing to side control.
Clarke is looking to improve his position.
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!
Clarke wants to control but Fogerty is keeping busy.
Clarke gets back to full guard.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Fogerty stopping the sweep attempt from Clarke.
Clarke is working hard here to advance position.
Clarke working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fogerty.
Clarke utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Fogerty is looking to advance position but Clarke has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Clarke pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Fogerty is wriggling around trying to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Clarke wants to control the pace but Fogerty is squirming around nicely.
Fogerty tries to lock up and control but Clarke gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Clarke dominating with strikes here.
Clarke can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Fogerty is looking to escape.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fogerty is in all sorts of trouble here.
Clarke with good strikes from the mount here!

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Clarke tries to control but Fogerty wriggling away.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Fogerty can do anything to dispel that myth.
Clarke scoring with strikes but Fogerty is staying in there.
Clarke with a couple of short strikes.
Fogerty working to try and regain half guard.
Clarke trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Clarke controlling the position easily from mount.
Fogerty in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Clarke is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The referee warns Fogerty that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

Fogerty is rocked!
Fogerty is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Fogerty is still in real trouble! Can Clarke finish him?
Fogerty tries to hold on but Clarke pushes him away.
Fogerty sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Fogerty seems to have recovered his senses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Clarke is looking to advance position but Fogerty won't allow it.
Clarke missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Clarke looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Fogerty is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Fogerty is not content to let Clarke control the position.
Fogerty is looking to improve his position.
Fogerty is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Clarke is controlling the pace.
Fogerty is trying to stand back up but Clarke is controlling him
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrew Clarke dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Clarke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fogerty lands a nice looking body shot.
Clarke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fogerty.
A looping hook to the body misses from Clarke. Fogerty does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fogerty gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Clarke.

Clarke shoots in and bounces Fogerty off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Fogerty is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Clarke preventing the sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clarke trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fogerty not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Fogerty wants to sweep here but Clarke controlling him for the moment.
Clarke trying to control the position from guard on top but Fogerty is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Clarke stands up over Fogerty, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Clarke in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Clarke pushing down on Fogerty's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Clarke 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.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Clarke lands a nice short elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clarke controlling the action here.
Clarke throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Fogerty works his way to full guard. Good work.
Clarke wants to control from the top but Fogerty keeps moving.
Clarke is looking to work some ground and pound but Fogerty has wrist control.
Clarke lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clarke trying to control but Fogerty is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clarke preventing the sweep.
Fogerty is trying to control the position but Clarke postures up.
Clarke looking to sit in guard and control but Fogerty gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Fogerty postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fogerty wants to control from the top but Clarke keeps moving.
Clarke is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clarke looks to land a strike but Fogerty avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Clarke lands a couple of digs.
Fogerty looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Clarke cracks Fogerty with a solid left hand.
Fogerty looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Clarke advances to half guard.
Clarke winds up and cracks Fogerty with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Clarke seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Fogerty does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Clarke lands strikes from half guard.
Clarke is thwarting Fogerty's attempts to control the position.
Clarke slows the pace down in half guard.
Fogerty avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Clarke.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Fogerty slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Clarke wants to control from the top but Fogerty keeps moving.
Fogerty looking to hit a scissor sweep but Clarke is one step ahead there.
Clarke postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fogerty wants to sweep but no luck.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Fogerty manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Clarke holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Fogerty tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Fogerty misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Fogerty looking to ground and pound but Clarke is blocking nicely.
Clarke wants to control but Fogerty is having none of it.
Clarke is trying desperately to improve position.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Clarke wants to control but Fogerty is having none of it.
Clarke is wriggling around trying to escape.
Fogerty throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Clarke because Fogerty loaded up on that one.
Clarke keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Fogerty can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Clarke is looking to escape.
Clarke is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Clarke avoids a series of strikes thrown by Fogerty.
Fogerty lands a nice shot to the head.
Clarke is looking to get to half guard.
Clarke really wants to buck Fogerty off and get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fogerty landing strikes, looking to finish!

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Andrew Clarke!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Andrew Clarke!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Andrew Clarke!

Andrew Clarke wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
33%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kamikaze Sazuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Sazuki
vs
Jones

178 cm
23
160 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

175 cm
28
167 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kamikaze Sazuki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michael Jones!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones shoots for a double leg takedown but Sazuki sprawls well. He's pushed Jones's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kamikaze Sazuki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sazuki lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jones circles away quickly and effectively.
Jones walks into a straight right hand from Sazuki.
Sazuki scores with a sloppy right hand. Jones should have avoided that one.
Sazuki scores with a punch to the head.
Jones looks to land a left hand but Sazuki moved out of range nicely.
Sazuki throws a right hand that Jones ducks under and follows up with a left that Jones also avoids with ease.
Sazuki connects with a single shot there.

Jones rushes Sazuki and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sazuki wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jones just leaning against Sazuki, taking a breather.
Sazuki wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jones'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.
Jones continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones wants a takedown but no success here.
Sazuki wants to break the clinch but can't.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Jones.
Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sazuki gets underhooks to prevent Jones's takedown attempt.
Kamikaze Sazuki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Jones.
Jones tries to throw a body punch but Sazuki avoids it by throwing Jones back against the cage.
Jones displaying some good clinch control by pressing Sazuki up against the cage.
Jones is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Sazuki pulls him back up using the underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
Jones is struggling to control the position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Michael Jones.
Jones blocks a head kick by Sazuki.
Sazuki throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Sazuki jabs at Jones's body.
Jones slips a jab and a cross from Sazuki.
Sazuki's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Sazuki duly obliges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones blocks the body kick.
Jones walks into a stiff left hand from Sazuki.

Jones throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Sazuki was covering up waiting for the punch and Jones finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Sazuki on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sazuki tries to get out of the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Jones stops Sazuki from standing up.
Jones works over Sazuki with some ground and pound from guard.
Sazuki is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jones is controlling him.
Jones wants to pass the guard but Sazuki is keeping the position.
Jones not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones stops Sazuki from standing up.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sazuki connects with a single shot there.
Sazuki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sazuki looks to land a combination but Jones avoids it well.
Jones looks to land a right hand but Sazuki moved out of range.
Sazuki throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jones.

Jones clinches up with Sazuki and pushes him back against the cage.
Jones can't find room to land a body shot as Sazuki controls the action.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jones misses with the head strike.
Sazuki wants to break free but Jones has control.

Jones has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Sazuki clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Sazuki controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Well, with Jones on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Sazuki is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Jones throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Sazuki!
Jones misses with an elbow to the head.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with an elbow to the head.
Sazuki wants to get back to his feet.
Sazuki knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jones on the ground.
Jones controls the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Jones throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Sazuki covering up well and avoiding damage.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sazuki has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Jones.
I would not like to be Sazuki right now.
Jones thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Even with his hooks in, Jones manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Sazuki wants to get back to his feet.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Jones just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Sazuki has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Jones is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sazuki is trying to get back to his feet but Jones has full control of the position and if anything, Sazuki has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Jones lands punches and elbows.
Jones throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Jones is punishing Sazuki with some ground and pound.
Sazuki looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Jones.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Jones dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Sazuki throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Sazuki lands a high kick!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sazuki.
Sazuki swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sazuki lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sazuki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sazuki swinging wildly here.
Jones takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sazuki pushes Jones away with a front kick.
Sazuki with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sazuki keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kamikaze Sazuki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sazuki pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Jones back to the cage. Sazuki follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sazuki throws a nice looking combination but Jones bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sazuki looks to land a body kick but Jones moved away.
Jones shoots in and drives through. Sazuki sprawls well.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sazuki as he jumps to the side.
Kamikaze Sazuki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Jones.
A cross from Jones lands.
Sazuki scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jones takes a swing at Sazuki's ribcage but misses.
Jones throws a body punch but Sazuki moves out of range.
Sazuki misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sazuki lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sazuki.
Sloppy strikes from Sazuki. Those never looked like landing.
Sazuki falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jones connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sazuki throws a solid leg kick but Jones takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sazuki.
Sazuki lands a nice looking kick to the body. Jones takes a step back to recover.
Sazuki misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sazuki feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jones's calf.
Kamikaze Sazuki is winning the standup battle so far.
Jones misses with a looping right.
Sazuki throws a low kick but Jones avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Sazuki.
Sazuki fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jones throws a lazy right hand but Sazuki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sazuki lands an overhand right.
Sazuki throws a series of punches but Jones moves out of range.
Jones fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jones tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sazuki swivels and escapes.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Jones gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jones takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sazuki goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sazuki throws a combination that misses

and Jones counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Jones.
Jones can't find room to land a body shot as Sazuki controls the action.
Jones wants a takedown but no success here.
Jones working aggressively here.
Jones misses with the head strike.
Jones throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sazukis head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sazuki prevents a body shot from Jones.

Jones manages to break the clinch.
Sazuki lands a head kick!

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sazuki throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Sazuki jabs Jones right on the nose. Jones blinks but takes it well.
Sazuki with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sazuki falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jones counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sazuki throws a lazy uppercut
and Jones counters with a nice uppercut.
Jones wants to clinch.
Sazuki throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Jones takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sazuki cracks Jones with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jones fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sazuki avoids it really well and circles away.
Sazuki throws a sloppy head kick and Jones moves out of range easily.
Sazuki throws a combination. Jones tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Sazuki.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Jones shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Sazuki manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Michael Jones has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jones throws a big right hand that misses.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Jones controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Jones in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sazuki keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Michael Jones.

Jones gets a double leg takedown into Sazuki's guard.
Jones is pushing down on Sazuki's leg trying to pass to half guard. Sazuki is fighting to maintain full guard but Jones has managed to sneak the leg through.
Jones trying to control from half guard but Sazuki is working away.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Jones in particular looking to stall.
Jones missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sazuki on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Jones has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jones content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Kamikaze Sazuki wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Sazuki just misses with a punch to the body.
Jones misses with a body shot
and Sazuki counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jones tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sazuki sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jones somewhat.
Sazuki takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sloppy strikes from Sazuki. Those never looked like landing.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Kamikaze Sazuki!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Kamikaze Sazuki!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Kamikaze Sazuki!

Kamikaze Sazuki wins by unanimous decision!
A victorious Kamikaze Sazuki thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
30%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Paul Bruens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Milo Chocolate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruens comes to the cage accompanied by River Below. Paul Bruens has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bruens
vs
Chocolate

168 cm
30
170 lbs
20 - 12 - 1

176 cm
30
166 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Paul Bruens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Milo Chocolate!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shirou Masuda and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bruens showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chocolate.
Chocolate misses with a wild body shot.
Both fighters circling a little - Bruens finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Bruens misses with a takedown
and Chocolate counters with a nice body shot.
Bruens misses with a body shot.
Chocolate swats away the attempt to clinch by Bruens.
Paul Bruens seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bruens takes a swing at Chocolate's ribcage but misses.
Bruens walks into a left hand.
Chocolate misses with a few strikes there.
Chocolate uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bruens.
Chocolate throws an overhand right that lands on Bruens's shoulder, as Bruens tries to avoid the shot.
Bruens slips under a jab from Chocolate.
Bruens shoots in but no luck this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chocolate rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bruens moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bruens works Chocolate's body with a nice hook.

Bruens closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Bruens lands in his opponent's guard.
Bruens throws a strike but Chocolate rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Chocolate wants to stand but Bruens is controlling his posture from full guard.
Bruens 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.
Bruens is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruens takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Bruens is looking to stall here but Chocolate recovers full guard.
Bruens controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruens trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bruens throws a big elbow that misses.
Bruens wants to control from the top but Chocolate keeps moving.

Chocolate pushes Bruens off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Bruens throws a front kick that sends Chocolate stumbling back into the cage.
Bruens getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bruens motions for Chocolate to come forward. Bruens throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Chocolate thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bruens with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Milo Chocolate is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chocolate throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bruens.

Bruens forces Chocolate back against the cage and clinches.
Bruens is pushing Chocolate up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Chocolate blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Bruens drags the fight down to the ground.
Bruens is pulling down on Chocolate's head to control his posture.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chocolate stopping the sweep attempt from Bruens.
Bruens controlling the position.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Chocolate stopping the sweep attempt from Bruens.
Bruens not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Paul Bruens wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Bruens looks to score with a jab to the body but Chocolate is just out of range.
Bruens shoots in for a takedown but Chocolate shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Bruens. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bruens shoots in but no luck this time.
Bruens changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Chocolate tries to avoid it but Bruens manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Chocolate to the ground. Chocolate escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bruens takes a jab right on the kisser.
Chocolate stalks Bruens and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bruens's face. Bruens staggers backwards, shaken.
Chocolate tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bruens was well out of range. Poor timing from Chocolate.
Bruens ducks under a wild hook from Chocolate.
Chocolate stuffs the takedown.
Bruens is looking to wear down Chocolate with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Chocolate misses with a looping right.
Bruens staying out of range there.
Bruens pivots, looking for a leg kick but Chocolate is out of range and Bruens settles back down.
Bruens scores with a jab to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chocolate cracks Bruens with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Chocolate misses with a body shot.
Bruens takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bruens throws a leg kick but Chocolate moved away.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bruens lands a really nice looking cross but Chocolate seems unphased.
Chocolate loads up on a big right hand but Bruens slips the punch.
Danga de danga de dang - Chocolate scores with a four punch combination!
Bruens closes this distance looking for a takedown but Chocolate circles away.
Chocolate stuffs the takedown attempt from Bruens. Bruens gets slowly back to his feet.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bruens. That's going to slow Chocolate down.
Chocolate avoids the body shot from Bruens.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bruens.
Bruens takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bruens throws a hook but Chocolate avoids it easily.
Nice sprawl there from Chocolate as Bruens shoots in.
Chocolate fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bruens manages to avoid it.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Bruens with that takedown attempt.
Bruens ducks under a wild hook from Chocolate.
Chocolate looks to land a right hand but Bruens moved out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chocolate uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bruens.
Chocolate lands a jab.

Chocolate gets caught napping as Bruens dives in and scores a takedown. Chocolate manages to retain guard.
Bruens wants to control from the top but Chocolate keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bruens's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Chocolate is looking to stand up but Bruens isn't so interested in that idea.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Bruens trying to control but Chocolate is working from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Paul Bruens wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Bruens bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Chocolate prevents Bruens from improving position.
Bruens sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Chocolate is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Bruens is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Chocolate is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Bruens dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

A shot to the liver by Chocolate. Beautiful body shot.
Chocolate just misses with a punch to the body.
Chocolate takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Chocolate keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chocolate takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Chocolate misses with a wild body shot.
Nice takedown defense from Chocolate. No joy for Bruens on that attempt.

Bruens shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Chocolate manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bruens trying to control but Chocolate is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruens postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bruens trying to move into half guard but instead Chocolate has managed to sweep!

Chocolate wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Bruens's closed guard. He's half up but Bruens has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Bruens pivots and extends the arm, Chocolate falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Bruens! Well done that man!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Paul Bruens!
During a confident post fight interview, Paul Bruens thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

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hype
A | B

pop
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barack Bush (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!

Stark
vs
Bush

165 cm
22
144 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

180 cm
28
145 lbs
9 - 9 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gabriel Stark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Barack Bush!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bush moves in looking to clinch but Stark pushes him off.
Bush tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Stark counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bush rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stark moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bush tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Stark manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Stark shoots in and gets a takedown into Bush's guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Bush looking for a sweep. Not yet Bush, not yet.
Stark looking to pass the guard.

Bush has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Stark can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Stark wants to control from the top but Bush keeps moving.
Stark is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark passes into half guard.
Stark seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Bush works his way to full guard. Good work.
Stark pushing down on Bush's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Stark tries to pass to full mount but Bush defends it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Stark looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark is controlling the pace.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Stark is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Bush wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark passes the guard and advances to mount!
Stark looking to control and managing it successfully.
Bush is desperately trying to improve his position but Stark has a good base and remains in mount.
Stark tries to control but Bush wriggling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bush is looking to improve his position but Stark isn't that keen on the idea.
Stark trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Stark takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Bush has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bush wants to get back to his feet.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bush tries to escape the position.
Will Stark go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Stark has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Bush's body.
Stark is looking to control Bush but Bush is wriggling around and keeping busy.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bush turns into Stark and is now in his guard.
Stark looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bush is one step ahead there.

Bush gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Stark shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bush's guard.
Stark passes Bush's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Stark passes to full mount!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stark controlling his opponent.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Stark is looking to work his way around to Bush's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Stark moves to the back.
Stark has good solid back control here.
Bush trying to control the position but Stark manages to sink in the hooks.
Bush is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
I would not like to be Bush right now.
Stark doesn't have the hooks in and Bush manages to turn into his guard.
Bush wants to control from the top but Stark keeps moving.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Bush pushes down on Stark's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Bush is pressing down on Stark's thigh, looking to free his foot. Stark is holding on for now.
Stark trying to control but Bush postures up.
Stark is pressing down on Bush's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Stark manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Stark controlling from the full mount.

Stark looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Stark tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bush stops Stark from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gabriel Stark dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Stark attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Stark swats away the attempt to clinch by Bush.
Stark misses with a hook.

Bush scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Stark regains half guard.
Stark avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bush.
Bush thows a huge punch but Stark dodges it nicely.
Stark trying to hold on to Bush's head to control him but Bush postures up.
Bush wants to stand up but Stark has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Stark blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bush.
Stark regains full guard. Nicely done.
Stark wants to sweep here but Bush controlling him for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bush tries to stand but Stark is controlling from the bottom.
Bush stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Stark swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bush wanted to stand there but Stark had control of the position.
Stark has his hands on Bush's head, controlling the position.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Gabriel Stark!
During a confident post fight interview, Gabriel Stark thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
98%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brayden Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Rourk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee comes to the cage accompanied by In The Morning. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Lee
vs
Rourk

182 cm
24
179 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

190 cm
24
176 lbs
10 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brayden Lee!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michael Rourk!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rourk avoids the head kick by Lee.
A clash of legs there as Rourk blocks the low kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lee.
Rourk lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Lee staying out of range there.
Rourk takes a head kick and keeps coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rourk shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rourk tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lee swivels and escapes.
Lee getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

Lee has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lee is stalling here.
Rourk takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Michael Rourk has been cut.
Lee throws an elbow that misses.
Lee misses with an elbow over the top.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rourk jumps into guard, dragging Lee to the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Rourk is controlling Lee's posture.
Lee not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Lee wants to pass the guard but Rourk is keeping the position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Lee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rourk was well out of range. Poor timing from Lee.
Lee scores with a kick to the midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rourk misses with a takedown
and Lee counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Brayden Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Rourk.
Lee tries to clinch there but Rourk circles away.
Rourk shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lee counters with a straight right hand.
Rourk rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lee moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rourk fails with a takedown attempt.
Rourk tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rourk checks a low kick from Lee.
Rourk doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lee counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Lee throws a low kick, looking for Rourk's leg but Rourk calmly moves out of range.

Lee clinches with his opponent.
Lee lands a nice elbow.
Rourk prevents a body shot from Lee.
Rourk avoids a wild elbow strike from Lee.
Lee gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rourk tries to pull guard but Lee won't allow it.
Lee lands a nice knee to the body.
Rourk looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rourk misses with a hook from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Lee scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nice elbow from Lee.

Rourk breaks from the clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lee.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rourk sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Lee fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rourk has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rourk sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Lee moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Brayden Lee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Lee fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rourk, pushing him back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Lee.
Rourk tries to pull guard but Lee won't allow it.
Rourk letting Lee take a breather here.
Lee lands with a left to the head.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lee lands with a left to the head.
Lee lands a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lee.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee lands a nice elbow.
Lee lands a nice knee to the body.
Lee lands a damaging elbow.
Lee tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lee lands a shoulder strike.
Lee lands an elbow inside that Rourk shrugs off.
Lee lands an elbow inside.
Lee scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nice elbow from Lee.
Lee lands an elbow just above Rourk 's eye.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That has opened up Michael Rourk's cut even more.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Rourk avoids a wild elbow strike from Lee.
Lee lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rourk is looking to take this one to the mat.
Lee lands an elbow that stopped Rourk in his tracks for a moment.
Lee lands a shoulder strike.
Nice elbow from Lee.

Rourk is rocked!

The cut above Michael Rourk's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Lee controlling the action here for a moment.
Rourk avoids a wild elbow strike from Lee.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Lee leaning his opponent against the cage.
Lee utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Still in the clinch, Lee scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lee throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rourk takes an elbow to the temple.
Lee misses with an elbow strike.
Lee throws an elbow but it misses.
Lee lands an elbow inside.
Lee lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lee has Rourk pressed against the cage.
Rourk takes an elbow to the temple.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Lee creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rourk's defenses.
A shot in the inside from Lee.
Come on Lee - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Rourk blocks a body shot from Lee.
Lee lands an elbow inside that Rourk shrugs off.

Michael Rourk's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Rourk tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lee just stands there and leans against the cage.
Lee landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lee working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lee tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rourk avoids it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lee just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rourk's brow.
Rourk is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Lee'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.
Rourk blocks an elbow strike.
Rourk dodges an elbow strike from Lee.
Rourk avoids the elbow strike from Lee, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lee.
Rourk blocks the elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lee throws an elbow but misses.
Rourk on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lee lands an elbow just above Rourk 's eye.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Brayden Lee!
Brayden Lee is the new welterweight champion!
A victorious Brayden Lee thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
46%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Karlsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesus Nava (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jesus Nava has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Karlsson
vs
Nava

188 cm
28
223 lbs
16 - 6 - 0

190 cm
22
204 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jimmy Karlsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jesus Nava!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Sano and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nava swings away with a body shot that misses
and Karlsson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nava pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nava scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

Karlsson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Karlsson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Nava is trying desperately to improve position.
Karlsson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Karlsson landing shots from mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nava can't escape the position.
Karlsson lands a heavy elbow.

Nava is rocked!

Karlsson is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Nava has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Nava is still in real trouble! Can Karlsson finish him?
Karlsson looking to finish Nava with some ground and pound. This is bad for Nava!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Karlsson! Nava is hurt baaadly! Karlsson is firing away with more strikes - Nava is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jimmy Karlsson!
During a confident post fight interview, Jimmy Karlsson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
90%

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