Pride 39 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dionicio Pizarro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shim Changmin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Pizarro might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Globus - Europa (Instrumental Version) . Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Shim Changmin enters the ring!

Pizarro
vs
Changmin

178 cm
29
200 lbs
22 - 17 - 0

189 cm
27
190 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 22 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dionicio Pizarro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shim Changmin!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Hirohito Nitta and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Changmin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pizarro.
Changmin misses with a wild combination.
Changmin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pizarro fails with the takedown.
Pizarro throws a body punch but Changmin moves out of range.
A combination from Changmin does no damage.
Pizarro scores with a hook.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pizarro.
Changmin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pizarro.
Changmin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Changmin misses with a few strikes there.
Pizarro misses with a few strikes there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pizarro avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pizarro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Changmin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pizarro.
Pizarro slips a jab and a cross from Changmin.
Changmin looks to land a combination. Pizarro sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Pizarro shoots in looking for a takedown but Changmin manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Pizarro's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dionicio Pizarro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pizarro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Changmin manages to avoid it.
Pizarro throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Changmin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Changmin cracks Pizarro with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Pizarro misses with a hook to the body
and Changmin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Changmin.
Shim Changmin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pizarro throws a body punch but Changmin moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Changmin has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Changmin there as he acknowledges the shot.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Pizarro.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Changmin can do anything to dispel that myth.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Pizarro tries for a kimura but Changmin is defending well.
Pizarro misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Pizarro landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Pizarro looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Changmin is avoiding damage well.
Pizarro landing a few strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Pizarro is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Changmin looks calm but he's in trouble here. Pizarro gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Changmin is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Pizarro lets go of the hold and Changmin can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dionicio Pizarro!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
36%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Talib Kweli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yeung Sze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Yeung Sze was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Kweli
vs
Sze

176 cm
29
160 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

178 cm
24
165 lbs
2 - 5 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Powerful takedowns
Solid Muay Thai
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Talib Kweli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Yeung Sze!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yuuki Gou and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kweli clinches up with Sze and pushes him back against the ropes.
Sze looking to throw knees to the head but Kweli is blocking nicely.
Kweli tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Kweli's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kweli comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sze looks to land a combination but Kweli avoids it well.
Sze throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kweli.
Sze will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kweli connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

It looks like Yeung Sze has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sze throws a nice looking combination but Kweli bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sze tries to bum rush Kweli with a series of wild strikes but Kweli uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kweli throws a series of punches but Sze moves out of range.
Kweli throws a head kick but Sze moves out of range.

Kweli closes the distance and clinches.
Kweli tries to circle away but Sze has him pinned against the ropes.

Kweli's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kweli misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kweli avoids the head kick by Sze.
Sze keeps the fight on the outside.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kweli fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kweli misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sze lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kweli circles away quickly and effectively.
Kweli scores with a head kick.
Kweli throws a lazy right hand but Sze sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A punch combination from Kweli misses.
Sze throws a jab but it's blocked by Kweli.
Kweli shoots in for a double leg but Sze sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kweli shoots in for a takedown but Sze shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Talib Kweli. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sze throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sze throws a right and a left that Kweli avoids nicely.
Yeung Sze is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
No joy there for Sze, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kweli connects with a right that clearly hurt Sze. He's backed up against the ropes with nowhere to go as Kweli proceeds to tee off with vicious combinations till Sze collapses and taps out under the pressure!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Talib Kweli!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
75%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Archie Parchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Miller
vs
Parchi

185 cm
31
184 lbs
12 - 14 - 2

179 cm
31
178 lbs
6 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Knockout power

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 12 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Jimmy Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Archie Parchi!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Parchi tries to avoid it but Miller manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Parchi to the ground. Parchi escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Miller forces Parchi back against the ropes and clinches.

Miller has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Parchi uses from the top position.
Parchi with a flurry of punches that miss.
Parchi wants to control from the top but Miller keeps moving.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Parchi must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Parchi throws a strike but Miller rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Parchi is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Miller tries to get to full guard but Parchi has control of the leg.
Miller works his way to full guard. Good work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Miller has his foot on Parchi's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Parchi works his way back into a safe position though.
Miller keeping moving, preventing Parchi from controlling successfully.
Miller trying to keep a closed guard but Parchi is proving a slippery customer.
Miller working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Parchi.
Miller throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Parchi advances to half guard.
Parchi trying to control from half guard but Miller is working away.
Parchi looks to land a strike but Miller avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Parchi has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Miller is proving hard to escape from.
Parchi wants to control from the top but Miller keeps moving.
Parchi wants to pass the guard but Miller is keeping the position.
Miller not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Miller is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Parchi is controlling him.
Parchi throws a big elbow that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parchi with a flurry of punches that miss.
Parchi distracts Miller with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

Miller looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Miller throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Miller looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Miller utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Miller looking for a guillotine here but Parchi defends easily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Miller is on top in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parchi wants to sweep but no luck.
Parchi seems keen to control Miller's posture.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Miller won't allow Parchi to get back to his feet.
Parchi looks gassed!
Miller wants to pass the guard but Parchi is keeping the position.

Miller drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Miller jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Miller passes into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Miller lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Miller's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Miller duly obliges.
Miller misses with a series of wild punches.

Miller instigates a clinch.

Parchi is fighting off a takedown attempt but Miller is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Parchi to the mat. Parchi regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Miller throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Miller wants to pass the guard but Parchi is keeping the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Parchi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Miller.

Miller thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Miller throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Miller postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Parchi is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Miller, into his guard.
Miller tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Parchi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Parchi stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Miller throws up his legs and catches Parchi in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Parchi tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Miller! That came out of nowhere!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Jimmy Miller!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
60%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rock Random (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sidney Crosby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Random comes to the ring accompanied by Nas - Made you look. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Random
vs
Crosby

184 cm
29
210 lbs
15 - 12 - 0

183 cm
26
210 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rock Random!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sidney Crosby!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crosby throws a looping overhand right but Random ducks down to avoid it.
Crosby misses the shot to the body.
Crosby misses with the combination.
Crosby throws a lazy right hand but Random sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Random throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Crosby throws a series of punches but Random moves out of range.

Crosby gets tackled into the ropes by Random. Random maintains the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Random.

It looks like Sidney Crosby has been cut.
Crosby goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Random creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Crosby's defenses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Random.
Random prevents a body shot from Crosby.
Random misses with a knee to the head.
Random utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Crosby looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crosby takes an elbow to the temple.
Random softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Crosby tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Crosby doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Random lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Crosby backwards.
Crosby is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Random is keeping busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Random lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A left hand lands to the body for Random.
Random lands a nice elbow.
Random comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Random lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Random lands an elbow inside that Crosby shrugs off.
Random lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Random using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Random unloads a knee to the mid-section. Crosby lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Crosby takes an elbow to the temple.

Random breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Random lands a nice leg kick that just misses Crosby's sensitive parts.
Random tries to clinch there but Crosby circles away.
No joy there for Random, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Random throws a right hand that Crosby ducks under and follows up with a left that Crosby also avoids with ease.
Random is looking to slow Crosby down with leg kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Random scores with a jab to the jaw.
Random throws a series of strikes that have Crosby backpedaling.
Random connects with a high kick.

Random has managed to clinch.
Random blocks a body shot from Crosby.
Random lands an elbow that stopped Crosby in his tracks for a moment.

That has opened up Sidney Crosby's cut even more.
Random lands an elbow that stopped Crosby in his tracks for a moment.
Random lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Crosby tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Random's elbow.
Random lands a right hand.
Random with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Crosby is rocked!
Random lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Crosby is still on wobbly legs! Can Random finish him?

Random manages to break the clinch.
Random walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Crosby drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Random swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Crosby's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rock Random!

C
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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michele Mancinelli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Baltazar Ramos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Mancinelli might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Lookin' Out My Backdoor. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Mancinelli
vs
Ramos

185 cm
28
184 lbs
19 - 11 - 0

187 cm
27
182 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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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 19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michele Mancinelli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Baltazar Ramos!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mancinelli misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ramos.
Ramos lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mancinelli at a distance.
Mancinelli fails to land with a series of punches.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mancinelli.
Mancinelli slips a jab and a cross from Ramos.
Mancinelli misses with a hook. Ramos ducked under it nicely.
Mancinelli explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Mancinelli cracks Ramos with an open hand slap.
Mancinelli has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ramos.
Mancinelli throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Michele Mancinelli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mancinelli looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mancinelli scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ramos throws a shot from downtown. Mancinelli moves away and avoids it.
Ramos will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That kick from Mancinelli tenderised Ramos's leg. Ramos is trying to keep his angry face on.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mancinelli slips a straight right by Ramos.
Ramos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mancinelli.

Ramos tries to keep at a distance but Mancinelli has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Mancinelli creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ramos looking to slow down the pace here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mancinelli.
Mancinelli lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ramos.
Ramos misses with a punch to the body.
Ramos blocks the elbow strike.
Ramos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ramos is trying to break free.

Mancinelli manages to break the clinch.
Mancinelli throws a hook but Ramos avoids it easily.
Mancinelli slips under a jab.
Mancinelli looks to score with a jab to the body but Ramos is just out of range.
Mancinelli will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mancinelli is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramos avoids the head kick by Mancinelli.
Mancinelli looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ramos shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mancinelli defends it nicely.
Mancinelli on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Mancinelli slips a jab from Ramos.
Ramos scores with a jab. Mancinelli acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ramos scores with a sloppy right hand. Mancinelli should have avoided that one.
Ramos looks to land a left hand but Mancinelli moved out of range nicely.
Mancinelli displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ramos.
Michele Mancinelli has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Baltazar Ramos.
Mancinelli paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ramos dodges the punch combination from Mancinelli.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramos bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mancinelli's head backwards.
Horrible takedown by Ramos or perhaps it was just good defense by Mancinelli which made him look bad.
Ramos takes a swing at Mancinelli's ribcage but misses.
Ramos connects with a solid leg kick.
Ramos tries to move into range but Mancinelli moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ramos drops his hands momentarily and Mancinelli takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mancinelli lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Mancinelli slips under a jab from Ramos.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ramos darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mancinelli. Ramos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mancinelli lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Mancinelli throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mancinelli waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ramos.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ramos. Mancinelli does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramos moves into range and connects with a jab.
Mancinelli misses with a series of wild punches.
Ramos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mancinelli dodges the punch combination from Ramos.
Mancinelli closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mancinelli looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Michele Mancinelli is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mancinelli moves out of range as Ramos strikes.
Mancinelli avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mancinelli lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ramos missing with a left hand there. Mancinelli was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mancinelli looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ramos throws a leg kick that misses.
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 Michele Mancinelli will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Mancinelli defending well as Ramos loads up on a big left hand.
Mancinelli cracks Ramos with an open hand slap.
Ramos avoids the head kick by Mancinelli.
A bone on bone clash there as Ramos blocks the leg kick.
A good leg kick by Mancinelli.
Ramos throws a shot from downtown. Mancinelli moves away and avoids it.
Mancinelli turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mancinelli leaves Ramos with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Mancinelli checks a leg kick nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ramos. Mancinelli does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mancinelli bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ramos tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mancinelli uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ramos.
Ramos misses with a hook.
Mancinelli thumps Ramos with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mancinelli leaves Ramos with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Mancinelli tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Ramos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ramos keeps the fight on the outside.
Mancinelli misses with a series of wild punches.
Mancinelli works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ramos tries to move into range but Mancinelli moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Mancinelli fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ramos tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mancinelli swivels and escapes.
Michele Mancinelli has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Baltazar Ramos.
Mancinelli throws a nice looking combination but Ramos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mancinelli dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ramos. That did some damage!
Ramos shoots in but Mancinelli avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ramos throws a poor cross that misses
and Mancinelli counters with an outside leg kick.
Mancinelli lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ramos takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ramos walks into a jab.
Mancinelli misses with a wild combination.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mancinelli.
Ramos swinging wildly here.
Mancinelli fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Michele Mancinelli is winning the standup battle so far.
Mancinelli misses the shot to the body.
Ramos misses with an uppercut
and Mancinelli connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mancinelli throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mancinelli tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Ramos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A jab from Mancinelli misses.
Mancinelli throws a combination. Ramos tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Ramos thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd cheers as Mancinelli lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ramos doesn't seem phased though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mancinelli throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mancinelli throws a looping overhand right but Ramos ducks down to avoid it.
Mancinelli misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ramos.
Mancinelli tries to clinch up but Ramos circles away and keeps his distance.
Mancinelli looks to land a combination but Ramos avoids it well.
Mancinelli ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ramos moves away.
Ramos is trying desperately to land a takedown but Mancinelli is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Ramos.
Ramos takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ramos scores with a hook to the body. Mancinelli takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ramos throws a poor cross that misses
and Mancinelli counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ramos is looking to slow Mancinelli down with leg kicks.
Ramos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mancinelli.
Ramos moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Mancinelli throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ramos circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramos throws a jab but it's blocked by Mancinelli.
Ramos cracks Mancinelli with a good jab.
Mancinelli tries to clinch up but Ramos circles away and keeps his distance.
Ramos's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ramos misses with the combination.
Mancinelli tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Ramos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ramos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mancinelli.
Mancinelli moves out of range as Ramos strikes.
Mancinelli uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ramos.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mancinelli is looking to clinch but Ramos is avoiding it.
Ramos with a nice cross.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mancinelli misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mancinelli uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ramos.
Mancinelli slips a jab from Ramos.
Ramos shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mancinelli pinned against the ropes. Mancinelli gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michele Mancinelli dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Ramos dodges the punch combination from Mancinelli.
Ramos throws a jab when Mancinelli was well out of range.
Mancinelli is looking to clinch but Ramos is avoiding it.
Ramos drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

Ramos drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mancinelli working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ramos.
Ramos wants to control from the top but Mancinelli keeps moving.
Ramos sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos looking to sit in guard and control but Mancinelli gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Mancinelli pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ramos is keeping the position for now.
Mancinelli controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Baltazar Ramos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mancinelli trying to control but Ramos is working from the bottom.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Mancinelli misses the shot to the body.
Mancinelli blocks a leg kick.
Mancinelli feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ramos's calf.
Mancinelli throws a nice head kick!
Ramos's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mancinelli under the eye.
Ramos lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mancinelli fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ramos takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ramos gets cracked there but stands up to it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ramos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mancinelli.
Ramos throws a big shot that misses.
Mancinelli connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ramos's hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ramos.
Ramos misses the jab.
Ramos misses with an uppercut.
Mancinelli scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mancinelli throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mancinelli scores with a sloppy right hand. Ramos should have avoided that one.
Mancinelli is looking to clinch but Ramos is avoiding it.
Mancinelli uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ramos.
Mancinelli thows a body kick. Ramos tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Mancinelli lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ramos misses with an uppercut
and Mancinelli counters with a low kick, right behind Ramos 's knee.
Ramos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mancinelli works over Ramos's head and body with a nice combination.

Ramos is rocked!
Mancinelli throws a combination that misses
and Ramos counters with a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mancinelli misses with a body shot.
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!
Mancinelli lands with a hook. Ramos tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ramos is still on wobbly legs! Can Mancinelli finish him?
Mancinelli ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ramos seems to have recovered his senses.
Mancinelli keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mancinelli comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mancinelli tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Ramos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mancinelli wants to clinch up but Ramos keeps it at a distance.
The fighters circling - Ramos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mancinelli lands a nice shot that snaps Ramos's head back.
Ramos throws a big shot that misses.
Michele Mancinelli is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mancinelli lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ramos's sensitive parts.
Michele Mancinelli is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mancinelli buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mancinelli fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ramos on the side of the head.

Mancinelli moves into the clinch successfully.
Ramos misses with a shot to the kidneys.

And that's the end of the fight!
Michele Mancinelli showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mancinelli, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michele Mancinelli!
Michele Mancinelli very nearly forgot to thank [WOT] GR Design - Top quality, from $10 to $150 ! amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
90%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ritsuko Asuke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincent Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Asuke
vs
Hunter

163 cm
21
170 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

182 cm
25
184 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Good gas tank

Steel Terror-Trition: Video Proven 160Q
Steel Terror-Trition: Video Proven 160Q

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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ritsuko Asuke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vincent Hunter!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunter throws a low kick but Asuke moves out of range easily.
Asuke misses with a hook. Hunter ducked under it nicely.
Hunter buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hunter throws a head kick that half lands.
Asuke avoids the head kick by Hunter.
Asuke throws an overhand right that lands on Hunter's shoulder, as Hunter tries to avoid the shot.

Hunter has managed to clinch.
Asuke blocks the elbow strike.
Asuke misses with some punches.
A shot in the inside from Asuke.
Asuke throws a head punch that misses.

Hunter turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Hunter manages to end up in side control.
Hunter in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Asuke manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Asuke is trying to stand up here but Hunter is controlling him well.
Hunter looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Asuke wants to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter is controlling the pace.
Asuke is looking to control Hunter's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Asuke avoid being mounted?
Hunter looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Asuke with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hunter lands a nice short elbow.
Hunter controlling the action here.
Let's hope that Hunter has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Asuke is looking to control Hunter's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Asuke avoid being mounted?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunter prevents Asuke from standing back up.
Hunter lands with a punch from half guard.

Asuke is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hunter pulls his head out easily.
Hunter with the ground and pound but Asuke uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Hunter controls from within his opponent's guard.
Hunter lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hunter controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

Asuke is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Asuke looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hunter is one step ahead there.
Asuke keeping full guard, as Hunter tries to pass.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter throwing strikes but missing.
Hunter stops Asuke from standing up.
Asuke looking to control.
Hunter engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Asuke not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Ritsuko Asuke.
Asuke throws a series of punches but Hunter avoids them all with ease.

Asuke gets caught napping as Hunter dives in and scores a takedown. Asuke manages to retain guard.
Hunter passes Asuke's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Asuke wants to get back to his feet.
Still in half guard, Hunter seems content to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asuke is not content to let Hunter control the position.
Asuke is trying to stand back up but Hunter is controlling him
Hunter landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hunter keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Asuke wants to get back to full guard.
Asuke is trying to escape back to his feet but Hunter uses the scramble to pass into side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Asuke tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hunter wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Hunter gets to mount! Asuke was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Asuke is squirming around, avoiding Hunter's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Asuke misses with a right hand
and Hunter counters with a solid body kick.
Hunter throws a front kick that sends Asuke stumbling back into the ropes.
Hunter throws a sloppy head kick and Asuke moves out of range easily.
Hunter slips under a jab from Asuke.
Hunter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hunter scores with a leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hunter, right into the meat.

Asuke gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Hunter to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Hunter won't allow Asuke to sweep him here.
Hunter is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Asuke tries to land a sweep but no joy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hunter sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hunter slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Asuke wants to get back to his feet but Hunter drags him back down.
Hunter tries to move to mount but Asuke blocks the move with his legs.
Hunter is looking to take a break and control but Asuke is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hunter scores with punches from side control.
Asuke is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Hunter off and has taken his back!

Asuke working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Asuke doesn't have the hooks in and Hunter manages to turn into his guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Asuke throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Hunter escapes and throws Asuke's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Asuke trying to control but Hunter flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Asuke is trying to break free.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hunter biding his time, looking for the opening.
Hunter lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Asuke hold on?!
Asuke is trying to stand back up.
Asuke is really stuck here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asuke holding both Hunter 's hands and preventing any damage.
Hunter has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Asuke's body.
Asuke prevents Hunter from getting a body triangle.
Hunter connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Asuke to escape the position.
Hunter looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Hunter not allowing Asuke to control his hands.
Hunter controlling from the back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunter lands shots from the back.
Asuke breaks Hunter's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.

Asuke drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Hunter manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Asuke has Hunter in his guard.
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!
Asuke keeping full guard, as Hunter tries to pass.
Asuke wants to stand up but Hunter is controlling him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hunter engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Hunter won't allow Asuke to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vincent Hunter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Hunter connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Asuke crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hunter - the referee stops the clock and Asuke gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hunter. Asuke manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Asuke lands a really nice looking cross but Hunter seems unphased.
Asuke misses with an uppercut

and Hunter counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Asuke!
Hunter punishing his opponent with strikes.
Asuke is in all sorts of trouble here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hunter is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Asuke is looking to get to half guard.
Hunter content just to control the position here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Asuke trying desperately to get to his feet.
Hunter controlling from the full mount.
Hunter lands with some strikes.
Asuke taking shots to the head.

Asuke is rocked!
Hunter postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Asuke in real trouble here! The ref calls for Asuke to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vincent Hunter!
A relieved looking Vincent Hunter thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan Hawkes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hawkes comes to the ring accompanied by I'm Shipping Up to Boston. 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!

Hawkes
vs
Alves

180 cm
29
181 lbs
12 - 12 - 0

180 cm
28
181 lbs
11 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jonathan Hawkes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Thiago Alves !
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawkes connects with a good right hand that stumbles Alves . Alves circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hawkes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Alves throws a right hand that Hawkes ducks under and follows up with a left that Hawkes also avoids with ease.
Hawkes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A leg kick checked by Hawkes.
Hawkes tries to clinch there but Alves circles away.
Alves circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hawkes throws a low kick but it's checked well by Alves .
Hawkes connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Alves looks to land a left hand but Hawkes moved out of range nicely.
Alves throws a series of strikes that have Hawkes backpedaling.

It looks like Jonathan Hawkes has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hawkes on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Alves . Alves obviously looking to wear him down.
Hawkes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Alves misses with a double jab
and Hawkes counters with a low kick, right behind Alves 's knee.
Alves tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hawkes misses with a double jab
and Alves counters with a good low kick that Hawkes was not able to check.
Alves uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawkes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alves looks to score with a jab to the body but Hawkes is just out of range.
Hawkes throws a low kick but Alves avoids it.
Good exchange - Hawkes coming out on top.
Hawkes throws a sloppy head kick and Alves moves out of range easily.
Hawkes tries to close the distance and clinch but Alves swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Alves fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hawkes on the side of the head.
Hawkes throws a leg kick
and Alves counters with a stiff right hand.
Alves throws a looping overhand right but Hawkes ducks down to avoid it.
Alves defending well as Hawkes loads up on a big left hand.
Alves swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hawkes counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hawkes tries to clinch there but Alves circles away.
Hawkes connects with a single shot there.
Hawkes lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Alves backs up against the ropes.
Hawkes misses with a straight right.
Hawkes swings away with a leg kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves moves into range and connects with a jab.
Alves takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hawkes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab lands there for Alves .
Alves avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Alves throws an off balance right hand
and Hawkes counters with a low kick, right behind Alves 's knee.
Hawkes takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hawkes staying out of range there.
Alves misses with a body shot.
Hawkes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hawkes throws a nice looking combination but Alves bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Alves throws a leg kick but Hawkes sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hawkes lands with a cross.
Hawkes looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
No joy there for Hawkes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawkes slips a straight right by Alves .
Alves uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hawkes.
Alves swings widly with a right hand
and Hawkes counters with a nice low kick that buckles Alves 's knee momentarily.
Some wild striking there from Hawkes.
Alves throws a right hand that Hawkes ducks under and follows up with a left that Hawkes also avoids with ease.
Alves throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hawkes counters with a right hand to the body.
Alves looks gassed!
Hawkes scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A solid leg kick lands there for Alves .
A low kick from Alves is predictable there
letting Hawkes counter with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hawkes tries to clinch up but Alves circles away and keeps his distance.
Alves misses with a double jab.
Hawkes lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hawkes tries a head kick but it misses.
Alves scores with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawkes misses with a two punch combination.
Alves is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hawkes.
Alves lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Alves misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hawkes.
A swing and a miss from Alves .
Alves swats away the attempt to clinch by Hawkes.
Hawkes looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hawkes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alves .
Hawkes lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Alves backs up against the ropes.
A big left from Alves misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alves throws a hook but Hawkes avoids it easily.
Hawkes staying out of range there.

Alves closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jonathan Hawkes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jonathan Hawkes's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Alves fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Hawkes clinches.
Alves has a couple of punches blocked by Hawkes.
Alves struggles to land a body shot inside as Hawkes controls his hands.
Hawkes working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Alves working aggressively here.
Alves stalling in the clinch but Hawkes improves position.
Hawkes digs a right hand into Alves 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Alves 's gas tank.
Hawkes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hawkes misses with some punches.
Hawkes throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Alves fails to land.
Hawkes misses with a punch on the inside.
Alves misses with a punch on the inside.
Alves tries to stall but Hawkes uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Alves lands a body shot.
Hawkes struggles to land a body shot inside as Alves controls his hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawkes lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A short left from Hawkes.
Hawkes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hawkes scores with a hook to the body.
Hawkes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Alves missing with knees to the body.
Hawkes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Alves .
Alves works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hawkes scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hawkes has a couple of punches blocked by Alves .
Alves misses with a punch to the body.
Alves taking a breather.
Hawkes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hawkes throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Alves s head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hawkes obliges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alves blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawkes working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Alves takes a shot to the head.
Hawkes lands a body shot.
Alves blocks a body shot from Hawkes.
Hawkes lands a nice knee to the body.
Alves misses with a body punch.
Alves tries to score a body lock takedown but Hawkes shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Alves is trying to break free.
Hawkes scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Thiago Alves has been cut.
Alves is breathing heavily.
A body shot lands from Hawkes.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Hawkes throws an elbow but misses.
Hawkes lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Alves misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Hawkes.
Hawkes scores with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Alves .
Alves stalling in the clinch but Hawkes improves position.
Alves blocks an uppercut.
Hawkes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hawkes putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Alves in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hawkes misses with a knee to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hawkes.
Hawkes lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hawkes pushes Alves back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hawkes obliges.
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!
Hawkes lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Alves or not.
Still in the clinch, Hawkes scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hawkes throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Alves s head.
Hawkes lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawkes tries to land a knee to the head but Alves blocks with his arms.
Alves is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Alves is looking to break free of the clinch but Hawkes has double underhooks.
Hawkes tries to land a knee to the head but Alves blocks with his arms.
Nice body punch from Alves - that landed with a thud.
Hawkes misses with a punch to the body.
Alves is trying to break the clinch but Hawkes has him pressed against the ropes.
Alves throws a punch but it's blocked by Hawkes.
Hawkes scores with a knee to the head.
Hawkes lands a right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hawkes lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hawkes presses Alves against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hawkes creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Alves 's defenses.
Hawkes misses with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jonathan Hawkes dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Hawkes scores with a jab to the body.
Hawkes scores with a crisp jab that stopped Alves in his tracks.
Hawkes looks to clinch
and Alves counters with a two punch combo.
Hawkes swings for the body but Alves moves out of range.
Alves connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hawkes's hands.

Hawkes has managed to clinch.
Hawkes lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Hawkes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Alves has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hawkes avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Hawkes.
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!
Hawkes lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hawkes lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Alves takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hawkes works on Alves 's body with a couple of short punches.
Hawkes is working Alves over against the ropes.
Hawkes looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hawkes lands a hook to the side of the head.

Alves is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawkes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Alves 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
With the fighters up against the ropes, Hawkes throws an elbow but misses.
Alves misses with the head strike.
Hawkes misses with the head strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hawkes obliges.
Hawkes connects with a nasty looking knee right to Alves 's face.
Hawkes lands a shoulder strike.
Hawkes working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hawkes digs a right hand into Alves 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Alves 's gas tank.
Hawkes landing knees to the head.
Alves is still on wobbly legs! Can Hawkes finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hawkes working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hawkes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alves can do to turn this around?
Hawkes gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Alves misses with a punch to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Hawkes.
Thiago Alves has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawkes creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Alves with a big uppercut! Alves tries to clinch up but Hawkes pushes him back against the ropes and lands another monster strike that crumples Alves to the mat! Alves covers up and Hawkes unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jonathan Hawkes!
A relieved looking Jonathan Hawkes thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

C
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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Xavier Armstrong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yama Mama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mama is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Micharl McCann - Icarus. Yama Mama acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.

Armstrong
vs
Mama

191 cm
26
223 lbs
13 - 5 - 2

195 cm
25
220 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Steel Terror-Trition: Video Proven 160Q
Steel Terror-Trition: Video Proven 160Q

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Xavier Armstrong!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yama Mama!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shirou Masuda and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Mama misses.
Mama misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mama throws a half hearted mid kick.
Mama takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mama lands with an uppercut that bounces Armstrong off the ropes and back into range.
Armstrong looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mama scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A head kick misses from Armstrong.
Mama connects with a right hand. Armstrong shakes it off.
Mama lands a big head kick that sends Armstrong to the canvas! Mama follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yama Mama!
Yama Mama is the new light heavyweight champion!
Yama Mama very nearly forgot to thank ACME-Blood Red Q158 Always $30 amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.