Rivals XXIX: Kush vs. Daniels PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yugi Kantana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bison Sagara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Kantana
vs
Sagara

190 cm
25
212 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

185 cm
25
210 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
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 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yugi Kantana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bison Sagara!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sagara closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Sagara missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Sagara in particular looking to stall.
Kantana wants to control but Sagara is keeping busy.
Sagara is controlling the pace.
Kantana tries to get to full guard but Sagara has control of the leg.
Sagara is taking a breather. Kantana says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Bison Sagara wasn't active enough on the ground.

Sagara fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Kantana to the ground. Sagara is now in Kantana's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sagara wants to control from the top but Kantana keeps moving.

Kantana is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sagara defends well.
Sagara sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Sagara must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Kantana looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Kantana looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Kantana escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sagara gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sagara really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kantana. 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 two minutes gone in the round.
Sagara trying to move into half guard but instead Kantana has managed to sweep!
Sagara throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Kantana throwing strikes but missing.
Kantana tries to free his leg and advance position but Sagara is retaining full guard.
Kantana stopping the sweep attempt from Sagara.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sagara is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Kantana keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sagara's head.

Kantana thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sagara keeping full guard, as Kantana tries to pass.
Kantana passes into half guard.

Sagara is kicking away at Kantana from the bottom - trying to push off and stand up. Kantana grabs hold of a leg and drops back for a hell hook! The two fighters roll across the mat, with Sagara trying to push Kantana off... Sagara taps! He's tapped! This one is all over! A throwback to the old Pancrase there with an infrequently seen submission hold! Nice work.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Heel Hook). Yugi Kantana!
Yugi Kantana looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'thank you veryone for coming out this evening you are the reason i do what i do and thank my sponsors and i am so greatful to be apart of thi great COMPANY. THANKS EVERY1'.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
54%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ryu Takeshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Xu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Xu has chosen Metallica - Creeping Death as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Takeshi
vs
Xu

178 cm
26
183 lbs
2 - 1 - 1

180 cm
19
185 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
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 2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryu Takeshi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Roger Xu!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Xu.
Xu fails with a takedown attempt.
A low kick from Xu misses
and Takeshi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A punch lands to the side of Takeshi 's head but he takes it in his stride.

It looks like Ryu Takeshi has been cut.
Takeshi misses with a head kick.
Takeshi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Takeshi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Xu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Takeshi on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Roger Xu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Xu with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
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 crowd cheers as Xu lands an impressive looking overhand right. Takeshi doesn't seem phased though.
Xu is looking to score with low kicks.
Takeshi blocks a head kick by Xu.
Xu shoots for a double leg takedown but Takeshi sprawls well. He's pushed Xu's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Xu throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Xu pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Xu throws a hook to the side of Takeshi's head but Takeshi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Takeshi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Takeshi moves out of range of the body kick from Xu.
Xu bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Xu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ryu Takeshi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Xu looks for the body kick but Takeshi saw that one coming.
A head kick by Xu misses
and Takeshi counters with an inside leg kick.
Xu throws a head kick that misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Xu.
Xu misses with a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Xu tests Takeshi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Xu with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
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!
Takeshi looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

Ryu Takeshi's cut is getting worse.
Takeshi avoids the head kick by Xu.
Takeshi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Takeshi avoids a kick to the body.
Xu sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Xu throws the kick towards the body but Takeshi avoids it.
Xu cracks the inside of Takeshi's front leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takeshi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Takeshi blocks a leg kick.
Xu attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Xu.
Xu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Takeshi plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Xu lands a glancing blow to the side of Takeshi's head.
Takeshi walks into a straight right hand from Xu.

Takeshi is rocked!
Xu fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ryu Takeshi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roger Xu.
Xu misses with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Xu circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Takeshi drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Xu follows Takeshi to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roger Xu!
Roger Xu managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, [GTI] Divine Clothing , into his post fight interview.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
58%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jules Avalon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Davidson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Avalon comes to the cage accompanied by Superman - Super Junior. Davidson has chosen Kids - Sleigh Kids as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Avalon
vs
Davidson

172 cm
20
153 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

169 cm
19
144 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

[JMFC] Arashi Fighting Nutrition Q160 Recovery
Valhalla Fight Wear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jules Avalon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tim Davidson !
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Avalon scores with a hook.
Avalon swings for the body but Davidson moves out of range.
Davidson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Avalon feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Davidson s jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Avalon misses with an uppercut.
Davidson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Avalon.

Avalon darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Avalon thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Davidson 's head.
Avalon takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Avalon trying to mount his opponent but Davidson defends it.
Avalon stalling.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jules Avalon.
Avalon cracks Davidson with a good jab.
Davidson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Avalon scores with a decent looking hook.
Jules Avalon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davidson misses with a series of wild punches.
Avalon bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Davidson 's head backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davidson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Davidson throws a series of punches but Avalon avoids them all with ease.
Davidson misses with a jab, cross combination.

Avalon drives through with a takedown into guard.
Davidson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Avalon is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Avalon throwing strikes but missing.
Avalon content to stall in guard here.
Avalon has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jules Avalon.
Avalon scores with a nice head shot.
Avalon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Avalon throws an overhand right that lands on Davidson 's shoulder, as Davidson tries to avoid the shot.

Avalon decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Avalon lands strikes from half guard.
Avalon with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Avalon missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davidson wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Avalon is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Davidson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Avalon.
Avalon keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Avalon passes the guard and advances to mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Avalon misses with a body shot.
Davidson throws out a loose jab but Avalon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Davidson throws a right hand that Avalon ducks under and follows up with a left that Avalon also avoids with ease.
Davidson misses with a double jab.
Davidson checks a low kick from Avalon.
Davidson throws a series of punches but Avalon avoids them all with ease.
Davidson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Avalon works the jab nicely.

Avalon is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Davidson 's half guard.
Avalon throwing shots but Davidson is blocking nicely.
Avalon stalling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Avalon winds up and cracks Davidson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Avalon content to control rather than advance.
Avalon wants to pass to mount but Davidson is defending the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Avalon lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Davidson is looking to escape.
Avalon slows the pace down in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Avalon has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

Jules Avalon has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Avalon fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Avalon thows a body shot but no joy.
A slow jab from Avalon misses its intended target.
Davidson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tim Davidson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Avalon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Davidson moves away.

Avalon drives through with a takedown into guard.
Avalon looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Jules Avalon just wasn't active enough.
No joy there for Davidson , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Davidson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Avalon circles away quickly and effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jules Avalon dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Avalon tests Davidson 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Davidson checks a low kick from Avalon.
Jules Avalon is winning the standup battle so far.
Davidson misses with a wild combination.
Avalon misses with a wild body shot.
Avalon scores with a one two! Davidson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

Davidson is rocked!
Avalon misses with a body shot.
Avalon misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Davidson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Avalon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Avalon. Davidson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Avalon misses with a wild body shot.

Avalon dives in and scores a takedown into Davidson 's guard.
Avalon stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Davidson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Avalon is working hard here to advance position.
Davidson keeping moving, preventing Avalon from controlling successfully.
Avalon with a nice head shot there.
Avalon looking to pass the guard.
Avalon seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Jules Avalon just wasn't active enough.
Avalon misses with the combination.
Davidson dodges the punch combination from Avalon.

Avalon drives through with a takedown into Davidson 's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Davidson keeping full guard, as Avalon tries to pass.
Avalon slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Avalon seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Davidson for as long as he can get away with.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A cross from Avalon lands.
Davidson looks to land a combination but Avalon avoids it well.
Avalon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Avalon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Davidson can do to turn this around?
Davidson throws a right hand that Avalon ducks under and follows up with a left that Avalon also avoids with ease.
Danga de danga de dang - Davidson scores with a four punch combination!
Tim Davidson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Avalon manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Davidson on his heels. He'll look to pass Davidson 's guard now, I'm sure.
Avalon engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jules Avalon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Jules Avalon has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Davidson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Davidson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Avalon.
Davidson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Avalon connects with a crisp jab.
Avalon throws a low kick, looking for Davidson 's leg but Davidson calmly moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jules Avalon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Avalon has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jules Avalon!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Jules Avalon waved his t-shirt featuring Hell's Kitchen Lab Corp (159.49 $150)'s logo in front of the cameras.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
51%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Daigo Asai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Will Corso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Corso has chosen Tears in Rain as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Asai
vs
Corso

175 cm
19
165 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

165 cm
20
155 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Zentrope Fighting Universe

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Daigo Asai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Will Corso!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Shimada and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Asai throws a half hearted mid kick.
Good work by Asai as he checks the leg kick.

Corso drives through with a takedown into Asai's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Asai controls Corso momentarily but Corso frees himself.
Asai wants to stand but Corso is controlling the position.
Corso stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Asai swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Corso preventing the sweep.
Asai on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Asai tries to get out of the position.

Corso postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Asai is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Corso, into his guard.
Corso looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Asai trying to control the position from guard on top but Corso is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Asai is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Corso has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Asai is looking to defend but Corso has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Asai! Corso pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Asai taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Will Corso!
A very excited looking Will Corso 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.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
38%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Raider Browne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Daley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daley is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Missing Teeth. Raider Browne has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Browne
vs
Daley

180 cm
21
168 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

173 cm
25
160 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

Valhalla Fight Wear

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Raider Browne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sean Daley!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Browne misses with a few strikes there.

Daley scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Daley goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Browne rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Daley's guard! Nice work there by Browne!

Daley is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Browne is aware though and is defending well.
Browne pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Daley is keeping the position for now.
Daley keeping moving, preventing Browne from controlling successfully.
Browne is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Daley is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

Daley has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Browne can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Browne sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Daley's guard.

Browne is working for a submission of some sort.
Daley has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Browne is working away from the top position though.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Daley is defending against the submission attempts here by Browne.

Browne is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Daley has managed to free his arm - good work.

Browne decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Browne fails to land the takedown.
Daley falls off balance throwing a combination
and Browne counters with a stiff right hand.

Daley shoots in and gets a takedown into Browne's guard.
Daley content to stall in guard here.
Daley looking to pass the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Browne bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Daley's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Daley keeping moving, preventing Browne from controlling successfully.

Daley is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Browne accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Browne passes Daley's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Daley is looking to improve his position.
Browne works his foot free and advances to mount.

Browne is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Daley has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Daley!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Daley avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Daley wants to control from the top but Browne keeps moving.
Browne is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Daley looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Browne thows a huge punch but Daley dodges it nicely.

Daley looking for submissions off his back.
Browne throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Browne thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Daley is defending against the submission attempts here by Browne.

Browne decides to stand up.
Daley lands a jab to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Browne feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Browne with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Daley is on top in guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Browne looking for a guillotine here but Daley defends easily.

Browne working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Daley doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Daley manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Daley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Browne sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Daley throws a right and a left that Browne avoids nicely.
Browne shoots in but Daley avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Daley has a takedown stuffed.
Browne throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Daley's waist but Daley gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Browne off to one side.
Daley with a jab.
Daley throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Browne.
Daley is looking to clinch but Browne is avoiding it.
Daley ducks right into an uppercut from Browne.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Daley.
Daley ducks right into an uppercut from Browne.

Browne decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Browne wants to take a breather but Daley is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Browne works his way into full mount!
Daley is desperately trying to improve his position but Browne has a good base and remains in mount.
Browne moves to the back position.
Raider Browne overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Browne misses with punches from the back.
Daley is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Browne off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Browne missing with punches from the back.

Browne looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! Daley taps!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Raider Browne!
Raider Browne got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Gutierrez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wiesiek Kolano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Gutierrez
vs
Kolano

171 cm
23
143 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

170 cm
20
140 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
KO power

Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jesus Gutierrez !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wiesiek Kolano!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Sosuke Kotani and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gutierrez stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gutierrez wants it to stay on the feet.
Kolano gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Gutierrez counters by clinching up.
Gutierrez taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Gutierrez .
Kolano blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gutierrez tries a body shot but Kolano blocks it.
Gutierrez leaning against his opponent.
Kolano on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gutierrez can't find room to land a body shot as Kolano controls the action.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gutierrez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gutierrez stalling against the cage.
Gutierrez misses with a knee to the head.
Gutierrez landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gutierrez misses with a knee strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gutierrez pressing his opponent against the cage.
Gutierrez landing knees to the head.
Gutierrez working aggressively here.
Gutierrez leaning against his opponent.
Kolano drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Gutierrez gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Jesus Gutierrez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wiesiek Kolano.
Gutierrez '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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gutierrez gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jesus Gutierrez .

Gutierrez darts in and clinches Kolano up against the cage.
Gutierrez lands a nice elbow.
Kolano wants to take the fight to the mat but Gutierrez manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Gutierrez missing with knees to the body.
Gutierrez leaning against his opponent.
Kolano avoiding damage as Gutierrez throws knees to the body.
Kolano has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Gutierrez after a bit of a struggle.
Kolano tries to pull guard but Gutierrez holds him up against the cage and eventually Kolano drops back down to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kolano has Gutierrez pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Gutierrez manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Gutierrez trying to land knees to the body.
Gutierrez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gutierrez with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gutierrez connects with a knee to the head.
Kolano is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Gutierrez is defending well.
Gutierrez gets underhooks to prevent Kolano's takedown attempt.
Kolano looks gassed!
Knees in the clinch landing for Gutierrez .
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gutierrez stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gutierrez has Kolano pushed against the cage.
Gutierrez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gutierrez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kolano blocks it with crossed arms.

Kolano has picked Gutierrez up - he's going for a ride! Kolano dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Gutierrez is trying to stand up here but Kolano is controlling him well.
Kolano seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gutierrez does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kolano is thwarting Gutierrez 's attempts to control the position.
Gutierrez moves into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jesus Gutierrez dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Kolano swats away the attempt to clinch by Gutierrez .

Gutierrez has closed the distance and engaged Kolano in a clinch.
Gutierrez trying to land knees to the body.
Gutierrez lands a knee to the head.
Gutierrez manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gutierrez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kolano's brow.
Gutierrez utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Gutierrez controlling the action here for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Kolano takes a knee to the side of the body.
Gutierrez effectively controlling the action here.
A hook to the body from Gutierrez .
Kolano is breathing heavily.
A right handed body shot lands from Gutierrez .
Gutierrez stalls.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jesus Gutierrez .
Kolano darts in trying to clinch
and Gutierrez counters with a low kick, right behind Kolano 's knee.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jab, jab by Gutierrez - just one landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kolano shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gutierrez but Gutierrez pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kolano on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gutierrez . Gutierrez obviously looking to wear him down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Gutierrez pushes Kolano up against the cage in a clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Gutierrez takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A left hand lands to the body for Gutierrez .
Gutierrez stalling in the clinch.
Kolano blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jesus Gutierrez has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gutierrez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gutierrez lands a damaging elbow.
Gutierrez lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gutierrez misses with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gutierrez struggles to land a body shot inside as Kolano controls his hands.
Kolano jumps guard but Gutierrez stands there with Kolano around his waist. Kolano gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Gutierrez taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kolano tries for a takedown but Gutierrez manages to get underhooks.
Jesus Gutierrez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wiesiek Kolano.
Kolano looking for a takedown.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gutierrez .
Gutierrez is struggling to control the position.
Gutierrez lands a left hand.
Gutierrez controlling the action here for a moment.
Kolano tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Gutierrez smiles and moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gutierrez instigates a clinch.
Gutierrez misses with a knee to the head.
Gutierrez stalling the fight.
Gutierrez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kolano avoids it.
Gutierrez misses with a knee strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kolano's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gutierrez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kolano avoids it.
Kolano drops down looking for an ankle pick but Gutierrez pulls his leg out and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Gutierrez has managed to clinch.
Gutierrez lands a nice knee to the body.
Gutierrez is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Gutierrez tries a knee to the head but Kolano blocks it.
Gutierrez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gutierrez unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Gutierrez slows down the pace here.
Kolano takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gutierrez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kolano has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gutierrez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kolano has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gutierrez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gutierrez tries to throw a body punch but Kolano avoids it by throwing Gutierrez back against the cage.
Gutierrez stalling against the cage.
Kolano blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Kolano jumps into guard, dragging Gutierrez to the mat.
Jesus Gutierrez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kolano looking for a sweep. Not yet Kolano, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Gutierrez gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Gutierrez is looking to clinch but Kolano is avoiding it.

Kolano gets tackled into the cage by Gutierrez . Gutierrez maintains the clinch.
Gutierrez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kolano's efforts to push away.
Gutierrez stalling against the cage.
Kolano drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gutierrez gets underhooks to prevent Kolano's takedown attempt.
Gutierrez tries to land a knee to the head but Kolano blocks with his arms.

Kolano breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gutierrez fails with an attempt to clinch.

Gutierrez moves into the clinch successfully.
Kolano takes a knee to the side of the body.
Gutierrez looking to throw knees to the head but Kolano is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gutierrez is pushing Kolano up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kolano can't get the takedown.
Jesus Gutierrez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wiesiek Kolano.
Gutierrez misses with a knee to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kolano is looking for a takedown.
Kolano wants to take the fight to the mat but Gutierrez manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jesus Gutierrez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gutierrez , 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesus Gutierrez !

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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
41%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between William Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akisame Koetsuji (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koetsuji has chosen Monster as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The key to victory for William Dos Santos has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Dos Santos
vs
Koetsuji

185 cm
20
170 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

172 cm
19
175 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

PRIME DESIGNS

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, William Dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Akisame Koetsuji!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Koetsuji drives through with a takedown into guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Dos Santos controls Koetsuji momentarily but Koetsuji frees himself.
Koetsuji trying to control but Dos Santos is working from the bottom.
Koetsuji postures up in Dos Santos's guard and throws a big left but Dos Santos blocks it.
Koetsuji trying to control the position from guard on top but Dos Santos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Dos Santos had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Koetsuji defends it easily.

Dos Santos manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Dos Santos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Koetsuji doesn't manage to clinch there - Dos Santos circles away.
A jab from Koetsuji misses.

Dos Santos moves into the clinch successfully.
Dos Santos is trying to break free.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dos Santos lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dos Santos blocks an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koetsuji tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dos Santos misses with a punch to the body.
Koetsuji lands a right hand.
Dos Santos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Koetsuji scores with a shot to the side of Dos Santos's head.
Koetsuji misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Dos Santos fails to land.
Dos Santos lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Koetsuji struggles to land a body shot inside as Dos Santos controls his hands.
Koetsuji blocking some punches.
Koetsuji throws an elbow but it misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dos Santos.
Dos Santos trying to control the position but instead, Koetsuji has worked for underhooks and has pushed Dos Santos into the cage.
Dos Santos lands with a short shot to the head.
Koetsuji tries to throw a body punch but Dos Santos avoids it by throwing Koetsuji back against the cage.
Dos Santos blocks an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Koetsuji lands a nice uppercut.
Dos Santos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
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!
Dos Santos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Koetsuji misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dos Santos stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Dos Santos avoids a wild elbow strike from Koetsuji.
Dos Santos lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Koetsuji backwards.
Dos Santos wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Koetsuji has him pressed against the cage.
Dos Santos struggles to land a body shot inside as Koetsuji controls his hands.
Dos Santos taking a breather.
Koetsuji missing with knees to the body.
Dos Santos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dos Santos tries to stall but Koetsuji uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Koetsuji misses with a short punch on the inside.
Koetsuji tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dos Santos blocking some punches.
Dos Santos trying to control the position but instead, Koetsuji has worked for underhooks and has pushed Dos Santos into the cage.
Dos Santos working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Koetsuji blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dos Santos tries to stall but Koetsuji uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Koetsuji fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Koetsuji tries to land knees in the clinch but Dos Santos avoids the damage to the body.
Dos Santos stalling against the cage.
Dos Santos blocking some punches.
Dos Santos pushes Koetsuji back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Dos Santos working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Koetsuji.
Dos Santos blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos is trying to break free.
Dos Santos lands a right hand.
Dos Santos tries to work over Koetsuji's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Koetsuji lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dos Santos is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Dos Santos wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dos Santos softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Koetsuji swings wildly with an uppercut but Dos Santos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dos Santos is looking to control Koetsuji's arms but Koetsuji gets an underhook and turns him. Now Dos Santos has his back to the cage.
Koetsuji working aggressively here.
Dos Santos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Koetsuji misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short left from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos lands with a left to the head.
Koetsuji misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Koetsuji.
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 William Dos Santos will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Koetsuji just misses with a punch to the body.
Koetsuji thows a body shot but no joy.
Dos Santos comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dos Santos feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Koetsujis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Koetsuji walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Dos Santos misses the shot to the body.
Dos Santos scores with a jab to the head.
Koetsuji fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dos Santos moves in looking to clinch but Koetsuji pushes him off.
Dos Santos lands a jab to Koetsuji's midsection.
Dos Santos misses the shot to the body.

Koetsuji bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Koetsuji working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Koetsuji misses with the ground and pound.
Dos Santos sneaks back into half guard.
Dos Santos is looking for a sweep. Koetsuji is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Koetsuji is working away from the top position though.
Koetsuji landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Koetsuji wants to control but Dos Santos is keeping him busy.
Koetsuji thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dos Santos's head.
Dos Santos wants to get back to full guard.

Koetsuji is trying to work for a kimura but Dos Santos is defending well.
Dos Santos regains full guard. Nicely done.
Koetsuji stopping the sweep attempt from Dos Santos.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Koetsuji trying to control but Dos Santos is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koetsuji throwing strikes from guard but Dos Santos blocks nicely.

Koetsuji drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Dos Santos dives on top into guard.
Dos Santos looking to sit in guard and control but Koetsuji gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Koetsuji throwing strikes from guard but Dos Santos blocks nicely.
Dos Santos is trying to keep Koetsuji in close.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Koetsuji gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Koetsuji tries to clinch but Dos Santos is having none of it.

Dos Santos rushes Koetsuji and presses him up against the cage.
Koetsuji working aggressively here.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Dos Santos avoids a wild elbow strike from Koetsuji.
Dos Santos lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Koetsuji.
William Dos Santos has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dos Santos lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dos Santos scores with a shoulder strike.
Koetsuji is working Dos Santos over against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dos Santos lands a nice uppercut.
Koetsuji blocks an uppercut.
Koetsuji swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Dos Santos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dos Santos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Koetsuji.
William Dos Santos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dos Santos moves into the clinch.
Koetsuji lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dos Santos is working Koetsuji over against the cage.
Koetsuji has a couple of punches blocked by Dos Santos.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dos Santos creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dos Santos lands a body punch.
Koetsuji swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dos Santos lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dos Santos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Koetsuji throws a head punch that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dos Santos lands a body punch in the clinch.
Koetsuji misses with the head strike.
Koetsuji throws a punch but it's blocked by Dos Santos.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Dos Santos seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Koetsuji is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

William Dos Santos dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Dos Santos thows a body shot but no joy.
Koetsuji takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dos Santos stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Dos Santos wants it to stay on the feet.

Koetsuji drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Dos Santos is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Koetsuji in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Dos Santos is looking to reverse the position.

Koetsuji swings around for an armbar but Dos Santos sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Koetsuji's guard.
Dos Santos wants to control from the top but Koetsuji keeps moving.
Koetsuji is controlling Dos Santos's posture.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koetsuji is trying to keep Dos Santos in close.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dos Santos accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Koetsuji is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Koetsuji being controlled here, momentarily.
Dos Santos forces his way into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos passes to full mount!
Dos Santos avoids the attempt from Koetsuji to control.
Koetsuji is squirming around, avoiding Dos Santos's attempts to control the action.
Dos Santos is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Koetsuji is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Koetsuji really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos raining down shots from the mount!
Koetsuji wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Dos Santos.

Dos Santos get's back to his feet.
Koetsuji wants to clinch up but Dos Santos keeps it at a distance.
Dos Santos connects with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koetsuji tries to move into range but Dos Santos moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Dos Santos moves in looking to clinch but Koetsuji pushes him off.
Nice shot by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos lands a head shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dos Santos lands a really nice looking cross but Koetsuji seems unphased.
Dos Santos is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Dos Santos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Koetsuji manages to avoid it.
Dos Santos jabs at Koetsuji's body.
William Dos Santos is winning the standup battle so far.
Koetsuji drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Koetsuji is looking to clinch.
Akisame Koetsuji seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Koetsuji looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
William Dos Santos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A telegraphed right hand from Dos Santos misses the target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Koetsuji scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Dos Santos gets full guard.
Akisame Koetsuji has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Koetsuji works over Dos Santos with some ground and pound from guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
William Dos Santos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dos Santos, 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... William Dos Santos!
Jumping up and down and very excited, William Dos Santos waved his t-shirt featuring Hell's Kitchen Lab Corp (159.49 $150)'s logo in front of the cameras.

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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
97%

Main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hindu Kush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Kush
vs
Daniels

154 cm
20
145 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

175 cm
22
146 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

TITAN
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hindu Kush!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tom Daniels!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daniels fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kush manages to avoid it.
Daniels misses with a few strikes there.
Daniels has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kush.
Daniels is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kush.
Kush tries to clinch there but Daniels circles away.
Daniels moves away from the strike by Kush.

Kush drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kush throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Daniels works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Kush thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Kush wants to control from the top but Daniels keeps moving.
Daniels really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kush. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Kush postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Daniels is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Kush, into his guard.
Daniels trying to control the position from guard on top but Kush is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Daniels wants to control from the top but Kush keeps moving.

Daniels got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kush has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Daniels has managed to get both his arms back between Kush's legs - danger averted.

Kush working for a triangle but Daniels defends it easily.
Daniels controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels trying to control but Kush is working from the bottom.
Kush looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kush keeping moving, preventing Daniels from controlling successfully.

Tom Daniels has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Kush tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Daniels paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Daniels cracks Kush with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Daniels throws a combination. Kush tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Daniels keeps the fight on the outside.
Kush throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Daniels's waist but Daniels gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kush off to one side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Daniels. Beautiful body shot.
Daniels stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Daniels wants it to stay on the feet.
Hindu Kush seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Daniels missing with a left hand there. Kush was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kush looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Daniels swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kush pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Kush closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Daniels quickly recovers to half guard.
Daniels is trying to control but can't.
Kush takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Daniels is looking to control Kush's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Daniels avoid being mounted?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kush is keen to just control but Daniels is a slippery customer.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Daniels is looking to improve his position.

Kush is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Daniels has managed to free his arm - good work.
Kush wants to free his trapped foot but Daniels is holding on for dear life with his legs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kush is working hard here to advance position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Kush connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kush is looking to clinch but Daniels is avoiding it.
Kush just misses with a punch to the body.
Daniels cracks a nice hook into Kush's ribs.
A combination from Daniels does no damage.
Kush moves in looking to clinch but Daniels pushes him off.

Kush closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Daniels did well to prevent Kush getting side control.

Kush seems to be working for a kimura but Daniels defends the submission attempt.

Kush is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kush.
Daniels tries to roll over but Kush keeps him under control.
Kush thows a huge punch but Daniels dodges it nicely.

Kush is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Daniels sees it coming and defends easily.
Kush wants to pass the guard but Daniels is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kush is thwarting Daniels's attempts to control the position.
Kush is looking to advance position but Daniels won't allow it.
Daniels has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kush is working away from the top position though.
Daniels is refusing to be controlled, as Kush sits in half guard.

Kush is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Kush is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kush wants to pass the guard but Daniels is defending well.

Kush is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Daniels defends it well.
Kush trying to control the action but Daniels is working from the bottom.
Daniels is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kush's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kush's back!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels controls the position.
Daniels doesn't have the hooks in and Kush manages to turn into his guard.
Kush trying to control but Daniels is working from the bottom.
Kush working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kush trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Daniels looking to control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kush pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Daniels is keeping the position for now.
Kush trying to control but Daniels is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hindu Kush dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A jab lands there for Daniels.
Daniels scores with a decent looking hook.

Daniels tries to keep at a distance but Kush has taken the fight into the clinch.
A hook to the body from Daniels.
Daniels leaning his opponent against the cage.
Daniels letting Kush take a breather here.
Kush jumps guard but Daniels turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Daniels prevents a body shot from Kush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Daniels pushes Kush back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kush being controlled against the cage.

Kush breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kush ducks under a wild hook from Daniels.
Kush takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Daniels tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kush was well out of range. Poor timing from Daniels.
Kush scores with a jab.
Kush comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kush forces Daniels back against the cage and clinches.
A short right from Kush on the inside.
Kush misses with a hook to the ribs.
Daniels is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kush can't find room to land a body shot as Daniels controls the action.
Kush lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Daniels blocking some punches.
Kush is looking for a takedown.
Kush misses with a punch to the body.
Kush being controlled against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels gets through Kush's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kush tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kush is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Daniels blocks a body shot from Kush.
Daniels tries to break free but Kush pushes him back against the cage.
Kush tries to work over Daniels's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kush - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kush tries to pull guard but Daniels forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hindu Kush. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kush can't find room to land a body shot as Daniels controls the action.
Daniels stalling the fight.
Daniels lands a left hand.

Kush drags the fight down to the ground.
Daniels trying to control the position from guard on top but Kush is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Daniels is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Daniels trying to control the position from guard on top but Kush is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Daniels throws an elbow that misses. Kush uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Daniels's guard. Nice move by Kush!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Hindu Kush did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Daniels circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kush drops his hands momentarily and Daniels takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Daniels is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Daniels scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kush misses with a takedown
letting Daniels counter with a right hand.
Kush ducks under a wild hook from Daniels.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kush.
Kush tries to close the distance and clinch but Daniels swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kush tries to score with a low kick but Daniels moves his leg out of the way.
Kush shoots in looking for a takedown but Daniels manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kush's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kush closes the distance looking to clinch
and Daniels counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kush misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tom Daniels seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice takedown defense from Daniels. No joy for Kush on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hindu Kush. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Daniels wants to slow Kush down by chopping away at his legs.
Tom Daniels is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Daniels ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kush moves away.
Kush misses with a low kick.
Daniels looks to land a combination. Kush sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

It looks like Hindu Kush has been cut.
Daniels lands a glancing blow to the side of Kush's head.
Kush throws a quick inside leg kick.
Daniels throws a series of punches but Kush avoids them all with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Daniels darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kush shoots for a takedown but Daniels saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kush takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kush misses with a wild body shot.
Kush takes one to the chin there.

Daniels gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Daniels wants to sweep but no luck.
Daniels keeping full guard, as Kush tries to pass.

Kush drops back looking for a leg! Daniels is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Daniels manages to kick Kush off! Kush jumps back into Daniels's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kush looking to pass the guard.
Daniels is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Kush drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Daniels dives on top into guard.
Daniels throws an elbow that misses. Kush uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Daniels's guard. Nice move by Kush!
Daniels utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels looking for a sweep. Not yet Daniels, not yet.
Kush trying to control the position from guard on top but Daniels is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kush won't allow Daniels to sweep him here.
Kush wants to control from the top but Daniels keeps moving.
Kush throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Daniels works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kush trying to control the position from guard on top but Daniels is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

Kush is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Daniels is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Daniels has escaped and now he's on top!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Tom Daniels will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Hindu Kush's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Daniels defending well as Kush loads up on a big left hand.
Kush tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kush getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kush tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Daniels was well out of range. Poor timing from Kush.
Daniels has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kush staying out of range there.
Kush throws a sloppy body shot
and Daniels counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Daniels connects with a single shot there.
Daniels lands a right hook to the body.
Daniels connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Daniels checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kush walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Daniels throws a right and a left that both miss.
Daniels lands a head shot.
Kush misses with a shot to the body
and Daniels counters with a straight right hand.
Kush moves in looking to clinch but Daniels pushes him off.
Kush tries to clinch up but Daniels circles away and keeps his distance.
Daniels fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Daniels stuns Kush with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kush uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Daniels.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kush.
Nice cross by Kush.
Daniels will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Daniels tries to bum rush Kush with a series of wild strikes but Kush uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Daniels scores with a hook.

Daniels gets tackled into the cage by Kush. Kush maintains the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kush tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Daniels just stands there and leans against the cage.
Daniels slowing the pace effectively.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kush has a couple of punches blocked by Daniels.
Kush tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kush tries a body shot but Daniels blocks it.
Daniels can't find room to land a body shot as Kush controls the action.
Kush'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.
Daniels blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kush misses with a body punch.
Daniels slows down the pace here.

Daniels breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hindu Kush is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Daniels pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kush manages to avoid it.
Daniels swats away the attempt to clinch by Kush.
Daniels checks a leg kick nicely.
Kush scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Kush uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Daniels.
Kush throws a front kick that sends Daniels stumbling back into the cage.
Daniels uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kush.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kush takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Daniels throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kush.
Tom Daniels has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Daniels throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tom Daniels comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kush 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 48:48
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 49:47
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 47:48

The fight is ruled a draw!
Hindu Kush retains his title. It's always disappointing when a championship fight ends as a draw but that's what happens when you leave the fight in the judges hands!