LFL 74 - Salabim vs Atomi 2 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Randy Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Ross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Randy Machida has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Machida
vs
Ross

188 cm
22
190 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

187 cm
27
185 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Randy Machida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Steve Ross!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Shimada and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machida takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ross lets loose with a powerful body kick. Machida will feel that in the morning.
Machida avoids the head kick by Ross.
Ross is looking to slow Machida down with leg kicks.
Ross works over Machida's head and body with a nice combination.

It looks like Randy Machida has been cut.
Machida blocks a jab.
Machida on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ross misses with the combination.
Machida chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ross can pounce on him.
Ross tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ross lands a nice leg kick that just misses Machida's sensitive parts.

Machida shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Ground and pound from Machida.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida passes to side control.
Ross wants to get back to his feet.
Machida advances nicely into full mount.

Machida get's back to his feet.
Steve Ross seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Machida drives through and clinches with Ross against the cage.
Machida has Ross pushed against the cage.
Ross tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Machida avoids it.
Machida throws a knee to the head but misses.

Machida has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Ross clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Machida working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Ross is doing well to defend. Machida seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Ross is forced to tap and this one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Randy Machida!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
65%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sal Ami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Hulk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hulk has chosen Hulkamania! as his entrance music. The Hulk is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Ami
vs
Hulk

150 cm
25
134 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

170 cm
27
145 lbs
7 - 10 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Knockout power

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sal Ami!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, The Hulk!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ami lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hulk circles away quickly and effectively.
Ami slips a jab from Hulk.
Ami throws a hook to the side of Hulk's head but Hulk sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ami misses with an uppercut.
Hulk throws a shot from downtown. Ami moves away and avoids it.
Hulk on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ami misses with a series of wild punches.
The Hulk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hulk swings for the body but Ami moves out of range.
Hulk bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ami with a jab.
Ami paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ami is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hulk.
Ami looks to throw the jab but Hulk is out of range.
Hulk waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ami.
Hulk with a jab.
Sloppy strikes from Ami. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hulk lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ami drops Hulk with a naaaaasty hook - Hulk is in real trouble here! Ami dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sal Ami!

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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
77%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tatsuya Aoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cub Galloway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Galloway has chosen Jump Around by House of Pain as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Aoki
vs
Galloway

178 cm
26
181 lbs
12 - 10 - 1

188 cm
23
175 lbs
8 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
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 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Tatsuya Aoki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cub Galloway!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Aoki fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Galloway to the ground. Aoki is now in Galloway's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Aoki trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Aoki looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Aoki trying to control but Galloway is working from the bottom.
Aoki advances position into side control!
Aoki is looking to take a break and control but Galloway is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Galloway being controlled for a moment.
Aoki is looking to take a break and control but Galloway is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Aoki crashes against the mat.
Galloway regains half guard, as Aoki was trying to land strikes.
Aoki is keen to just control but Galloway is a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aoki is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Galloway reverses the position - he's now on top in Aoki's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Galloway trying to stand up but can't free himself from Aoki's guard.

Aoki looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Aoki wants to sweep but no luck.
Galloway must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Aoki is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Galloway stopping the sweep attempt from Aoki.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aoki is working hard here to advance position.

Aoki is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Galloway is aware though and is defending well.
Galloway postures up.

Galloway avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Aoki is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Galloway avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aoki is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Aoki gets the takedown into side control.
Aoki trying to control the action but Galloway is working from the bottom.
Aoki landing a few strikes.
Galloway stops Aoki from passing to mount.
Aoki wants to lay and pray for a moment but Galloway keeps working.
Galloway avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Aoki.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Aoki is trying to get an arm triangle but Galloway is defending well.
Aoki trying to control the action but Galloway is working from the bottom.
Tatsuya Aoki overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Aoki seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Aoki passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Galloway!
Aoki with the ground and pound from mount.
Aoki controlling his opponent.
Aoki in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Galloway really wants to buck Aoki off and get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aoki with shots to the head and body - Galloway looks very uncomfortable down there.
Aoki with good strikes from the mount here!
Aoki postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Galloway bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Aoki and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tatsuya Aoki!
Our winner, Tatsuya Aoki, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
23%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ben Funkyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hanamichi Sakuragi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ben Funkyama has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Funkyama
vs
Sakuragi

178 cm
26
183 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

190 cm
31
194 lbs
12 - 16 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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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 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ben Funkyama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hanamichi Sakuragi!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Shimada and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sakuragi shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Funkyama sprawls well. Funkyama wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sakuragi gets slowly back to his feet.
Funkyama shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sakuragi sprawls well. Sakuragi wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Funkyama gets slowly back to his feet.
Funkyama looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sakuragi is fending him off so far but Funkyama persists. Nope, Sakuragi circles away and we're back to standing.
Funkyama walks into a stiff left hand from Sakuragi.
Funkyama rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sakuragi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sakuragi lands a jab to Funkyama's midsection.
Sakuragi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Funkyama circles away quickly and effectively.
Ben Funkyama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Funkyama scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Funkyama thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sakuragi can do anything to dispel that myth.
Funkyama thows a huge punch but Sakuragi dodges it nicely.
Sakuragi tries to kick Funkyama off but Funkyama keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Sakuragi keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sakuragi avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Funkyama.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Funkyama working Sakuragi over with strikes.
Funkyama stops Sakuragi from getting back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Funkyama sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sakuragi defending well though.
Funkyama throwing shots but Sakuragi is blocking nicely.
Sakuragi is trying to stand up here but Funkyama is controlling him well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Funkyama thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Funkyama looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sakuragi with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Funkyama connects with a nice short shot to Sakuragi's temple.
Funkyama looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sakuragi with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sakuragi pushes Funkyama off looking to stand but Funkyama dives back in and keeps control.

Sakuragi kicks off Funkyama and gets to his feet.

A jab-cross combination lands for Funkyama and sends Sakuragi crashing to the mat! Funkyama follows him down to the mat - Sakuragi regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!

Sakuragi is rocked!

It looks like Hanamichi Sakuragi has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Funkyama working Sakuragi over with strikes.
Sakuragi is still in real trouble! Can Funkyama finish him?
Funkyama seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Funkyama scores with a big shot! Sakuragi's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Sakuragi! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ben Funkyama!
Ben Funkyama really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that 5th Round Clothing logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
86%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scott Thorpe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Hill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thorpe kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Limelight by Rush. Bobby Hill has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Thorpe
vs
Hill

200 cm
27
272 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

203 cm
32
288 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Good low kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Scott Thorpe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bobby Hill!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hill, right into the meat.
Hill connects with a crisp jab.
Thorpe shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hill sprawls well. Hill wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Thorpe gets slowly back to his feet.
Thorpe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hill.
Hill throws a head kick that Thorpe semi-blocks.

It looks like Scott Thorpe has been cut.
Thorpe throws a leg kick but Hill sees it coming and moves out of range.
A slow jab from Hill misses its intended target.
Hill throws a sloppy head kick and Thorpe moves out of range easily.
Thorpe takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hill pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thorpe takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hill thuds his right hand into Thorpe's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hill throws a combination. Thorpe tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hill ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hill pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hill cracks Thorpe with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

Scott Thorpe's cut is getting worse.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill plants his feet and throws a 3 punch combo. Miss, miss, boom! The third punch, a big right hook, connects right on the temple and drops Thorpe to the mat, unconscious! This fight is all over! Thorpe just couldn't keep out of the way of the whole flurry of punches!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Bobby Hill!

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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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Danny Delphine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hiroyuki Okamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Delphine comes into the arena with Let the bodies hit the floor! blaring out of the sound system. Okamoto is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Feel the Drive. Danny Delphine is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Delphine
vs
Okamoto

225 cm
27
150 lbs
12 - 11 - 0

168 cm
24
152 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Good gas tank

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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 12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Danny Delphine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiroyuki Okamoto!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Okamoto throws a solid leg kick but Delphine takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Okamoto.
Delphine tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Okamoto lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Okamoto tries to work over Delphine's front leg with a kick but Delphine checks it.

Delphine shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Okamoto is trying to defend but Delphine finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

Okamoto is defending against the submission attempts here by Delphine.
Okamoto is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Delphine's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Delphine's back!
Delphine tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Delphine regains half guard.

Delphine looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Delphine manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Delphine is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Okamoto defends well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Delphine has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Okamoto can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Okamoto advances to half guard.

Delphine is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Okamoto pulls his head out easily.
Okamoto content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Delphine really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Okamoto wants to take a breather but Delphine is having none of it.
Okamoto not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Delphine is not content to let Okamoto control the position.
Okamoto sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okamoto prevents Delphine from improving his position.
Okamoto wants to pass to mount but Delphine is defending the position.

Hiroyuki Okamoto has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Okamoto throws a leg kick but Delphine sees it coming and moves out of range.
Delphine showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Okamoto.
Okamoto throws a leg kick but Delphine sees it coming and moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Okamoto will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hiroyuki Okamoto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Okamoto throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Okamoto lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Delphine has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Delphine and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Okamoto. That snapped Delphine's head back.
Delphine blocks a leg kick.
Okamoto wants to land a leg kick but Delphine is out of range.
Delphine shoots for a takedown but Okamoto saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A combination from Okamoto does no damage.
Good leg kick by Okamoto there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Okamoto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Okamoto connects with a solid leg kick.
Delphine takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Delphine uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Okamoto.
Okamoto lands a leg kick that knocks Delphine off balance momentarily.
Okamoto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okamoto tried to score with a low kick but Delphine checks it.
Okamoto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Delphine uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Okamoto.
Okamoto fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Delphine checks it well.
Delphine shoots for a takedown but Okamoto saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Okamoto misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hiroyuki Okamoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Okamoto throws a nice head kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Okamoto tries to clinch but Delphine moves out of range.
Okamoto lands a nice leg kick that just misses Delphine's sensitive parts.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Okamoto moves into range and clinches up with Delphine.
Okamoto wants to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Okamoto scores with a hook to the body. Delphine takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Delphine shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Okamoto sprawls well. Okamoto wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Delphine gets slowly back to his feet.
A clash of legs there as Delphine blocks the low kick.
Delphine avoids the head kick by Okamoto.
Okamoto throws a nice looking combination but Delphine bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Okamoto throws a sloppy head kick and Delphine moves out of range easily.
Okamoto misses with a leg kick.
Danny Delphine is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Okamoto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Okamoto looks for the body kick but Delphine saw that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Delphine takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Okamoto fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Delphine checks it well.
Delphine on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Okamoto. Okamoto obviously looking to wear him down.
Okamoto misses with a kick to the body

and Delphine counters with a single leg into guard. Okamoto didn't expect that.
Delphine forces his way into half guard.
Delphine tries to pass the half guard into mount. Okamoto knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Delphine will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Delphine works his way into side control.
Danny Delphine overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Delphine postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Okamoto takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Delphine working the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okamoto is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Delphine passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Okamoto!
Delphine tries to control but Okamoto wriggling away.
Okamoto is wriggling around trying to escape.
Okamoto sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Okamoto trying to control but Delphine postures up.
Delphine throws a strike but Okamoto avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Okamoto utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okamoto has Delphine pulled in close to control his posture.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Okamoto can do anything to dispel that myth.
Okamoto looking for a sweep. Not yet Okamoto, not yet.
Okamoto wants to stand up but Delphine is controlling him.
Delphine advances position into side control!
Okamoto is not content to let Delphine control the position.
Okamoto dodges the ground and pound from Delphine.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okamoto stops Delphine from passing to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Delphine is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Okamoto is trying to escape and Delphine transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Okamoto is forced to tap! Nice work there by Delphine! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Danny Delphine!
Danny Delphine took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, [CBK] LEGAL HIGHS « Fatality MMA ↑ 5x160Q for their support in the buildup to the fight.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
37%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Dennis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Garelli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dennis comes to the cage accompanied by Bark at the moon. Garelli has chosen Patriarch on a Vespa as his entrance music. Joe Garelli acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Dennis
vs
Garelli

185 cm
28
178 lbs
14 - 8 - 0

180 cm
31
184 lbs
28 - 14 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Granite chin

ACME-Blood Red Q158 Always $30 (5% Laundry SALE)

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 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jorge Dennis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joe Garelli!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Ren Mimura and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garelli shoots in but Dennis avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dennis throws a nice looking combination but Garelli bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dennis misses the shot to the body.
Dennis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A jab from Garelli misses.
A swing and a miss from Garelli.

Garelli drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Dennis tries to buck Garelli off but Garelli is having none of it.
Dennis sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Dennis wants to improve his position but Garelli is controlling well.
Garelli perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Dennis is looking for a sweep. Garelli is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garelli with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Dennis gets full guard.
Garelli is stalling in the full guard.
Dennis is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Garelli thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Dennis lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Garelli!
Garelli blocking the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dennis dominating with strikes here.
Dennis takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Dennis cracks Garelli with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garelli is squirming around, avoiding Dennis's attempts to control the action.
Dennis is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Garelli is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Dennis throwing strikes here but Garelli is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Dennis tries to control but Garelli wriggling away.
Garelli is looking to get to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dennis controlling the position easily from mount.
Dennis throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Garelli is squirming around, avoiding Dennis's attempts to control the action.
Garelli sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

Garelli looking for subs from the bottom but Dennis mounts him!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dennis breaks from Garelli's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Dennis lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Dennis can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Garelli is looking to escape.
Dennis looking to finish Garelli with some ground and pound. This is bad for Garelli!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garelli is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Dennis has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Dennis throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Garelli because Dennis loaded up on that one.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Garelli keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Garelli bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Dennis shoots for a double leg takedown but Garelli sprawls well. He's pushed Dennis's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Garelli connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Garelli shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dennis as he avoids it easily.

Garelli gets a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Dennis manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Dennis tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Dennis is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Garelli defends well.
Jorge Dennis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Garelli drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Garelli as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Dennis screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Garelli! Nice submission victory there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Joe Garelli!
Our winner, Joe Garelli, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tony Kazarian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin McArthur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kazarian comes to the cage accompanied by Limp Bizkit - My Way. McArthur has chosen Breathing as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kazarian
vs
McArthur

165 cm
30
146 lbs
18 - 4 - 0

200 cm
21
144 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

SAVE A FIGHTER

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 18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tony Kazarian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kevin McArthur!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Hirohito Nitta and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Kazarian with that takedown attempt.
Kazarian misses with a wild body shot.
Tony Kazarian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kazarian shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts McArthur as he jumps to the side.
McArthur is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
McArthur slips a straight right by Kazarian.
McArthur pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A cross from McArthur lands.
Kazarian just misses with a punch to the body.
McArthur on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kazarian. Kazarian obviously looking to wear him down.
McArthur takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kazarian throws out a loose jab but McArthur uses good head movement to avoid it.
McArthur jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kazarian connects with a nice looking jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McArthur slips under a jab.
Nice defenses there by McArthur.
Kazarian throws a series of punches but McArthur avoids them all with ease.
McArthur thows a body shot but no joy.
McArthur uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kazarian.
McArthur avoids a kick to the body.
Kazarian swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kazarian with a poor takedown
and McArthur counters with a three punch combo that has Kazarian backing up. Kazarian nods at McArthur to acknowledge the strikes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Kazarian. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McArthur stuffs the takedown attempt from Kazarian. Kazarian gets slowly back to his feet.
Kazarian throws a jab but it's blocked by McArthur.
McArthur misses with an uppercut
and Kazarian counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kazarian throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McArthur missing with a left hand there. Kazarian was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kazarian scores with a shot to the body.

Kazarian shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
McArthur looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kazarian throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as McArthur works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McArthur tries to land a sweep but no joy.
McArthur wants to stand up but Kazarian is controlling him.
McArthur wants to sweep here but Kazarian controlling him for the moment.
Kazarian prevents McArthur from getting back to his feet.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kazarian's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kazarian slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
McArthur tries to escape but Kazarian is in control.
Kazarian moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Kazarian grinds an elbow into McArthur's temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kazarian cracks McArthur with a big elbow.
McArthur wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
McArthur really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kazarian. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kazarian lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if McArthur can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kazarian in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Kazarian working the ground and pound.
McArthur managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Kazarian.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kazarian landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

McArthur is rocked!
McArthur struggling a bit here.
McArthur tries to bench press Kazarian off him but Kazarian keeps the position.
Kazarian is working McArthur over with some ground and pound from side control.
McArthur tries to improve position but can't.
Kazarian scoring with punches and elbows.
McArthur is still in real trouble! Can Kazarian finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McArthur is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Kazarian landing a few strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kazarian cracks McArthur with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Kazarian working the ground and pound.
McArthur is working to avoid the ground and pound but Kazarian connects with a decent elbow.
Kazarian looks up at the clock and then as McArthur takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Kazarian smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
McArthur seems a little lost for a moment, as Kazarian dominates the positioning.
Kazarian in side control lands a decent elbow.
Kazarian working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
McArthur takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
McArthur tries to improve position but can't.
McArthur is trying to control Kazarian's posture but Kazarian avoids it.
Kazarian is chipping away with strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McArthur is trying to get back to half guard.
Kazarian looks up at the clock and then as McArthur takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Kazarian smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Kazarian 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.

Kazarian misses with a body shot.
McArthur seems to have recovered his senses.
Kazarian is looking to wear down McArthur with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kazarian shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with McArthur but McArthur pushes him off and we're back to square one.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kazarian.
Kazarian fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Kazarian. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McArthur uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kazarian.
Kazarian fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kazarian pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McArthur throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kazarian closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Kazarian missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
McArthur is trying to stand back up but Kazarian is controlling him
Kazarian not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kazarian trying to control the pace.
Kazarian lands with a punch from half guard.
McArthur is trying to stand back up but Kazarian is controlling him
Tony Kazarian overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kazarian with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Kazarian lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Kazarian prevents McArthur from improving his position.

McArthur kicks Kazarian off and gets back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kazarian swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and McArthur counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kazarian misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kazarian shoots in but no luck this time.
Kazarian fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kazarian looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? McArthur is fending him off so far but Kazarian persists. Nope, McArthur circles away and we're back to standing.

Kazarian throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. McArthur tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Kazarian is in McArthur's guard.
McArthur is trying to control the position but Kazarian postures up.
Kazarian makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

McArthur is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kazarian defends well.
Kazarian lands a couple of digs.
Kazarian trying to control but McArthur is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kazarian working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of McArthur's head.
Kazarian trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
McArthur wants to stand and escape but Kazarian is having none of it.
Kazarian connects with a couple of short punches.
McArthur preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
McArthur avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kazarian preventing the sweep.
Kazarian throwing strikes but missing.
Kazarian controlling from the top position.
McArthur lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Kazarian!
McArthur controlling his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kazarian bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
McArthur looking for a sweep. Not yet McArthur, not yet.
Kazarian scoring with punches to the head and body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kazarian throwing strikes from guard but McArthur blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kazarian wants to control from the top but McArthur keeps moving.
Kazarian scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kazarian trying to control the position from guard on top but McArthur is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kazarian with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kazarian landing with the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Kazarian dominated that second round.
That's time! Kazarian's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Kazarian lands a body shot.
Kazarian avoids the body shot from McArthur.
Kazarian lands a straight punch to the body, keeping McArthur at a distance.
Kazarian fails with a takedown attempt.
Kazarian throws a leg kick but McArthur sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Horrible takedown by Kazarian or perhaps it was just good defense by McArthur which made him look bad.
Kazarian thows a body shot but no joy.
Kazarian misses with an uppercut.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kazarian.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Kazarian. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazarian shoots in looking for a takedown but McArthur manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kazarian's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kazarian misses the shot to the body.
Kazarian shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts McArthur as he jumps to the side.
Jab, jab by McArthur - just one landing.
McArthur drops his hands momentarily and Kazarian takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kevin McArthur is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Kazarian shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
McArthur blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kazarian.
McArthur pushes Kazarian off looking to stand but Kazarian dives back in and keeps control.

Kazarian is looking for a kimura but McArthur is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kazarian to get the leverage.
McArthur looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kazarian is looking to take a break and control but McArthur is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
McArthur is trying to get back to full guard.
Kazarian working McArthur over with strikes.
Kazarian prevents McArthur from standing back up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kazarian slips a nice elbow through McArthur's hands, connecting with McArthur's forehead.
McArthur pushes Kazarian off looking to stand but Kazarian dives back in and keeps control.
Kazarian scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kazarian working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
McArthur looks like he's trying to stand up.
McArthur takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
McArthur manages to get to full guard.
Kazarian has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kazarian is working McArthur over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kazarian connects with a couple of short punches.
Kazarian stands up over McArthur, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
McArthur trying to keep a closed guard but Kazarian is proving a slippery customer.
Kazarian is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kazarian is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kazarian lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
McArthur not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
McArthur is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kazarian is controlling him.
Kazarian in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kazarian with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kazarian won't allow McArthur to get back to his feet.
Kazarian distracts McArthur with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
McArthur working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kazarian.
Kazarian is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kazarian with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kazarian throws a big elbow that misses.
McArthur throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Kazarian is looking to work some ground and pound but McArthur has wrist control.
Kazarian landing some decent shots from guard.
McArthur looking to control.
Kazarian controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

Kazarian drops back looking for a leg! McArthur is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and McArthur manages to kick Kazarian off! Kazarian jumps back into McArthur's guard.
McArthur has control of Kazarian's left arm, preventing Kazarian from doing any damage.
Tony Kazarian is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kazarian working some strikes from top position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kazarian trying to control the position from guard on top but McArthur is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McArthur is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kazarian is controlling him.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Kazarian showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kazarian 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Kazarian!
Tony Kazarian decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
83%

Main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sim Salabim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tomi Atomi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Atomi has chosen Megadeth - A Tout Le Monde as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Salabim
vs
Atomi

180 cm
26
170 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

191 cm
27
168 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

ADCC Champion
Excellent MT
Granite chin

[CBK] LEGAL HIGHS « Fatality MMA ↑ 5x160Q

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sim Salabim!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tomi Atomi!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Kenichi Hosakawa and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Salabim forces Atomi back against the cage and clinches.
Atomi drops down looking for an ankle pick but Salabim pulls his leg out and moves away.
Salabim fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Salabim chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Atomi can pounce on him.
Salabim moves into range and connects with a jab.
Salabim throws a body punch but Atomi moves out of range.
Atomi takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Salabim is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nice uppercut lands for Atomi. That snapped Salabim's head back.
Salabim fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Atomi manages to avoid it.
Atomi throws a head kick but Salabim moves out of range.
Atomi throws a head kick that misses.
Salabim blocks a head kick by Atomi.
Atomi thumps Salabim with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Salabim ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Atomi moves away.
Atomi jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salabim connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Salabim takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Salabim just misses with a punch to the body.
Atomi moves out of range as Salabim strikes.
Atomi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Salabim looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Atomi throws out a loose jab but Salabim uses good head movement to avoid it.
Atomi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Salabim uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Atomi.
Atomi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Atomi tries for a takedown but Salabim sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Atomi moves out of range of the strikes.
Atomi misses with a straight right.
Atomi avoids the body shot from Salabim.
Atomi misses with a head kick.
Salabim takes a swing at Atomi's ribcage but misses.
Salabim lands a right hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Salabim misses the target.
Salabim jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Atomi throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Salabim's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Salabim misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Atomi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Atomi ducks right into an uppercut from Salabim.
Salabim tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Atomi was well out of range. Poor timing from Salabim.
Salabim scores with a jab.
Atomi throws a body punch but Salabim moves out of range.
Salabim scores with a shot to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Atomi.
Atomi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Salabim throws a good cross that connects.
Salabim stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Atomi misses with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atomi fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Salabim is out of range.
Atomi ducks under a wild hook from Salabim.
Salabim rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Atomi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Salabim swings for the body but Atomi moves out of range.
Salabim lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Atomi throws a head kick that misses.
Atomi throws a leg kick but Salabim sees it coming and moves out of range.
Salabim scores with a jab.
Atomi is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Salabim throws a looping overhand right but Atomi ducks down to avoid it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Atomi. That's going to slow Salabim down.
Atomi misses the shot to the body.
Salabim displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Atomi throws out the jab.
Salabim takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Atomi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Salabim misses the jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salabim keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Atomi.
Atomi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice defenses there by Salabim.
Atomi slips a jab from Salabim.
Salabim missing with a left hand there. Atomi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Atomi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Atomi drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

It looks like Tomi Atomi has been cut.
Salabim throws a shot from downtown. Atomi moves away and avoids it.
Salabim tries to clinch there but Atomi circles away.
Salabim takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Salabim crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Atomi - the referee stops the clock and Salabim gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Atomi. Salabim manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Salabim tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Atomi was well out of range. Poor timing from Salabim.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Salabim avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Atomi misses with a wild body shot.
Atomi misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sim Salabim dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tomi Atomi's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Salabim throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Atomi throws a head kick that misses.
Salabim throws a hook but Atomi avoids it easily.
Atomi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Atomi dodges the punch combination from Salabim.
Nice straight punches there by Salabim. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Salabim.
Salabim misses with a wild combination.
Salabim throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Atomi on the side of the head.
Salabim defending well as Atomi loads up on a big left hand.
Atomi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Atomi misses with a hook
and Salabim counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A bone on bone clash there as Salabim blocks the leg kick.
Salabim fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
An inside leg kick from Atomi misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salabim misses with a body shot.
Atomi tries a head kick but it misses.
Salabim scores with a shot to the body.
Salabim throws a body punch but Atomi moves out of range.
Atomi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Salabim.
Salabim misses with an uppercut
and Atomi counters with a two punch combo.
Sim Salabim is winning the standup battle so far.
Atomi throws the left hand but Salabim avoids the punch easily.
Salabim misses with a two punch combination.
Salabim jabs Atomi right on the nose. Atomi blinks but takes it well.
Atomi walks into a jab.
A jab from Atomi misses.
Salabim misses with a wild body shot.
Atomi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Atomi connects with a leg kick. Salabim looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atomi scores with a body shot.
Atomi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Salabim.
Atomi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Salabim.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Salabim fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Atomi on the side of the head.
Salabim scores with a hook.
Nice jab there from Salabim.
Salabim takes a swing at Atomi's ribcage but misses.
Atomi lands a slapping body shot.
Salabim slips a jab from Atomi.
Atomi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Salabim.
Salabim throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Salabim stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Salabim takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Salabim missing with a left hand there. Atomi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Salabim throws a hook but Atomi blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atomi throws a head kick but Salabim moves out of range.
Salabim tries to close the distance and clinch but Atomi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Atomi takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

Salabim forces Atomi back against the cage and clinches.
Atomi scores with a shoulder strike.
Atomi lands with a short shot to the head.
Atomi is looking to break free of the clinch but Salabim has double underhooks.
Atomi taking a breather.
Atomi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Atomi.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Salabim creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Salabim lands a left hand.
Salabim working aggressively here.
Salabim misses with a short punch on the inside.

Atomi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salabim fails with an attempt to clinch.

Salabim gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Atomi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Atomi breaks from the clinch.
Salabim bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Atomi's head backwards.
Salabim tries to clinch up but Atomi circles away and keeps his distance.
Atomi defending well as Salabim loads up on a big left hand.
Atomi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Salabim scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Atomi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Salabim steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Atomi. That one must have hurt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Salabim jabs Atomi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A jab from Atomi misses.
A slapping body kick lands there for Atomi.
Atomi slips a jab and a cross from Salabim.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Atomi lands with a right hand.
Atomi throws a shot to the body.
Salabim throws a hook to the side of Atomi's head but Atomi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Some wild striking there from Salabim.
Salabim misses with a looping left.
Salabim lands with a cross.
Salabim looks to score with a jab to the body but Atomi is just out of range.
Salabim uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Atomi.
Atomi cracks Salabim with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Atomi throws a leg kick but Salabim sees it coming and moves out of range.
Atomi walks into a straight right hand from Salabim.
Salabim dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Atomi missing with a left hand there. Salabim was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Salabim takes a swing at Atomi's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salabim digs a good hook to Atomi's body.
Salabim throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Atomi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Good exchange - Salabim coming out on top.
Salabim takes a swing at Atomi's ribcage but misses.
Salabim is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Atomi looks to score with a jab to the body but Salabim is just out of range.
Salabim misses with an uppercut. Atomi saw that one coming.
Atomi just misses with a punch to the body.
Atomi misses with a lunging right hand
and Salabim cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Atomi takes a swing at Salabim's ribcage but misses.
Salabim lands with a straight right. Atomi didn't see that one coming.
Salabim throws a shot from downtown. Atomi moves away and avoids it.
Salabim looks to land a right hand but Atomi moved out of range.
Salabim throws a hook but Atomi avoids it easily.
Atomi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Salabim.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Atomi 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Atomi takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Atomi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A clash of legs there as Salabim blocks the low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Atomi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Atomi lands a leg kick that knocks Salabim off balance momentarily.
Atomi misses with a few strikes there.
Atomi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Salabim was well out of range. Poor timing from Atomi.
Atomi is looking to chop away at Salabim's legs.
Salabim misses with a wild body shot.

Atomi shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Salabim napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Salabim tries to improve position but can't.
Salabim manages to get back to half guard.
Salabim is not content to let Atomi control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salabim is looking to improve his position.
Salabim is working hard here to advance position.

Atomi is trying to work for a kimura but Salabim is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atomi prevents Salabim from improving his position.

Atomi is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Salabim wants to control but Atomi is keeping busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Atomi is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Salabim doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Atomi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sim Salabim clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Tomi Atomi's cut.
That's time! Salabim's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Salabim shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Atomi eats them both and turns towards Salabim to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A big left from Salabim misses.
Salabim tries to clinch there but Atomi circles away.
Atomi avoids the body shot from Salabim.
Salabim tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Atomi was well out of range. Poor timing from Salabim.
Salabim is looking to clinch but Atomi is avoiding it.
Atomi misses with an uppercut.
Atomi plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Salabim tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Atomi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Atomi misses with a wild body shot.
Salabim throws a hook to the side of Atomi's head but Atomi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salabim lands a right hook to the body.
Atomi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Salabim.
Salabim throws a jab but it's blocked by Atomi.
Atomi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Salabim takes a swing at Atomi's ribcage but misses.
Salabim lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Atomi circles away quickly and effectively.
Atomi throws a leg kick but Salabim checks it.
Salabim misses with a straight right.
Atomi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice uppercut lands for Salabim. That snapped Atomi's head back.
Salabim takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Salabim throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Atomi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Salabim digs a good body shot into Atomi's ribs.
Atomi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salabim swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Atomi moves into range and connects with a jab.
Atomi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Atomi misses with a low kick.
The fighters circling - Atomi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Atomi throws a hook to the side of Salabim's head but Salabim sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
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!
Atomi misses the shot to the body.
Atomi looks to score with a jab to the body but Salabim is just out of range.
Atomi connects with a body shot that sends Salabim's belly button to the back.
Salabim swings for the body but Atomi moves out of range.
Atomi slips a straight right by Salabim.
Salabim ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Atomi moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Atomi. Salabim does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Salabim.
Salabim swings for the body but Atomi moves out of range.
Salabim moves out of range of the body kick from Atomi.
Salabim jabs Atomi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Atomi misses with a wild combination.
Salabim misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Atomi.
Atomi throws a body punch but Salabim moves out of range.
Salabim lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Atomi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Atomi misses with the combination.
Salabim just misses with a punch to the body.
Atomi throws a sloppy head kick
and Salabim counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Salabim lands.
Salabim fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Atomi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Salabim checks a low kick from Atomi.
Salabim throws a hook but Atomi avoids it easily.
Atomi has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Atomi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice defenses there by Atomi.
Atomi tries to land a leg kick but Salabim saw it coming and moves away.

Salabim gets in close and instigates a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Atomi can't break the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Atomi.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Atomi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Atomi breaks from the clinch.
Atomi thows a body shot but no joy.
Atomi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Sim Salabim will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tomi Atomi's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Salabim's jab looks to have found its range, popping Atomi under the eye.
Salabim takes one to the side of the head.

Atomi shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Salabim manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

Atomi avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Salabim manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Atomi manages to get himself to full guard.
Salabim trying to control the position from guard on top but Atomi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Atomi working a defensive guard here.

Atomi working for a triangle but Salabim defends it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salabim with a flurry of punches that miss.

Atomi throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Salabim passes Atomi's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Salabim is thwarting Atomi's attempts to control the position.
Atomi wants to get back to full guard.
Salabim looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Salabim sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Atomi defending well though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atomi tries to get to full guard but Salabim has control of the leg.
Salabim thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Atomi's head.
Atomi moves into full guard.

Atomi had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Salabim defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Atomi is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Salabim throwing strikes from guard but Atomi blocks nicely.
Salabim working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Atomi's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Atomi is on top in guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Atomi's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salabim wants to sweep here but Atomi controlling him for the moment.
Tomi Atomi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Atomi postures up.
Atomi passes Salabim's left leg - he's now in half guard.

Atomi is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Salabim defends it well.
Salabim is looking for a sweep. Atomi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Salabim trying to control from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Atomi looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Salabim is staying active underneath Atomi, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Sim Salabim is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tomi Atomi has got the better of the ground game so far.
Salabim wants to get back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Salabim works his way to full guard. Good work.
Salabim controlling the position.
Salabim looking to control but Atomi passes into half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Sim Salabim.
Well Salabim 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 50:45
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 50:45
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sim Salabim!
Sim Salabim retains his lightweight title!
After the big win, Sim Salabim made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors [JMFC] Arashi Fighting Nutrition MOVEMBER MADNESS! and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.