AFL 7 Glass PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eiji Tate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michihiro Bukake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bukake has chosen Primo Victoria as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Tate
vs
Bukake

195 cm
25
210 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

175 cm
23
220 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Decent knees
Solid chin

Damnfield clothing

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 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Eiji Tate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michihiro Bukake !
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tate checks a low kick from Bukake .
Tate lands with an uppercut that bounces Bukake off the cage and back into range.

It looks like Michihiro Bukake has been cut.
Bukake turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

Bukake has Tate up against the cage in a clinch.
Tate is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

Bukake turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Bukake manages to end up in side control.
The strikes coming from Bukake are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Bukake in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bukake working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tate wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bukake tries for a kimura but Tate is defending well.
Bukake in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Tate on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Tate tries to get out of the position.
Tate is looking for a sweep.
Bukake working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Bukake landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

Bukake is trying to get an arm triangle but Tate is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bukake throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Bukake scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Tate to see if he's OK.
Bukake in side control, throwing shots but Tate defends.
Bukake wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tate keeps working.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A lull in the action here as Bukake stalls from top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bukake scoring with punches and elbows.
Bukake working the head with strikes.
Bukake working the ground and pound but Tate is defending the strikes.
Bukake working the ground and pound but Tate is defending the strikes.
Bukake content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Tate knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bukake on the ground.
Tate parries the strikes from Bukake easily there. Bukake is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Tate to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bukake working the ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bukake working the head and body with strikes.
Tate takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.

Bukake has an Americana. Tate didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Bukake is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Bukake hooks up with any of them at the after show party.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Michihiro Bukake !
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Michihiro Bukake made sure he mentioned Damnfield clothing, along with how happy he was to win his fight.

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FIGHT
RATING
37%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marc Munoz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yugi Kantana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Munoz comes to the cage accompanied by Champions. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Munoz
vs
Kantana

190 cm
27
197 lbs
5 - 7 - 0

190 cm
29
212 lbs
6 - 10 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power

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 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marc Munoz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yugi Kantana!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kantana misses the shot to the body.
Munoz fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Munoz scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Kantana manages to get back to half guard.
Kantana is trying to stand up here but Munoz is controlling him well.
Munoz trying to control the pace.
Munoz sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kantana defending well though.
Kantana moves into full guard.
Munoz trying to control the position from guard on top but Kantana is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Munoz got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kantana has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Munoz has managed to get both his arms back between Kantana's legs - danger averted.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kantana wants to get back to his feet but Munoz is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kantana kicks Munoz off and gets to his feet.
Munoz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kantana manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Munoz sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.

Kantana drives through with a takedown into Munoz's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Munoz looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Kantana puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.

Kantana seems to be working for a kimura but Munoz defends the submission attempt.

Kantana wants to work for an arm triangle but Munoz is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
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!
Kantana is just content to waste time from the top position. Munoz takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Kantana 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Kantana has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Kantana wants to control from the top but Munoz keeps moving.
Kantana is standing up over Munoz. Munoz looks to escape but Kantana dives into side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Kantana.
Munoz dodges the ground and pound from Kantana.
Kantana misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Kantana controlling the position from side mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munoz can't do much from the bottom here.
Kantana working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Kantana prevents Munoz from escaping the position.

Kantana is working to tighten is grip on Munoz's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Munoz has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Kantana is really squeezing tight and eventually Munoz passes out! Kantana breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Yugi Kantana!
Yugi Kantana very nearly forgot to thank L.A. Elite Clothing Co amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.

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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
47%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Measure (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kobus Venter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kobus Venter will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Measure
vs
Venter

180 cm
20
200 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

175 cm
20
196 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Good kicks
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Patrick Measure!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kobus Venter!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Venter throws a right and a left that Measure avoids nicely.

Measure shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Measure showed some decent athleticism there.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Measure wants to pass the guard but Venter is defending well.
Measure seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Measure lands a nice short elbow.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Measure in particular looking to stall.
Measure winds up and cracks Venter with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Venter avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Measure.
Measure working the head and body with strikes.
Measure throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Measure is nestled in close to Venter, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Venter taking some punishment here, with Measure in his half guard.
Measure 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.
Measure not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Measure winds up and cracks Venter with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Venter really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Measure. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
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!
Measure slows the pace down in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Measure working over Venter with some ground and pound. Venter looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Measure controlling the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Measure is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Measure is nestled in close to Venter, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Measure throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Measure trying to control the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Measure lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ground and pound from Measure.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Measure passes to side control.
Measure lands a few punches from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Venter looks to score with a jab to the body but Measure is just out of range.
Venter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Measure is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Venter can do to turn this around?
Venter throws a body punch but Measure moves out of range.
Measure wants to slow Venter down by chopping away at his legs.
Measure throws a head kick but Venter moves out of range.
Patrick Measure is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Measure fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Venter checks it well.
A cross from Venter lands.

Measure manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Venter on his heels. He'll look to pass Venter's guard now, I'm sure.
Measure throwing strikes from guard but Venter blocks nicely.
Measure is in close to Venter's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Venter looking to control.
Measure slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Venter can do anything to dispel that myth.
A lull in the action here as Measure stalls from top position.
Measure lands a nice forearm strike.
Measure creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Venter is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Patrick Measure overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Measure connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Venter some visible discomfort.

Venter is rocked!
Venter takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Venter is still in real trouble! Can Measure finish him?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Venter is breathing heavily.
Venter seems a little lost for a moment, as Measure dominates the positioning.
Measure scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Venter is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Measure can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Patrick Measure!

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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
49%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jejomar Roxas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Levent Kucuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Roxas
vs
Kucuk

195 cm
18
215 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

193 cm
28
211 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Solid chin

Nfinite
CEC Nutrition Q160 & Loans

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jejomar Roxas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Levent Kucuk!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kucuk gets a clinch.
Kucuk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kucuk tries to work over Roxas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kucuk throws a punch but it's blocked by Roxas.
Roxas is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Kucuk is defending well.
Roxas blocks a body shot from Kucuk.
Kucuk tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Roxas's elbow.
Kucuk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Roxas goes for a takedown attempt but Kucuk pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Roxas circles away from the clinch attempt.

Kucuk has managed to clinch.
Kucuk tries a body shot but Roxas blocks it.
Kucuk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kucuk misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kucuk misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kucuk misses with a punch on the inside.
Roxas tries for a takedown but Kucuk manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jejomar Roxas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kucuk misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kucuk lands a nice uppercut.
Kucuk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kucuk digs a right hand into Roxas's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Roxas's gas tank.
Kucuk lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Roxas.
Kucuk tries a body shot but Roxas blocks it.
Kucuk scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kucuk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kucuk lands with a left to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kucuk working aggressively here.
Kucuk misses with a 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!
Kucuk gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Roxas.
Kucuk misses with a punch to the body.
Kucuk misses with some punches.
Kucuk can't find room to land a body shot as Roxas controls the action.
Kucuk lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Roxas.
Kucuk working aggressively here.
A short body shot lands from Kucuk as the two fighters clinch.
Kucuk scores with a shoulder strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Kucuk.
Roxas is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kucuk presses Roxas against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kucuk scores with a shoulder strike.
Still in the clinch, Kucuk scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kucuk presses Roxas against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kucuk working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kucuk misses with a punch to the body.
Kucuk lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kucuk lands with a short shot to the head.
Kucuk lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Roxas.
Kucuk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kucuk tries to work over Roxas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Roxas prevents a body shot from Kucuk.
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!
Kucuk is leaning against Roxas and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Kucuk - that landed with a thud.
Kucuk is leaning against Roxas and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kucuk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kucuk lands with a light punch inside.
Roxas takes a shot to the head.
Kucuk lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kucuk throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Roxass head.
Kucuk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kucuk tries to work over Roxas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kucuk throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Roxass head.
Kucuk lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kucuk lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Kucuk moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Roxas.
A left hand lands to the body for Kucuk.
Roxas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kucuk throws a punch but it's blocked by Roxas.
Kucuk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kucuk misses with a punch to the body.
Levent Kucuk seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kucuk has a couple of punches blocked by Roxas.
Kucuk can't find room to land a body shot as Roxas controls the action.
Kucuk makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kucuk has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Roxas prevents a body shot from Kucuk.
Kucuk presses Roxas against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kucuk working aggressively here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Kucuk.
Kucuk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short left from Kucuk.
Kucuk misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kucuk.
Kucuk misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kucuk creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Roxas is rocked!
Kucuk lands a big right hand that drops Roxas! The killer instinct kicks in and Kucuk finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Kucuk!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Levent Kucuk!
After winning the bout, Levent Kucuk thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Clubber Nix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Amorsolo Benito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benito has chosen Bingo Players - Get Up as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Nix
vs
Benito

180 cm
22
175 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

175 cm
25
175 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Fishy Fighting {$15}

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Clubber Nix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Amorsolo Benito!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shirou Masuda and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benito misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nix throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Nix takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nix scores with a hook to the body. Benito takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Benito throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nix stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nix misses with a hook to the body
and Nix takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nix moves forwards but Benito connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Benito stalks Nix and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Nix's face. Nix staggers backwards, shaken.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nix takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nix just misses with a punch to the body.
Nix throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice shot by Benito.

Nix is rocked!
Benito lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Nix falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Amorsolo Benito!
Amorsolo Benito 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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hype
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pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Francois Faber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Feng Aue (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Faber
vs
Aue

182 cm
27
215 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
206 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Brawler
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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Francois Faber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Feng Aue!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Hirohito Nitta and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aue is trying hard to land a takedown here. Faber sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Faber fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Aue tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Faber paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Aue closes the distance but Faber moves to the side
and Faber counters with a head kick.
Faber slaps away a takedown attempt from Aue, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Feng Aue seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Faber listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Aue shoots for a double leg takedown but Faber sprawls well. He's pushed Aue's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Francois Faber has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Feng Aue.
Good leg kick by Faber there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Faber moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Faber connects with a leg kick. Aue looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aue shoots in looking for a takedown but Faber manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Aue's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Faber throws a nice head kick!
Aue tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Faber swivels and escapes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Faber bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Aue looks winded!
A chopping leg kick lands by Faber.
A good leg kick by Faber.
Aue tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Faber is looking to slow Aue down with leg kicks.
Faber connects with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Faber takes the fight into the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Faber.
Faber missing with knees to the body.
Faber is pressed up against the cage. Aue has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Faber down to the mat. Faber avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Faber throws an elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faber pushes off an throws an elbow but Aue leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Aue blocks the elbow strike.
Aue managing to block the knees to the body from Faber.
Faber makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Faber.
Faber digs a right hand underneath Aue's ribcage. Aue let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Faber throws an elbow but it misses.
Faber tries to land knees in the clinch but Aue avoids the damage to the body.
Faber scores with a shoulder strike.
Faber blocks an uppercut.
Faber scores with a shot to the side of Aue's head.
Aue dodges an elbow strike from Faber.
Faber throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Faber throws an elbow that misses.
Aue blocks an elbow strike from Faber.
Faber missing with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aue can't get the takedown.
Faber misses with an elbow over the top.
Still in the clinch, Faber scores with a nice short uppercut.
Faber gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Aue.
Faber pushes off an throws an elbow but Aue leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Faber misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Aue.
Faber pushes off an throws an elbow but Aue leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Faber throws an elbow but it misses.
Aue blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Faber pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Aue takes an elbow to the temple.
Faber throws an elbow that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Faber just misses with a elbow thrown towards Aue's brow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faber lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Feng Aue has been cut.
Aue blocks an elbow strike.
Faber creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Aue tries to pull guard but Faber won't allow it.
Aue is trying to break the clinch but Faber is controlling him.
Aue dodges an elbow strike from Faber.
Aue tries to score a body lock takedown but Faber shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Aue's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Faber misses with an elbow over the top.
Faber cracks Aue with a nice body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Faber misses with an elbow strike.
Aue drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Faber gets the underhooks and prevents it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Aue misses with an elbow strike.
Faber throws an elbow but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Francois Faber dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Feng Aue's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A head kick from Faber lands but Aue takes it in his stride.
Faber lands with a thumping leg kick.
Francois Faber is winning the standup battle so far.
Faber lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Aue is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Aue shoots in looking for a takedown. Faber tries to sprawl out of it but Aue keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Faber manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Faber throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Aue's head.
Aue throws a sloppy head kick
and Faber counters with a good low kick that Aue was not able to check.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aue avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Faber lands a head kick. Aue smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Aue lands a body shot.

Faber lands a big head kick that sends Aue tumbling to the mat! Faber takes a step backwards and waves Aue back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Aue is rocked!
Aue is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aue gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Faber gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Aue is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Francois Faber!

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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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Shogun Tokugawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddy Matsui (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shogun Tokugawa is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Tokugawa
vs
Matsui

175 cm
27
159 lbs
7 - 5 - 1

160 cm
22
162 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

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 7 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Shogun Tokugawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Eddy Matsui!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Sano and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Tokugawa scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Matsui wants to get back to full guard.
Tokugawa trying to control from half guard but Matsui is working away.

Tokugawa seems to be working for a kimura but Matsui defends the submission attempt.
Matsui avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tokugawa.
Matsui keeping hold of Tokugawa's head, controlling as best he can.
Tokugawa seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Matsui does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Matsui is trying to control but can't.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Shogun Tokugawa wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Matsui is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tokugawa sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Tokugawa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tokugawa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Matsui moves away.
Matsui changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tokugawa tries to avoid it but Matsui manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tokugawa to the ground. Tokugawa escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Matsui fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tokugawa manages to avoid it.

Matsui closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Tokugawa quickly recovers to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tokugawa wants to get back to full guard.
Tokugawa trying to hold on to Matsui's head to control him but Matsui postures up.
Tokugawa keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tokugawa manages to get to full guard.
Tokugawa has momentary wrist control but Matsui slips an elbow through the middle.
Matsui tries to free his leg and advance position but Tokugawa is retaining full guard.
Tokugawa will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Tokugawa is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Matsui must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Tokugawa looking for a guillotine here but Matsui defends easily.
Matsui keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Tokugawa's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Tokugawa throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Tokugawa is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Tokugawa is trying to work for a kimura but Matsui is defending well.
Matsui trying to control here.
Matsui manages to get to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tokugawa is looking to work some ground and pound but Matsui has wrist control.
Tokugawa postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Matsui had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Tokugawa defends it easily.
Tokugawa is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Tokugawa with a flurry of punches that miss.

Tokugawa got a little sloppy there for a moment and Matsui has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Tokugawa has managed to get both his arms back between Matsui's legs - danger averted.
Tokugawa pushes down on Matsui's leg and manages to get into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tokugawa is keen to just control but Matsui is a slippery customer.

Tokugawa is working for a submission of some sort.

Matsui makes his way to full guard, as Tokugawa worked for a kimura.

Matsui is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Tokugawa is aware though and is defending well.

Matsui is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Tokugawa is aware though and is defending well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Matsui manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Matsui connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Eddy Matsui will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Matsui looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Matsui wants to pass the guard but Tokugawa is defending well.

Matsui is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Matsui takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

Matsui is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Tokugawa defends it well.
Matsui is nestled in close to Tokugawa, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Matsui throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Tokugawa on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

Matsui is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Tokugawa is just riding it out for now. Matsui eventually gives up the hold.
Tokugawa makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Tokugawa.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsui postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Tokugawa throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Tokugawa avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tokugawa pulls Matsui in close to prevent any damage.
Tokugawa throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Tokugawa wants to sweep here but Matsui controlling him for the moment.
Matsui wants to control from the top but Tokugawa keeps moving.
Matsui pushes down on Tokugawa's leg and manages to get into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tokugawa is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Matsui wants to work for an arm triangle but Tokugawa is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Matsui looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Tokugawa works his way to full guard. Good work.

Tokugawa throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Matsui escapes and throws Tokugawa's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Matsui trying to control the position but Tokugawa is working away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matsui cracks Tokugawa with a big right hand but Tokugawa just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Tokugawa is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Matsui tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
You can see the frustration on Tokugawa's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Tokugawa is working to avoid the ground and pound but Matsui connects with a decent elbow.
Tokugawa is being controlled here.
Tokugawa on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Tokugawa is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Matsui is controlling him well.
Matsui is putting a hurting on Tokugawa here, landing some big shots from side control.
Tokugawa sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Tokugawa blocking the ground and pound attempt from Matsui.
Tokugawa has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Matsui is working away from the top position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tokugawa wants to get back to full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matsui drops an elbow to the side of Tokugawa's head.
Tokugawa is looking for a sweep. Matsui is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Matsui lands with a punch from half guard.
Matsui works his way into full mount!
Tokugawa working to try and regain half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Matsui in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Matsui in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

Tokugawa is rocked!
Tokugawa can't escape the position.
Oh Tokugawa is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Matsui! Tokugawa is out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Eddy Matsui!
A very excited looking Eddy Matsui 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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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
51%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Conner Kent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Mayhem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Conner Kent has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Conner Kent seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Kent
vs
Mayhem

178 cm
22
180 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

186 cm
28
185 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Solid chin

CEC Nutrition Q160 & Loans

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Conner Kent!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jason Mayhem!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shirou Masuda and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kent lands with a shot to the body.
Kent will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Mayhem gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Kent stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mayhem swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kent accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kent pushes down on Mayhem's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Kent trying to pass the guard but Mayhem defending well.
Mayhem is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kent not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mayhem blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kent.
Mayhem blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kent.
Kent wants to take a breather but Mayhem is having none of it.

Mayhem looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kent thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kent throwing shots but Mayhem is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kent throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kent not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kent trying to control the action but Mayhem is working from the bottom.
Mayhem regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Kent.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kent's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kent trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kent knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mayhem on the ground.
Mayhem preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kent tries to free his leg and advance position but Mayhem is retaining full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Jason Mayhem!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
38%

Main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Toshiro Montero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xavier Folsom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Montero comes to the cage accompanied by Danzig - Mother . Folsom is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Hightower Is Mad. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Xavier Folsom was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Montero
vs
Folsom

180 cm
23
168 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

189 cm
24
168 lbs
7 - 2 - 1

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Valhalla Q160 Nutrition

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 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Toshiro Montero!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Xavier Folsom!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Folsom thows a body shot but no joy.
Montero lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Folsom tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Montero is able to avoid easily.

Montero shoots in and gets a takedown into Folsom's guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Montero is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Montero in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Folsom is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Montero lands a couple of elbows.
Folsom controls Montero momentarily but Montero frees himself.
Montero stopping the sweep attempt from Folsom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Montero controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Montero throwing strikes but missing.
Montero 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.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A lazy left from Folsom finds it's target.
Folsom lands with a kick to the temple. Montero shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Xavier Folsom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Folsom lunges at Montero with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Montero's hand.
Montero throws a solid leg kick but Folsom takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Montero.
Xavier Folsom is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Folsom throws a leg kick
and Montero counters with a low kick, right behind Folsom 's knee.
Folsom tries a low kick but Montero avoids it.
The crowd cheers as Montero lands an impressive looking overhand right. Folsom doesn't seem phased though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Montero gets a takedown into half guard.
Folsom wants to control but Montero is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Montero slows the pace down in half guard.
Montero thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Folsom's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montero trying to pass the guard but Folsom defending well.
Montero content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Folsom avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Montero.
Montero sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Folsom defending well though.
Folsom is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Montero missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Folsom is looking to control Montero's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Folsom avoid being mounted?
Folsom blocking the ground and pound attempt from Montero.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Folsom wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Montero with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Montero is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Folsom!
Folsom wants to control but Montero is having none of it.
Folsom is looking to improve his position but Montero isn't that keen on the idea.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Folsom holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Montero tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Toshiro Montero dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Montero cracks Folsom with an open hand slap.
Folsom misses with a leg kick.
Montero walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Folsom checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A head kick from Folsom lands but Montero takes it in his stride.
A telegraphed right hand from Folsom misses the target.

Montero manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Folsom on his heels. He'll look to pass Folsom's guard now, I'm sure.
Montero throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Montero in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Folsom really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Montero. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Montero looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Montero throws a big elbow that misses.
Montero showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Montero's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

Toshiro Montero has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Folsom tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Folsom looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montero ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Montero connects with an inside leg kick.
Folsom throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

Montero is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Folsom's half guard.
Montero 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.
Montero tries to pass to full mount but Folsom defends it.
Montero sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Folsom defending well though.
Folsom keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Folsom wants to control but Montero is keeping busy.
Montero throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Folsom is not content to let Montero control the position.
Montero throwing shots but Folsom is blocking nicely.
Folsom is looking to control Montero's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Folsom avoid being mounted?
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Montero seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Folsom keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montero scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Montero works his foot free and advances to mount.
Montero in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Montero with a couple of short strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Montero punching from mount but Folsom doing a good job of avoiding damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Folsom taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Toshiro Montero dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

A solid leg kick lands there for Montero.
Montero lands with a thumping leg kick.
Montero avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Folsom motions for Montero to come forward. Folsom throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Folsom does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Montero throws the left hand but Folsom avoids the punch easily.
Folsom throws a good cross that connects.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Montero.
Montero wants to lay and pray for a moment but Folsom keeps working.
Folsom trying to remain calm as Montero controls from the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Folsom is looking to reverse the position.
Montero working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
You can see the frustration on Folsom's face as Montero controls the position.
Folsom takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Montero controlling the position from side mount.
Montero looks up at the clock and then as Folsom takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Montero smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Folsom is trying to improve his position.
Montero slows the pace down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Folsom tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Montero wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Montero controls the position from side control.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Montero lands a few punches from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montero scoring with punches from side control.
Montero tries to score with some ground and pound. Folsom controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The strikes coming from Montero are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Folsom dodges the ground and pound from Montero.
Montero lands a decent elbow from side control.
Folsom seems a little lost for a moment, as Montero dominates the positioning.
Folsom wants to control but Montero postures up.
Montero trying to control the position but Folsom is working away.
Montero is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Folsom is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montero takes a little break here. Folsom wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
An elbow from Montero crashes against the mat.
Folsom is trying to improve his position.
Montero controlling the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Montero throws an elbow but Folsom slips to the side and avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Toshiro Montero clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Montero dives in and scores a takedown into Folsom's guard.
Montero is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Montero throws a big right hand that misses.
Montero stays in close to Folsom's body and controls the position.
Montero throws a big elbow that misses.
Montero is stalling in the full guard.
Montero distracts Folsom with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Montero throws a big right hand that misses.
Montero controlling from the top position.
Folsom is trying to keep Montero in close.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Toshiro Montero wasn't doing enough on the ground.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Montero.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montero throws a solid leg kick but Folsom takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Montero.
Montero throws a nice outside leg kick.
Folsom misses with the combination.
Montero takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Montero tries a low kick but Folsom avoids it.
Folsom wants to slow Montero down by chopping away at his legs.
Folsom misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Montero.
Montero throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Montero throws a leg kick but Folsom sees it coming and moves out of range.
Montero throws a push kick but Folsom slaps the foot to one side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Folsom connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Folsom moves out of range of the strikes.
Folsom finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Montero looks to score with a jab to the body but Folsom is just out of range.
Folsom pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Montero swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Toshiro Montero is winning the standup battle so far.
Montero lunges at Folsom with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Folsom's hand.
Folsom throws a push kick but Montero slaps the foot to one side.
Montero misses with a low kick.
Folsom misses with a body kick.
Folsom checks a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Folsom misses with a low kick.
Montero lands a nice leg kick that just misses Folsom's sensitive parts.
Folsom on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Folsom throws a front kick aimed at Montero's knee but Montero avoids it well.
Montero connects with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Folsom tries to land a leg kick but Montero saw it coming and moves away.
Folsom throws a low kick but it's checked well by Montero.
Montero misses with a body kick.
Montero chopping away at his opponent's legs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Montero blocks a leg kick.
Folsom tries to work over Montero's front leg with a kick but Montero checks it.
Folsom has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Montero.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Toshiro Montero had his way with Xavier Folsom in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Folsom motions for Montero to come forward. Folsom throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Montero fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Folsom has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Montero shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Folsom as he jumps to the side.
Folsom on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Montero. Montero obviously looking to wear him down.

Montero closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Montero lands in his opponent's guard.
Folsom working a defensive guard here.
Folsom looking to control but Montero passes into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Folsom blocking the ground and pound attempt from Montero.
Montero is thwarting Folsom's attempts to control the position.
Still in half guard, Montero seems content to control.
Folsom wants to get back to full guard.
Montero trying to control the pace.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Toshiro Montero wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Montero avoids the body shot from Folsom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Folsom missing with a left hand there. Montero was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Montero fails with a takedown attempt.
Folsom lunges at Montero with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Montero's hand.
Montero blocks a jab.
Folsom checks a low kick from Montero.

Montero fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Folsom to the ground. Montero is now in Folsom's guard.
Montero not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Montero is pushing down on Folsom's leg trying to pass to half guard. Folsom is fighting to maintain full guard but Montero has managed to sneak the leg through.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montero looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Xavier Folsom has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Toshiro Montero overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

We're going to have a standup here because Toshiro Montero wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Folsom throws a front kick aimed at Montero's knee but Montero avoids it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Montero has managed to clinch.
Montero lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Folsom throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Folsom looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Montero lands a nice uppercut.
Montero is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Toshiro Montero. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Montero doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Folsom has a couple of punches blocked by Montero.
Montero lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Folsom misses with a punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Montero.
Folsom swings away with an uppercut that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Toshiro Montero showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Montero 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 50:45
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 50:45
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Toshiro Montero!
Toshiro Montero retains his lightweight title!
Toshiro Montero tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.