Destiny 15: No Way Out PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Come At Me (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zhang Zong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

At Me
vs
Zong

224 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

180 cm
21
160 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Tends to cut

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 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Come At Me!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Zhang Zong!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Sano and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
At Me misses with a right hand
and Zong counters with a solid body kick.
At Me misses with a two punch combination.
At Me throws a poor cross that misses
and Zong counters with a nice body kick.

At Me gets tackled into the cage by Zong. Zong maintains the clinch.
At Me is trying to force a seperation but Zong has the dominant position.

Zong gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Zong stops At Me from standing up.
At Me wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Zong manages to pass to side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Zong has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can At Me defend it? Zong steps over the head and cranks it - At Me is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Zong!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Zhang Zong!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
93%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hanz Titties (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zachary Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Titties
vs
Jones

178 cm
19
150 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

173 cm
18
150 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Can Moonwalk

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hanz Titties!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Zachary Jones!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jones has closed the distance and engaged Titties in a clinch.
Jones is looking to take this one to the mat.
Jones drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Titties blocks a body shot from Jones.
Titties lands with a right to the head.
Jones jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Titties walks away with a smile on his face. Jones gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hanz Titties has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zachary Jones.
Jones looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A slapping body kick lands there for Titties.
Jones tries to clinch up but Titties circles away and keeps his distance.
Jones looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Titties is fending him off so far but Jones persists. Nope, Titties circles away and we're back to standing.
Titties throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Titties dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jones. That did some damage!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Titties bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

Jones gets a double leg takedown into Titties's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones looks winded!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Titties is controlling Jones's posture.
Jones looking to sit in guard and control but Titties gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Titties 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.
Jones looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jones has momentary wrist control but Titties slips an elbow through the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Titties controlling from the top position.
Titties throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Titties is in close to Jones's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Titties missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Titties advances position into side control!
You can see the frustration on Jones's face as Titties controls the position.
Titties trying to control the action but Jones is working from the bottom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Titties lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Jones down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to control but Titties postures up.
Titties lands a decent elbow from side control.
Jones takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Titties lands a few punches from side control.
Jones can't do much from the bottom here.
Titties in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

Jones is rocked!
Titties in side control lands a decent elbow.
Jones is still in real trouble! Can Titties finish him?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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!
A big shot lands for Titties! That's hurt Jones! Will he recover? Titties fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hanz Titties!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
52%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Masahiko Kimura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Anthony Johnson has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Johnson
vs
Kimura

189 cm
20
185 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

175 cm
25
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite chin

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Anthony Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Masahiko Kimura!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kimura avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kimura dives in and grabs Johnson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Johnson pushes down on Kimura's head and hops out.
Johnson misses with the combination.

Kimura shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Johnson is trying to defend but Kimura finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Johnson wants to improve his position but Kimura is controlling well.
Kimura tries to pass the half guard into mount. Johnson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

Kimura 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.
Johnson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kimura.
Kimura trying to mount his opponent but Johnson defends it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kimura is keen to just control but Johnson is a slippery customer.
Kimura works his foot free and advances to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kimura wants to control the pace but Johnson is squirming around nicely.
Kimura should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Johnson tries to hold on but Kimura postures up.

Kimura swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Masahiko Kimura!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
41%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Giannis Bakos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Vapers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bob Vapers has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Giannis Bakos's chin.

Bakos
vs
Vapers

189 cm
19
213 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

180 cm
25
210 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Good in bed

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Giannis Bakos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bob Vapers!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Vapers clinches with his opponent.
Bakos is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Vapers comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Vapers missing with knees to the body.
Bakos looking to slow down the pace here.
Vapers lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Giannis Bakos has been cut.
Vapers looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bakos drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Vapers gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Bakos misses with an elbow strike.
Vapers pushes off an throws an elbow but Bakos leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bakos blocks an elbow strike.
Bakos blocks an elbow strike.
Vapers trying to land knees to the body.
Bakos is pushing Vapers up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Vapers blocks an elbow strike from Bakos.
Bakos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bakos throws an elbow but it misses.
Vapers lands a nice elbow.
Vapers blocks an elbow strike.
Bakos throws an elbow but it misses.
Bakos takes a knee to the side of the body.
Vapers lands a damaging elbow.
Bakos managing to block the knees to the body from Vapers.
Bakos drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Vapers gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Giannis Bakos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vapers lands a knee to the body.
Bakos is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bakos avoiding damage as Vapers throws knees to the body.
Vapers is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bakos is defending well for now.
Bakos is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Knees to the body from Vapers.
Bakos managing to block the knees to the body from Vapers.
Vapers landing knees to the body.
Vapers comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vapers tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bakos avoids it.
Vapers creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bakos's defenses.
Vapers misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bakos.
Vapers lands a damaging elbow.
Bakos creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bakos has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Vapers after a bit of a struggle.
Bakos takes an elbow to the temple.
Vapers comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Bakos is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Vapers can't fight it off and eventually Bakos manages to take the fight to the floor. Vapers looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

Vapers is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bakos is aware though and is defending well.
Vapers controls Bakos momentarily but Bakos frees himself.
Vapers really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bakos. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bakos advances position into side control!
Vapers trying to remain calm as Bakos controls from the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vapers is working to avoid the ground and pound but Bakos connects with a decent elbow.
Vapers takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vapers taking a bit of punishment here - Bakos scoring with strikes.
Vapers wants to control but Bakos postures up.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bakos works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Bakos advances nicely into full mount.
Bakos is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Bakos dominating with strikes here.
Vapers is in all sorts of trouble here.
Bakos looking to finish Vapers with some ground and pound. This is bad for Vapers!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vapers takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Bakos pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The referee warns Vapers that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Bakos avoids the attempt from Vapers to control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Bakos punishing his opponent with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bakos has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Vapers's face.
Bakos controlling the position easily from mount.
Bakos postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Vapers looks a forlorn figure.
Bakos scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Vapers?
Bakos lands a big shot there that rocks Vapers but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Bakos in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Bakos has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Vapers's face.
Bakos tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Bakos looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bakos looking to control and managing it successfully.
Bakos is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Vapers can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Bakos cracks Vapers with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Vapers on the wrong end of a kick to the body.

Vapers instigates a clinch.
Vapers tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bakos avoids it.
Vapers pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Vapers is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Vapers misses with an elbow over the top.
Bakos avoids a wild elbow strike from Vapers.
Vapers misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bakos.
Bakos tries for a takedown. No joy.
Vapers misses with an elbow over the top.
Vapers prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Giannis Bakos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bakos throws an elbow but it misses.
Bakos blocks an elbow strike.
Bakos wants a takedown.
Vapers missing with knees to the body.
Bakos is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Vapers is breathing heavily.
Bakos blocks an elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vapers throws an elbow that misses.
Vapers misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bakos.
Bob Vapers seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bakos pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Vapers lands an elbow just above Bakos 's eye.
Vapers blocks an elbow strike.
Vapers blocks an elbow strike from Bakos.
Bakos is trying to drag Vapers to the mat but Vapers just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Vapers lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bakos tries to land knees in the clinch but Vapers avoids the damage to the body.
Bakos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bakos managing to block the knees to the body from Vapers.
Bakos has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Vapers after a bit of a struggle.
Vapers pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bakos throws an elbow but misses.
Vapers throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Vapers looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bakos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vapers.

Bakos lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Vapers is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bakos scores with a couple of nice shots.
Vapers is looking to improve his position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bakos drops an elbow to the side of Vapers's head.
Bakos looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Bakos working the head and body with strikes.
Bakos with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Bakos lands with a punch from half guard.
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. Bakos connects with a nice short shot to Vapers's temple.
Bakos is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Bakos working over Vapers with some ground and pound. Vapers looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bakos working the head and body with strikes.
Bakos is nestled in close to Vapers, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Bakos passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Vapers!
Bakos working Vapers over with strikes here.
Bakos working Vapers over with strikes here.
Bakos landing punches.
Vapers really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Bakos scores with a couple of good head shots there.
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!
A nice elbow there by Bakos.
Vapers is in a horrible position here. Bakos smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Bakos controlling his opponent.
Bakos pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vapers taking shots to the head.
Bakos landing shots from mount.
Bakos lands a big elbow.
Bakos lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Giannis Bakos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bakos is landing with some decent strikes but Vapers is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Bakos landing punches.

It looks like Bob Vapers has been cut.
Bakos 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.
Bakos scores with a couple of good head shots there.

Vapers is rocked!
BOOM! Bakos connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Vapers is still in real trouble! Can Bakos finish him?
Bakos connects with a bit shot that sees Vapers covering up! More strikes from Bakos and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Bakos is our winner by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Giannis Bakos!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
91%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nari Vari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Jolson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Vari
vs
Jolson

185 cm
19
195 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

189 cm
20
187 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

Dragon
Cold Blooded Kemists ↑ 5x160Q

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nari Vari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Billy Jolson!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vari slaps away a takedown attempt from Jolson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jolson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jolson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Vari misses with a series of wild punches.
Vari throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jolson fails with a takedown attempt.
Nari Vari has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Jolson.
Vari scores with a body shot.
Vari misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vari throws a one two combo.
Vari connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vari takes a swing at Jolson's ribcage but misses.
Vari lands a nice shot to the body.
Vari is looking to wear down Jolson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jolson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jolson misses the jab.
A head kick misses from Jolson.
Jolson shoots in but no luck this time.

Vari drives through and clinches with Jolson against the cage.
Vari throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Vari is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Jolson takes an elbow to the temple.
Vari throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jolson blocks it with crossed arms.
Vari tries to land knees in the clinch but Jolson avoids the damage to the body.
Vari gets underhooks to prevent Jolson's takedown attempt.

Vari pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jolson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Vari sprawls well. Vari wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jolson gets slowly back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vari shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Jolson eats them both and turns towards Vari to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Sloppy strikes from Vari. Those never looked like landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vari goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Jolson misses with a head kick.
Vari moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Vari scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jolson doesn't seem bothered though.
Vari throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jolson.
Jolson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Vari circles away.
Jolson looks winded!
Jolson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vari manages to avoid it.
Vari moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Vari swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jolson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vari scores with a jab to the body.
Vari tries to bum rush Jolson with a series of wild strikes but Jolson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vari digs a good hook to Jolson's body.
Vari displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jolson.
Vari is working the combinations to good effect here.
Vari lands with an uppercut that bounces Jolson off the cage and back into range.
Vari scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jolson doesn't seem bothered though.
Vari scores with a body shot.
Jolson tries a low kick but Vari avoids it.
Jolson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jolson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jolson throws a sloppy head kick and Vari moves out of range easily.
Vari scores with a sloppy right hand. Jolson should have avoided that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vari throws a nice looking combination but Jolson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vari lands with a nice body punch.
Vari lands with a right hand.
Jolson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jolson looks to score with a jab to the body but Vari is just out of range.
Vari stuns Jolson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jolson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Vari tries to avoid it but Jolson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Vari to the ground. Vari escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Vari is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Vari lands a jab to the head.
Vari getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

Jolson is rocked!
Jolson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Vari. That snapped Jolson's head back.
Jolson is still on wobbly legs! Can Vari finish him?
Nari Vari is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jolson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Vari scores with a sloppy right hand. Jolson should have avoided that one.
Vari misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Jolson takes one to the chin there.
Jolson seems to have recovered his senses.
Vari misses with a few strikes there.
Vari misses with a body shot.
Vari wants to clinch.
Jolson fails with a takedown attempt.
Vari scores with a one two! Jolson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Vari is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jolson can do to turn this around?
Vari lands with a shot to the body.
Vari throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Vari thuds a left hand into Jolson's body.
Nari Vari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vari lands a nice shot to the body.
Jolson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

Jolson shoots in and bounces Vari off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Jolson is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

Vari has his feet on Jolson's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Jolson tries a head kick but it misses.
Vari scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jolson doesn't seem bothered though.
Jolson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vari circles away quickly and effectively.
Vari throws a shot to the body.
Jolson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Vari lands a nice looking body shot.
Vari lands a nice looking body shot.
Vari lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Vari lands a head shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vari lands a body shot.
The crowd cheers as Vari lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jolson doesn't seem phased though.
Jolson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Vari tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jolson was well out of range. Poor timing from Vari.
Vari feints a jab promting Jolson to slip. Vari then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Jolson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Jolson fails with a takedown attempt.
Vari slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Vari cracks Jolson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jolson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vari circles away quickly and effectively.

Vari has Jolson up against the cage in a clinch.
Jolson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Vari misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jolson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Vari pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vari fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Vari lands a nice shot to the body.
Vari displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Jolson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nari Vari is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Vari avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jolson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jolson shoots for a double leg takedown but Vari sprawls well. He's pushed Jolson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nari Vari has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Jolson.
Jolson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vari paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vari lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jolson 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!
Jolson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Vari.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vari lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Vari feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jolsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Vari lands an overhand right.
Vari throws a right and a left that Jolson avoids nicely.
Vari misses with a few strikes there.
Jolson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Vari changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Vari throws a shot to the body.
Vari goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vari dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vari works over Jolson's head and body with a nice combination.
Vari lands a nice looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Jolson moves forwards but Vari connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jolson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vari scores with a nice strike.
Jolson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Vari moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Vari closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Jolson! Vari dives in looking to finish! Jolson is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nari Vari!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kent Pedersen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nebojsa Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Pedersen
vs
Lopez

200 cm
25
245 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

205 cm
24
265 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Very confident

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kent Pedersen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nebojsa Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopez misses with a body shot.
Lopez's jab looks to have found its range, popping Pedersen under the eye.
Pedersen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lopez avoids the head kick by Pedersen.
Lopez doesn't manage to clinch there - Pedersen circles away.
Pedersen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lopez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A head kick misses from Pedersen.

Lopez has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lopez is trying to pull guard but Pedersen turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Lopez drops down looking for an ankle pick but Pedersen pulls his leg out and moves away.
Pedersen lands a brutal head kick. Lopez looks out on his feet and Pedersen throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Kent Pedersen!
Kent Pedersen was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
48%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between OmicronPerseiEight OmicronPerseiEight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hades Destroyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

OmicronPerseiEight
vs
Destroyer

177 cm
25
186 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

175 cm
26
185 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, OmicronPerseiEight OmicronPerseiEight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hades Destroyer!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Ren Mimura and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
OmicronPerseiEight fails with a takedown attempt.
OmicronPerseiEight moves in looking to clinch but Destroyer pushes him off.
OmicronPerseiEight tries to clinch but Destroyer is having none of it.
OmicronPerseiEight is looking to clinch but Destroyer is avoiding it.
OmicronPerseiEight shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Destroyer as he avoids it easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from OmicronPerseiEight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for OmicronPerseiEight OmicronPerseiEight. That's going to take a lot out of him.
OmicronPerseiEight shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Destroyer pinned against the cage. Destroyer gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
OmicronPerseiEight dives in and grabs Destroyer's left leg, looking for a takedown. Destroyer pushes down on OmicronPerseiEight's head and hops out.

That's one minute gone in the round.

OmicronPerseiEight gets the takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Destroyer's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
OmicronPerseiEight staying calm.
Destroyer is trying to get back to half guard.
OmicronPerseiEight grinds an elbow into Destroyer's temple.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Destroyer tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Destroyer is trying to escape the position but OmicronPerseiEight is controlling the position.

OmicronPerseiEight tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
OmicronPerseiEight wants to control but Destroyer is keeping him busy.

OmicronPerseiEight is trying to get an arm triangle but Destroyer is defending well.
OmicronPerseiEight is trying to ground and pound but Destroyer uses the momentary lack of control by OmicronPerseiEight to regain half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
OmicronPerseiEight tries to pass to full mount but Destroyer defends it.
OmicronPerseiEight trying to advance position but Destroyer counters by regaining guard.
OmicronPerseiEight throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Destroyer working a defensive guard here.
OmicronPerseiEight throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
OmicronPerseiEight loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
OmicronPerseiEight is in close to Destroyer's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Destroyer is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
OmicronPerseiEight wanted to stand there but Destroyer had control of the position.
Destroyer keeping moving, preventing OmicronPerseiEight from controlling successfully.
Destroyer trying to control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Destroyer keeping full guard, as OmicronPerseiEight tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

OmicronPerseiEight OmicronPerseiEight dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

OmicronPerseiEight throws a head kick but Destroyer moves out of range.
OmicronPerseiEight tries to clinch up.
OmicronPerseiEight fails with a takedown attempt.

OmicronPerseiEight looking to score a takedown here. Destroyer is defending well but OmicronPerseiEight drives through and ends up in Destroyer's guard.
Destroyer is trying to keep OmicronPerseiEight in close.

That's one minute gone in the round.
OmicronPerseiEight wants to control from the top but Destroyer keeps moving.
OmicronPerseiEight stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Destroyer swivels though and keeps the full guard.
OmicronPerseiEight OmicronPerseiEight overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
OmicronPerseiEight controls from within his opponent's guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Destroyer stuffs the takedown.

OmicronPerseiEight feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
OmicronPerseiEight tries to stand but Destroyer is controlling from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
OmicronPerseiEight trying to control but Destroyer is working from the bottom.
OmicronPerseiEight looking to pass the guard.
OmicronPerseiEight trying to control but Destroyer is working from the bottom.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
OmicronPerseiEight looking to pass the guard.
OmicronPerseiEight is working hard here to advance position.

We're going to have a standup here because OmicronPerseiEight OmicronPerseiEight wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

OmicronPerseiEight scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
OmicronPerseiEight working away.
Destroyer regains half guard, as OmicronPerseiEight was trying to land strikes.

OmicronPerseiEight is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
OmicronPerseiEight is stalling here. Destroyer is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! OmicronPerseiEight seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Destroyer has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Destroyer throws a strike aimed at the side of OmicronPerseiEight's head but OmicronPerseiEight avoids it well.
OmicronPerseiEight is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Destroyer's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
OmicronPerseiEight works his way to full guard. Good work.
OmicronPerseiEight looking to hit a scissor sweep but Destroyer is one step ahead there.

OmicronPerseiEight looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Destroyer passes into half guard.
OmicronPerseiEight tries to get to full guard but Destroyer has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

OmicronPerseiEight OmicronPerseiEight dominated that second round.
That's time! 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.

OmicronPerseiEight shoots in and drives through. Destroyer sprawls well.
OmicronPerseiEight tries to land a front kick but Destroyer steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

OmicronPerseiEight has Destroyer up against the cage in a clinch.
Destroyer blocking some punches.
Destroyer is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables OmicronPerseiEight to keep the fight standing.
OmicronPerseiEight tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Destroyer stops a takedown attempt from OmicronPerseiEight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for OmicronPerseiEight OmicronPerseiEight. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Destroyer is trying to break the clinch but OmicronPerseiEight is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
OmicronPerseiEight has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Destroyer avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

OmicronPerseiEight has picked Destroyer up - he's going for a ride! OmicronPerseiEight dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Destroyer keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Destroyer is trying to control but can't.

OmicronPerseiEight is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Destroyer doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time OmicronPerseiEight.
OmicronPerseiEight is trying to control. Destroyer wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
OmicronPerseiEight seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Destroyer is concentrating on defense, preventing OmicronPerseiEight from advancing position.
Destroyer trying to hold on to OmicronPerseiEight's head to control him but OmicronPerseiEight postures up.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Hades Destroyer was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Destroyer takes a shot to the body in his stride.
OmicronPerseiEight OmicronPerseiEight seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice takedown defense from Destroyer. No joy for OmicronPerseiEight on that attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
OmicronPerseiEight is trying hard to land a takedown here. Destroyer sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
OmicronPerseiEight fails to land the takedown.
OmicronPerseiEight is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
OmicronPerseiEight with a poor takedown

and Destroyer counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Destroyer trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

OmicronPerseiEight throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Destroyer escapes and throws OmicronPerseiEight's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
OmicronPerseiEight is not content to let Destroyer control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
OmicronPerseiEight trying his best to control but Destroyer has mounted him.
OmicronPerseiEight OmicronPerseiEight is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Destroyer seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but OmicronPerseiEight is holding on tight.
OmicronPerseiEight is in all sorts of trouble here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
OmicronPerseiEight wants to hold on but Destroyer pushes him away.
Hades Destroyer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
OmicronPerseiEight regains 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 OmicronPerseiEight OmicronPerseiEight.
Well OmicronPerseiEight 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... OmicronPerseiEight OmicronPerseiEight!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
40%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kenshin Yamamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Go Hasegawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Yamamoto
vs
Hasegawa

169 cm
27
147 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

167 cm
19
142 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

//buriedALIVE// Fight Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenshin Yamamoto!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Go Hasegawa!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hasegawa misses with a takedown attempt

and Yamamoto counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Yamamoto.
Yamamoto stopping the sweep attempt from Hasegawa.
Yamamoto 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.
Yamamoto won't allow Hasegawa to sweep him here.
Yamamoto 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.
Hasegawa looking for a sweep. Not yet Hasegawa, not yet.
Yamamoto postures up.
Yamamoto is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Kenshin Yamamoto.
Hasegawa wants to clinch but Yamamoto slips to the side

and Yamamoto counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Hasegawa!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hasegawa tries to improve position but can't.
Yamamoto content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hasegawa is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yamamoto remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Hasegawa is looking to reverse the position.
Hasegawa keeps trying to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hasegawa gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Yamamoto drops an elbow to the side of Hasegawa's head.
Hasegawa is trying to control but can't.
Hasegawa on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Hasegawa wants to improve his position but Yamamoto is controlling well.
Yamamoto is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hasegawa is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hasegawa is pressing down on Yamamoto's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hasegawa is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Yamamoto content to stall in guard here.
Yamamoto lands a couple of elbows.
Hasegawa wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Yamamoto is now in half guard.
Hasegawa is looking for a sweep. Yamamoto is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Yamamoto not doing much here.
Yamamoto working over Hasegawa with some ground and pound. Hasegawa looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Yamamoto is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto stalling.
Hasegawa wants to improve his position but Yamamoto is controlling well.
Still in half guard, Yamamoto seems content to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yamamoto seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Hasegawa for as long as he can get away with.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

The ref stands the fighters back up because Kenshin Yamamoto just wasn't active enough.
Yamamoto misses with a hook. Hasegawa ducked under it nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hasegawa fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hasegawa tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Yamamoto swivels and escapes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Yamamoto keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hasegawa shoots and misses

and Yamamoto counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Yamamoto landing some decent shots from guard.

Hasegawa is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Yamamoto 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.
Yamamoto has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Yamamoto pushing down on Hasegawa's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Hasegawa is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hasegawa manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Hasegawa looking for a sweep. Not yet Hasegawa, not yet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hasegawa tries to strike from the bottom.

Hasegawa looking for a guillotine here but Yamamoto defends easily.
Hasegawa is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hasegawa isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Yamamoto stacks Hasegawa on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Yamamoto!
Yamamoto in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Hasegawa gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Yamamoto looking to control and managing it successfully.
Hasegawa is wriggling around trying to escape.
Yamamoto looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

Yamamoto looking to secure an arm triangle but Hasegawa defends it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hasegawa?
Hasegawa can't escape the position.
Yamamoto controlling the pace for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Yamamoto working for a guillotine from mount but Hasegawa is in no mood to give up.
Yamamoto controlling his opponent.
Hasegawa is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Yamamoto lands with some strikes.
Yamamoto content just to control the position here.

Yamamoto with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Yamamoto sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Hasegawa tries to reverse the position but Yamamoto maintains control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hasegawa manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Yamamoto controlling the action here.

We're going to have a standup here because Kenshin Yamamoto wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Hasegawa shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

so Yamamoto counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Kenshin Yamamoto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Go Hasegawa.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yamamoto controlling from the top position.
Hasegawa manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Yamamoto manages to get himself to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Yamamoto shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Hasegawa's guard.
Hasegawa is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Yamamoto controls from within his opponent's guard.
Hasegawa wants to improve his position but instead Yamamoto has moved into half guard.
Yamamoto content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Yamamoto passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Hasegawa!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hasegawa in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Yamamoto looking to control and managing it successfully.

Hasegawa tries to improve his position but Yamamoto has taken his back! Yamamoto has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Hasegawa tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Yamamoto pushes Hasegawa away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Kenshin Yamamoto!
Kenshin Yamamoto retains his bantamweight title!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Kenshin Yamamoto waved his t-shirt featuring //buriedALIVE// Fight Gear's logo in front of the cameras.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Raven Arcturus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dean Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arcturus comes into the arena with People Equal Sh*t blaring out of the sound system. Dean Thomas has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Arcturus
vs
Thomas

185 cm
23
185 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

185 cm
24
180 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Knockout power

Dragon
Steel Penn's All 160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Raven Arcturus!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dean Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Sano and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Thomas connects with a solid leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Thomas - that will leave a mark!
Thomas lands a nice leg kick that just misses Arcturus's sensitive parts.
Thomas throws a nice inside leg kick.
Arcturus throws a solid leg kick but Thomas takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Arcturus.
Thomas throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Arcturus.
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!
Thomas fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Arcturus has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Arcturus waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thomas.
Thomas lands a head kick!
A nice inside leg kick there by Thomas. That's going to slow Arcturus down.
Thomas scores with a push kick.
Thomas tries a head kick but it misses.
Thomas scores with a kick to the body.
Arcturus throws a solid leg kick but Thomas takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Arcturus.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Arcturus's head.
Thomas lands a front kick.
Crunch! Thomas slams his shin into Arcturus's torso.
Thomas throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Thomas lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

Arcturus is rocked!
Thomas throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Arcturus tries to clinch there but Thomas circles away.
Arcturus jabs Thomas right on the nose. Thomas blinks but takes it well.
A jab from Arcturus misses.
Arcturus misses with a hook.
Arcturus misses with an uppercut. Thomas saw that one coming.
Thomas moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Arcturus will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Arcturus is breathing heavily.
Arcturus takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Thomas lands with a kick to the ribs.

Thomas lands a big head kick that sends Arcturus tumbling to the mat! Thomas takes a step backwards and waves Arcturus back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Oh Arcturus is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crack! A monster head kick from Thomas and Arcturus falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Thomas!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Dean Thomas!
Dean Thomas is the new welterweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Dean Thomas thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.