QFC Tournament 279 Round 1 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Neji Ryo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takeru Takeya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Ryo
vs
Takeya

194 cm
24
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

181 cm
24
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Very confident

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Neji Ryo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takeru Takeya!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Hirohito Nitta and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ryo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Takeya.
Takeya tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ryo swivels and escapes.
Takeya is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ryo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Takeru Takeya seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Takeya shoots in for a double leg but Ryo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Neji Ryo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Takeru Takeya.

Takeya gets the takedown into side control.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Ryo wants to control but Takeya postures up.
Ryo on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ryo tries to get out of the position.
Takeya throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Takeya working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Ryo defending against the ground and pound.
Takeya misses with the ground and pound.
Takeya tries to score with some ground and pound. Ryo controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Takeya lands a nice forearm strike.
Takeya misses with the ground and pound.
Takeya lands an elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Takeya postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Takeya looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Ryo is avoiding damage well.
You can see the frustration on Ryo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sloppy strikes there by Takeya.
Takeya throws a strike aimed at the side of Ryo's head but Ryo avoids it well.
Takeya 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.
Ryo is looking to reverse the position.
An elbow from Takeya crashes against the mat.
Takeya creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Ryo sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Takeya lands an elbow.
Takeya throws a strike aimed at the side of Ryo's head but Ryo avoids it well.
Ryo on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takeya scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Ryo to see if he's OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Takeya looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Ryo is avoiding damage well.
Ryo on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Ryo avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Takeya.
Takeya tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Ryo parries the strikes from Takeya easily there. Takeya is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Ryo to escape.
Takeya working the head and body with strikes.
Takeya in side control, throwing shots but Ryo defends.
Takeya looks up at the clock and then as Ryo takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Takeya smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
You can see the frustration on Ryo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takeya lands an elbow.
Takeya 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.
Takeya tries to score with some ground and pound. Ryo controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Takeya misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Ryo tries to bench press Takeya off him but Takeya keeps the position.
Takeya lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Ryo down.
An elbow from Takeya crashes against the mat.
Takeya misses with the ground and pound.
Takeya lands a decent elbow from side control.
Ryo tries to buck Takeya off but Takeya is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takeya throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Takeya throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Check out the look on Takeya's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Takeya has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Takeya is working Ryo over with some ground and pound from side control.
Ryo tries to buck Takeya off but Takeya is having none of it.
Ryo is breathing heavily.
Takeya scoring with punches and elbows.
Takeya 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.
Takeya cracks Ryo with a big elbow.
Ryo defending against the ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Takeya postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Takeya in side control lands a decent elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Takeru Takeya dominated that 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.

Ryo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Takeya.
Ryo lands a jab.
Takeya has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Takeya tries for a takedown but Ryo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Takeya on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ryo scores with the left hand. Takeya knows he should have avoided that one.
Takeya has his takedown stuffed
and Ryo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Neji Ryo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Takeru Takeya.
Ryo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ryo is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Takeya fails with the takedown
and Takeya takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Takeya tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Ryo defends well and Takeya ends up having to push Ryo into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Takeya looking for a takedown.
Ryo lands with a right to the head.
Takeya is looking for a takedown.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Ryo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Takeya is breathing heavily.
Takeya tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Ryo defends well and Takeya ends up having to push Ryo into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Takeya tries for a takedown but Ryo manages to get underhooks.
Takeya changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ryo fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A jab from Ryo finds it's way through Takeya's defenses.

Ryo drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ryo slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Ryo trying to control but Takeya is working from the bottom.
Ryo controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Takeru Takeya has got the better of the ground game so far.
Takeya utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryo looking to pass the guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Takeya wants to sweep but no luck.
Takeya manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Takeya pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Takeya fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Takeya is landing with some decent strikes but Ryo is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Ryo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Takeya on the ground.
Takeya prevents Ryo from getting the reversal.
Takeya landing punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryo really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Takeya has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Ryo's face.
Takeya landing punches.
A nice elbow there by Takeya.
Takeya is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Takeya working Ryo over with strikes here.
BOOM! Takeya connects with a massive shot to the dome!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Takeya throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Takeya with good strikes from the mount here!

Ryo is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takeya postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! Ryo is out cold - huge knockout for Takeya!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Takeru Takeya!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
64%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Julian Soler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackyp Chan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Soler
vs
Chan

175 cm
19
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
24
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
KO power

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Solid 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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Julian Soler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jackyp Chan!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Soler has managed to clinch.
Chan tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Chan tries to pull guard but Soler won't allow it.
Chan jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Soler walks away with a smile on his face. Chan gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Julian Soler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jackyp Chan.
Chan thows a left - swing and a miss!

Chan closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Soler quickly recovers to half guard.
Soler is trying to stand.
Chan controlling the action here.
Soler keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Chan is taking a breather. Soler says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Chan throwing shots but Soler is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan thows a huge punch but Soler dodges it nicely.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Chan throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Chan perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Chan slips a nice elbow through Soler's hands, connecting with Soler's forehead.
Soler wants to improve his position but Chan is controlling well.
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. Chan connects with a nice short shot to Soler's temple.
Soler tries to kick Chan off but Chan keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Chan slips a nice elbow through Soler's hands, connecting with Soler's forehead.
Soler is breathing heavily.
Chan is controlling the pace.
Chan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chan lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Soler is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Chan scores with a couple of nice shots.
Chan lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Soler knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Chan on the ground.
Chan lands with a punch from half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Chan wants to pass the guard but Soler is defending well.
Chan not doing much here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chan working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Chan slows the pace down in half guard.
Soler on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soler has hold of Chan's hands but Chan slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Chan slows the pace down in half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Chan lands a nice short elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jackyp Chan 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.

Chan throws an off balance right hand
and Soler counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jackyp Chan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chan stuffs the takedown.
Chan throws a head kick that misses.
Chan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Chan throws the kick towards the body but Soler avoids it.
Soler throws a one two combo.
Chan goes for a double leg but Soler avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Soler continues to drive forward.
Chan is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Soler to keep the fight standing.
Julian Soler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jackyp Chan.
Chan jumps guard but Soler stands there with Chan around his waist. Chan gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Chan jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Soler walks away with a smile on his face. Chan gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Chan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A slapping leg kick lands for Soler.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Soler doesn't manage to clinch there - Chan circles away.
Soler throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Chan shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Soler is trying to defend but Chan finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Soler is trying to stand up here but Chan is controlling him well.
Chan seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chan thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Chan moves into full mount! Soler won't be happy about that!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chan lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Chan takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Chan lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Soler hang on?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chan with a couple of short strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chan unloading with bombs!

Soler is rocked!
Chan landing shots from mount.
Oh Soler is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chan lands a heavy elbow.
Chan controlling the pace for now.
Chan unloading with bombs!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chan takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Soler seems to have got his legs back now.
Chan in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Soler in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Chan breaks from Soler's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Chan takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Chan scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Soler?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chan sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Chan scores with a couple of good head shots there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jackyp Chan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Soler's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

Chan dives in and grabs Soler's left leg, looking for a takedown. Soler pushes down on Chan's head and hops out.
Chan fails with a takedown attempt.

Chan closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Chan moves into full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Soler is looking to get to half guard.
Chan lands a big elbow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chan sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Chan landing punches.
Chan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan controlling from mount.
Chan lands a big shot there that rocks Soler but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Soler is bucking up trying to escape but Chan cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Chan content just to control the position here.
Chan with good strikes from the mount here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chan raining down shots from the mount!
Chan landing strikes, looking to finish!
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!
Chan sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Chan scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Chan controlling from the full mount.
Chan punishing his opponent with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chan content just to control the position here.
Soler taking shots to the head.
Jackyp Chan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Chan controlling from mount.
Let's hope that Chan 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jackyp Chan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Chan winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Jackyp Chan!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Jackyp Chan!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Jackyp Chan!

Jackyp Chan wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
71%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cletus Starnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ned Gein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Starnes
vs
Gein

194 cm
18
211 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

194 cm
24
211 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Solid 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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cletus Starnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ned Gein!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Starnes misses with a low kick.
Starnes dives in and grabs Gein's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gein pushes down on Starnes's head and hops out.
Starnes with a lazy takedown attempt

and Gein counters with a takedown into side control.
Gein tries to advance to mount but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Gein tries for a kimura but Starnes is defending well.
Gein in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Gein is looking to take a break and control but Starnes is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gein has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Gein controlling his opponent.
Starnes is looking to get to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gein with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Gein wants to control the pace but Starnes is squirming around nicely.

Gein has hold of Starnes's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Starnes manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.

Gein with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Starnes regains half guard.
Gein passes the guard and advances to mount!
Gein prevents Starnes from getting the reversal.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Starnes prevents Gein from taking his back.
Gein wants to take his opponent's back but instead Starnes manages to regain half guard.
Gein prevents Starnes from improving his position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gein is taking a breather. Starnes says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

Gein seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Starnes has recovered full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Gein shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Starnes as he avoids it easily.
Starnes has a takedown stuffed.
Gein fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gein slaps away a takedown attempt from Starnes, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Starnes has his takedown stuffed

and Gein holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cletus Starnes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Starnes misses with a hook from the clinch.

Gein breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cletus Starnes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Gein moves into range and clinches up with Starnes.
Starnes blocks an elbow strike from Gein.
Gein keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Starnes's efforts to push away.

Gein works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gein trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gein trying to control but Starnes is working from the bottom.
Starnes controls Gein momentarily but Gein frees himself.
Starnes is looking to sweep but instead, Gein has passed into half guard.
Gein seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Starnes does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Starnes trying to hold on to Gein's head to control him but Gein postures up.
Ned Gein has got the better of the ground game so far.
Starnes is trying to stand up here but Gein is controlling him well.

Gein is looking for a kimura here.
Starnes tries to roll over but Gein keeps him under control.

Gein is looking for a kimura here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gein wants to pass the guard but Starnes is defending well.
Gein is keen to just control but Starnes is a slippery customer.
Gein missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Starnes works his way to full guard. Good work.
Gein wants to control from the top but Starnes keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gein passes into half guard.
Gein trying to control the action but Starnes is working from the bottom.
Gein is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Gein looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gein checks a leg kick.
Starnes throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Starnes shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gein as he avoids it easily.
Starnes is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gein sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Starnes goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gein tries to close the distance and clinch up but Starnes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gein moves in looking to clinch but Starnes pushes him off.
Gein stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gein wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cletus Starnes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gein blocks the body kick.
Gein tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Starnes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gein is looking to clinch but Starnes is avoiding it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Starnes. Gein does a little dance to reset his feet.
Starnes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gein is looking to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gein tries to clinch but Starnes is having none of it.
Gein tries to close the distance and clinch up but Starnes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gein keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Gein moves into range and clinches up with Starnes.
With the fighters up against the cage, Gein throws an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gein just misses with a elbow thrown towards Starnes's brow.

Gein breaks the clinch.
Starnes with a lazy takedown attempt

and Gein counters by moving into the clinch.
Starnes takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Cletus Starnes has been cut.
Gein creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Starnes's defenses.
Starnes takes an elbow to the forehead.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gein.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Starnes is trying to drag Gein to the mat but Gein just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Gein lands an elbow inside that Starnes shrugs off.
Cletus Starnes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gein.
Gein taking a breather.
Gein gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gein lands an elbow just above Starnes 's eye.

Gein has hold of one of Starnes's legs. Starnes is fighting the takedown attempt but Gein gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Gein slips nicely into half guard.
Ned Gein is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gein wants to pass the guard but Starnes is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gein passes the guard and advances to mount!
Gein looking to control and managing it successfully.
Gein trying to control but Starnes is having none of it.
Gein might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Starnes haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Starnes defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Gein.
Gein fails to take his opponent's back.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ned Gein comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gein has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Ned Gein!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Ned Gein!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Ned Gein!

Ned Gein wins by unanimous decision!
A victorious Ned Gein thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
44%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eng Leo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George McMarty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Leo
vs
McMarty

176 cm
24
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

174 cm
19
151 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Eng Leo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, George McMarty!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Taro Takaoka and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McMarty shoots in for a takedown but Leo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Eng Leo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McMarty shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Leo sprawls well. Leo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. McMarty gets slowly back to his feet.

McMarty tries to sprawl but Leo drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
McMarty looks like he's trying to stand up.
Leo working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on McMarty's thigh. McMarty counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Leo sitting in guard here, content to control.
Leo content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
McMarty keeping full guard, as Leo tries to pass.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leo is stalling in the full guard.
Leo postures up.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
McMarty fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Leo avoids it really well and circles away.
Eng Leo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George McMarty.
McMarty getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

McMarty gets caught flat footed, as Leo shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
McMarty will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Leo is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
McMarty is trying to keep Leo in close.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leo 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.
McMarty lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Leo!
Leo is working to get back to half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McMarty looking to control but Leo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Leo holds on, trying desperately to control.
Leo really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leo prevents any damage by holding on tight.
Leo wants to control but McMarty is having none of it.
McMarty throws some wild stikes that Leo manages to avoid easily.
Leo is trying desperately to improve position.
Leo reaches up to try and control the position but McMarty seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Leo rolls and tries to escape and now McMarty has his back!

McMarty looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! Leo taps!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). George McMarty!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
33%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Based God (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takeru Takeru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

God
vs
Takeru

188 cm
23
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
24
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Inexperienced

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Based God!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takeru Takeru!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Sano and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takeru swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
God tries to score with a low kick but Takeru moves his leg out of the way.
Takeru lands a nice shot to the body.
Takeru clobbers God with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Takeru blocks a head kick by God.
Takeru lands with an overhand left.
Takeru misses with a hook. God ducked under it nicely.
Takeru lands a nice looking kick to the body. God takes a step back to recover.
Takeru lands a jab to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
God throws a sloppy head kick and Takeru moves out of range easily.
God avoids the head kick by Takeru.
God looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
God throws a nice looking combination but Takeru bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Takeru fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Takeru throws a leg kick which misses God's front leg but catches the back leg as God tries to avoid it.
God is breathing heavily.
Takeru cracks a nice hook into God's ribs.
Takeru thows a left - swing and a miss!
Takeru stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Takeru wants it to stay on the feet.
God takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Takeru fakes the leg kick and cracks God in the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Takeru looks to throw the jab but God is out of range.
Takeru fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takeru turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nice cross by Takeru.

God is rocked!
Takeru closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops God! Takeru dives in looking to finish! God 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 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Takeru Takeru!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
63%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Choji Nara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Pigface (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Nara
vs
Pigface

178 cm
24
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
24
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Choji Nara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tony Pigface!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pigface cracks the inside of Nara's front leg.
Pigface stalks Nara and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Nara's face. Nara staggers backwards, shaken.
A jab from Pigface finds it's way through Nara's defenses.
Pigface pushes Nara away with a front kick.
Nara misses with a hook.
Pigface misses with a series of wild punches.
The fighters circling - Nara throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nara looks to land a right hand but Pigface moved out of range.
Pigface defending well as Nara loads up on a big left hand.
Nara could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Pigface chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pigface moves out of range as Nara strikes.
Nara swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nara misses with a body shot.
Pigface fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nara on the side of the head.
Nara throws the left hand but Pigface avoids the punch easily.
Nara fails to land with a series of punches.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pigface.
Nara takes a jab right on the kisser.
Pigface ducks under a wild hook from Nara.
A big right from Nara misses.
Nice straight punches there by Pigface. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Pigface.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crunch! Pigface slams his shin into Nara's torso.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pigface. That's going to slow Nara down.
Nara lands a nice shot that snaps Pigface's head back.
Nara takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Pigface lands with a nice body kick.
Pigface takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Pigface throws out a powerful jab.
A slow jab from Nara misses its intended target.
Pigface cracks Nara with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nara thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pigface throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A jab from Pigface finds it's way through Nara's defenses.
Pigface works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nara dodges the punch combination from Pigface.
Nara misses with a hook. Pigface ducked under it nicely.
Nara waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pigface.
Pigface slips a straight right by Nara.
Nara is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nara ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nara looks to land a left hand but Pigface moved out of range nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nara moves into range and connects with a jab.
Pigface turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A slow jab from Pigface misses its intended target.
Pigface is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Nara had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Nara misses with a hook.
Nara looks to land a combination but Pigface avoids it well.
Pigface keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nara.
Pigface slips a straight right by Nara.
Pigface scores with a push kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nara. Pigface does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pigface cracks the inside of Nara's front leg.
Pigface connects with a solid leg kick.
Pigface keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nara.
Nara will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Nara takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pigface, right into the meat.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Pigface, as that shot connected.
Nara misses with a hook.
Nice shot lands for Nara.
Nara is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Pigface - that will leave a mark!
A left lands for Nara.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nara on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Pigface scores with a spinning back kick!
Pigface lands with an uppercut that bounces Nara off the cage and back into range.
A slow jab from Nara misses its intended target.
Pigface takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nara thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nara has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pigface.
Nara throws a good cross that connects.
Pigface with a hook.
Pigface fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nara.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pigface connects with a leg kick. Nara looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Pigface misses with an uppercut. Nara saw that one coming.
Pigface slips a straight right by Nara.
Pigface lands a head shot.
Pigface has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Nara misses with a looping left.
Nara gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nara misses with a body shot.
Some wild striking there from Nara.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pigface.
Nara loads up on a big right hand but Pigface slips the punch.
Pigface with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nara to score with a decent uppercut.
Nara missing with a left hand there. Pigface was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nara misses with a left hand
and Pigface counters with a solid body kick.
Pigface chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pigface feints and then cracks Nara's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nara down.
Pigface fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nara misses with a straight left.
Pigface sizes up Nara with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nara is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nara fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Pigface moves out of range as Nara strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A jab from Nara misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pigface.
Pigface with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nara throws a shot from downtown. Pigface moves away and avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Choji Nara will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Nara has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Nara throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pigface sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nara steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Pigface. That one must have hurt.
Pigface connects with a leg kick. Nara looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Pigface ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A big right from Nara misses.
Nara looks to throw the jab but Pigface is out of range.
Nara takes a swing at Pigface's ribcage but misses.
Nara stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pigface.
Pigface moves out of range of the strikes.
A jab from Nara misses.
Pigface uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nara.
Nice straight punches there by Nara. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Nara.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pigface. That's going to slow Nara down.
Pigface moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Choji Nara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pigface staying out of range there.
Pigface moves away from the strike by Nara.
Nara waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pigface.
Nara misses with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nara throws an overhand right that lands on Pigface's shoulder, as Pigface tries to avoid the shot.
Nara misses with an uppercut. Pigface saw that one coming.
Pigface keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nara.
Nara waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pigface.
Nara throws out a loose jab but Pigface uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pigface connects with an inside leg kick.
A slow jab from Nara misses its intended target.
A jab from Nara misses.
Nara misses the jab.
Nara rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pigface moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pigface throws a leg kick which misses Nara's front leg but catches the back leg as Nara tries to avoid it.
Nara takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nara throws a big shot that misses.
Nara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nara throws a shot from downtown. Pigface moves away and avoids it.
Pigface cracks the inside of Nara's front leg.
Nara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pigface, right into the meat.
Pigface throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nara lands a two punch combo.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pigface lands a glancing blow to the side of Nara's head.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Pigface.
Nice uppercut there from Pigface.
Nara is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Pigface's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Nara lands with an overhand left.
Nara takes a swing at Pigface's ribcage but misses.
Pigface buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nara misses the shot to the body.
Pigface lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Nara backs up against the cage.
An inside leg kick lands from Pigface.
Nara takes one to the side of the head.
Nara throws an off balance right hand
and Pigface counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Pigface scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Pigface. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Pigface.
Pigface connects with a leg kick. Nara looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nara connects with a right hand. Pigface shakes it off.
Nara looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pigface, right into the meat.
Nara misses with a looping left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pigface catches Nara with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nara throws a big shot that misses.
Pigface keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nara.
Nara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Pigface.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pigface, right into the meat.
Nara has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pigface.
Pigface drops his hands momentarily and Nara takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Pigface scores with a nice strike.
Nara throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pigface counters with a stiff right hand.
Pigface scoring well with a low kick there.
Nara takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Pigface defending well as Nara loads up on a big left hand.
Pigface slips a straight right by Nara.
Nara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pigface's jab looks to have found its range, popping Nara under the eye.
Pigface moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pigface bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pigface buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A slow jab from Nara misses its intended target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pigface ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pigface, right into the meat.
Pigface cracks the inside of Nara's front leg.
Nara thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pigface connects with an inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pigface.
A cross from Pigface lands.
Pigface uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nara.
Pigface connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nara thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pigface lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Good standup being displayed there by Pigface as he connects with a hook.
Nara thuds a left hand into Pigface's body.
Nara misses with a straight right.
Pigface lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Tony Pigface will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Nara's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Pigface blocks a jab.
Pigface displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nara throws out the jab.
Pigface throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Pigface connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pigface.
Nara throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Choji Nara is winning the standup battle so far.
Decent striking displayed by Pigface there.
Pigface scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nara looks to land a left hand but Pigface moved out of range nicely.
Nara throws a one two combo.
A slapping body kick lands there for Pigface.
A good leg kick by Pigface.
Nara takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Pigface uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nara.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nara. Pigface does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pigface blocks a jab.
Nara misses with a hook.
Nara throws an overhand right that lands on Pigface's shoulder, as Pigface tries to avoid the shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nara misses the jab.
Nice body kick from Pigface.
Pigface with a jab.
Pigface scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nara looks to land a right hand but Pigface moved out of range.
The fighters circling - Nara throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nara on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pigface. Pigface obviously looking to wear him down.
Nara throws a big shot that misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pigface, right into the meat.
Nara throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nara jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pigface lands a lovely overhand right.
Pigface moves out of range as Nara strikes.
Pigface throws a leg kick which misses Nara's front leg but catches the back leg as Nara tries to avoid it.
Pigface throws a front kick that sends Nara stumbling back into the cage.
Nara waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pigface.
Nara throws a big shot that misses.
Pigface dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nara. That did some damage!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nara misses with a left hand
and Pigface counters with a body kick.
Pigface turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pigface moves out of range of the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nara looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nara throws a jab but it's blocked by Pigface.
Good standup being displayed there by Pigface as he connects with a hook.
Pigface moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pigface scores with a kick to the body.
Pigface connects with an inside leg kick.
Nara jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pigface lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Pigface scores with a sloppy right hand. Nara should have avoided that one.
Pigface thuds his shin into the meat of Nara's side.
Nara lands a head shot.
Pigface avoids the body shot from Nara.
Pigface moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Nara takes one on the chin but seems OK.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nara stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pigface.
Nara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pigface.
Pigface dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nara. That did some damage!
Nara moves away from the strike by Pigface.
Nara takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Nara thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nara misses with a lunging right hand
and Pigface counters with an inside leg kick.
Nara lands a jab.
Nara throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Pigface steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nara.
Nara on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pigface. Pigface obviously looking to wear him down.
Nara takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nara changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pigface.
Pigface fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nara.
Pigface with a hook.
Pigface ducks under a wild hook from Nara.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pigface fakes the leg kick and cracks Nara in the body.
Nara takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pigface throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Pigface blocks a jab.
Nara looks to score with a jab to the body but Pigface is just out of range.
A swing and a miss from Nara.
The fighters circling - Nara throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pigface slips a straight right by Nara.
Nara throws a big shot that misses.
Pigface throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Pigface bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nara's head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pigface.
Nara lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nara on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pigface. Pigface obviously looking to wear him down.
Nara throws a big shot that misses.
Good shot there by Pigface.
Nara throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Pigface comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pigface has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Tony Pigface!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Tony Pigface!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Tony Pigface!

Tony Pigface wins by unanimous decision!

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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Romero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Mir
vs
Romero

190 cm
24
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
20
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andrew Mir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tony Romero!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romero misses with a combination

and Mir counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Romero breaks the clinch.
Mir thumps Romero with a low kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mir is defended easily by Romero.
Romero tries to clinch but Mir is having none of it.
Romero fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Romero throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mir.
Mir keeps the fight on the outside.
Romero misses with a series of wild punches.
Romero misses the jab.
Romero misses with a double jab.
Romero throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Mir counters with a head kick that drops Romero to the mat! Romero scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!

Romero is rocked!
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!
Mir throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Romero crumples to the floor and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Andrew Mir!