Shogun 7: The Great War PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between BamBam Bigelow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chubbs Hefty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chubbs Hefty has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bigelow
vs
Hefty

185 cm
18
275 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
19
351 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Intelligent

Good wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

Tokyo United Fightwear (end of month sale $9 shirt

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, BamBam Bigelow!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chubbs Hefty!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hefty fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Bigelow out cold! Brutal finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Chubbs Hefty!
Chubbs Hefty is the new super heavyweight champion!
A relieved looking Chubbs Hefty thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
8%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Adam Schmierer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Schmierer might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Guns n Roses - Get in the Ring. Jack Daniels told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Schmierer
vs
Daniels

177 cm
22
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
26
170 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Inexperienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

GREEN!160

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Adam Schmierer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jack Daniels!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schmierer pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Daniels walks forward, straight into a front kick from Schmierer.
Daniels takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Schmierer looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Schmierer looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Schmierer fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Daniels avoids it really well and circles away.
Schmierer throws a sloppy head kick and Daniels moves out of range easily.
Schmierer misses with a low kick.
Daniels scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Schmierer shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Daniels fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Schmierer crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Daniels - the referee stops the clock and Schmierer gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Daniels. Schmierer manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schmierer throws a low kick, looking for Daniels's leg but Daniels calmly moves out of range.
Adam Schmierer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Daniels rushes Schmierer and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Schmierer has Daniels pressed against the cage, preventing Daniels from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Schmierer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmierer wants to take the fight to the mat but Daniels manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Daniels creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Daniels looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Schmierer wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adam Schmierer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Schmierer can't get the takedown.
Schmierer is trying to drag Daniels to the mat but Daniels just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Schmierer changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Daniels fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Schmierer is breathing heavily.
Schmierer shoots in for a double leg but Daniels sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Schmierer misses
and Daniels cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Schmierer misses with a body kick.
Horrible takedown by Schmierer or perhaps it was just good defense by Daniels which made him look bad.
Schmierer looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Both fighters circling a little - Daniels finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Daniels lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Schmierer is looking to close the distance but Daniels sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Schmierer crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Schmierer is OK because that was naaaaaasty!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Jack Daniels!

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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
52%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between JR Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ian Turner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adams kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is 'Looking For The Stone' by Dry Branch Fire Squad. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Adams
vs
Turner

177 cm
23
191 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

180 cm
19
190 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, JR Adams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ian Turner!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turner moves in looking to clinch but Adams pushes him off.
Adams shoots in but no luck this time.
Turner misses with a low kick.
Adams swats away the attempt to clinch by Turner.
Adams looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Turner keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Turner stuffs the takedown attempt from Adams. Adams gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for JR Adams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Turner displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Adams.
Turner dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Adams. That did some damage!
Turner connects with an inside leg kick.
Adams takes a swing at Turner's ribcage but misses.
Adams fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Adams shoots in and drives through. Turner sprawls well.
Turner plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

It looks like JR Adams has been cut.
Ian Turner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Adams. Turner does a little dance to reset his feet.
Adams tries to score a power double leg takedown but Turner sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Adams somewhat.

Adams 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.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Adams postures up in Turner's guard and throws a big left but Turner blocks it.
Turner avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Adams passes easily into side control. Nice work.

Adams is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Turner knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Adams misses with an attempted head punch from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Adams in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Turner is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). JR Adams!
JR Adams thanked the fans post fight for their support.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
47%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matheus Dias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Nejman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matheus Dias could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Danny Nejman's chin.

Dias
vs
Nejman

225 cm
27
300 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

225 cm
27
300 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Heavy handed

GREEN!160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Matheus Dias!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Danny Nejman!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dias closes the distance and clinches up with Nejman, looking for a takedown. Dias pushes Nejman against the cage but Nejman circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Dias shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Nejman as he avoids it easily.
Nejman tries to clinch there but Dias circles away.
Nejman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dias manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dias leaves Nejman with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nejman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dias swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nejman is looking to clinch but Dias is avoiding it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Dias moves into range and clinches up with Nejman.

Dias pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Nejman moves into range and clinches up with Dias.

Dias's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nejman is looking to clinch but Dias is avoiding it.

Nejman shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Dias is breathing heavily.
Nejman trying to control but Dias is working from the bottom.
Nejman looking to pass the guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nejman wants to control from the top but Dias keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dias wants to get back to his feet but Nejman is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Nejman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dias swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Nejman gets to his feet. Dias looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Nejman shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dias sprawls well. Dias wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Nejman gets slowly back to his feet.
Dias fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matheus Dias. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Nejman.
Dias shoots for a double leg takedown but Nejman sprawls well. He's pushed Dias's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
We've been told by Dias's head coaches at [CBK] Punch-kicker Academy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nejman shoots in looking for a takedown. Dias tries to sprawl out of it but Nejman keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dias manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nejman tries to clinch up but Dias circles away and keeps his distance.
Dias fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Nejman moves into the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Dias is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dias connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nejman's face.

Dias manages to break the clinch.
Dias throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Nejman's waist but Nejman gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dias off to one side.
Nejman fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Dias avoids it really well and circles away.
Dias tries to score a power double leg takedown but Nejman sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Dias somewhat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dias stuffs the takedown.
Dias fails with a takedown attempt.
Nejman tries to clinch up.

Dias moves into the clinch.
Nejman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dias is defending well for now.
Nejman trying to control the position but instead, Dias has worked for underhooks and has pushed Nejman into the cage.
Dias avoids a wild elbow strike from Nejman.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Dias lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Danny Nejman has been cut.
Dias avoiding damage as Nejman throws knees to the body.
Nejman is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Dias with a knee to the head.
Dias managing to block the knees to the body from Nejman.
Dias is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Nejman to keep the fight standing.
Dias tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dias scores a nice knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nejman takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nejman lands an elbow that stopped Dias in his tracks for a moment.
Dias pushes Nejman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dias using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nejman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
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 Matheus Dias will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Danny Nejman's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Dias defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Nejman.
Nice takedown defense from Dias. No joy for Nejman on that attempt.
Dias shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Nejman pinned against the cage. Nejman gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Nejman has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dias misses with a knee to the head.
Nejman tries to land knees in the clinch but Dias avoids the damage to the body.

Dias manages to break the clinch.
Dias stuffs the takedown attempt from Nejman. Nejman gets slowly back to his feet.
Matheus Dias has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danny Nejman.
Nice sprawl there from Dias as Nejman shoots in.
Nejman tries for a takedown but Dias sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Dias tries for a takedown but Nejman sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Nejman manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Dias on his heels. He'll look to pass Dias's guard now, I'm sure.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nejman engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nejman trying to control but Dias is working from the bottom.

Dias pushes Nejman off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Nejman fails with a takedown attempt.
Dias dives in and grabs Nejman's left leg, looking for a takedown. Nejman pushes down on Dias's head and hops out.
Nejman fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Matheus Dias seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dias looks for a takedown but Nejman sprawls well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Dias as Nejman shoots in.
Dias shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Nejman pinned against the cage. Nejman gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nejman looks for a takedown but Dias sprawls well.
Nejman shoots in but Dias avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Dias has closed the distance and engaged Nejman in a clinch.

Dias breaks from the clinch.
Nejman changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dias tries to avoid it but Nejman manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dias to the ground. Dias escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nejman misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Dias lands a high kick!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dias has closed the distance and engaged Nejman in a clinch.
Dias scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nejman wants to stall.
Dias with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dias blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nejman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dias.
Nice body punch from Dias.

Dias's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nejman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dias paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dias keeps the fight on the outside.
Nejman shoots in but Dias avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dias shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Nejman as he jumps to the side.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Nejman moves into range and clinches up with Dias.

Dias breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dias avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Dias gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dias lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nejman trying to stall but Dias improves his position.
Dias's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dias throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nejman trying to control the position but instead, Dias has worked for underhooks and has pushed Nejman into the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dias looking to throw knees to the head but Nejman is blocking nicely.
Nejman is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Matheus Dias will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Danny Nejman's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Dias tries for a takedown but Nejman sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nejman fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Nejman shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nejman stalling.
Nejman is trying to control. Dias wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Danny Nejman has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

Dias gets tackled into the cage by Nejman. Nejman maintains the clinch.
Dias landing some nice looking knees to the body.

Dias escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nejman slaps away a takedown attempt from Dias, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nejman shoots in looking for a takedown but Dias manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Nejman's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Nejman fails with a takedown attempt.
Matheus Dias has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danny Nejman.
Dias lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Dias stuffs the takedown.
Dias fails with a takedown attempt.

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!

Nejman 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.
Dias preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dias wants to stand but Nejman is controlling the position.
Nejman must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Nejman stopping the sweep attempt from Dias.
Dias is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Nejman tries to free his leg and advance position but Dias is retaining full guard.
Danny Nejman has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nejman works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Nejman prevents Dias from improving his position.
Nejman is looking to take a break and control but Dias is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Matheus Dias is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nejman prevents Dias from improving his position.
Dias keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dias keeping hold of Nejman's head, controlling as best he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nejman lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Nejman is trying to control. Dias wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Dias moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Danny Nejman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nejman wants to control from the top but Dias keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Danny Nejman wasn't active enough on the ground.
Nejman closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dias circles away.
Dias closes this distance looking for a takedown but Nejman circles away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Danny Nejman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dias has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Matheus Dias!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
80%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Slip Zacha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Kyler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kyler is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Battle Hymn. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as John Kyler enters the cage!

Zacha
vs
Kyler

185 cm
26
198 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

182 cm
26
185 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Solid 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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Slip Zacha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Kyler!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Taro Takaoka and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kyler fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Zacha shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
John Kyler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Kyler shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Zacha is trying to defend but Kyler finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Zacha definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

Zacha is defending against the submission attempts here by Kyler.
Kyler prevents Zacha from standing back up.
Zacha tries to roll over but Kyler keeps him under control.
Zacha blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kyler.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zacha is staying active underneath Kyler, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Kyler is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Zacha is trying to stand up here but Kyler is controlling him well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zacha wants to control but Kyler is keeping busy.
Zacha knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kyler on the ground.

Kyler is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Zacha is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). John Kyler!
A victorious John Kyler thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
42%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Estefan Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steely Dan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanchez kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Foo Fighters- My Hero. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Sanchez
vs
Dan

195 cm
21
210 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

190 cm
21
205 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Estefan Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Steely Dan!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dan on the side of the head.
Dan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sanchez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice shot lands for Sanchez.
Dan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Estefan Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Sanchez clinches up against the cage.
Sanchez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dan is trying to drag Sanchez to the mat but Sanchez just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Sanchez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sanchez is trying to break free.
Sanchez is trying to force a seperation but Dan has the dominant position.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sanchez darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

Sanchez moves into the clinch.
Sanchez can't break the clinch.
Sanchez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sanchez working aggressively here.
Sanchez tries to break free but Dan pushes him back against the cage.
Sanchez working hard to break the clinch.
Sanchez is trying to break free.
Sanchez is trying to break the clinch but Dan is controlling him.
Dan has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sanchez avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Sanchez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dan has him pressed against the cage.
Sanchez is looking to break free of the clinch but Dan has double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez wants to break free but Dan has control.
Sanchez tries to circle away but Dan has him pinned against the cage.
Sanchez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

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

Sanchez clinches up with Dan and pushes him back against the cage.
Sanchez working aggressively here.
Dan looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sanchez has a couple of punches blocked by Dan.

Sanchez manages to break the clinch.
Sanchez throws a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Sanchez has Dan up against the cage in a clinch.
Dan prevents Sanchez from breaking the clinch.
Sanchez wants to break free but Dan has control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dan.
Dan wants a takedown.
Estefan Sanchez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steely Dan.
Sanchez is trying to break free.
Sanchez has had enough of the clinch but Dan keeps him there for the moment.
Dan prevents Sanchez from breaking the clinch.
Sanchez is trying to force a seperation but Dan has the dominant position.
Sanchez tries to break the clinch but Dan is controlling the position.
Sanchez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sanchez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sanchez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sanchez is trying to break the clinch but Dan has him pressed against the cage.

Dan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sanchez clinches with his opponent.

Sanchez breaks the clinch.
Sanchez punishes Dan's body with a nice straight punch.
Dan takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Dan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Dan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sanchez.
Sanchez connects with a right hand. Dan shakes it off.
Left hook, right uppercut from Sanchez.
It looks like Sanchez has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanchez darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanchez throws a shot to the body.

Sanchez moves into range and clinches up with Dan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Dan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dan there as he acknowledges the shot.
Dan takes one to the chin there.
Sanchez lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dan walks into a stiff left hand from Sanchez.
Sanchez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nice shot lands for Sanchez.
Estefan Sanchez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Good standup being displayed there by Sanchez as he connects with a hook.
Estefan Sanchez is winning the standup battle so far.
Sanchez scores with a sloppy right hand. Dan should have avoided that one.
No joy there for Sanchez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dan tries to move into range but Sanchez moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sanchez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dan in his tracks.
Estefan Sanchez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sanchez dips to his left and cracks Dan with an uppercut!
Sanchez punishes Dan's body with a nice straight punch.
A punch combination from Sanchez misses.
Dan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sanchez to score with a decent uppercut.
Sanchez's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Sanchez duly obliges.
Sanchez displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Sanchez takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sanchez cracks Dan with an open hand slap.
Sanchez sizes up Dan with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sanchez.
Dan slips a straight right by Sanchez.
Sanchez fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dan on the side of the head.
Dan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sanchez.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sanchez.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanchez throws a right and a left that both miss.

Sanchez gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Dan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Sanchez moves into range and clinches up with Dan.
Dan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sanchez's efforts to push away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez has had enough of the clinch but Dan keeps him there for the moment.
Sanchez scores with a shoulder strike.
Estefan Sanchez has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Sanchez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sanchez jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Dan has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sanchez misses with a looping left.
Sanchez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sanchez with a hook.
Sanchez connects with a solid leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez thuds a left hand into Dan's body.
Sanchez lands a head shot.

Sanchez instigates a clinch.
Sanchez wants to break free but Dan has control.

Sanchez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sanchez displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Sanchez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sanchez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanchez throws a shot from downtown. Dan moves away and avoids it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanchez connects with a right hand. Dan shakes it off.
Dan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Dan tries to move into range but Sanchez moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Dan steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Sanchez. That one must have hurt.
Sanchez punishes Dan's body with a nice straight punch.
Dan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sanchez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sanchez tries to bum rush Dan with a series of wild strikes but Dan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Left hook, right uppercut from Sanchez.
Nice shot by Sanchez.
Nice uppercut lands for Sanchez. That snapped Dan's head back.
Dan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sanchez.

Sanchez clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez wants to break free but Dan has control.

Sanchez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sanchez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dan.
Dan takes a body punch but keeps moving.

Sanchez gets a clinch.
Sanchez wants to break the clinch but can't.

Sanchez manages to break the clinch.
Dan slips a jab and a cross from Sanchez.

Sanchez rushes Dan and presses him up against the cage.
Dan is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez tries to break free but Dan pushes him back against the cage.
Sanchez has had enough of the clinch but Dan keeps him there for the moment.
Dan wants a takedown.
Sanchez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dan keeps control of Sanchez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sanchez wants to get back to striking at distance but Dan won't allow it.
Sanchez working hard to break the clinch.
Dan prevents Sanchez from breaking the clinch.

Dan gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanchez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Dan is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Sanchez has managed to free his arm - good work.
Sanchez trying to control but Dan postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dan 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.
Sanchez is looking for a sweep. Dan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Dan is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Sanchez on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sanchez tries to get out of the position.

Dan is trying to work for a kimura but Sanchez is defending well.
Sanchez manages to get to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez managing to control the position.

Dan drops back looking for a leg! Sanchez is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Sanchez manages to kick Dan off! Dan jumps back into Sanchez's guard.
Sanchez is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Dan thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Dan thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Sanchez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dan is controlling him.
Steely Dan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dan throwing strikes but missing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Estefan Sanchez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sanchez, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:26
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:26
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Estefan Sanchez!
A victorious Estefan Sanchez thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.