QFC Tournament 354 Round 1 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hawera Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Kystovsky (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.

Diaz
vs
Kystovsky

188 cm
18
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
23
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hawera Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ivan Kystovsky!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Ren Mimura and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz avoids the head kick by Kystovsky.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kystovsky. That's going to slow Diaz down.

Kystovsky gets caught napping as Diaz dives in and scores a takedown. Kystovsky manages to retain guard.

Kystovsky is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Diaz rolls with it to try and escape but Kystovsky cranks on the arm and Diaz is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ivan Kystovsky!
Ivan Kystovsky decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
51%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Huey Freeman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stewy Goon (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.

Freeman
vs
Goon

180 cm
23
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
23
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Enjoys gardening

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, Huey Freeman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Stewy Goon!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goon listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Huey Freeman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Freeman tries to clinch up.
Goon throws a right and a left that Freeman avoids nicely.
Goon moves away from the strike by Freeman.
Nice uppercut lands for Goon. That snapped Freeman's head back.
Goon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Goon lands a nice shot to the body.
Goon lands with an overhand left.
Freeman dodges the punch combination from Goon.
Nice shot by Goon.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Freeman tries to bum rush Goon with a series of wild strikes but Goon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Freeman is looking to clinch but Goon is avoiding it.
Freeman takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Goon tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Goon closes this distance looking for a takedown but Freeman circles away.
Freeman throws a nice looking combination but Goon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Freeman takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Good exchange - Freeman coming out on top.
Freeman shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Goon is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Freeman throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Freeman connects with a body shot.
Jab by Freeman.
Goon connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Goon has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Goon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice body punch from Goon.
Freeman tries to bum rush Goon with a series of wild strikes but Goon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Goon fails to land with a series of punches.
Freeman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Freeman.
Freeman is breathing heavily.
Goon throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Freeman stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Freeman on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Freeman scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Freeman fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Goon avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Huey Freeman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Goon lands a slapping body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goon cracks a nice hook into Freeman's ribs.
Goon fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Goon connects with a right hand. Freeman shakes it off.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Goon!
Nice straight punches there by Goon. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Goon.
Goon throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Freeman on the side of the head.
Goon throws a head kick but Freeman moves out of range.
Goon lands with a big left! Freeman is wobbled badly! Goon comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Freeman to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Stewy Goon!
Our winner, Stewy Goon, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
82%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hung Fu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zeratul Alibaba (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.

Fu
vs
Alibaba

186 cm
23
177 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

160 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Tends to cut

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, Hung Fu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Zeratul Alibaba!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alibaba throws a right and a left that both miss.

Fu shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Alibaba keeping moving, preventing Fu from controlling successfully.
Alibaba wants to sweep but no luck.
Fu postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fu postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fu is in close to Alibaba's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Fu slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Alibaba is looking to reverse the position.

Fu is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Alibaba has escaped the position, nice work there.
Fu scores with a couple of short elbows.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fu landing strikes.
Fu cracks Alibaba with a big right hand but Alibaba just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

Fu working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Fu cracks Alibaba with a big elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fu slows the pace down.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fu's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Fu scoring with punches and elbows.

Alibaba is rocked!
Fu scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Alibaba is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Fu can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hung Fu!
In his post fight interview, Hung Fu started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
74%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Scooby Dean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fabian Adam (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.

Dean
vs
Adam

183 cm
22
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
22
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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, Scooby Dean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fabian Adam!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shigeki Sano and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dean shoots in but Adam avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Adam fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dean closes the distance and clinches up with Adam, looking for a takedown. Dean pushes Adam against the cage but Adam circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Adam misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Adam swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dean cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Adam looks to score with a jab to the body but Dean is just out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Dean misses the target.
Adam tries to clinch up but Dean circles away and keeps his distance.
Adam wants to clinch.
Dean scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Adam thows a left - swing and a miss!
Adam has a takedown stuffed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dean throws a sloppy head kick and Adam moves out of range easily.
Dean throws a series of punches but Adam avoids them all with ease.
Dean fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Scooby Dean. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dean shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Adam pinned against the cage. Adam gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Adam shoots in looking for a takedown. Dean tries to sprawl out of it but Adam keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dean manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dean throws a head kick but Adam moves out of range.
Dean tries for a takedown but Adam circles away easily

and Adam counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Adam.
Adam is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adam tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Dean lands a shoulder strike.

Adam pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dean darts in looking for a takedown but Adam gets double underhooks and turns Dean into the cage.
Dean jumps guard but Adam turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Dean is trying to break free.
Adam is trying to pull guard but Dean turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Dean tries to score a body lock takedown but Adam shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Dean is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Adam is keeping busy.
Dean is breathing heavily.
Dean is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adam misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dean fails to pull guard.
Dean is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Adam to keep the fight standing.
Adam is defending well against a takedown attempt.

Adam manages to break the clinch.
Adam tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Dean defends well and Adam ends up having to push Dean into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Adam is pressed up against the cage. Dean has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Adam down to the mat. Adam avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Adam displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dean.
Adam throws a sloppy head kick and Dean moves out of range easily.
Adam fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Adam dives in and grabs Dean's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dean pushes down on Adam's head and hops out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adam tries to clinch up.
Adam shoots for a double leg takedown but Dean sprawls well. He's pushed Adam's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Dean gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dean misses with a knee to the head.

Adam gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Dean regains guard.
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!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Dean trying to keep a closed guard but Adam is proving a slippery customer.
Adam engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dean wants to control the position but Adam says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Fabian Adam will probably get the nod.
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.

Dean fails with a takedown attempt.

Adam clinches up with Dean and pushes him back against the cage.

Adam breaks the clinch.
Adam wants to land a leg kick but Dean is out of range.
Dean is trying hard to land a takedown here. Adam sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dean. Adam does a little dance to reset his feet.
Adam throws a series of punches but Dean avoids them all with ease.
Dean goes for a double leg but Adam avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Adam continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Scooby Dean. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dean is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Adam is defending well.

Adam turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Adam manages to end up in side control.

Adam tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Adam has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Adam scores with punches from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adam trying to control the position but Dean is working away.
Adam takes a little break here. Dean wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Adam in side control, throwing shots but Dean defends.
Dean tries to improve position but can't.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dean is trying to control Adam's posture but Adam avoids it.
Dean is looking to reverse the position.
Adam wants to stand but Dean has his arm trapped.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dean is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Dean might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Adam looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Dean is trying to control Adam's posture but Adam avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dean is trying to improve his position.
Dean wants to control but Adam postures up.

Adam tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Dean is looking for a sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adam cracks Dean with an elbow. That is naaassty.
You can see the frustration on Dean's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Adam lands a decent elbow from side control.
Fabian Adam has got the better of the ground game so far.
Adam wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dean keeps working.
Adam tries to stand but Dean is controlling his head.
Dean knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Adam on the ground.
The strikes coming from Adam are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dean is not content to let Adam control the position.
Dean is looking to reverse the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fabian Adam showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Adam changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dean tries to avoid it but Adam manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dean to the ground. Dean escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Dean looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Adam is fending him off so far but Dean persists. Nope, Adam circles away and we're back to standing.
Dean keeps the fight on the outside.
Dean shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Adam as he jumps to the side.
Dean throws a head kick but Adam moves out of range.
Dean shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Adam as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Scooby Dean. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Adam scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Adam is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Dean is just riding it out for now. Adam eventually gives up the hold.
Adam controlling the pace.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Adam is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Adam missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Adam is working for a submission of some sort.
Adam is trying to control the action in half guard but Dean is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adam wants to stand up but Dean has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Dean tries to kick Adam off but Adam keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Adam wants to stand up but Dean has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Dean is trying to stand.
Dean is trying to get back to full guard.
Dean trying to control but Adam postures up.
Well, if Adam is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dean is trying to control but can't.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Dean scores with a jab.
Adam tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dean swivels and escapes.
Dean stuffs the takedown.
Dean dives in and grabs Adam's left leg, looking for a takedown. Adam pushes down on Dean's head and hops out.
Adam keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice sprawl there from Adam as Dean shoots in.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adam tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dean manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Adam tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dean manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dean fails with an attempt to clinch.
Scooby Dean is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dean swings away with a leg kick that misses.

Adam shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Adam wants to take a breather but Dean is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Adam thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Adam passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Dean!
Scooby Dean has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adam prevents Dean from getting the reversal.

And that's the end of the fight!
Fabian Adam comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Adam 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 Fabian Adam!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Fabian Adam!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Fabian Adam!

Fabian Adam wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
51%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shah Tiger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Levan (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.

Tiger
vs
Levan

180 cm
20
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
23
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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, Shah Tiger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Josh Levan!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Ren Mimura and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Levan lunges at Tiger with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tiger's hand.
Tiger takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tiger connects with a high kick.
Tiger takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tiger swats away the attempt to clinch by Levan.
Levan shoots in looking for a takedown but Tiger manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Levan's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Levan lands a head shot.
Tiger wants to clinch
and Levan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tiger tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Levan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tiger changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tiger shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Levan as he avoids it easily.

Tiger forces Levan back against the cage and clinches.
Tiger tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Levan's elbow.
Tiger is trying to pull guard but Levan has him pressed against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Levan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Levan prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shah Tiger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Levan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tiger.
Tiger has Levan pressed against the cage, preventing Levan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Levan can't get the takedown.
Levan is trying to break the clinch but Tiger is controlling him.
Levan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Levan.
Tiger trying to control the position but instead, Levan has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tiger into the cage.
Levan is looking to take this one to the mat.

Levan breaks from the clinch.
Josh Levan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Levan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Tiger is defended easily by Levan.
Tiger shoots in looking for a takedown but Levan manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Tiger's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Levan lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

It looks like Shah Tiger has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tiger looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Levan is fending him off so far but Tiger persists. Nope, Levan circles away and we're back to standing.
Tiger is breathing heavily.
Levan looks to land a combination but Tiger avoids it well.
Levan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tiger.
A punch combination from Levan misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Tiger.
Tiger throws a nice looking combination but Levan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Levan throws a head kick that misses
and Tiger counters with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Levan is defended easily by Tiger.
Tiger throws a sloppy head kick and Levan moves out of range easily.
Levan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tiger swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Levan shoots in and bounces Tiger off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Tiger looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Levan connects with a couple of short punches.

Levan stands up from Tiger's guard - Levan perhaps looking for a knockout.
Tiger closes this distance looking for a takedown but Levan circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Levan lands a slapping body shot.
Tiger blocks a head kick by Levan.
Levan with a nice cross.
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!

Levan shoots in and gets a takedown into Tiger's guard.
Tiger wants to sweep but no luck.
Levan lands a couple of elbows.
Levan trying to control the position from guard on top but Tiger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Levan works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Levan winds up and cracks Tiger with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Josh Levan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shah Tiger's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Tiger has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Levan throws a head kick that misses
and Tiger counters with an outside leg kick.

Levan clinches with his opponent.

Levan has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Tiger clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Levan scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Tiger is trapped and Levan is scoring with shots to the head and body.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Tiger is trying to get back to his feet but Levan has full control of the position and if anything, Tiger has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Tiger controlling Levan 's hands.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tiger manages to reverse the position and now he's in Levan's guard. Nice work there by Tiger.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Levan working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Tiger has passed into half guard!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Levan makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Levan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Levan throws a low kick but Tiger avoids it.
Levan misses with a two punch combination.
Levan shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Tiger eats them both and turns towards Levan to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Tiger avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Tiger has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tiger wants a takedown but no success here.
Tiger slows down the pace here.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Tiger. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Tiger breaks the clinch.
Nice uppercut lands for Levan. That snapped Tiger's head back.
Tiger slaps away a takedown attempt from Levan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Tiger tries to clinch but Levan moves away

and Levan counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Levan won't allow Tiger to get back to his feet.
Levan has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Tiger is proving hard to escape from.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Levan's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Levan postures up in Tiger's guard and throws a big left but Tiger blocks it.
Tiger can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Levan controls the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Levan trying to control the position from guard on top but Tiger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Levan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Levan lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Levan postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Levan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Levan scoring with punches to the head and body.
Tiger is trying to control the position but Levan postures up.
Levan won't allow Tiger to get back to his feet.
Levan wants to pass the guard but Tiger is keeping the position.
Levan looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiger has momentary wrist control but Levan slips an elbow through the middle.
Levan sitting in guard here, content to control.

Levan drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Levan jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Levan is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Levan works over Tiger with some ground and pound from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Josh Levan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Shah Tiger's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Levan stuffs the takedown.

Levan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tiger, pushing him back against the cage.
Tiger scores a nice knee to the body.
Levan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Levan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tiger has him pressed against the cage.
Tiger tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Levan smiles and moves away.
Levan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Levan tries a head kick but it misses.
Levan throws out a leg kick but Tiger moves out of range and Levan only half commits.
Levan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Levan avoids the head kick by Tiger.
Levan misses with a straight left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Levan doesn't manage to clinch there - Tiger circles away.
Josh Levan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tiger is looking to clinch but Levan is avoiding it.
No joy there for Tiger, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Shah Tiger is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tiger tries to clinch but Levan is having none of it.
Tiger really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Levan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Levan scores with a body shot.
Nice takedown defense from Tiger. No joy for Levan on that attempt.
Tiger avoids the head kick by Levan.
Tiger fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shah Tiger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Levan circles away from the clinch attempt.

Levan shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Tiger's guard.
Levan throws a big right hand that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tiger trying to keep a closed guard but Levan is proving a slippery customer.

Tiger looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Levan controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Levan wants to pass the guard but Tiger is keeping the position.
Levan wants to control from the top but Tiger keeps moving.
Levan throws a big right hand that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Levan landing some decent shots from guard.

Levan stands up and waves to Tiger to follow him.
Tiger shoots for a double leg takedown but Levan sprawls well. He's pushed Tiger's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Levan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Levan has managed to clinch.
Tiger wants to take the fight to the mat but Levan manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Tiger blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Levan drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Levan has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Tiger after a bit of a struggle.
Levan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Levan stops a takedown attempt from Tiger.
A head punch on the inside from Tiger fails to land.

Levan breaks from the clinch.

Levan closes the distance and pushes Tiger back into the cage.
Tiger is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Tiger is fighting off a takedown attempt but Levan is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Tiger to the mat. Tiger regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Levan passes into half guard.
Shah Tiger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Josh Levan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Josh Levan has got the better of the ground game so far.

Tiger looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Josh Levan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Levan 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Josh Levan!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Josh Levan!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Josh Levan!

Josh Levan wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
81%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Koshu Huy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Magee (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.

Huy
vs
Magee

185 cm
23
178 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
23
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

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, Koshu Huy!
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 Magee!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Fujiwara and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huy works Magee's body with a nice hook.
Magee shoots in for a double leg but Huy sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Huy dives in and grabs Magee's left leg, looking for a takedown. Magee pushes down on Huy's head and hops out.
Huy closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Huy paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Magee leaves Huy with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Magee closes this distance looking for a takedown but Huy circles away.

Magee shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Magee was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Huy is looking for a sweep.
Magee controls the position from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Magee stands up.

Magee rushes Huy and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Magee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Huy cracks a nice hook into Magee's ribs.
Huy is looking to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Huy.
A jab from Huy does it's job there.
Magee darts in looking for a takedown but Huy gets double underhooks and turns Magee into the cage.
Koshu Huy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Magee.
Magee is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

Huy breaks the clinch.
Huy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Huy lands a head shot.
Magee dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Magee shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Huy tries to get to full guard but Magee has control of the leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magee trying to control the action but Huy is working from the bottom.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Magee is looking for a kimura here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Magee looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Huy knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Magee on the ground.

Magee is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but George Magee will probably get the nod.
That's time! Huy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Huy darts in looking for a takedown but Magee gets double underhooks and turns Huy into the cage.

Magee lands a takedown into guard.
Magee is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Magee trying to control but Huy is working from the bottom.

George Magee has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Huy scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Huy leaves Magee with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Magee darts in and clinches Huy up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Magee gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Koshu Huy has been cut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Magee as Huy tries to tie him up.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Huy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Come on Magee - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Huy lands with a light punch inside.
Huy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Magee can't find room to land a body shot as Huy controls the action.
Huy is trying to maintain a safe position but Magee gets an underhook and turns Huy into the cage.
Huy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Huy scores with a shot to the side of Magee's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magee is looking to take this one to the mat.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Huy lands a hook that snaps the head of Magee backwards.
Magee drops down looking for an ankle pick but Huy pulls his leg out and moves away.
Koshu Huy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Magee.
Huy moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Huy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Magee doesn't seem bothered though.
Huy fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Huy scores with a hook to the body. Magee takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Magee shoots in for a takedown but Huy shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Huy moves to clinch but Magee breaks away

and Magee counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Huy's guard now.
Magee is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magee is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

Magee gets to his feet - Huy follows without any prompting.
Magee throws a nice looking combination but Huy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Huy stuns Magee with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Magee fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huy stuffs the takedown.
Huy scores with a jab to the body.
Huy changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

Huy closes the distance and clinches.
Huy stops a takedown attempt from Magee.
Huy scores with a shot to the side of Magee's head.
Huy tries to break the clinch but Magee is controlling the position.
Magee throws an elbow but it's blocked.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A right hand to the body from Huy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A shot in the inside from Huy.
Nice body punch from Huy.
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 Koshu Huy will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Koshu Huy's cut.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

A lazy left from Huy finds it's target.
Danga de danga de dang - Huy scores with a four punch combination!
Huy jabs at Magee's body.
Huy throws a lazy head kick

and Magee counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Huy!

Magee decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Huy throws a one two combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Huy lands a body shot.
Huy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Magee swats away the attempt to clinch by Huy.
Huy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Magee manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Huy.
Magee on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Koshu Huy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Magee looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Huy is fending him off so far but Magee persists. Nope, Huy circles away and we're back to standing.
Huy fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Magee takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Magee fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Huy, pushing him back against the cage.

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

Magee closes the distance and pushes Huy back into the cage.
Huy is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

Magee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Magee clinches with his opponent.
Magee fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Huy is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

Huy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Huy scores with a body shot.
Magee misses with a low kick.
Huy stuffs the takedown.
Koshu Huy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Magee.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Huy tries to clinch up.
Huy wants to clinch up but Magee keeps it at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magee throws a jab but it's blocked by Huy.
Koshu Huy is winning the standup battle so far.
Huy with a hook.
Huy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

Magee moves into the clinch.
Huy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Huy trying to control the position but instead, Magee has worked for underhooks and has pushed Huy into the cage.
Magee tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Huy smiles and moves away.
Huy cracks a nice hook into Magee's ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huy lands a body shot.

Magee moves into the clinch.
Huy lands a right hand.
Magee throws an elbow but it misses.
Good body shot from Huy.
A frustrated look appears on Huy's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Huy manages to break the clinch.
Huy connects with a body shot that sends Magee's belly button to the back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Magee throws a leg kick but Huy checks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Magee looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Huy is fending him off so far but Magee persists. Nope, Huy circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice body punch from Huy.

And that's the end of the fight!
Koshu Huy showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Huy 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight for Koshu Huy!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Koshu Huy!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Koshu Huy!

Koshu Huy wins by unanimous decision!