UNFC - 004 Jay vs Lansky PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

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

Akagono
vs
Bighead

187 cm
20
184 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

180 cm
19
195 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fujiyama Akagono!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ole Bighead!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bighead fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bighead connects with a right hand. Akagono shakes it off.
Akagono wants to clinch up but Bighead keeps it at a distance.
Ole Bighead seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bighead lands a nice looking body shot.
Bighead has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Bighead jabs at Akagono's body.
Akagono keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bighead.
Akagono takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bighead avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Akagono tries to move into range but Bighead moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bighead lands with a cross.
Akagono on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Akagono throws a head kick that misses
and Bighead makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bighead lands a nice looking body shot.
Bighead uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Akagono tries to clinch but Bighead is having none of it.
Bighead bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Akagono's head.

Akagono is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bighead lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Oh Akagono is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Akagono fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bighead pounces like a tiger and cracks Akagono with a vicious hook! Akagono is down but not out! Bighead follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ole Bighead!

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B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ardel Ariola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toyoki Kawamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ariola
vs
Kawamura

189 cm
25
223 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

178 cm
19
212 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Kore Fight Nutrition [TG]

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ardel Ariola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Toyoki Kawamura!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kawamura clinches.
Kawamura lands a damaging elbow.
Kawamura told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.

Ariola has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Kawamura is trying to keep an underhook but Ariola manages to get the takedown into half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Ariola throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kawamura has hold of Ariola's hands but Ariola slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ariola throwing shots but Kawamura is blocking nicely.
Ariola thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kawamura's head.
Ariola drops an elbow to the side of Kawamura's head.
Kawamura gets full guard.
Ariola cracks Kawamura with a solid left hand.
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!
Kawamura preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ariola won't allow Kawamura to sweep him here.
Ariola with a nice head shot there.
Kawamura wants to sweep here but Ariola controlling him for the moment.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kawamura is on top in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ariola keeping moving, preventing Kawamura from controlling successfully.
Ariola seems keen to control Kawamura's posture.
Ariola tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kawamura trying to control the position from guard on top but Ariola is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ariola pulls Kawamura in close to prevent any damage.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kawamura throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kawamura moves to clinch but Ariola breaks away

and Ariola counters with a single leg into guard. Kawamura didn't expect that.
Ariola will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ariola postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ariola with a nice head shot there.
Kawamura trying to keep a closed guard but Ariola is proving a slippery customer.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ariola trying to control but Kawamura is working from the bottom.
Ariola is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Kawamura is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ariola throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ariola working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ariola scoring with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ariola working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ariola keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kawamura's head.
Kawamura wants to sweep but no luck.
Ariola scoring with some ground and pound.
Kawamura looking to control.
Ariola missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ariola working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kawamura's head.
Ariola throwing strikes but missing.
Kawamura looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ariola working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ariola distracts Kawamura with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ariola wants to control from the top but Kawamura keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kawamura avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ariola preventing the sweep.
Kawamura is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ariola is controlling him.
Ariola working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ariola with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ariola's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Ariola working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ariola looking to sit in guard and control but Kawamura gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ariola pulls Kawamura in to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Kawamura is looking to clinch but Ariola is avoiding it.
Kawamura tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kawamura.
Kawamura tries to clinch there but Ariola circles away.
Kawamura tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ariola is able to avoid easily.
An inside leg kick from Kawamura misses.
Kawamura is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kawamura moves in looking to clinch but Ariola pushes him off.
Ariola swats away the attempt to clinch by Kawamura.
Kawamura thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Ariola if he has to take too many more of those.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kawamura.
Kawamura tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ariola manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kawamura ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kawamura looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ariola takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kawamura is looking to clinch.
Kawamura closes the distance but Ariola moves to the side

and Ariola counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Ariola has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kawamura avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kawamura is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ariola is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Kawamura is defending well.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kawamura obliges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kawamura with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kawamura landing knees to the head.
Ariola takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kawamura lands an elbow just above Ariola 's eye.
Kawamura tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A knee to the head by Kawamura.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kawamura using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kawamura with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kawamura connects with a knee to the head.
Kawamura with a knee to the head.
Kawamura unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kawamura landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kawamura is pressed up against the cage. Ariola has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kawamura down to the mat. Kawamura avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ardel Ariola. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head kick misses from Kawamura.
Kawamura throws a head kick that half lands.
Ariola connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kawamura throws a sloppy head kick and Ariola moves out of range easily.
Ariola circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kawamura is looking to clinch but Ariola is avoiding it.
Ariola looks to land a combination but Kawamura avoids it well.
Kawamura tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ariola manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawamura tries to clinch up.
Ariola avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ardel Ariola is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kawamura tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Ariola decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kawamura's guard.
Ariola wants to control from the top but Kawamura keeps moving.
Kawamura lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Ariola!
Kawamura misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Kawamura looking to ground and pound but Ariola is blocking nicely.
Kawamura trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kawamura thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ariola is squirming around, avoiding Kawamura's attempts to control the action.
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!
Kawamura looking to finish with strikes here!
Kawamura throwing strikes here but Ariola is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kawamura throws some wild stikes that Ariola manages to avoid easily.
Ariola avoids a series of strikes thrown by Kawamura.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Toyoki Kawamura showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Kawamura tries to clinch up.
Kawamura is looking to clinch.
Ariola moves out of range of the body kick.
Kawamura looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Toyoki Kawamura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Ariola darts in and clinches Kawamura up against the cage.

Ariola has Kawamura pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Ariola pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Kawamura tumbling to the mat - Ariola dives into Kawamura's guard.
Kawamura is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kawamura tries to stand and escape but Ariola is controlling the position.
Ariola is trying to maintain the position but Kawamura is very close to passing his half guard.
Kawamura is looking to take a break and control but Ariola is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ariola keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kawamura is keen to just control but Ariola is a slippery customer.
Kawamura wants to free his trapped foot but Ariola is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Kawamura is stalling here. Ariola is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Kawamura seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Ariola has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Kawamura looks to move to half guard but instead Ariola has passed into mount! Damn!
Kawamura tries to hold on but Ariola pushes him away.
Ariola lands a big elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kawamura is looking to get to half guard.
Ariola working the ground and pound effectively.
Ariola working Kawamura over with strikes here.
Ardel Ariola overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ariola breaks from Kawamura's wrist control and lands an elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ariola lands a nice shot to the head.
Ariola lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Ariola with good strikes from the mount here!
Kawamura is wriggling around trying to escape.
Ariola with shots to the head and body - Kawamura looks very uncomfortable down there.
Ariola wants to control the pace but Kawamura is squirming around nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawamura sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Kawamura is trying to stand.
Ariola looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kawamura with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ariola prevents Kawamura from improving his position.
Ariola wants to control but Kawamura is keeping him busy.
Kawamura tries to kick Ariola off but Ariola keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Kawamura manages to get to full guard.
Kawamura is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ariola postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ariola throws an elbow that misses. Kawamura uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ariola's guard. Nice move by Kawamura!
Ariola has a closed guard, preventing Kawamura from standing up.
Ariola is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ariola is on top in guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ardel Ariola showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ariola 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ardel Ariola!
After winning the bout, Ardel Ariola thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Toyoki Kawamura was interviewed post fight and said 'Team Goroshi - Kore Fight Nutrition - OMG They Clinched Kenny - FNPFC'.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
92%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Takamura Mamrou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Itsu Hitigaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mamrou comes to the cage accompanied by The Whistler. Hitigaki has chosen The Whistler as his entrance music. Itsu Hitigaki is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Mamrou
vs
Hitigaki

185 cm
24
180 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

175 cm
27
153 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Kore Fight Nutrition [TG]

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takamura Mamrou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Itsu Hitigaki!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Shimada and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hitigaki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hitigaki is looking to clinch.
Mamrou avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mamrou's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hitigaki under the eye.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hitigaki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Hitigaki clinches with his opponent.
Hitigaki will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Mamrou up against the cage.
Hitigaki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hitigaki holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Hitigaki cracks Mamrou with a nice body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hitigaki tries a body shot but Mamrou blocks it.
Hitigaki misses with a knee strike.
Hitigaki has Mamrou pushed against the cage.
Mamrou looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hitigaki is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mamrou is defending well for now.
Mamrou tries for a takedown. No joy.
Mamrou has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mamrou has had enough of the clinch but Hitigaki keeps him there for the moment.
Mamrou blocking some punches.
Hitigaki tries a knee to the head but Mamrou blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hitigaki misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hitigaki has Mamrou pressed against the cage, preventing Mamrou from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hitigaki tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mamrou avoids it.
Mamrou trying to stall but Hitigaki improves his position.
Mamrou seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Hitigaki is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
The referee calls for Mamrou to work.
Mamrou wants a takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hitigaki misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hitigaki with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hitigaki looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hitigaki misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hitigaki stalling the fight.
Mamrou managing to block the knees to the body from Hitigaki.
Hitigaki scores with a knee to the head.
Mamrou blocking some punches.
Mamrou wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hitigaki has him pressed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mamrou wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Mamrou is trying to break the clinch but Hitigaki is controlling him.
Mamrou goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hitigaki prevents it.
Mamrou looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Takamura Mamrou. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mamrou prevents a body shot from Hitigaki.
Hitigaki manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hitigaki is looking to control Mamrou's arms but Mamrou gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hitigaki has his back to the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A slow jab from Mamrou misses its intended target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hitigaki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mamrou lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Mamrou fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hitigaki looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mamrou looks to land a right hand but Hitigaki moved out of range.
Mamrou fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hitigaki manages to avoid it.
Hitigaki tries to close the distance and clinch but Mamrou swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mamrou throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hitigaki tries to clinch but Mamrou moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Hitigaki.
Mamrou scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hitigaki is looking to clinch.
Hitigaki tries to clinch but Mamrou moves out of range.
Hitigaki moves out of range of the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hitigaki doesn't manage to clinch there - Mamrou circles away.
Hitigaki wants to clinch up but Mamrou keeps it at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hitigaki closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mamrou managing to block the knees to the body from Hitigaki.
Hitigaki lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mamrou backwards.
Mamrou on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hitigaki misses with a body punch.
Mamrou fails to pull guard.
Mamrou is looking to break free of the clinch but Hitigaki has double underhooks.
Hitigaki is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The crowd are getting on Hitigaki's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mamrou.
Hitigaki just leaning against Mamrou, taking a breather.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hitigaki gets underhooks to prevent Mamrou's takedown attempt.
Mamrou tries to circle away but Hitigaki has him pinned against the cage.
Hitigaki keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mamrou's efforts to push away.
Hitigaki taking a breather.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hitigaki tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mamrou looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hitigaki is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hitigaki avoiding damage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Itsu Hitigaki.
Mamrou circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mamrou scores with a hook.
Hitigaki tries to clinch but Mamrou is having none of it.
Mamrou swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hitigaki connects with a body shot that sends Mamrou's belly button to the back.
Hitigaki doesn't manage to clinch there - Mamrou circles away.
Hitigaki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mamrou lands a body shot.
Hitigaki tries to clinch but Mamrou is having none of it.
Hitigaki tries to clinch there but Mamrou circles away.
Hitigaki darts in trying to clinch
and Mamrou counters with a straight right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mamrou circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hitigaki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mamrou paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mamrou swats away the attempt to clinch by Hitigaki.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hitigaki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hitigaki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mamrou paws at him with a jab and circles away.
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 Takamura Mamrou will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Hitigaki tries to clinch but Mamrou moves out of range.
A jab lands there for Mamrou.
Hitigaki walks into a stiff left hand from Mamrou.
Hitigaki displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mamrou throws out the jab.
Hitigaki displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mamrou throws out the jab.
Hitigaki throws an off balance right hand

and Mamrou lands a stunning uppercut that sends Hitigaki to the mat!

Hitigaki is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Mamrou gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Hitigaki is still on wobbly legs! Can Mamrou finish him?
Hitigaki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hitigaki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hitigaki seems to have recovered his senses.
Hitigaki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mamrou swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mamrou swats away the attempt to clinch by Hitigaki.
Takamura Mamrou is winning the standup battle so far.
Mamrou with a jab.
Hitigaki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mamrou paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hitigaki wants to clinch up but Mamrou keeps it at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mamrou keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mamrou lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Hitigaki - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Mamrou!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Takamura Mamrou!
Takamura Mamrou seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Salim Ayeh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ed Fazio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fazio has chosen The Mob Rules as his entrance music. Ed Fazio is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Ayeh
vs
Fazio

183 cm
20
215 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

186 cm
20
212 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

THRIFTY THREADS

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Salim Ayeh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ed Fazio!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Kenichi Hosakawa and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fazio thows a leg kick but Ayeh checks it
and Ayeh counters with a nice leg kick.

Ayeh takes the fight into the clinch.
Ayeh stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Fazio tries to land knees in the clinch but Ayeh avoids the damage to the body.
Ayeh blocks an uppercut.
Fazio tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ayeh's elbow.
Ayeh keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fazio's efforts to push away.
Fazio tries for a takedown but Ayeh manages to get underhooks.
I was talking to Ayeh's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Ayeh looking to stall.
Fazio tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ayeh lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ayeh tries to throw a body punch but Fazio avoids it by throwing Ayeh back against the cage.
Fazio tries to break free but Ayeh pushes him back against the cage.
Ayeh is looking to control Fazio's arms but Fazio gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ayeh has his back to the cage.
Fazio scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ayeh tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fazio blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ayeh prevents the takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fazio jumps guard but Ayeh stands there with Fazio around his waist. Fazio gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Salim Ayeh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ed Fazio.
Ayeh is trying to stall.
Ayeh lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ayeh lands with a right to the head.
Ayeh lands a body shot in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Ayeh.
Ayeh stalling in the clinch.
Ayeh tries to throw a body punch but Fazio avoids it by throwing Ayeh back against the cage.
Ayeh misses with a punch to the body.
Fazio with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ayeh trying to control the position but instead, Fazio has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ayeh into the cage.
Fazio tries to stall but Ayeh uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ayeh tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fazio is trying to pull guard but Ayeh turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Good body shot from Ayeh.
Ayeh lands a shoulder strike.
Ayeh lands an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fazio throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Fazio looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Fazio using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ayeh has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short right from Ayeh.
Fazio tries to pull guard but Ayeh won't allow it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fazio.
Ayeh tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fazio's elbow.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ayeh.
Ayeh taking a breather.
Nice body punch from Ayeh.
Fazio looks winded!
A left hand lands to the body for Ayeh.
A short left from Ayeh.
Ayeh lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ayeh working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fazio taking a breather.
Fazio misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fazio taking a breather.
Ayeh misses with a punch to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Fazio has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ayeh avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ayeh is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A nice left hand lands by Ayeh.
A short body shot lands from Ayeh as the two fighters clinch.
Ayeh lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ayeh throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Good body shot from Ayeh.
Ayeh lands with a left to the head.
Fazio wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ayeh lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fazio backwards.
Ayeh lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ayeh.
Ayeh dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Ayeh works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ayeh throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fazios head.
Ayeh misses with a punch to the body.
Fazio goes for a takedown attempt but Ayeh pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Fazio blocks a head kick by Ayeh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ayeh chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ayeh tries to clinch up.
Ayeh tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fazio swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fazio throws a solid leg kick but Ayeh takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Fazio.
Ayeh tries to clinch up.
Ayeh looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fazio throws a leg kick but Ayeh checks it.
Salim Ayeh is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A jab from Ayeh misses.
Fazio throws a shot from downtown. Ayeh moves away and avoids it.
Fazio throws a leg kick but Ayeh moved away.
Fazio thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fazio just misses with a punch to the body.
Ayeh tries to clinch but Fazio is having none of it.
Ayeh connects with an inside leg kick.
Fazio will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice defenses there by Ayeh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Fazio gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fazio takes a body punch but keeps moving.

Fazio shoots in and gets a takedown into Ayeh's guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Ayeh holds on and takes a little breather.
Ayeh wants to stand and escape but Fazio is having none of it.
Ayeh utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Fazio won't allow Ayeh to sweep him here.
Fazio throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ayeh works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fazio trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ayeh is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Fazio is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fazio is looking to work some ground and pound but Ayeh has wrist control.
Fazio postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ayeh looking for a sweep. Not yet Ayeh, not yet.
Ayeh pulls Fazio in to control the position.
Fazio trying to control the position from guard on top but Ayeh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fazio is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ayeh keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Fazio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ayeh.
Ed Fazio is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ayeh tries to score with a low kick but Fazio moves his leg out of the way.
Ed Fazio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ayeh walks into a jab.
Ayeh ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fazio throws out a loose jab but Ayeh uses good head movement to avoid it.

Fazio drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Fazio with a flurry of punches that miss.
Fazio wants to control from the top but Ayeh keeps moving.
Fazio in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fazio chips away with some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fazio working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ayeh's head.
Ayeh is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Still in half guard, Ayeh seems content to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fazio trying to control from the bottom.
Fazio controlling the position for now.
Fazio trying to control but Ayeh postures up.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Ayeh in particular looking to stall.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Fazio trying to control from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Salim Ayeh.
Ayeh tries to clinch but Fazio is having none of it.
Fazio misses the shot to the body.
Ayeh wants to clinch.
Fazio throws a jab when Ayeh was well out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fazio walks into a stiff left hand from Ayeh.
Fazio connects with a single shot there.
Fazio punishes Ayeh's body with a nice straight punch.
Fazio lands a jab-cross combination.
Fazio thows a body shot but no joy.
A big left from Fazio misses.
Ayeh lands a jab to Fazio's midsection.
Salim Ayeh is winning the standup battle so far.
Ayeh moves to clinch but Fazio breaks away

and Fazio counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Ayeh!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ayeh gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fazio wants to free his trapped foot but Ayeh is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ayeh makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Ayeh.
Ayeh pulls Fazio in close to prevent any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ed Fazio 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!

Ayeh clinches up against the cage.
Ayeh lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A hook to the body from Ayeh.
A right hook to the body lands for Ayeh.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ayeh doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ayeh trying to control the position but instead, Fazio has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ayeh into the cage.
Fazio tries to throw a body punch but Ayeh avoids it by throwing Fazio back against the cage.
Fazio looking to throw knees to the head but Ayeh is blocking nicely.
Ayeh stalling.
Ayeh wants to stall.
Ayeh throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fazio tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ayeh lands with a short shot to the head.
Ayeh digs a right hand into Fazio's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fazio's gas tank.
Ayeh has Fazio pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ayeh lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fazio takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ayeh tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fazio's elbow.
Ayeh lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Fazio or not.
Ayeh working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ayeh lands a body shot.
Ayeh throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ayeh working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Ayeh - that landed with a thud.
Ayeh lands a left hand.
Ayeh softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Ayeh - that landed with a thud.
Still in the clinch, Ayeh scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ayeh lands a shoulder strike.
Ayeh is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fazio can do to turn this around?
Ayeh cracks Fazio with a nice body shot.
Ayeh works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ayeh doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ayeh is working Fazio over against the cage.
Ayeh working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Salim Ayeh has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ayeh is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Fazio throws a head punch that misses.
Fazio drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ayeh pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ayeh listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ayeh lands a head shot.
Ayeh lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fazio gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ayeh.

Ayeh moves into the clinch.
Fazio using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ayeh has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fazio being controlled against the cage.
Ayeh lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fazio backwards.
Fazio swings wildly with an uppercut but Ayeh uses good head movement to avoid it.

Fazio manages to pull guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ayeh wants to control from the top but Fazio keeps moving.
Fazio working a defensive guard but Ayeh manages to pass into side control anyway.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Fazio can do anything to dispel that myth.
Fazio is trying to control Ayeh's posture but Ayeh avoids it.
Ayeh trying to control the position but Fazio is working away.
Fazio is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Ayeh is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Fazio slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Ayeh sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Fazio defending well though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fazio trying to hold on to Ayeh's head to control him but Ayeh postures up.
Ayeh seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Fazio does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Fazio trying to control but Ayeh postures up.
Fazio wants to improve his position but Ayeh is controlling well.
Ayeh wants to stand up but Fazio is controlling the position.
Ayeh stalling.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Salim Ayeh.
Fazio missing with a left hand there. Ayeh was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

And that's the end of the fight!
Salim Ayeh showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ayeh 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Salim Ayeh!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between LeRob Jinks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy Carroll (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Jinks
vs
Carroll

176 cm
25
181 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

191 cm
19
179 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, LeRob Jinks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Andy Carroll!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Taro Takaoka and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jinks looks to land a combination but Carroll avoids it well.
Carroll jabs at Jinks's body.
Jab, jab by Carroll - just one landing.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Carroll.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carroll lands with a straight right. Jinks didn't see that one coming.
Carroll will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Andy Carroll seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carroll connects with a combination that backs up Jinks into the cage. Carroll lands a flurry of punches that gets past Jinks's guard. Jinks is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! Carroll bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andy Carroll!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Eric Bing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Helmut Doerner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Doerner has chosen Balls to the Wall by Accept as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Bing
vs
Doerner

170 cm
30
126 lbs
18 - 7 - 0

170 cm
33
140 lbs
15 - 20 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

Excellent grappler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Eric Bing!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 20 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Helmut Doerner!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doerner shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A low kick from Bing misses
and Doerner counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Doerner.
Bing throws a good cross that connects.

Doerner clinches.
Bing looking to throw knees to the head but Doerner is blocking nicely.
Doerner has had enough of the clinch but Bing keeps him there for the moment.
Good body shot from Doerner.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Doerner jumps guard but Bing stands there with Doerner around his waist. Doerner gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Eric Bing has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Helmut Doerner.
Bing gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bing slows down the pace here.
Doerner tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bing misses with a knee strike.

Doerner has picked Bing up - he's going for a ride! Doerner dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Bing won't allow Doerner to pass to mount.
Bing keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Doerner seems to be working for a kimura but Bing defends the submission attempt.
Doerner throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Doerner thows a huge punch but Bing dodges it nicely.
Bing is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Doerner scores with a couple of nice shots.

Doerner is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Bing is trying to maintain the position but Doerner is very close to passing his half guard.
Doerner throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Doerner not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Doerner 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.

Doerner is working for a submission of some sort.
Doerner prevents Bing from improving his position.
Doerner winds up and cracks Bing with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

Doerner is looking for a kimura but Bing is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Doerner to get the leverage.

Doerner is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Bing has managed to free his arm - good work.
Doerner is pressing down on Bing's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bing is holding on for now.
Bing tries to get to full guard but Doerner has control of the leg.
Doerner missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doerner lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Doerner scoring with strikes to the body and head.

Doerner is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Bing sees it coming and defends easily.
Doerner is nestled in close to Bing, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Bing knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Doerner on the ground.
Doerner missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Doerner is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Doerner wants to work for an arm triangle but Bing is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Doerner is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Doerner has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Doerner putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Doerner lands with some strikes.
Bing just holding on.
Doerner raining down shots from the mount!

Bing is rocked!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Doerner cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Oh Bing is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

Doerner is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Bing is surviving well by controlling Doerner's body position as best he can.
Bing working to try and regain half guard.
Bing seems to have got his legs back now.
Doerner softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Bing is out cold! Doerner jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Helmut Doerner!
Our winner, Helmut Doerner, 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.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
65%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Silvean Maxiq (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Schmierer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Schmierer has chosen Down in Dunedin by Pissd Chris/Tokie Konez/Kamasuda/Devil Keyz as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Maxiq
vs
Schmierer

179 cm
24
175 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

177 cm
24
180 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power

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 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Silvean Maxiq!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Adam Schmierer!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Ren Mimura and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schmierer slips under a jab from Maxiq.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maxiq. Schmierer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maxiq lands a jab to the head.
Maxiq swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Schmierer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Maxiq.
Schmierer slips under a jab.
Maxiq looks to land a right hand but Schmierer moved out of range.
Maxiq drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Schmierer takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Schmierer slips under a jab from Maxiq.
Silvean Maxiq seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schmierer throws a quick inside leg kick.
Schmierer throws a front kick aimed at Maxiq's knee but Maxiq avoids it well.
Schmierer moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maxiq jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Maxiq misses with a left hand
and Schmierer counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Maxiq connects with a jab.

Schmierer is rocked!
Schmierer takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Schmierer is still on wobbly legs! Can Maxiq finish him?
Schmierer takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Maxiq throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Maxiq cracks Schmierer with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Schmierer tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Maxiq pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Schmierer is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Silvean Maxiq!
After winning the bout, Silvean Maxiq thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juicy Jay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Meyer Lansky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lansky has chosen Płomień 81 - Powiedz na osiedlu as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Jay
vs
Lansky

195 cm
26
265 lbs
11 - 0 - 0

190 cm
20
245 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
KO power

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Juicy Jay!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Meyer Lansky!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jay throws a leg kick which misses Lansky's front leg but catches the back leg as Lansky tries to avoid it.
Juicy Jay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jay shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Good leg kick by Jay there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jay looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jay throws a leg kick that misses.
Jay misses with a head kick.
Jay takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jay throws a leg kick that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lansky throws a quick inside leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jay.
Lansky throws a front kick aimed at Jay's knee but Jay avoids it well.
Jay on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jay throws out a leg kick but Lansky moves out of range and Jay only half commits.
Lansky wants to clinch up but Jay keeps it at a distance.
Lansky checks a low kick from Jay.
A leg kick checked by Lansky.
Lansky fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lansky fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jay is out of range.
Jay throws a leg kick
and Lansky counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jay.
Lansky blocks a head kick by Jay.
Lansky on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jay. Jay obviously looking to wear him down.

Lansky drives through and clinches with Jay against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jay throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lansky working aggressively here.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Lansky takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Jay misses with an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jay throws an elbow but misses.
Lansky swings wildly with an uppercut but Jay uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lansky is working Jay over against the cage.
Lansky misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Lansky - that landed with a thud.
Jay misses with an elbow strike.
Lansky cracks Jay with a nice body shot.
Lansky misses with a body punch.
Jay throws an elbow that misses.
Lansky scores with a shoulder strike.
Lansky working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short left from Lansky.
Lansky scores with a shoulder strike.
Jay lands an elbow just above Lansky 's eye.

It looks like Meyer Lansky has been cut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lansky.
Lansky scores with a shoulder strike.
Lansky avoids the elbow strike from Jay, against the cage.
Lansky lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jay misses with an elbow strike.
Jay misses with an elbow over the top.
Lansky cracks Jay with a nice body shot.
Lansky is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jay's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lansky blocks an elbow strike from Jay.
Jay is trying to break the clinch but Lansky has him pressed against the cage.
Lansky blocks the elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jay throws an elbow but misses.
Lansky lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jay is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Lansky tries a body shot but Jay blocks it.
Lansky misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jay stalls.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jay throws an elbow but misses.
Nice elbow from Jay.
Lansky digs a right hand into Jay's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jay's gas tank.
Jay throws an elbow that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lansky lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lansky misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lansky blocks the elbow strike.
A shot in the inside from Lansky.
A short left from Lansky.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jay throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lansky avoids the elbow strike from Jay, against the cage.
Lansky lands a nice uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lansky creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Jay is rocked!
Lansky unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Jay! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Lansky is unloading with more strikes now! Jay drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Meyer Lansky!
Meyer Lansky is the new heavyweight champion!
Meyer Lansky spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.