KAMIKAZE 82: Raw PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Freak Wannabe (ranked 9087 p4p, 629 weight class) and Eli Peterson (ranked 24201 p4p, 652 weight class). Wannabe's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Motherfucker. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Wannabe
vs
Peterson

165 cm
25
160 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

177 cm
20
157 lbs
3 - 7 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Freak Wannabe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eli Peterson!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wannabe throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wannabe is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Peterson.
Wannabe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Peterson manages to avoid it.
Peterson slips a jab from Wannabe.
Peterson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wannabe manages to avoid it.
Wannabe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Peterson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Peterson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Wannabe takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wannabe cracks Peterson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Peterson connects with a right hand. Wannabe shakes it off.
A cross from Peterson lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A clash of legs there as Wannabe blocks the low kick.
Wannabe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wannabe throws a body shot but no joy.
Peterson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wannabe throws a leg kick which misses Peterson's front leg but catches the back leg as Peterson tries to avoid it.
Peterson stuns Wannabe with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Peterson throws a shot from downtown. Wannabe moves away and avoids it.
No joy there for Peterson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wannabe could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Peterson swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson blocks a head kick by Wannabe.
Peterson avoids the head kick by Wannabe.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wannabe. Peterson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wannabe misses with a double jab.
Peterson tests Wannabe's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wannabe takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice body punch from Peterson.

Peterson lands a left and a right that send Wannabe crashing to the mat, dazed. Peterson thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Wannabe is rocked!

It looks like Freak Wannabe has been cut.
Wannabe is breathing heavily.
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!
Wannabe moves in looking to clinch but Peterson pushes him off.
Oh Wannabe is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Peterson throws a low kick but Wannabe avoids it.
Peterson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Peterson scores with a jab to the head.
Peterson cracks Wannabe with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Wannabe tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Peterson pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Wannabe is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eli Peterson!
A victorious Eli Peterson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Freak Wannabe spoke after the fight, saying 'I forgive you...'.

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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
84%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Luc Van Acker (ranked 3583 p4p, 431 weight class) and Isoroku Nagumo (ranked 8492 p4p, 725 weight class). Van Acker comes to the cage accompanied by Imperial March (L.O.D. Rage Mix). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Van Acker
vs
Nagumo

174 cm
21
170 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

181 cm
27
165 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Pit Bull Development

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 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luc Van Acker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Isoroku Nagumo!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Acker takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sloppy strikes from Van Acker. Those never looked like landing.
Nagumo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Van Acker momentarily.
A big left from Nagumo misses.
Van Acker appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Van Acker looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nagumo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Van Acker closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Good standup being displayed there by Van Acker as he connects with a hook.
Nagumo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Acker.
Van Acker went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Nagumo throws a hook but Van Acker avoids it easily.
Nagumo misses with a two punch combination.
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!
Van Acker circles away from the clinch attempt.
Van Acker appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Nagumo misses with a hook. Van Acker ducked under it nicely.
Nagumo throws a nice looking combination but Van Acker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
It looked like Van Acker was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.

Van Acker looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Nagumo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Van Acker.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Van Acker thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Van Acker missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Van Acker there.
Van Acker has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Nice strikes from Van Acker there.
Van Acker thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Van Acker thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Nagumo's head.
Van Acker not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nagumo has hold of Van Acker's hands but Van Acker slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Nagumo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Van Acker.
Van Acker 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.
Van Acker missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Van Acker landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Van Acker landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Van Acker lands a nice short elbow.
Nagumo looks winded!
Van Acker thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Nagumo's head.
Van Acker is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Nagumo is hurt! He's hurt bad - Van Acker fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Nagumo from any more punishment! Congratulations to Van Acker! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luc Van Acker!
After the fight, Luc Van Acker was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
68%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Guilhaume Prevot (ranked 5346 p4p, 498 weight class) and Altintop Palonesess (ranked 3330 p4p, 349 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Prevot
vs
Palonesess

164 cm
27
153 lbs
10 - 18 - 0

175 cm
22
156 lbs
4 - 9 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Guilhaume Prevot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Altintop Palonesess!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Shimada and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palonesess tries to close the distance and clinch but Prevot swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Prevot misses with a jab, cross combination.

Palonesess shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Prevot pushes Palonesess off looking to stand but Palonesess dives back in and keeps control.
Prevot trying to hold on to Palonesess's head to control him but Palonesess postures up.
Prevot is staying active underneath Palonesess, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Palonesess performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Palonesess throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Palonesess perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Palonesess wants to control but Prevot is keeping him busy.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Palonesess manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Prevot on his heels. He'll look to pass Prevot's guard now, I'm sure.
Prevot can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Palonesess controls the pace.
Palonesess wants to control from the top but Prevot keeps moving.
Palonesess wants to pass the guard but Prevot is keeping the position.
Palonesess wants to stand but Prevot has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palonesess trying to control the position from guard on top but Prevot is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Palonesess told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Palonesess trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Palonesess trying to control but Prevot is working from the bottom.
Prevot is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Prevot throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Palonesess lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Palonesess wants to clinch up but Prevot keeps it at a distance.

Palonesess pushes Prevot up against the cage in a clinch.
Our sources have told us that Prevot has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Prevot has had enough of the clinch but Palonesess keeps him there for the moment.
Prevot is trying to break the clinch but Palonesess has him pressed against the cage.

Palonesess pulls guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palonesess is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Prevot wants to stand and escape but instead Palonesess has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Palonesess looking to sit in guard and control but Prevot gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Prevot stands and steps away. Palonesess gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Palonesess takes one to the chin there.
Palonesess doesn't manage to clinch there - Prevot circles away.

Prevot fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Palonesess sprawls well initially but Prevot persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Palonesess is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Prevot is working for a submission of some sort.
Prevot is thwarting Palonesess's attempts to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prevot wants to pass the guard but Palonesess is defending well.
Palonesess tries to get to full guard but Prevot has control of the leg.
Prevot trying to pass the guard but Palonesess defending well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Palonesess keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Prevot wants to control but Palonesess is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Altintop Palonesess will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Prevot swats away the attempt to clinch by Palonesess.
Palonesess wants to clinch up but Prevot keeps it at a distance.

Palonesess closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Prevot keeping hold of Palonesess's head, controlling as best he can.
Well, if Palonesess 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.
Palonesess prevents Prevot from improving his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Prevot is not content to let Palonesess control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Palonesess in particular looking to stall.
Palonesess trying to control from half guard but Prevot is working away.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Prevot is controlling Palonesess's position as best he can from this difficult position.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Palonesess drives through with a takedown into guard.
Palonesess pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Prevot is keeping the position for now.
Palonesess trying to control the position from guard on top but Prevot is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palonesess seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Palonesess prevents Prevot from getting back to his feet.
Prevot 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.
Palonesess must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Palonesess wants to control from the top but Prevot keeps moving.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Prevot pulls Palonesess in to control the position.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palonesess tries to clinch up.

Palonesess darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Palonesess seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Palonesess takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Prevot slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Prevot is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Palonesess presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

Palonesess has Prevot pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Palonesess pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Prevot tumbling to the mat - Palonesess dives into Prevot's guard.

Prevot manages to escape and get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Palonesess tries to close the distance and clinch but Prevot swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Prevot takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Prevot tests Palonesess's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Prevot looks to land a combination but Palonesess avoids it well.

Palonesess looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Prevot!

Prevot bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!

Palonesess moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Guilhaume Prevot dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Palonesess drives through with a takedown into guard.

Prevot manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.

Palonesess is trying to trip Prevot. He has hold of a leg but Prevot is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Palonesess persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Palonesess looking to pass the guard.

Prevot is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Palonesess frees his head nicely. Oh but Prevot has switched to an armbar! Palonesess is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Guilhaume Prevot!
Our winner, Guilhaume Prevot, 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.
In defeat, Altintop Palonesess stepped up to the mic, saying 'Shit happends!!! '.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
48%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lino Gregorio (ranked 2821 p4p, 300 weight class) and Frank De Bruyne (ranked 9502 p4p, 636 weight class). De Bruyne comes into a darkened arena with his song building. ScHoolboy Q - Man Of The Year kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gregorio
vs
De Bruyne

175 cm
20
155 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

174 cm
19
158 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Counter fighter
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Can Moonwalk

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lino Gregorio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Frank De Bruyne!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Kenichi Hosakawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gregorio ducks under a wild hook from De Bruyne.
Gregorio drops down looking for a counter takedown but De Bruyne sprawls and moves away.
De Bruyne works Gregorio's body with a nice hook.

De Bruyne manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Gregorio on his heels. He'll look to pass Gregorio's guard now, I'm sure.
De Bruyne working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gregorio is adopting a defensive guard.
Gregorio'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.
De Bruyne working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Gregorio's head.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gregorio is on top in guard.

Gregorio engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Bruyne can't keep his opponent in guard - Gregorio advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

Gregorio is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Gregorio lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if De Bruyne can do anything to dispel that myth.
De Bruyne keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

De Bruyne is defending against the submission attempts here by Gregorio.
Gregorio thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed De Bruyne's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gregorio seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gregorio 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.
Gregorio is taking a breather. De Bruyne says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Gregorio lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Gregorio tries to pass the half guard into mount. De Bruyne knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Gregorio controlling the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gregorio scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Gregorio slows the pace down in half guard.
De Bruyne keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Well, if Gregorio 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 four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Gregorio thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed De Bruyne's head.
Gregorio controlling the action here.

Gregorio is trying for a kimura here. De Bruyne looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Gregorio wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Lino Gregorio!

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energy
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hype
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pop
A | B

mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
28%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jean Paul Mon Ami (ranked 2605 p4p, 348 weight class) and MIchael Henley (ranked 4575 p4p, 539 weight class). Mon Ami kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Go Hard Or Go Home. MIchael Henley has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Paul Mon Ami
vs
Henley

184 cm
31
216 lbs
12 - 8 - 0

186 cm
27
199 lbs
11 - 13 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank

Dauntless

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 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jean Paul Mon Ami!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, MIchael Henley!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Sano and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mon Ami closes the distance and clinches.
Henley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Henley has had enough of the clinch but Mon Ami keeps him there for the moment.
Henley blocks an uppercut.
Mon Ami swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Henley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mon Ami leaves Henley with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Mon Ami throws a head kick that misses.
Henley feints the counter takedown.
Henley ducks under a wild hook from Mon Ami.
Henley will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Henley will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mon Ami wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Jean Paul Mon Ami has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of MIchael Henley.
Mon Ami lands with a slapping head kick.

It looks like MIchael Henley has been cut.
Henley shoots for a double leg takedown but Mon Ami sprawls well. He's pushed Henley's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Mon Ami throws a big shot that misses.
Henley drops his hands momentarily and Mon Ami needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Henley just on the top of the head. Henley drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Henley - he's done!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jean Paul Mon Ami!
Jean Paul Mon Ami took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
80%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Smith (ranked 4068 p4p, 413 weight class) and Tony Abbot (ranked 3577 p4p, 371 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Smith
vs
Abbot

192 cm
42
259 lbs
21 - 16 - 0

210 cm
42
250 lbs
26 - 24 - 0

Good wrestling
Decent elbows
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tony Abbot!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Taro Takaoka and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abbot looks for a takedown but Smith sprawls well.
A chopping leg kick lands by Smith.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Abbot.
Smith struggling a bit here.

Abbot swings around for an armbar but Smith sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Abbot's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Abbot working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Smith.
Abbot is trying to keep Smith in close.
Smith works over Abbot with some ground and pound from guard.
Abbot looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Smith loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Smith scoring with punches to the head and body.
Smith looking to pass the guard.
Smith throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Abbot works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Smith accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Abbot has his hands on Smith's head, controlling the position.
Abbot preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Abbot has his foot on Smith's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Smith works his way back into a safe position though.
Abbot trying to control the position.
Smith throwing strikes from guard but Abbot blocks nicely.
Smith pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Abbot is keeping the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Abbot looking for a guillotine here but Smith defends easily.
Smith pushes down on Abbot's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Abbot wants to improve his position but Smith is controlling well.
Abbot is still trying to improve position.

Smith is looking for a kimura but Abbot is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Smith to get the leverage.
Smith throwing shots but Abbot is blocking nicely.

Smith wants to work for an arm triangle but Abbot is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Abbot gets full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith preventing the sweep.
Smith postures up in Abbot's guard and throws a big left but Abbot blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith lands a couple of decent looking shots.

It looks like Tony Abbot has been cut.
Abbot is trying to keep Smith in close.
Smith trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Smith in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Smith slips nicely into half guard.

Smith is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Smith seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That has opened up Tony Abbot's cut even more.
Abbot desperately trying to maintain half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith drops an elbow to the side of Abbot's head.

The cut above Tony Abbot's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Smith lands a nice short elbow.
Abbot has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Smith is working away from the top position though.
Abbot is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Smith's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Smith's back!

Abbot looking for the choke from the back.

Smith is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.

Abbot is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Smith is defending well though. Abbot let's go of the attempt for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Smith dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tony Abbot's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Smith throws a jab but it's blocked by Abbot.
Smith dives in for a single leg takedown but Abbot sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Smith misses with a low kick as Abbot jumps back.
Smith throws a right hand that Abbot ducks under and follows up with a left that Abbot also avoids with ease.
Abbot throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Abbot's jab looks to have found its range, popping Smith under the eye.
Smith staying out of range there.
Smith thinks about countering with a body kick.
Smith moves out of range as Abbot strikes.
Abbot throws a series of punches but Smith avoids them all with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith goes for a double leg but Abbot avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Abbot continues to drive forward.
Abbot connects with a looping right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Abbot misses the target.
Smith pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Abbot scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

It looks like Johnny Smith has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Abbot does it's job there.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Smith, as that shot connected.
Abbot listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Abbot lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Abbot.
Smith will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Abbot looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Abbot uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Abbot throws a shot from downtown. Smith moves away and avoids it.

Smith darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Smith is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Abbot defends it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Smith throws a strike but Abbot avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Smith postures up.
Smith keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Abbot's head.
Smith works over Abbot with some ground and pound from guard.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tony Abbot's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Johnny Smith!
After the fight, Johnny Smith was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

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hype
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pop
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32%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Luke Jackson (ranked 1176 p4p, 159 weight class) and John Winkle (ranked 3556 p4p, 428 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Jackson
vs
Winkle

185 cm
28
180 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

189 cm
27
170 lbs
14 - 15 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Powerful

Freebok (85% Laundry)

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 Hilo, Luke Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, John Winkle!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson scores with a jab to the head.
Winkle with a poor takedown
and Winkle takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Winkle misses with a takedown

and Jackson counters with a crisp right hand that drops Winkle! Jackson lets Winkle back up to his feet, looking for a finish!

Winkle is rocked!
Jackson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Winkle at a distance.
Winkle is still on wobbly legs! Can Jackson finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Winkle walks straight into a right hand from Jackson - that's dropped him! Jackson jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Winkle from any more punishment! Winkle complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Luke Jackson!
A very excited looking Luke Jackson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Chico Grande (ranked 227 p4p, 31 weight class) and Andre Souza (ranked 5518 p4p, 396 weight class). Grande comes to the cage accompanied by Dead By Dawn by Deicide . Souza has chosen X- Gon Give it to ya as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Chico Grande
vs
Andre Souza

165 cm
30
145 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

165 cm
32
152 lbs
10 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Aspire Clothing
424 Co.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Jesus Chico Grande!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andre Souza!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Souza walks into a straight right hand from Grande.
Grande lands with a thumping leg kick.
Grande defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Souza.
Grande jabs Souza right on the nose. Souza blinks but takes it well.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Grande, right into the meat.
Souza looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Souza has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Souza fails to land the takedown.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Souza.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Souza is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Grande knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Souza is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Grande has escaped the position, nice work there.

Grande throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Grande.
Nice straight punches there by Grande. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Grande.
Souza dives in and grabs Grande's left leg, looking for a takedown. Grande pushes down on Souza's head and hops out.
Jesus Chico Grande has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andre Souza.
Souza darts in looking for a takedown but Grande gets double underhooks and turns Souza into the cage.
Grande cracks a nice hook into Souza's ribs.
Souza checks the leg kick.
Jab by Grande.
Grande lands a nice leg kick that just misses Souza's sensitive parts.
Souza takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Grande dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Grande lands a lovely overhand right.

Souza throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Grande was covering up waiting for the punch and Souza finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Souza drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Grande manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Souza has Grande in his guard.

The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Grande stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Grande takes the fight into the clinch.
Grande lands a left hand that snaps the head of Souza backwards.
Grande lands an uppercut.
Souza is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Grande pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Grande swings wildly with an uppercut but Souza uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grande prevents a takedown attempt there.
Souza drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Souza is looking to take this one to the mat.
Grande prevents the takedown attempt.
Grande gets through Souza's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grande misses with some punches.
Souza tries for a takedown. No joy.

Souza gets a trip takedown into half guard.

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

Souza is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Grande kicks off Souza and gets to his feet.
Grande tests Souza's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Souza shoots in looking for a takedown but Grande manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Souza's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Grande feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Souza is trying hard to land a takedown here. Grande sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Grande thumps Souza with a low kick.
Grande moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grande jabs Souza right on the nose. Souza blinks but takes it well.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Grande, as that shot connected.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souza moves forwards but Grande connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Grande lands a leg kick that knocks Souza off balance momentarily.
Grande buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Grande cracks Souza with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Souza shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Grande as he avoids it easily.
Souza ducks under a wild hook from Grande.
Grande is looking to slow Souza down with leg kicks.
No luck for Souza with that takedown attempt.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Souza has a takedown stuffed.
Grande is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Grande smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grande's corner calls for a 1-2. Grande obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jesus Chico Grande is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Souza looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Grande is fending him off so far but Souza persists. Nope, Grande circles away and we're back to standing.

Souza manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Grande on his heels. He'll look to pass Grande's guard now, I'm sure.
Souza looks winded!

Souza drops back looking for a leg! Grande is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Grande manages to kick Souza off! Souza jumps back into Grande's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Grande connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Souza takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Grande stuffs the takedown.
Souza tries to close the distance and clinch up but Grande swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Souza has a takedown stuffed.
Souza gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Grande.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grande displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Souza.
Jesus Chico Grande has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andre Souza.
Grande defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Souza.
Grande lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Souza takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jesus Chico Grande is winning the standup battle so far.
Some bone on bone action there as Grande checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grande works the jab nicely.
Grande connects with a body shot.
Grande scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

Souza is rocked!
Grande connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Souza's hands.
Souza is still on wobbly legs! Can Grande finish him?
Souza throws a wild hook but Grande just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! Souza gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the cage! The referee jumps in - Grande raises his hands in celebration and walks away!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jesus Chico Grande!
Jesus Chico Grande is the new featherweight champion!
Jesus Chico Grande looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Stop saying that I look like Goofy! In Colombia, I am known as La Bestia! Stop saying that I look like the Disney character! '.