QFC Tournament 887 Round 1 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Darrell Shane (ranked 5748 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Swarleyman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Shane
vs
Swarleyman

178 cm
18
157 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

176 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Darrell Shane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bob Swarleyman!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shane swats away the attempt to clinch by Swarleyman.
Shane misses with a body shot.

Swarleyman closes the distance and clinches.
A short uppercut from Shane.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Swarleyman.
Shane content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Swarleyman is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Shane gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Shane tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Swarleyman turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Shane gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

Shane looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Shane keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Shane on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Shane tries to get out of the position.
Shane tries to roll over but Swarleyman keeps him under control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shane trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!

Swarleyman working for a submission but Shane is keeping him at bay.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Swarleyman unloads with some shots from mount but Shane bucks and avoids them well.
Swarleyman throws a wild left hand from mount and Shane manages to wriggle his way back to half guard.
Swarleyman stops Shane from getting back to his feet.

Shane has one foot on Swarleyman's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Shane uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Swarleyman has time to react.
Shane throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Swarleyman.
Swarleyman throws a counter combo.
Shane lands the left hand.
Shane defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Swarleyman.
Shane throws a big shot that misses.
Swarleyman throws a big counter head kick but Shane avoids it with no problem.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big right from Shane misses.
Shane throws an overhand right that lands on Swarleyman's shoulder, as Swarleyman tries to avoid the shot.
It seemed like Swarleyman was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Shane getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Swarleyman checks a low kick from Shane.
Shane misses with a looping right.
Shane misses with a hook.
Shane sets himself, and Swarleyman steps forward looking for the clinch! Shane avoids it this time.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Shane!
Swarleyman moves out of range of the strikes.
Shane misses with a hook.

Swarleyman shoots in and bounces Shane off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Shane uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Swarleyman wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shane throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Shane takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Shane takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Shane tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Swarleyman was well out of range. Poor timing from Shane.
Shane misses with an uppercut. Swarleyman saw that one coming.
Shane feints a jab promting Swarleyman to slip. Shane then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Swarleyman slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Shane misses with a two punch combination.
Swarleyman tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.

Shane gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Swarleyman to score an easy takedown into full guard.

Shane wriggles free and stands up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Swarleyman.
Darrell Shane has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bob Swarleyman.
Shane misses with an uppercut.
Darrell Shane is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Swarleyman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shane.
Swarleyman takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Some bone on bone action there as Swarleyman checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Swarleyman checks a low kick from Shane.
Shane fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Swarleyman checks it well.
A punch combination from Shane misses.
Swarleyman pivots, looking for a leg kick but Shane is out of range and Swarleyman settles back down.
Shane will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Some wild striking there from Shane.
Swarleyman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Darrell Shane dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Swarleyman moves into the clinch.
Shane tries to work over Swarleyman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shane scores with a shot to the side of Swarleyman's head.
Swarleyman dodges an elbow strike from Shane.
Shane gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Swarleyman.
Shane lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shane misses with a punch on the inside.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Shane.
Swarleyman jumps guard but Shane turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

Swarleyman manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Shane misses its intended target.
Shane lands a jab.
Shane connects with a right hand. Swarleyman shakes it off.
Shane stuffs the takedown.
It looked like Shane was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Darrell Shane has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bob Swarleyman.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Swarleyman ducks under a wild hook from Shane.
Darrell Shane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Swarleyman looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Shane is fending him off so far but Swarleyman persists. Nope, Shane circles away and we're back to standing.
Shane lands with a shot to the body.
Shane keeps the fight on the outside.
Shane connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Shane throws a hook but Swarleyman blocks it.
Nice shot by Shane.
Shane misses with an uppercut. Swarleyman saw that one coming.
Shane throws a hook but Swarleyman avoids it easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Swarleyman checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Swarleyman tries to counter with a clinch but Shane shakes him off and moves away.
Swarleyman fails to land the takedown.
Swarleyman throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Shane's waist but Shane gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Swarleyman off to one side.
Swarleyman is breathing heavily.
Swarleyman moves out of range of the strikes.
Shane with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shane throws out a loose jab but Swarleyman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Swarleyman tries to counter with a clinch but Shane shakes him off and moves away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Swarleyman.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shane's jab looks to have found its range, popping Swarleyman under the eye.

Swarleyman is rocked!
Shane will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Shane connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Swarleyman is still on wobbly legs! Can Shane finish him?
Shane walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Swarleyman drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Shane swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Swarleyman's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Darrell Shane!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
63%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nicholas Andrade (ranked 7441 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steven Lurkman (ranked 6030 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Andrade
vs
Lurkman

175 cm
18
154 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

168 cm
18
143 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nicholas Andrade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Steven Lurkman!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Ren Mimura and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lurkman throws out a powerful jab.
Lurkman works over Andrade's head and body with a nice combination.
Lurkman shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Andrade eats them both and turns towards Lurkman to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Lurkman connects with a right hand. Andrade shakes it off.
Lurkman scores with a crisp jab that stopped Andrade in his tracks.
Lurkman changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Donk. Lurkman catches Andrade right on the button with a cross.

Andrade scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Andrade is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Andrade slips a nice elbow through Lurkman's hands, connecting with Lurkman's forehead.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lurkman is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Andrade working the head and body with strikes.
Lurkman really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Andrade. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Andrade content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Lurkman is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Andrade scores with a couple of nice shots.
Andrade lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrade winds up and cracks Lurkman with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Andrade 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.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Andrade connects with a nice short shot to Lurkman's temple.

Lurkman is rocked!
Andrade drops an elbow to the side of Lurkman's head.
Lurkman is still in real trouble! Can Andrade finish him?
Andrade 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.
Andrade looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Lurkman is trying to control but Andrade manages to pass to mount!
Lurkman seems to have recovered his senses.
Andrade raining down hammerfists from mount.
Andrade cracks Lurkman with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nicholas Andrade!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
73%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nato Diaz (ranked 6817 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Bean (ranked 6013 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Diaz
vs
Bean

180 cm
18
154 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

179 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Decent knees
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nato Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joe Bean!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bean has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Bean attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bean on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

Bean closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bean blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bean obliges.
Bean lands a nice knee to the body.
Bean blocks a body shot from Diaz.
Bean landing knees to the body.
Diaz takes a knee right on the jaw!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bean landing knees to the head.
Bean landing knees to the body.
Diaz takes a knee to the side of the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bean - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Bean utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Diaz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bean obliges.
Bean landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bean crunches a lovely knee into Diaz's ribcage.
Diaz is breathing heavily.
Bean is stalling here.
Bean is struggling to control the position.
The crowd are getting on Bean's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Bean pressing his opponent against the cage.
Diaz can't find room to land a body shot as Bean controls the action.
Diaz tries to land knees in the clinch but Bean avoids the damage to the body.
Bean lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bean using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bean unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bean unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bean connects with a nasty looking knee right to Diaz's face.
Bean lands a knee to the body.
Bean crunches a lovely knee into Diaz's ribcage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bean lands a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Bean.
A bit of stalling here from Bean.
Bean crunches a lovely knee into Diaz's ribcage.
Bean with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Diaz is rocked!
Bean dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Diaz letting Bean take a breather here.
Diaz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bean has him pressed against the cage.
Bean is struggling to control the position.
Bean is struggling to control the position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Joe Bean.
Diaz looks to score with a jab to the body but Bean is just out of range.
Diaz misses with a wild combination.
Diaz connects with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bean clinches with his opponent.
Bean with a knee to the head.
Diaz takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bean crunches a lovely knee into Diaz's ribcage.
Diaz working aggressively here.
Bean connects with a knee to the head.
Diaz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bean.
A bit of stalling here from Bean.
Bean working Diaz over with knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bean takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Bean lands a knee to the body.
Bean scores with a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bean landing knees to the body.
Diaz has had enough of the clinch but Bean keeps him there for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bean lands a nice knee to the body.
Bean is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Diaz working aggressively here.
Bean blocks a body shot from Diaz.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bean.
Diaz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bean is defending well for now.
Bean slowing the pace effectively.
Bean using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Diaz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bean lands a knee to the body.
Bean lands a nice knee to the body.
Bean using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bean putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Diaz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bean lands a knee to the head.
Diaz is trying to break free.
Bean with a knee to the head.
Diaz is trying to break the clinch but Bean is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Bean 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.

Bean throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Diaz swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Diaz scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bean throws a low kick, looking for Diaz's leg but Diaz calmly moves out of range.
Bean tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Diaz checks a leg kick.
Diaz darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bean misses with a low kick.
Diaz misses with a straight left.
Diaz connects with the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bean lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Diaz has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Diaz and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Diaz lunges at Bean with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bean's hand.
Bean on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bean misses with a low kick as Diaz jumps back.

Bean closes the distance and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bean blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bean lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Diaz is looking to break free of the clinch but Bean has double underhooks.
Bean scores with a knee to the head.
Bean working Diaz over with knees to the body.
Bean with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bean.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bean obliges.
Bean scores with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Diaz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bean has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Diaz is trying to break free.
Bean putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Diaz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bean is struggling to control the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bean lands a good knee to the midsection. Diaz won't want to take too many of those.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bean.
Bean slowing the pace effectively.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bean.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bean obliges.
A bit of stalling here from Bean.
Bean scores a nice knee to the body.
Bean stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Bean utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Diaz tries to land knees in the clinch but Bean avoids the damage to the body.
Joe Bean seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bean obliges.
Bean displaying some good clinch control by pressing Diaz up against the cage.
Diaz wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bean blocks an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bean lands a good knee to the midsection. Diaz won't want to take too many of those.
Diaz is trying to push Bean away but Bean has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Knees to the body from Bean.
Bean connects with a nasty looking knee right to Diaz's face.
Bean utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bean landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bean is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Bean unloads a knee to the mid-section. Diaz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Diaz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bean has him pressed against the cage.
Diaz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bean's elbow.
Bean landing knees to the body.
Bean lands a good knee to the midsection. Diaz won't want to take too many of those.
Diaz wants to break free but Bean has control.
Bean with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bean with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bean with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bean holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Diaz misses with a body punch.
Diaz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bean has him pressed against the cage.
A knee to the head by Bean.
Bean landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bean scores a nice knee to the body.
Bean connects with a nasty looking knee right to Diaz's face.
Bean leaning against his opponent.
Bean has Diaz pushed against the cage.
Diaz misses with a punch to the body.
Bean lands a nice knee to the body.
Diaz throws a punch but it's blocked by Bean.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Bean showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Diaz scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Diaz moves out of range as Bean throws a body kick.
Diaz cracks Bean with an open hand slap.
Nato Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz checks a low kick from Bean.
Bean defending well as Diaz loads up on a big left hand.
Diaz misses the shot to the body.
Diaz lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Diaz throws a hook but Bean avoids it easily.

Bean pushes Diaz up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bean scores a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bean obliges.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Diaz takes a knee right on the jaw!
Diaz tries to throw a body punch but Bean avoids it by throwing Diaz back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bean with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Oh Diaz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A knee to the head by Bean.
Bean is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bean connects with a nasty looking knee right to Diaz's face.
Bean landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bean lands a good knee to the midsection. Diaz won't want to take too many of those.
Bean is stalling here.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bean - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Diaz tries to break free but Bean pushes him back against the cage.
Bean lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Diaz takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bean lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bean lands a knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bean lands a knee to the head.
Bean connects with a knee to the head.
Bean working Diaz over with knees to the body.
Diaz has had enough of the clinch but Bean keeps him there for the moment.
Bean blocks an uppercut.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bean - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Diaz letting Bean take a breather here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Bean.
Knees to the body from Bean.
Diaz has had enough of the clinch but Bean keeps him there for the moment.
Bean lands a good knee to the midsection. Diaz won't want to take too many of those.
Bean avoiding damage as Diaz throws knees to the body.
Diaz takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bean keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Diaz's efforts to push away.
Bean lands a good knee to the midsection. Diaz won't want to take too many of those.
Diaz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bean avoids it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bean.
Bean blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Joe Bean is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Diaz wants to break free but Bean has control.
Diaz is trying to break the clinch but Bean is controlling him.
Diaz takes a knee right on the jaw!
Diaz looking to stall.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Diaz seems to have got his legs back now.
Bean scores a nice knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bean connects with a nasty looking knee right to Diaz's face.
Bean connects with a knee to the head.
Diaz swings wildly with an uppercut but Bean uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bean lands a knee to the head.
Diaz trying to land knees to the body.
Bean putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Diaz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bean lands a knee to the body.
Bean scores with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bean working the clinch nicely. Diaz is working for position but Bean cracks him with a big knee to the head! Diaz crumples up against the cage and Bean lands two more shots before the ref can save Diaz! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Joe Bean!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
93%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lee Kawasaki (ranked 5145 p4p, 0 weight class) and Insidious Mira (ranked 6447 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Kawasaki
vs
Mira

170 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

172 cm
18
146 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lee Kawasaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Insidious Mira!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kawasaki throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Mira tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Kawasaki is in Mira's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kawasaki trying to control the position from guard on top but Mira is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kawasaki with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Mira is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Kawasaki is posturing up here but Mira has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Kawasaki tries to roll out but it's too tight and Kawasaki has to tap! Slick submission there by Mira!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Insidious Mira!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Medina (ranked 3362 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Boomer (ranked 5180 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Medina
vs
Boomer

170 cm
18
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

163 cm
18
151 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Roberto Medina!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jeff Boomer!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot lands for Boomer.

Medina closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Boomer's guard.
Medina pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Boomer is keeping the position for now.
Medina passes Boomer's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Medina tries to pass to full mount but Boomer defends it.
Boomer really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Medina. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Medina passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Boomer!
Medina takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Medina takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
Boomer wants to escape the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Medina's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.

Medina is working on the RNC. He looks like he's got it but Boomer won't tap... Oh, he's out! The ref rips Medina off his unconscious opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Roberto Medina!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
60%

Main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chang Luann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Brown (ranked 5945 p4p, 475 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Luann
vs
Brown

176 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

174 cm
18
157 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Big right hand

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chang Luann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jay Brown!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luann doesn't manage to clinch there - Brown circles away.
Brown closes this distance looking for a takedown but Luann circles away.
Brown shoots in and drives through. Luann sprawls well.

Luann looking to score a takedown here. Brown is defending well but Luann drives through and ends up in Brown's guard.
Luann tries to free his leg and advance position but Brown is retaining full guard.

Brown has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Luann doesn't defend quickly enough and Brown has managed to lock this one up! Can Luann escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Brown on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jay Brown!