KOF.19 - Bloody Sunday PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zhen Long (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Long
vs
Silva

181 cm
22
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Zhen Long!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Silva!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Ren Mimura and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Long misses with a two punch combination.
Long is looking to slow Silva down with leg kicks.
Long tries a head kick but it misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Long.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Long.
A head kick from Long lands but Silva takes it in his stride.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Long cracks Silva with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Long throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Silva shoots for a takedown but Long saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Zhen Long has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Silva.
Long misses with a two punch combination.
Long scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Long lets loose with a powerful body kick. Silva will feel that in the morning.
Long lands with a straight right. Silva didn't see that one coming.
A thudding body kick lands there by Long!
Silva looks gassed!
Long lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Long connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Silva momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Long lands with a kick to the ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Long lands a head kick. Silva smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Silva takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Long fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Silva looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Long's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Long duly obliges.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Long.
Long keeps Silva at a distance using the push kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Long changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Silva is trying desperately to land a takedown but Long is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Silva.
Long lands a jab-cross combination.
Long throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Zhen Long is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva walks into a left hand.
Silva doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Long scores with a head kick.
Long lands a lovely overhand right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Long changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Long scores with a jab to the body.
Long scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Long ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Long throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A good leg kick by Long.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Long's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Long duly obliges.
A left and a right from Long both land. Nice combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zhen Long dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Silva doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A head kick from Long lands but Silva takes it in his stride.
Both fighters circling a little - Long finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Long is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
Long throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Long throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Long fails to land with a series of punches.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Long tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Long misses with a wild combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Long throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zhen Long is winning the standup battle so far.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Long shows good takedown defense.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Long.
A nice inside leg kick there by Long. That's going to slow Silva down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Long lands a jab-cross combination.
Silva on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Long is working the combinations to good effect here.
An inside leg kick lands from Long.
Long throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Silva's head.
Long tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Long.
Long throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Long throws a hook to the side of Silva's head but Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Silva avoids the head kick by Long.
Long misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Silva scores a takedown into full mount!
Silva looking to control but Long is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

Silva working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva looking to control but Long is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Silva lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zhen Long dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Silva misses with a takedown attempt - Long sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
No joy there for Long, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silva will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Long throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Long throws a one two combo.
Long keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Zhen Long has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Silva.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Long tries to avoid it but Silva manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Long to the ground. Long escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Long throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Long's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Long duly obliges.
Long misses with a wild combination.
Long thumps Silva with a low kick.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Long shows good takedown defense.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Long.
Silva chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Long can pounce on him.
Long's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Long duly obliges.
Long fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Silva.
Long misses with a head kick.
Zhen Long is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Long scores with a spinning back kick!
Long scores with a hook to the body. Silva takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
John Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva thows a leg kick but Long checks it
and Long counters with a left to the body.
Long scores with a head kick.
Long misses with a double jab.
Long misses with a series of wild punches.
Silva takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

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.
Long explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Long takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Long is looking to wear down Silva with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Silva.
Long connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A decent looking cross lands there for Long.
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown. Long tries to sprawl out of it but Silva keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Long manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:26
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zhen Long!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
40%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Steve Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mister Gloves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mister Gloves has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Alves
vs
Gloves

184 cm
22
174 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Steve Alves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mister Gloves!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alves has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Gloves is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Alves drives through with a takedown into guard.
Alves controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Gloves keeping moving, preventing Alves from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gloves wants to stand up but Alves is controlling him.
Alves tries to free his leg and advance position but Gloves is retaining full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Gloves wants to get back to his feet but Alves is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Gloves really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Alves. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Alves wants to control from the top but Gloves keeps moving.
Alves passes easily into side control. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Gloves works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Alves is looking to take a break and control but Gloves is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Alves wants to pass the guard but Gloves is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steve Alves dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Gloves tries to close the distance and clinch but Alves swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Alves closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gloves circles away.
Gloves rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Alves moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gloves is looking to clinch.
Nice shot lands for Gloves.
Gloves is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gloves tries to close the distance and clinch but Alves swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gloves misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gloves throws a series of punches but Alves avoids them all with ease.
Danga de danga de dang - Gloves scores with a four punch combination!
Alves avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gloves tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Alves paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Some wild striking there from Gloves.
Gloves is looking to clinch but Alves is avoiding it.
Alves closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gloves circles away.
Mister Gloves is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gloves displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Gloves tries to clinch up.
Alves tries to clinch but Gloves is having none of it.
Gloves moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Alves fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Alves. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gloves throws a series of punches but Alves moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Alves misses with a takedown attempt - Gloves sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gloves tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Alves counters with a takedown into side control.
Alves prevents Gloves from escaping the position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Alves in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Gloves is not content to let Alves control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gloves tries to escape but Alves is in control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Alves tries to advance to mount but can't.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Check out the look on Alves's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steve Alves dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

A punch lands to the side of Alves 's head but he takes it in his stride.

Gloves closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Gloves is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.

Alves drags the fight down to the ground.

Alves had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Gloves is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Alves Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Gloves's back instead.
Gloves looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Gloves is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Alves gets his way!
Gloves is trying to get back to his feet but Alves has full control of the position and if anything, Gloves has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Gloves takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Alves somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Alves has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Gloves has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!

Alves looking for the choke from the back.
Mister Gloves has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gloves trying to get back to his feet but Alves is in full control for now.
Alves wants to control but Gloves is keeping busy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Alves wants to control the position but Gloves frees himself and scrambles - Alves manages to regain control in side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Steve Alves.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Alves, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Alves!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
13%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Monty Konrad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Light Yagami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Konrad
vs
Yagami

175 cm
19
162 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

179 cm
22
165 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Monty Konrad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Light Yagami!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yagami scores with a kick to the midsection.
A head kick misses from Yagami.

A head kick lands from Yagami that sends Konrad to the canvas. Konrad tries to scramble back to his feet but Yagami brings him back down into side control.

It looks like Monty Konrad has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Konrad wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Konrad is not content to let Yagami control the position.
Yagami misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Konrad manages to get back to half guard.
Yagami tries to stand but can't do so whilst Konrad controls his leg.
Yagami is looking to advance position but Konrad won't allow it.
Konrad has hold of Yagami's hands but Yagami slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Yagami wants to control but Konrad is keeping him busy.
Yagami is looking to advance position but Konrad won't allow it.
Konrad punching from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Konrad actively working from the bottom here.
Konrad is staying active underneath Yagami, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Konrad tries for a takedown but Yagami sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Yagami throws a sloppy head kick and Konrad moves out of range easily.
Konrad shoots in but Yagami avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Konrad takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Yagami throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yagami stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Monty Konrad. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Konrad is breathing heavily.
Konrad shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Yagami drops Konrad with a straight right hand, right on the button! Yagami follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Light Yagami!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
89%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Jimenez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Oveerman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Jimenez
vs
Oveerman

195 cm
22
247 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

225 cm
18
225 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

BJJ White Belt
Decent knees
Powerful

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Antonio Jimenez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jack Oveerman!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oveerman tries to clinch but Jimenez moves out of range.
Jimenez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jimenez throws the kick towards the body but Oveerman avoids it.

Jimenez gets a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jimenez as Oveerman tries to tie him up.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Oveerman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jimenez misses with an elbow over the top.
Oveerman unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jimenez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Oveerman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jimenez managing to block the knees to the body from Oveerman.
Oveerman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Oveerman crunches a lovely knee into Jimenez's ribcage.
Oveerman tries a knee to the head but Jimenez blocks it.
Oveerman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jimenez gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Oveerman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Oveerman missing with knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Oveerman blocks an elbow strike from Jimenez.
Oveerman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jimenez displaying some good clinch control by pressing Oveerman up against the ropes.
Oveerman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Oveerman looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jimenez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Oveerman landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Oveerman avoiding damage as Jimenez throws knees to the body.
Oveerman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Oveerman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jimenez tries to land a knee to the head but Oveerman blocks with his arms.
Oveerman managing to block the knees to the body from Jimenez.
Oveerman trying to stall but Jimenez improves his position.
Jimenez scores with a hook to the body.
Oveerman trying to control the position but instead, Jimenez has worked for underhooks and has pushed Oveerman into the ropes.
Oveerman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jimenez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jimenez managing to block the knees to the body from Oveerman.
Jimenez scores with a shot to the side of Oveerman's head.
Jimenez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Jimenez slows down the pace here.
Jimenez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Oveerman.
Oveerman tries to land a knee to the head but Jimenez blocks with his arms.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Oveerman's defenses.
Jimenez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Oveerman.
Oveerman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jimenez.
Jimenez throws an elbow that misses.
Jimenez tries to land knees in the clinch but Oveerman avoids the damage to the body.
Jimenez leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Oveerman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Oveerman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jimenez looking to throw knees to the head but Oveerman is blocking nicely.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Jimenez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Oveerman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jimenez blocks it with crossed arms.
Jimenez lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Jimenez just leaning against Oveerman, taking a breather.
Oveerman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jimenez will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Oveerman up against the ropes.
Oveerman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jimenez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jimenez pushes off an throws an elbow but Oveerman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Jimenez looking to throw knees to the head but Oveerman is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oveerman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Oveerman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Jimenez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Oveerman's brow.
Oveerman missing with knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jimenez.
Jimenez manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Jimenez lands an elbow inside.
Oveerman is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Oveerman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jimenez.
Jimenez swings wildly with an uppercut but Oveerman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jimenez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Oveerman or not.
Jimenez avoiding damage as Oveerman throws knees to the body.
Oveerman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jimenez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Oveerman blocks it with crossed arms.
Jimenez lands an elbow inside that Oveerman shrugs off.
Oveerman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jimenez.
Jimenez has Oveerman pressed against the ropes.
Oveerman taking a breather.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Jimenez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Oveerman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jimenez misses with a knee strike.
Jimenez misses with a knee strike.
Jimenez looking to throw knees to the head but Oveerman is blocking nicely.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jimenez.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jimenez.
Jimenez lands an elbow that stopped Oveerman in his tracks for a moment.
Jimenez slowing the pace effectively.
Jimenez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Oveerman blocks it with crossed arms.
Jimenez misses with an elbow over the top.
Jimenez tries to land a knee to the head but Oveerman blocks with his arms.
Oveerman avoiding damage as Jimenez throws knees to the body.
Jimenez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jimenez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jimenez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Oveerman.
Oveerman scores with a knee to the head.
Jimenez missing with knees to the body.
Oveerman is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Oveerman as Jimenez tries to tie him up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Jimenez clinches up with Oveerman and pushes him back against the ropes.
Jimenez missing with knees to the body.
Oveerman is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Jimenez lands a nice shot to the body.
Jimenez lands a nice knee to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Oveerman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jimenez lands with a left to the head.
Oveerman tries a knee to the head but Jimenez blocks it.
Jimenez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Oveerman.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jimenez as Oveerman tries to tie him up.
Oveerman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jimenez blocks it with crossed arms.
Jimenez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Oveerman is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oveerman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Oveerman tries to land a knee to the head but Jimenez blocks with his arms.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jimenez.
Jimenez leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Jimenez lands an elbow that stopped Oveerman in his tracks for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jimenez tries to land a knee to the head but Oveerman blocks with his arms.
Jimenez wants to stall.
Jimenez lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Jimenez wants to stall.
Jimenez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Oveerman tries a knee to the head but Jimenez blocks it.
Oveerman tries to land knees in the clinch but Jimenez avoids the damage to the body.
Jimenez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Oveerman.
Jimenez tries to land knees in the clinch but Oveerman avoids the damage to the body.
Jimenez stalls.
Jimenez missing with knees to the body.
Jimenez lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jimenez misses with an elbow over the top.
Jimenez looking to throw knees to the head but Oveerman is blocking nicely.
Oveerman wants to stall.
Jimenez with a knee to the head.
Oveerman throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Jimenez throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short body shot lands from Jimenez as the two fighters clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Jimenez missing with knees to the body.
Jimenez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jimenez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Oveerman unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jimenez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jimenez missing with knees to the body.
Oveerman tries to land knees in the clinch but Jimenez avoids the damage to the body.
Oveerman dodges an elbow strike from Jimenez.
Oveerman tries to land a knee to the head but Jimenez blocks with his arms.
Oveerman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Oveerman managing to block the knees to the body from Jimenez.
Jimenez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jimenez using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Jimenez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Oveerman's brow.
Jimenez tries to land knees in the clinch but Oveerman avoids the damage to the body.
Jimenez unloads a knee to the mid-section. Oveerman lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Oveerman is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jimenez is keeping busy.
A bit of stalling here from Jimenez.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Oveerman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jimenez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jimenez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Oveerman tries to land a knee to the head but Jimenez blocks with his arms.
Jimenez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jimenez trying to land knees to the body.
Jimenez avoiding damage as Oveerman throws knees to the body.
Jimenez tries to land knees in the clinch but Oveerman avoids the damage to the body.
A shot in the inside from Jimenez.
Jimenez misses with a knee to the head.
Oveerman tries to land knees in the clinch but Jimenez avoids the damage to the body.
Oveerman takes an elbow to the temple.
Jimenez cracks Oveerman with a nice body shot.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jimenez.
Oveerman managing to block the knees to the body from Jimenez.
Jimenez missing with knees to the body.
Oveerman wants to stall.
Jimenez taking a breather.
Jimenez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Jimenez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Oveerman.
Oveerman missing with knees to the body.
Oveerman avoiding damage as Jimenez throws knees to the body.
Oveerman trying to land knees to the body.
Oveerman is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Oveerman avoids a wild elbow strike from Jimenez.
Jimenez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Oveerman avoids a wild elbow strike from Jimenez.
Oveerman managing to block the knees to the body from Jimenez.
Jimenez is leaning against Oveerman and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jimenez has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Jimenez tries to land knees in the clinch but Oveerman avoids the damage to the body.
Knees to the body from Oveerman.
Jimenez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Oveerman is looking to control Jimenez's arms but Jimenez gets an underhook and turns him. Now Oveerman has his back to the ropes.
Oveerman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jimenez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Oveerman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jimenez taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Oveerman managing to block the knees to the body from Jimenez.
Jimenez missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antonio Jimenez dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Oveerman clinches but Jimenez breaks the clinch

and Jimenez counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Jimenez stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Oveerman landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jimenez taking a breather.
Oveerman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Oveerman trying to stall but Jimenez improves his position.
Jimenez slowing the pace effectively.
Oveerman managing to block the knees to the body from Jimenez.
Jimenez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jimenez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jimenez controlling the action here for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jimenez takes a knee right on the jaw!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jimenez missing with knees to the body.
Jimenez creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Oveerman tries to land knees in the clinch but Jimenez avoids the damage to the body.
Oveerman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jimenez avoiding damage as Oveerman throws knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Jimenez.
Oveerman lands a knee to the body.
Jimenez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Oveerman.
Jimenez pushes off an throws an elbow but Oveerman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Jimenez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jimenez has Oveerman pressed against the ropes.
Oveerman tries to land knees in the clinch but Jimenez avoids the damage to the body.
Jimenez looking to stall.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jimenez.
Oveerman takes an elbow to the temple.
Jimenez looking to throw knees to the head but Oveerman is blocking nicely.
Jimenez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jimenez trying to land knees to the body.
Jimenez works on Oveerman's body with a couple of short punches.
Oveerman content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Jimenez tries to land knees in the clinch but Oveerman avoids the damage to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Oveerman as Jimenez tries to tie him up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Oveerman trying to land knees to the body.
Jimenez missing with knees to the body.
Oveerman avoiding damage as Jimenez throws knees to the body.
Jimenez lands a knee to the head.
Oveerman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jimenez gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Oveerman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jimenez.
Oveerman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Oveerman is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Jimenez tries to land knees in the clinch but Oveerman avoids the damage to the body.
Oveerman blocks an elbow strike from Jimenez.
Oveerman takes an elbow to the forehead.
Oveerman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jimenez.
Oveerman trying to land knees to the body.
Jimenez scores with a knee to the head.
Jimenez lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jimenez misses with an elbow strike.
Jimenez misses with a knee to the head.
Jimenez missing with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oveerman connects with a knee to the head.
Oveerman tries to land knees in the clinch but Jimenez avoids the damage to the body.
Jimenez misses with a knee strike.
Jimenez holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Oveerman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jimenez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Oveerman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Oveerman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Oveerman unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jimenez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Oveerman landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Oveerman tries a knee to the head but Jimenez blocks it.
Jimenez trying to land knees to the body.
Jimenez lands an elbow inside that Oveerman shrugs off.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Jimenez wants to stall.
Oveerman connects with a knee to the head.
Oveerman managing to block the knees to the body from Jimenez.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Oveerman trying to land knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Oveerman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Antonio Jimenez has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jimenez taking a breather.
Jimenez taking a breather.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Jimenez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Oveerman.
Oveerman tries to stall but Jimenez uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Oveerman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jimenez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Oveerman stalling in the clinch but Jimenez improves position.
Oveerman avoiding damage as Jimenez throws knees to the body.
Jimenez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Oveerman blocks it with crossed arms.
Oveerman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Oveerman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Oveerman is trying to maintain a safe position but Jimenez gets an underhook and turns Oveerman into the ropes.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jimenez avoiding damage as Oveerman throws knees to the body.
Oveerman is trying to maintain a safe position but Jimenez gets an underhook and turns Oveerman into the ropes.
Jimenez unloads a knee to the mid-section. Oveerman lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Oveerman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Oveerman dodges an elbow strike from Jimenez.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Antonio Jimenez.
Well Jimenez has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27

The fight is ruled a draw!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
27%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sami Tonttila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Jones has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Jones
vs
Tonttila

187 cm
20
181 lbs
9 - 7 - 1

177 cm
23
172 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Mike Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sami Tonttila!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tonttila scores with a body shot.
Tonttila throws a right and a left that both miss.
A nice combination there by Tonttila.
A big left from Tonttila misses.
Tonttila misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Jones tries to clinch there but Tonttila circles away.
Sami Tonttila seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Tonttila misses its intended target.
Tonttila cracks Jones with a good jab.
Jones walks into a straight right hand from Tonttila.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A swing and a miss from Tonttila.
Tonttila waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Jones.
Tonttila looks to land a combination but Jones avoids it well.
Tonttila misses with a wild combination.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tonttila.
Jones shoots for a takedown but Tonttila saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A jab from Tonttila misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tonttila looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
Tonttila fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jones.
Tonttila misses with a two punch combination.
Donk. Tonttila catches Jones right on the button with a cross.
Tonttila swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Jones counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Jones trying to pass the guard but Tonttila defending well.
Tonttila wants to control but Jones is keeping busy.
Tonttila gets back to full guard.
Jones with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jones accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tonttila wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Tonttila working a defensive guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to free his leg and advance position but Tonttila is retaining full guard.
Jones postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tonttila has Jones pulled in close to control his posture.

Jones postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Tonttila is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Jones, into his guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Jones looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tonttila is one step ahead there.
Tonttila keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jones's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tonttila trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Tonttila controls the pace.
Jones on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jones tries to get out of the position.
Tonttila trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tonttila wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Tonttila connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jones's hands.
Jones takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

Jones has Tonttila up against the ropes in a clinch.
Tonttila wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tonttila can't break the clinch.
Jones prevents Tonttila from breaking the clinch.

Tonttila pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tonttila stuffs the takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tonttila throws a predictable looking body shot

and Jones moves into the clinch.

Jones breaks the clinch.
Jones slips under a jab.
Tonttila tries to bum rush Jones with a series of wild strikes but Jones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tonttila looks gassed!
Tonttila looks to land a combination but Jones avoids it well.

Jones shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Jones with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jones wants to control from the top but Tonttila keeps moving.
Jones landing with the ground and pound.
Jones trying to control but Tonttila is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones being controlled here momentarily.
Tonttila keeping full guard, as Jones tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sami Tonttila 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.

Tonttila misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jones takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jones steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tonttila.
Tonttila misses with a few strikes there.
Tonttila throws a head kick that misses.
Tonttila connects with a body shot.
Tonttila falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jones counters with a three punch combo that has Tonttila backing up. Tonttila nods at Jones to acknowledge the strikes.
Jones shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tonttila throws a left and a right that both miss

and Jones counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Tonttila is trying to keep Jones in close.
Tonttila keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Jones throws a big right hand that misses.
Tonttila is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tonttila works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tonttila 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.
Jones postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Jones trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Tonttila utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Tonttila misses with a combination

and Jones holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Tonttila has had enough of the clinch but Jones keeps him there for the moment.
Tonttila is pressed up against the ropes. Jones has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Tonttila down to the mat. Tonttila avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Tonttila throws a big shot that misses.
Tonttila pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jones tries to move into range but Tonttila moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A right-left combo lands from Tonttila.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tonttila missing with a left hand there. Jones was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jones connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tonttila. Tonttila circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

Jones looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Jones postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Tonttila trying to control the position.
Jones scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Jones scoring with some ground and pound.
Jones postures up.
Jones pushing down on Tonttila's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Jones seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Jones is nestled in close to Tonttila, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ground and pound from Jones.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Jones there.
Jones winds up and cracks Tonttila with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Tonttila blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jones.
Jones throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jones passes to full mount!
Tonttila is trying desperately to improve position.
Jones scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Tonttila?
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Jones cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Tonttila is looking to improve his position but Jones isn't that keen on the idea.
Jones lands a big elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones with shots to the head and body - Tonttila looks very uncomfortable down there.
Jones with the ground and pound from mount.
Jones avoids the attempt from Tonttila to control.
Jones looking to finish Tonttila with some ground and pound. This is bad for Tonttila!
Jones landing punches.
The referee warns Tonttila that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Jones landing strikes from the mount and Tonttila is in trouble!
Tonttila in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Jones working Tonttila over with strikes here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tonttila is trying desperately to improve position.
Jones is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Tonttila can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Jones dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Jones changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tonttila tries to avoid it but Jones manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tonttila to the ground. Tonttila escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Tonttila falls off balance throwing a combination

and Jones counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Jones wants to take a breather but Tonttila is having none of it.
Jones is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Tonttila is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Jones looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Jones perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Tonttila moves into full guard.
Tonttila is trying to keep Jones in close.
Tonttila is controlling Jones's posture.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tonttila wants to sweep here but Jones controlling him for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tonttila wants to get back to his feet but Jones is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Jones 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.
Jones lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Jones wants to control from the top but Tonttila keeps moving.
Tonttila working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jones.
Tonttila seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Tonttila looking for a sweep. Not yet Tonttila, not yet.
Jones trying to control but Tonttila is working from the bottom.
Jones advances position into side control!
Jones lands a nice forearm strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Tonttila is looking for a sweep.
Jones scores with a couple of short elbows.
Jones lands a decent elbow from side control.
Tonttila is trying to control Jones's posture but Jones avoids it.
Tonttila tries to buck Jones off but Jones is having none of it.
Jones working away.
Jones working the ground and pound from side control.
Jones is putting a hurting on Tonttila here, landing some big shots from side control.
Jones is looking to take a break and control but Tonttila is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tonttila is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones grinds an elbow into Tonttila's temple.
Jones trying to control the position but Tonttila is working away.
Jones scoring with punches and elbows.
Jones lands some shots froms side control.
Mike Jones overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jones tries to advance to mount but can't.
Tonttila is trying to control Jones's posture but Jones avoids it.
Tonttila regains half guard.
Jones 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.

Tonttila manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Jones tries for a takedown but Tonttila sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mike Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tonttila throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Jones counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Tonttila's guard now.
Jones landing some decent shots from guard.
Tonttila tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Tonttila is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tonttila wants to stand but Jones is controlling the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jones accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tonttila manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jones manages to get himself to full guard.
Tonttila passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Jones gets full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jones 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Jones!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
77%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Floyd Gart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sami Holmen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Gart
vs
Holmen

198 cm
23
255 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

188 cm
19
260 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power

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 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Floyd Gart !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sami Holmen!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gart paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

It looks like Sami Holmen has been cut.

Holmen scores with a takedown into Gart 's guard.
Holmen trying to control but Gart is working from the bottom.
Holmen won't allow Gart to get back to his feet.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Holmen trying to control the position from guard on top but Gart is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Holmen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Holmen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gart keeping full guard, as Holmen tries to pass.
Gart is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Holmen is controlling him.
Holmen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gart is keeping the position for now.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Gart circles away from the clinch attempt.
Holmen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gart throws a nice looking combination but Holmen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gart misses with a straight left.
Holmen defending well as Gart loads up on a big left hand.
Holmen shoots in for a double leg but Gart sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Holmen.
Floyd Gart has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sami Holmen.
Gart looks to land a combination but Holmen avoids it well.
Gart connects with a superb combination that knocks Holmen out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Gart before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Holmen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Floyd Gart !

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
64%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Biggy Plumper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kombo Spice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Plumper
vs
Spice

194 cm
21
265 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

200 cm
19
270 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Biggy Plumper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kombo Spice!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shigeki Sano and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Plumper shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Plumper was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Spice keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Spice really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Plumper. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Plumper working for a submission but Spice is keeping him at bay.
Plumper misses with a head shot.
Spice is squirming around, avoiding Plumper's attempts to control the action.
Spice wants to control but Plumper is having none of it.
Plumper wants to control the pace but Spice is squirming around nicely.
Spice is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Plumper wants to control the pace but Spice is squirming around nicely.
Plumper is in the full mount, landing strikes.

It looks like Kombo Spice has been cut.
Spice is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Spice is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Plumper looking to control but Spice is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Plumper sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Plumper lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That has opened up Kombo Spice's cut even more.
Spice really wants to buck Plumper off and get back to his feet.

Plumper is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Plumper extends the arm and Spice is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Biggy Plumper!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
49%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Awekome Doji (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Udel Plebeev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Udel Plebeev has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Doji
vs
Plebeev

191 cm
23
280 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

195 cm
21
213 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

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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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Awekome Doji!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Udel Plebeev!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Doji gets a takedown into half guard.
Plebeev wants to control but Doji is keeping busy.
Doji thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Plebeev actively working from the bottom here.
Plebeev tries to roll over but Doji keeps him under control.
Doji thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Doji is controlling the pace.
Plebeev is trying to control but can't.
Doji wants to pass to mount but Plebeev is defending the position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Plebeev fails with a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Plebeev gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Doji sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Plebeev's guard.
Doji wants to get back to his feet.
Plebeev wants to get back to full guard.
Doji working over Plebeev with some ground and pound. Plebeev looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Doji looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Plebeev tries to get to full guard but Doji has control of the leg.
Doji scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Plebeev keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plebeev wants to get back to full guard.
Plebeev is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Plebeev blocking the ground and pound attempt from Doji.

Plebeev looking for submissions off his back.
Plebeev looks gassed!

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Doji shoots in and bounces Plebeev off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Plebeev keeping full guard, as Doji tries to pass.

Plebeev working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Doji doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Doji manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doji passes into half guard.
Doji lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Doji works his way into full mount!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Doji working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Doji avoids the attempt from Plebeev to control.
Doji is in the full mount, landing strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doji punishing his opponent with strikes.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Doji tries to control but Plebeev wriggling away.
Doji landing shots from mount.
Doji landing punches.
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!
Doji lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Doji lands a big elbow.
Doji trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Plebeev is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Plebeev is in a horrible position here. Doji smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Doji postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Plebeev looks a forlorn figure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Awekome Doji dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Doji fails with the takedown

and Plebeev counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Doji is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Plebeev's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Plebeev's back!
Doji looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Doji controlling well, preventing Plebeev from escaping the position.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Doji's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Plebeev wants to escape the position.
Plebeev just trying to survive but Doji is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Plebeev is breathing heavily.
Doji lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Can Plebeev hold on?! Doji is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Plebeev looking very determined here, making life difficult for Doji.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Plebeev tries to break free.

Plebeev defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Doji's arms.
Doji is punishing Plebeev with strikes - can he finish him?!
Plebeev wants to escape the position.
Doji trying to control.
Doji loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Plebeev hold on?
Plebeev wants to escape the position.
Doji is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Plebeev. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
A lull in the action here.
Doji lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doji is hanging on to Plebeev's back as he tries to escape.
Will Doji go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Doji is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Plebeev is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Plebeev is taking damage to the body and head.
Doji is punishing Plebeev with strikes - can he finish him?!

Plebeev is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Plebeev is really stuck here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doji is punishing Plebeev with strikes - can he finish him?!
The referee is taking a good look at Plebeev as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Doji!
Doji 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.
Plebeev looking very determined here, making life difficult for Doji.
Doji scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Plebeev is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Doji is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Doji throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Doji. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Doji is hanging on to Plebeev's back as he tries to escape.
Doji wants to control but Plebeev is keeping busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Plebeev manages to reverse the position and now he's in Doji's guard. Nice work there by Plebeev.
Doji keeping full guard, as Plebeev tries to pass.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Doji is on top in guard.
Doji preventing the sweep.
Awekome Doji overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Plebeev utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Plebeev looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Doji working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

Plebeev looking for a guillotine here but Doji defends easily.
Doji wants to control from the top but Plebeev keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Awekome Doji dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Nice sprawl there from Plebeev as Doji shoots in.
Doji swats away the attempt to clinch by Plebeev.

Doji decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Plebeev has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Doji is working away from the top position though.
Doji tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Doji prevents Plebeev from improving his position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Plebeev wants to control but Doji is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Doji wants to control but Plebeev is keeping him busy.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Doji lands a nice short elbow.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Doji scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Doji is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Plebeev's shoulder. That is not cool.
Plebeev takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Doji throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Doji throws a strike aimed at the side of Plebeev's head but Plebeev avoids it well.
Plebeev manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Doji flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Doji is trying to stand.
Doji could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Doji scores with a few weak punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plebeev with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Doji is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Plebeev is pressing down on Doji's thigh, looking to free his foot. Doji is holding on for now.
Plebeev is thwarting Doji's attempts to control the position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Doji manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Doji trying to strike off his back.
Doji controls Plebeev momentarily but Plebeev frees himself.
Doji bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Plebeev's guard.
Doji preventing the sweep.
Udel Plebeev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doji chips away with some ground and pound.
Doji pushing down on Plebeev's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Doji working over Plebeev with some ground and pound. Plebeev looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Plebeev trying to control but Doji postures up.

Doji decides to stand up.

Doji scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Doji working Plebeev over with strikes.
Plebeev makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Plebeev.
Plebeev keeping full guard, as Doji tries to pass.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doji lands a couple of elbows.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Doji's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Plebeev keeping moving, preventing Doji from controlling successfully.
Plebeev manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Plebeev unloads with some shots from mount but Doji bucks and avoids them well.
Doji is desperately trying to improve his position but Plebeev has a good base and remains in mount.
Doji wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Awekome Doji is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Doji is defending well here and trying to improve his position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Awekome Doji showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Doji has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:26
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:26
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Awekome Doji!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
56%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mike Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuuto Kawasati (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Black comes to the ring accompanied by Elton John - Rocket Man. Mike Black has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Black
vs
Kawasati

165 cm
23
152 lbs
7 - 4 - 1

175 cm
21
152 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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 7 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Mike Black!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yuuto Kawasati!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Taro Takaoka and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black tries to bum rush Kawasati with a series of wild strikes but Kawasati uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Black connects with a nice looking jab.
Kawasati fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kawasati shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Black as he avoids it easily.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Black crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kawasati - the referee stops the clock and Black gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kawasati. Black manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Kawasati lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Nice combo by Black! Oh, that's hurt him - Kawasati falls to the canvas and Black follows him into side control.

Kawasati is rocked!

It looks like Yuuto Kawasati has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Black lands a strong strike to the head of Kawasati. That's dazed him! Black looking to finish here. Kawasati is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Black lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Black!
Mike Black is the new featherweight champion!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Connor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Von Erich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Von Erich has chosen I always feel like somebody is watching me as his entrance music. Kevin Von Erich will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Connor
vs
Von Erich

190 cm
22
215 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

220 cm
23
205 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power

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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 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dan Connor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kevin Von Erich!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Connor feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Connor trying to control but Von Erich is working from the bottom.
Von Erich looking to hit a scissor sweep but Connor is one step ahead there.
Connor would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Connor stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Von Erich swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Von Erich working for a triangle but Connor defends it easily.

Connor is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Von Erich is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Von Erich has escaped and now he's on top!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Connor is on top in guard.
Von Erich keeping moving, preventing Connor from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Erich wants to stand but Connor is controlling the position.

Von Erich has an active guard here but Connor has managed to pass into half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Von Erich is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Connor controlling the action here.
Connor trying to control the action but Von Erich is working from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Von Erich is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Connor is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Von Erich sees it coming and defends easily.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Von Erich tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Von Erich gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Connor counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Von Erich's guard now.
Connor tries to free his leg and advance position but Von Erich is retaining full guard.
Von Erich looking for a sweep. Not yet Von Erich, not yet.
Connor looking to sit in guard and control but Von Erich gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Connor is on top in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Erich keeping moving, preventing Connor from controlling successfully.

Connor is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Connor postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Von Erich is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Connor, into his guard.
Von Erich cracks Connor with a solid left hand.
Connor might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Von Erich with a flurry of punches that miss.
Von Erich stopping the sweep attempt from Connor.
Von Erich looking to pass the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Von Erich passes into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Connor manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Von Erich thows a big elbow that misses.

Connor looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Von Erich passes into side control.
Check out the look on Von Erich's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Connor tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Von Erich working away.
Connor tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Von Erich wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Connor dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Von Erich scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Connor swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Von Erich counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Connor shoots and misses
and Von Erich counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Von Erich throws a combination. Connor tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Connor has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Dan Connor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Von Erich misses with a takedown attempt

and Connor moves into the clinch.

Von Erich gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Von Erich with a nice head shot there.
Connor wants to sweep here but Von Erich controlling him for the moment.
Von Erich postures up.
Von Erich postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Von Erich postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Connor controls Von Erich momentarily but Von Erich frees himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Erich pushes down on Connor's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Von Erich scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Von Erich is looking to stall here but Connor recovers full guard.

Von Erich avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Von Erich looking to pass the guard.
Connor bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Von Erich's guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Connor wants to stand but Von Erich is controlling his posture from full guard.
Connor stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Von Erich swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Erich is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Von Erich prevents Connor from improving his position.
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. Von Erich connects with a nice short shot to Connor's temple.
Connor blocking the ground and pound attempt from Von Erich.
Von Erich prevents Connor from improving his position.
Von Erich is trying to control the action in half guard but Connor is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Von Erich slips a nice elbow through Connor's hands, connecting with Connor's forehead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Von Erich is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Von Erich has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Von Erich looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Connor with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Connor is trying to get back to full guard.

Von Erich is working for a kimura but Connor is defending it quite comfortably.
Von Erich is thwarting Connor's attempts to control the position.
Connor tries to roll over but Von Erich keeps him under control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Connor is working hard here to advance position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Connor stalks Von Erich and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Von Erich's face. Von Erich staggers backwards, shaken.
Von Erich tries to bum rush Connor with a series of wild strikes but Connor uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Von Erich darts in and clinches Connor up against the ropes.
Connor tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Von Erich can't break the clinch.
Connor is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

Von Erich's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Von Erich doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Connor counters with a nice double leg into side control. Von Erich won't be happy with that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kevin Von Erich showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Von Erich fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Connor looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Von Erich with a poor takedown

and Connor counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Connor wants to pass the guard but Von Erich is keeping the position.
Von Erich looking to hit a scissor sweep but Connor is one step ahead there.
Connor wants to control from the top but Von Erich keeps moving.
Von Erich tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Von Erich utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Von Erich throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Connor looking to pass the guard.
Connor trying to control but Von Erich is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Connor shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Von Erich counters with a one-two to the body.
Von Erich tries to clinch

and Connor counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Von Erich's guard now.
Von Erich looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Von Erich keeping moving, preventing Connor from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Von Erich working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Connor doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Connor manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Von Erich is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Connor pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Von Erich is keeping the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Connor stops Von Erich from standing up.
Von Erich wants to hit a switch here but Connor passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Von Erich there!
Von Erich is wriggling around trying to escape.
Connor forces the positional change into back control.
Von Erich tries to escape the position.

Von Erich won't enjoy being in this position. Connor looking for the choke. Oh... he's slipped the arm under the neck - Von Erich is tapping - it's over boys! Connor picks up the submission victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Dan Connor!