PFC 8 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Michael Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Paul Bostik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michael Jones is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Jones
vs
Paul Bostik

175 cm
25
167 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

179 cm
25
161 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michael Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Paul Bostik!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones looks to land a left hand but Bostik moved out of range nicely.
Bostik doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Jones counters with a nice double leg into side control. Bostik won't be happy with that.
Bostik is working to avoid the ground and pound but Jones connects with a decent elbow.

Jones thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Bostik sneaks back into half guard.
Jones keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Bostik trying to control from the bottom.
Jones is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Bostik is looking to control Jones's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bostik avoid being mounted?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones drops an elbow to the side of Bostik's head.
Bostik throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Jones thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jones lands with a punch from half guard.
Jones passes to side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones is chipping away with strikes.
Jones looks up at the clock and then as Bostik takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Jones smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
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 controls the position.
Jones scoring with punches and elbows.
Bostik is not content to let Jones control the position.

Jones is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bostik is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bostik takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Jones 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 Bostik's shoulder. That is not cool.
Jones trying to control the action but Bostik is working from the bottom.
Bostik is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Jones's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Jones lands with a punch from half guard.
Bostik trying to control from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bostik is trying to get back to full guard.
Nice strikes from Jones there.
Jones is taking a breather. Bostik says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Jones not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jones working over Bostik with some ground and pound. Bostik looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bostik wants to get back to full guard.
Bostik is looking to control Jones's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bostik avoid being mounted?
Bostik avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jones.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Bostik manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Jones controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Jones wants to control from the top but Bostik keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jones accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jones content to stall in guard here.
Jones has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Jones 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.

Bostik wants to clinch

and Jones counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Jones looking to sit in guard and control but Bostik gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Michael Jones overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bostik would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Jones is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Jones lands with a punch from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Jones in particular looking to stall.
Jones prevents Bostik from standing back up.
Well, if Jones is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Jones frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Jones can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bostik is looking to escape.

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.
Bostik is trying desperately to improve position.
Jones working the ground and pound effectively.
Jones with the ground and pound from mount.
Bostik in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Jones trying to control but Bostik is having none of it.
Jones looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones raining down hammerfists from mount.
Jones can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bostik is looking to escape.

Jones goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Bostik is on top in guard.
Bostik controls from within his opponent's guard.
Bostik is looking to stand up but Jones won't let him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bostik wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Bostik tries to free his leg and advance position but Jones is retaining full guard.
Jones controlling the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Jones gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jones displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bostik up against the cage.
Bostik fails to pull the fight into his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Jones dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Bostik gets tackled into the cage by Jones. Jones maintains the clinch.
Jones stalls.
Jones has Bostik pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bostik manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Bostik fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Jones lands a takedown into guard.
Jones wants to control from the top but Bostik keeps moving.
Jones won't allow Bostik to get back to his feet.
Bostik 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 with a nice head shot there.
Jones wants to control from the top but Bostik keeps moving.

Bostik is looking for a triangle here but Jones uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Jones slows the pace down.
Jones cracks Bostik with a big right hand but Bostik just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

Jones is working to tighten is grip on Bostik's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Bostik has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Jones is really squeezing tight and eventually Bostik passes out! Jones breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Michael Jones!

C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
87%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jin Endo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tonii Jaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jaa has chosen Remember The Name as his entrance music. Endo is coming into this fight with a significant injury, which will no doubt have an effect on his cardio. On his way into the cage it seems that Jin Endo has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Jin Endo seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Endo
vs
Jaa

168 cm
23
152 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

168 cm
21
130 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jin Endo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tonii Jaa!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jaa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Endo is breathing heavily.
Endo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jaa counters with a good, hard body kick but Endo shrugs it off.
Jaa throws a nice looking combination but Endo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jaa lands with a slapping head kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Jaa.
Jaa throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Endo.
Endo fails with a takedown attempt.
Jaa connects with a high kick.
Jaa explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Jaa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Endo has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Jaa.
Jaa lands a nice leg kick that just misses Endo's sensitive parts.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaa throws a head kick that misses.
Jaa misses with the combination.
Endo blocks a head kick by Jaa.
Jaa throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Jaa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jaa with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jaa lands a head kick!
Jaa goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Jaa connects with a solid leg kick.
Jaa throws a head kick that Endo semi-blocks.
Jaa throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Jaa - that will leave a mark!
Jaa throws a head kick that half lands.
Jaa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jaa throws a nice outside leg kick.
Endo takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Jaa throws a nice head kick!
A solid body kick from Jaa.
Endo takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Endo will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jaa chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jin Endo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Endo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jaa.
Jaa scores with a head kick. Endo tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Jaa tries to bum rush Endo with a series of wild strikes but Endo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Endo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jaa can pounce on him.
Nice sprawl there from Jaa as Endo shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jin Endo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jaa throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Endo's head.
Jaa throws a head kick that Endo semi-blocks.
Jaa lands with a slapping head kick.
Jaa misses with the combination.
Jaa throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jaa lands with a slapping head kick.
Jaa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jaa throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Endo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jaa looks to land a combination but Endo avoids it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jaa, right into the meat.
Endo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jaa lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Endo backs up against the cage.
Danga de danga de dang - Jaa scores with a four punch combination!
Jaa fakes the leg kick and cracks Endo in the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jaa. That's going to slow Endo down.
Endo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tonii Jaa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jaa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Endo.
Jaa buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jaa lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Jaa lands with a kick to the ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Endo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tonii Jaa dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Jaa pushes Endo away with a front kick.
Endo sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A head kick from Jaa lands but Endo takes it in his stride.
Jaa lands a head kick. Endo smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Jaa lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jaa throws a nice head kick!
Jaa lands a leg kick that knocks Endo off balance momentarily.
Endo takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Jaa throws a nice inside leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jaa lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Endo might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jaa.
Endo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jaa misses with a series of wild punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaa plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Endo takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Jaa throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Endo.
Endo takes a kick to the side of the head.
Jaa fails to land with a series of punches.
Jaa lands with a kick to the temple. Endo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Endo takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Jaa lands a front kick.
Jaa tries a head kick but it misses.
Endo walks forward, straight into a front kick from Jaa.
Jaa scores with a head kick. Endo tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaa moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Jaa lands a high kick!
Jaa plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Jaa lands a nice looking body kick.
Jaa tries to bum rush Endo with a series of wild strikes but Endo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jaa lands a head kick!
Jaa with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jaa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jaa is looking to slow Endo down with leg kicks.
Endo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jaa can pounce on him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaa scores with a kick to the body.
Jaa cracks the inside of Endo's front leg.
A combination from Jaa does no damage.
Endo on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Jin Endo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jaa lands with a kick to the ribs.
Jaa plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Jaa lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Jaa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A combination from Jaa does no damage.
Jaa throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jaa misses with a wild body shot.
Jaa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Jaa finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Jaa thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Endo if he has to take too many more of those.
Endo takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Jaa. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Endo takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Jaa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jaa tries a head kick but it misses.
Endo blocks a head kick by Jaa.
Jaa throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Endo.
Endo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jaa keeps Endo at a distance using the push kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jaa fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Jaa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tonii Jaa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Jaa throws a nice head kick!
Endo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jaa connects with a high kick.
Jaa thuds his shin into the meat of Endo's side.
Jaa throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jaa, right into the meat.
Jaa goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jaa.
Endo takes a kick to the side of the head.
Jaa lands a high kick!
Endo takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Endo fails with the takedown
and Jaa counters with a thumping low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaa lands a head kick. Endo smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jaa.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jaa.
Jaa scores with a head kick. Endo tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Jaa throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Endo.
Jaa lands with a kick to the temple. Endo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Jaa bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Jaa lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Jaa chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jaa lands a head kick!
Jaa scores with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaa throws a head kick that Endo semi-blocks.
Jaa lands a nice leg kick that just misses Endo's sensitive parts.
Endo takes a kick to the side of the head.
Jaa plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Jaa connects with a high kick.
Endo takes a head kick and keeps coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick from Jaa lands but Endo takes it in his stride.
Jaa lands a high kick!
Endo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jaa.
Jaa lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Jaa lands a high kick!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Endo takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Jaa fakes the leg kick and cracks Endo in the body.
Endo on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Jaa misses with a two punch combination.
Endo steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Jaa. That one must have hurt.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Jaa - that will leave a mark!
Jaa throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Endo.
Jaa throws a sloppy head kick and Endo moves out of range easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jaa.
Endo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jaa lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaa throws a nice inside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Jaa there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Endo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jaa.
Jaa throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jaa throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Endo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nice body kick there by Jaa.
Jaa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jaa chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tonii Jaa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jaa buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jaa is looking to slow Endo down with leg kicks.
Jaa fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Endo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jin Endo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tonii Jaa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jaa lands a leg kick that knocks Endo off balance momentarily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tonii Jaa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jaa has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 24:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 24:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tonii Jaa!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
75%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jun Akiyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ador King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ador King will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Akiyama
vs
King

180 cm
21
170 lbs
2 - 6 - 0

183 cm
25
180 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite 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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jun Akiyama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ador King!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Kenichi Hosakawa and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King misses with a takedown
and Akiyama counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
King throws a hook but Akiyama blocks it.
King fails with the takedown
and Akiyama counters with a stiff right hand.
Akiyama with a lazy takedown attempt

and King counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
King is keen to just control but Akiyama is a slippery customer.
King blocks the strikes from Akiyama.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
King not landing any meaningful shots this time.

King is working for a kimura but Akiyama is defending it quite comfortably.
Akiyama is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King trying to control the action but Akiyama is working from the bottom.
Akiyama is trying to stand.
King is trying to control the action in half guard but Akiyama is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Akiyama knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for King on the ground.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Akiyama is looking for a sweep. King is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Ador King has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
King wants to clinch but Akiyama slips to the side

and Akiyama counters with a shoot takedown. King fights it but they end up in guard.
Akiyama trying to control the position from guard on top but King is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
King keeping full guard, as Akiyama tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
King throws some sloppy strikes off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akiyama missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
King is trying to keep Akiyama in close.
Akiyama trying to control the position from guard on top but King is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

King has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Akiyama off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

King shoots in and bounces Akiyama off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Akiyama is breathing heavily.
King would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
King lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King slips nicely into half guard.
King has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
King moves into full mount! Akiyama won't be happy about that!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, King cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Akiyama has given up his back here.
King is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
King scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Akiyama rolls, trying to escape but King keeps control of the position.

King is looking for the choke from the back position but Akiyama is controlling his hands well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akiyama is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by King.
Akiyama wants to escape the position.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ador King!

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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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Berg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Deniska Burlaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Berg comes into the arena with Survivor - Eye Of The Tiger blaring out of the sound system. Alexander Berg could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Deniska Burlaka's chin.

Berg
vs
Burlaka

185 cm
27
205 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

189 cm
22
210 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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, Alexander Berg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Deniska Burlaka!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Sano and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berg has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Berg scores with a one two! Burlaka had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Burlaka throws a left and a right that both miss
and Berg counters with a three punch combo that has Burlaka backing up. Burlaka nods at Berg to acknowledge the strikes.
Burlaka swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Burlaka takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

It looks like Deniska Burlaka has been cut.
Berg lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Burlaka circles away quickly and effectively.
Burlaka throws a combination that misses
and Berg counters with a two punch combo.

Burlaka is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burlaka misses with an uppercut
and Berg counters with a two punch combo.
Burlaka is still on wobbly legs! Can Berg finish him?
Burlaka throws a left and a right that both miss
and Berg counters with a series of strikes. Burlaka will be more careful next time no doubt.
Burlaka misses with a combination

and Berg counters with a beautiful punch that sends Burlaka to the canvas!
Berg slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Burlaka seems to have recovered his senses.
Burlaka tries to escape but Berg is in control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Berg controls the position.
Burlaka is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Berg is controlling him well.

Berg is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Burlaka knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Berg looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Burlaka is avoiding damage well.

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.
Burlaka tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Burlaka taking shots to the head.
Burlaka is squirming around, avoiding Berg's attempts to control the action.
Berg connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berg scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Berg trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Burlaka is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four 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.
Berg lands a heavy elbow.

The cut above Deniska Burlaka's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Alexander Berg!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
51%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Waway The Wildman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguelito Dragon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

The Wildman
vs
Dragon

190 cm
25
182 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

173 cm
24
192 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Waway The Wildman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Miguelito Dragon!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Wildman throws a sloppy head kick and Dragon moves out of range easily.
The Wildman throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dragon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dragon shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Dragon closes the distance and clinches.
Dragon keeps control of The Wildman as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dragon as The Wildman tries to tie him up.
Dragon throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The Wildman is trying to stall.
Dragon cracks The Wildman with a nice body shot.
A body shot lands from Dragon.
The Wildman is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A left hand lands to the body for Dragon.
Dragon lands a left hand that snaps the head of The Wildman backwards.
Dragon lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dragon.
Knees to the body from Dragon.
Dragon throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The Wildman wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short uppercut from Dragon.
Dragon working The Wildman over with knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dragon.
Dragon lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dragon throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dragon lands a body punch.
Dragon scores a nice knee to the body.
A body shot lands from Dragon.
Dragon lands a body shot.
Dragon unloads a knee to the mid-section. The Wildman lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dragon is leaning against The Wildman and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Dragon.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Wildman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dragon utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The Wildman takes a shot to the head.
A hook to the body from Dragon.
Dragon lands a shot to the body.
Good body shot from Dragon.
A right hand to the body from Dragon.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dragon lands a body shot.
Dragon lands a good knee to the midsection. The Wildman won't want to take too many of those.
Dragon works on The Wildman's body with a couple of short punches.
Nice body punch from Dragon.
Dragon scores a nice knee to the body.
Dragon pushes The Wildman back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dragon.
Dragon working The Wildman over with knees to the body.
Dragon lands a body punch.
Dragon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dragon landing knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Dragon as the two fighters clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dragon as The Wildman tries to tie him up.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dragon.
The Wildman takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dragon using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dragon is working The Wildman over against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Dragon.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dragon.
Dragon lands a knee to the head.
Dragon presses The Wildman against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dragon works on The Wildman's body with a couple of short punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Dragon.
Dragon lands a good knee to the midsection. The Wildman won't want to take too many of those.
Dragon landing knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Dragon - that landed with a thud.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dragon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A knee to the head by Dragon.
Dragon lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt The Wildman or not.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dragon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dragon works on The Wildman's body with a couple of short punches.
Dragon lands a shoulder strike.
Dragon presses The Wildman against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dragon landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dragon unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The Wildman is trying to break the clinch but Dragon is controlling him.
Dragon landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The Wildman is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dragon cracks The Wildman with a nice body shot.
The Wildman trying to control the position but instead, Dragon has worked for underhooks and has pushed The Wildman into the cage.
The Wildman is trying to break free.
Dragon lands a body shot.
Dragon unloads a knee to the mid-section. The Wildman lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nice body punch from Dragon - that landed with a thud.
Dragon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dragon throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dragon works on The Wildman's body with a couple of short punches.
The Wildman tries to break free but Dragon pushes him back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Dragon - that landed with a thud.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragon digs a right hand underneath The Wildman's ribcage. The Wildman let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A nice left hand lands by Dragon.
Dragon creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through The Wildman's defenses.
Dragon landing knees to the body.
The Wildman tries to break free but Dragon pushes him back against the cage.
The Wildman takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dragon lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Dragon is working The Wildman over against the cage.
Dragon working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dragon stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short body shot lands from Dragon as the two fighters clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dragon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The Wildman trying to stall but Dragon improves his position.
Dragon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The Wildman takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dragon is leaning against The Wildman and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Dragon utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Dragon lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Dragon.
Dragon cracks The Wildman with a nice body shot.
Dragon lands a knee to the body.
Dragon landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The Wildman taking a breather.
Dragon lands a shot to the body.
Dragon keeps control of The Wildman as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dragon utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The Wildman trying to stall but Dragon improves his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dragon is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dragon cracks The Wildman with a nice body shot.
The Wildman stalling in the clinch but Dragon improves position.
Nice body punch from Dragon.
The Wildman takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dragon scores with a hook to the body.
Dragon crunches a lovely knee into The Wildman's ribcage.
The Wildman wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dragon has him pressed against the cage.
The Wildman tries to circle away but Dragon has him pinned against the cage.
Good body shot from Dragon.
Dragon lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The Wildman has had enough of the clinch but Dragon keeps him there for the moment.
Dragon using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dragon is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The Wildman wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A body shot lands from Dragon.
Dragon lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt The Wildman or not.
Dragon is leaning against The Wildman and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A frustrated look appears on The Wildman's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The Wildman takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A hook to the body from Dragon.
The Wildman dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The Wildman is looking to control Dragon's arms but Dragon gets an underhook and turns him. Now The Wildman has his back to the cage.
Dragon is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dragon lands a body punch.
The Wildman looking to slow down the pace here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

The Wildman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dragon shoots in looking for a takedown. The Wildman tries to sprawl out of it but Dragon keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. The Wildman manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The Wildman throws an off balance right hand
and Dragon counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Dragon scores with a nice strike.
The Wildman throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dragon counters with a one-two to the body.
The Wildman rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dragon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The Wildman swings widly with a right hand
letting Dragon counter with a right hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The Wildman throws a leg kick
letting Dragon counter with a right hand.
Dragon lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

The Wildman is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragon tries to clinch but The Wildman moves out of range.
Dragon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The Wildman tries to land a body kick
enabling Dragon to counter with a crisp jab.
Dragon tries to clinch there but The Wildman circles away.
Dragon throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Dragon moves in looking to clinch but The Wildman pushes him off.
Dragon tries to clinch up.
A low kick from The Wildman is predictable there
letting Dragon counter with a right hand.
Dragon tries to close the distance and clinch but The Wildman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dragon tries to clinch up.
Dragon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. The Wildman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dragon tries to clinch up.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Dragon - that will leave a mark!
The Wildman 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 fight stays on the outside here - Dragon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dragon is looking to clinch but The Wildman is avoiding it.
Waway The Wildman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dragon tries to clinch but The Wildman moves away
and The Wildman counters with a nice uppercut.

Dragon gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Wildman wants to stall.
Dragon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A hook to the body from Dragon.
Dragon stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Dragon cracks The Wildman with a nice body shot.
A short left from Dragon.
Dragon lands a knee to the body.
Dragon lands a body shot.
Dragon lands a shoulder strike.
Dragon using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dragon scores with a shot to the side of The Wildman's head.
Dragon stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Dragon is working The Wildman over against the cage.
Dragon is working The Wildman over against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Good body shot from Dragon.
Dragon lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt The Wildman or not.
Dragon connects with a nasty looking knee right to The Wildman's face.
The Wildman is trying to maintain a safe position but Dragon gets an underhook and turns The Wildman into the cage.
Dragon lands a body shot in the clinch.
Dragon is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dragon is leaning against The Wildman and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Dragon works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dragon lands a knee to the body.
Dragon throws a blind hook that connects with the side of The Wildmans head.
A body shot lands from Dragon.
A hook to the body from Dragon.
Dragon presses The Wildman against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dragon landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dragon is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dragon lands a shoulder strike.
A right hand to the body from Dragon.
The Wildman wants to get back to striking at distance but Dragon won't allow it.
Miguelito Dragon seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dragon pushes The Wildman back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Dragon lands a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dragon.
The Wildman leaning against his opponent.
The Wildman is trying to maintain a safe position but Dragon gets an underhook and turns The Wildman into the cage.
The Wildman working hard to break the clinch.
Dragon is working The Wildman over against the cage.
Dragon pushes The Wildman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dragon creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through The Wildman's defenses.
A right hand to the body from Dragon.
The Wildman tries to break the clinch but Dragon is controlling the position.
Dragon pushes The Wildman back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dragon obliges.
A right handed body shot lands from Dragon.
The Wildman taking a breather.
Dragon landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

The Wildman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Dragon instigates a clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dragon lands a body shot in the clinch.
Good body shot from Dragon.
Dragon unloads a knee to the mid-section. The Wildman lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dragon crunches a lovely knee into The Wildman's ribcage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Dragon with a hook.
Dragon tries to clinch there but The Wildman circles away.
The Wildman throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dragon counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A head kick by The Wildman misses
and Dragon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dragon lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as The Wildman backs up against the cage.
Dragon is looking to clinch.
Dragon doesn't manage to clinch there - The Wildman circles away.
The fighters circle momentarily. Dragon darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The Wildman throws a body kick the misses

and Dragon holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
The Wildman takes an elbow to the temple.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragon lands a body shot.
Dragon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dragon lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down The Wildman.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dragon.
Dragon stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Dragon lands a left hand that snaps the head of The Wildman backwards.
Dragon is leaning against The Wildman and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Dragon landing knees to the body.
Dragon is working The Wildman over against the cage.
Dragon using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dragon lands a body punch.
A hook to the body from Dragon.
The Wildman can't break the clinch.
The Wildman can't break the clinch.
A body shot lands from Dragon.
Nice body punch from Dragon - that landed with a thud.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dragon lands a body shot in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Dragon.
Dragon lands with a short shot to the head.
Good body shot from Dragon.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dragon obliges.
The Wildman is trying to stall.
Dragon lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dragon throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dragon lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dragon.
The Wildman is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dragon is keeping busy.
Dragon presses The Wildman against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dragon lands a nice shot to the body.
Dragon lands a body shot in the clinch.
Dragon lands a shot to the body.
The Wildman is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dragon.
A short body shot lands from Dragon as the two fighters clinch.
The Wildman taking a breather.
The Wildman looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dragon scores with a hook to the body.
The Wildman takes an elbow to the temple.
A short body shot lands from Dragon as the two fighters clinch.
Dragon lands a nice shot to the body.
Dragon throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The Wildman taking a breather.
Dragon works on The Wildman's body with a couple of short punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dragon.
Dragon works on The Wildman's body with a couple of short punches.
The Wildman is trying to maintain a safe position but Dragon gets an underhook and turns The Wildman into the cage.
Dragon works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The Wildman wants to break free but Dragon has control.
Dragon lands a knee to the body.
The Wildman is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dragon lands a body punch in the clinch.
The Wildman takes a knee to the side of the body.
The Wildman wants to get back to striking at distance but Dragon won't allow it.
The Wildman taking a breather.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Dragon.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dragon obliges.
The Wildman is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Dragon prevents The Wildman from breaking the clinch.
Dragon lands a body punch.
Nice body punch from Dragon.
Dragon lands a knee to the head.
The Wildman tries to break the clinch but Dragon is controlling the position.
Dragon lands a body punch in the clinch.
Miguelito Dragon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dragon landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dragon lands a hook that snaps the head of The Wildman backwards.
Dragon makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The Wildman is trying to stall.
Dragon lands a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Dragon.
Dragon digs a right hand underneath The Wildman's ribcage. The Wildman let out a lung full of air as it connected.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dragon.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Dragon keeps the fight in the clinch, despite The Wildman's efforts to push away.
Dragon gets through The Wildman's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dragon lands a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dragon.
Dragon lands a body shot.
Dragon is working The Wildman over against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Dragon.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dragon as The Wildman tries to tie him up.
A right hand to the body from Dragon.
The Wildman tries to stall but Dragon uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Dragon digs a right hand into The Wildman's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on The Wildman's gas tank.
Dragon unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The Wildman looking to slow down the pace here.
The Wildman has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dragon works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dragon scores with a shot to the side of The Wildman's head.
Dragon unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dragon lands a nice shot to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dragon.
Dragon lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dragon landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dragon lands a nice shot to the body.
The Wildman tries to circle away but Dragon has him pinned against the cage.
Dragon lands a nice knee to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dragon lands with a light punch inside.
Dragon works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dragon lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Dragon lands a body shot.
Waway The Wildman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Knees in the clinch landing for Dragon.
Dragon lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Miguelito Dragon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dragon has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 24:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 24:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miguelito Dragon!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jon Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay ar Ginebra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Silva
vs
ar Ginebra

178 cm
23
170 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

180 cm
22
170 lbs
5 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jon Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jay ar Ginebra!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ginebra moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ginebra misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ginebra throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Silva stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A head kick misses from Ginebra.
Ginebra tries a head kick but it misses.
Ginebra tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ginebra throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva takes a head kick and keeps coming.

It looks like Jon Silva has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva blocks a head kick by Ginebra.

Silva looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

Silva is working for a kimura here but Ginebra manages to reverse the position and he's now in Silva's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Ginebra drops back, looking for a kneebar! Silva looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Silva looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Silva!

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ginebra regains half guard, as Silva was trying to land strikes.
Ginebra pushes Silva off looking to stand but Silva dives back in and keeps control.

Ginebra is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Silva pulls his head out easily.
Ginebra is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Silva scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's two 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.
Silva not doing much here.
Silva missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Silva trying to control the action but Ginebra is working from the bottom.
Ginebra manages to get to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ginebra looking to control.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Ginebra looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Silva puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Ginebra avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Silva.
Ginebra is trying to stand back up but Silva is controlling him
Ginebra tries to get to full guard but Silva has control of the leg.
Silva sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ginebra defending well though.

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.
Silva stalling away here and it's allowed Ginebra to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Silva throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Silva trying to control but Ginebra is working from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Silva's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Silva won't allow Ginebra to get back to his feet.

Ginebra kicks Silva off and gets to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ginebra misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jay ar Ginebra dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jon Silva's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Ginebra lands with a slapping head kick.

Silva drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Silva wants to control from the top but Ginebra keeps moving.

Ginebra working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Silva doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Silva manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Silva trying to control but Ginebra is working from the bottom.
Ginebra utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ginebra looking for a sweep. Not yet Ginebra, not yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ginebra is looking to stand up but Silva isn't so interested in that idea.
Ginebra trying to control the position.
Ginebra manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Ginebra putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

Ginebra looking to secure an arm triangle but Silva defends it well.
Ginebra is breathing heavily.
Silva is trying to escape the mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ginebra moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Silva has worked his arm free - good work by Silva!

Ginebra decides to stand back up.

Ginebra tries to sprawl but Silva drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Ginebra keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ginebra is staying active underneath Silva, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ginebra is looking to improve his position.
Silva lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Silva looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Silva tries to stand and escape but Ginebra actually recovers to full guard.
Silva throws a big right hand that misses.

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.
Silva being controlled here momentarily.
Ginebra is trying to keep Silva in close.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Jay ar Ginebra was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Ginebra misses with a head kick.
Silva blocks a head kick by Ginebra.
Jay ar Ginebra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Silva.
Silva avoids the head kick by Ginebra.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jay ar Ginebra showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jon Silva's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Ginebra tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva shoots in but Ginebra avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ginebra scores with a head kick.
Ginebra scores with a head kick. Silva tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
Ginebra throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Silva takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

Silva shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Ginebra napping and manages to drive through into side control!

Silva stands up and beckons Ginebra to his feet.
A head kick misses from Ginebra.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ginebra throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Ginebra throws a lazy head kick

and Silva counters with a nice double leg into side control. Ginebra won't be happy with that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ginebra is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Silva is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Ginebra taking shots to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ginebra working to try and regain half guard.
Silva avoids the attempt from Ginebra to control.
Silva wants to control the pace but Ginebra is squirming around nicely.
Ginebra is looking to improve his position but Silva isn't that keen on the idea.

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.
Silva sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Silva sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Ginebra wants to control but Silva is having none of it.
Silva prevents Ginebra from getting the reversal.
Silva punishing his opponent with strikes.
Ginebra is desperately trying to improve his position but Silva has a good base and remains in mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Ginebra's face.
Ginebra is trying desperately to improve position.
Silva landing shots from mount.
Silva lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Silva unloads with some shots from mount but Ginebra bucks and avoids them well.
Ginebra is looking to improve his position but Silva isn't that keen on the idea.

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.
Jay ar Ginebra is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The referee warns Ginebra that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Silva looking to control but Ginebra is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jon Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ginebra has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jay ar Ginebra!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
46%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Baby Ama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Huerte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Huerte has chosen Master of Puppets as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Ama
vs
Huerte

195 cm
25
250 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

200 cm
25
281 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Baby Ama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Roger Huerte!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ama cracks Huerte with a right hand to the side of the head.

Ama moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Huerte goes down! Can Ama finish him!?

Huerte is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ama trying to control but Huerte is working from the bottom.
Huerte is still in real trouble! Can Ama finish him?
Ama postures up and lands a big shot to Huerte's brow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Huerte avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Huerte seems to have recovered his senses.
Ama is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ama postures up in Huerte's guard and throws a big left but Huerte blocks it.
Huerte looks gassed!
Ama postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ama with a flurry of punches that miss.
Huerte keeping moving, preventing Ama from controlling successfully.
Ama cracks Huerte with a solid left hand.
Ama slips nicely into half guard.
Ama scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ama controlling the action here.
Ama is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Ama decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Ama dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ama cracks Huerte with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ama scores with a shot to the body.
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!

Ama drops Huerte with a big left hand and mounts him. Huerte is in big trouble!
Ama is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Ama lands a big shot there that rocks Huerte but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huerte takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Ama working the ground and pound effectively.
Huerte takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Ama's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Baby Ama!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tipi Savea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Persy Shuy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Persy Shuy has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Tipi Savea's chin.

Savea
vs
Shuy

180 cm
25
163 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

175 cm
25
160 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Big heart

Good wrestler
Brawler
Experienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tipi Savea!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Persy Shuy!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Shimada and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Savea lands a jab.

It looks like Persy Shuy has been cut.

Savea looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Shuy!

Shuy is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Savea locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Shuy is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tipi Savea!
Tipi Savea retains his lightweight title!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ken Watts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chad Vader (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Chad Vader was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Watts
vs
Vader

174 cm
28
167 lbs
17 - 8 - 0

179 cm
26
182 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Powerful

Tokyo Defiance

{GTI} - HGH Nutrients

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ken Watts!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chad Vader!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vader throws a head kick but Watts moves out of range.
Watts throws a series of punches but Vader avoids them all with ease.
Vader gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Watts.
Vader throws a lazy head kick
and Vader takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vader slips a jab and a cross from Watts.
Watts cracks Vader with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Watts throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vader misses with a body shot.
Watts avoids the head kick by Vader.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Vader.
Watts throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vader misses with a shot to the body
and Watts counters with a left to the body.
Vader takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Watts throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Vader on the side of the head.
Watts scores with a nice strike.
Vader takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Watts looks to land a combination. Vader sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A combination from Vader does no damage.
Vader looks gassed!
Vader throws a half hearted mid kick.
Watts looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Watts works over Vader's head and body with a nice combination.
Vader takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Watts swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice cross by Watts.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vader closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Chad Vader seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vader swings away with a body shot that misses
and Watts counters with a two punch combo.
Watts moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Watts bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Vader's head backwards.

Watts closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Vader to the mat! Vader manages to get full guard.
Vader keeping full guard, as Watts tries to pass.
Watts sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Vader's guard.
Watts wants to pass to mount but Vader is defending the position.
Watts is trying to control the action in half guard but Vader is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watts controlling the action here.

Watts is trying to work for a kimura but Vader is defending well.
This has been an exciting period of action!

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vader is trying to stand back up but Watts is controlling him

Watts is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Vader doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Watts.
Watts works his foot free and advances to mount.

Watts is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Vader can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Watts goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Vader is on top in guard.

Watts working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Vader doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Vader manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Vader stopping the sweep attempt from Watts.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ken Watts dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Vader throws a head kick that misses.
Vader tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vader is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Watts looks to land a combination. Vader sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Vader misses with a body kick.
Vader pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vader throws a nice head kick!

It looks like Ken Watts has been cut.
Vader throws a head kick that misses.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Vader enables Watts to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Vader manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Watts sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Vader's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Watts works his way into full mount!
Vader is breathing heavily.
Vader is trying to escape the mount but Watts keeps good control and instead manages to take Vader's back.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Watts looking for the choke but no joy.

Watts patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
This has been an exciting period of action!

Watts has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Vader is in real trouble here. Watts gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Vader is tapping out! Watts wins by rear naked choke!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ken Watts!
Ken Watts retains his welterweight title!