EFL 32 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Katsuya Gono (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sanji Yokohama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Gono
vs
Yokohama

173 cm
27
178 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

195 cm
25
194 lbs
6 - 21 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Determined

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Katsuya Gono!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sanji Yokohama!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Sosuke Kotani and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gono walks forward, straight into a front kick from Yokohama.
Yokohama takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Yokohama will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Yokohama scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Gono defending against the ground and pound.
Gono is not content to let Yokohama control the position.
Gono is pushing Yokohama's head away, looking to escape. Yokohama manages to hold on to the position though.
The ground and pound from Yokohama seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Yokohama in side control, throwing shots but Gono defends.
Yokohama wants to take a breather but Gono manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Yokohama.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yokohama throws a big right hand that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yokohama throws a big right hand that misses.
Yokohama stops Gono from standing up.
Gono working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Yokohama.
Yokohama wants to control from the top but Gono keeps moving.
Yokohama postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Yokohama throws a strike but Gono rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Gono wants to stand but Yokohama has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Gono gets to his feet - Yokohama follows without any prompting.
Yokohama takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Yokohama shoots in for a double leg but Gono sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gono swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gono's jab looks to have found its range, popping Yokohama under the eye.
No luck for Yokohama with that takedown attempt.
Yokohama looks gassed!
Yokohama looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gono is fending him off so far but Yokohama persists. Nope, Gono circles away and we're back to standing.
Katsuya Gono has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sanji Yokohama.
Yokohama throws a leg kick but Gono sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gono scores with a hook.
Gono lands a glancing blow to the side of Yokohama's head.
Gono dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gono lands a two punch combo.

It looks like Sanji Yokohama has been cut.
Gono cracks Yokohama with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

Yokohama is rocked!
Gono fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Yokohama is still on wobbly legs! Can Gono finish him?
Yokohama's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gono connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Yokohama scrambles back to his feet.
Gono dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gono throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Yokohama colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Gono as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Yokohama is left battered and dazed whilst Gono and his camp cheer!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Katsuya Gono!

C
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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
85%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brazilian Assassin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terry Krom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Assassin
vs
Krom

188 cm
27
185 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

180 cm
25
183 lbs
10 - 5 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
Big right hand

Good wrestler
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 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brazilian Assassin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Terry Krom!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Ren Mimura and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Assassin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Krom throws out the jab.
Jab, jab by Krom - just one landing.
Krom tests Assassin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Both fighters circling a little - Assassin finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Krom misses the shot to the body.
Krom fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Assassin manages to avoid it.
Assassin throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Krom jabs Assassin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Krom chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Assassin can pounce on him.
Assassin looks to land a right hand but Krom moved out of range.
Krom throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circle momentarily. Krom darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Krom checks the leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Krom blocks the low kick.
Krom checks a leg kick.
Assassin getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Assassin misses with a low kick.
Assassin throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Assassin throws out a leg kick but Krom moves out of range and Assassin only half commits.
Krom pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Assassin back to the cage. Krom follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Krom takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Krom's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Assassin connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Krom scrambles back to his feet.
Assassin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Krom. That did some damage!
Krom slips under a jab from Assassin.
Assassin tries a low kick but Krom avoids it.
A bone on bone clash there as Krom blocks the leg kick.
Krom's jab looks to have found its range, popping Assassin under the eye.
Assassin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Krom's sensitive parts.
Assassin tries a low kick but Krom avoids it.
Assassin throws a leg kick that misses.
A low kick from Assassin misses
and Krom makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Assassin throws a solid leg kick but Krom takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Assassin.
Krom jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Krom tries to bum rush Assassin with a series of wild strikes but Assassin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
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!
Assassin misses with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assassin throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Assassin misses with a low kick.
Krom looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Krom misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Assassin.
Assassin throws a right hand that Krom ducks under and follows up with a left that Krom also avoids with ease.
Krom fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Assassin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Krom digs a good body shot into Assassin's ribs.
Krom looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Assassin misses with a low kick as Krom jumps back.
Assassin attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Assassin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Krom misses with a two punch combination.
Krom thows a left - swing and a miss!
Assassin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice body kick there by Assassin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krom throws a jab when Assassin was well out of range.
Assassin tries a low kick but Krom avoids it.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Krom crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Assassin - the referee stops the clock and Krom gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Assassin. Krom manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Assassin.
Assassin fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Krom checks it well.
Krom lands a glancing blow to the side of Assassin's head.
Assassin stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A leg kick checked by Krom.
Assassin scores with a leg kick.
Assassin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Assassin shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
An inside leg kick from Assassin misses.
Assassin is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Krom dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Krom fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Assassin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Assassin tries to land a leg kick but Krom saw it coming and moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krom with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Krom is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Assassin rather than just go for the knockout.
Krom looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Assassin throws a leg kick but Krom sees it coming and moves out of range.
Assassin does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Krom looks to throw the jab but Assassin is out of range.
Assassin blocks a jab.
Assassin throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Krom thuds his right hand into Assassin's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Assassin takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Assassin throws a jab but it's blocked by Krom.
Assassin throws the left hand but Krom avoids the punch easily.
Assassin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Krom works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Assassin fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Krom is out of range.
Assassin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A good leg kick by Assassin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Brazilian Assassin will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

A clash of legs there as Krom blocks the low kick.
Krom thows a body shot but no joy.
A leg kick checked by Krom.
Krom takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Krom blocks a low kick nicely.
Assassin throws out a leg kick but Krom moves out of range and Assassin only half commits.
Krom swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Assassin lands with a thumping leg kick.
Assassin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Assassin sizes up Krom with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Assassin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Krom. That did some damage!
Krom moves out of range as Assassin throws a body kick.
Krom moves out of range of the leg kick from Assassin.
Assassin fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Krom is out of range.
Assassin loads up on a big right hand but Krom slips the punch.
Assassin lands a head kick!
Assassin with a nice cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Krom checks a leg kick.
Krom ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Assassin moves away.
Assassin misses with an attempted mid kick.
Brazilian Assassin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Krom looks to score with a jab to the body but Assassin is just out of range.
Assassin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Assassin throws a right hand that misses
and Krom counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Krom checks the leg kick.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Krom in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Assassin ducks under a wild hook from Krom.
Assassin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Krom.
Assassin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Assassin tries to land a leg kick but Krom saw it coming and moves away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Assassin.
Assassin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A leg kick checked by Krom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krom checks the leg kick nicely there.
Assassin throws the kick towards the body but Krom avoids it.
Assassin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Assassin tries a head kick but it misses.
Krom has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Assassin.
Krom bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Assassin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Brazilian Assassin is winning the standup battle so far.
Assassin lands a jab to the head.
Assassin throws a low kick, looking for Krom's leg but Krom calmly moves out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Assassin lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Krom has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Krom and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Krom misses with a wild body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Krom looks to throw the jab but Assassin is out of range.
Assassin tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Krom throws a right and a left that Assassin avoids nicely.
Assassin scores with a jab. Krom acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Assassin tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Krom swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assassin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Assassin throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Assassin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Krom takes a swing at Assassin's ribcage but misses.
Assassin lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Assassin throws a leg kick but Krom checks it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Assassin. Krom shrugs it off though.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A combination from Krom does no damage.
Krom checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Good leg kick by Assassin there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Assassin wants to land a leg kick but Krom is out of range.
An inside leg kick from Assassin misses.
Assassin cracks the inside of Krom's front leg.
Assassin looks to throw a body kick
and Krom cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Assassin attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Assassin slips under a jab.
A clash of legs there as Krom blocks the low kick.
Krom misses the jab.
Assassin lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Assassin misses with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Assassin throws a leg kick that misses.
Krom throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Assassin motions for Krom to come forward. Assassin throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Assassin misses with a kick to the body.
Assassin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Krom.
A swing and a miss from Krom.
Assassin throws a wild body kick that Krom sees coming a mile off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Assassin throws a leg kick but Krom checks it.
Assassin finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Assassin on the wrong end of a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brazilian Assassin dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Assassin connects with an inside leg kick.
Assassin misses with a kick to the body.
Krom checks a low kick from Assassin.
Assassin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Assassin misses with a body kick.
Krom checks a low kick from Assassin.
Krom checks a leg kick nicely.
Krom throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Krom checks the leg kick.
Assassin throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Krom misses with a few strikes there.
Assassin throws a head kick but Krom moves out of range.
Assassin throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Assassin attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Krom throws a hook to the side of Assassin's head but Assassin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Assassin attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krom ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Assassin moves away.
Krom fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Assassin manages to avoid it.
Krom throws a nice looking combination but Assassin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Krom takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Assassin lands a front kick.
Krom misses the shot to the body.
Assassin throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Krom displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Assassin throws out the jab.
Assassin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Krom.
Krom blocks a low kick nicely.
A low kick from Assassin misses
and Krom counters with a straight right hand.
Krom blocks a head kick by Assassin.
A looping hook to the body misses from Assassin. Krom does a little dance to reset his feet.
Assassin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Krom's head.
Assassin ducks under a wild hook from Krom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assassin tries to score with a low kick but Krom moves his leg out of the way.
Assassin misses with a wild combination.
Assassin is looking to score with low kicks.
Krom cracks Assassin with a right hand to the side of the head.
Assassin takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Krom scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Assassin tries a head kick but it misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Krom tries to bum rush Assassin with a series of wild strikes but Assassin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Assassin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Assassin throws a front kick aimed at Krom's knee but Krom avoids it well.
Assassin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Assassin attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A bone on bone clash there as Krom blocks the leg kick.
Krom fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Assassin on the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assassin throws a lazy uppercut
and Krom counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Assassin finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Assassin throws a leg kick
and Krom cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Assassin connects with a leg kick. Krom looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Krom misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Assassin.
Assassin looks to land a body kick but Krom moved away.
Krom is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Assassin blocks a jab.
Krom throws a jab but it's blocked by Assassin.
Krom keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Assassin keeps Krom at a distance using the push kick.
Assassin misses with a low kick as Krom jumps back.
Krom misses the jab.
Assassin looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Assassin throws a low kick but Krom avoids it.
Krom uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Assassin.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Assassin throws a leg kick but Krom sees it coming and moves out of range.
Assassin fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Krom checks it well.
Krom throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Assassin avoids the body shot from Krom.
Assassin loads up on a big right hand but Krom slips the punch.
Krom checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Krom misses the shot to the body.
Krom throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Krom throws a hook to the side of Assassin's head but Assassin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Terry Krom has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Assassin throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Krom throws a hook but Assassin blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Assassin lands a leg kick that knocks Krom off balance momentarily.
Assassin attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Assassin scores with a push kick.
Brazilian Assassin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Assassin cracks Krom with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brazilian Assassin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Assassin 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brazilian Assassin!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
78%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Frank Sherman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and DJ Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Penn has chosen Til I Collapse as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Sherman
vs
Penn

170 cm
22
166 lbs
4 - 1 - 1

176 cm
24
162 lbs
5 - 2 - 1

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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 4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Frank Sherman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, DJ Penn!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Taro Takaoka and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sherman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Penn.
A lazy left from Sherman finds it's target.
Sherman shoots for a takedown but Penn saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sherman looks to land a left hand but Penn moved out of range nicely.
Penn looks to throw the jab but Sherman is out of range.
Penn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Penn walks into a straight right hand from Sherman.
Sherman looks to land a right hand but Penn moved out of range.
Sherman connects with a body shot that sends Penn's belly button to the back.
Sherman throws a push kick but Penn slaps the foot to one side.
Penn avoids the body shot from Sherman.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn blocks a leg kick.
Penn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Penn misses the shot to the body.
Sherman misses with a body punch
and Penn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
DJ Penn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sherman tests Penn's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Penn ducks under a wild hook from Sherman.
Penn slips a jab and a cross from Sherman.
Penn ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn walks into a left hand.
Penn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sherman.
Sherman misses with a jab to the body
and Penn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Penn throws out a loose jab but Sherman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Frank Sherman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sherman throws a predictable looking body shot
and Penn counters with a left and a right that stings Sherman.
Penn looks to score with a jab to the body but Sherman is just out of range.
Penn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sherman.
Sherman lands with a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sherman throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Penn's waist but Penn gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sherman off to one side.
Penn works Sherman's body with a nice hook.
Penn connects with a body shot that sends Sherman's belly button to the back.
Penn leaves Sherman with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Sherman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sherman avoids the body shot from Penn.
Sherman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Penn manages to avoid it.
Penn ducks under a wild hook from Sherman.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sherman throws a right and a left that Penn avoids nicely.
Sherman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Penn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big left from Sherman misses.
Penn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sherman was well out of range. Poor timing from Penn.
Sherman stuns Penn with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sherman takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sherman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sherman finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sherman missing with a left hand there. Penn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Sherman dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Penn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Penn moves away from the strike by Sherman.
Sherman rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Penn counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Penn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sherman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sherman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Penn manages to avoid it.
Sherman moves away from the strike by Penn.
Sherman misses with the combination.
Sherman misses with a hook to the body
and Penn counters with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sherman misses with a body kick.
Penn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sherman.
Penn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sherman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Penn was well out of range. Poor timing from Sherman.
Good work by Penn as he checks the leg kick.
Penn takes a swing at Sherman's ribcage but misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sherman darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Sherman misses the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sherman misses the shot to the body.
Sherman swings widly with a right hand
and Penn counters with a left to the body.
Sherman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Penn.
Sherman misses the jab.
Frank Sherman is winning the standup battle so far.
Sherman throws a nice looking combination but Penn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Penn avoids the body shot from Sherman.
Penn is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Sherman rather than just go for the knockout.
Sherman misses with a hook. Penn ducked under it nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sherman. Penn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Penn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sherman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Penn.
Penn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Penn slips a straight right by Sherman.
Penn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sherman goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A shot to the liver by Penn. Beautiful body shot.
Penn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sherman misses with a double jab
and Penn counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Sherman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Penn throws a hook but Sherman avoids it easily.
Sherman misses with a straight left.
Sherman misses with a body punch
and Penn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sherman connects with the punch.
Sherman swings widly with a right hand
and Penn counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sherman looks to land a right hand but Penn moved out of range.
A jab lands there for Penn.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Sherman dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Sherman throws a right hand that misses
and Penn counters with a straight right hand.
Penn staying out of range there.
Sherman catches Penn with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A nice combination there by Sherman.
Sherman misses with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sherman. Penn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Penn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sherman throws a body kick that misses.
Penn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn moves out of range of the body kick.
Sherman lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Penn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Penn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Sherman scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Sherman in side control, just content to control the action for now.

Sherman wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Penn, who protects the arm well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn tries to bench press Sherman off him but Sherman keeps the position.
Sherman throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Penn manages to get back to half guard.

Penn looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sherman passes to full mount!
Penn manages to regain half guard. Good work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Sherman is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Penn has managed to free his arm - good work.
Penn wants to improve his position but Sherman is controlling well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Penn being controlled here, momentarily.
Penn looking to control.
Sherman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Penn swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sherman wants to control from the top but Penn keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn wants to sweep here but Sherman controlling him for the moment.
Sherman wants to pass the guard but Penn is keeping the position.
Frank Sherman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Penn is on top in guard.
Sherman working a defensive guard here.
Penn trying to control the position from guard on top but Sherman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
DJ Penn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Sherman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sherman 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Sherman!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
32%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Katsuro Sato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harvey Prince (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harvey Prince will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Sato
vs
Prince

187 cm
23
202 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

200 cm
27
195 lbs
6 - 4 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Katsuro Sato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Harvey Prince!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Sano and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Prince misses the target.
Sato tests Prince's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sato scores with a jab to the head.
Sato scores with a nice right hand.
Prince throws a series of strikes that have Sato backpedaling.
Prince throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Prince ducks under a wild hook from Sato.
Prince connects with a jab.
Prince has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sato finds it's way round the side to connect with Prince's head.

Sato shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sato throwing strikes here but Prince is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Sato misses with a head shot.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sato punching from mount but Prince doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Sato throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Sato with a couple of short strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sato is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Prince can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Sato sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Sato lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

Prince is rocked!
Sato thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Prince is still in real trouble! Can Sato finish him?
Sato throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Sato with shots to the head and body - Prince looks very uncomfortable down there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sato throwing strikes here but Prince is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Sato 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.
Sato looking to finish with strikes here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sato connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Prince wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Sato.
Prince seems to have recovered his senses.
Sato throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Sato postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Prince in real trouble here! The ref calls for Prince to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Katsuro Sato!
In his post fight interview, Katsuro Sato started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

C
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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
55%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tomura Krakakos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Captain Beefheart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

Krakakos
vs
Beefheart

192 cm
25
220 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

182 cm
20
223 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Good elbows
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tomura Krakakos!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Captain Beefheart!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Taro Takaoka and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krakakos misses with a wild body shot.
Krakakos throws a low kick, looking for Beefheart's leg but Beefheart calmly moves out of range.
Tomura Krakakos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Krakakos misses.
Beefheart avoids the body shot from Krakakos.
Krakakos tries to clinch but Beefheart moves out of range.
Beefheart wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Beefheart goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Krakakos fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Krakakos on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Krakakos lands a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Krakakos thows a body shot but no joy.
Krakakos moves out of range of the body kick.
Krakakos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Beefheart walks into a straight right hand from Krakakos.
Krakakos scores with a jab to the head.
Krakakos lands with a hook. Beefheart tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krakakos scores with a jab to the head.
Beefheart avoids the body shot from Krakakos.
Krakakos scores with a jab to the head.
Beefheart walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Beefheart throws out a powerful jab.
Beefheart smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Krakakos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Beefheart was well out of range. Poor timing from Krakakos.
Krakakos swings for the body but Beefheart moves out of range.
Krakakos takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Krakakos avoids the body shot from Beefheart.
Beefheart moves out of range as Krakakos strikes.
A big right from Krakakos misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Krakakos misses with a lunging right hand
and Beefheart counters with a leg kick.
Beefheart uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Krakakos.
Krakakos lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krakakos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Beefheart does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Beefheart thumps Krakakos with a low kick.
Beefheart scores with a decent looking hook.
Krakakos throws a body punch but Beefheart moves out of range.
Krakakos is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A slow jab from Beefheart misses its intended target.
A jab from Krakakos misses.
Beefheart's jab looks to have found its range, popping Krakakos under the eye.
Beefheart thows a body kick. Krakakos tries to catch it but that hurt him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Beefheart looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Krakakos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Beefheart throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Krakakos stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Beefheart throws out a leg kick but Krakakos moves out of range and Beefheart only half commits.
Beefheart falls off balance throwing a combination
and Krakakos counters with a nice body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krakakos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Krakakos swings away with a body shot that misses
and Beefheart makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Beefheart buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Krakakos is breathing heavily.
Beefheart swings for the body but Krakakos moves out of range.
Krakakos drops his hands momentarily and Beefheart takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Beefheart connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Krakakos's hands.
Krakakos swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Krakakos scores with a jab to the body.
A cross from Beefheart lands.
Beefheart scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice cross by Beefheart.
Krakakos moves out of range of the body kick from Beefheart.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krakakos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Beefheart.
Beefheart defending well as Krakakos loads up on a big left hand.
Krakakos avoids the body shot from Beefheart.
Krakakos just misses with a punch to the body.
A swing and a miss from Krakakos.
Krakakos uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Beefheart has time to react.
Beefheart swings for the body but Krakakos moves out of range.
Beefheart goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Beefheart walks into a stiff left hand from Krakakos.
Krakakos throws a jab but it's blocked by Beefheart.
Beefheart moves out of range as Krakakos strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Beefheart. Krakakos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Beefheart uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Krakakos.
Beefheart takes a shot to the body in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Captain Beefheart will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Beefheart throws a leg kick but Krakakos sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Beefheart throws a quick inside leg kick.
Beefheart staying out of range there.
Krakakos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Beefheart was well out of range. Poor timing from Krakakos.
Beefheart misses with a body shot.
Krakakos has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Beefheart finds it's way round the side to connect with Krakakos's head.
Captain Beefheart seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A looping hook to the body misses from Krakakos. Beefheart does a little dance to reset his feet.
Beefheart uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Krakakos.
Krakakos cracks a nice hook into Beefheart's ribs.
Captain Beefheart is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Beefheart just misses with a punch to the body.
A left and a right from Beefheart both land. Nice combination.
Beefheart throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Krakakos swings for the body but Beefheart moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Krakakos.
Beefheart scores with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krakakos ducks under a wild hook from Beefheart.
Krakakos misses with an uppercut.
Beefheart does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Krakakos works Beefheart's body with a nice hook.
A jab lands there for Krakakos.
Beefheart tests Krakakos's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Krakakos throws a poor cross that misses
and Beefheart counters with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Beefheart comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Beefheart throws a one two combo.
Krakakos looks to throw the jab but Beefheart is out of range.
Krakakos throws a good cross that connects.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beefheart misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Krakakos lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krakakos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Beefheart misses with a few strikes there.
Beefheart lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Beefheart throws a leg kick but Krakakos sees it coming and moves out of range.
Beefheart tries to land a front kick but Krakakos steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

Krakakos closes the distance and clinches.
Beefheart swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Beefheart throws an elbow but misses.
Krakakos blocks a body shot from Beefheart.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Beefheart.
Beefheart blocks a body shot from Krakakos.
Krakakos working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Krakakos lands an uppercut.
Beefheart trying to land knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krakakos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Krakakos lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Beefheart backwards.
Beefheart lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Krakakos lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Beefheart or not.
Krakakos is trying to stall.
Krakakos lands a body shot.
Krakakos controlling the action here for a moment.
Beefheart tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Krakakos's elbow.
Krakakos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Krakakos pressing his opponent against the cage.
Krakakos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krakakos is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Krakakos tries a body shot but Beefheart blocks it.
Beefheart misses with some punches.
Krakakos scores with a shot to the side of Beefheart's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Beefheart is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Krakakos gets through Beefheart's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Tomura Krakakos will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Krakakos uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Beefheart moves away from the strike by Krakakos.
Krakakos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Beefheart sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Krakakos takes a swing at Beefheart's ribcage but misses.
Krakakos clobbers Beefheart with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

Beefheart has managed to clinch.
Krakakos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Beefheart misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Krakakos.
Beefheart tries to land knees in the clinch but Krakakos avoids the damage to the body.
Beefheart lands an elbow inside.
Krakakos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Beefheart's elbow.
Krakakos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Krakakos stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Beefheart misses with an elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beefheart letting Krakakos take a breather here.
Krakakos trying to control the position but instead, Beefheart has worked for underhooks and has pushed Krakakos into the cage.
Krakakos taking a breather.
Beefheart blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Krakakos scores with a shot to the side of Beefheart's head.
Tomura Krakakos has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Krakakos manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Krakakos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Beefheart is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Beefheart gets through Krakakos's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Beefheart.
Beefheart lands an elbow just above Krakakos 's eye.
Krakakos tries to throw a body punch but Beefheart avoids it by throwing Krakakos back against the cage.
Krakakos trying to control the position but instead, Beefheart has worked for underhooks and has pushed Krakakos into the cage.
Beefheart lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Beefheart tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Krakakos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Beefheart lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Krakakos backwards.
Still in the clinch, Krakakos scores with a nice short uppercut.
Beefheart lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Tomura Krakakos has been cut.
Krakakos has had enough of the clinch but Beefheart keeps him there for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beefheart pushes Krakakos back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Beefheart.
Beefheart tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Beefheart is trying to pull guard but Krakakos turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Krakakos tries to work over Beefheart's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Beefheart lands a good knee to the midsection. Krakakos won't want to take too many of those.
Krakakos stalls.
Krakakos takes an elbow to the temple.
Beefheart lands a hook to the side of the head.
Krakakos can't find room to land a body shot as Beefheart controls the action.
Krakakos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Beefheart throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Krakakoss head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beefheart tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Krakakos's elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beefheart gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Beefheart lands a nice uppercut.
Beefheart lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Krakakos throws a punch but it's blocked by Beefheart.
Krakakos avoiding damage as Beefheart throws knees to the body.
Krakakos controlling the action here for a moment.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Beefheart breaks from the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Beefheart throws a combination. Krakakos tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Krakakos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Krakakos throws out a loose jab but Beefheart uses good head movement to avoid it.
Krakakos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Beefheart.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Captain Beefheart really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tomura Krakakos's cut.
That's time! Krakakos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Beefheart throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Krakakos.

Krakakos gets tackled into the cage by Beefheart. Beefheart maintains the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Beefheart throws an elbow but misses.
Beefheart swings wildly with an uppercut but Krakakos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Beefheart as Krakakos tries to tie him up.
Beefheart tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Krakakos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Krakakos.
Krakakos throws a head punch that misses.
Beefheart presses Krakakos against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Krakakos wants to stall.
Beefheart softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good body shot from Beefheart.
Still in the clinch, Beefheart scores with a nice short uppercut.
Beefheart lands a nice elbow.
Come on Beefheart - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Krakakos misses with a punch on the inside.
Beefheart lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Krakakos backwards.
Beefheart tries to land knees in the clinch but Krakakos avoids the damage to the body.
Krakakos swings wildly with an uppercut but Beefheart uses good head movement to avoid it.
Krakakos throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Beefheart.
Krakakos misses with a punch to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Beefheart.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beefheart creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Krakakos! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Beefheart.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Captain Beefheart!
Captain Beefheart is the new light heavyweight champion!