PMF 06 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Leonardo Guererro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Drag-on - New Cheif. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Guererro
vs
Johnson

175 cm
18
165 lbs
1 - 0 - 1

176 cm
18
175 lbs
1 - 1 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Canuck Beavermeat Nutrition

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 1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Leonardo Guererro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Steve Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guererro misses with a series of wild punches.
Johnson 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.
Guererro throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johnson.
Guererro slaps away a takedown attempt from Johnson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Johnson moves in looking to clinch but Guererro pushes him off.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Guererro wants to get back to striking at distance but Johnson won't allow it.
Guererro wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Johnson prevents Guererro from breaking the clinch.
Johnson avoiding damage.
Johnson missing with knees to the body.
Guererro is looking to break free of the clinch but Johnson has double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Guererro's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Guererro wants to get back to striking at distance but Johnson won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guererro is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Johnson connects with a knee to the head.
Johnson missing with knees to the body.
Johnson misses with a knee to the head.
Johnson keeps control of Guererro as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Johnson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Guererro's face.
Guererro takes an elbow to the temple.
Guererro is trying to push Johnson away but Johnson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Johnson lands a knee to the head.
Guererro is trying to break free.
Johnson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Guererro has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Johnson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Guererro.
A frustrated look appears on Guererro's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Johnson looking to throw knees to the head but Guererro is blocking nicely.
Johnson keeps control of Guererro as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Guererro working hard to break the clinch.
Johnson scores a nice knee to the body.
Guererro prevents a body shot from Johnson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Guererro tries to circle away but Johnson has him pinned against the cage.
Guererro is trying to force a seperation but Johnson has the dominant position.
Guererro can't break the clinch.
Guererro is trying to push Johnson away but Johnson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Guererro avoids a wild elbow strike from Johnson.
Guererro tries to circle away but Johnson has him pinned against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Guererro is trying to push Johnson away but Johnson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Guererro is trying to break the clinch but Johnson has him pressed against the cage.
Guererro is looking to break free of the clinch but Johnson has double underhooks.
Johnson landing knees to the head.
Guererro tries to break the clinch but Johnson is controlling the position.
Guererro tries to circle away but Johnson has him pinned against the cage.
Johnson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Johnson throws an elbow but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson pressing his opponent against the cage.
Johnson lands a left hand.
Johnson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Johnson lands a body shot.
Guererro is trying to push Johnson away but Johnson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Guererro takes an elbow to the forehead.
Guererro has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Guererro is trying to break free.
Johnson connects with a knee to the head.
Guererro wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Johnson has him pressed against the cage.
Guererro is breathing heavily.
Guererro tries to circle away but Johnson has him pinned against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to land knees in the clinch but Guererro avoids the damage to the body.
Johnson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Johnson works on Guererro's body with a couple of short punches.
Guererro avoiding damage as Johnson throws knees to the body.
Johnson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Guererro lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Guererro blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Guererro avoiding damage as Johnson throws knees to the body.
Guererro wants to get back to striking at distance but Johnson won't allow it.
Guererro tries to break the clinch but Johnson is controlling the position.
Guererro wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Johnson digs a right hand underneath Guererro's ribcage. Guererro let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Johnson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Guererro is defending well for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Guererro is trying to break the clinch but Johnson is controlling him.
Guererro wants to break the clinch but can't.
Guererro tries to break free but Johnson pushes him back against the cage.
Johnson lands an elbow just above Guererro 's eye.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steve Johnson dominated that round.
That's time! Guererro's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Johnson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Guererro!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Guererro trying desperately to get to his feet.
Johnson controlling the position easily from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Guererro holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Johnson tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Johnson lands with some strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson tries to control but Guererro wriggling away.
Johnson throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Guererro because Johnson loaded up on that one.
Johnson controlling the position easily from mount.
Johnson wants to control the pace but Guererro is squirming around nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson raining down hammerfists from mount.
Johnson landing strikes from the mount.
Johnson looking to ground and pound but Guererro is blocking nicely.
Johnson tries to control but Guererro wriggling away.
Johnson controlling the position easily from mount.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Johnson controlling the position easily from mount.

Johnson working for a guillotine from mount but Guererro is in no mood to give up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson trying to control but Guererro is having none of it.
Johnson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Johnson looking to finish with strikes here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steve Johnson 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! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Sloppy strikes from Guererro. Those never looked like landing.
Guererro misses with a two punch combination.
Guererro tries a low kick but Johnson avoids it.
Johnson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Guererro is fending him off so far but Johnson persists. Nope, Guererro circles away and we're back to standing.
Guererro scores with a one two! Johnson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Johnson throws a solid leg kick but Guererro takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Johnson.

Johnson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Johnson has Guererro pressed against the cage, preventing Guererro from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Guererro is trying to force a seperation but Johnson has the dominant position.
Johnson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Johnson trying to land knees to the body.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the head but Guererro blocks with his arms.
Johnson lands a right hand.
Knees in the clinch landing for Johnson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Johnson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Johnson fails to land.
Johnson keeps control of Guererro as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Guererro blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Johnson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Johnson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Johnson trying to land knees to the body.
Johnson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Guererro tries to break the clinch but Johnson is controlling the position.
Guererro is trying to break the clinch but Johnson is controlling him.
Johnson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Johnson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Guererro blocks it with crossed arms.
Johnson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Johnson looking to stall.
Johnson keeps control of Guererro as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Johnson missing with knees to the body.
Guererro is looking to break free of the clinch but Johnson has double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Guererro's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Johnson tries a body shot but Guererro blocks it.
Johnson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Johnson throws an elbow that misses.
Guererro has had enough of the clinch but Johnson keeps him there for the moment.
Johnson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Guererro's efforts to push away.
Johnson throws a punch but it's blocked by Guererro.
Johnson tries to land knees in the clinch but Guererro avoids the damage to the body.
Guererro on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Guererro wants to break free but Johnson has control.
Guererro is trying to break the clinch but Johnson has him pressed against the cage.
Guererro is looking to break free of the clinch but Johnson has double underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Guererro is defending well for now.
Guererro tries to break free but Johnson pushes him back against the cage.
Guererro has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Guererro tries to break the clinch but Johnson is controlling the position.
Johnson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Guererro's efforts to push away.
Guererro takes a knee right on the jaw!
Guererro avoids a wild elbow strike from Johnson.
Johnson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Guererro tries to break free but Johnson pushes him back against the cage.
Johnson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Johnson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Johnson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Johnson has Guererro pressed against the cage, preventing Guererro from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson looking to throw knees to the head but Guererro is blocking nicely.
Steve Johnson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Johnson trying to stall but Guererro improves his position.
Johnson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson is looking to control Guererro's arms but Guererro gets an underhook and turns him. Now Johnson has his back to the cage.
Johnson misses with a body punch.
Guererro wants to break the clinch but can't.
Guererro blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Guererro takes an elbow to the forehead.
Guererro tries to circle away but Johnson has him pinned against the cage.
Johnson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Guererro wants to break the clinch but can't.
Guererro takes an elbow to the temple.
Guererro is looking to break free of the clinch but Johnson has double underhooks.
Leonardo Guererro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Steve Johnson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Guererro managing to block the knees to the body from Johnson.

And that's the end of the fight!
Steve Johnson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Johnson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Johnson!
A pretty intense looking Steve Johnson took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
58%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yoshihiro Yamamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Severn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Severn has chosen Iron Maiden - mark of the beast as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Yamamoto
vs
Severn

185 cm
20
220 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

195 cm
25
265 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoshihiro Yamamoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dan Severn!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Taro Takaoka and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Severn drives through with a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Yamamoto is trying to hold Severn in close to prevent damage but Severn has managed to pass into half guard.
Severn is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Yamamoto is not content to let Severn control the position.
Severn not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Severn content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Severn thows a huge punch but Yamamoto dodges it nicely.
Severn sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Severn lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yamamoto makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Yamamoto.
Yamamoto wants to sweep here but Severn controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Severn scoring with punches to the head and body.
Severn lands a couple of elbows.
Severn sitting in guard here, content to control.
Yamamoto working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Severn.
Severn throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Severn lands a couple of digs.
Severn loads up on a big left hand. Yamamoto felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Severn looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Yamamoto can't hide his disappointment, as Severn celebrates the victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dan Severn!
Dan Severn made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'I am an original mma heavy weight juggernaut you wanna roll with the beast your gonna get mauled!!!'.

C
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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
61%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Dolar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matthieu Saunier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matthieu Saunier told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Dolar
vs
Saunier

180 cm
25
150 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

184 cm
23
145 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tyson Dolar!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Matthieu Saunier!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saunier tries for a takedown but Dolar sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Dolar scores with a jab. Saunier acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Saunier is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Saunier shoots in for a takedown but Dolar shows good takedown defense.
Saunier fails with the takedown.
Tyson Dolar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matthieu Saunier.
Saunier tries to move into range but Dolar moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Saunier showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dolar.
Saunier drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dolar lands a two punch combo.

Saunier is rocked!
Saunier shoots and misses
and Dolar counters with a crisp right that sends Saunier to the canvas! Dolar follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tyson Dolar!
Tyson Dolar is the new featherweight champion!
A very excited looking Tyson Dolar rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
90%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jill Lauren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lauren comes to the cage accompanied by Ring of Fire. Torres has chosen Old Way's as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Lauren
vs
Torres

158 cm
20
130 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
25
135 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jill Lauren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Miguel Torres!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shirou Masuda and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torres keeps the fight on the outside.
Torres tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lauren was well out of range. Poor timing from Torres.

Torres shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Torres postures up and lands a big shot to Lauren's brow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Lauren working for a triangle but Torres defends it easily.
Torres wants to pass the guard but Lauren is keeping the position.
Torres connects with a couple of short punches.
Torres with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lauren is looking to stand up but Torres isn't so interested in that idea.
Lauren knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Torres on the ground.
Lauren looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Torres puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Lauren on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Torres winds up and cracks Lauren with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Lauren has hold of Torres's hands but Torres slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Torres seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Torres lands with a punch from half guard.
Lauren tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Torres manages to move to mount!
Torres tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Lauren is in a horrible position here. Torres smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lauren is trying to escape the mount.
A nice elbow there by Torres.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Torres scoring with strikes but Lauren is staying in there.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Torres cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

Lauren is rocked!
Torres controlling the position easily from mount.
The referee warns Lauren that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Oh Lauren is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

Torres is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Lauren to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Lauren shrugs it off.
Torres controlling his opponent.
Torres lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Lauren hang on?
Torres lands a big shot to the head and Lauren winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Miguel Torres!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Miguel Torres made sure he mentioned [JMFC] Arashi Fighting Nutrition Q160 Recovery, along with how happy he was to win his fight.

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
72%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zeke Ramero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chael Sonnen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ramero comes to the cage accompanied by The Spade Ramero — Real Thugs. Sonnen is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Type 0 Negative Black No .1. Zeke Ramero is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Ramero
vs
Sonnen

190 cm
25
186 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

188 cm
19
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Canuck Beavermeat Nutrition

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 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Zeke Ramero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chael Sonnen!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sonnen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ramero as he jumps to the side.
Chael Sonnen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sonnen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ramero swivels and escapes.
Ramero shoots in for a takedown but Sonnen shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sonnen shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ramero sprawls well. Ramero wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sonnen gets slowly back to his feet.
Zeke Ramero has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chael Sonnen.

Ramero shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Ramero winds up and cracks Sonnen with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ramero not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ramero lands strikes from half guard.
Ramero not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Ramero decides to stand up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ramero shoots in looking for a takedown. Sonnen tries to sprawl out of it but Ramero keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sonnen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ramero throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Sonnen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramero is looking to clinch.
Ramero tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sonnen swivels and escapes.
Ramero stuffs the takedown attempt from Sonnen. Sonnen gets slowly back to his feet.
A cross from Ramero lands.
Sonnen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ramero as he avoids it easily.

Ramero clinches up against the cage.
Ramero throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sonnens head.
Sonnen changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ramero fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ramero throws out a powerful jab.
Sonnen shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Ramero moves into the clinch.
Sonnen looks gassed!

Ramero manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Ramero trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Ramero on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ramero tries to get out of the position.
Ramero wants to sweep here but Sonnen controlling him for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramero is looking to stand up but Sonnen isn't so interested in that idea.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sonnen preventing the sweep.
Sonnen forces his way into half guard.
Ramero is staying active underneath Sonnen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ramero punching from the bottom.

Sonnen is trying to work for a kimura but Ramero is defending well.
Sonnen wants to take a breather but Ramero is having none of it.

Sonnen is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ramero defends it well.

Sonnen looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen works his way into full mount!

Sonnen looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Ramero wants to control but Sonnen is having none of it.
Sonnen blocks Ramero's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Ramero working to try and regain half guard.

Sonnen with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramero is in all sorts of trouble here.
Sonnen moves to take his opponent's back.
Ramero is trying to break free.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sonnen doesn't have the hooks in and Ramero manages to turn into his guard.
Ramero lands a couple of elbows.

Sonnen wriggles free and stands up.

Ramero has closed the distance and engaged Sonnen in a clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ramero looking to stall.
Sonnen looking for a takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Ramero shoots in looking for a takedown but Sonnen manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ramero's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ramero will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sonnen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ramero is fending him off so far but Sonnen persists. Nope, Ramero circles away and we're back to standing.
Ramero lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

It looks like Chael Sonnen has been cut.
Sonnen tries for a takedown but Ramero circles away easily

so Ramero counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ramero wants to get up but he can't break Sonnen's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Sonnen scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Ramero lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sonnen tries for a takedown but Ramero sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Zeke Ramero has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chael Sonnen.

Ramero throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Sonnen tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Ramero is in Sonnen's guard.
Sonnen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Sonnen wriggles free and stands up.

Ramero shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Sonnen is trying to defend but Ramero finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonnen tries to kick Ramero off but Ramero keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ramero seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

Ramero stands up from half guard.

Ramero closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Sonnen to the mat! Sonnen manages to get full guard.
Ramero stops Sonnen from standing up.
Ramero wants to stand but Sonnen has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Zeke Ramero overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Sonnen pushes Ramero off and gets back to his feet.
Nice cross by Ramero.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ramero but Ramero pushes him off and we're back to square one.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Ramero closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Ramero prevents Sonnen from escaping the position.
Ramero connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Sonnen some visible discomfort.
Ramero working the ground and pound.
Sonnen is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Ramero has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Ramero knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sonnen on the ground.
Ramero lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Sonnen down.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Sonnen takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Ramero cracks Sonnen with a big right hand but Sonnen just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Ramero cracks Sonnen with a big right hand but Sonnen just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramero with the ground and pound but Sonnen regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Ramero throwing shots but Sonnen is blocking nicely.
Sonnen taking some punishment here, with Ramero in his half guard.
Ramero looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ramero thows a huge punch but Sonnen dodges it nicely.

Sonnen pushes Ramero off and gets back to his feet.
Sonnen has his takedown stuffed

and Ramero holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Ramero stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ramero jumps guard but Sonnen stands there with Ramero around his waist. Ramero gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Sonnen is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ramero pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Ramero can't get the takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen tries for a takedown but Ramero manages to get underhooks.

Ramero breaks from the clinch.
Zeke Ramero is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ramero's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Ramero duly obliges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sonnen tries for a takedown but Ramero sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ramero is defended easily by Sonnen.
Ramero fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ramero shoots in but Sonnen avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sonnen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Ramero closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zeke Ramero dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Chael Sonnen'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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Ramero scores with a head kick. Sonnen tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Sonnen tries to move into range but Ramero moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ramero stuffs the takedown attempt from Sonnen. Sonnen gets slowly back to his feet.

Sonnen gets caught flat footed, as Ramero shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Ramero stands and steps away. Sonnen gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Sonnen scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Sonnen is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Ramero punching from the bottom.
Ramero is looking to improve his position.
Sonnen passes the guard and advances to mount!
Sonnen fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sonnen has control of Ramero's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Ramero regains control of the situation pretty easily.

Sonnen has hold of Ramero's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Ramero manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Sonnen is looking to work his way around to Ramero's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Ramero is trying desperately to improve position.

Sonnen looking for a guillotine from mount but Ramero is having none of it.
Ramero gets back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramero trying to control but Sonnen postures up.
Sonnen wants to pass to mount but Ramero is defending the position.
Ramero wants to get back to his feet.

Ramero looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sonnen uses his free foot to push down on Ramero's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Ramero.
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!

Sonnen working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Ramero looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Sonnen! Submission of the night perhaps?

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Chael Sonnen!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Spencer Mitchel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Big Poppa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Poppa's choice of entrance music: The Notorious B.I.G. - Big Poppa. Spencer Mitchel has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Mitchel
vs
Poppa

225 cm
25
300 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

181 cm
19
285 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Kobra Clothing Inc.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Spencer Mitchel!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Big Poppa!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Shimada and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mitchel shoots in but Poppa avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Poppa throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Poppa wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mitchel is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Poppa scores with a nice right hand.
Are you kidding me?! Poppa ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Mitchel clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Big Poppa!
Big Poppa is the new super heavyweight champion!
Big Poppa took some time post fight to say the following; 'I just want to give a shout out to everyone at The Disciples of Pain. My mentor, Face Kicker and my sponsor, Rivers Edge Nutrition [ http://www.mmatycoon.com/nutritionpublic.php?ncid=984 ] Much love to all my fans, until next time.'.

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energy
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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 Jambo Liddel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sly Fox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jambo Liddel has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Liddel
vs
Fox

187 cm
25
165 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

167 cm
19
155 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jambo Liddel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sly Fox!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Ren Mimura and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fox circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fox swats away the attempt to clinch by Liddel.

Liddel gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Liddel has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Fox can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Fox is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Fox stands and throws Liddel's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Liddel is trying to work for a sweep but Fox has mounted him!
Fox manages to capitalize on a mistake by Liddel to take his back!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Liddel looking very determined here, making life difficult for Fox.
Fox is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Liddel showing good submission defense here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fox doesn't have the hooks in and Liddel manages to turn into his guard.
Liddel trying to control but Fox is working from the bottom.
Liddel stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fox swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Liddel trying to control the position from guard on top but Fox is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Liddel postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Fox is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Liddel, into his guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Fox wants to control from the top but Liddel keeps moving.
Fox chips away with some ground and pound.

Liddel has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Fox should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Liddel has tightened it up now! Fox should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jambo Liddel!
Jambo Liddel decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
44%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hagler Hearns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). White has chosen Rammstein - Ich will as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hearns
vs
White

182 cm
19
206 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

194 cm
25
210 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Warrior Wear

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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hagler Hearns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andrew White!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hearns scores with a nice strike.
White misses with a takedown
and White takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
White misses with a low kick.
White misses with a hook to the body
and Hearns counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

Hearns clinches with his opponent.
Hearns softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
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!
Hearns scores with a shot to the side of White's head.
Hearns scores with an uppercut up the middle.
White takes a shot to the head.
Hearns lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nice body punch from Hearns - that landed with a thud.
White looks gassed!
A short uppercut from Hearns.
A short right from Hearns on the inside.
Hearns lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of White backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hearns.
Hearns lands a nice uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Hearns.
Hearns lands a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hearns gets through White's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hearns pushes White back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hearns pushes White back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Hearns.
Hearns pushes White back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hearns scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hearns.
A right handed body shot lands from Hearns.
A right hand to the body from Hearns.
Hearns works on White's body with a couple of short punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hearns.
A left hand lands to the body for Hearns.
A short body shot lands from Hearns as the two fighters clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Hearns.
A short left from Hearns.
Hearns lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down White.
Hearns lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hearns lands a shoulder strike.
Hearns lands with a light punch inside.
Hearns lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hearns makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hearns lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt White or not.
A right hand to the body from Hearns.
Hearns lands an uppercut.
Hearns lands a shoulder strike.
Hearns throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Whites head.
Hearns lands a shot to the body.
A short right from Hearns on the inside.
Hearns digs a right hand into White's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on White's gas tank.
Hearns scores with a shot to the side of White's head.
Hearns makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Hearns.
Hearns pushes White back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
White missing with knees to the body.
A short right from Hearns.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hearns works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hearns lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down White.
Nice body punch from Hearns.
Hearns lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt White or not.
Hearns throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hearns.
A right hook to the body lands for Hearns.
Hearns lands a nice shot to the body.
Hearns digs a right hand underneath White's ribcage. White let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hearns softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hearns softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hearns lands a hook that snaps the head of White backwards.
Hearns scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hearns scores with a shot to the side of White's head.
Hearns throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hearns makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hearns lands with a right to the head.

White is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hearns lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down White.
Hearns lands with a short punch from the clinch.
White is still on wobbly legs! Can Hearns finish him?
Hearns lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of White backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Hearns.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hearns creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hearns dips a shoulder and cracks White with a mighty uppercut! White falls back against the cage and Hearns unloads with a barrage of strikes! White is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Hearns screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hagler Hearns!
Hagler Hearns seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.