AFC 6 - The First Belt PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

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

Rain
vs
Silva

182 cm
21
275 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

225 cm
25
300 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Davarain Rain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Frank Silva!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rain looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Silva tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rain trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.

Silva looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Rain is defending well. Silva quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Rain has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Silva celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Frank Silva!

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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
54%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sydney Gartner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Piotrowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robert Piotrowski will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Gartner
vs
Piotrowski

175 cm
21
184 lbs
1 - 0 - 1

185 cm
25
195 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Kobra Clothing Inc.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Sydney Gartner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Robert Piotrowski!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gartner looks to score with a jab to the body but Piotrowski is just out of range.
Piotrowski tries to clinch up but Gartner circles away and keeps his distance.
Gartner takes one on the button.

Gartner closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Piotrowski did well to prevent Gartner getting side control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Gartner looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Gartner 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.
Piotrowski tries to kick Gartner off in order to stand up. Gartner Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Gartner is putting a hurting on Piotrowski here, landing some big shots from side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Gartner lands a nice forearm strike.

It looks like Robert Piotrowski has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gartner creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Gartner working the head and body with strikes.
Piotrowski wants to get back to his feet but Gartner drags him back down.
Piotrowski really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gartner. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gartner passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Piotrowski!
Gartner controlling the pace for now.
Gartner with shots to the head and body - Piotrowski looks very uncomfortable down there.

Piotrowski is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gartner controlling the position easily from mount.
Gartner working the ground and pound effectively.
Piotrowski is still in real trouble! Can Gartner finish him?

The cut above Robert Piotrowski's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Sydney Gartner!
A relieved looking Sydney Gartner thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
70%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Charles St Lickitung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Edgar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Edgar comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Rick Ross- The Boss kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Anderson Edgar will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

St Lickitung
vs
Edgar

169 cm
22
160 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

185 cm
24
136 lbs
13 - 11 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Charles St Lickitung!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Anderson Edgar!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edgar connects with a high kick.

It looks like Charles St Lickitung has been cut.
St Lickitung moves to clinch but Edgar breaks away
and Edgar counters with a body kick that stops St Lickitung in his tracks momentarily.

St Lickitung gets caught napping as Edgar dives in and scores a takedown. St Lickitung manages to retain guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Charles St Lickitung!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
69%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yorito Nayama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugo Snatch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Nayama
vs
Snatch

180 cm
25
184 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

183 cm
19
170 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yorito Nayama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hugo Snatch!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Sosuke Kotani and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snatch throws a head kick that misses
and Nayama counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Snatch throws a head kick but Nayama moves out of range.
Snatch tries a head kick but it misses.
Snatch steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nayama.
Snatch lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nayama's sensitive parts.
Snatch steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nayama.
Snatch misses with a head kick.
Snatch avoids the body shot from Nayama.
Snatch tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nayama misses with a wild body shot.
Snatch pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nayama misses with a body shot.
Snatch lands with a kick to the temple. Nayama shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Nayama scores with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nayama wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nayama is looking to wear down Snatch with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Snatch misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Snatch throws a head kick but Nayama moves out of range.
Snatch looks gassed!
Snatch throws a low kick but Nayama moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Snatch takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A head kick by Snatch misses
and Nayama counters with a left to the body.
The crowd cheers as Nayama lands an impressive looking overhand right. Snatch doesn't seem phased though.

It looks like Hugo Snatch has been cut.
Hugo Snatch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nayama tests Snatch's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Snatch is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nayama cracks Snatch with a left hook right on the temple and Snatch goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Nayama lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Snatch is OK!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Yorito Nayama!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Elmeri Hautamaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Puma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hautamaki comes to the cage accompanied by Nekromantix-Generation 666. Johnny Puma has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hautamaki
vs
Puma

185 cm
29
249 lbs
11 - 17 - 0

190 cm
29
258 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent MT
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Elmeri Hautamaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Johnny Puma!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Puma misses.

Hautamaki feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Hautamaki trying to control but Puma is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hautamaki throws a big right hand that misses.
Hautamaki throws a big right hand that misses.
Puma is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Puma seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.

Hautamaki has one foot on Puma's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Puma missing with a left hand there. Hautamaki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hautamaki shoots in looking for a takedown. Puma tries to sprawl out of it but Hautamaki keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Puma manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hautamaki tries to close the distance and clinch but Puma swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hautamaki tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Puma swivels and escapes.

Puma tries to keep at a distance but Hautamaki has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hautamaki is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Puma gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Elmeri Hautamaki. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Hautamaki breaks from the clinch.
Puma looks to score with a jab to the body but Hautamaki is just out of range.
Puma ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hautamaki moves away.
Puma stuffs the takedown.
Puma looks to score with a jab to the body but Hautamaki is just out of range.
Puma missing with a left hand there. Hautamaki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hautamaki looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Puma is fending him off so far but Hautamaki persists. Nope, Puma circles away and we're back to standing.
Hautamaki shoots in for a takedown but Puma shows good takedown defense.
Puma swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Hautamaki has closed the distance and engaged Puma in a clinch.
Hautamaki blocking some punches.
Puma lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Puma escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hautamaki.

Puma instigates a clinch.
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!
Hautamaki tries to circle away but Puma has him pinned against the cage.
Hautamaki working hard to break the clinch.
Hautamaki wants a takedown.
Puma keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hautamaki's efforts to push away.
A short right from Puma.
Puma lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Puma on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Hautamaki's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hautamaki tries to circle away but Puma has him pinned against the cage.
Hautamaki tries to circle away but Puma has him pinned against the cage.
Puma stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hautamaki working hard to break the clinch.
Hautamaki prevents a body shot from Puma.
Puma gets through Hautamaki's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hautamaki drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Puma gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hautamaki wants a takedown but no success here.
Hautamaki looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hautamaki wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hautamaki tries to circle away but Puma has him pinned against the cage.
Puma throws a punch but it's blocked by Hautamaki.
Hautamaki wants to break the clinch but can't.
Puma gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hautamaki.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puma softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hautamaki has had enough of the clinch but Puma keeps him there for the moment.

Hautamaki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Puma scores with a decent looking hook.

Hautamaki feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Puma really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hautamaki. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hautamaki lands a couple of digs.
Hautamaki trying to stand up but can't free himself from Puma's guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Puma is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hautamaki trying to stand up but can't free himself from Puma's guard.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hautamaki throwing strikes but missing.
Hautamaki throws a strike but Puma rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Hautamaki has his feet on Puma's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Johnny Puma is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hautamaki dives in and grabs Puma's left leg, looking for a takedown. Puma pushes down on Hautamaki's head and hops out.
Hautamaki is trying hard to land a takedown here. Puma sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Puma misses with a wild body shot.
Puma lands a right hook to the body.
Hautamaki dives in and grabs Puma's left leg, looking for a takedown. Puma pushes down on Hautamaki's head and hops out.
Puma misses the shot to the body.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Hautamaki shoots in but Puma avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hautamaki is breathing heavily.

Puma has taken the fight to the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Puma.
Hautamaki is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Puma pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Puma prevents Hautamaki from breaking the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A right hook to the body lands for Puma.
A right hand to the body from Puma.
Puma lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hautamaki backwards.

Puma breaks from the clinch.
Hautamaki walks into a jab.
Hautamaki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Puma.
Puma digs a good body shot into Hautamaki's ribs.

Puma drops Hautamaki with a beautiful combination! Hautamaki stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Puma is looking for the KO!

Hautamaki is rocked!
Puma connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Hautamaki out cold! This one is over in a flash!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Johnny Puma!
A victorious Johnny Puma thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
70%

Undercard bout

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

Chocolate
vs
Jones

176 cm
29
166 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

175 cm
28
167 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Milo Chocolate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michael Jones!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Shimada and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chocolate with a hook.
Chocolate throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jones sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
No joy there for Chocolate, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Chocolate looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
Chocolate fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
Jones misses with a body punch
and Chocolate counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Chocolate throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Chocolate throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chocolate lands a jab to the head.
Jones misses with a looping left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Chocolate lands a nice shot to the body.
Jones avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chocolate scores with a jab to the body.
Chocolate jabs Jones to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Chocolate misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Chocolate's corner calls for a 1-2. Chocolate obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Chocolate avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chocolate moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chocolate. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chocolate avoids the body shot from Jones.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A lazy left from Chocolate finds it's target.
Chocolate fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jones on the side of the head.
Jones fails with the takedown.
Chocolate with a nice cross.
Chocolate moves out of range as Jones strikes.
Chocolate looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
Jones walks into a stiff left hand from Chocolate.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chocolate.
Milo Chocolate is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jones on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jones slips a jab and a cross from Chocolate.
Chocolate wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jones misses with an uppercut.
Chocolate lands with a good body shot.
Chocolate scores with a jab to the body.
Jones looks gassed!
Chocolate misses the shot to the body.
Chocolate throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range.
Chocolate throws a looping overhand right but Jones ducks down to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chocolate works the jab nicely.
Chocolate looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
Jones avoids the body shot from Chocolate.

Jones instigates a clinch.
Chocolate blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones has Chocolate pressed against the cage, preventing Chocolate from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jones is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Jones misses with a punch to the body.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jones stalling the fight.
Chocolate is trying to break free.
Chocolate wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jones wants to take the fight to the mat but Chocolate manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Chocolate is trying to break the clinch but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Jones tries for a takedown but Chocolate manages to get underhooks.
Milo Chocolate has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Jones.
Jones looking to slow down the pace here.
Chocolate prevents Jones from breaking the clinch.
Jones lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A frustrated look appears on Chocolate's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Chocolate tries to break the clinch but Jones is controlling the position.
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
Jones slows down the pace here.
Jones tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chocolate's elbow.
Jones is looking to take this one to the mat.
Chocolate looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Chocolate prevents a body shot from Jones.
Chocolate wants to break free but Jones has control.
Jones misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jones tries a body shot but Chocolate blocks it.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Jones is working for takedown but Chocolate is calmly controlling the position for now.
Jones lands a nice shot to the body.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jones drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Chocolate gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Chocolate is controlling him.
Jones tries to work over Chocolate's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jones looking for a takedown.

Chocolate breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chocolate lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Chocolate lands with a nice body punch.
Chocolate looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
Jones takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Chocolate scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Chocolate misses with a body shot.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chocolate moves away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones avoids the body shot from Chocolate.
Jones tries to move into range but Chocolate moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Chocolate throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Jones counters with a nice double leg into side control. Chocolate won't be happy with that.
Chocolate wants to control but Jones postures up.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Jones looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Chocolate is avoiding damage well.
Jones trying to control the action but Chocolate is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Jones slips under a jab from Chocolate.
Jones throws a hook but Chocolate blocks it.
Jones shoots in but no luck this time.
Chocolate scores with a jab.
Chocolate misses with a series of wild punches.
Chocolate thows a left - swing and a miss!
Milo Chocolate is winning the standup battle so far.
Chocolate misses with a body shot.
Jones with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Chocolate to score with a decent uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chocolate fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Chocolate misses with a body shot.
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
Chocolate lands with an uppercut that bounces Jones off the cage and back into range.
Chocolate throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones walks into a straight right hand from Chocolate.
Jones misses with a body shot.
Chocolate scores with a jab to the body.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Chocolate looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chocolate keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jones shoots in and drives through. Chocolate sprawls well.
Chocolate lands a right hook to the body.
Chocolate scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jones in his tracks.
Chocolate slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Milo Chocolate seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Jones throws a jab when Chocolate was well out of range.
Chocolate jabs at Jones's body.
Chocolate is looking to wear down Jones with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Chocolate misses with a two punch combination.
Chocolate throws a nice looking combination but Jones bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chocolate ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Chocolate paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chocolate lands with a nice combination. Jones backs away looking to recover.
Jones is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chocolate clobbers Jones with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Chocolate thows a body shot but no joy.
Chocolate lands with a shot to the body.
Chocolate takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chocolate throws a right and a left that both miss.
Chocolate misses with a body shot.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jones scores with a hook to the body. Chocolate takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Chocolate swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.
Chocolate scores with a three punch combo!
Chocolate scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chocolate moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jones misses with an uppercut. Chocolate saw that one coming.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jones ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jones takes a swing at Chocolate's ribcage but misses.
Jones has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Chocolate scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Chocolate paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A punch combination from Chocolate misses.
Chocolate misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jones keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chocolate.
Chocolate swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Jones.
Jones with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jones misses with a body shot
and Chocolate counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Chocolate with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Chocolate fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
Chocolate throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chocolate throws a jab but it's blocked by Jones.
Jones is trying hard to land a takedown here. Chocolate sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Milo Chocolate has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Jones.
Chocolate misses with a wild combination.
Chocolate is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jones can do to turn this around?

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Chocolate darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Chocolate scores with a jab to the body.

Jones clinches with his opponent.
Chocolate prevents the takedown attempt.
Chocolate blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jones keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Chocolate's efforts to push away.
Chocolate blocks a body shot from Jones.
Chocolate is trying to break the clinch but Jones has him pressed against the cage.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Chocolate prevents a body shot from Jones.
Jones keeps control of Chocolate as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Jones has picked Chocolate up - he's going for a ride! Jones dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Jones thows a huge punch but Chocolate dodges it nicely.
Jones not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jones not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jones missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Jones is trying to control. Chocolate wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Chocolate wants to get back to full guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Milo Chocolate.
Chocolate misses with a few strikes there.
Jones is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chocolate.
Chocolate takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A slow jab from Chocolate misses its intended target.
Michael Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Milo Chocolate is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jones uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chocolate.

And that's the end of the fight!
Milo Chocolate showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Chocolate has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Milo Chocolate!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Milo Chocolate!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Milo Chocolate!

Milo Chocolate wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
21%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Rodiguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Large (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rodiguez's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Tómalo - Hillsong. Kevin Rodiguez has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Rodiguez
vs
Large

195 cm
25
210 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

160 cm
18
250 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good in bed

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kevin Rodiguez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Harry Large!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yuuki Gou and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodiguez tries to clinch but Large is having none of it.
Large misses with a wild body shot.
Large swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rodiguez counters with a two punch combo.
Large needs to keep his hands up - Rodiguez had a free shot at his head there.

It looks like Harry Large has been cut.
Large circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Large to counter with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rodiguez dodges the punch combination from Large.
Rodiguez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

Large cracks Rodiguez with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Large has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Rodiguez to stand back up!

Rodiguez is rocked!
A punch combination from Large misses.
Oh Rodiguez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Large throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rodiguez counters with a nice uppercut.
Large misses with a double jab.
Rodiguez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Large counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Harry Large!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yoshida Yamaru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gabriel Stark has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Yamaru
vs
Stark

181 cm
26
150 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

165 cm
21
144 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoshida Yamaru!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gabriel Stark!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamaru misses with a takedown
letting Stark counter with a right hand.
Yamaru tries for a takedown but Stark circles away easily

and Stark counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Stark trying to control from half guard but Yamaru is working away.

Stark is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Stark is looking to advance position but Yamaru won't allow it.
Stark uses his free foot to push down on Yamaru's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Yamaru.
Yamaru is trying to escape the mount.
Stark trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamaru is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Yamaru swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Yamaru really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Stark trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Yamaru prevents Stark from taking his back.
Yamaru sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

Stark is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Stark trying to control the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamaru tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Stark prevents Yamaru from improving his position.
Yamaru trying to hold on to Stark's head to control him but Stark postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yamaru wants to improve his position but Stark is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yamaru trying to control from the bottom.
Stark trying to pass the guard but Yamaru defending well.
Stark wants to control but Yamaru is keeping him busy.

Stark is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Yamaru doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Stark.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yamaru manages to get to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark trying to control but Yamaru is working from the bottom.

Yamaru working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Stark has passed into half guard!

Yamaru looking for submissions off his back.
Yamaru is trying to get back to full guard.
Stark trying to control the action but Yamaru is working from the bottom.
Yamaru trying to get back to full guard but Stark takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Stark might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Yamaru kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Yamaru sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Stark controlling the action here.
Stark seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Yamaru does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Yamaru throws a strike from the bottom but Stark passes into side control!
Yamaru manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Stark prevents Yamaru from improving his position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stark slows the pace down in half guard.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Stark is pressing down on Yamaru's thigh, looking to free his foot. Yamaru is holding on for now.
Yamaru regains full guard. Nicely done.

Yamaru throws his legs up looking for a submission but Stark uses it to pass to side control.
Yamaru tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Stark wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Yamaru looking for a sweep but Stark has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Stark tries to control but Yamaru wriggling away.
Stark is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Yamaru is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Yamaru is desperately trying to improve his position but Stark has a good base and remains in mount.

That's six minutes gone in the round.

Stark is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Yamaru can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Yamaru working to try and regain half guard.
Yamaru wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Stark struggling to keep hold of the position.

Stark looking for the RNC.
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!

Stark has the hooks in and he's looking for a rear naked choke here. Yamaru is defending well but eventually Stark manages to get an arm under the chin and he's locked on the RNC! Yamaru has no choice but to tap now! He does! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Gabriel Stark!
Gabriel Stark seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
48%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Simon Bruce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rumble Lord (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruce comes into the arena with I want it all blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bruce
vs
Lord

195 cm
23
287 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

176 cm
20
260 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Simon Bruce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rumble Lord!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bruce fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bruce throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lord sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice cross by Bruce.

Bruce fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lord, pushing him back against the cage.
Lord tries to pull guard but Bruce holds him up against the cage and eventually Lord drops back down to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lord is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Bruce lands a shoulder strike.
Bruce lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bruce lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice elbow from Bruce.

It looks like Rumble Lord has been cut.

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

Bruce rushes Lord and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bruce lands an uppercut.
Lord takes a shot to the head.
Lord is looking for a takedown.
Simon Bruce has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rumble Lord.
Bruce scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lord looks gassed!
Bruce lands with a light punch inside.
Bruce cracks Lord with a nice body shot.

Bruce pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bruce closes the distance and clinches.
Still in the clinch, Bruce scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bruce lands a body punch in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Bruce.
Bruce will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Lord up against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Bruce.
Bruce lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lord backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bruce lands a nice shot to the body.
Bruce lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bruce misses with a knee to the head.
Bruce throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A right hook to the body lands for Bruce.

Bruce breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Bruce cracks Lord with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Lord looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Bruce finish him?

Lord is rocked!
Bruce tries a head kick but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruce throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Bruce drops Lord with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Lord looks back up at him and smiles so Bruce waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Lord is still on wobbly legs! Can Bruce finish him?
Bruce looks to land a right hand but Lord moved out of range.
Bruce lands a leg kick that knocks Lord off balance momentarily.
Lord seems to have recovered his senses.
Bruce cracks Lord with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bruce lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bruce connects with a solid leg kick.
Bruce jabs Lord to the body, keeping him at a distance.

Bruce lands a left and a right that send Lord crashing to the mat, dazed. Bruce thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Simon Bruce is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lord takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruce misses the shot to the body.
Bruce lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bruce comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bruce misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Simon Bruce seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lord get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. Lord stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the cage but Bruce runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Simon Bruce!
Simon Bruce got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yoko Gushiken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oliver Jahn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oliver Jahn has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Gushiken
vs
Jahn

170 cm
22
135 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

165 cm
25
144 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire

Russian Top Team Nutrition
Russian Top Team Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoko Gushiken!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Oliver Jahn!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Hirohito Nitta and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jahn throws a one two combo.
Gushiken thuds a left hand into Jahn's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gushiken. Jahn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gushiken lands a jab-cross combination.
Gushiken dodges the punch combination from Jahn.
Jahn lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gushiken swings for the body but Jahn moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Gushiken. Those never looked like landing.
Gushiken rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jahn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jahn takes one on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jahn misses with a hook.
Oliver Jahn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jahn ducks right into an uppercut from Gushiken.
Gushiken throws a big shot that misses.
Jahn throws the left hand but Gushiken avoids the punch easily.
Jahn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gushiken moves away.
Jahn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gushiken takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Gushiken blocks a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gushiken with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gushiken slips under a jab from Jahn.
Jahn takes one to the chin there.
Jahn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gushiken.
Jahn misses with a looping left.
Jahn throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
letting Gushiken counter with a right hand.
Jahn's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Jahn duly obliges.
Jahn misses with a straight left.
Jahn moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gushiken fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jahn manages to avoid it.
Jahn throws a right hand that misses
and Gushiken counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gushiken avoids the head kick by Jahn.
Jahn swinging wildly here.
Jahn slips under a jab.
Jahn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gushiken moves away.
Gushiken misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jahn.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jahn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gushiken with a nice cross.
Jahn throws a head kick but Gushiken moves out of range.
Gushiken misses the shot to the body.
Gushiken misses with a few strikes there.
Jahn tries to bum rush Gushiken with a series of wild strikes but Gushiken uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gushiken avoids the head kick by Jahn.
Gushiken moves out of range as Jahn strikes.
Jahn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jahn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jahn takes a swing at Gushiken's ribcage but misses.
Gushiken dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jahn throws the left hand but Gushiken avoids the punch easily.
Jahn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jahn looks gassed!
Gushiken slips under a jab from Jahn.
Jahn dodges the punch combination from Gushiken.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jahn throws a head kick that misses.
Jahn throws a shot to the body.
Jahn lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Jahn.
Gushiken throws out a loose jab but Jahn uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Jahn.
Gushiken bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jahn's head.
Gushiken bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jahn's head.
Gushiken lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Jahn backs up against the cage.
Gushiken lands a nice hook to Jahn's body. Jahn takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jahn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gushiken sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jahn misses the shot to the body.
Jahn gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jahn scores with a jab to the body.
Gushiken lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Gushiken.
Jahn cracks Gushiken with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jahn scores with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jahn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jahn throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Jahn throws a poor cross that misses
and Gushiken counters with a right hand to the body.
Gushiken bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jahn's head.
Gushiken lands a jab to the head.
Gushiken is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Jahn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gushiken smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gushiken throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jahn throws the kick towards the body but Gushiken avoids it.
Jahn throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gushiken counters with a two punch combo.

Jahn is rocked!
Gushiken walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jahn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gushiken ducks under a wild hook from Jahn.
Jahn takes one to the side of the head.
Jahn is still on wobbly legs! Can Gushiken finish him?
Jahn takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jahn loads up on a big right hand but Gushiken slips the punch.
Jahn seems to have recovered his senses.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gushiken with a nice cross.
Jahn throws a nice looking combination but Gushiken bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gushiken connects with a combination that backs up Jahn into the cage. Gushiken lands a flurry of punches that gets past Jahn's guard. Jahn is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! Gushiken bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yoko Gushiken!
Yoko Gushiken is the new lightweight champion!
Our winner, Yoko Gushiken, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.