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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dongmin Oh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Duxe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frank Duxe is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Oh
vs
Duxe

186 cm
18
217 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

210 cm
19
205 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Heavy handed

TITAN

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dongmin Oh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Frank Duxe!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Shimada and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oh lets loose with a powerful body kick. Duxe will feel that in the morning.
Duxe lands a jab-cross combination.
Oh tries to close the distance and clinch up but Duxe swats him away and circles back towards the center.
No joy there for Duxe, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Oh looks to land a body kick but Duxe moved away.
Some wild striking there from Duxe.
Duxe swats away the attempt to clinch by Oh.
Duxe rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Oh moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Oh fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Duxe has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Duxe is looking to score with low kicks.
Oh throws a wild body kick that Duxe sees coming a mile off.
Oh thumps Duxe with a low kick.
Duxe looks gassed!
Duxe misses with a double jab.
Oh lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Frank Duxe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oh with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Oh scores with a leg kick.
Oh throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oh dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Duxe. That did some damage!
A head kick by Oh - that's a beauty! Duxe is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Oh can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Dongmin Oh!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Dongmin Oh made sure he mentioned TITAN, along with how happy he was to win his fight.

C
A

C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kusunoki Masakado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Heiwajima Shizuo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shizuo has chosen Trollhammaren as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Masakado
vs
Shizuo

180 cm
18
156 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
19
154 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kusunoki Masakado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Heiwajima Shizuo!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Masakado throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Decent striking displayed by Masakado there.
Masakado keeps the fight on the outside.
Masakado loads up on a big right hand but Shizuo slips the punch.
Shizuo throws a quick inside leg kick.

Shizuo rushes Masakado and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Masakado tries to break the clinch but Shizuo is controlling the position.
Masakado jumps guard but Shizuo turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Stalling in the clinch from Shizuo.
Masakado takes a knee to the side of the body.
Masakado tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Shizuo manages to break the clinch.

Shizuo moves into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shizuo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Shizuo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Masakado's face.
Shizuo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Shizuo lands a good knee to the midsection. Masakado won't want to take too many of those.
Masakado fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shizuo scores with a knee to the head.

Shizuo breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Masakado - just one landing.

Shizuo is rocked!
Masakado looks to land a right hand but Shizuo moved out of range.
Shizuo is still on wobbly legs! Can Masakado finish him?
Masakado misses with a hook.
Shizuo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Shizuo tries to clinch up.
Masakado throws a hook but Shizuo avoids it easily.
Shizuo moves away from the strike by Masakado.
Shizuo slips under a jab.
Shizuo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Masakado misses with a straight right.
Shizuo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Shizuo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Shizuo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Shizuo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Masakado.
Shizuo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Masakado counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Shizuo looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shizuo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Masakado.
Masakado misses with an uppercut. Shizuo saw that one coming.
Masakado looks to land a left hand but Shizuo moved out of range nicely.
Shizuo ducks under a wild hook from Masakado.
Masakado misses with a hook. Shizuo ducked under it nicely.
Masakado throws a big shot that misses.
Masakado missing with a left hand there. Shizuo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice defenses there by Shizuo.
Masakado throws a hook to the side of Shizuo's head but Shizuo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shizuo moves away from the strike by Masakado.
Masakado is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shizuo.
Masakado misses with a hook.
Shizuo blocks a jab.
Shizuo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A big right from Masakado misses.
Masakado throws a jab when Shizuo was well out of range.
Masakado throws a big shot that misses.
Masakado throws the left hand but Shizuo avoids the punch easily.
Kusunoki Masakado is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A big left from Masakado misses.
Masakado throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shizuo moves away from the strike by Masakado.
Shizuo moves out of range of the strikes.
Shizuo slips under a jab.
Masakado throws a jab but it's blocked by Shizuo.
Masakado throws the left hand but Shizuo avoids the punch easily.
Masakado looks to land a left hand but Shizuo moved out of range nicely.
Masakado throws a lazy right hand but Shizuo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Masakado throws a shot to the body.
Shizuo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Masakado.
Shizuo moves away from the strike by Masakado.
Shizuo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Masakado.
Shizuo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Masakado lands with a nice body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Masakado misses.
Masakado throws a hook to the side of Shizuo's head but Shizuo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice defenses there by Shizuo.
Masakado is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Masakado looks to throw the jab but Shizuo is out of range.
Masakado throws a jab but it's blocked by Shizuo.
A telegraphed right hand from Masakado misses the target.
A big right from Masakado misses.
A swing and a miss from Masakado.
Shizuo slips a jab from Masakado.
Shizuo is looking to clinch but Masakado is avoiding it.
Masakado throws the left hand but Shizuo avoids the punch easily.
A big right from Masakado misses.
Shizuo wants to clinch.
Heiwajima Shizuo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Masakado connects with a body shot that sends Shizuo's belly button to the back.
Masakado jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Masakado digs a good body shot into Shizuo's ribs.
Masakado misses with an uppercut.
Shizuo tries to clinch there but Masakado circles away.
Shizuo moves away from the strike by Masakado.
Shizuo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Masakado.
Masakado throws a shot from downtown. Shizuo moves away and avoids it.
Masakado looks to land a left hand but Shizuo moved out of range nicely.
Shizuo seems to have recovered his senses.

Shizuo clinches up against the cage.
Shizuo stalling.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Masakado fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kusunoki Masakado. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Masakado tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Shizuo smiles and moves away.
Masakado throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Masakado misses

and Shizuo counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Shizuo.
Masakado looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Shizuo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A left lands for Masakado.
Masakado throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Masakado bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Shizuo is looking to clinch but Masakado is avoiding it.
Masakado jabs Shizuo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Masakado connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Masakado tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shizuo was well out of range. Poor timing from Masakado.
Decent striking displayed by Masakado there.
Masakado lands a right hook to the body.
Masakado wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Masakado lands with a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Shizuo has Masakado up against the cage in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shizuo trying to stall but Masakado improves his position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Masakado.
Masakado is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Masakado is trying to pull guard but Shizuo has him pressed against the cage.

Shizuo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shizuo gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Masakado gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Shizuo is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kusunoki Masakado!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
82%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tim Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Laruso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daniel Laruso has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Cooper
vs
Laruso

150 cm
18
140 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

178 cm
19
135 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

M/S Paint Fightwear

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tim Cooper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Daniel Laruso!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laruso has his takedown stuffed
and Cooper counters with a good low kick that Laruso was not able to check.

Laruso tries to keep at a distance but Cooper has taken the fight into the clinch.

Cooper manages to break the clinch.
Laruso takes a kick to the side of the head.
Laruso throws a series of punches but Cooper moves out of range.
Cooper throws a head kick but Laruso moves out of range.
Laruso changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cooper tries to avoid it but Laruso manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cooper to the ground. Cooper escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A punch combination from Laruso misses.
Cooper misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cooper doesn't manage to clinch there - Laruso circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laruso takes a kick to the side of the head.
Cooper misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Laruso falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cooper counters with a head kick.
Cooper really is a fat lump.
Laruso tries for a takedown but Cooper sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tim Cooper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Laruso.
Laruso shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Cooper counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Laruso sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Laruso blocks a head kick by Cooper.
Laruso tries to close the distance and clinch but Cooper swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Cooper shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Cooper is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Laruso is staying active underneath Cooper, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Cooper seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

Tim Cooper has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Laruso shoots for a double leg takedown but Cooper sprawls well. He's pushed Laruso's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laruso is looking to clinch but Cooper is avoiding it.
Cooper feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Laruso's calf.
Laruso throws a head kick that misses.
Laruso fails with the takedown.
Laruso looks gassed!

Cooper closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Cooper lands in his opponent's guard.
Cooper stands and throws Laruso's legs to the side, diving into side control.

Cooper decides to stand up, so the ref orders Laruso to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Cooper is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Laruso's half guard.
Laruso is looking for a sweep. Cooper is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Laruso kicks Cooper off and gets back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Laruso slaps away a takedown attempt from Cooper, before circling back to the center of the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cooper takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Laruso slips a jab and a cross from Cooper.
Cooper shoots for a takedown but Laruso saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Cooper checks a low kick from Laruso.
Laruso throws a right hand that Cooper ducks under and follows up with a left that Cooper also avoids with ease.
Laruso shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cooper as he jumps to the side.
Laruso avoids the head kick by Cooper.

Laruso scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Laruso is trying to work for a kimura but Cooper is defending well.
Cooper tries to kick Laruso off but Laruso keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laruso trying to control the action but Cooper is working from the bottom.
Cooper is trying to stand.
Laruso wants to control but Cooper is keeping him busy.
Laruso is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Daniel Laruso hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Cooper lands with a kick to the ribs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laruso shoots and misses
and Cooper counters with a solid body kick.
A punch combination from Cooper misses.
Cooper swinging wildly here.
Laruso wants to clinch up but Cooper keeps it at a distance.
Laruso looks to clinch

and Cooper counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Laruso!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cooper controlling from the full mount.
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!
Laruso regains half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Cooper decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.

Cooper gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Laruso has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Cooper after a bit of a struggle.
Tim Cooper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Laruso.

Cooper escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Daniel Laruso seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Laruso changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Cooper looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Cooper is trying to improve his position.

Laruso decides to stand back up. Laruso steps back and let's Cooper get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooper throws a head kick that misses.

Laruso is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Cooper's half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Laruso is thwarting Cooper's attempts to control the position.
Laruso keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Daniel Laruso will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Laruso avoids the head kick by Cooper.
Cooper plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Horrible takedown by Laruso or perhaps it was just good defense by Cooper which made him look bad.

Laruso drives through and clinches with Cooper against the cage.
Laruso has Cooper pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Cooper manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Cooper breaks from the clinch.
Laruso fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Tim Cooper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Laruso.
Cooper throws a sloppy head kick and Laruso moves out of range easily.
Cooper misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laruso shoots in for a takedown but Cooper shows good takedown defense.
Laruso takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cooper throws a head kick that half lands.
Laruso tries a head kick but it misses.
Cooper lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Laruso circles away quickly and effectively.

Cooper gets the takedown into side control.
Laruso is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Cooper's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Laruso is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Cooper stands up out of the half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooper on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cooper fails with an attempt to clinch.
Laruso fails with a takedown attempt.
Cooper scores with a head kick.
Cooper moves in looking to clinch but Laruso pushes him off.
Laruso with a poor takedown
and Cooper counters with a body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cooper pushes Laruso away with a front kick.

Cooper closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Cooper is taking a breather. Laruso says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Cooper wants to get back to his feet.
Laruso slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laruso pulls Cooper in to control the position.
Cooper wants to control from the top but Laruso keeps moving.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Tim Cooper.
Cooper tries a head kick but it misses.
Laruso tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Laruso looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
No luck for Laruso with that takedown attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tim Cooper showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cooper has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tim Cooper!

C
A

C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
43%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Anastasia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ramon Manlucas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manlucas has chosen Wu Tang - Meteor Hammer as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Ramon Manlucas is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Anastasia
vs
Manlucas

178 cm
22
161 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
19
159 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Johnny Anastasia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ramon Manlucas!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anastasia takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Anastasia changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Manlucas tries to avoid it but Anastasia manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Manlucas to the ground. Manlucas escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Anastasia moves in looking to clinch but Manlucas pushes him off.
Anastasia tries for a takedown but Manlucas sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Manlucas swats away the attempt to clinch by Anastasia.
Manlucas with a jab.
Nice cross by Manlucas.
Anastasia fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Anastasia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jab, jab by Manlucas - just one landing.
A shot to the liver by Manlucas. Beautiful body shot.
Anastasia is breathing heavily.

A jab-cross combination lands for Manlucas and sends Anastasia crashing to the mat! Manlucas follows him down to the mat - Anastasia regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Manlucas is pressing down on Anastasia's thigh, looking to free his foot. Anastasia is holding on for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Manlucas is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Manlucas wants to pass the guard but Anastasia is defending well.

Manlucas is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Anastasia is looking for a sweep. Manlucas is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like Manlucas is going to stand back up.
Manlucas wants to free his trapped foot but Anastasia is holding on for dear life with his legs.

Manlucas is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Anastasia has managed to free his arm - good work.

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

Manlucas is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Anastasia is just riding it out for now. Manlucas eventually gives up the hold.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manlucas moves into full mount! Anastasia won't be happy about that!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Manlucas is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Anastasia is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Anastasia flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Manlucas anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Anastasia and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Manlucas slips an arm under Anastasia chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Manlucas has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Manlucas is squeezing on Anastasia like an anaconda would it's prey. Anastasia fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ramon Manlucas!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
51%

Undercard bout

Co-main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sean Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raphael Calvacante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Smith
vs
Calvacante

170 cm
20
135 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

163 cm
24
130 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Solid chin

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, Sean Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Raphael Calvacante!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Shimada and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith lands with a kick to the ribs.
Calvacante takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Smith throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Calvacante.
A solid leg kick lands there for Smith.
Calvacante throws a sloppy head kick
and Smith makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Calvacante really felt that one!
Calvacante has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Smith.
Smith lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Smith scoring well with a low kick there.
Smith dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Calvacante. That did some damage!
Calvacante stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Smith.
Smith throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
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!
Calvacante takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Calvacante looks gassed!
Calvacante throws a head kick that misses
and Smith counters with an inside leg kick.
Smith connects with an inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Smith throws a head kick that half lands.
Smith lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Smith cracks the inside of Calvacante's front leg.
A nice inside leg kick there by Smith. That's going to slow Calvacante down.
Smith connects with a solid leg kick.
Calvacante pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Smith scores with a leg kick.
Smith with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Smith lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
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!
Smith is looking to slow Calvacante down with leg kicks.
Smith dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Calvacante. That did some damage!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Smith scores with a leg kick.
Smith connects with an inside leg kick.
Calvacante has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Smith.
A chopping leg kick lands by Smith.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Smith, right into the meat.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Calvacante crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Smith - the referee stops the clock and Calvacante gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Smith. Calvacante manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Calvacante's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Smith keeps Calvacante at a distance using the push kick.
Calvacante chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Smith can pounce on him.
Calvacante on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Smith connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Smith fakes the leg kick and cracks Calvacante in the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith feints and then cracks Calvacante's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Calvacante down.
Smith lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Smith.
Calvacante has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Smith.
Smith lands a leg kick that knocks Calvacante off balance momentarily.
Smith lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Smith throws a leg kick which misses Calvacante's front leg but catches the back leg as Calvacante tries to avoid it.
Smith scores with a leg kick.
Smith turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Raphael Calvacante seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice leg kick lands there from Smith.
Smith lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Smith is looking to slow Calvacante down with leg kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
That kick from Smith tenderised Calvacante's leg. Calvacante is trying to keep his angry face on.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Smith.
Calvacante takes a kick to the side of the head.
Calvacante on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Smith. Smith obviously looking to wear him down.
Smith lands a nice looking kick to the body. Calvacante takes a step back to recover.
Calvacante chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Smith can pounce on him.
A slapping leg kick lands for Smith.
Smith cracks the inside of Calvacante's front leg.
Smith turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Calvacante chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Smith can pounce on him.
A nice inside leg kick there by Smith. That's going to slow Calvacante down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sean Smith dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Smith throws a head kick that Calvacante semi-blocks.
Good leg kick by Smith there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Calvacante sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Smith looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Smith throws a head kick that half lands.
Smith scores with a head kick.
Smith connects with an inside leg kick.
Calvacante throws a head kick that misses
and Smith counters with a slapping leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Smith.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Calvacante's calf.
Calvacante sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Smith fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Calvacante has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Calvacante is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Calvacante chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Smith can pounce on him.
Calvacante on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Smith buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Calvacante has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Smith.
Smith delivers a nice body kick.
Calvacante throws a lazy head kick
and Smith counters with a slapping leg kick.
Smith looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Smith lands a head kick. Calvacante smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Smith fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Calvacante has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Calvacante steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Smith. That one must have hurt.
Smith fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Calvacante might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Smith has got the better of the exchanges.
Calvacante takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Smith, right into the meat.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Smith, right into the meat.
Smith scoring well with a low kick there.
Calvacante takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Smith explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Smith keeps Calvacante at a distance using the push kick.
Smith lands a leg kick that knocks Calvacante off balance momentarily.
Smith throws a quick inside leg kick.
Smith scores with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a nice outside leg kick.
Smith connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sean Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smith feints and then cracks Calvacante's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Calvacante down.
Smith throws a nice outside leg kick.
Smith lands a nice leg kick that just misses Calvacante's sensitive parts.
Calvacante tries to clinch but Smith moves away
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Sean Smith is winning the standup battle so far.
Smith throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Smith lands with a thumping leg kick.
Smith connects with an inside leg kick.
Smith lands with a nice body kick.
Smith connects with a solid leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands a head kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Calvacante on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Smith chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Calvacante stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Smith.
A solid leg kick lands there for Smith.
Good leg kick by Smith there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sean Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smith connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith scores with a leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Smith.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sean Smith dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Smith connects with a leg kick. Calvacante looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Smith is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Calvacante can do to turn this around?
A head kick by Calvacante misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Smith.
Smith throws a nice inside leg kick.
Calvacante takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A nice leg kick lands there from Smith.
Smith throws a leg kick which misses Calvacante's front leg but catches the back leg as Calvacante tries to avoid it.
Smith lands a head kick!
Smith throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Calvacante.
Smith throws a leg kick which misses Calvacante's front leg but catches the back leg as Calvacante tries to avoid it.
Calvacante takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Smith throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Calvacante takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Smith chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Smith scores with a head kick. Calvacante tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Smith lands with a slapping head kick.
Smith thows a body kick. Calvacante tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Calvacante takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Smith lands a high kick!
Calvacante tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Calvacante takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith pushes Calvacante away with a front kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Smith there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Smith lands a head kick!
Smith throws a quick inside leg kick.
Calvacante steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Smith. That one must have hurt.
Smith throws a leg kick which misses Calvacante's front leg but catches the back leg as Calvacante tries to avoid it.
Smith throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Good leg kick by Smith there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Smith.
Smith throws a head kick that half lands.
Calvacante on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Smith. Smith obviously looking to wear him down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Smith lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Smith feints and then cracks Calvacante's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Calvacante down.
Smith chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Calvacante on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Smith. Smith obviously looking to wear him down.
Smith plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Calvacante steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Smith. That one must have hurt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Smith.
A good leg kick by Smith.
A good leg kick by Smith.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calvacante takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Calvacante fails with the takedown.
Smith throws a head kick that half lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A good leg kick by Smith.
Smith keeps Calvacante at a distance using the push kick.
Smith scores with a head kick. Calvacante tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Sean Smith is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Smith scores with a leg kick.
Raphael Calvacante has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Smith.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sean Smith showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Smith has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

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

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sean Smith!
A very excited looking Sean Smith 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
66%

Main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Smash Mouth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doc Holliday (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mouth comes to the cage accompanied by till the bodys it the floor. The key to victory for Smash Mouth has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Mouth
vs
Holliday

160 cm
25
140 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

169 cm
25
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Good kicks
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Brawler
Solid chin

[CBK] Legal Highs ↑ 160Q RECOVERY ↑
[CBK] Legal Highs ↑ 160Q RECOVERY ↑

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Smash Mouth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Doc Holliday!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mouth scores with a head kick. Holliday tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Mouth misses with a takedown attempt - Holliday sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Holliday decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Holliday in particular looking to stall.
Holliday missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Holliday is pressing down on Mouth's thigh, looking to free his foot. Mouth is holding on for now.
Holliday is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Holliday seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Mouth has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Holliday is working away from the top position though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holliday missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Holliday is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Holliday.

Holliday closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Mouth did well to prevent Holliday getting side control.
Holliday trying to mount his opponent but Mouth defends it.
Holliday is controlling the pace.
Mouth is trying to stand back up but Holliday is controlling him

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holliday seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Mouth is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Holliday stalling.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Doc Holliday hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Mouth gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Holliday stands up and waves to Mouth to follow him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mouth shoots in for a double leg but Holliday sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Mouth throws a leg kick that misses.
Mouth looks for a takedown but Holliday sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Smash Mouth. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Holliday drives through with a takedown into guard.
Holliday throws a big elbow that misses.
Holliday looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Holliday won't allow Mouth to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Holliday gets to his feet. Mouth looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Holliday fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Mouth scores with a kick to the midsection.
Mouth misses with a low kick as Holliday jumps back.
Mouth dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Holliday. That did some damage!
Mouth tries to score a power double leg takedown but Holliday sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mouth somewhat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Holliday drives through with a takedown into Mouth's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Holliday must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Holliday stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mouth swivels though and keeps the full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mouth being controlled here, momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Doc Holliday dominated that round.
That's time! Mouth's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Holliday stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mouth.
Mouth misses with a takedown

and Holliday counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Holliday content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Holliday's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Holliday passes to full mount!
Holliday sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Let's hope that Holliday has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Mouth working to try and regain half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holliday controlling the position easily from mount.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Doc Holliday.

Holliday closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Mouth quickly recovers to half guard.
Holliday is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mouth is looking to control Holliday's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mouth avoid being mounted?

The ref stands the fighters back up. Doc Holliday was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Nice sprawl there from Mouth as Holliday shoots in.
Mouth misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Mouth.

Holliday changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Mouth looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Doc Holliday has got the better of the ground game so far.
You can see the frustration on Mouth's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Holliday cracks Mouth with a big elbow.
Mouth dodges the ground and pound from Holliday.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holliday lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Mouth down.
Holliday content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Holliday working the ground and pound but Mouth is defending the strikes.
Holliday in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Holliday fails to land a wild elbow strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
You can see the frustration on Mouth's face as Holliday controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Doc Holliday showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

A punch combination from Mouth misses.
Holliday throws a series of punches but Mouth avoids them all with ease.

Holliday clinches with his opponent.

Holliday has Mouth pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Holliday pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Mouth tumbling to the mat - Holliday dives into Mouth's guard.
Holliday is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Mouth utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Holliday has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Holliday not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Doc Holliday has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holliday taking a breather here.
The strikes coming from Holliday are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Mouth is trying to control Holliday's posture but Holliday avoids it.

Holliday decides to take the fight back to the feet.

Holliday moves into range and clinches up with Mouth.
Holliday is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Mouth is defending well.
Holliday drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Smash Mouth has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Holliday takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mouth blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Holliday breaks the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Holliday.
Mouth lands a head kick. Holliday smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Smash Mouth is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Holliday throws a looping overhand right but Mouth ducks down to avoid it.
Holliday blocks a head kick by Mouth.
Mouth misses with a head kick.
Mouth misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mouth scores with a head kick. Holliday tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

Holliday looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Holliday with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holliday controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

Mouth working for a triangle but Holliday defends it easily.
Mouth utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Holliday throws a big right hand that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holliday slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Doc Holliday hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Mouth gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Holliday is stalling in the full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

And that's the end of the fight!
Doc Holliday comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Holliday 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Doc Holliday!
A very excited looking Doc Holliday made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.