War FC Invasion PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Hawk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lukasz Joint (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Hawk has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Hawk
vs
Joint

200 cm
21
265 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

200 cm
18
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mike Hawk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lukasz Joint!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hawk closes the distance and pushes Joint back into the cage.

Hawk works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Joint wants to sweep here but Hawk controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hawk looking to sit in guard and control but Joint gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Joint trying to control the position from guard on top but Hawk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hawk is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Joint controls from within his opponent's guard.

Hawk pushes a forearm under Joint's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Joint is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mike Hawk!

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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
39%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harrison Best (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Murder Warmaster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Warmaster has chosen Dead body disposal- by NECRO as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Best
vs
Warmaster

190 cm
18
225 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

202 cm
26
265 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Harrison Best!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Murder Warmaster!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Sano and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Warmaster fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Best on the side of the head.
Best pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Harrison Best seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Best swinging wildly here.
Best keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Warmaster throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Warmaster throws a right hand that Best ducks under and follows up with a left that Best also avoids with ease.
Warmaster takes a swing at Best's ribcage but misses.
Best scores with a head kick. Warmaster tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

It looks like Murder Warmaster has been cut.
Best feints and then cracks Warmaster's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Warmaster down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Warmaster dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Warmaster stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Best.
Best lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Warmaster waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Best.
Best wants to clinch up but Warmaster keeps it at a distance.
Best throws a lazy right hand but Warmaster sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Warmaster misses with a wild combination.
Best fails to land with a series of punches.
Best tries to close the distance and clinch up but Warmaster swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Best throws a shot from downtown. Warmaster moves away and avoids it.
Warmaster misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Best.
Decent striking displayed by Best there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Warmaster ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Best moves away.
Warmaster is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Best rather than just go for the knockout.
Warmaster will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Best tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Warmaster paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Best tries to close the distance and clinch but Warmaster swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Best is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Warmaster.
Warmaster works Best's body with a nice hook.
Warmaster lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Best circles away quickly and effectively.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Best.
Best turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Warmaster lands a really nice looking cross but Best seems unphased.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Warmaster.
Best misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Best wants to clinch up but Warmaster keeps it at a distance.
Best looks for a takedown but Warmaster sprawls well.
Best throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Best tries to clinch up but Warmaster circles away and keeps his distance.
Warmaster throws a series of punches but Best moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Best misses with a double jab.
Warmaster blocks a jab.
Best connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Warmaster tumbling to the canvas! Best pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Warmaster was done - good stoppage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Harrison Best!
After the fight, Harrison Best was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
77%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aries Dacir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Nealy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tom Nealy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Dacir
vs
Nealy

185 cm
24
220 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

187 cm
30
270 lbs
11 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aries Dacir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tom Nealy!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nealy misses with a right hand
and Dacir counters with a right hand to the body.
Dacir stuns Nealy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

Dacir drives through and clinches with Nealy against the cage.
Dacir blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dacir pushes Nealy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

It looks like Tom Nealy has been cut.
Dacir looking for a takedown.
Nealy is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Dacir lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Dacir manages to break the clinch.
Nealy misses with a straight right.
Dacir scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nealy looks to land a left hand but Dacir moved out of range nicely.
Nealy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nealy throws a poor cross that misses
and Dacir cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dacir pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Nealy back to the cage. Dacir follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Dacir throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nealy throws a big shot that misses.
Dacir works Nealy's body with a nice hook.
Nealy throws a combination that misses
and Dacir makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Nealy looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dacir closes the distance and clinches.
Nealy is looking to break free of the clinch but Dacir has double underhooks.
Nealy has Dacir pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Dacir manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Dacir lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nealy backwards.
Dacir lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dacir lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Dacir's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dacir connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Nealy momentarily.

That has opened up Tom Nealy's cut even more.
Nealy throws a right hand that misses
and Dacir counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Dacir clinches up against the cage.

Dacir breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dacir lands a right hook to the body.
A punch combination from Dacir misses.
Dacir thuds a left hand into Nealy's body.
Dacir will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dacir scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A nice combination there by Dacir.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dacir drops Nealy with a big left hand and mounts him. Nealy is in big trouble!

Nealy is rocked!

The cut above Tom Nealy's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Dacir connects with a bit shot that sees Nealy covering up! More strikes from Dacir and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Dacir is our winner by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aries Dacir!
An out of breath Aries Dacir thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

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energy
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hype
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pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hairy Bear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Bullard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hairy Bear had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Bear
vs
Bullard

180 cm
29
133 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

180 cm
29
141 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hairy Bear!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Justin Bullard!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Taro Takaoka and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bear throws a body punch but Bullard moves out of range.
Bear cracks a nice hook into Bullard's ribs.
Bullard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bear throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bullard doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bullard moves forwards but Bear connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bear tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bullard takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bear throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bullard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bear was well out of range. Poor timing from Bullard.
A telegraphed right hand from Bullard misses the target.
Bullard takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bear rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bullard moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bullard throws a body punch but Bear moves out of range.
Bear scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bullard lands a really nice looking cross but Bear seems unphased.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bear scores with a head kick. Bullard tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear throws a head kick but Bullard moves out of range.
Bear tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bear takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bear thows a body shot but no joy.
Bear lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bullard circles away quickly and effectively.
Bullard on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bear misses the body punch
and Bullard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bear tries to clinch
and Bullard counters with a nice uppercut.
Bullard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bear is looking to clinch.
Bear tries a head kick but it misses.
Bear really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bear misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bullard.
Bear blocks a jab.
A slow jab from Bear misses its intended target.
Bear is looking to wear down Bullard with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bear tries a head kick but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Bullard. Those never looked like landing.
Bullard lands with a straight right. Bear didn't see that one coming.
Bear tries a head kick but it misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bear throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bullard uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bear has time to react.
Bullard moves away from the strike by Bear.
Bullard lands a nice shot to the body.
Bear walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Justin Bullard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bullard needs to keep his hands up - Bear had a free shot at his head there.
Bullard misses the shot to the body.
Bear throws a sloppy head kick and Bullard moves out of range easily.
Bear misses the shot to the body.
Bear stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bear misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bullard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bear throws an off balance right hand
and Bullard counters with a straight right hand.
Bullard takes a swing at Bear's ribcage but misses.
Bear cracks the inside of Bullard's front leg.
Bullard misses with an uppercut.
Bear swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bullard fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bear blocks a jab.
Bear tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bear misses with a wild body shot.
Bear with a hook.
Bullard punishes Bear's body with a nice straight punch.
Bear dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bullard blocks a head kick by Bear.
A jab from Bullard misses.
Bullard ducks under a wild hook from Bear.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bullard avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bear throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bullard sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bullard looks to land a right hand but Bear moved out of range.
Bear throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bullard showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bear.
Bear takes one to the chin there.
Nice shot lands for Bullard.
Bear throws a body punch but Bullard moves out of range.
Bullard scores with a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
That kick from Bear tenderised Bullard's leg. Bullard is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bullard jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bullard misses with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Bear connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bear tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bear takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bear is looking to chop away at Bullard's legs.
Bear fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bullard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bear sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bear slips under a jab.
Bullard looks to land a left hand but Bear moved out of range nicely.
Bullard might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Bullard uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bear.
Bear is looking to clinch but Bullard is avoiding it.
Bear connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bullard. Bullard circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bear is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bullard.
Bear throws a shot to the body.
Bullard lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bear circles away quickly and effectively.
Bullard lands with a hook. Bear tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Bear.
Good shot there by Bear.
Bear misses with a series of wild punches.
Bullard takes one to the side of the head.
Bear misses with a combination
and Bullard counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bear takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bullard avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bullard slips a straight right by Bear.
Bullard scores with a sloppy right hand. Bear should have avoided that one.
Bullard's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bear under the eye.
Bullard misses with a hook. Bear ducked under it nicely.
Bear tries to clinch up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bear throws a body punch but Bullard moves out of range.
Bullard connects with a right hand. Bear shakes it off.
Hairy Bear is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bullard jabs Bear right on the nose. Bear blinks but takes it well.

Bear is rocked!
Bear misses with a body shot.
Oh Bear is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bullard uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bear.
Bullard slips under a jab.
Bear seems to have got his legs back now.
Bear takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bear keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bear avoids the body shot from Bullard.
Bear throws a hook but Bullard avoids it easily.
Bullard with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bullard throws a shot to the body.
Bear tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bear. Bullard does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bullard thows a body shot but no joy.
Bullard digs a good body shot into Bear's ribs.
Bullard staying out of range there.
Bullard throws an off balance right hand
and Bear counters with a head kick.
Bear lands a jab to Bullard's midsection.
Bullard throws a hook but Bear avoids it easily.
Bullard comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bear takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bullard works the jab nicely.
Bear tries to close the distance and clinch but Bullard swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bear misses with a body shot
and Bullard counters with a stiff right hand.
Bear misses with a looping right.
Bullard scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bear just misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bear swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bear looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bear connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bear moves out of range as Bullard strikes.
Bear tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bullard was well out of range. Poor timing from Bear.
A head kick from Bear lands but Bullard takes it in his stride.
Bear misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bear. Bullard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bullard slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bullard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bear was well out of range. Poor timing from Bullard.
Bear misses the shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bullard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bullard misses with an uppercut
letting Bear counter with a right hand.
Bullard with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bear swings for the body but Bullard moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Justin Bullard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Bullard dips to his left and cracks Bear with an uppercut!
Bullard lands a nice shot to the body.
Bear misses with a looping left.
Bullard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bullard with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bear to score with a decent uppercut.
Bear plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Bear fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bullard on the side of the head.
Bear wants to clinch up but Bullard keeps it at a distance.
Bear throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bullard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bear missing with a left hand there. Bullard was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A head kick misses from Bear.

Bullard lands a left and a right that send Bear crashing to the mat, dazed. Bullard thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bear uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bullard.
Bear takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bear throws a right hand that misses
and Bullard counters with a nice body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bullard stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bullard stuns Bear with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bear throws a head kick that misses.
Bullard throws an overhand right that lands on Bear's shoulder, as Bear tries to avoid the shot.
Bullard jabs Bear right on the nose. Bear blinks but takes it well.
Bear throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bear slips under a jab.
A shot to the liver by Bullard. Beautiful body shot.
Bullard scores with a body shot.
A lazy left from Bullard finds it's target.
Bullard keeps the fight on the outside.
Bullard lands an overhand right.
Bullard swings widly with a right hand
and Bear counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Bullard is lucky that one didn't land flush.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bear misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bullard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bear walks into a jab.
A left lands for Bullard.
Bear blocks a jab.
Good shot there by Bullard.
Bullard cracks Bear on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Bear falls backwards against the cage. Bullard follows up with more strikes that drop Bear to his knees. Bullard keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Bear! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Justin Bullard!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Skelter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Noriaki Ueyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Skelter comes to the cage accompanied by Helter Skelter. Ueyama has chosen Whispered - Blindfold as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Skelter
vs
Ueyama

170 cm
31
144 lbs
15 - 8 - 0

168 cm
26
143 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jimmy Skelter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Noriaki Ueyama!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shirou Masuda and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Skelter looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Ueyama!
Skelter prevents Ueyama from getting the reversal.
Skelter can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ueyama is looking to escape.
Skelter raining down hammerfists from mount.
Skelter 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.
Ueyama tries to hold on but Skelter pushes him away.
Skelter sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Skelter scoring with strikes but Ueyama is staying in there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Skelter can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ueyama is looking to escape.
Skelter in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Skelter landing shots from mount.
Skelter putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Skelter cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Skelter breaks from Ueyama's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Ueyama tries to reverse the position but Skelter maintains control.
Ueyama wants to hold on but Skelter pushes him away.
Skelter is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Ueyama can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Poor strikes thrown by Skelter there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Ueyama is working to get back to half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Skelter is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Ueyama has managed to escape the submission attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Skelter cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ueyama really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Skelter takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Skelter putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Ueyama regains half guard.
Ground and pound from Skelter.
Ueyama won't allow Skelter to pass to mount.
Ueyama trying to hold on to Skelter's head to control him but Skelter postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ueyama manages to get to full guard.
Skelter trying to control but Ueyama is working from the bottom.
Skelter slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Ueyama can't do much from the bottom here.
The referee asks Skelter politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Skelter prefers to stall for the moment though.
Ueyama is looking for a sweep.
Skelter trying to control the position but Ueyama is working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Ueyama's face as Skelter controls the position.
Ueyama wants to control but Skelter postures up.
The ground and pound from Skelter seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Ueyama can't do much from the bottom here.
Skelter working the head with strikes.
Skelter sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Ueyama is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Ueyama is working to avoid the ground and pound but Skelter connects with a decent elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Skelter creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Skelter working the ground and pound but Ueyama is defending the strikes.
Skelter looks up at the clock and then as Ueyama takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Skelter smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Ueyama takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Skelter dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

A right-left combo lands from Skelter.
Skelter ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Skelter misses with a jab, cross combination.

Skelter clinches up against the cage.
Skelter lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Skelter is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Skelter lands a shot to the body.
Ueyama tries to land knees in the clinch but Skelter avoids the damage to the body.
Ueyama misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Skelter.

Skelter gets a trip takedown into half guard.

Ueyama is defending against the submission attempts here by Skelter.
Skelter tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ueyama knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Skelter wants to control but Ueyama is keeping him busy.
Skelter throwing shots but Ueyama is blocking nicely.
Skelter throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ueyama has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Skelter is working away from the top position though.
Skelter wants to free his trapped foot but Ueyama is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Skelter not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ueyama is in trouble now - Skelter has advanced to mount!
Skelter landing punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skelter working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Skelter with good strikes from the mount here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ueyama gets back to half guard.
Skelter wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ueyama keeps working.
Ueyama avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Skelter.
Ueyama gets full guard.
Skelter trying to control but Ueyama is working from the bottom.
Skelter stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ueyama swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Skelter throwing strikes but missing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skelter lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ueyama working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Skelter.
Ueyama doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Skelter chips away with some ground and pound.
Skelter working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Skelter trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jimmy Skelter overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Skelter scoring with some ground and pound.
Skelter slips nicely into half guard.
Skelter wants to take a breather but Ueyama is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skelter passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Ueyama!
Skelter trying to control but Ueyama is having none of it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Skelter punishing his opponent with strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ueyama working to try and regain half guard.

Skelter is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Ueyama is surviving well by controlling Skelter's body position as best he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Skelter dominated that second round.
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!

Ueyama takes one on the button.
Ueyama takes a swing at Skelter's ribcage but misses.
Skelter fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ueyama looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ueyama throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Skelter slips under a jab from Ueyama.
Ueyama misses with a straight right.
Ueyama throws a poor cross that misses
and Skelter counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Sloppy strikes from Ueyama. Those never looked like landing.
Skelter scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Skelter avoids a punch combination nicely.
Skelter lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ueyama backs up against the cage.

Ueyama is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Skelter lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jimmy Skelter!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Wayne Andrews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Johns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johns is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Cocaine Blues. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Andrews
vs
Johns

175 cm
26
143 lbs
16 - 11 - 0

165 cm
32
133 lbs
20 - 15 - 1

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wayne Andrews!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Tim Johns!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yuuki Gou and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andrews ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Andrews lands a body shot.
Tim Johns seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johns lands a jab-cross combination.
Johns misses with a wild body shot.
Andrews scores with a crisp jab that stopped Johns in his tracks.
Andrews throws a right and a left that both miss.
Johns with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Johns waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Andrews.
Johns misses with a right hand
and Andrews counters with a stiff right hand.
Andrews throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johns throws a series of punches but Andrews avoids them all with ease.
Johns throws a nice inside leg kick.
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!

Johns gets a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johns tries a body shot but Andrews blocks it.
Andrews takes a shot to the head.
Johns scores with a nice hook to the head.
Johns tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Andrews swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Andrews fails to land.
Andrews lands a right hand that snaps the head of Johns backwards.
Johns swings wildly with an uppercut but Andrews uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johns throws a head punch that misses.
Andrews misses with a body punch.

Andrews breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johns rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Andrews moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Johns fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johns lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Johns throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johns throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Andrews checks a leg kick nicely.
Johns throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

Johns closes the distance and clinches.
Andrews avoiding damage.
Johns stalling.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johns tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Andrews ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Andrews no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Andrews looking to hit a scissor sweep but Johns is one step ahead there.
Johns throws a big right hand that misses.
Johns passes Andrews's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Andrews is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Johns's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Johns's back!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrews is trying to stick to Johns's back but Johns is turning into Andrews. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Andrews's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Johns.

Johns avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Johns avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Johns accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Johns throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Andrews works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Andrews tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Andrews escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Johns gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Johns throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Andrews works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Johns trying to control the position from guard on top but Andrews is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johns looking to pass the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andrews is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.

Andrews is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johns pushing down on Andrews's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

Johns is trying to work for a kimura but Andrews is defending well.

Andrews is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Johns pulls his head out easily.
Johns is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Johns avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Johns stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Andrews swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Tim Johns will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Johns throws a body punch but Andrews moves out of range.
Andrews misses with a few strikes there.
Andrews keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johns moves in looking to clinch but Andrews pushes him off.
Johns misses with a double jab.
Johns closes the distance looking to clinch
and Andrews cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
No joy there for Andrews, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Johns takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrews swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Some wild striking there from Johns.
A telegraphed right hand from Johns misses the target.
Johns throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Andrews counters with a shoot takedown. Johns fights it but they end up in guard.
Johns is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Andrews working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Andrews won't allow Johns to sweep him here.
Andrews tries to free his leg and advance position but Johns is retaining full guard.
Andrews is working hard here to advance position.
Andrews postures up.
Johns might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Andrews kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Andrews passes Johns's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johns wants to control but Andrews is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Johns looking for submissions off his back.
Johns is controlling Andrews's trapped leg to prevent Andrews from advancing to side control.

Andrews is working for a kimura but Johns is defending it quite comfortably.

Andrews is looking for a kimura but Johns is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Andrews to get the leverage.

Johns is defending against the submission attempts here by Andrews.
Johns gets full guard.

Andrews drops back looking for a leg! Johns is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Johns manages to kick Andrews off! Andrews jumps back into Johns's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrews pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Johns is keeping the position for now.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Johns pulls Andrews in close to prevent any damage.
Johns utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Johns trying to control the position.

Andrews got a little sloppy there for a moment and Johns has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Andrews has managed to get both his arms back between Johns's legs - danger averted.
Johns controls Andrews momentarily but Andrews frees himself.

Andrews drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Andrews jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Johns working for a triangle but Andrews defends it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andrews wants to pass the guard but Johns is keeping the position.
Andrews preventing the sweep.

Andrews drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Andrews jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Andrews drops back looking for a leg! Johns is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Johns manages to kick Andrews off! Andrews jumps back into Johns's guard.
Johns is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Wayne Andrews overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Johns is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Andrews defends well.

Johns is looking for a triangle but Andrews pushes his legs off easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Andrews shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Andrews looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Johns is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Andrews is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Johns is trying to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrews throwing shots but Johns is blocking nicely.
Johns moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Johns is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Andrews defends well.

Johns working for a triangle but Andrews defends it easily.
Andrews forces his way into half guard.
Johns tries to roll over but Andrews keeps him under control.
Andrews tries to pass the half guard into mount. Johns knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Johns looking for submissions off his back.

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

Andrews is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Andrews moves nicely into side control.

Andrews thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Johns is looking for a sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johns gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Andrews has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Johns's face.
Andrews is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Johns can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Andrews cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

Andrews looking for a guillotine from mount but Johns is having none of it.
Johns keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

Andrews working for a guillotine from mount but Johns is in no mood to give up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johns working to try and regain half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johns is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Johns regains half guard.
Johns takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Johns is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Johns is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Andrews is tapping! Great win for Johns!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Tim Johns!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
72%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kendall Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kazuo Mizakota (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mizakota has chosen as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Alves
vs
Mizakota

182 cm
32
148 lbs
24 - 17 - 0

178 cm
32
139 lbs
16 - 10 - 0

BJJ Red Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 24 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kendall Alves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kazuo Mizakota!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Sosuke Kotani and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mizakota connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Alves throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alves moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Alves scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Mizakota gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Alves misses with a combination
and Mizakota counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

Mizakota bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Alves is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

Alves actively working from the bottom here.
Alves moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mizakota is looking to work some ground and pound but Alves has wrist control.
Alves keeping moving, preventing Mizakota from controlling successfully.

Alves escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mizakota gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Alves working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mizakota doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mizakota manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Alves really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Alves manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mizakota manages to get himself to full guard.

Alves drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Alves jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Mizakota trying to keep a closed guard but Alves is proving a slippery customer.
Alves wants to control from the top but Mizakota keeps moving.
Alves is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Mizakota seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Alves landing with the ground and pound.

Mizakota looking for a guillotine here but Alves defends easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mizakota is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Alves slips nicely into half guard.
Alves thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mizakota is trying to get back to full guard.
Mizakota manages to get to full guard.
Alves 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.
Alves postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Alves pushing down on Mizakota's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Mizakota blocking the ground and pound attempt from Alves.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Alves takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Mizakota is looking for a sweep. Alves is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Alves slips a nice elbow through Mizakota's hands, connecting with Mizakota's forehead.
Mizakota gets back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alves scoring with some ground and pound.
Mizakota working a defensive guard here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Alves accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Alves lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Mizakota had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Alves defends it easily.
Alves chips away with some ground and pound.
Alves lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alves content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Alves slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Alves working the ground and pound.

Alves wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Mizakota, who protects the arm well.
Alves scores with punches from side control.
You can see the frustration on Mizakota's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Alves cracks Mizakota with a big right hand but Mizakota just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Alves is working Mizakota over with some ground and pound from side control.
Mizakota is looking for a sweep.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alves lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Mizakota down.
Mizakota is trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kendall Alves dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Alves thows a body shot but no joy.
Alves ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mizakota moves away.
Mizakota tries to close the distance and clinch but Alves swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Alves just misses with a punch to the body.
Alves avoids a punch combination nicely.

Alves changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Mizakota looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

Alves thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Alves scoring with punches and elbows.
Mizakota tries to bench press Alves off him but Alves keeps the position.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Kendall Alves!
Kendall Alves took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Kendal Alves jiu jutsu at Saboteur's Playground! Thanks for watching.'.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dustin Super (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vangelis Kokkalis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kokkalis has chosen Promises - Nero ft. Skrillex as his entrance music. Super has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Super
vs
Kokkalis

204 cm
29
270 lbs
16 - 7 - 0

190 cm
22
240 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

[CBK] Legal Highs ↑ 160Q STAMINA + ENERGY

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dustin Super!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vangelis Kokkalis!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shirou Masuda and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Super misses with a two punch combination.
Kokkalis scores with a spinning back kick!
Super takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Super is breathing heavily.
Good leg kick by Kokkalis there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kokkalis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Super.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kokkalis is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Super has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kokkalis.
Kokkalis connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kokkalis connects with a crisp jab.
Kokkalis throws a leg kick which misses Super's front leg but catches the back leg as Super tries to avoid it.
No joy there for Kokkalis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Super doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kokkalis.
Kokkalis feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Super's calf.

A jab-cross combination lands for Kokkalis and sends Super crashing to the mat! Kokkalis follows him down to the mat - Super regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!

It looks like Dustin Super has been cut.
Kokkalis content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kokkalis working over Super with some ground and pound. Super looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kokkalis moves into full mount! Super won't be happy about that!
Kokkalis with good strikes from the mount here!
Kokkalis working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Super takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Kokkalis's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vangelis Kokkalis!
A very excited looking Vangelis Kokkalis 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.

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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Branko Popovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Richmond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Popovic might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to None. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Popovic
vs
Richmond

193 cm
30
192 lbs
23 - 17 - 1

184 cm
28
190 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Branko Popovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Richmond!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yuuki Gou and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richmond misses with a combination
and Popovic counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Popovic throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Richmond stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Popovic rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Richmond moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Richmond 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.
Richmond lands a nice hook to Popovic's body. Popovic takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Popovic scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Richmond on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Popovic lands a head shot.

It looks like James Richmond has been cut.
Richmond takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Richmond misses with a few strikes there.
Richmond misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Richmond looks gassed!
Richmond takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Popovic scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Popovic throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Richmond.
Popovic fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Richmond uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Popovic.
Richmond gets caught by a brutal right hook which buckles his knees! Richmond tries to backpedal with his spaghettilegs but Popovic is headhunting and goes for the kill. A jab and a right hook connect and Richmond buckles badly as his eyes roll back. The referee steps in and saves Richmond!! Richmond is complaining but he was clearly out on his feet. Popovic throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmm spit-tastic.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Branko Popovic!