RR10 - Judgement Day PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Isamu Katsuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Izanagami Kami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Katsuki's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, 10 Years Today by Bullet For My Valentine. Izanagami Kami will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Katsuki
vs
Kami

179 cm
23
175 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

193 cm
18
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Isamu Katsuki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Izanagami Kami!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Shimada and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kami with a lazy takedown attempt
and Katsuki counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kami.
Kami moves out of range of the body kick.
A combination from Katsuki does no damage.
Kami tries to close the distance and clinch but Katsuki swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kami looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Katsuki is fending him off so far but Kami persists. Nope, Katsuki circles away and we're back to standing.
Isamu Katsuki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Izanagami Kami.
Kami shoots in but Katsuki avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Katsuki goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kami looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Katsuki is fending him off so far but Kami persists. Nope, Katsuki circles away and we're back to standing.
Katsuki throws a head kick that misses.
Kami shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Katsuki sprawls well. Katsuki wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kami gets slowly back to his feet.

Katsuki throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Kami tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Katsuki is in Kami's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kami has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Katsuki can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kami is on top in guard.
Kami trying to control but Katsuki is working from the bottom.
Kami is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

Kami gets to his feet - Katsuki follows without any prompting.
Kami shoots for a double leg takedown but Katsuki sprawls well. He's pushed Kami's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Kami gets a clinch.
Kami wants a takedown but no success here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katsuki tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Kami gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.

Kami stands up out of the half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kami is looking to clinch.
Katsuki misses with a body kick.
Kami misses with a takedown
and Katsuki counters with a good, hard body kick but Kami shrugs it off.
Kami looks gassed!
Katsuki displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kami.
Kami misses with a takedown attempt
and Katsuki counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Katsuki misses with a two punch combination.
Kami is looking to clinch but Katsuki is avoiding it.
Kami has a takedown stuffed.

Katsuki takes the fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kami has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Katsuki is trying to keep an underhook but Kami manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Kami trying to control the action but Katsuki is working from the bottom.
Kami wants to get back to his feet.
Kami is looking to stall here but Katsuki recovers full guard.

Kami drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Katsuki manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Kami has Katsuki in his guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kami utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Kami is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Katsuki is aware though and is defending well.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kami is on top in guard.
Kami tries to free his leg and advance position but Katsuki is retaining full guard.
Kami trying to control but Katsuki is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Kami tries to clinch up.
Kami shoots in and drives through. Katsuki sprawls well.
Kami tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Katsuki swivels and escapes.

Katsuki closes the distance and clinches.
Kami has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Katsuki is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Isamu Katsuki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Izanagami Kami.
Kami is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Katsuki misses with a knee strike.
Kami is looking to take this one to the mat.
Katsuki gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kami.
Katsuki using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kami has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kami is breathing heavily.
Kami is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Katsuki pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Katsuki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kami looking for a takedown.
Katsuki tries to land a knee to the head but Kami blocks with his arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kami.
Kami dodges an elbow strike from Katsuki.
Kami drops down looking for an ankle pick but Katsuki pulls his leg out and moves away.

Katsuki closes the distance and clinches.
Kami goes for a takedown attempt but Katsuki pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Katsuki swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Katsuki displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kami.
Katsuki thuds his shin into the meat of Kami's side.
Kami takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Katsuki throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kami is looking to clinch but Katsuki is avoiding it.
Kami doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Katsuki counters with a nice body kick.
Katsuki dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kami. That did some damage!
Katsuki misses with a series of wild punches.
Kami will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Katsuki keeps Kami at a distance using the push kick.
Katsuki fails to land with a series of punches.
Kami misses with a takedown
and Katsuki finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Katsuki lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katsuki fails to land with a series of punches.
Kami shoots for a double leg takedown but Katsuki sprawls well. He's pushed Kami's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kami blocks the body kick.
Kami has his takedown stuffed
and Katsuki counters with a big head kick but Kami shrugs it off.
A nice combination there by Katsuki.
Kami is looking to clinch.
Katsuki motions for Kami to come forward. Katsuki throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

Katsuki gets caught napping as Kami dives in and scores a takedown. Katsuki manages to retain guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Kami would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Katsuki might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Kami trying to control the position from guard on top but Katsuki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kami drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Katsuki dives on top into guard.
Katsuki working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kami's head.
Katsuki trying to control the position from guard on top but Kami is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Katsuki has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

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

Katsuki drops back looking for a leg! Kami is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kami manages to kick Katsuki off! Katsuki jumps back into Kami's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Katsuki avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Katsuki gets tackled into the ropes by Kami. Kami maintains the clinch.
Kami looking for a takedown.

Kami gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Kami trying to control the pace.
Kami moves nicely into side control.
Kami is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Kami decides to stand back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kami shoots in looking for a takedown. Katsuki tries to sprawl out of it but Kami keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Katsuki manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Isamu Katsuki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kami shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Katsuki but Katsuki pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Isamu Katsuki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Izanagami Kami.
Katsuki throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kami.
Some wild striking there from Katsuki.
Kami shoots in for a double leg but Katsuki sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Katsuki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Katsuki throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kami doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Katsuki counters with a single leg into guard. Kami didn't expect that.

Kami had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Katsuki defends it easily.
Katsuki knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kami on the ground.
Katsuki passes Kami's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

Kami looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Katsuki is looking to take a break and control but Kami is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Katsuki missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Katsuki is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Kami is pressing down on Katsuki's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kami is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Katsuki throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Kami looking for a guillotine here but Katsuki defends easily.

Kami looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

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

Kami looking for a guillotine here but Katsuki defends easily.
Katsuki advances to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kami wants to improve his position but Katsuki is controlling well.
Kami avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Katsuki.
Izanagami Kami has got the better of the ground game so far.

Katsuki is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kami sees it coming and defends easily.
Kami gets full guard.

Kami escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Katsuki gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kami tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Kami looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Katsuki wants to control from the top but Kami keeps moving.
Katsuki is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Izanagami Kami.
I think Kami has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Izanagami Kami!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
79%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stu Grimmmson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrus Laane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laane has chosen Akon - Never Gonna Get It as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Grimmmson
vs
Laane

190 cm
25
175 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

193 cm
20
177 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Intelligent

Decent wrestler
Good kicks
Good gas tank

Valhalla Fight Wear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Stu Grimmmson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andrus Laane!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grimmmson misses with a series of wild punches.
A head kick misses from Laane.

Laane drives through and clinches with Grimmmson against the ropes.

Laane's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Laane thows a body shot but no joy.
Some wild striking there from Grimmmson.
Stu Grimmmson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laane lands a nice hook to Grimmmson's body. Grimmmson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

Laane forces Grimmmson back against the ropes and clinches.
Laane tries to land knees in the clinch but Grimmmson avoids the damage to the body.

Laane manages to break the clinch.
Laane swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Laane clinches up with Grimmmson and pushes him back against the ropes.

Laane breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Laane dodges the punch combination from Grimmmson.
Grimmmson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laane gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Laane throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Laane thows a body shot but no joy.

Oooooh!!! Laane has knocked Grimmmson down with a huge combo! Laane steps away and waves a wobbly Grimmmson back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grimmmson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Laane catches Grimmmson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

Grimmmson is rocked!
Laane is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Grimmmson flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Grimmmson is out cold! Laane holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Andrus Laane!
A victorious Andrus Laane thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wszebor Swiatlovod (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hishioki Tayudo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hishioki Tayudo will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Swiatlovod
vs
Tayudo

178 cm
19
202 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

194 cm
26
215 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wszebor Swiatlovod!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hishioki Tayudo!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Fujiwara and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tayudo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tayudo shoots in for a takedown but Swiatlovod shows good takedown defense.
Tayudo moves in looking to clinch but Swiatlovod pushes him off.
Tayudo throws a sloppy head kick and Swiatlovod moves out of range easily.
Tayudo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Swiatlovod throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tayudo tries for a takedown but Swiatlovod circles away easily
and Swiatlovod counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

It looks like Hishioki Tayudo has been cut.
Tayudo tries to clinch up
and Swiatlovod counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tayudo closes the distance looking to clinch

and Swiatlovod counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tayudo is trying to get back to full guard.
Swiatlovod perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Swiatlovod prevents Tayudo from improving his position.
Swiatlovod is just content to waste time from the top position. Tayudo takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Tayudo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Swiatlovod might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Swiatlovod sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tayudo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Swiatlovod.
Swiatlovod controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Wszebor Swiatlovod just wasn't active enough.
Swiatlovod swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Swiatlovod blocks a head kick by Tayudo.
Swiatlovod swings for the body but Tayudo moves out of range.
Tayudo has his takedown stuffed
and Swiatlovod counters with a left to the body.
Wszebor Swiatlovod has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hishioki Tayudo.
Tayudo closes the distance but Swiatlovod moves to the side
and Swiatlovod counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tayudo shoots and misses
and Swiatlovod cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tayudo looks gassed!
Tayudo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Swiatlovod punishes Tayudo's body with a nice straight punch.
Swiatlovod misses with a body shot.
Swiatlovod throws a body punch but Tayudo moves out of range.
Tayudo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Swiatlovod throws a right and a left that Tayudo avoids nicely.
Tayudo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tayudo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Some wild striking there from Swiatlovod.

Tayudo gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Swiatlovod to score an easy takedown into full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Swiatlovod trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Swiatlovod is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Swiatlovod wants to pass the guard but Tayudo is keeping the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Tayudo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Swiatlovod is aware though and is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wszebor Swiatlovod dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hishioki Tayudo's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Tayudo closes the distance and clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Swiatlovod's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Swiatlovod has Tayudo pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Tayudo manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Tayudo with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Swiatlovod breaks the clinch.
Tayudo shoots in for a double leg but Swiatlovod sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Swiatlovod throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Swiatlovod connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Wszebor Swiatlovod is winning the standup battle so far.

Tayudo has managed to clinch.
Tayudo stalling in the clinch but Swiatlovod improves position.

Swiatlovod manages to break the clinch.

Swiatlovod fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Tayudo sprawls well initially but Swiatlovod persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tayudo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Swiatlovod.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Swiatlovod wants to take a breather but Tayudo is having none of it.
Swiatlovod not doing much here.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Swiatlovod seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Tayudo for as long as he can get away with.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Wszebor Swiatlovod.
Tayudo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tayudo misses with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swiatlovod fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tayudo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tayudo moves to clinch but Swiatlovod breaks away

and Swiatlovod decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Tayudo's guard.
Swiatlovod trying to control but Tayudo is working from the bottom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Swiatlovod postures up.
Swiatlovod is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Hishioki Tayudo.
Swiatlovod throws a body punch but Tayudo moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tayudo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Swiatlovod lands a jab.
Tayudo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Swiatlovod counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Tayudo is breathing heavily.
Swiatlovod wants to control from the top but Tayudo keeps moving.
Swiatlovod postures up in Tayudo's guard and throws a big left but Tayudo blocks it.
Tayudo keeping moving, preventing Swiatlovod from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Swiatlovod accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Swiatlovod gets to his feet. Tayudo looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Swiatlovod closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Swiatlovod happy to just control the position for now.
Tayudo is trying to control Swiatlovod's posture but Swiatlovod avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tayudo is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wszebor Swiatlovod dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hishioki Tayudo's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Tayudo tries to clinch
and Swiatlovod counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tayudo is looking to clinch but Swiatlovod is avoiding it.
Tayudo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Swiatlovod counters with a left and a right that stings Tayudo.
Swiatlovod moves into range and connects with a jab.
Swiatlovod uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tayudo has time to react.
Swiatlovod throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
No joy there for Swiatlovod, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tayudo closes the distance looking to clinch

and Swiatlovod counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tayudo seems a little lost for a moment, as Swiatlovod dominates the positioning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tayudo is not content to let Swiatlovod control the position.
Swiatlovod controls the position.
Swiatlovod has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Tayudo is looking to reverse the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Wszebor Swiatlovod wasn't doing enough on the ground.
A swing and a miss from Swiatlovod.
Swiatlovod misses the shot to the body.
Swiatlovod ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tayudo moves away.
Swiatlovod tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tayudo was well out of range. Poor timing from Swiatlovod.
Tayudo doesn't manage to clinch there - Swiatlovod circles away.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tayudo trying to land knees to the body.
Tayudo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Swiatlovod avoids it.
Tayudo misses with a knee to the head.
Swiatlovod avoiding damage as Tayudo throws knees to the body.
Tayudo trying to land knees to the body.
Tayudo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tayudo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Swiatlovod blocks it with crossed arms.
Swiatlovod wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Swiatlovod wants to break free but Tayudo has control.
Tayudo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Swiatlovod avoids it.
Tayudo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Swiatlovod is defending well for now.
Tayudo trying to stall but Swiatlovod improves his position.
Tayudo tries to land a knee to the head but Swiatlovod blocks with his arms.
Tayudo is trying desperately to land a takedown but Swiatlovod is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Tayudo.
Swiatlovod is trying to push Tayudo away but Tayudo has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
A knee to the head by Tayudo.
Swiatlovod on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tayudo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Swiatlovod is defending well for now.

Swiatlovod turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tayudo is not content to let Swiatlovod control the position.
A lull in the action here as Swiatlovod stalls from top position.
Wszebor Swiatlovod is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wszebor Swiatlovod 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.
Tayudo wants to control but Swiatlovod postures up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Wszebor Swiatlovod showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Swiatlovod, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wszebor Swiatlovod!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
46%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Guy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Austin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Austin has chosen Motorhead-Killed by death 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!

Guy
vs
Austin

212 cm
29
288 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

187 cm
27
255 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Matt Guy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Steve Austin!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Austin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Guy scores with a decent looking hook.
Austin blocks a jab.
Austin loads up on a big right hand but Guy slips the punch.
Guy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Austin takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Guy clobbers Austin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

It looks like Steve Austin has been cut.
Guy swings for the body but Austin moves out of range.
Austin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Guy.
Guy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Guy takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Austin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Guy avoids the body shot from Austin.
Austin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Guy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Austin.
Guy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Austin.
Austin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Austin wants to clinch up but Guy keeps it at a distance.
Austin throws a series of strikes that have Guy backpedaling.

Austin takes the fight into the clinch.
Guy tries to break free but Austin pushes him back against the ropes.

Austin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Guy scores with a nice head shot.
Guy swings for the body but Austin moves out of range.
Austin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Guy.
No joy there for Guy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Guy slips a straight right by Austin.
Nice defenses there by Austin.
Guy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Austin manages to avoid it.
Austin looks to throw the jab but Guy is out of range.
Austin drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
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!
Austin lands a glancing blow to the side of Guy's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Austin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Guy.
Guy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Austin moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Guy misses with an uppercut. Austin saw that one coming.
The fighters circling - Guy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Austin with a hook.
Austin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Austin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Austin defending well as Guy loads up on a big left hand.
Guy misses with an uppercut.
A shot to the liver by Austin. Beautiful body shot.
Guy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Austin.
Austin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Guy misses with a wild body shot.
Guy walks into a stiff left hand from Austin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guy avoids the body shot from Austin.
Austin connects with a single shot there.
Austin misses with a hook.
Austin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Guy.
Austin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Guy cracks Austin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Guy thows a body shot but no joy.
Guy avoids the body shot from Austin.
Austin scores with a nice strike.
Austin misses with an uppercut. Guy saw that one coming.
Guy just misses with a punch to the body.
Guy staying out of range there.
Guy lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Guy misses the shot to the body.
Austin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Austin misses with a hook. Guy ducked under it nicely.
Guy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Austin throws a body punch but Guy moves out of range.
Austin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Guy's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Austin. Guy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Austin throws a big shot that misses.
Guy throws a series of punches but Austin avoids them all with ease.
Guy swinging wildly here.
Austin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Austin walks into a stiff left hand from Guy.
Guy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Austin.
Austin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Austin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Steve Austin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Steve Austin's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Austin lands a left and a right that send Guy crashing to the mat, dazed. Austin thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Guy is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Austin connects with a single shot there.
Oh Guy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Guy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Austin.
The fighters circling - Austin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Guy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Austin throws out the jab.
Guy looks to score with a jab to the body but Austin is just out of range.
Austin avoids the body shot from Guy.
Austin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Guy.
Austin thuds a left hand into Guy's body.
Nice defenses there by Austin.
Austin connects with a left and a right that sees a clearly hurt Guy covering up! Austin comes in with a big uppercut and Guy goes doooown! He's slumped up against the ropes, eyes staring blankly into space.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Steve Austin!
Steve Austin managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Kobra Clothing Inc., into his post fight interview.

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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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cloud Van Rude (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Power (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Power has chosen Survivor - Eyes of The Tiger as his entrance music. Cloud Van Rude could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jay Power's chin.

Van Rude
vs
Power

190 cm
25
215 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

187 cm
20
218 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cloud Van Rude!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jay Power!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Sosuke Kotani and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Power takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Cloud Van Rude seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Rude shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Van Rude misses with a takedown attempt - Power sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Van Rude forces Power back against the ropes and clinches.
Power avoids a wild elbow strike from Van Rude.
Power wants to get back to striking at distance but Van Rude won't allow it.
Power is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Power working hard to break the clinch.
Power jumps guard but Van Rude turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Power fails to pull guard.
Power blocks an elbow strike.

Van Rude breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Power tries to clinch but Van Rude moves away

so Van Rude counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Van Rude content to stall in guard here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Van Rude working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Power's head.
Van Rude trying to control but Power is working from the bottom.
Power is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Power has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Van Rude can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Rude with a flurry of punches that miss.
Power is trying to keep Van Rude in close.

Power isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Van Rude stacks Power on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Van Rude!
Power is trying to improve his position.
Van Rude is staying tight to Power's torso, preventing him from escaping.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Rude working away.
Power is trying to get back to half guard.
Power can't do much from the bottom here.
Van Rude controls the position.
Power tries to improve position but can't.
Van Rude controls the position.
Van Rude with the ground and pound but Power regains half guard under the barage of strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Power is looking to control Van Rude's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Power avoid being mounted?

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Van Rude drives through with a takedown into guard.

Power had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Van Rude defends it easily.
Power is trying to control the position but Van Rude postures up.
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!
Van Rude trying to control the position from guard on top but Power is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Power is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Van Rude controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Cloud Van Rude will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Van Rude lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

Van Rude moves into the clinch.
Power drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Van Rude breaks the clinch.
Van Rude throws a right and a left that Power avoids nicely.
Power moves to clinch but Van Rude breaks away
and Van Rude makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Power looks to land a combination. Van Rude sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

It looks like Cloud Van Rude has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Power tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

Van Rude moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Rude is looking to control Power's arms but Power gets an underhook and turns him. Now Van Rude has his back to the ropes.

Van Rude escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Power ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van Rude moves away.
Van Rude tries to close the distance and clinch up but Power swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Van Rude doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Power tries to clinch up.
Jay Power seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Some wild striking there from Power.
Nice shot lands for Power.

Power moves into the clinch.

Power pulls guard effortlessly.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Rude landing with the ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Van Rude avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Van Rude knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Power on the ground.
Van Rude trying to control the position from guard on top but Power is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Power has his foot on Van Rude's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Van Rude works his way back into a safe position though.
Cloud Van Rude overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Van Rude with a flurry of punches that miss.
Van Rude trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Van Rude trying to control the position from guard on top but Power is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Power is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Van Rude defends well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Rude lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Van Rude engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

Power has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Van Rude can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Power trying to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Rude trying to control but Power is working from the bottom.
Van Rude controls from within his opponent's guard.

Power is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Van Rude defends well.
Van Rude throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Van Rude trying to control but Power is working from the bottom.
Van Rude is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Power is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jay Power showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Cloud Van Rude's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

The fight stays on the outside here - Van Rude looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Power closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Van Rude on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Power scores with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Power tries to clinch but Van Rude is having none of it.
Power tries to clinch up but Van Rude circles away and keeps his distance.
Power slips a straight right by Van Rude.
Van Rude shoots in but no luck this time.
Van Rude tries to close the distance and clinch up but Power swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Power throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Power connects with a crisp jab.
Van Rude misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Power to counter with a crisp jab.
Van Rude tries to move into range but Power moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Power lands a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Power tries to clinch there but Van Rude circles away.

Van Rude drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Van Rude looking to pass the guard.
Van Rude wants to control from the top but Power keeps moving.

Power looking for a triangle here. Van Rude is fighting it but it looks tight! Power pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Van Rude is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Jay Power!

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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Tomasz Szczakowiecki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terrance Pingshaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pingshaw is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Heart of a Champion. Terrance Pingshaw will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Szczakowiecki
vs
Pingshaw

169 cm
28
145 lbs
9 - 0 - 0

190 cm
24
159 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Bloodsport Nutrition (100% Genuine)
[CBK] The Smashwear Corporation

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tomasz Szczakowiecki!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Terrance Pingshaw!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Ren Mimura and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Szczakowiecki misses with a left hand
and Pingshaw counters with a right hand to the body.
Pingshaw swings for the body but Szczakowiecki moves out of range.
Pingshaw connects with the punch.
Pingshaw jabs Szczakowiecki right on the nose. Szczakowiecki blinks but takes it well.
Pingshaw throws a predictable looking body shot
and Szczakowiecki counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Pingshaw is rocked!

Pingshaw has closed the distance and engaged Szczakowiecki in a clinch.
Szczakowiecki is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Szczakowiecki working aggressively here.

Szczakowiecki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Horrible takedown by Pingshaw or perhaps it was just good defense by Szczakowiecki which made him look bad.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pingshaw shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Pingshaw is still on wobbly legs! Can Szczakowiecki finish him?
Pingshaw is trying hard to land a takedown here. Szczakowiecki sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Pingshaw seems to have recovered his senses.

Szczakowiecki sends Pingshaw crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Szczakowiecki is motioning to the referee to let Pingshaw up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pingshaw misses with a low kick.
Pingshaw throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A combination from Szczakowiecki does no damage.
Pingshaw throws a head kick that misses.
Pingshaw tries to land a leg kick but Szczakowiecki saw it coming and moves away.
Szczakowiecki paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pingshaw throws an overhand right that lands on Szczakowiecki's shoulder, as Szczakowiecki tries to avoid the shot.
Szczakowiecki throws an overhand right that lands on Pingshaw's shoulder, as Pingshaw tries to avoid the shot.
Pingshaw is looking to clinch.

Oooooh!!! Szczakowiecki has knocked Pingshaw down with a huge combo! Szczakowiecki steps away and waves a wobbly Pingshaw back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Szczakowiecki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pingshaw.
Pingshaw is looking to slow Szczakowiecki down with leg kicks.
Tomasz Szczakowiecki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Szczakowiecki checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nice defenses there by Szczakowiecki.
Pingshaw tries a low kick but Szczakowiecki avoids it.
Pingshaw moves in looking to clinch but Szczakowiecki pushes him off.
Pingshaw doesn't manage to clinch there - Szczakowiecki circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Szczakowiecki staying out of range there.
Pingshaw displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Szczakowiecki throws out the jab.
A big left from Szczakowiecki misses.
Terrance Pingshaw seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Szczakowiecki scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pingshaw in his tracks.
Pingshaw misses with a hook.
Pingshaw ducks under a wild hook from Szczakowiecki.
Szczakowiecki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pingshaw moves away.
Pingshaw rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Szczakowiecki moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pingshaw looks to score with a jab to the body but Szczakowiecki is just out of range.
Szczakowiecki jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pingshaw slips under a jab.
Pingshaw slips a jab from Szczakowiecki.
Pingshaw loads up on a big right hand but Szczakowiecki slips the punch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Szczakowiecki, as that shot connected.
Pingshaw jabs at Szczakowiecki's body.
Pingshaw is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Pingshaw shoots in looking for a takedown. Szczakowiecki tries to sprawl out of it but Pingshaw keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Szczakowiecki manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tomasz Szczakowiecki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Terrance Pingshaw.
Szczakowiecki ducks under a wild hook from Pingshaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pingshaw takes a swing at Szczakowiecki's ribcage but misses.
Szczakowiecki slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tomasz Szczakowiecki dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Pingshaw shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Pingshaw showed some decent athleticism there.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Pingshaw is looking to stall here but Szczakowiecki recovers full guard.
Szczakowiecki looking to control.
Szczakowiecki wants to sweep here but Pingshaw controlling him for the moment.
Szczakowiecki keeping moving, preventing Pingshaw from controlling successfully.
Szczakowiecki knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pingshaw on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pingshaw is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Terrance Pingshaw wasn't active enough on the ground.
Pingshaw throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A lazy left from Szczakowiecki finds it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Szczakowiecki.
Szczakowiecki is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Szczakowiecki slips under a jab from Pingshaw.
Szczakowiecki looks to land a left hand but Pingshaw moved out of range nicely.
Pingshaw fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Szczakowiecki throws an overhand right that lands on Pingshaw's shoulder, as Pingshaw tries to avoid the shot.
Szczakowiecki avoids the head kick by Pingshaw.
Pingshaw misses with a straight left.
Szczakowiecki connects with a body shot that sends Pingshaw's belly button to the back.
Szczakowiecki paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Pingshaw wants to land a leg kick but Szczakowiecki is out of range.
Pingshaw thows a body shot but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pingshaw dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Szczakowiecki. That did some damage!
A big left from Pingshaw misses.
Szczakowiecki moves out of range as Pingshaw strikes.
Szczakowiecki walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Pingshaw misses with a few strikes there.
Szczakowiecki rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pingshaw moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pingshaw swings for the body but Szczakowiecki moves out of range.
Szczakowiecki connects with a single shot there.
Szczakowiecki 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 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tomasz Szczakowiecki!
Tomasz Szczakowiecki retains his featherweight title!
A victorious Tomasz Szczakowiecki thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.