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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Chase (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lilb ss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vincent Chase has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Chase
vs
ss

176 cm
18
155 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

164 cm
25
155 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Prefers standup

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vincent Chase!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lilb ss!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chase fails in his attempt to clinch.

ss drives through and clinches with Chase against the cage.

ss jumps into guard, dragging Chase to the mat.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
ss looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Chase has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of ss is proving hard to escape from.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now ss is on top in guard.
ss postures up and lands a big shot to Chase's brow.
ss trying to control but Chase is working from the bottom.
ss advances position into side control!
Chase dodges the ground and pound from ss.

ss wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Chase, who protects the arm well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
ss moves into full mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
ss misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Chase knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for ss on the ground.

ss working for a guillotine from mount but Chase is in no mood to give up.
ss with shots to the head and body - Chase looks very uncomfortable down there.
Chase squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
ss tries to control but Chase wriggling away.
Chase is breathing heavily.
ss content just to control the position here.
ss landing punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chase avoids a series of strikes thrown by ss.
Chase is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Chase is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, ss cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
ss dominating with strikes here.
Chase avoids a series of strikes thrown by ss.
Chase is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.

ss is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Chase to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Chase shrugs it off.
ss looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
ss with the ground and pound from mount.
ss fails to move to back control.
ss fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
ss landing shots from mount.
ss landing strikes, looking to finish!
ss scores with a couple of good head shots there.
ss fails to advance to Chase's back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chase tries to buck ss off but ss takes his back!
ss missing with strikes from the back.
ss punches the canvas rather than the man.
ss connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Chase to escape the position.

ss has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Chase! Can he survive? No! He's out! ss gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Lilb ss!
A determined Lilb ss didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!

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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hendo Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Masato Kunaida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diaz comes into the arena with Darude- Sandstorm blaring out of the sound system. Hendo Diaz has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Diaz
vs
Kunaida

189 cm
27
170 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

176 cm
22
165 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 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, Hendo Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Masato Kunaida!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kunaida cracks Diaz with a right hand to the side of the head.
Diaz takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A head kick from Kunaida lands but Diaz takes it in his stride.
Diaz moves to clinch but Kunaida breaks away
and Kunaida counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Diaz closes the distance looking to clinch
and Diaz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kunaida circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kunaida counters with a slapping leg kick.
Diaz moves to clinch but Kunaida breaks away
and Kunaida counters with a good low kick that Diaz was not able to check.
Diaz tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kunaida counters with a right hand to the body.
Diaz is breathing heavily.
Diaz moves to clinch but Kunaida breaks away
and Kunaida counters with a left and a right that stings Diaz.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Diaz throws a leg kick
and Kunaida counters with a stiff right hand.
Diaz tries to clinch but Kunaida moves away
letting Kunaida counter with a right hand.
Diaz takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A left and a right from Kunaida both land. Nice combination.

Diaz is rocked!
Diaz moves out of range of the strikes.
Oh Diaz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Diaz closes the distance but Kunaida moves to the side
and Kunaida counters with a crisp right that sends Diaz to the canvas! Kunaida follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Masato Kunaida!
A very excited looking Masato Kunaida 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.

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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dante Ninja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaito Saruwatari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saruwatari has chosen Andrea Bocelli - Time To Say Goodbye as his entrance music. Dante Ninja has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Ninja
vs
Saruwatari

191 cm
27
205 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

186 cm
25
209 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

[WOT] Inner Beast Nutrition And Laundry

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dante Ninja!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kaito Saruwatari!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ninja shoots for a double leg takedown but Saruwatari sprawls well. He's pushed Ninja's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ninja scores with a sloppy right hand. Saruwatari should have avoided that one.

It looks like Kaito Saruwatari has been cut.

Ninja shoots in and bounces Saruwatari off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Ninja throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Saruwatari works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ninja wants to pass the guard but Saruwatari is keeping the position.
Saruwatari is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Saruwatari wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Ninja working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Saruwatari is trying to keep Ninja in close.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Kaito Saruwatari was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Saruwatari works over Ninja's head and body with a nice combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ninja tries to bum rush Saruwatari with a series of wild strikes but Saruwatari uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saruwatari throws a shot to the body.
Saruwatari plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Saruwatari avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kaito Saruwatari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saruwatari connects with a leg kick. Ninja looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ninja doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Saruwatari scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Saruwatari fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ninja fails with the takedown.
Saruwatari looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Saruwatari throws a nice head kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saruwatari tries to clinch up but Ninja circles away and keeps his distance.
No joy there for Ninja, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Donk. Saruwatari catches Ninja right on the button with a cross.
Ninja throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saruwatari throws a nice head kick!
Ninja fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dante Ninja. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Saruwatari moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Saruwatari tries to clinch but Ninja moves out of range.
Saruwatari lands with a shot to the body.
Saruwatari throws a nice inside leg kick.
A head kick from Saruwatari lands but Ninja takes it in his stride.
Nice body punch from Saruwatari.
Ninja shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ninja is breathing heavily.
Ninja circles away from the clinch attempt.
Saruwatari lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

Saruwatari moves into the clinch successfully.
Ninja tries to circle away but Saruwatari has him pinned against the cage.
Saruwatari lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saruwatari tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ninja's elbow.
Saruwatari struggles to land a body shot inside as Ninja controls his hands.
Saruwatari lands a hook to the side of the head.
Saruwatari throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Saruwatari goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Saruwatari scores with a nice short uppercut.
Saruwatari makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Saruwatari lands a nice shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saruwatari throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ninjas head.
Saruwatari lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ninja backwards.
Ninja takes a shot to the head.
Ninja blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Saruwatari working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Saruwatari using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Saruwatari lands a damaging elbow.
Ninja prevents a body shot from Saruwatari.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saruwatari lands an elbow inside.
Saruwatari lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ninja or not.
Saruwatari lands a left hand.
Saruwatari throws a head punch that misses.
Saruwatari lands a right hand.
Saruwatari lands a right hand.
Saruwatari tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Saruwatari.
Saruwatari struggles to land a body shot inside as Ninja controls his hands.
Saruwatari misses with the head strike.
Ninja is trying to break free.
Ninja working hard to break the clinch.
Ninja blocking some punches.
Saruwatari throws a head punch that misses.
Saruwatari has a couple of punches blocked by Ninja.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Saruwatari lands a hook that snaps the head of Ninja backwards.
Saruwatari tries a body shot but Ninja blocks it.
Saruwatari tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ninja is trying to push Saruwatari away but Saruwatari has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Saruwatari doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ninja tries to break the clinch but Saruwatari is controlling the position.
Saruwatari misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ninja blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ninja's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Saruwatari digs a right hand into Ninja's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ninja's gas tank.
A short right from Saruwatari on the inside.
Ninja blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ninja looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ninja blocks the elbow strike.
A shot in the inside from Saruwatari.
Nice body punch from Saruwatari - that landed with a thud.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
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!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Saruwatari.
Saruwatari lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ninja avoids the elbow strike from Saruwatari, against the cage.
Ninja blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Saruwatari lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Dante Ninja has been cut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ninja.
A right hook to the body lands for Saruwatari.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Saruwatari creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Saruwatari throws a punch but it's blocked by Ninja.
A shot in the inside from Saruwatari.
Saruwatari lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Saruwatari.
Saruwatari softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Ninja is rocked!
Saruwatari lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Oh Ninja is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Saruwatari lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ninja backwards.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Saruwatari fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Saruwatari prevents Ninja from breaking the clinch.
Ninja seems to have got his legs back now.
Saruwatari lands an uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Saruwatari.
Saruwatari tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ninja wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ninja is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ninja blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ninja blocking some punches.
Saruwatari tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Saruwatari.
Ninja blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Saruwatari.
Saruwatari lands with a light punch inside.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Ninja takes a shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saruwatari throws an elbow but it misses.

Saruwatari drops Ninja onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Ninja is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Saruwatari is leaning against Ninja and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Saruwatari throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ninjas head.
Ninja blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Saruwatari.
Saruwatari tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Saruwatari struggles to land a body shot inside as Ninja controls his hands.
A shot in the inside from Saruwatari.
Saruwatari misses with the head strike.
Still in the clinch, Saruwatari scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ninja tries to break the clinch but Saruwatari is controlling the position.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Saruwatari makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Saruwatari misses with a knee strike.
Ninja prevents a body shot from Saruwatari.
Saruwatari lands a left hand.
Saruwatari misses with some punches.
Saruwatari scores with a shot to the side of Ninja's head.
Saruwatari lands an elbow inside.
Ninja wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short uppercut from Ninja.
Saruwatari lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Saruwatari softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short right from Saruwatari.
Saruwatari has Ninja pressed against the cage, preventing Ninja from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Saruwatari misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Saruwatari fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kaito Saruwatari dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Saruwatari closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Saruwatari lands an uppercut.
Saruwatari throws a head punch that misses.
Saruwatari doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Saruwatari throws a head punch that misses.
Saruwatari has a couple of punches blocked by Ninja.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Saruwatari.
Ninja prevents a body shot from Saruwatari.
Saruwatari lands a shot to the body.
Still in the clinch, Saruwatari scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ninja blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saruwatari doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Saruwatari struggles to land a body shot inside as Ninja controls his hands.
Ninja avoids the elbow strike from Saruwatari, against the cage.
Saruwatari misses with a hook from the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A head punch on the inside from Saruwatari fails to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saruwatari lands a body punch in the clinch.
Saruwatari doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kaito Saruwatari seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A shot in the inside from Saruwatari.
Ninja is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Saruwatari doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short body shot lands from Saruwatari as the two fighters clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Saruwatari.
Saruwatari throws a punch but it's blocked by Ninja.
Saruwatari goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Saruwatari tries to throw a body punch but Ninja avoids it by throwing Saruwatari back against the cage.
Saruwatari doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Saruwatari.
Ninja blocking some punches.
Saruwatari misses with a punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saruwatari throws a punch but it's blocked by Ninja.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ninja blocking some punches.
Saruwatari lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Saruwatari misses with a punch on the inside.
Saruwatari swings wildly with an uppercut but Ninja uses good head movement to avoid it.

Ninja pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Saruwatari throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ninja tries to bum rush Saruwatari with a series of wild strikes but Saruwatari uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ninja misses with a wild combination.
Ninja throws a nice looking combination but Saruwatari bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kaito Saruwatari seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Saruwatari throws a head kick that Ninja semi-blocks.
Saruwatari buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Saruwatari tries to clinch there but Ninja circles away.
Ninja jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Saruwatari has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Ninja.
Saruwatari goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Saruwatari connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ninja's hands.
Saruwatari throws a head kick that Ninja semi-blocks.
Ninja swats away the attempt to clinch by Saruwatari.
Saruwatari turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Saruwatari. That's going to slow Ninja down.
Good leg kick by Saruwatari there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Saruwatari throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ninja's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ninja takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Saruwatari fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ninja throws a lazy uppercut
and Saruwatari counters with a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ninja looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Saruwatari tries to clinch there but Ninja circles away.
Ninja swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Saruwatari as Ninja shoots in.
Saruwatari displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Saruwatari lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Saruwatari lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ninja doesn't seem phased though.
Saruwatari fails in his attempt to clinch.
Saruwatari fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ninja misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dante Ninja. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Saruwatari lands with a nice combination. Ninja backs away looking to recover.
A decent looking cross lands there for Saruwatari.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Saruwatari wants to clinch.
Saruwatari wants to clinch.
Dante Ninja is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Saruwatari connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Saruwatari cracks the inside of Ninja's front leg.
Saruwatari displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ninja.
Ninja tries to move into range but Saruwatari moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Saruwatari turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kaito Saruwatari is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Saruwatari throws a nice outside leg kick.
That kick from Saruwatari tenderised Ninja's leg. Ninja is trying to keep his angry face on.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Saruwatari.

Saruwatari instigates a clinch.
Saruwatari works on Ninja's body with a couple of short punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saruwatari struggles to land a body shot inside as Ninja controls his hands.
Saruwatari scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ninja.
Ninja blocks an uppercut.
Saruwatari working aggressively here.
Saruwatari struggles to land a body shot inside as Ninja controls his hands.
Saruwatari doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ninja.
Saruwatari misses with a punch on the inside.
Saruwatari throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ninja blocking some punches.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Saruwatari lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Saruwatari misses with a punch on the inside.
Ninja blocks a body shot from Saruwatari.
Saruwatari swings wildly with an uppercut but Ninja uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ninja tries to break the clinch but Saruwatari is controlling the position.
Saruwatari swings wildly with an uppercut but Ninja uses good head movement to avoid it.
Saruwatari misses with a knee to the head.
Saruwatari tries to throw a body punch but Ninja avoids it by throwing Saruwatari back against the cage.
Saruwatari tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ninja's elbow.
Saruwatari misses with a body punch.
Ninja cracks Saruwatari with a nice body shot.
Saruwatari tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

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

That's eight minutes gone in the round.

Saruwatari tries to sprawl but Ninja drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Saruwatari has a hand on Ninja's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Ninja takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Saruwatari bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saruwatari tries to free his leg and advance position but Ninja is retaining full guard.
Saruwatari wants to control from the top but Ninja keeps moving.
Ninja is looking to stand up but Saruwatari isn't so interested in that idea.
Saruwatari seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.

Saruwatari gets to his feet. Ninja looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ninja is defended easily by Saruwatari.
Ninja tries for a takedown but Saruwatari sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Saruwatari.
Saruwatari slaps away a takedown attempt from Ninja, before circling back to the center of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ninja has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Saruwatari.
Dante Ninja has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Saruwatari tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Ninja manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Saruwatari throws a series of strikes that have Ninja backpedaling.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kaito Saruwatari comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Saruwatari 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 18:20
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 18:20
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 18:20

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kaito Saruwatari!
An out of breath and clearly excited Kaito Saruwatari thanked [WOT] Inner Beast Nutrition And Laundry for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).

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FIGHT
RATING
94%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Chase (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaius Garcius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Garcius's choice of entrance music: by . Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Chase
vs
Garcius

180 cm
23
194 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

183 cm
25
184 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Johnny Chase!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jaius Garcius!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Garcius shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Chase napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Garcius working the strikes but Chase uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garcius is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Garcius thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Chase looking for submissions off his back.

Chase looking for submissions off his back.
Garcius thows a huge punch but Chase dodges it nicely.
Garcius tries to pass the half guard into mount. Chase knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Garcius working Chase over with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcius lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Garcius winds up and cracks Chase with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

Chase is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Garcius pulls his head out easily.

Chase is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Garcius pulls his head out easily.
Garcius lands with a punch from half guard.
Garcius seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Garcius trying to mount his opponent but Chase defends it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Garcius is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Chase!
Chase is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcius is landing with some decent strikes but Chase is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garcius with the ground and pound from mount.
Garcius landing strikes, looking to finish!
Garcius with the ground and pound from mount.
Garcius pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Garcius postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Chase badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Garcius around the waist but Garcius pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Garcius is the winner by TKO! Garcius jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jaius Garcius!
A victorious Jaius Garcius thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
72%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tony Souwer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Ribera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Souwer
vs
Ribera

177 cm
24
177 lbs
4 - 1 - 1

180 cm
27
165 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

[CBK] LEGAL HIGHS « AJFC↑ TRIPLE 160Q ®

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Tony Souwer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Manny Ribera!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ribera tests Souwer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ribera tries to bum rush Souwer with a series of wild strikes but Souwer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Souwer missing with a left hand there. Ribera was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Manny Ribera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ribera misses with a right hand
and Souwer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Souwer misses the shot to the body.
Ribera fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Souwer manages to avoid it.
Nice cross by Souwer.
Ribera throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ribera throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Souwer counters with a straight right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribera misses with a body punch
and Souwer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ribera shoots for a takedown but Souwer saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Decent striking displayed by Ribera there.
The fighters circling - Souwer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Souwer throws a right hand that misses
and Ribera counters with a two punch combo.
Ribera slips a straight right by Souwer.
Ribera will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Good standup being displayed there by Ribera as he connects with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ribera thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ribera swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ribera lands a head shot.
Souwer moves away from the strike by Ribera.
Ribera tests Souwer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Souwer walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ribera looks to land a right hand but Souwer moved out of range.
No joy there for Ribera, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ribera looks to land a combination but Souwer avoids it well.
Ribera shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Souwer eats them both and turns towards Ribera to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Ribera takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Souwer takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ribera connects with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ribera scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ribera dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Souwer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ribera ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Souwer moves away.
Souwer rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ribera cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ribera misses with a hook.
Ribera fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Souwer looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Souwer takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Souwer moves out of range of the strikes.
Souwer misses with a hook
and Ribera counters with a straight right hand.
A jab from Ribera misses.
Ribera stuns Souwer with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Souwer is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Souwer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ribera.
Ribera misses with a combination
and Souwer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Souwer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ribera.
Ribera is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Souwer had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Souwer throws out a powerful jab.
Ribera shoots in for a takedown but Souwer shows good takedown defense.
Ribera throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Souwer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ribera tries to score a power double leg takedown but Souwer sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ribera somewhat.
Tony Souwer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manny Ribera.
Souwer misses with a wild body shot.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Ribera looks to land a combination but Souwer avoids it well.
Ribera misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Souwer throws out a powerful jab.
Souwer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ribera throws out the jab.
Ribera looks to throw the jab but Souwer is out of range.
Souwer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ribera.
Ribera fails to land with a series of punches.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Ribera pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Souwer back to the cage. Ribera follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Ribera has a takedown stuffed.
Ribera throws a poor cross that misses
and Souwer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ribera lands a jab to Souwer's midsection.
Ribera misses the shot to the body.
Souwer scores with a jab. Ribera acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Souwer is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Ribera uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Souwer.
Ribera shoots for a takedown but Souwer saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ribera swinging wildly here.
Ribera lands with a shot to the body.
Souwer staying out of range there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ribera blocks a jab.
Ribera throws a big shot that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Manny Ribera 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. This is the final round!

Ribera lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Souwer circles away quickly and effectively.
Manny Ribera is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Souwer digs a good body shot into Ribera's ribs.
Ribera misses with a body shot.
Ribera misses with a straight right.
Souwer just misses with a punch to the body.
Ribera takes a swing at Souwer's ribcage but misses.
Souwer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ribera sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ribera scores with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribera on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A swing and a miss from Souwer.
Ribera misses with a hook
letting Souwer counter with a right hand.
Ribera misses with a double jab.
Tony Souwer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ribera fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A slow jab from Souwer misses its intended target.
Ribera throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ribera swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ribera fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Souwer manages to avoid it.
Ribera will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ribera with a nice cross.
Ribera moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Ribera looks to land a right hand but Souwer moved out of range.
Ribera scores with a sloppy right hand. Souwer should have avoided that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souwer misses with an uppercut.
Souwer throws a hook but Ribera blocks it.
Ribera dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Ribera. Those never looked like landing.
Souwer swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ribera.
Souwer's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ribera under the eye.
Ribera throws a body punch but Souwer moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ribera swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Souwer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ribera misses with a hook to the body
letting Souwer counter with a right hand.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ribera.
Ribera misses with an uppercut.
Souwer throws the left hand but Ribera avoids the punch easily.
Ribera throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ribera misses with a few strikes there.
Souwer misses with a hook. Ribera ducked under it nicely.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Ribera fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Souwer lands a nice shot to the body.
Ribera lands with an uppercut that bounces Souwer off the cage and back into range.
Ribera misses with a double jab.
Souwer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ribera.
Ribera lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Souwer circles away quickly and effectively.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Souwer lands a jab to Ribera's midsection.
Ribera's jab looks to have found its range, popping Souwer under the eye.
Ribera throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ribera looks to land a combination but Souwer avoids it well.
A swing and a miss from Ribera.
Manny Ribera seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Souwer cracks Ribera with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ribera shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Souwer pinned against the cage. Souwer gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Ribera smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ribera tries to score a power double leg takedown but Souwer sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ribera somewhat.
Tony Souwer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manny Ribera.
Souwer connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Souwer ducks under a wild hook from Ribera.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Souwer just misses with a punch to the body.
Ribera dives in and grabs Souwer's left leg, looking for a takedown. Souwer pushes down on Ribera's head and hops out.
The fighters circle momentarily. Souwer darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Souwer throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ribera stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Souwer takes one to the chin there.
Souwer lands with a shot to the body.
Ribera throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Ribera misses with a body shot
and Souwer counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Souwer looks to throw the jab but Ribera is out of range.
Souwer throws a poor cross that misses
and Ribera counters with a three punch combo that has Souwer backing up. Souwer nods at Ribera to acknowledge the strikes.
Ribera throws a left and a right that both miss
and Souwer counters with a stiff right hand.
A punch combination from Ribera misses.
Ribera misses with a body shot.
Souwer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ribera.

And that's the end of the fight!
Manny Ribera comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ribera has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 18:20
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 18:20
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 18:20

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manny Ribera!
Manny Ribera very nearly forgot to thank [CBK] LEGAL HIGHS « AJFC↑ TRIPLE 160Q ® amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.

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energy
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hype
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pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
20%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arron Gillespie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Santiago Alvares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gillespie comes to the cage accompanied by Destroy Rebuild Until God Shows Scream If You're Crazy. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Santiago Alvares was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Gillespie
vs
Alvares

190 cm
26
200 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

186 cm
26
219 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Powerful

Valhalla Fight Wear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Arron Gillespie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Santiago Alvares!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alvares tries to clinch up.
Alvares shoots for a double leg takedown but Gillespie sprawls well. He's pushed Alvares's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Alvares clinches.
Gillespie is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A shot in the inside from Gillespie.
Gillespie gets underhooks to prevent Alvares's takedown attempt.
Arron Gillespie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Santiago Alvares.
Alvares has Gillespie pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Gillespie manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Gillespie is pressed up against the cage. Alvares has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Gillespie down to the mat. Gillespie avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Gillespie dips to his left and cracks Alvares with an uppercut!

It looks like Santiago Alvares has been cut.
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!

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

Alvares is rocked!
Gillespie plants his feet and throws a 3 punch combo. Miss, miss, boom! The third punch, a big right hook, connects right on the temple and drops Alvares to the mat, unconscious! This fight is all over! Alvares just couldn't keep out of the way of the whole flurry of punches!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Arron Gillespie!
Arron Gillespie took some time post fight to say the following; 'I would first like to thank god. second my sponsor 5th round clothing & valhalla fight wear and Attack for giving me the opportunity.'.

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Akira Maeda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donald Gaskins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gaskins is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Killing In The Name Of. Donald Gaskins is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Maeda
vs
Gaskins

192 cm
21
215 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

188 cm
19
213 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

5th Round Clothing
TFP Graphics - Pit Inc

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Akira Maeda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Donald Gaskins!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Hirohito Nitta and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gaskins ducks under a wild hook from Maeda.
Maeda lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Maeda misses with a body shot.
Gaskins dips to his left and cracks Maeda with an uppercut!
A good leg kick by Maeda.
Donald Gaskins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gaskins throws a head kick but Maeda moves out of range.
Gaskins moves out of range as Maeda strikes.
Gaskins misses the jab.
Maeda moves out of range of the leg kick from Gaskins.
Gaskins throws a leg kick that misses.
Gaskins takes a shot right to the bread basket.
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!
Nice shot lands for Maeda.
Good shot there by Gaskins.
Maeda loads up on a big right hand but Gaskins slips the punch.
Gaskins throws a head kick but Maeda moves out of range.
Maeda uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gaskins has time to react.
Maeda throws an overhand right that lands on Gaskins's shoulder, as Gaskins tries to avoid the shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaskins tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Maeda digs a good hook to Gaskins's body.
Gaskins looks gassed!
Maeda thows a body kick. Gaskins tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Maeda will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Maeda connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gaskins takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jab by Maeda.
Gaskins uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Maeda.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Maeda, right into the meat.
Maeda throws a quick inside leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Maeda there.
Gaskins blocks a jab.
Donk. Maeda catches Gaskins right on the button with a cross.
A big right from Maeda misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaskins steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Maeda. That one must have hurt.
Maeda lunges at Gaskins with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gaskins's hand.
Maeda connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Maeda will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gaskins takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Maeda uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

Gaskins is rocked!
Maeda closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Gaskins out cold! Gaskins corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Akira Maeda!
Akira Maeda took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.