CXC 3: Ramage Vs Gu PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Esist Stein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Slip Zacha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Stein
vs
Zacha

225 cm
20
204 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
25
198 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Experienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Esist Stein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Slip Zacha!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stein checks a low kick from Zacha.
Stein misses with the combination.
Esist Stein seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Zacha darts in and clinches Stein up against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Zacha creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Stein being controlled against the cage.
Zacha lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Zacha manages to break the clinch.

Zacha clinches up with Stein and pushes him back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Stein's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Stein really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Zacha lands a right hand that snaps the head of Stein backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zacha stalls.
A short body shot lands from Zacha as the two fighters clinch.
Zacha goes for a takedown attempt but Stein pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Stein pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stein throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Stein.
Zacha blocks the body kick.
Stein goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

Zacha instigates a clinch.
Nice body punch from Zacha - that landed with a thud.
Zacha keeps control of Stein as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zacha using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stein has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Zacha leaning his opponent against the cage.
Stein can't break the clinch.
Stein tries to break the clinch but Zacha is controlling the position.
Zacha tries for a takedown but Stein manages to get underhooks.
Zacha displaying some good clinch control by pressing Stein up against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Zacha.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stein wants to get back to striking at distance but Zacha won't allow it.
Nice body punch from Zacha.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Zacha takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Zacha lands a body shot in the clinch.
Zacha keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Stein's efforts to push away.
Zacha prevents Stein from breaking the clinch.
Zacha will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Stein up against the cage.
Zacha lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Stein or not.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zacha lands a body shot in the clinch.
Zacha lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Stein.
Nice body punch from Zacha - that landed with a thud.

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

Zacha moves into the clinch successfully.
Zacha creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zacha keeps control of Stein as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Stein is trying to push Zacha away but Zacha has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zacha lands a body punch in the clinch.
Zacha tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Stein can't break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Slip Zacha dominated that round.
That's time! Stein's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Zacha dodges the punch combination from Stein.
Stein tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stein lands with a kick to the temple. Zacha shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

It looks like Slip Zacha has been cut.

Zacha closes the distance and clinches.
A right hand to the body from Zacha.
Zacha scores with a shot to the side of Stein's head.
Zacha lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zacha wants a takedown but no success here.
Zacha scores with a shoulder strike.
Zacha lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Zacha lands a left hand that snaps the head of Stein backwards.
Slip Zacha seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Zacha lands a nice shot to the body.
Zacha scores with a shoulder strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stein is trying to break the clinch but Zacha is controlling him.
Zacha's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Stein is trying to push Zacha away but Zacha has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Zacha works on Stein's body with a couple of short punches.
Zacha holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Zacha tries to pull guard but Stein holds him up against the cage and eventually Zacha drops back down to his feet.
Zacha pushes Stein back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Zacha breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Zacha, right into the meat.
Stein misses with a few strikes there.
Stein throws a right and a left that both miss.

Zacha feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Zacha is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Zacha trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Slip Zacha hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Stein pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Zacha instigates a clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Zacha gets through Stein's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zacha displaying some good clinch control by pressing Stein up against the cage.
Zacha softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Zacha throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stein blocks it with crossed arms.

Zacha manages to break the clinch.
Stein tries to score with a low kick but Zacha moves his leg out of the way.
Zacha blocks a head kick by Stein.
Stein misses with a body kick.

Zacha clinches.
Zacha is pushing Stein up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Zacha lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zacha slowing the pace effectively.
Stein wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Stein wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Zacha has him pressed against the cage.

Zacha pulls Stein into guard.
Zacha tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Stein would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Stein stands up from guard. Let's bang!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zacha shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Stein sprawls well. Stein wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Zacha gets slowly back to his feet.
Esist Stein has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Slip Zacha.
Stein tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Zacha is able to avoid easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Slip Zacha showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Slip Zacha's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Stein misses with a head kick.

Zacha gets a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Zacha creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Zacha digs a right hand underneath Stein's ribcage. Stein let out a lung full of air as it connected.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Zacha creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A hook to the body from Zacha.
Zacha is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Zacha throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Steins head.
Zacha throws an elbow but it misses.
Zacha tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Zacha is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zacha throws an elbow but it misses.
Zacha is working for takedown but Stein is calmly controlling the position for now.
Zacha manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Zacha lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Zacha works on Stein's body with a couple of short punches.
Zacha lands a shoulder strike.
Zacha presses Stein against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nice body punch from Zacha.
Stein wants to get back to striking at distance but Zacha won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Zacha breaks from the clinch.
Esist Stein is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stein throws a nice looking combination but Zacha bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Stein tries to bum rush Zacha with a series of wild strikes but Zacha uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Zacha avoids the head kick by Stein.
Zacha looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Stein is fending him off so far but Zacha persists. Nope, Stein circles away and we're back to standing.
Esist Stein has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Slip Zacha.
Zacha blocks a head kick by Stein.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stein misses with a double jab.
Stein throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Zacha blocks a head kick by Stein.
Stein swinging wildly here.
Stein misses with a wild combination.
Zacha fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Stein checks it well.
Stein slaps away a takedown attempt from Zacha, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zacha dodges the punch combination from Stein.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Zacha closes the distance and clinches.
Zacha lands a body punch in the clinch.
Zacha is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stein is defending well for now.

Zacha escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zacha slips a jab and a cross from Stein.

Zacha closes the distance and clinches.
Zacha effectively controlling the action here.

Zacha breaks the clinch.
Zacha delivers a nice body kick.

Zacha has managed to clinch.
Zacha lands a shoulder strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zacha lands a shot to the body.
Zacha cracks Stein with a nice body shot.
Slip Zacha is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nice body punch from Zacha - that landed with a thud.
Zacha digs a right hand underneath Stein's ribcage. Stein let out a lung full of air as it connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zacha lands a left hand that snaps the head of Stein backwards.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Zacha.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice right hand lands inside from Zacha.

And that's the end of the fight!
Slip Zacha comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Zacha winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Slip Zacha!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
63%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Paul Wyatt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wyatt has chosen ''Broken Out In Love'' as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Williams
vs
Paul Wyatt

215 cm
19
270 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

199 cm
18
270 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

KAISER

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marcus Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sean Paul Wyatt!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wyatt shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Williams sprawls well. Williams wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Wyatt gets slowly back to his feet.
Wyatt misses with a takedown attempt

and Williams counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Williams slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sean Paul Wyatt!
Sean Paul Wyatt decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
75%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Aleksander Grabinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cliff Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cliff Henderson is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Grabinski
vs
Henderson

176 cm
25
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

175 cm
20
175 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Self confident

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Knockout power

Dragon

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aleksander Grabinski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Cliff Henderson!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Henderson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Henderson is pressed up against the cage. Grabinski has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Henderson down to the mat. Henderson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Henderson.
Grabinski fails with a takedown attempt.
Grabinski looks for a takedown but Henderson sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aleksander Grabinski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Henderson tries to clinch up.
Henderson closes the distance and clinches up with Grabinski, looking for a takedown. Henderson pushes Grabinski against the cage but Grabinski circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Henderson closes the distance and clinches.
Grabinski is looking to take this one to the mat.
Henderson is working for takedown but Grabinski is calmly controlling the position for now.
Grabinski tries to pull guard but Henderson won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Henderson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Grabinski is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Henderson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Grabinski gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Grabinski gets underhooks to prevent Henderson's takedown attempt.

Grabinski breaks the clinch.
Henderson looks for a takedown but Grabinski sprawls well.
Grabinski throws a head kick that half lands.

It looks like Cliff Henderson has been cut.
Cliff Henderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grabinski shoots in and drives through. Henderson sprawls well.
Grabinski throws a series of strikes that have Henderson backpedaling.

Henderson is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Henderson shoots and misses
and Grabinski counters with a huge left! Henderson is in big trouble! He's backing up but Grabinski isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Henderson from any more damage. A dominating finish by Grabinski!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aleksander Grabinski!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
53%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yonder Alonso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nobuo Sakuraba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Sakuraba's choice of entrance music: Mono - Battle for Heaven. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Alonso
vs
Sakuraba

185 cm
18
215 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

184 cm
25
200 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Dragon

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yonder Alonso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nobuo Sakuraba!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alonso jabs Sakuraba to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sakuraba looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Alonso!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Sakuraba.
Sakuraba dodges the punch combination from Alonso.

Alonso closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Alonso lands in his opponent's guard.
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!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Alonso slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Alonso would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Sakuraba is looking to stand up but Alonso isn't so interested in that idea.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakuraba working a defensive guard here.

Alonso decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Alonso swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alonso swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Sakuraba counters by clinching up.
Alonso misses with a punch to the body.

Sakuraba has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Alonso uses from the top position.
Sakuraba is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Alonso trying to stand up but can't free himself from Sakuraba's guard.

Alonso stands up from Sakuraba's guard - Alonso perhaps looking for a knockout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alonso scores with a punch to the head.
Alonso tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sakuraba was well out of range. Poor timing from Alonso.
Sakuraba tries to clinch up but Alonso circles away and keeps his distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A combination from Alonso does no damage.
Alonso misses with the combination.
Sakuraba dodges the punch combination from Alonso.
Sakuraba shoots in but no luck this time.
Sakuraba looks winded!
Alonso looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Sakuraba shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Alonso's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alonso wants to stand and escape but Sakuraba is having none of it.
Sakuraba must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Sakuraba trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sakuraba has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Alonso is proving hard to escape from.
Alonso wants to stand but Sakuraba is controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sakuraba trying to control but Alonso is working from the bottom.
Sakuraba prevents Alonso from getting back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sakuraba tries to clinch but Alonso moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Alonso. Those never looked like landing.
Sakuraba stalks Alonso and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Alonso's face. Alonso staggers backwards, shaken.
Alonso smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Alonso scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alonso moves in looking to clinch but Sakuraba pushes him off.
Some wild striking there from Alonso.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Alonso has Sakuraba up against the cage in a clinch.
Alonso is pressed up against the cage. Sakuraba has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Alonso down to the mat. Alonso avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Sakuraba tries to land a front kick but Alonso steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Alonso looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sakuraba keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Sakuraba shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Alonso tries to kick Sakuraba off but Sakuraba keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Alonso trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Sakuraba wants to take a breather but Alonso is having none of it.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Alonso is looking to escape.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alonso won't allow Sakuraba to pass to mount.
Alonso is trying to stand back up but Sakuraba is controlling him
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Nobuo Sakuraba has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Alonso misses the shot to the body.
Yonder Alonso seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alonso misses with a wild body shot.
Sakuraba rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Alonso moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Alonso paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sakuraba tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alonso throws a poor cross that misses
and Sakuraba counters with a left and a right that stings Alonso.
A lazy left from Sakuraba finds it's target.
Sakuraba takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alonso.
Alonso throws a series of punches but Sakuraba moves out of range.
Alonso is looking to wear down Sakuraba with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jab, jab by Alonso - just one landing.
A shot to the body from Alonso misses
and Sakuraba counters with a big head kick but Alonso shrugs it off.
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!
The fighters circle momentarily. Alonso darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Alonso scores with a jab. Sakuraba acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

Sakuraba clinches up against the cage.
Sakuraba has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Alonso avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Alonso breaks from the clinch.
Alonso swings for the body but Sakuraba moves out of range.
Sakuraba shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Alonso sprawls well. Alonso wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sakuraba gets slowly back to his feet.
Yonder Alonso is winning the standup battle so far.
Alonso stalks Sakuraba and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Sakuraba's face. Sakuraba staggers backwards, shaken.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alonso is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sakuraba sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Alonso lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Alonso scores with a jab.
Yonder Alonso is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Alonso throws a series of punches but Sakuraba avoids them all with ease.
Alonso throws a right and a left that Sakuraba avoids nicely.

Sakuraba closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Alonso quickly recovers to half guard.
Alonso is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Alonso trying to control from the bottom.
Sakuraba stops Alonso from getting back to his feet.
Alonso tries to roll over but Sakuraba keeps him under control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba trying to control from half guard but Alonso is working away.

Alonso has one foot on Sakuraba's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alonso throws a left and a right that both miss

and Sakuraba moves into the clinch.
Sakuraba lands a right hand.
Sakuraba tries to score a body lock takedown but Alonso shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Yonder Alonso has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nobuo Sakuraba.
Alonso tries to throw a body punch but Sakuraba avoids it by throwing Alonso back against the cage.

Sakuraba jumps guard and drags Alonso to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Yonder Alonso 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.

Sakuraba is working an open guard so Alonso takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
A nice combination there by Alonso.
A right-left combo lands from Alonso.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yonder Alonso dominated that second 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!

Alonso misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sakuraba.
Some wild striking there from Alonso.
Sakuraba slips under a jab from Alonso.
Sakuraba avoids the body shot from Alonso.
Alonso throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Alonso misses with a double jab.

Sakuraba drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Sakuraba trying to control the position from guard on top but Alonso is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sakuraba looking to pass the guard.

Alonso wriggles free and stands up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakuraba tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alonso falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sakuraba counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Alonso avoids the head kick by Sakuraba.
Alonso throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Alonso swinging wildly here.
Sakuraba shoots in but Alonso avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Alonso connects with a looping right hand.
Sakuraba takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Alonso lunges at Sakuraba with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sakuraba's hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alonso scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sakuraba moves in looking to clinch but Alonso pushes him off.
Alonso throws a shot to the body.
Alonso looks to land a combination but Sakuraba avoids it well.
Alonso will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Alonso stuffs the takedown attempt from Sakuraba. Sakuraba gets slowly back to his feet.
Alonso lands with a shot to the body.
Alonso moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Sakuraba looks for a takedown but Alonso sprawls well.
Yonder Alonso has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nobuo Sakuraba.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alonso scores with a jab to the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alonso digs a good hook to Sakuraba's body.
Alonso works Sakuraba's body with a nice hook.
Alonso shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sakuraba defends it nicely.

Sakuraba looking to score a takedown here. Alonso is defending well but Sakuraba drives through and ends up in Alonso's guard.

Sakuraba thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Sakuraba would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Sakuraba wants to control from the top but Alonso keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Alonso pushes Sakuraba off and gets back to his feet.
Alonso's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Alonso duly obliges.
Alonso throws a combination that misses
letting Sakuraba counter with a right hand.
Alonso displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
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!
Sakuraba wants to clinch.
Nice jab there from Alonso.
Nobuo Sakuraba has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yonder Alonso is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alonso scores with a shot to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yonder Alonso showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Alonso, 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yonder Alonso!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
71%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ramon Ramage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Young Gu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Young Gu told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Ramage
vs
Gu

187 cm
24
180 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

180 cm
19
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ramon Ramage!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Young Gu!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gu misses with a straight left.
Gu walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ramage checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ramage throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gu lands with an overhand left.
Gu misses with a left hand
and Ramage counters with a good low kick that Gu was not able to check.
Gu connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ramage's hands.
Gu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ramage blocks a low kick nicely.
Gu works the jab nicely.
Ramage shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Gu counters with a stiff right hand.
Ramage drops his hands momentarily and Gu takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gu moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ramage's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gu connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ramage scrambles back to his feet.
A lazy left from Gu finds it's target.
Gu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gu throws a low kick, looking for Ramage's leg but Ramage calmly moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gu connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ramage. Ramage circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ramage misses with a takedown attempt
and Gu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ramage avoids the body shot from Gu.
Gu swats away the attempt to clinch by Ramage.
Gu is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Ramage had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Ramage moves away from the strike by Gu.
Ramage tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A jab from Gu finds it's way through Ramage's defenses.
Gu misses with a hook
and Ramage counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Ramage changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gu tries to avoid it but Ramage manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gu to the ground. Gu escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ramon Ramage. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gu.

Gu shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Ramage napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Gu working the ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ramage is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Gu is controlling him well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gu working away.
Gu has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gu cracks Ramage with a big right hand but Ramage just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Ramage is breathing heavily.
Ramage is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

Gu is trying to get an arm triangle but Ramage is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gu scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Ramage to see if he's OK.

Gu has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Gu throws a leg kick which misses Ramage's front leg but catches the back leg as Ramage tries to avoid it.
Gu goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Gu misses with a two punch combination.
Ramage misses with a wild body shot.
Gu moves into range and connects with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramage tries for a takedown but Gu circles away easily

and Gu counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gu.
Gu scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Gu working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Gu scoring with some ground and pound.
Gu working some strikes from top position.
Gu trying to control but Ramage is working from the bottom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gu working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Gu works over Ramage with some ground and pound from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gu cracks Ramage with a solid left hand.
Gu scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Gu connects with a couple of short punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gu with a nice head shot there.
Gu wants to control from the top but Ramage keeps moving.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gu with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Gu cracks Ramage with a solid left hand.
Gu chips away with some ground and pound.
Gu postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Gu chips away with some ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gu lands a couple of elbows.
Gu working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Gu is stalling in the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Young Gu dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Gu misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ramage misses with a head kick.
Ramage tries to clinch there but Gu circles away.
Ramage takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ramage on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gu. Gu obviously looking to wear him down.
Gu slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gu scores with a hook.
Gu listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ramage fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ramon Ramage is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gu tries a low kick but Ramage avoids it.
Gu dips to his left and cracks Ramage with an uppercut!

Gu fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Ramage to the ground. Gu is now in Ramage's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gu landing some decent shots from guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramage can't keep his opponent in guard - Gu advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gu is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Gu connects with a nice short shot to Ramage's temple.
Gu lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ramage is refusing to be controlled, as Gu sits in half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Gu connects with a nice short shot to Ramage's temple.
Gu is nestled in close to Ramage, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gu looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ramage with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Gu drops an elbow to the side of Ramage's head.
Ground and pound from Gu.

Ramage is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gu seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Oh Ramage is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gu is nestled in close to Ramage, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Gu lands with a punch from half guard.
Young Gu has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gu slips a nice elbow through Ramage's hands, connecting with Ramage's forehead.
Gu is nestled in close to Ramage, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Gu controlling the action here.
Gu working the head and body with strikes.
Gu working the head and body with strikes.
Gu takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Gu passes to side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gu scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Ramage is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Gu can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Young Gu!
Young Gu is the new welterweight champion!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
97%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Givi Targomadze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Farid Bashir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Targomadze
vs
Bashir

197 cm
25
205 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

187 cm
21
215 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Givi Targomadze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Farid Bashir!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Sano and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Targomadze tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bashir swivels and escapes.
Donk. Bashir catches Targomadze right on the button with a cross.
Bashir misses with a few strikes there.
Bashir jabs Targomadze to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bashir's jab looks to have found its range, popping Targomadze under the eye.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bashir lands a slapping body shot.
Targomadze is breathing heavily.
Targomadze doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Targomadze looks up at the clock. Bad move! Bashir lands a right hand from hell, dropping Targomadze. Bashir pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Farid Bashir!
Farid Bashir took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.