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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eli Swagger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alistair Overeem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eli Swagger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alistair Overeem!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swagger throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Swagger throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Overeem cracks Swagger with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Swagger throws a sloppy head kick and Overeem moves out of range easily.
Overeem misses with a looping right.
Swagger takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Swagger lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Overeem circles away quickly and effectively.
Some wild striking there from Swagger.
Swagger looks to land a right hand but Overeem moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swagger throws a low kick but Overeem avoids it.
Swagger misses the shot to the body.
Overeem buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Overeem connects with a crisp jab.
It looks like Eli Swagger has been cut.
Swagger looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Overeem throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Swagger misses with a straight right.
Swagger pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Overeem with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Overeem connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Swagger momentarily.
Overeem wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Swagger on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Overeem swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Overeem lands a big head kick that sends Swagger tumbling to the mat! Overeem takes a step backwards and waves Swagger back to his feet - he wants the finish!
A nice inside leg kick there by Overeem. That's going to slow Swagger down.
Overeem circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Swagger to the canvas! Swagger doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Overeem keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alistair Overeem!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dumitru Schiopu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yosunaro Masashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yosunaro Masashi is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dumitru Schiopu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Yosunaro Masashi!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Ren Mimura and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schiopu swinging wilding here.
Schiopu connects with a solid leg kick.
Masashi tries to land a front kick but Schiopu steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Masashi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Masashi moves out of range as Schiopu throws a body kick.
Masashi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Schiopu with a hook.
Masashi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Masashi looks gassed!
Schiopu tries to clinch up but Masashi circles away and keeps his distance.
Schiopu with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schiopu throws a quick inside leg kick.
Schiopu has managed to clinch.
Schiopu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Masashi crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Schiopu - the referee stops the clock and Masashi gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Schiopu. Masashi manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schiopu misses with a few strikes there.
Danga de danga de dang - Schiopu scores with a four punch combination!
Schiopu is looking to clinch.
Masashi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Schiopu was well out of range. Poor timing from Masashi.
Schiopu with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Schiopu throws a shot to the body.
Schiopu with a nice cross.
Masashi is rocked!
Schiopu bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Masashi is still on wobbly legs! Can Schiopu finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schiopu moves into the clinch successfully.
Schiopu manages to break the clinch.
Are you kidding me?! Schiopu ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Masashi clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dumitru Schiopu!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kai Kojima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hideo Ishikawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ishikawa has chosen Iron Man as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kai Kojima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hideo Ishikawa!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Kenichi Hosakawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kojima keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ishikawa.
Ishikawa lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ishikawa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A slow jab from Kojima misses its intended target.
Ishikawa looks to throw the jab but Kojima is out of range.
Kojima connects with a jab.
Ishikawa lands with a straight right. Kojima didn't see that one coming.
Ishikawa lands the left hand.
Kojima steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ishikawa.
Ishikawa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ishikawa scores with a hook.
Ishikawa lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ishikawa.
It looks like Kai Kojima has been cut.
Kojima keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ishikawa.
Ishikawa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ishikawa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kojima showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ishikawa.
A head kick misses from Kojima.
Ishikawa throws a right and a left that Kojima avoids nicely.
Kojima misses with a leg kick
and Ishikawa counters with a straight right hand.
Kojima pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kojima tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kojima throws a sloppy head kick
and Ishikawa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ishikawa scores with a sloppy right hand. Kojima should have avoided that one.
Kojima dodges the punch combination from Ishikawa.
Kojima misses with a kick to the body
and Ishikawa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ishikawa is looking to chop away at Kojima's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ishikawa moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ishikawa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kojima.
Kojima uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ishikawa.
Kojima throws a sloppy head kick
and Ishikawa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ishikawa throws the left hand but Kojima avoids the punch easily.
Ishikawa lands with an uppercut that bounces Kojima off the ropes and back into rage.
Nice body kick there by Ishikawa.
Hideo Ishikawa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ishikawa scores with a nice strike.
Kojima slips a jab and a cross from Ishikawa.
Ishikawa misses with a straight right.
Kojima misses with a low kick.
Ishikawa is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round!Kojima had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ishikawa lands a really nice looking cross but Kojima seems unphased.
Kojima avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kojima looks to land a combination but Ishikawa avoids it well.
Nice straight punches there by Ishikawa. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ishikawa.
Ishikawa misses with a looping left.
Ishikawa tries to bum rush Kojima with a series of wild strikes but Kojima uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ishikawa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kojima moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ishikawa misses with a wild body shot.
Kojima displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ishikawa throws out the jab.
Kojima looks for the body kick but Ishikawa saw that one coming.
Danga de danga de dang - Ishikawa scores with a four punch combination!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ishikawa falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kojima counters with a low kick, right behind Ishikawa 's knee.
Kojima lands with a nice body kick.
Kojima throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ishikawa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kojima fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ishikawa checks it well.
Kojima uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ishikawa.
A big left from Ishikawa misses.
Ishikawa throws a combination that misses
and Kojima makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ishikawa throws a big shot that misses.
Ishikawa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kojima throws a head kick that misses
and Ishikawa counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kojima takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ishikawa throws a looping overhand right but Kojima ducks down to avoid it.
Ishikawa connects with a single shot there.
Kojima tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ishikawa throws a series of punches but Kojima avoids them all with ease.
Ishikawa throws a body punch but Kojima moves out of range.
Ishikawa loads up on a big right hand but Kojima slips the punch.
Ishikawa falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kojima cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kojima throws a nice head kick!
Ishikawa throws a hook to the side of Kojima's head but Kojima sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ishikawa lands the left hand.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kojima connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ishikawa's hands.
Kojima lands a head kick!
No joy there for Ishikawa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ishikawa misses with a hook. Kojima ducked under it nicely.
Ishikawa looks to land a combination but Kojima avoids it well.
Kojima misses with a head kick.
Ishikawa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kojima circles away quickly and effectively.
Kojima throws a head kick that misses.
Ishikawa scores with a jab.
Kojima tries a head kick but it misses.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kojima moves out of range as Ishikawa strikes.
Ishikawa works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ishikawa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kojima was well out of range. Poor timing from Ishikawa.
Ishikawa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ishikawa checks the leg kick.
Ishikawa defending well as Kojima loads up on a big left hand.
Kojima takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kojima ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab lands there for Ishikawa.
Kojima looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ishikawa moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Ishikawa throws a hook to the side of Kojima's head but Kojima sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ishikawa ducks right into an uppercut from Kojima.
The crowd cheers as Ishikawa lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kojima doesn't seem phased though.
Kojima tries to clinch but Ishikawa is having none of it.
Ishikawa goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A swing and a miss from Kojima.
Ishikawa misses with a wild combination.
Ishikawa misses with a body shot
and Kojima counters with a left and a right that stings Ishikawa.
Kojima misses with a double jab
and Ishikawa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
An inside leg kick from Kojima misses.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Ishikawa misses with a double jab.
Ishikawa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kojima manages to avoid it.
Ishikawa takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kojima takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kojima is breathing heavily.
Ishikawa takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kojima looks to land a right hand but Ishikawa moved out of range.
Ishikawa connects with a solid leg kick.
Ishikawa sizes up Kojima with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kojima pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A slow jab from Ishikawa misses its intended target.
Ishikawa throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kojima counters with a flying knee. Nice.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hideo Ishikawa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kai Kojima's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ishikawa looks to land a combination but Kojima avoids it well.
Ishikawa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kojima.
Ishikawa misses with a wild combination.
Ishikawa misses with a double jab.
Kojima looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ishikawa checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kojima scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kojima swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Kojima might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ishikawa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ishikawa smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ishikawa lands a with a good body shot.
Kojima blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Kojima.
Ishikawa swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kojima.
Ishikawa misses with a few strikes there.
Kojima plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Ishikawa misses with a hook. Kojima ducked under it nicely.
Ishikawa throws a nice looking combination but Kojima bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kai Kojima is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kojima misses with a double jab.
Kojima takes one on the button.
Ishikawa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kojima throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ishikawa counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ishikawa misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ishikawa throws a body punch but Kojima moves out of range.
Kojima fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ishikawa checks it well.
Kojima tries a head kick but it misses.
Ishikawa misses with a hook. Kojima ducked under it nicely.
Kojima fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ishikawa on the side of the head.
Ishikawa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kojima.
Ishikawa misses with a looping left.
Kojima pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kojima throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good leg kick by Kojima there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ishikawa misses with a double jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ishikawa misses with a straight right.
Kojima misses with a low kick.
Ishikawa moves in looking to clinch but Kojima pushes him off.
Jab by Ishikawa.
Ishikawa misses with a jab to the body
and Kojima counters with a straight right hand.
Ishikawa blocks a head kick by Kojima.
A bone on bone clash there as Ishikawa blocks the leg kick.
Ishikawa moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ishikawa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ishikawa thows a body shot but no joy.
Kojima ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ishikawa moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kojima ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ishikawa lunges at Kojima with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kojima's hand.
Kojima throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ishikawa.
Ishikawa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kojima moves out of range of the strikes.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ishikawa!
Ishikawa misses with a straight right.
The crowd cheers as Ishikawa lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kojima doesn't seem phased though.
Kojima darts in trying to clinch
and Ishikawa counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kojima slips a straight right by Ishikawa.
Ishikawa throws a right and a left that Kojima avoids nicely.
Ishikawa moves out of range as Kojima throws a body kick.
Kojima darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ishikawa connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kojima's hands.
Kojima throws a leg kick
and Ishikawa counters with an inside leg kick.
Kojima takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kojima keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kojima slips under a jab.
Kojima throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kojima throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Ishikawa.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Ishikawa throws a big shot that misses.
Kojima takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kojima uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ishikawa.
The fighters circling - Ishikawa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ishikawa throws a hook but Kojima blocks it.
Ishikawa throws a series of punches but Kojima avoids them all with ease.
Ishikawa throws a sloppy head kick and Kojima moves out of range easily.
Kojima misses with a straight left.
Ishikawa avoids the head kick by Kojima.
Ishikawa lands a jab.
Kojima tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Ishikawa throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kojima misses with a low kick as Ishikawa jumps back.
Ishikawa just misses with a punch to the body.
Kojima uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ishikawa.
Ishikawa misses with a wild body shot.
Ishikawa scores with a hook to the body. Kojima takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kojima takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ishikawa misses with a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ishikawa throws a series of punches but Kojima avoids them all with ease.
Kojima misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kojima closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ishikawa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kojima.
Ishikawa is looking to chop away at Kojima's legs.
Ishikawa moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Ishikawa cracks Kojima with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kojima throws a head kick but Ishikawa moves out of range.
Kojima misses with a head kick.
Kojima swats away the attempt to clinch by Ishikawa.
Ishikawa works Kojima's body with a nice hook.
Kojima shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kojima ducks right into an uppercut from Ishikawa.
Kojima throws a head kick but Ishikawa moves out of range.
Kojima throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ishikawa tries to clinch
and Kojima makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kojima slips a jab and a cross from Ishikawa.
Kojima blocks a jab.
Ishikawa connects with a single shot there.
Kojima ducks under a wild hook from Ishikawa.
Kojima throws a head kick but Ishikawa moves out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Ishikawa as he connects with a hook.
Ishikawa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hideo Ishikawa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kai Kojima's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ishikawa throws the left hand but Kojima avoids the punch easily.
Kojima bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ishikawa looks to score with a jab to the body but Kojima is just out of range.
Ishikawa digs a good body shot into Kojima's ribs.
A swing and a miss from Ishikawa.
Ishikawa misses with a low kick.
Ishikawa wants to clinch up but Kojima keeps it at a distance.
Kojima takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ishikawa misses with a straight left.
Ishikawa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kojima tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ishikawa lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kojima throws a body kick that misses.
Kojima does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ishikawa cracks Kojima with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Kojima misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ishikawa throws a big shot that misses.
Ishikawa throws a lazy right hand but Kojima sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ishikawa lands an overhand right.
Kojima throws a sloppy head kick and Ishikawa moves out of range easily.
Kojima misses with an attempted mid kick.
Good shot there by Ishikawa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ishikawa throws a big shot that misses.
Kojima throws a low kick but Ishikawa avoids it.
Hideo Ishikawa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kojima uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ishikawa.
Kojima tries a head kick but it misses.
Ishikawa cracks Kojima with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ishikawa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ishikawa misses with a looping left.
A low kick from Kojima is predictable there
and Ishikawa counters with a series of strikes. Kojima will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ishikawa throws a right hand that Kojima ducks under and follows up with a left that Kojima also avoids with ease.
Jab, jab by Ishikawa - just one landing.
Ishikawa throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kojima counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kojima bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ishikawa throws a looping overhand right but Kojima ducks down to avoid it.
Ishikawa stalks Kojima and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kojima's face. Kojima staggers backwards, shaken.
Kojima lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kojima. Ishikawa shrugs it off though.
Ishikawa bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kojima feints and then cracks Ishikawa's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ishikawa down.
Kojima throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kojima moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ishikawa falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ishikawa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ishikawa looks to land a right hand but Kojima moved out of range.
Kojima keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ishikawa misses with a straight right.
Ishikawa moves into the clinch.
Ishikawa breaks from the clinch.
Kojima missing with a left hand there. Ishikawa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ishikawa misses with the combination.
Nice defenses there by Kojima.
Ishikawa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ishikawa misses with an uppercut. Kojima saw that one coming.
Ishikawa misses with a wild combination.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kojima.
Kojima throws a sloppy head kick
letting Ishikawa counter with a right hand.
Ishikawa drops his hands momentarily and Kojima takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Some bone on bone action there as Kojima checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kojima throws a head kick that misses.
Kojima tries to score with a low kick but Ishikawa moves his leg out of the way.
Ishikawa throws a big shot that misses.
Ishikawa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kojima sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kojima misses with a head kick.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Ishikawa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kojima moves away.
A low kick from Kojima misses
and Ishikawa counters with a series of strikes. Kojima will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ishikawa cracks a nice hook into Kojima's ribs.
Ishikawa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kojima.
Kojima walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ishikawa's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ishikawa stalks Kojima and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kojima's face. Kojima staggers backwards, shaken.
Ishikawa looks to throw the jab but Kojima is out of range.
Ishikawa lands a jab to the nose.
Ishikawa looks to land a right hand but Kojima moved out of range.
Ishikawa tests Kojima's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ishikawa blocks a head kick by Kojima.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kojima walks into a straight right hand from Ishikawa.
Ishikawa lands a nice shot to the body.
Kojima takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kojima tried to score with a low kick but Ishikawa checks it.
Ishikawa cracks Kojima with a good jab.
Left hook, right uppercut from Ishikawa.
Ishikawa fails to land with a series of punches.
Kojima avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ishikawa throws a jab but it's blocked by Kojima.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Ishikawa swinging wilding here.
Kojima swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ishikawa counters with a stiff right hand.
Kojima tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ishikawa misses with a looping right.
Kojima throws a sloppy head kick and Ishikawa moves out of range easily.
Kojima is looking to chop away at Ishikawa's legs.
Ishikawa connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kojima momentarily.
Kojima defending well as Ishikawa loads up on a big left hand.
Kojima throws a jab but it's blocked by Ishikawa.
Kojima takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kojima avoids the body shot from Ishikawa.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kojima paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ishikawa connects with a solid leg kick.
A low kick from Kojima misses
and Ishikawa counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ishikawa thows a leg kick but Kojima checks it
and Kojima counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ishikawa blocks a head kick by Kojima.
Ishikawa lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ishikawa.
Ishikawa throws a lazy right hand but Kojima sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kojima on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kojima thows a body shot but no joy.
Kojima throws a leg kick which misses Ishikawa's front leg but catches the back leg as Ishikawa tries to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hideo Ishikawa really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kai Kojima's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ishikawa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kojima throws a leg kick
and Kojima takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ishikawa misses with a hook.
Kojima showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ishikawa.
Kojima throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A cross from Ishikawa lands.
Ishikawa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kojima throws a head kick that misses.
Ishikawa scores with a body shot.
Ishikawa swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kojima counters with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ishikawa moves into range and connects with a jab.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Ishikawa slips a jab from Kojima.
Ishikawa misses with a double jab.
Kojima moves out of range of the strikes.
Kojima throws a head kick but Ishikawa moves out of range.
Ishikawa tries to move into range but Kojima moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kojima throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ishikawa misses with a looping left.
Kojima doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kojima throws a head kick that misses.
Ishikawa lands a really nice looking cross but Kojima seems unphased.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kojima moves out of range as Ishikawa strikes.
Ishikawa thows a leg kick but Kojima checks it
and Kojima counters with a thumping low kick.
Ishikawa misses with a double jab
and Kojima counters with a good low kick that Ishikawa was not able to check.
Ishikawa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ishikawa dips to his left and cracks Kojima with an uppercut!
A slow jab from Kojima misses its intended target.
Ishikawa scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kojima has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Ishikawa lands a right hook to the body.
Ishikawa throws a jab but it's blocked by Kojima.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kojima takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Ishikawa takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ishikawa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kojima lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ishikawa backs up against the ropes.
Nice straight punches there by Ishikawa. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ishikawa.
Ishikawa loads up on a big right hand but Kojima slips the punch.
Kojima ducks under a wild hook from Ishikawa.
Kojima throws a sloppy head kick
and Ishikawa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ishikawa throws a series of punches but Kojima avoids them all with ease.
Kojima pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ishikawa misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Ishikawa finds it's target.
Ishikawa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kojima tries a head kick but it misses.
Kojima throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ishikawa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kojima checks a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Kojima.
Ishikawa scores with a three punch combo!
Ishikawa looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Ishikawa checks a leg kick nicely.
Ishikawa falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kojima cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ishikawa missing with a left hand there. Kojima was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ishikawa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kojima.
Kojima lands a front kick.
Ishikawa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kojima drives through and clinches with Ishikawa against the ropes.
Ishikawa breaks from the clinch.
Ishikawa closes the distance but Kojima moves to the side
and Kojima counters with a big head kick but Ishikawa shrugs it off.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kojima throws a head kick that misses.
Ishikawa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kojima.
Kojima misses with a head kick.
Ishikawa throws a lazy body kick
and Kojima counters with a head kick. That will keep Ishikawa thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Ishikawa misses with a hook. Kojima ducked under it nicely.
Ishikawa moves out of range of the leg kick from Kojima.
Ishikawa avoids the head kick by Kojima.
Kojima lands with an uppercut that bounces Ishikawa off the ropes and back into rage.
Ishikawa fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ishikawa cracks Kojima with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ishikawa is working the combinations to good effect here.
Kojima throws a right and a left that Ishikawa avoids nicely.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Ishikawa connects with a single shot there.
Jab, jab by Ishikawa - just one landing.
Ishikawa with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ishikawa throws a right and a left that Kojima avoids nicely.
Ishikawa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kojima throws a looping overhand right but Ishikawa ducks down to avoid it.
Decent striking displayed by Ishikawa there.
Kojima slips a jab and a cross from Ishikawa.
Kojima throws a low kick, looking for Ishikawa's leg but Ishikawa calmly moves out of range.
Kojima misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ishikawa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kojima.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Kojima 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kojima moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A slow jab from Ishikawa misses its intended target.
A bone on bone clash there as Ishikawa blocks the leg kick.
Ishikawa missing with a left hand there. Kojima was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A slow jab from Ishikawa misses its intended target.
Ishikawa misses with a hook.
Kojima avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ishikawa cracks Kojima with a right hand to the side of the head.
A low kick from Kojima is predictable there
and Ishikawa counters with a straight right hand.
A big right from Ishikawa misses.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ishikawa!
Kojima throws a sloppy head kick and Ishikawa moves out of range easily.
Kojima throws a head kick that misses
letting Ishikawa counter with a right hand.
Kojima takes one to the side of the head.
Ishikawa scores with a hook.
A head kick by Kojima misses
letting Ishikawa counter with a right hand.
Kojima throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ishikawa's head.
Ishikawa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ishikawa connects with a single shot there.
Ishikawa throws a leg kick
and Kojima counters with a good, hard body kick but Ishikawa shrugs it off.
Ishikawa with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hideo Ishikawa dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Kai Kojima's cut.
That's time! Kojima's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Ishikawa lands a jab to Kojima's midsection.
An inside leg kick lands from Kojima.
Kojima throws a head kick that misses.
Good exchange - Ishikawa coming out on top.
Ishikawa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kojima.
Kojima blocks a low kick nicely.
Kojima lands a glancing blow to the side of Ishikawa's head.
Ishikawa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kojima.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
A bone on bone clash there as Ishikawa blocks the leg kick.
Ishikawa tries to score with a low kick but Kojima moves his leg out of the way.
Kojima gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A big right from Ishikawa misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kojima takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kojima takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ishikawa checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ishikawa throws a right and a left that Kojima avoids nicely.
Ishikawa takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A swing and a miss from Ishikawa.
Ishikawa lands with a cross.
Kojima keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ishikawa fails to land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kojima steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ishikawa.
Ishikawa moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ishikawa connects with a nice looking jab.
Ishikawa scores with a shot to the body.
Ishikawa ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kojima uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ishikawa.
Ishikawa scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Ishikawa's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Ishikawa duly obliges.
Kojima takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ishikawa scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ishikawa throws a hook but Kojima avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ishikawa misses with a hook.
Kojima keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ishikawa looks to land a left hand but Kojima moved out of range nicely.
Kojima on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ishikawa throws a looping overhand right but Kojima ducks down to avoid it.
Jab, jab by Ishikawa - just one landing.
Ishikawa throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kojima throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ishikawa throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kojima makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kojima throws a chopping leg kick but Ishikawa manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ishikawa throws a lazy head kick
and Kojima counters with a nice kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Ishikawa thows a body shot but no joy.
Ishikawa swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kojima counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Kojima throws a head kick that misses.
Kojima chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kojima.
Ishikawa's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Ishikawa duly obliges.
Kojima lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ishikawa's sensitive parts.
Kojima tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kojima ducks under a wild hook from Ishikawa.
Ishikawa throws out a loose jab but Kojima uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Ishikawa moves away from the strike by Kojima.
Ishikawa bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kojima moves out of range of the strikes.
Ishikawa connects with a body shot.
Kojima takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ishikawa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kojima was well out of range. Poor timing from Ishikawa.
Kojima throws a sloppy head kick
and Ishikawa counters with a one-two to the body.
Kojima walks into a stiff left hand from Ishikawa.
A right-left combo lands from Ishikawa.
Ishikawa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ishikawa moves out of range of the leg kick from Kojima.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Ishikawa changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ishikawa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ishikawa avoids the head kick by Kojima.
Kojima drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kojima finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ishikawa misses with a double jab
and Kojima counters with a big head kick but Ishikawa shrugs it off.
Ishikawa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice defenses there by Kojima.
Kojima throws a sloppy head kick and Ishikawa moves out of range easily.
Ishikawa misses with a double jab.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Ishikawa scores with a jab.
Kojima ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kojima lands with a cross.
Ishikawa with a nice cross.
Ishikawa misses with a hook.
Kojima throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kojima tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kojima misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A slow jab from Ishikawa misses its intended target.
Kojima throws a lazy head kick
and Ishikawa counters with a straight right hand.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kojima takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ishikawa lands a jab to Kojima's midsection.
Kojima takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ishikawa scores with a shot to the body.
Ishikawa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ishikawa throws a lazy right hand but Kojima sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ishikawa scores with a nice head shot.
Kojima walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A punch lands to the side of Kojima 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ishikawa tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kojima counters with a body kick that stops Ishikawa in his tracks momentarily.
Kojima takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Ishikawa misses with the combination.
Kojima uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ishikawa.
Ishikawa connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ishikawa misses with a two punch combination.
Ishikawa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kojima. Kojima obviously looking to wear him down.
Ishikawa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kojima.
Ishikawa throws a series of punches but Kojima moves out of range.
Ishikawa takes one on the button.
Ishikawa throws a big shot that misses.
Kai Kojima has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kojima slips a jab and a cross from Ishikawa.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hideo Ishikawa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ishikawa 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Hideo Ishikawa!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Hideo Ishikawa!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Hideo Ishikawa!
Hideo Ishikawa wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Satsuya Kondou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonny Romero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Romero is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by cant stop now. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Satsuya Kondou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jonny Romero!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yuuki Gou and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kondou displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Romero throws out the jab.
Kondou tries to clinch but Romero is having none of it.
Romero misses with a looping right.
Kondou bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Romero misses with a hook.
Kondou tries to clinch up but Romero circles away and keeps his distance.
Kondou slips under a jab.
Kondou uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Romero.
Kondou buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kondou goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Jonny Romero has been cut.
Kondou slips a jab and a cross from Romero.
Jonny Romero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kondou moves into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Romero.
Romero misses with a punch on the inside.
Romero lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Romero misses with a punch on the inside.
Kondou tries to stall but Romero uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kondou lands a nice knee to the body.
Romero has a couple of punches blocked by Kondou.
Kondou is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Romero looks gassed!
A bit of stalling here from Kondou.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kondou with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Kondou.
Kondou with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kondou has Romero pressed against the ropes.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kondou.
Kondou connects with a nasty looking knee right to Romero's face.
Kondou crunches a lovely knee into Romero's ribcage.
Kondou with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Kondou.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kondou trying to control the position but instead, Romero has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kondou into the ropes.
Kondou with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kondou crunches a lovely knee into Romero's ribcage.
Kondou lands a knee to the head.
Kondou utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kondou with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Kondou.
Kondou putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Romero in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kondou obliges.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Kondou connects with a nasty looking knee right to Romero's face.
Romero lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kondou backwards.
A knee to the head by Kondou.
Kondou crunches a lovely knee into Romero's ribcage.
Kondou landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Romero throws a head punch that misses.
Kondou unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kondou lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kondou throws a knee to the head but misses.
Romero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Romero avoiding damage as Kondou throws knees to the body.
Romero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Romero misses with a short punch on the inside.
Romero swings wildly with an uppercut but Kondou uses good head movement to avoid it.
Romero misses with a hook from the clinch.
Romero takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kondou scores a nice knee to the body.
Kondou trying to control the position but instead, Romero has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kondou into the ropes.
Kondou scores a nice knee to the body.
Kondou landing knees to the head.
Kondou misses with a knee strike.
Kondou blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kondou blocks an uppercut.
Kondou lands a knee to the body.
Kondou is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Romero takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kondou lands a knee to the body.
Romero has a couple of punches blocked by Kondou.
Kondou lands a nice knee to the body.
Kondou scores a nice knee to the body.
Kondou with a knee to the head.
Romero throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Romero fails to land.
Romero misses with the head strike.
Kondou wants to stall.
Kondou working Romero over with knees to the body.
Romero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Romero working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kondou tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kondou is trying to maintain a safe position but Romero gets an underhook and turns Kondou into the ropes.
Kondou crunches a lovely knee into Romero's ribcage.
Kondou blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Romero misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kondou misses with a knee to the head.
Romero misses with the head strike.
Kondou blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Romero takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kondou lands a knee to the head.
Kondou blocking some punches.
Romero takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kondou tries to stall but Romero uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A head punch on the inside from Romero fails to land.
Kondou landing knees to the head.
Kondou landing knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kondou tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kondou blocks an uppercut.
Romero throws a head punch that misses.
Romero throws a punch but it's blocked by Kondou.
Romero takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kondou blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kondou is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kondou scores a nice knee to the body.
Kondou scores with a knee to the head.
Kondou blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Romero throws a punch but it's blocked by Kondou.
Kondou scores a nice knee to the body.
Romero swings wildly with an uppercut but Kondou uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kondou lands a nice knee to the body.
Romero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kondou is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kondou obliges.
Romero takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kondou lands a knee to the head.
Kondou blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kondou blocking some punches.
Kondou putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Romero in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Romero throws a punch but it's blocked by Kondou.
A knee to the head by Kondou.
Romero doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Romero.
Knees to the body from Kondou.
Romero doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Romero takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kondou lands a good knee to the midsection. Romero won't want to take too many of those.
Romero misses with a punch on the inside.
Kondou lands a good knee to the midsection. Romero won't want to take too many of those.
Kondou lands a knee to the head.
Kondou missing with knees to the body.
Kondou missing with knees to the body.
Romero lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kondou backwards.
Romero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kondou tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kondou blocking some punches.
Kondou is stalling here.
Romero working aggressively here.
Kondou putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Romero in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Romero lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kondou obliges.
Kondou unloads a knee to the mid-section. Romero lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Romero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kondou connects with a knee to the head.
Still in the clinch, Romero scores with a nice short uppercut.
Romero misses with some punches.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kondou blocks an uppercut.
Romero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kondou scores with a knee to the head.
Kondou crunches a lovely knee into Romero's ribcage.
Kondou with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Romero working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kondou scores with a knee to the head.
Kondou landing knees to the head.
Kondou blocks an uppercut.
Romero throws a punch but it's blocked by Kondou.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kondou obliges.
Kondou connects with a nasty looking knee right to Romero's face.
Kondou misses with a knee strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kondou.
Romero lands a left hand.
Kondou scores with a knee to the head.
Kondou tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Romero avoids it.
Kondou is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Romero is keeping busy.
Romero misses with the head strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kondou throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kondou trying to land knees to the body.
Romero lands a left hand.
A head punch on the inside from Romero fails to land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Romero.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kondou with a knee to the head.
Romero avoiding damage as Kondou throws knees to the body.
Romero working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kondou misses with a knee strike.
Kondou tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Romero avoids it.
Kondou throws a knee to the head but misses.
Romero misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Romero.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Romero.
Kondou misses with a knee strike.
Romero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kondou tries to land a knee to the head but Romero blocks with his arms.
Kondou blocks an uppercut.
Romero lands a shoulder strike.
Romero doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kondou tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kondou with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Romero lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kondou backwards.
Romero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kondou blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kondou lands a knee to the head.
Kondou throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Romero blocks it with crossed arms.
A head punch on the inside from Romero fails to land.
Romero lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kondou backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Romero fails to land.
Kondou will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Romero up against the ropes.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kondou.
Kondou blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kondou misses with a knee to the head.
Romero lands with a right to the head.
Kondou utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Romero has a couple of punches blocked by Kondou.
A head punch on the inside from Romero fails to land.
Kondou unloads a knee to the mid-section. Romero lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kondou - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kondou connects with a nasty looking knee right to Romero's face.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kondou.
Romero takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kondou lands a nice knee to the body.
Romero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kondou.
Romero lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Romero.
Kondou trying to control the position but instead, Romero has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kondou into the ropes.
Kondou tries to land a knee to the head but Romero blocks with his arms.
Kondou misses with a knee strike.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kondou tries to land knees in the clinch but Romero avoids the damage to the body.
Romero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Romero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Romero lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kondou obliges.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Romero.
Kondou looking to throw knees to the head but Romero is blocking nicely.
Romero lands a hook that snaps the head of Kondou backwards.
Kondou wants to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kondou.
Kondou blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Romero misses with some punches.
Kondou blocking some punches.
Kondou unloads a knee to the mid-section. Romero lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kondou connects with a nasty looking knee right to Romero's face.
Kondou unloads a knee to the mid-section. Romero lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kondou is struggling to control the position.
Romero misses with the head strike.
Kondou with a knee to the head.
Kondou stalling in the clinch but Romero improves position.
Romero swings wildly with an uppercut but Kondou uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Romero.
Kondou utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Satsuya Kondou dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jonny Romero's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Romero circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kondou slips a straight right by Romero.
Romero keeps the fight on the outside.
Kondou tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A head kick from Kondou lands but Romero takes it in his stride.
Kondou tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Romero paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kondou tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kondou slips under a jab from Romero.
Kondou pushes Romero up against the ropes in a clinch.
Kondou misses with a knee strike.
Romero pushes Kondou back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Romero misses with a short punch on the inside.
Romero misses with a short punch on the inside.
Romero scores with a shoulder strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kondou obliges.
Kondou with a knee to the head.
Kondou trying to stall but Romero improves his position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kondou lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Romero lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kondou scores a nice knee to the body.
Kondou unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Romero as Kondou tries to tie him up.
Kondou looking to throw knees to the head but Romero is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Romero on the inside.
Kondou with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Romero fails to land.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Romero managing to block the knees to the body from Kondou.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Romero creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kondou using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kondou blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Romero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kondou with a knee to the head.
Kondou trying to stall but Romero improves his position.
Romero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kondou manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kondou with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kondou misses with a knee to the head.
Kondou looking to throw knees to the head but Romero is blocking nicely.
Kondou tries a knee to the head but Romero blocks it.
Romero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Romero lands a right hand.
Kondou landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kondou taking a breather.
Romero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Romero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Satsuya Kondou has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kondou using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kondou tries to stall but Romero uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Romero throws a punch but it's blocked by Kondou.
Kondou unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A head punch on the inside from Romero fails to land.
Romero takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kondou landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Romero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kondou lands a knee to the body.
Romero on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kondou scores a nice knee to the body.
Romero doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Romero has a couple of punches blocked by Kondou.
Kondou landing knees to the body.
Romero lands a left hand.
Romero working aggressively here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kondou.
Kondou with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kondou trying to control the position but instead, Romero has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kondou into the ropes.
Kondou trying to land knees to the body.
Romero throws a head punch that misses.
Kondou lands a good knee to the midsection. Romero won't want to take too many of those.
Romero swings wildly with an uppercut but Kondou uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kondou blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kondou lands a good knee to the midsection. Romero won't want to take too many of those.
Kondou lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Romero misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kondou is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Romero can do to turn this around?
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Romero throws a head punch that misses.
Kondou throws a knee to the head but misses.
Romero misses with a hook from the clinch.
Romero misses with some punches.
Romero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kondou using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Romero has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kondou landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Romero misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kondou leaning his opponent against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Romero.
A nice right hand lands inside from Romero.
Kondou scores a nice knee to the body.
Romero has a couple of punches blocked by Kondou.
Kondou scores with a knee to the head.
Romero lands a hook that snaps the head of Kondou backwards.
Kondou scores with a knee to the head.
Romero throws a punch but it's blocked by Kondou.
Kondou blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kondou blocks an uppercut.
Kondou lands a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Kondou.
Romero has a couple of punches blocked by Kondou.
Kondou tries to stall but Romero uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kondou connects with a nasty looking knee right to Romero's face.
A head punch on the inside from Romero fails to land.
Kondou lands a knee to the head.
Romero has a couple of punches blocked by Kondou.
Kondou connects with a nasty looking knee right to Romero's face.
Kondou looking to slow down the pace here.
Romero softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kondou.
Kondou landing knees to the head.
Romero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kondou lands a knee to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Romero creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Romero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Romero working aggressively here.
Kondou lands a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kondou.
Kondou taking a breather.
Kondou using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Romero has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Romero managing to block the knees to the body from Kondou.
Romero gets through Kondou's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Romero.
Romero misses with some punches.
Kondou landing knees to the head.
Romero misses with a punch on the inside.
Kondou is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kondou.
Kondou dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Romero.
Kondou scores a nice knee to the body.
Romero scores with a shoulder strike.
Kondou blocking some punches.
Kondou with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kondou lands a knee to the body.
Romero throws a punch but it's blocked by Kondou.
Kondou looking to throw knees to the head but Romero is blocking nicely.
Kondou is trying to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Romero.
Kondou controlling the action here for a moment.
Kondou with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Romero working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Kondou is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
A nice right hand lands inside from Romero.
Romero lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kondou backwards.
Kondou blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kondou.
A head punch on the inside from Romero fails to land.
Kondou is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Romero misses with a punch on the inside.
Kondou blocks an uppercut.
Kondou lands a good knee to the midsection. Romero won't want to take too many of those.
A knee to the head by Kondou.
Kondou lands a knee to the head.
Romero misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kondou blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Knees to the body from Kondou.
Romero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Romero as Kondou tries to tie him up.
Romero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Romero fails to land.
Kondou tries to stall but Romero uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kondou scores with a knee to the head.
Romero throws a punch but it's blocked by Kondou.
Romero working aggressively here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kondou blocks an uppercut.
Romero takes a knee right on the jaw!
Romero throws a punch but it's blocked by Kondou.
Kondou with a knee to the head.
Romero throws a punch but it's blocked by Kondou.
Kondou landing knees to the head.
Kondou trying to land knees to the body.
Romero throws a head punch that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kondou landing knees to the body.
Romero on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Romero misses with a hook from the clinch.
Romero misses with some punches.
Kondou lands a good knee to the midsection. Romero won't want to take too many of those.
Knees to the body from Kondou.
Kondou is trying to maintain a safe position but Romero gets an underhook and turns Kondou into the ropes.
Romero avoiding damage as Kondou throws knees to the body.
Romero misses with a punch on the inside.
Kondou is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kondou is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Romero is keeping busy.
Kondou misses with a knee to the head.
Romero misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kondou looking to stall.
A short right from Romero.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kondou lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Romero swings wildly with an uppercut but Kondou uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kondou blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kondou obliges.
Kondou using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Romero has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Romero misses with a punch on the inside.
Knees to the body from Kondou.
Romero has a couple of punches blocked by Kondou.
Kondou landing knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Romero.
Kondou landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kondou tries to land a knee to the head but Romero blocks with his arms.
Romero lands a hook to the side of the head.
Romero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kondou blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kondou utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kondou tries to stall but Romero uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kondou with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kondou looking to throw knees to the head but Romero is blocking nicely.
Romero has a couple of punches blocked by Kondou.
Romero misses with a punch on the inside.
A knee to the head by Kondou.
Romero doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Romero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kondou blocks an uppercut.
Kondou blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kondou putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Romero in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kondou obliges.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Romero misses with some punches.
Romero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Romero has a couple of punches blocked by Kondou.
Romero swings wildly with an uppercut but Kondou uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kondou with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kondou connects with a knee to the head.
Kondou is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Romero is defending well for now.
Romero working aggressively here.
A knee to the head by Kondou.
Kondou tries to land a knee to the head but Romero blocks with his arms.
Romero working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Romero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kondou working Romero over with knees to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kondou working Romero over with knees to the body.
Kondou tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kondou putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Romero in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Romero.
Kondou lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Romero misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Satsuya Kondou dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jonny Romero's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Kondou takes one to the chin there.
Kondou rushes Romero and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Kondou blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kondou blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kondou blocks an uppercut.
Kondou lands a knee to the head.
Kondou blocking some punches.
Kondou landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Romero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Romero has a couple of punches blocked by Kondou.
Romero lands a left hand.
Kondou landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Kondou.
Knees to the body from Kondou.
Kondou lands a knee to the body.
Kondou is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kondou landing knees to the body.
Kondou lands a good knee to the midsection. Romero won't want to take too many of those.
Kondou with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kondou.
Romero throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Romero.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kondou using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Kondou.
A head punch on the inside from Romero fails to land.
Kondou landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero misses with a short punch on the inside.
Romero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Romero misses with a short punch on the inside.
Romero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kondou putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Romero in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kondou landing knees to the head.
Romero managing to block the knees to the body from Kondou.
Kondou scores a nice knee to the body.
Romero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Romero working aggressively here.
Romero swings wildly with an uppercut but Kondou uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kondou trying to control the position but instead, Romero has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kondou into the ropes.
Romero takes a knee right on the jaw!
A head punch on the inside from Romero fails to land.
Romero takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kondou landing knees to the body.
Romero scores with a nice hook to the head.
Romero doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kondou using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kondou connects with a nasty looking knee right to Romero's face.
Kondou is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Romero is defending well for now.
Kondou landing knees to the head.
Romero misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Kondou blocking some punches.
Romero has a couple of punches blocked by Kondou.
Kondou with a knee to the head.
Kondou using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Romero has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kondou blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kondou looking to throw knees to the head but Romero is blocking nicely.
Romero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kondou scores a nice knee to the body.
Kondou with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Romero fails to land.
Romero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kondou putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Romero in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kondou taking a breather.
Kondou blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kondou is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Romero is keeping busy.
Kondou lands a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Romero.
Kondou crunches a lovely knee into Romero's ribcage.
Romero throws a head punch that misses.
Kondou misses with a knee to the head.
Kondou with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kondou trying to land knees to the body.
Romero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kondou tries to land knees in the clinch but Romero avoids the damage to the body.
Romero doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kondou tries to land a knee to the head but Romero blocks with his arms.
Kondou is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Romero.
Kondou using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Romero has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Romero misses with a short punch on the inside.
Romero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kondou lands a knee to the head.
Kondou scores with a knee to the head.
Kondou trying to land knees to the body.
Kondou blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Romero misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Romero fails to land.
Kondou scores with a knee to the head.
Romero misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kondou connects with a nasty looking knee right to Romero's face.
Romero misses with the head strike.
Kondou lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Romero throws a head punch that misses.
Kondou lands a good knee to the midsection. Romero won't want to take too many of those.
Romero on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kondou unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kondou misses with a knee to the head.
Romero misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Romero fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kondou.
A knee to the head by Kondou.
Romero on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kondou lands a nice knee to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Romero fails to land.
Romero takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kondou blocks an uppercut.
Kondou with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Romero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Romero throws a head punch that misses.
Romero takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kondou tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Romero avoids it.
Kondou misses with a knee to the head.
Romero is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kondou is defending well for now.
Kondou blocks an uppercut.
Knees to the body from Kondou.
Kondou lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Romero working aggressively here.
Kondou utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Kondou.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Romero creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Romero takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kondou leaning against his opponent.
Romero misses with the head strike.
Romero takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Romero misses with a punch on the inside.
Kondou landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kondou with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Romero.
Kondou landing knees to the body.
Kondou lands a good knee to the midsection. Romero won't want to take too many of those.
Kondou connects with a knee to the head.
Kondou misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Romero.
Kondou takes a shot to the head.
Kondou unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kondou tries to land a knee to the head but Romero blocks with his arms.
Kondou tries to land a knee to the head but Romero blocks with his arms.
Romero throws a punch but it's blocked by Kondou.
Romero misses with a punch on the inside.
Kondou is looking to control Romero's arms but Romero gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kondou has his back to the ropes.
Kondou putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Romero in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Romero misses with the head strike.
Kondou lands a nice knee to the body.
Romero doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Romero.
Kondou using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Romero.
Romero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kondou obliges.
Kondou connects with a knee to the head.
Kondou connects with a knee to the head.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Kondou looking to throw knees to the head but Romero is blocking nicely.
Kondou misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Romero.
Romero lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kondou backwards.
Kondou working Romero over with knees to the body.
Romero lands a left hand.
Kondou blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kondou working Romero over with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Kondou.
Kondou trying to stall but Romero improves his position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kondou.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kondou.
Kondou looking to throw knees to the head but Romero is blocking nicely.
Romero lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Romero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kondou blocking some punches.
Kondou putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Romero in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kondou blocking some punches.
Kondou lands a good knee to the midsection. Romero won't want to take too many of those.
Romero throws a head punch that misses.
Kondou crunches a lovely knee into Romero's ribcage.
Knees to the body from Kondou.
Kondou tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kondou tries to land knees in the clinch but Romero avoids the damage to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Romero.
Kondou is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kondou blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Romero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kondou.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Romero.
Kondou blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kondou is stalling here.
Romero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kondou scores a nice knee to the body.
Kondou using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Romero has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kondou.
Kondou landing knees to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Romero.
Romero misses with a punch on the inside.
Kondou is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Romero is keeping busy.
Kondou throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Romero blocks it with crossed arms.
Kondou with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Romero misses with the head strike.
Romero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Romero takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kondou misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Romero.
Romero misses with the head strike.
Kondou using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Kondou is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Romero is defending well for now.
Kondou tries to land knees in the clinch but Romero avoids the damage to the body.
Kondou with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Romero doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Romero misses with the head strike.
Romero doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Romero takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kondou looking to slow down the pace here.
Romero throws a head punch that misses.
Kondou unloads a knee to the mid-section. Romero lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Romero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Romero.
Romero misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Romero.
Kondou lands a knee to the head.
Romero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kondou tries a knee to the head but Romero blocks it.
Kondou lands a knee to the body.
Kondou blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Romero takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kondou blocking some punches.
Kondou utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kondou using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Romero has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Romero swings wildly with an uppercut but Kondou uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kondou lands a good knee to the midsection. Romero won't want to take too many of those.
Kondou with a knee to the head.
Kondou landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kondou connects with a nasty looking knee right to Romero's face.
A shot in the inside from Romero.
Kondou trying to land knees to the body.
Kondou trying to land knees to the body.
Romero misses with the head strike.
Romero scores with a shot to the side of Kondou's head.
Kondou misses with a knee to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Romero.
Kondou tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Romero avoids it.
Romero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kondou with a knee to the head.
Romero misses with a short punch on the inside.
Romero working aggressively here.
Kondou is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Romero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Romero misses with the head strike.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kondou obliges.
Romero throws a head punch that misses.
Kondou lands a knee to the head.
Kondou trying to land knees to the body.
Kondou with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kondou.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Satsuya Kondou clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Jonny Romero's cut.
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.
Kondou displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Romero throws out the jab.
Kondou is looking to clinch but Romero is avoiding it.
Nice defenses there by Kondou.
Kondou slips a jab and a cross from Romero.
Kondou tries to close the distance and clinch up but Romero swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kondou closes the distance and clinches.
Kondou taking a breather.
Romero swings wildly with an uppercut but Kondou uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kondou.
Kondou blocks an uppercut.
Kondou scores with a knee to the head.
Kondou scores a nice knee to the body.
Kondou unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kondou lands a good knee to the midsection. Romero won't want to take too many of those.
Knees to the body from Kondou.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kondou obliges.
Kondou unloads a knee to the mid-section. Romero lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kondou lands a good knee to the midsection. Romero won't want to take too many of those.
Romero scores with a shoulder strike.
Romero misses with a punch on the inside.
Kondou is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Kondou blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kondou landing some nice looking knees to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kondou landing knees to the body.
Romero misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kondou lands a knee to the head.
Kondou blocking some punches.
Kondou crunches a lovely knee into Romero's ribcage.
Kondou tries to land knees in the clinch but Romero avoids the damage to the body.
Romero throws a punch but it's blocked by Kondou.
Romero scores with a shoulder strike.
A knee to the head by Kondou.
Romero misses with the head strike.
Romero doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kondou lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Romero gets through Kondou's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kondou with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kondou blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kondou landing knees to the head.
Romero misses with some punches.
Romero throws a punch but it's blocked by Kondou.
Kondou landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Romero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kondou landing knees to the head.
Kondou looking to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Romero.
Kondou stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Romero swings wildly with an uppercut but Kondou uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Kondou crunches a lovely knee into Romero's ribcage.
Romero throws a head punch that misses.
Kondou looking to throw knees to the head but Romero is blocking nicely.
Romero lands a left hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Romero.
Romero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kondou scores a nice knee to the body.
Kondou with a knee to the head.
Kondou tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kondou.
Kondou stalling against the ropes.
Kondou is trying to maintain a safe position but Romero gets an underhook and turns Kondou into the ropes.
Romero throws a punch but it's blocked by Kondou.
Kondou blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Romero misses with a punch on the inside.
Kondou lands a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kondou.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kondou obliges.
Romero misses with the head strike.
A knee to the head by Kondou.
Romero swings wildly with an uppercut but Kondou uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kondou obliges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero throws a punch but it's blocked by Kondou.
Knees to the body from Kondou.
Kondou is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kondou blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kondou unloads a knee to the mid-section. Romero lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kondou using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Romero has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kondou tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kondou trying to land knees to the body.
Kondou connects with a knee to the head.
Romero doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kondou blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kondou utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kondou tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Romero avoids it.
Romero misses with some punches.
Romero throws a head punch that misses.
Romero takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kondou working Romero over with knees to the body.
Romero doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Romero throws a punch but it's blocked by Kondou.
Kondou landing knees to the body.
Romero has a couple of punches blocked by Kondou.
Romero takes a knee to the side of the body.
Romero misses with a hook from the clinch.
A knee to the head by Kondou.
Romero misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kondou connects with a knee to the head.
Kondou misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Romero.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Romero creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Romero misses with some punches.
Kondou connects with a knee to the head.
Romero lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kondou misses with a knee strike.
Still in the clinch, Romero scores with a nice short uppercut.
Romero doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kondou lands a good knee to the midsection. Romero won't want to take too many of those.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kondou.
Romero takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kondou is looking to control Romero's arms but Romero gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kondou has his back to the ropes.
Kondou tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Romero lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kondou backwards.
Romero lands with a right to the head.
Kondou throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Romero blocks it with crossed arms.
Romero managing to block the knees to the body from Kondou.
Kondou trying to land knees to the body.
Kondou using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Romero has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short left from Romero.
Romero throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kondous head.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Romero creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kondou connects with a nasty looking knee right to Romero's face.
Kondou is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Romero lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kondou backwards.
Romero throws a punch but it's blocked by Kondou.
Kondou scores with a knee to the head.
Romero doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kondou landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kondou looking to throw knees to the head but Romero is blocking nicely.
Romero misses with a hook from the clinch.
Romero misses with the head strike.
Kondou utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Kondou.
Kondou stalling in the clinch.
Kondou blocks an uppercut.
Kondou scores a nice knee to the body.
Romero takes a knee to the side of the body.
Romero misses with some punches.
Kondou with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kondou misses with a knee strike.
Romero swings wildly with an uppercut but Kondou uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kondou is trying to stall.
Kondou blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kondou tries a knee to the head but Romero blocks it.
Romero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kondou connects with a nasty looking knee right to Romero's face.
Kondou blocking some punches.
Kondou blocks an uppercut.
Kondou blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kondou lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Romero.
Kondou misses with a knee strike.
Romero scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kondou scores with a knee to the head.
Romero doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kondou blocks an uppercut.
Kondou scores with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Romero.
Romero misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kondou looking to throw knees to the head but Romero is blocking nicely.
Kondou holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Kondou misses with a knee to the head.
Kondou working Romero over with knees to the body.
Romero throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kondous head.
A head punch on the inside from Romero fails to land.
Romero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kondou unloads a knee to the mid-section. Romero lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kondou is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kondou throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Romero swings wildly with an uppercut but Kondou uses good head movement to avoid it.
Romero has a couple of punches blocked by Kondou.
Kondou lands a nice knee to the body.
Romero misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kondou utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kondou looking to throw knees to the head but Romero is blocking nicely.
A short uppercut from Romero.
Romero has a couple of punches blocked by Kondou.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kondou lands a knee to the head.
Romero working aggressively here.
Romero lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Romero.
Romero takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kondou tries a knee to the head but Romero blocks it.
Kondou tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kondou trying to land knees to the body.
Romero misses with a hook from the clinch.
Romero swings wildly with an uppercut but Kondou uses good head movement to avoid it.
Romero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kondou using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kondou misses with a knee to the head.
Kondou lands a knee to the head.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Romero scores with a shoulder strike.
Romero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Romero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kondou looking to throw knees to the head but Romero is blocking nicely.
Kondou is trying to maintain a safe position but Romero gets an underhook and turns Kondou into the ropes.
A nice right hand lands inside from Romero.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kondou.
Kondou blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kondou landing knees to the body.
Kondou scores a nice knee to the body.
Kondou is looking to control Romero's arms but Romero gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kondou has his back to the ropes.
Romero lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kondou misses with a knee strike.
A short uppercut from Romero.
Romero misses with the head strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Romero as Kondou tries to tie him up.
Kondou scores with a knee to the head.
Kondou looking to throw knees to the head but Romero is blocking nicely.
Kondou tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Romero.
Romero misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kondou misses with a knee strike.
A head punch on the inside from Romero fails to land.
Kondou blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Romero takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kondou throws a knee to the head but misses.
Romero has a couple of punches blocked by Kondou.
A head punch on the inside from Romero fails to land.
Kondou landing knees to the body.
Kondou blocks an uppercut.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kondou.
Romero managing to block the knees to the body from Kondou.
Kondou unloads a knee to the mid-section. Romero lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kondou looking to throw knees to the head but Romero is blocking nicely.
Romero lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kondou tries to land knees in the clinch but Romero avoids the damage to the body.
Kondou lands a nice knee to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Romero.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Romero.
Kondou working Romero over with knees to the body.
Kondou throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Romero blocks it with crossed arms.
Kondou putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Romero in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Romero fails to land.
Kondou is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Romero is defending well for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Romero lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kondou backwards.
Romero swings wildly with an uppercut but Kondou uses good head movement to avoid it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Romero scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Romero working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Satsuya Kondou had his way with Jonny Romero in that round.
The cut man is working on Jonny Romero's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Kondou throws a front kick that sends Romero stumbling back into the ropes.
Romero keeps the fight on the outside.
Kondou fails with an attempt to clinch.
Romero throws a big shot that misses.
Romero swinging wilding here.
Romero missing with a left hand there. Kondou was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kondou gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Romero misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kondou working Romero over with knees to the body.
Kondou connects with a knee to the head.
Kondou landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Romero takes a knee right on the jaw!
A knee to the head by Kondou.
Kondou connects with a nasty looking knee right to Romero's face.
Romero misses with a short punch on the inside.
Romero throws a head punch that misses.
Kondou throws a knee to the head but misses.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Romero swings wildly with an uppercut but Kondou uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Romero misses with the head strike.
Kondou with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kondou blocking some punches.
Kondou scores a nice knee to the body.
Romero lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kondou lands a knee to the body.
Romero working aggressively here.
Romero misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kondou scores a nice knee to the body.
Kondou blocking some punches.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kondou obliges.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kondou.
Kondou throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Romero blocks it with crossed arms.
Romero misses with the head strike.
Kondou working Romero over with knees to the body.
Kondou misses with a knee to the head.
Kondou landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Romero on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Romero throws a head punch that misses.
Romero managing to block the knees to the body from Kondou.
Romero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kondou is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kondou blocks an uppercut.
Kondou landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Romero misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kondou scores with a knee to the head.
Kondou crunches a lovely knee into Romero's ribcage.
Kondou blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kondou blocking some punches.
Kondou lands a nice knee to the body.
Romero doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Romero doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Romero misses with a short punch on the inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kondou.
Kondou is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Kondou is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kondou blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Romero throws a punch but it's blocked by Kondou.
Kondou is stalling here.
Kondou blocks an uppercut.
Kondou with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kondou throws a knee to the head but misses.
Romero misses with the head strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Romero.
Kondou connects with a nasty looking knee right to Romero's face.
Kondou blocks an uppercut.
Kondou lands a nice knee to the body.
Romero takes a knee right on the jaw!
Romero avoiding damage as Kondou throws knees to the body.
Romero has a couple of punches blocked by Kondou.
Romero gets through Kondou's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kondou lands a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero throws a head punch that misses.
Kondou with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Romero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kondou misses with a knee to the head.
Kondou utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Romero fails to land.
Knees to the body from Kondou.
Kondou blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kondou looking to throw knees to the head but Romero is blocking nicely.
Romero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kondou lands a knee to the head.
Kondou tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Romero misses with some punches.
Romero lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Romero.
Romero working aggressively here.
Kondou trying to control the position but instead, Romero has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kondou into the ropes.
Kondou lands a knee to the head.
Kondou misses with a knee strike.
Romero misses with some punches.
Romero misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kondou scores a nice knee to the body.
Romero has a couple of punches blocked by Kondou.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Kondou putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Romero in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Romero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Romero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Romero has a couple of punches blocked by Kondou.
Kondou with a knee to the head.
Kondou lands a knee to the body.
Romero doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Romero has a couple of punches blocked by Kondou.
Romero misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kondou lands a knee to the head.
Romero doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kondou unloads a knee to the mid-section. Romero lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kondou taking a breather.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kondou.
Kondou connects with a nasty looking knee right to Romero's face.
Kondou trying to stall but Romero improves his position.
Kondou trying to land knees to the body.
A short left from Romero.
Kondou trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kondou.
Romero working aggressively here.
Romero makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kondou lands a knee to the body.
Kondou lands a good knee to the midsection. Romero won't want to take too many of those.
Kondou unloads a knee to the mid-section. Romero lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kondou is pushing Romero up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Romero lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kondou connects with a knee to the head.
Romero lands with a right to the head.
Romero swings wildly with an uppercut but Kondou uses good head movement to avoid it.
A knee to the head by Kondou.
Romero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kondou putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Romero in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kondou blocking some punches.
Kondou blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kondou obliges.
Knees to the body from Kondou.
Kondou putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Romero in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kondou with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Romero.
Kondou utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Romero lands a shoulder strike.
Kondou connects with a nasty looking knee right to Romero's face.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kondou obliges.
Romero on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Romero misses with a punch on the inside.
Romero lands a hook that snaps the head of Kondou backwards.
Kondou blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kondou landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Romero misses with a punch on the inside.
Romero misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kondou connects with a nasty looking knee right to Romero's face.
Kondou landing knees to the body.
Kondou with a knee to the head.
Romero misses with some punches.
Kondou with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kondou is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Romero is keeping busy.
Romero has a couple of punches blocked by Kondou.
Romero working aggressively here.
Knees to the body from Kondou.
Kondou unloads a knee to the mid-section. Romero lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kondou unloads a knee to the mid-section. Romero lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kondou.
Romero misses with some punches.
Kondou is pushing Romero up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kondou tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Romero avoids it.
Kondou blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kondou utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kondou taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Romero misses with the head strike.
Jonny Romero has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kondou lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kondou scores a nice knee to the body.
Kondou throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Romero blocks it with crossed arms.
Kondou is looking to control Romero's arms but Romero gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kondou has his back to the ropes.
Romero working aggressively here.
Romero working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kondou unloads a knee to the mid-section. Romero lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kondou with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kondou blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Romero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Romero misses with the head strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kondou.
Romero is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Kondou landing knees to the body.
Romero takes a knee right on the jaw!
Romero softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Romero fails to land.
Kondou lands a knee to the body.
Kondou using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Romero has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Romero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kondou misses with a knee strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Romero.
Kondou landing knees to the head.
Kondou blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kondou unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kondou utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Romero misses with a hook from the clinch.
Romero misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kondou connects with a knee to the head.
Romero misses with a punch on the inside.
Kondou putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Romero in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Romero fails to land.
Kondou crunches a lovely knee into Romero's ribcage.
Kondou with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kondou scores a nice knee to the body.
Romero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Romero has a couple of punches blocked by Kondou.
Kondou lands a good knee to the midsection. Romero won't want to take too many of those.
Kondou lands a good knee to the midsection. Romero won't want to take too many of those.
Kondou blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Romero takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kondou trying to land knees to the body.
Romero doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kondou with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kondou tries to land a knee to the head but Romero blocks with his arms.
Romero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Romero throws a punch but it's blocked by Kondou.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kondou takes a shot to the head.
A knee to the head by Kondou.
Romero doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kondou crunches a lovely knee into Romero's ribcage.
Kondou missing with knees to the body.
Romero misses with a punch on the inside.
Kondou putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Romero in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kondou working Romero over with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kondou.
A nice right hand lands inside from Romero.
Romero has a couple of punches blocked by Kondou.
Kondou blocking some punches.
Kondou crunches a lovely knee into Romero's ribcage.
Kondou connects with a knee to the head.
Kondou trying to control the position but instead, Romero has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kondou into the ropes.
Romero throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Romero fails to land.
Romero throws a head punch that misses.
Kondou tries a knee to the head but Romero blocks it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Romero as Kondou tries to tie him up.
Romero swings wildly with an uppercut but Kondou uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kondou is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Kondou with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Romero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Satsuya Kondou showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kondou has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Satsuya Kondou!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Satsuya Kondou!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Satsuya Kondou!
Satsuya Kondou wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Dryl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boats Hoes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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300 lbs
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290 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super 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, Ben Dryl!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Boats Hoes!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dryl.
Hoes throws a body punch but Dryl moves out of range.
Hoes missing with a left hand there. Dryl was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hoes ducks under a wild hook from Dryl.
Hoes lands with an uppercut that bounces Dryl off the ropes and back into rage.
It looks like Ben Dryl has been cut.
Dryl uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hoes.
Dryl has managed to clinch.
Dryl lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Boats Hoes has been cut.
Dryl keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hoes's efforts to push away.
Hoes is trying to break the clinch but Dryl is controlling him.
Hoes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hoes thows a body shot but no joy.
Hoes fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dryl, pushing him back against the ropes.
Hoes tries to break free but Dryl pushes him back against the ropes.
Dryl comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hoes tries to break the clinch but Dryl is controlling the position.
A knee to the head by Dryl.
Dryl lands an elbow inside.
Dryl'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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dryl scores with a knee to the head.
That has opened up Boats Hoes's cut even more.
Dryl lands an elbow inside.
Dryl throws a knee to the head but misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hoes as Dryl tries to tie him up.
Hoes has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hoes wants to break free but Dryl has control.
Dryl landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hoes looks gassed!
Dryl gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Dryl with a knee to the head.
The cut above Boats Hoes's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Dryl tries to stall but Hoes uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Dryl lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dryl with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dryl leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Dryl gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Boats Hoes's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dryl is struggling to control the position.
Dryl lands a good knee to the midsection. Hoes won't want to take too many of those.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dryl lands a nice elbow.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Boats Hoes's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ben Dryl!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Connely (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antofer Limbulan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Limbulan's choice of entrance music: Cochise by Audioslave. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Antofer Limbulan enters the ring!
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194 lbs
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182 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Connely!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Antofer Limbulan!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Shimada and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Connely swings for the body but Limbulan moves out of range.
Limbulan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Connely lands a slapping body shot.
Connely with a nice cross.
It looks like Antofer Limbulan has been cut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Limbulan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Limbulan misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Connely counters with a big right hand! Oh Limbulan is in trouble here! Connely follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chris Connely!
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