Dynasty 35: Jones vs Saku PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Leeroy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorge Visconti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leeroy's entrance music is Legend of the Dragon. A fine choice. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Leeroy
vs
Visconti

198 cm
18
213 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
19
220 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bruce Leeroy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jorge Visconti!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Visconti tests Leeroy's chin there with a solid looking shot.

It looks like Bruce Leeroy has been cut.
No joy there for Visconti, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Visconti misses with a body shot.
Jorge Visconti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leeroy wants to clinch up but Visconti keeps it at a distance.
Visconti swings for the body but Leeroy moves out of range.
Leeroy avoids the body shot from Visconti.
Visconti throws a front kick aimed at Leeroy's knee but Leeroy avoids it well.
Visconti bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Leeroy tries to clinch
and Visconti counters with a nice body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Visconti misses with a hook. Leeroy ducked under it nicely.
Visconti throws a leg kick

and Leeroy moves into the clinch.
Leeroy dodges an elbow strike from Visconti.
Visconti putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Leeroy in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Leeroy is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Visconti throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Visconti is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Leeroy is defending well for now.
Visconti missing with knees to the body.
Visconti lands a nice knee to the body.
Visconti lands with a left to the head.
Visconti tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Leeroy avoids it.
Visconti landing knees to the head.
Visconti stalling in the clinch.
Visconti lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Visconti gets through Leeroy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Visconti tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Leeroy avoids it.
Visconti misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Leeroy.
A right hook to the body lands for Visconti.
Visconti is struggling to control the position.
Leeroy is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Visconti is keeping busy.
Visconti scores with a hook to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Visconti - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Visconti continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Visconti lands a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leeroy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Visconti.
A short body shot lands from Visconti as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Visconti has Leeroy pressed against the ropes.
Visconti lands a knee to the body.
Visconti throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Leeroys head.
Visconti wants to stall.
Visconti'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.
Leeroy missing with knees to the body.
Leeroy tries to stall but Visconti uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Visconti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Leeroy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Leeroy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Visconti tries a knee to the head but Leeroy blocks it.
Visconti misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Leeroy.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Visconti.
Visconti displaying some good clinch control by pressing Leeroy up against the ropes.
Leeroy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Visconti trying to land knees to the body.
Leeroy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Leeroy misses with the head strike.
Visconti lands an uppercut.
Visconti misses with a knee to the head.
Visconti makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Visconti.
Visconti looking to throw knees to the head but Leeroy is blocking nicely.
Visconti trying to land knees to the body.
Visconti lands a body punch in the clinch.
Visconti managing to block the knees to the body from Leeroy.
Leeroy managing to block the knees to the body from Visconti.
Leeroy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Leeroy trying to land knees to the body.
Leeroy wants to stall.
Visconti crunches a lovely knee into Leeroy's ribcage.
Leeroy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Visconti landing knees to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Visconti tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Visconti throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Leeroy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Visconti avoids it.
Visconti throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Leeroy blocks it with crossed arms.
Leeroy is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Still in the clinch, Visconti scores with a nice short uppercut.
Visconti working Leeroy over with knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Visconti creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Visconti is looking to control Leeroy's arms but Leeroy gets an underhook and turns him. Now Visconti has his back to the ropes.
Leeroy slows down the pace here.
Leeroy is trying to maintain a safe position but Visconti gets an underhook and turns Leeroy into the ropes.
Leeroy stalling the fight.
Visconti missing with knees to the body.
Visconti tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Leeroy avoids it.
Visconti holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Leeroy throws a punch but it's blocked by Visconti.
Visconti lands a good knee to the midsection. Leeroy won't want to take too many of those.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Visconti avoiding damage as Leeroy throws knees to the body.
Visconti landing knees to the body.
Visconti slowing the pace effectively.
Leeroy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Visconti.
Visconti stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Visconti blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Visconti lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Visconti landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Visconti putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Leeroy in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Visconti scores with a shot to the side of Leeroy's head.
Visconti with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Visconti stalling the fight.
Visconti tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Leeroy avoids it.
Visconti throws a knee to the head but misses.
Leeroy trying to land knees to the body.
Visconti works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Leeroy trying to control the position but instead, Visconti has worked for underhooks and has pushed Leeroy into the ropes.
Leeroy trying to land knees to the body.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Leeroy trying to control the position but instead, Visconti has worked for underhooks and has pushed Leeroy into the ropes.
Visconti is struggling to control the position.
Visconti lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Leeroy backwards.
Leeroy trying to land knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Leeroy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Visconti lands a knee to the head.
Visconti tries to land a knee to the head but Leeroy blocks with his arms.
Visconti tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Leeroy avoids it.
Visconti is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Leeroy blocks an elbow strike.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Visconti.
Leeroy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Visconti blocks it with crossed arms.
A hook to the body from Visconti.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Visconti throws a head punch that misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Visconti misses with a knee strike.
Leeroy stalls.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Visconti as Leeroy tries to tie him up.
Leeroy misses with a knee to the head.
Leeroy is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Visconti is keeping busy.
Maybe Leeroy would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Bruce Leeroy.
Leeroy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Leeroy takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

Bruce Leeroy's cut is getting worse.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Visconti waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Leeroy.
Leeroy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Visconti.
Leeroy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Visconti throws a body punch but Leeroy moves out of range.
Visconti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Leeroy was well out of range. Poor timing from Visconti.
Visconti throws a leg kick

and Leeroy holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Visconti digs a right hand underneath Leeroy's ribcage. Leeroy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Visconti with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Leeroy avoids a wild elbow strike from Visconti.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Leeroy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Visconti lands a body shot in the clinch.
Leeroy is trying to maintain a safe position but Visconti gets an underhook and turns Leeroy into the ropes.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Leeroy as Visconti tries to tie him up.
Visconti unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Stalling in the clinch from Visconti.
A shot in the inside from Visconti.
Leeroy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Leeroy is trying to maintain a safe position but Visconti gets an underhook and turns Leeroy into the ropes.
A right handed body shot lands from Visconti.
Visconti lands with a light punch inside.
Visconti managing to block the knees to the body from Leeroy.
Visconti stalling in the clinch but Leeroy improves position.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leeroy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Visconti with a knee to the head.
Leeroy managing to block the knees to the body from Visconti.
Leeroy avoiding damage as Visconti throws knees to the body.
Visconti trying to stall but Leeroy improves his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jorge Visconti dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bruce Leeroy'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.

Visconti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leeroy.
Both fighters circling a little - Visconti finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Visconti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Leeroy manages to avoid it.
Visconti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Leeroy was well out of range. Poor timing from Visconti.
A looping hook to the body misses from Visconti. Leeroy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Visconti ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jorge Visconti seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Leeroy ducks under a wild hook from Visconti.
Leeroy blocks a leg kick.
Visconti is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Leeroy rather than just go for the knockout.
Visconti misses with a hook.
Visconti thows a body shot but no joy.
Visconti is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Visconti lands the left hand.
Visconti tries a head kick but it misses.
Visconti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Leeroy staying out of range there.
Visconti thows a body shot but no joy.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Visconti.
Leeroy tries to clinch up.
Leeroy tries to close the distance and clinch but Visconti swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Visconti darts in and clinches Leeroy up against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leeroy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Visconti is defending well for now.
Leeroy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Leeroy is struggling to control the position.
Visconti creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Leeroy tries to land knees in the clinch but Visconti avoids the damage to the body.
Leeroy wants to stall.
Leeroy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Visconti.
Visconti working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Visconti on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Visconti looking to slow down the pace here.
Leeroy is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Visconti is keeping busy.
Visconti tries a knee to the head but Leeroy blocks it.
Leeroy wants to stall.
Leeroy trying to land knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leeroy avoids a wild elbow strike from Visconti.
Leeroy controlling the action here for a moment.
Visconti cracks Leeroy with a nice body shot.
Visconti stalling in the clinch but Leeroy improves position.
Leeroy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Leeroy avoiding damage as Visconti throws knees to the body.
Visconti is trying to maintain a safe position but Leeroy gets an underhook and turns Visconti into the ropes.
Leeroy is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Visconti is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Leeroy is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Leeroy unloads a knee to the mid-section. Visconti lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Visconti is looking to control Leeroy's arms but Leeroy gets an underhook and turns him. Now Visconti has his back to the ropes.

That's four 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.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jorge Visconti.
Nice defenses there by Leeroy.

Visconti clinches with his opponent.
Visconti blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Leeroy taking a breather.
Visconti works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A hook to the body from Visconti.
Visconti working Leeroy over with knees to the body.
Leeroy takes a knee right on the jaw!
Visconti is pushing Leeroy up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Visconti wants to stall.
Leeroy taking a breather.
Visconti lands a left hand.
Visconti taking a breather.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Leeroy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Leeroy looking to throw knees to the head but Visconti is blocking nicely.
Visconti missing with knees to the body.
Visconti on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Visconti has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Leeroy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Leeroy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Leeroy lands a nice knee to the body.
Leeroy is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Visconti misses with a knee strike.
Visconti stalling in the clinch but Leeroy improves position.
Leeroy lands a good knee to the midsection. Visconti won't want to take too many of those.
Visconti misses with a knee to the head.
Visconti is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Leeroy is keeping busy.
Leeroy stalling in the clinch but Visconti improves position.
Leeroy trying to land knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Knees to the body from Leeroy.

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.
Leeroy looking to throw knees to the head but Visconti is blocking nicely.
A shot in the inside from Visconti.
Leeroy is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Visconti with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Visconti looking to stall.
Visconti tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Leeroy avoids it.
Leeroy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Visconti can't find room to land a body shot as Leeroy controls the action.
Leeroy looking to stall.
Visconti missing with knees to the body.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Leeroy looking to stall.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Bruce Leeroy.
A jab from Visconti misses.
Leeroy moves in looking to clinch but Visconti pushes him off.
Visconti connects with a looping right hand.
Leeroy wants to clinch.
Visconti looks to land a body kick but Leeroy moved away.

That's eight 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.
Visconti keeps the fight on the outside.
Leeroy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Visconti.
Leeroy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Leeroy doesn't manage to clinch there - Visconti circles away.
Visconti throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Leeroy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Decent striking displayed by Visconti there.

Visconti drives through and clinches with Leeroy against the ropes.
Leeroy leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Visconti lands a left hand.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Visconti is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Leeroy is defending well for now.
Visconti tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Leeroy avoids it.
Visconti lands a right hand.
Leeroy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Visconti's elbow.
Leeroy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Visconti.
Visconti is looking to control Leeroy's arms but Leeroy gets an underhook and turns him. Now Visconti has his back to the ropes.
Nice body punch from Visconti - that landed with a thud.
Leeroy managing to block the knees to the body from Visconti.
Leeroy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Visconti with a knee to the head.
Visconti tries a knee to the head but Leeroy blocks it.
Visconti swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Leeroy is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Visconti is struggling to control the position.
Leeroy is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Leeroy can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jorge Visconti showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bruce Leeroy's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Visconti comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Visconti is looking to score with low kicks.
Leeroy moves away from the strike by Visconti.
Leeroy slips a straight right by Visconti.
Visconti keeps the fight on the outside.
Visconti goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Leeroy moves out of range of the body kick from Visconti.
Visconti takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Leeroy gets tackled into the ropes by Visconti. Visconti maintains the clinch.
Visconti is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
A short body shot lands from Visconti as the two fighters clinch.
Visconti blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leeroy tries to stall but Visconti uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Leeroy tries a knee to the head but Visconti blocks it.
Leeroy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Visconti avoids it.
Leeroy looking to slow down the pace here.
Visconti scores a nice knee to the body.
A short right from Visconti on the inside.
Visconti landing knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Leeroy as Visconti tries to tie him up.
Visconti lands a shoulder strike.
Visconti missing with knees to the body.
Visconti with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Leeroy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Visconti's elbow.
A knee to the head by Visconti.
Visconti misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Leeroy.
Visconti missing with knees to the body.
Visconti avoiding damage as Leeroy throws knees to the body.
Visconti manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Visconti misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Leeroy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leeroy landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Visconti avoiding damage as Leeroy throws knees to the body.
Leeroy trying to land knees to the body.
Visconti tries a body shot but Leeroy blocks it.
Leeroy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Visconti is defending well for now.
Visconti with a knee to the head.
Leeroy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Leeroy landing knees to the head.
Visconti avoiding damage as Leeroy throws knees to the body.
Leeroy stalling in the clinch but Visconti improves position.
Leeroy lands a good knee to the midsection. Visconti won't want to take too many of those.
Visconti digs a right hand underneath Leeroy's ribcage. Leeroy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Visconti lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Leeroy backwards.
Visconti managing to block the knees to the body from Leeroy.
Visconti tries a knee to the head but Leeroy blocks it.
Visconti lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Leeroy.
Visconti is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Leeroy is defending well for now.
Leeroy is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Visconti is keeping busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Visconti.
Leeroy managing to block the knees to the body from Visconti.
Leeroy with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Visconti missing with knees to the body.
Leeroy stalling in the clinch.
Visconti tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Leeroy avoids it.
Leeroy is looking to control Visconti's arms but Visconti gets an underhook and turns him. Now Leeroy has his back to the ropes.
Visconti looking to slow down the pace here.
Visconti letting Leeroy take a breather here.
Visconti looking to slow down the pace here.
Leeroy looking to throw knees to the head but Visconti is blocking nicely.
The referee calls for Leeroy to work.
Leeroy with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Leeroy stalling against the ropes.
Leeroy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Visconti with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Visconti obliges.
Visconti tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Leeroy avoids it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Visconti tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Visconti avoiding damage as Leeroy throws knees to the body.
Visconti wants to stall.
Leeroy working Visconti over with knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Leeroy trying to land knees to the body.
Leeroy effectively controlling the action here.
Leeroy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Leeroy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Visconti's elbow.
Visconti is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Visconti tries a knee to the head but Leeroy blocks it.
Visconti throws an elbow that misses.
Visconti stalling in the clinch but Leeroy improves position.
Leeroy stalling against the ropes.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Leeroy for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Visconti misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Leeroy.
Leeroy managing to block the knees to the body from Visconti.
Knees in the clinch landing for Leeroy.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Leeroy takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Visconti seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Visconti.
Leeroy looking to slow down the pace here.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Visconti with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Leeroy is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Bruce Leeroy.
Good standup being displayed there by Visconti as he connects with a hook.
Visconti misses with a hook. Leeroy ducked under it nicely.

Visconti darts in and clinches Leeroy up against the ropes.
Leeroy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Visconti has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Leeroy tries to land a knee to the head but Visconti blocks with his arms.
Visconti blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Visconti is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Leeroy is defending well for now.
Visconti is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Leeroy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Visconti.
Leeroy is trying to stall.
Visconti managing to block the knees to the body from Leeroy.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Visconti tries to land a knee to the head but Leeroy blocks with his arms.
Visconti tries to land a knee to the head but Leeroy blocks with his arms.
Leeroy managing to block the knees to the body from Visconti.
Leeroy putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Visconti in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Leeroy obliges.
Leeroy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Leeroy looking to stall.
Visconti tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Visconti misses with a punch on the inside.
Visconti misses with a punch on the inside.
Visconti tries to work over Leeroy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Visconti looking to stall.
Leeroy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Come on Leeroy - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Visconti is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Leeroy is defending well for now.

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.
Leeroy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Visconti.
Leeroy trying to control the position but instead, Visconti has worked for underhooks and has pushed Leeroy into the ropes.
Visconti wants to stall.
Leeroy trying to stall but Visconti improves his position.
Visconti misses with a knee strike.
Visconti throws an elbow that misses.
Leeroy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Visconti as Leeroy tries to tie him up.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Bruce Leeroy.
Visconti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Leeroy moves away.
Leeroy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Visconti.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Visconti circles away from the clinch attempt.
Visconti dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Leeroy. That did some damage!
Visconti misses with a hook. Leeroy ducked under it nicely.
Visconti circles away from the clinch attempt.
Leeroy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Leeroy avoids the body shot from Visconti.
Leeroy slips under a jab from Visconti.
Visconti keeps the fight on the outside.
Visconti throws a jab but it's blocked by Leeroy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jorge Visconti really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bruce Leeroy's cut.
That's time! Leeroy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Visconti motions for Leeroy to come forward. Visconti throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Visconti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Leeroy tries to clinch up.
Visconti looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Visconti swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Visconti misses with a wild body shot.
Leeroy tries to clinch but Visconti moves away
and Visconti connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Visconti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Leeroy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Visconti.
The fight stays on the outside here - Leeroy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Visconti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Visconti is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Visconti misses with an uppercut.
Visconti circles away from the clinch attempt.
Leeroy wants to clinch
and Visconti counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Visconti throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Visconti has Leeroy up against the ropes in a clinch.
Visconti manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Leeroy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Visconti avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leeroy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Leeroy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Visconti.
A right handed body shot lands from Visconti.
Visconti unloads a knee to the mid-section. Leeroy lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Leeroy blocks the elbow strike.
A nice left hand lands by Visconti.
Visconti scores a nice knee to the body.
Leeroy connects with a nasty looking knee right to Visconti's face.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leeroy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Visconti tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Leeroy avoids a wild elbow strike from Visconti.
Leeroy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Leeroy misses with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Visconti.
Visconti tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Leeroy avoids it.
Visconti managing to block the knees to the body from Leeroy.
A short uppercut from Visconti.
Leeroy misses with a knee to the head.
Visconti pushes Leeroy back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leeroy is looking to control Visconti's arms but Visconti gets an underhook and turns him. Now Leeroy has his back to the ropes.
Leeroy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Visconti has Leeroy pushed against the ropes.
Leeroy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Visconti with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Visconti is trying to maintain a safe position but Leeroy gets an underhook and turns Visconti into the ropes.
Leeroy tries to stall but Visconti uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Visconti lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Leeroy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Visconti is defending well for now.
Visconti misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Leeroy.
Leeroy misses with a punch on the inside.
Visconti tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Leeroy's elbow.
Leeroy is trying to maintain a safe position but Visconti gets an underhook and turns Leeroy into the ropes.
Leeroy connects with a nasty looking knee right to Visconti's face.
Visconti slowing the pace effectively.
Visconti with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Leeroy slowing the pace effectively.
Visconti misses with a body punch.
Jorge Visconti seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Leeroy blocks the elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Visconti throws a head punch that misses.
Leeroy tries to land knees in the clinch but Visconti avoids the damage to the body.
Leeroy is looking to control Visconti's arms but Visconti gets an underhook and turns him. Now Leeroy has his back to the ropes.
Visconti managing to block the knees to the body from Leeroy.
Visconti managing to block the knees to the body from Leeroy.
Leeroy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Leeroy looking to stall.
Visconti missing with knees to the body.
Leeroy unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Leeroy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Visconti doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Leeroy wants to stall.
Leeroy scores with a nice hook to the head.
The referee calls for Visconti to work.
Leeroy missing with knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Leeroy unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Leeroy misses with a knee strike.
Visconti is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Leeroy is defending well for now.
Leeroy dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Leeroy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Visconti.
Leeroy crunches a lovely knee into Visconti's ribcage.
Visconti misses with the head strike.
Leeroy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Visconti tries a knee to the head but Leeroy blocks it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Visconti.
Leeroy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Come on Leeroy - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Leeroy misses with a knee to the head.
Visconti looking to stall.
Visconti missing with knees to the body.
Leeroy slows down the pace here.

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.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Leeroy lands a knee to the body.
Leeroy avoiding damage as Visconti throws knees to the body.
Visconti managing to block the knees to the body from Leeroy.
Visconti letting Leeroy take a breather here.
Leeroy is trying to stall.
Leeroy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Leeroy leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Leeroy landing knees to the head.
Visconti stalling in the clinch but Leeroy improves position.
Visconti creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Leeroy's defenses.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Leeroy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Leeroy looking to throw knees to the head but Visconti is blocking nicely.
Leeroy is looking to control Visconti's arms but Visconti gets an underhook and turns him. Now Leeroy has his back to the ropes.
Visconti misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Leeroy.
Visconti utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Visconti.
Visconti utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Leeroy trying to control the position but instead, Visconti has worked for underhooks and has pushed Leeroy into the ropes.
Visconti is working Leeroy over against the ropes.
Visconti lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Leeroy.
Leeroy tries to work over Visconti's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Visconti digs a right hand underneath Leeroy's ribcage. Leeroy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Leeroy stalling in the clinch but Visconti improves position.
Visconti lands a body punch in the clinch.
Leeroy managing to block the knees to the body from Visconti.
Visconti makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Knees in the clinch landing for Visconti.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Visconti blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Visconti dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
A right hook to the body lands for Visconti.
Visconti lands a body punch in the clinch.
Visconti lands a good knee to the midsection. Leeroy won't want to take too many of those.
Visconti misses with a knee strike.
Visconti scores a nice knee to the body.
Visconti with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Leeroy with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Visconti.
Leeroy tries to land knees in the clinch but Visconti avoids the damage to the body.
Visconti working Leeroy over with knees to the body.
Visconti scores with a hook to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Visconti.
Leeroy holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Visconti presses Leeroy against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Leeroy trying to land knees to the body.
Visconti looking to throw knees to the head but Leeroy is blocking nicely.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Leeroy scores with a hook to the body.
Leeroy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Leeroy is trying to maintain a safe position but Visconti gets an underhook and turns Leeroy into the ropes.
Leeroy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Leeroy missing with knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Visconti.
Visconti avoiding damage.
Visconti tries to land knees in the clinch but Leeroy avoids the damage to the body.
Visconti letting Leeroy take a breather here.
Visconti throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Leeroy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Visconti prevents a body shot from Leeroy.
Visconti works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Visconti tries to land knees in the clinch but Leeroy avoids the damage to the body.
Visconti misses with a hook to the ribs.
Leeroy looking to slow down the pace here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jorge Visconti dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Bruce Leeroy'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!

Leeroy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Visconti throws a body punch but Leeroy moves out of range.
Visconti jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Leeroy ducks under a wild hook from Visconti.
Visconti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Visconti connects with a solid leg kick.
Visconti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leeroy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Visconti tries to land a leg kick but Leeroy saw it coming and moves away.
Visconti is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Visconti misses with a wild body shot.
Visconti throws a body punch but Leeroy moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Visconti misses with the combination.
Leeroy blocks a leg kick.
Visconti just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters circling - Visconti throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Visconti has managed to clinch.
Visconti missing with knees to the body.
Leeroy is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Visconti is keeping busy.
Visconti landing knees to the body.
Visconti tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leeroy is trying to maintain a safe position but Visconti gets an underhook and turns Leeroy into the ropes.
Knees to the body from Visconti.
Visconti is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Leeroy is keeping busy.
Visconti is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Leeroy is defending well for now.
Leeroy lands a good knee to the midsection. Visconti won't want to take too many of those.
Visconti trying to control the position but instead, Leeroy has worked for underhooks and has pushed Visconti into the ropes.
Leeroy working Visconti over with knees to the body.
Leeroy is pushing Visconti up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Visconti lands a shot to the body.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Visconti is trying to stall.
Leeroy misses with a knee to the head.
Leeroy trying to stall but Visconti improves his position.
Visconti trying to stall but Leeroy improves his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Visconti tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Leeroy avoids it.
A short right from Visconti.
Visconti working Leeroy over with knees to the body.
Visconti controlling the action here for a moment.
Leeroy wants to stall.
Visconti is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Leeroy is defending well for now.
Leeroy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Visconti is defending well for now.
Leeroy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Visconti tries to land knees in the clinch but Leeroy avoids the damage to the body.
Visconti with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Leeroy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Visconti misses with a knee strike.
Stalling in the clinch from Leeroy.
Leeroy lands a knee to the body.
Leeroy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Visconti.
Visconti misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leeroy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Visconti's elbow.
Come on Leeroy - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Leeroy obliges.
Leeroy with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Visconti tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Leeroy avoids it.
Leeroy is trying to maintain a safe position but Visconti gets an underhook and turns Leeroy into the ropes.
Leeroy tries to land knees in the clinch but Visconti avoids the damage to the body.
Visconti leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Visconti pushes Leeroy back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Leeroy tries to land knees in the clinch but Visconti avoids the damage to the body.
Visconti on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Leeroy taking a breather.
Visconti effectively controlling the action here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Visconti as Leeroy tries to tie him up.
Visconti tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Leeroy avoids it.
Visconti misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Leeroy.
Leeroy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Visconti has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Visconti looking to stall.
Leeroy avoiding damage as Visconti throws knees to the body.
Visconti missing with knees to the body.
Leeroy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Visconti blocks it with crossed arms.
The referee calls for Leeroy to work.
Visconti lands an elbow just above Leeroy 's eye.
Visconti tries to work over Leeroy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Leeroy tries to stall but Visconti uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.

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.
Leeroy connects with a nasty looking knee right to Visconti's face.
Visconti on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Visconti misses with an elbow over the top.
Visconti throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Leeroy blocks it with crossed arms.
Visconti on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Leeroy looking to slow down the pace here.
Good body shot from Visconti.
Leeroy blocks the elbow strike.
Leeroy controlling the action here for a moment.
Visconti misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Leeroy.
Visconti tries to stall but Leeroy uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Leeroy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Visconti works on Leeroy's body with a couple of short punches.
Visconti tries to land knees in the clinch but Leeroy avoids the damage to the body.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Visconti tries a knee to the head but Leeroy blocks it.
Good body shot from Visconti.
Visconti pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Visconti tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Visconti blocks a body shot from Leeroy.
Leeroy tries to stall but Visconti uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Leeroy avoiding damage as Visconti throws knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Visconti.
Visconti looking to stall.
Leeroy is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Leeroy blocks an elbow strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Leeroy.
Visconti lands a nice uppercut.
Visconti misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Leeroy.
Visconti avoiding damage as Leeroy throws knees to the body.
Visconti misses with a body punch.
Leeroy swings wildly with an uppercut but Visconti uses good head movement to avoid it.

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.
Leeroy pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Visconti avoiding damage as Leeroy throws knees to the body.
Visconti tries to land a knee to the head but Leeroy blocks with his arms.
Visconti tries to stall but Leeroy uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Leeroy unloads a knee to the mid-section. Visconti lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Leeroy missing with knees to the body.
Leeroy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Leeroy manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Visconti avoiding damage as Leeroy throws knees to the body.
Visconti tries to land a knee to the head but Leeroy blocks with his arms.
Visconti with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Visconti being controlled against the ropes.
Visconti throws a head punch that misses.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Visconti managing to block the knees to the body from Leeroy.
Leeroy managing to block the knees to the body from Visconti.
Leeroy struggles to land a body shot inside as Visconti controls his hands.
Leeroy landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Visconti struggles to land a body shot inside as Leeroy controls his hands.
Leeroy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Leeroy wants to stall.
Leeroy stalling against the ropes.
Visconti tries a knee to the head but Leeroy blocks it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Visconti lands a good knee to the midsection. Leeroy won't want to take too many of those.
Visconti misses with a knee to the head.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Leeroy connects with a knee to the head.
Visconti tries to work over Leeroy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Visconti tries to work over Leeroy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bruce Leeroy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Leeroy trying to land knees to the body.
Leeroy tries to land a knee to the head but Visconti blocks with his arms.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jorge Visconti comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Visconti 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight for Jorge Visconti!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Jorge Visconti!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Jorge Visconti!

Jorge Visconti wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
97%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vladamir Bear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kelly is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Black Belt Jones Theme Song, you Jive Turkey!. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bear
vs
Kelly

188 cm
20
265 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

182 cm
22
281 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Self confident

Dangerous GnP
World class MT
Powerful

Firebird Designs
Broken Halo Pride Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vladamir Bear!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jim Kelly!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shirou Masuda and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kelly closes the distance and pushes Bear back into the ropes.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kelly.
Bear goes for a takedown attempt but Kelly pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Kelly keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kelly rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bear moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kelly.
Crunch! Kelly slams his shin into Bear's torso.
Bear is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bear avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kelly buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kelly!
Kelly is looking to slow Bear down with leg kicks.
Nice straight punches there by Kelly. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kelly.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kelly lands a big uppercut and Bear crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Bear looks OK. Kelly waves Bear back to his feet!
Kelly feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bear's calf.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kelly throws a series of punches but Bear avoids them all with ease.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kelly - that will leave a mark!

Kelly takes the fight into the clinch.
Kelly lands a nice shot to the body.
Kelly lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Vladamir Bear has been cut.
Kelly lands a damaging elbow.
Kelly lands an elbow just above Bear 's eye.
Kelly is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kelly lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bear.
A short left from Kelly.
Kelly landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly is leaning against Bear and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kelly scores with a hook to the body.

Kelly breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kelly lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Crunch! Kelly slams his shin into Bear's torso.
Kelly wobbles Bear with a right hand and the left hook that follows puts him on his rear! Kelly dives in with a huge flying punch that connects right on the button and puts Bear to sleep! - What a violent and spectacular finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jim Kelly!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Newman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felipe Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Newman
vs
Oliveira

187 cm
26
179 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

190 cm
21
180 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Dangerous GnP
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shawn Newman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Felipe Oliveira!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliveira fails with an attempt to clinch.
Newman throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Oliveira's head.
Oliveira throws a right hand that misses
and Newman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Oliveira throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Newman tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Oliveira is in Newman's guard.
Oliveira sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Oliveira tries to stand but Newman is controlling from the bottom.
Oliveira in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Newman avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Oliveira throws and elbow that misses. Newman uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Oliveira's guard. Nice move by Newman!
Oliveira manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Oliveira landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Oliveira misses with a head shot.
Oliveira has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Newman's face.
Oliveira lands with some strikes.

Oliveira looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira breaks from Newman's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Oliveira postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Newman looks a forlorn figure.
Oliveira tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Oliveira has hold of Newman's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Newman manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Newman squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Oliveira controlling from mount.

Oliveira is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Newman has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Newman!

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira wants to sweep here but Newman controlling him for the moment.
Oliveira wants to stand and escape but Newman is having none of it.

That's six 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.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Oliveira pulls Newman in close to prevent any damage.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Felipe Oliveira wasn't active enough on the ground.
Newman misses with a kick to the body.
Newman lands a right hook to the body.

Newman gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Oliveira to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Newman being controlled here, momentarily.
Newman wants to stand up but Oliveira is controlling him.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Felipe Oliveira.
Newman scores with a head kick. Oliveira tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Oliveira changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Newman tries to avoid it but Oliveira manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Newman to the ground. Newman escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Newman.
Newman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Oliveira misses with an uppercut
and Newman counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Oliveira thinking.
Newman defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Oliveira.
Newman throws a lazy head kick

and Oliveira counters with a takedown into side control.
Newman wants to get back to his feet but Oliveira is dominant here and he's now got Newman's back!
This has been an exciting period of action!

Newman is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Oliveira gets his way!
Oliveira has good solid back control here.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Oliveira. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
I would not like to be Newman right now.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Newman covering up well under a barage of strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Newman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Oliveira manages to avoid it.
Oliveira throws a lazy head kick
and Newman counters with a flying knee. Nice.

Oliveira shoots in and bounces Newman off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Oliveira sitting in guard here, content to control.

Oliveira is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Newman is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Newman has escaped and now he's on top!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Newman stopping the sweep attempt from Oliveira.
Oliveira is pulling down on Newman's head to control his posture.

That's two 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.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

Oliveira has his foot on Newman's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Newman works his way back into a safe position though.
Oliveira looking to hit a scissor sweep but Newman is one step ahead there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Shawn Newman just wasn't active enough.
Newman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Oliveira throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Newman to counter with a crisp jab.
Oliveira thows a leg kick but Newman checks it
and Newman counters with a head kick.
Oliveira tries to clinch up.
Oliveira fails with an attempt to clinch.
A good leg kick by Newman.
Newman lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

Oliveira shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Newman napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Oliveira happy to just control the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Newman prevents Oliveira from improving position.
A lull in the action here as Oliveira stalls from top position.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Felipe Oliveira hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Oliveira shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Newman but Newman pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Oliveira tries to clinch but Newman moves out of range.
Oliveira tries to clinch up but Newman circles away and keeps his distance.
Felipe Oliveira is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Oliveira tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Newman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice shot lands for Newman.
Oliveira blocks a head kick by Newman.
Newman swats away the attempt to clinch by Oliveira.
Good exchange - Newman coming out on top.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira throws a head kick but Newman moves out of range.
Newman throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Oliveira's head.
Newman tries to clinch up.
Newman ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Oliveira is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice straight punches there by Newman. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Newman.
Newman throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Oliveira.
Newman throws a head kick that misses.

Oliveira shoots in and bounces Newman off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oliveira controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Oliveira working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's eight 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.
Oliveira slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Shawn Newman wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Newman gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Oliveira to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Newman wants to stand but Oliveira is controlling the position.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Newman being controlled here, momentarily.

Oliveira stands up and waves to Newman to follow him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Shawn Newman will probably get the nod.
That's time! Newman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Oliveira closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Newman to the mat! Newman manages to get full guard.

Oliveira stands up and waves to Newman to follow him.
Newman throws a lazy head kick

and Oliveira counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Newman's guard now.
Oliveira sitting in guard here, content to control.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

Felipe Oliveira has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Newman tries to clinch there but Oliveira circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Newman does it's job there.

Oliveira darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Oliveira controlling the action here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Oliveira looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Newman with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Felipe Oliveira has got the better of the ground game so far.
Oliveira controlling the action here.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Felipe Oliveira was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Oliveira gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Newman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Newman throws a head kick that misses.
Newman looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Shawn Newman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Oliveira scores a takedown into full mount!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Oliveira cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira unloading with bombs!
Oliveira controlling from the full mount.
Let's hope that Oliveira has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Newman takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Oliveira controlling the pace for now.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Newman?
Oliveira controlling his opponent.
Oliveira fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira landing shots from mount.
Oliveira tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira dominating with strikes here.
Oliveira landing shots from mount.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira with the ground and pound from mount.
Oliveira controlling from the full mount.
Oliveira connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira content just to control the position here.
Oliveira fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Oliveira postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Newman looks a forlorn figure.
Oliveira controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Felipe Oliveira really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Some bone on bone action there as Oliveira checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Oliveira throws a sloppy head kick
and Newman counters with a nice uppercut.

Oliveira shoots in and bounces Newman off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.

Newman is working an open guard so Oliveira takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

Oliveira feints and as Newman raises his hands in defense, Oliveira changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Oliveira missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Oliveira postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Oliveira is stalling in the full guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Felipe Oliveira hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Oliveira shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Newman napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Oliveira has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira staying calm.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Oliveira is working Newman over with some ground and pound from side control.

Oliveira stands up.

Oliveira shoots in and gets a takedown into Newman's guard.
Oliveira trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Oliveira wants to get up but he can't break Newman's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira looking to pass the guard.
Oliveira is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Felipe Oliveira was stalling too much, according to the referee.

Oliveira drives through with a takedown into guard.
Oliveira trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Newman manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Oliveira looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Newman is controlling him.

That's six 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.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Oliveira holds on and takes a little breather.

Felipe Oliveira has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Newman scores with a kick to the body.
Newman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Oliveira shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Newman napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Oliveira is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Newman's shoulder. That is not cool.
Oliveira looks up at the clock and then as Newman takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Oliveira smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira landing strikes.
Oliveira working the ground and pound but Newman is defending the strikes.
Oliveira controls the position from side control.

Oliveira thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's eight 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.

Oliveira looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Oliveira lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Newman down.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Newman takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Oliveira advances to full mount.
Oliveira cracks Newman with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Newman takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Oliveira scores with a couple of good head shots there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Felipe Oliveira dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Newman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Oliveira throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Newman was covering up waiting for the punch and Oliveira finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Oliveira slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Newman wants to stand up but Oliveira is controlling him.
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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Felipe Oliveira wasn't active enough on the ground.
Oliveira fails in his attempt to clinch.
Newman misses with a head kick.
Newman throws a sloppy head kick

and Oliveira counters with a nice double leg into side control. Newman won't be happy with that.
Oliveira remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira prevents Newman from escaping the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Oliveira slows the pace down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Felipe Oliveira hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Newman tries a head kick but it misses.
Newman lands with a cross.
Newman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Newman plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Oliveira misses with a two punch combination.
Newman moves into range and connects with a jab.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Oliveira.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira cracks Newman with a big elbow.
Oliveira in side control lands a decent elbow.

Oliveira has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Oliveira looks to score with a jab to the body but Newman is just out of range.

Oliveira is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Newman's half guard.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

Oliveira is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Oliveira scoring with strikes to the body and 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.
Oliveira is taking a breather. Newman says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

Felipe Oliveira has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

Oliveira darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Oliveira content to control rather than advance.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira tries to stand but can't do so whilst Newman controls his leg.

Oliveira stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.

That's eight 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.
Oliveira tries to clinch up but Newman circles away and keeps his distance.
Newman lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Newman cracks Oliveira with an open hand slap.
Newman lands an overhand right.
Newman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Oliveira throws a left and a right that both miss
and Newman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Newman keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Oliveira tries to clinch but Newman is having none of it.
Newman thows a body shot but no joy.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.

Oliveira fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Newman sprawls well initially but Oliveira persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Oliveira throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Newman scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Oliveira manages to mount him!
Oliveira controlling from mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Felipe Oliveira comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Oliveira has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Felipe Oliveira!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Felipe Oliveira!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Felipe Oliveira!

Felipe Oliveira wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
60%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stack Shillings (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Colin Remmers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shillings comes into the arena with UGK - Diamonds and Wood (Chopped and Screwed) blaring out of the sound system. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Shillings
vs
Remmers

209 cm
20
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

212 cm
26
295 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Firebird Designs

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stack Shillings!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Colin Remmers!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Remmers walks forward, straight into a front kick from Shillings.
Shillings works Remmers's body with a nice hook.
Remmers looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shillings scores with a nice head shot.
Remmers drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Shillings cracks the inside of Remmers's front leg.
Shillings throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Shillings lands with a right hand.
Shillings throws a pinpoint strike between Remmers's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Remmers crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Shillings scores a great knockout victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Stack Shillings!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ayumu Hirohito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tak Sin Thanarat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hirohito comes to the ring accompanied by The Vapors - I think I'm turning Japanese. Ayumu Hirohito has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Hirohito
vs
Sin Thanarat

187 cm
23
260 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

215 cm
22
285 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ayumu Hirohito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tak Sin Thanarat!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thanarat jabs Hirohito right on the nose. Hirohito blinks but takes it well.

It looks like Ayumu Hirohito has been cut.
Hirohito misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thanarat.
Thanarat scores with a head kick. Hirohito tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Hirohito misses with a hook to the body
and Thanarat counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hirohito throws a leg kick
and Thanarat counters with a straight right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hirohito throws a lazy head kick
and Thanarat counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Thanarat bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hirohito's head backwards.

Hirohito is rocked!
Thanarat is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Hirohito throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hirohito throws a head kick that misses
and Thanarat counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hirohito is breathing heavily.
Thanarat lands with a shot to the body.
Thanarat lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hirohito will feel that in the morning.
Thanarat lands a nice shot to the body.
Thanarat thows a body kick. Hirohito tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Hirohito throws a leg kick that is checked
and Thanarat cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Ayumu Hirohito's cut is getting worse.

Thanarat drops Hirohito with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Hirohito looks back up at him and smiles so Thanarat waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Oh Hirohito is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Thanarat feints a jab and as Hirohito dips his head, Thanarat unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Hirohito right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Hirohito falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the ropes! Thanarat smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Tak Sin Thanarat!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mc Batas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pannoi Boon Ta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Batas's entrance music is Enter Sandman. A fine choice. This should be fireworks!

Batas
vs
Boon Ta

182 cm
22
205 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

185 cm
23
215 lbs
6 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mc Batas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pannoi Boon Ta!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Batas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Batas swinging wildly here.
Boon Ta scores with a push kick.
Boon Ta wants to clinch but Batas slips to the side
letting Batas counter with a right hand.
Batas throws a low kick, looking for Boon Ta's leg but Boon Ta calmly moves out of range.
Boon Ta closes the distance looking to clinch
and Batas counters with a two punch combo.
Boon Ta misses with the combination.
Boon Ta moves to clinch but Batas breaks away
and Batas counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Boon Ta lands a high kick!
Batas misses with a hook. Boon Ta ducked under it nicely.
Boon Ta tries to clinch but Batas is having none of it.
Boon Ta tries to clinch there but Batas circles away.
Boon Ta throws a head kick that Batas semi-blocks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boon Ta is looking to clinch.
Boon Ta avoids a punch combination nicely.
Batas moves out of range of the body kick.
Boon Ta is looking to clinch but Batas is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boon Ta throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Boon Ta tries to clinch up.
Boon Ta closes the distance but Batas moves to the side
and Boon Ta takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A shot to the body from Boon Ta misses
and Batas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Batas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Boon Ta doesn't manage to clinch there - Batas circles away.
Batas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Boon Ta.

Boon Ta lands a big head kick that sends Batas tumbling to the mat! Boon Ta takes a step backwards and waves Batas back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Batas is rocked!

Boon Ta moves into range and clinches up with Batas.
Oh Batas is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Batas has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Batas has had enough of the clinch but Boon Ta keeps him there for the moment.
Boon Ta keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Batas's efforts to push away.
Boon Ta has Batas pressed up against the ropes in a tight Thai clinch. Batas is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Boon Ta - that's hurt Batas badly! Oh, another knee lands and Batas is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Batas doesn't seem to be complaining.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Pannoi Boon Ta!

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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Big Bad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Farley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bad comes to the ring accompanied by Kung Fu Fighting. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Bad
vs
Farley

190 cm
19
193 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

190 cm
19
200 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Big Bad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chris Farley!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Farley just misses with a punch to the body.
Farley walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bad.
Bad delivers a nice body kick.
Farley misses with an uppercut. Bad saw that one coming.
Farley thows a body shot but no joy.
Farley throws a looping overhand right but Bad ducks down to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Farley.
Farley throws a combination that misses
and Bad counters with a body kick that stops Farley in his tracks momentarily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bad.
Both fighters circling a little - Bad finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Bad delivers a nice body kick.
Farley misses with a body shot
and Bad counters with a good, hard body kick but Farley shrugs it off.
Chris Farley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Farley looks gassed!
Farley throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Farley misses with a shot to the body
and Bad counters with a good low kick that Farley was not able to check.
Bad fakes the leg kick and cracks Farley in the body.
Crunch! Bad slams his shin into Farley's torso.
Farley steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bad. That one must have hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Farley misses with a combination
and Bad counters with a low kick, right behind Farley 's knee.
Bad scores with a leg kick.
Bad connects with a high kick.

Bad rushes Farley and presses him up against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bad comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bad pushes off an throws an elbow but Farley leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Farley takes an elbow to the forehead.
Farley takes an elbow to the temple.
Bad lands an elbow that stopped Farley in his tracks for a moment.
Bad keeps control of Farley as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bad lands a nice elbow.
Nice elbow from Bad.
Bad lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bad lands an elbow that stopped Farley in his tracks for a moment.
Bad creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Farley's defenses.
Bad lands a nice elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bad.
Bad lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Bad.
Bad stalling in the clinch but Farley improves position.
Bad lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Bad throws an elbow but misses.
Bad gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Chris Farley has been cut.
Farley wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bad lands a damaging elbow.
Bad creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Farley's defenses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bad.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Bad throws an elbow but misses.
Farley tries to break free but Bad pushes him back against the ropes.
Bad lands an elbow just above Farley 's eye.
Bad lands an elbow just above Farley 's eye.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farley takes an elbow to the temple.
Farley tries to break the clinch but Bad is controlling the position.
Bad lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Bad just misses with a elbow thrown towards Farley's brow.
Bad looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Farley has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bad.
Farley is looking to break free of the clinch but Bad has double underhooks.
Bad lands an elbow that stopped Farley in his tracks for a moment.
Bad lands a damaging elbow.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Bad throws an elbow but misses.
Bad is trying to maintain a safe position but Farley gets an underhook and turns Bad into the ropes.
Nice elbow from Bad.
Bad lands an elbow inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bad.
Farley has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bad pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Bad keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Farley's efforts to push away.
Bad lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bad lands an elbow that stopped Farley in his tracks for a moment.
Bad lands an elbow inside.
Farley takes an elbow to the temple.
Bad lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Farley wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bad has him pressed against the ropes.
Bad throws an elbow that misses.
Bad misses with an elbow over the top.
Bad lands an elbow inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bad looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bad keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Farley's efforts to push away.

Bad manages to break the clinch.
Bad lands a front kick.
Bad cracks the inside of Farley's front leg.
Bad fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Farley has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Farley chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bad can pounce on him.
Bad lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bad lands a nice looking kick to the body. Farley takes a step back to recover.
Bad lands a head kick. Farley smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Bad lets loose with a powerful body kick. Farley will feel that in the morning.
Bad scores with a kick to the midsection.
Bad delivers a nice body kick.
Bad lands a nice looking kick to the body. Farley takes a step back to recover.
Bad throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Farley takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bad turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Farley on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Bad scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bad lands a nice leg kick that just misses Farley's sensitive parts.
Bad pushes Farley away with a front kick.
Bad throws a leg kick which misses Farley's front leg but catches the back leg as Farley tries to avoid it.
Nice body kick there by Bad.
Both fighters circling a little - Bad finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Bad moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Bad dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Farley. That did some damage!
Bad connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A good leg kick by Bad.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bad!
Bad connects with an inside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bad.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bad.
Farley takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Good leg kick by Bad there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bad keeps Farley at a distance using the push kick.
Bad is looking to slow Farley down with leg kicks.
Farley sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Farley takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Farley crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bad - the referee stops the clock and Farley gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bad. Farley manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Farley sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A good leg kick by Bad.
Bad lets loose with a powerful body kick. Farley will feel that in the morning.
Bad is looking to slow Farley down with leg kicks.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bad, right into the meat.
Good leg kick by Bad there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Farley steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bad. That one must have hurt.
Farley takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Crunch! Bad slams his shin into Farley's torso.
That kick from Bad tenderised Farley's leg. Farley is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bad feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Farley's calf.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Farley takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bad.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bad connects with a solid leg kick.
Nice body kick from Bad.
Bad delivers a nice body kick.
Bad lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Farley walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bad.
Nice body kick there by Bad.
Bad throws a nice inside leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bad.
Bad bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Bad dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Farley. That did some damage!
Bad cracks the inside of Farley's front leg.
Farley stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bad.
Bad scores with a nice body kick.
Farley sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Bad fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Farley has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bad throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Bad lets loose with a powerful body kick. Farley will feel that in the morning.
Bad lands with a kick to the ribs.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Farley steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bad. That one must have hurt.
Farley has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bad.
Farley on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Bad fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Farley has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bad pushes Farley away with a front kick.
Bad scores with a leg kick.
Bad connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bad throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bad lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bad connects with an inside leg kick.
A solid body kick from Bad.
Bad thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Farley if he has to take too many more of those.
Farley takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Farley chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bad can pounce on him.
Farley takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Bad explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Bad lands with a nice body kick.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bad fakes the leg kick and cracks Farley in the body.
Bad scores with a push kick.
Bad scores with a leg kick.
Good leg kick by Bad there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bad.
Farley on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Farley takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Farley has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bad.
Bad lands a front kick.
Farley takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Bad throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Bad lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice body kick from Bad.
Bad keeps Farley at a distance using the push kick.
Bad lands with a nice body kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bad, right into the meat.
Farley on the wrong end of a kick to the body.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Farley takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Bad fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Farley has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Both fighters circling a little - Bad finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Bad scoring well with a low kick there.
Farley takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Bad throws a leg kick which misses Farley's front leg but catches the back leg as Farley tries to avoid it.
Bad lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Bad thumps Farley with a low kick.
Farley's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bad keeps Farley at a distance using the push kick.
Farley takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Farley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bad fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Farley.
Bad lands a head kick!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Farley takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bad throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bad throws a head kick that half lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Big Bad dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chris Farley's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Farley takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A good leg kick by Bad.
Bad thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Farley if he has to take too many more of those.
Bad scores with a head kick.
Bad turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bad scores with a push kick.
Farley stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bad.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bad.
Bad lands with a nice body kick.
Bad moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Farley walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bad.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bad.
Bad fakes the leg kick and cracks Farley in the body.
Farley is breathing heavily.
Farley walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bad.
Big Bad is winning the standup battle so far.
Bad buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Farley takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Bad moves into range and clinches up with Farley.
Bad is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Farley can do to turn this around?
Bad comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bad is looking to control Farley's arms but Farley gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bad has his back to the ropes.
Nice elbow from Bad.
Bad comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Bad throws an elbow but misses.
Bad misses with an elbow strike.
Farley tries to break the clinch but Bad is controlling the position.
Farley dodges an elbow strike from Bad.
Farley blocks an elbow strike.
Farley avoids a wild elbow strike from Bad.

Bad manages to break the clinch.
Bad fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bad cracks the inside of Farley's front leg.
Chris Farley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Farley misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bad counters with a body kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Bad finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Bad is looking to slow Farley down with leg kicks.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Farley crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bad - the referee stops the clock and Farley gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bad. Farley manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Farley takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bad lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bad thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Farley if he has to take too many more of those.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bad.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bad connects with a leg kick. Farley looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

Bad rushes Farley and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Bad looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bad creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Farley avoids the elbow strike from Bad, against the ropes.
Bad lands an elbow inside.
Bad lands a damaging elbow.
Bad pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Bad throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Farley takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bad pushes off an throws an elbow but Farley leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Farley is trying to force a seperation but Bad has the dominant position.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Bad throws an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Bad throws an elbow but misses.
Farley blocks an elbow strike from Bad.
Bad prevents Farley from breaking the clinch.
Bad lands an elbow inside.
Bad prevents Farley from breaking the clinch.
Bad throws an elbow but it misses.
Farley avoids a wild elbow strike from Bad.
Farley has had enough of the clinch but Bad keeps him there for the moment.
Farley takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farley takes an elbow to the forehead.
Farley is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Farley tries to break the clinch but Bad is controlling the position.
Bad lands an elbow just above Farley 's eye.
Farley is looking to break free of the clinch but Bad has double underhooks.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bad throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bad lands an elbow just above Farley 's eye.
Bad gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bad lands an elbow just above Farley 's eye.
Farley avoids a wild elbow strike from Bad.
Farley tries to circle away but Bad has him pinned against the ropes.
Bad pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Bad lands a damaging elbow.
Bad creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Farley's defenses.
Bad misses with an elbow strike.
Farley takes an elbow to the temple.
Farley takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bad lands an elbow that stopped Farley in his tracks for a moment.
Farley wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bad has him pressed against the ropes.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Bad just misses with a elbow thrown towards Farley's brow.
Bad'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 four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bad lands an elbow just above Farley 's eye.
Bad gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Farley takes an elbow to the forehead.
Farley looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Farley avoids a wild elbow strike from Bad.
Bad looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bad lands an elbow that stopped Farley in his tracks for a moment.
Farley is trying to force a seperation but Bad has the dominant position.
Farley wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bad has him pressed against the ropes.
Farley wants to get back to striking at distance but Bad won't allow it.
Bad lands a nice elbow.
Bad lands an elbow inside.
Bad lands an elbow just above Farley 's eye.
Bad prevents Farley from breaking the clinch.
Bad lands a nice elbow.
Bad creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Farley's defenses.
Bad lands an elbow inside that Farley shrugs off.
Bad gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Farley misses with the head strike.
Farley can't break the clinch.
Bad throws an elbow that misses.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Farley tries to break the clinch but Bad is controlling the position.
Bad gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bad lands a damaging elbow.
Bad lands an elbow inside that Farley shrugs off.
Farley blocks the elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Bad just misses with a elbow thrown towards Farley's brow.
Bad lands an elbow inside.
Bad lands an elbow that stopped Farley in his tracks for a moment.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Bad just misses with a elbow thrown towards Farley's brow.
Bad creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Farley's defenses.
Farley wants to break free but Bad has control.
Farley wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bad lands an elbow just above Farley 's eye.
Farley wants to get back to striking at distance but Bad won't allow it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bad.
Bad lands an elbow inside that Farley shrugs off.
Bad lands an elbow inside that Farley shrugs off.
Farley takes an elbow to the forehead.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Bad throws an elbow but misses.
Farley avoids a wild elbow strike from Bad.
Bad prevents Farley from breaking the clinch.
Nice elbow from Bad.
Bad pushes off an throws an elbow but Farley leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.

That's six 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.
Farley takes an elbow to the temple.
Bad lands a damaging elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Farley.
Bad throws an elbow but it misses.
Bad throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Bad pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Farley misses with a shot to the body
and Bad counters with a thumping low kick.
Some wild striking there from Farley.
Bad chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bad plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Bad thumps Farley with a low kick.
Bad delivers a nice body kick.
Farley on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Farley walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bad.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bad. That's going to slow Farley down.
Farley steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bad. That one must have hurt.
Bad lands a front kick.
Good leg kick by Bad there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bad scores with a spinning back kick!
Bad throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Farley swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bad counters with a nice leg kick.
Bad throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Farley takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A slapping body kick lands there for Bad.
Bad throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bad scores with a push kick.
Bad lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Farley steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bad. That one must have hurt.
Farley has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bad.
Bad lets loose with a powerful body kick. Farley will feel that in the morning.
A good leg kick by Bad.
Farley misses with a right hand
and Bad counters with a big head kick but Farley shrugs it off.
Nice body kick from Bad.
Farley is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bad rather than just go for the knockout.
Farley on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Bad throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bad looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bad delivers a nice body kick.
Bad lands a nice leg kick that just misses Farley's sensitive parts.
That kick from Bad tenderised Farley's leg. Farley is trying to keep his angry face on.
Farley chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bad can pounce on him.
Farley takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.

Bad closes the distance and clinches.
Bad lands a damaging elbow.
Bad lands a damaging elbow.
Bad lands an elbow just above Farley 's eye.
Bad lands an elbow inside that Farley shrugs off.
Bad looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bad lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bad comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Farley avoids the elbow strike from Bad, against the ropes.
Farley takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bad lands an elbow that stopped Farley in his tracks for a moment.
Bad lands an elbow that stopped Farley in his tracks for a moment.
Farley avoids a wild elbow strike from Bad.
Farley blocks an elbow strike from Bad.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Farley wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bad lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Farley blocks an elbow strike.
Bad lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bad prevents Farley from breaking the clinch.
Farley avoids the elbow strike from Bad, against the ropes.
Bad lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bad lands an elbow inside that Farley shrugs off.
Bad lands a damaging elbow.
Farley tries to break free but Bad pushes him back against the ropes.
Bad lands an elbow inside.
Bad lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Farley is rocked!
Nice elbow from Bad.
Farley is still on wobbly legs! Can Bad finish him?
Bad trying to control the position but instead, Farley has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bad into the ropes.
Bad lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Bad throws an elbow but misses.
Farley seems to have recovered his senses.
Bad throws an elbow but it misses.
Bad pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Farley avoids a wild elbow strike from Bad.
Bad creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Farley's defenses.
Farley is looking to break free of the clinch but Bad has double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Big Bad dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Chris Farley's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Bad lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bad scores with a leg kick.
Nice body kick from Bad.
Farley misses with an uppercut.
Bad thumps Farley with a low kick.
Farley misses with a wild combination.
Farley looks to land a combination but Bad avoids it well.
Farley on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bad. Bad obviously looking to wear him down.
Bad throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bad.
Bad lands a nice looking body kick.
Farley takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bad throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Bad moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Farley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bad was well out of range. Poor timing from Farley.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bad.
An inside leg kick lands from Bad.
Farley on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bad lands a leg kick that knocks Farley off balance momentarily.
Nice body kick from Bad.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bad.
Farley swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bad counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bad looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Farley takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Farley steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bad. That one must have hurt.
Farley stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bad.
Bad thows a body kick. Farley tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A solid body kick from Bad.
Bad thumps Farley with a low kick.
Nice body kick from Bad.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bad.
Bad fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Farley has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bad connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bad bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Bad scoring well with a low kick there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bad scores with a spinning back kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bad connects with a leg kick. Farley looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Farley on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bad. Bad obviously looking to wear him down.
Good leg kick by Bad there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bad moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Farley on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bad. Bad obviously looking to wear him down.
Bad goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Bad scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bad scores with a kick to the body.
Bad lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bad - that will leave a mark!
Nice body kick from Bad.
Bad explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Good leg kick by Bad there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bad fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bad scores with a head kick. Farley tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Bad scores with a kick to the midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bad lands with a kick to the ribs.
Bad throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Farley takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Bad throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bad throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Farley stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bad.
Bad scores with a push kick.
Farley on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Bad lands a front kick.
Bad lands a leg kick that knocks Farley off balance momentarily.
A slapping body kick lands there for Bad.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bad - that will leave a mark!
Bad lets loose with a powerful body kick. Farley will feel that in the morning.
Farley takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Farley chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bad can pounce on him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Bad darts in and clinches Farley up against the ropes.
Bad comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bad lands an elbow just above Farley 's eye.
Bad lands an elbow inside.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Bad just misses with a elbow thrown towards Farley's brow.
Bad throws an elbow but it misses.
Farley takes an elbow to the temple.
Bad gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Bad.
Bad lands an elbow inside.
Bad lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bad throws an elbow but it misses.
Bad lands an elbow that stopped Farley in his tracks for a moment.
Bad lands a nice elbow.
Farley blocks an elbow strike.
Farley is trying to break the clinch but Bad is controlling him.
Farley blocks an elbow strike.
Bad lands an elbow that stopped Farley in his tracks for a moment.
Bad slows down the pace here.
Bad lands a damaging elbow.
Bad lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bad creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Farley's defenses.

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

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bad connects with a leg kick. Farley looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bad. Farley shrugs it off though.
Bad scores with a spinning back kick!
Bad fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Farley.
Farley on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bad. Bad obviously looking to wear him down.
Bad turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bad.
Bad feints and then cracks Farley's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Farley down.

Bad has closed the distance and engaged Farley in a clinch.
Farley is trying to break free.
Bad lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bad misses with an elbow over the top.
Bad lands an elbow inside that Farley shrugs off.
Bad lands a damaging elbow.
Farley avoids the elbow strike from Bad, against the ropes.
Farley avoids the elbow strike from Bad, against the ropes.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Bad just misses with a elbow thrown towards Farley's brow.
Farley tries to circle away but Bad has him pinned against the ropes.
Bad creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Farley's defenses.
Farley is looking to break free of the clinch but Bad has double underhooks.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bad lands an elbow inside that Farley shrugs off.
Farley avoids the elbow strike from Bad, against the ropes.
Bad lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bad pushes off an throws an elbow but Farley leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Bad lands a damaging elbow.
Farley looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bad gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bad is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bad has Farley pressed against the ropes, preventing Farley from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Farley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bad lands an elbow just above Farley 's eye.
Bad pushes off an throws an elbow but Farley leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Bad lands an elbow just above Farley 's eye.
Bad misses with an elbow strike.
Bad keeps control of Farley as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bad throws an elbow but it misses.
Farley takes an elbow to the forehead.
Farley wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bad throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bad misses with an elbow over the top.
Bad taking a breather.
Farley is trying to break free.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bad creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Farley's defenses.
Farley blocks an elbow strike from Bad.
Farley wants to break the clinch but can't.
A frustrated look appears on Farley's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bad misses with an elbow strike.
Bad keeps control of Farley as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Farley tries to break free but Bad pushes him back against the ropes.
Bad lands a damaging elbow.
Farley takes an elbow to the forehead.
Farley is leaning against Bad and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bad pushes off an throws an elbow but Farley leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bad takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Farley blocks an elbow strike.
Farley blocks an elbow strike.
Farley dodges an elbow strike from Bad.
Bad lands an elbow inside.
Farley wants to break free but Bad has control.
Bad throws an elbow but it misses.
Bad looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bad.
Farley tries to circle away but Bad has him pinned against the ropes.

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.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bad.
Nice elbow from Bad.
Farley looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Big Bad has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bad.
Farley takes an elbow to the temple.
Farley looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bad lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Farley struggles to land a body shot inside as Bad controls his hands.
Farley tries to break the clinch but Bad is controlling the position.
Bad lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Bad.
Bad creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Farley is trying to push Bad away but Bad has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Bad lands a damaging elbow.
Farley takes an elbow to the forehead.
Farley takes an elbow to the temple.
Bad keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Farley's efforts to push away.
Bad lands a damaging elbow.
Bad lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bad lands a damaging elbow.
Farley is trying to push Bad away but Bad has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Bad lands an elbow inside that Farley shrugs off.
Nice elbow from Bad.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Farley is looking to break free of the clinch but Bad has double underhooks.
Farley takes an elbow to the temple.
Bad lands an elbow inside that Farley shrugs off.
Farley tries to throw a body punch but Bad avoids it by throwing Farley back against the cage.
Bad lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bad lands an elbow that stopped Farley in his tracks for a moment.
Bad throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bad.
Bad lands an elbow that stopped Farley in his tracks for a moment.

Farley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bad scores with a nice body kick.
Bad connects with a solid leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bad.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bad.
Farley steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bad. That one must have hurt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bad feints and then cracks Farley's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Farley down.
Bad lands a head kick!
Farley steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bad. That one must have hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Big Bad clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Chris Farley's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Bad connects with an inside leg kick.
Bad scores with a nice body kick.
Bad scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Farley takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A big left from Farley misses.
A good leg kick by Bad.
Farley has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bad.
Bad bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Bad lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Farley takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Farley on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Farley walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bad.
Farley is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Bad thows a body kick. Farley tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Bad lets loose with a powerful body kick. Farley will feel that in the morning.
Bad scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bad lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bad - that will leave a mark!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bad throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bad!
Nice body kick from Bad.
Bad chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Good leg kick by Bad there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bad thumps Farley with a low kick.
Bad dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Farley. That did some damage!
Bad connects with a high kick.
Good leg kick by Bad there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bad lands with a thumping leg kick.

Bad pushes Farley up against the ropes in a clinch.
Bad creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Farley's defenses.
Bad misses with an elbow over the top.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bad lands an elbow inside that Farley shrugs off.
Bad looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bad lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bad lands an elbow inside.
Bad pushes off an throws an elbow but Farley leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Bad lands an elbow inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bad comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Farley takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bad throws an elbow but it misses.
Bad looking to stall.
Bad creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Farley's defenses.
Bad creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Farley's defenses.
Farley wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bad throws an elbow but it misses.
Bad keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Farley's efforts to push away.
Farley can't break the clinch.
Bad gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Bad.
Farley has had enough of the clinch but Bad keeps him there for the moment.
Bad lands a nice elbow.
Bad has Farley pressed against the ropes, preventing Farley from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bad lands an elbow inside.
Farley avoids a wild elbow strike from Bad.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Bad just misses with a elbow thrown towards Farley's brow.
Farley wants to get back to striking at distance but Bad won't allow it.
Farley blocks an elbow strike.
Bad is stalling here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bad misses with an elbow over the top.
Bad lands an elbow just above Farley 's eye.
Bad lands an elbow inside.

Bad's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bad feints and then cracks Farley's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Farley down.
Bad explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A slapping body kick lands there for Bad.
A jab from Farley misses.
Bad lets loose with a powerful body kick. Farley will feel that in the morning.
Bad throws a nice inside leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Bad finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Bad chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bad lands a leg kick that knocks Farley off balance momentarily.
Bad thumps Farley with a low kick.
Bad thumps Farley with a low kick.
Farley stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bad.
Bad scores with a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bad lets loose with a powerful body kick. Farley will feel that in the morning.
Bad throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bad scores with a nice body kick.
Bad delivers a nice body kick.
Bad lands with a nice body kick.
Farley walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bad.

Bad has closed the distance and engaged Farley in a clinch.
Farley is looking to break free of the clinch but Bad has double underhooks.
Bad lands an elbow that stopped Farley in his tracks for a moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice elbow from Bad.
Bad effectively controlling the action here.
Bad lands a damaging elbow.
Farley is trying to break the clinch but Bad is controlling him.
Bad taking a breather.
Bad lands a damaging elbow.
Farley is trying to force a seperation but Bad has the dominant position.
Bad gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bad throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bad creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Farley's defenses.
Bad lands an elbow inside.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Farley is trying to break free.
Farley can't break the clinch.
Bad creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Farley's defenses.
Bad lands an elbow just above Farley 's eye.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Bad just misses with a elbow thrown towards Farley's brow.
Farley avoids the elbow strike from Bad, against the ropes.
Bad throws an elbow but it misses.
Bad looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bad.
Bad prevents Farley from breaking the clinch.
Bad comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bad lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bad comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Farley avoids the elbow strike from Bad, against the ropes.
Farley avoids a wild elbow strike from Bad.
Bad lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Bad just misses with a elbow thrown towards Farley's brow.
Bad lands a damaging elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bad.
Farley takes an elbow to the forehead.
Farley is trying to push Bad away but Bad has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Bad keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Farley's efforts to push away.
Bad pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.

That's six 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.
Bad keeps control of Farley as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bad lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Farley is trying to break the clinch but Bad has him pressed against the ropes.
Farley takes an elbow to the temple.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bad.
Bad lands a nice elbow.
Farley takes an elbow to the forehead.
Farley is trying to break the clinch but Bad has him pressed against the ropes.
Bad prevents Farley from breaking the clinch.
Farley takes an elbow to the forehead.
Farley has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Bad just misses with a elbow thrown towards Farley's brow.
Farley dodges an elbow strike from Bad.
Bad comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bad throws an elbow that misses.
Bad creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Farley's defenses.
Nice elbow from Bad.
Bad throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Farley working hard to break the clinch.
Bad lands an elbow inside that Farley shrugs off.

Bad pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Farley misses with a body shot
and Bad counters with a good low kick that Farley was not able to check.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Farley steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bad. That one must have hurt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bad.
Bad bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Bad throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.

Bad gets a clinch.
Bad keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Farley's efforts to push away.
Bad throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bad gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Farley takes an elbow to the forehead.

Farley breaks the clinch.
Bad thuds his shin into the meat of Farley's side.
Bad feints and then cracks Farley's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Farley down.
Bad lets loose with a powerful body kick. Farley will feel that in the morning.
Bad thuds his shin into the meat of Farley's side.
Nice body kick there by Bad.
Bad feints and then cracks Farley's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Farley down.
Bad throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Farley just misses with a punch to the body.
Bad scores with a spinning back kick!
Bad throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bad lands with a kick to the ribs.
Good leg kick by Bad there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bad.
Bad lands with a nice body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bad. That's going to slow Farley down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bad throws a nice outside leg kick.
Farley walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bad.
Farley on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Bad lands a nice looking body kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bad.
Farley falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bad counters with a nice body kick.
Bad feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Farley's calf.
Bad with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bad connects with a solid leg kick.
Bad thuds his shin into the meat of Farley's side.
Bad lands a leg kick that knocks Farley off balance momentarily.
Bad scoring well with a low kick there.

Bad instigates a clinch.
Bad creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bad throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bad misses with an elbow strike.
Bad lands an elbow that stopped Farley in his tracks for a moment.
Bad keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Farley's efforts to push away.
Bad pushes off an throws an elbow but Farley leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bad.
Farley looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Farley breaks the clinch.
Farley throws a combination that misses
and Bad counters with a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bad thuds his shin into the meat of Farley's side.
Bad scoring well with a low kick there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bad. That's going to slow Farley down.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bad - that will leave a mark!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Big Bad had his way with Chris Farley in that round.
The cut man is working on Chris Farley's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Bad scores with a kick to the midsection.
Bad moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bad!
Farley takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bad lands with a kick to the ribs.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bad - that will leave a mark!
Farley walks into a stiff left hand from Bad.
Farley has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bad.
Bad buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bad throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bad.
Bad lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bad scores with a kick to the midsection.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bad!
Bad fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Farley.
Bad fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Farley has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bad pushes Farley away with a front kick.
Farley is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bad thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Farley if he has to take too many more of those.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bad scores with a kick to the midsection.
Farley takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Bad explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Bad scores with a kick to the body.
Bad with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Farley chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bad can pounce on him.
Bad scores with a head kick. Farley tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bad.
Bad lands with a thumping leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Bad finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bad.
Bad scores with a leg kick.
Bad moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Bad's corner calls for a 1-2. Bad obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bad bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Bad.
Bad throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bad fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Farley has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bad scores with a leg kick.
Bad lands a nice looking body kick.
Bad thumps Farley with a low kick.
Farley sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Bad lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bad, right into the meat.
Farley misses with a combination
and Bad counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Farley is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Farley on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bad. Bad obviously looking to wear him down.
Bad looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bad lands a nice looking kick to the body. Farley takes a step back to recover.
Bad feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Farley's calf.
Bad scores with a kick to the body.
Bad lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bad scores with a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bad scores with a push kick.
Bad throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bad connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bad.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bad!
Bad scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Bad.
Bad connects with a leg kick. Farley looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Farley throws a combination that misses
and Bad counters with a good low kick that Farley was not able to check.
Bad lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bad lands a nice looking kick to the body. Farley takes a step back to recover.
Bad scores with a kick to the body.
Bad fakes the leg kick and cracks Farley in the body.
Bad throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Farley stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bad.
Bad lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bad scores with a kick to the midsection.
Farley misses with a double jab
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Farley takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Bad pushes Farley away with a front kick.
Bad bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Bad feints and then cracks Farley's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Farley down.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bad!
Bad throws a front kick that sends Farley stumbling back into the ropes.
Bad feints and then cracks Farley's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Farley down.
Bad throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Farley on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bad.
Bad keeps Farley at a distance using the push kick.
Bad lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bad connects with an inside leg kick.
Nice body kick from Bad.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bad thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Farley if he has to take too many more of those.
Farley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bad was well out of range. Poor timing from Farley.
Bad moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bad lands a leg kick that knocks Farley off balance momentarily.
Bad lands a leg kick that knocks Farley off balance momentarily.

Bad gets a clinch.
Bad lands an elbow inside that Farley shrugs off.
Farley takes an elbow to the temple.
Nice elbow from Bad.
Bad comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Farley avoids a wild elbow strike from Bad.
Farley avoids the elbow strike from Bad, against the ropes.
Bad lands an elbow that stopped Farley in his tracks for a moment.
Bad lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bad comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bad throws an elbow that misses.
Farley wants to break free but Bad has control.
Bad comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bad misses with an elbow strike.
Bad lands an elbow inside that Farley shrugs off.
Farley is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bad lands a damaging elbow.
Farley is trying to break the clinch but Bad is controlling him.
Bad misses with an elbow strike.
Bad lands an elbow just above Farley 's eye.
Bad lands an elbow just above Farley 's eye.
Farley wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bad creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Farley's defenses.
Bad stalling against the ropes.
Farley dodges an elbow strike from Bad.
Bad gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bad lands an elbow that stopped Farley in his tracks for a moment.
Nice elbow from Bad.
Bad pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Bad lands an elbow just above Farley 's eye.
Bad creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Farley's defenses.
Bad gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Bad.
Farley is trying to push Bad away but Bad has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Farley blocks an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Bad just misses with a elbow thrown towards Farley's brow.
Farley blocks an elbow strike from Bad.
Bad creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Farley's defenses.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Bad just misses with a elbow thrown towards Farley's brow.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Bad throws an elbow but misses.
Bad dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Farley takes an elbow to the temple.
Farley is looking to break free of the clinch but Bad has double underhooks.
Farley wants to get back to striking at distance but Bad won't allow it.
Bad creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Farley's defenses.
Farley has had enough of the clinch but Bad keeps him there for the moment.
Bad throws an elbow but it misses.
Farley is trying to break the clinch but Bad has him pressed against the ropes.
Bad lands an elbow just above Farley 's eye.
Farley takes an elbow to the forehead.
Farley is trying to force a seperation but Bad has the dominant position.
Bad creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

Bad breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Farley thows a body shot but no joy.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bad!
Farley on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bad. Bad obviously looking to wear him down.
Bad scores with a kick to the midsection.
Bad scores with a leg kick.

Bad has closed the distance and engaged Farley in a clinch.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Bad lands an elbow just above Farley 's eye.
Bad gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bad misses with an elbow over the top.
Farley wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bad pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Bad lands an elbow inside that Farley shrugs off.
Bad lands a nice elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bad.
Farley dodges an elbow strike from Bad.
Bad lands an elbow just above Farley 's eye.
Bad looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bad lands a damaging elbow.
Farley wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bad throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bad lands a damaging elbow.
Farley takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bad lands an elbow inside that Farley shrugs off.
Bad throws an elbow that misses.
Bad lands an elbow inside.
Farley can't break the clinch.
Bad creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Farley tries to circle away but Bad has him pinned against the ropes.
Bad misses with an elbow strike.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bad gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bad lands a nice elbow.
Bad lands a hook that snaps the head of Farley backwards.
Bad gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bad is struggling to control the position.
Chris Farley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Farley working hard to break the clinch.
Nice elbow from Bad.
A frustrated look appears on Farley's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Farley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bad throws an elbow that misses.
Farley dodges an elbow strike from Bad.

Bad breaks the clinch.
A slapping body kick lands there for Bad.
Bad scores with a leg kick.
Farley misses with a lunging right hand
and Bad counters with a low kick, right behind Farley 's knee.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Farley throws an off balance right hand
and Bad counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bad.
A slapping body kick lands there for Bad.
Farley on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

And that's the end of the fight!
Big Bad showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bad 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Big Bad!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Big Bad!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Big Bad!

Big Bad wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wang Republic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brett Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Rogers's choice of entrance music: Step Into A World. Both these guys are coming into the fight with injuries so let's see if that has a bearing on the fight. Brett Rogers will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Republic
vs
Rogers

162 cm
25
300 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

194 cm
24
353 lbs
5 - 7 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wang Republic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brett Rogers!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Ren Mimura and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, jab by Republic - just one landing.
Rogers looks gassed!
Rogers tries a head kick but it misses.
A jab from Republic misses.
Republic bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rogers's head.
Rogers throws a sloppy head kick and Republic moves out of range easily.
Republic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rogers manages to avoid it.
Republic misses with an uppercut. Rogers saw that one coming.
Republic's corner calls for a 1-2. Republic obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rogers misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Republic counters with a straight right hand.
Republic could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Republic connects with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Republic.
Republic's corner calls for a 1-2. Republic obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Republic connects with a body shot that sends Rogers's belly button to the back.
Republic misses with a hook.
Republic throws a right and a left that Rogers avoids nicely.
Rogers gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Republic.
Republic lands a really nice looking cross but Rogers seems unphased.
Republic misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Republic connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rogers. Rogers circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Republic connects with a looping right hand.
Republic throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rogers on the side of the head.
Rogers walks into a stiff left hand from Republic.
Republic throws a body punch but Rogers moves out of range.
Rogers tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Republic connects with a nice looking jab.
Republic with a hook.
Rogers takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Republic throws a body punch but Rogers moves out of range.
Republic is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Republic lands with a hook. Rogers tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A jab from Republic does it's job there.
Decent striking displayed by Republic there.
Republic throws out a loose jab but Rogers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Republic looks to score with a jab to the body but Rogers is just out of range.
Republic just misses with a punch to the body.
Rogers uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Republic.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Republic tries to close the distance and clinch but Rogers swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Republic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rogers gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Rogers takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Donk. Republic catches Rogers right on the button with a cross.
Republic throws a hook to the side of Rogers's head but Rogers sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Republic connects with a body shot that sends Rogers's belly button to the back.
Republic misses with a body shot.
Republic tries to clinch but Rogers moves away
and Rogers counters with a body kick that stops Republic in his tracks momentarily.
Rogers with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Republic to score with a decent uppercut.
Republic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Republic scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rogers takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rogers doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Republic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Republic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rogers.
Jab from Republic.
Republic takes a swing at Rogers's ribcage but misses.
Republic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rogers avoids the body shot from Republic.
Republic digs a good hook to Rogers's body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Republic, as that shot connected.
Rogers bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Republic ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Republic scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rogers slips a straight right by Republic.
Republic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rogers moves away.
Republic throws the left hand but Rogers avoids the punch easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Republic moves into range and connects with a jab.
Republic cracks Rogers with a good jab.
Republic keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rogers throws a leg kick but Republic sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Republic tests Rogers's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Republic lands a jab to the head.
Republic scores with a hook.
Republic lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Republic misses with a wild body shot.
Republic scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rogers in his tracks.
Rogers drops his hands momentarily and Republic takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rogers has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Republic smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Republic throws a body punch but Rogers moves out of range.
Republic fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Rogers takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Republic comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Republic scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rogers circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rogers looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Republic lands a nice hook to Rogers's body. Rogers takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Republic connects with a looping right hand.
Republic misses with a low kick.
Rogers moves out of range of the strikes.
Republic lands a head shot.
Rogers throws a lazy head kick
and Republic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Republic with a hook.
Rogers takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Republic loads up on a big right hand but Rogers slips the punch.
Republic scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Republic paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Rogers doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Brett Rogers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Republic scores with a jab to the body.
Republic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rogers was well out of range. Poor timing from Republic.
Republic lands with a nice combination. Rogers backs away looking to recover.
Rogers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Republic.
Rogers is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rogers moves away from the strike by Republic.
Republic scores with a jab to the body.
Republic scores with a jab. Rogers acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rogers has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Republic scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rogers throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Republic throws a shot from downtown. Rogers moves away and avoids it.
Nice uppercut lands for Republic. That snapped Rogers's head back.
Decent striking displayed by Republic there.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Republic comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Republic tries to clinch up.
Rogers throws a front kick aimed at Republic's knee but Republic avoids it well.
Rogers slips a jab from Republic.
Republic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rogers.
A looping hook to the body misses from Republic. Rogers does a little dance to reset his feet.
Republic connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rogers. Rogers circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Republic cracks Rogers with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Republic paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Republic scores with the left hand. Rogers knows he should have avoided that one.
Rogers throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Republic.
Rogers takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Republic lands a jab to Rogers's midsection.
Republic takes a swing at Rogers's ribcage but misses.
A head kick by Rogers misses
and Republic makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Republic connects with a jab.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Republic lands a nice looking body shot.
Republic lands with a good body shot.
Republic lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Republic scores with a body shot.
Republic takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Republic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rogers moves away.
Republic avoids the head kick by Rogers.
Rogers shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rogers takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rogers drops his hands momentarily and Republic takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Republic scores with a jab to the head.
Rogers walks into a stiff left hand from Republic.
Rogers needs to keep his hands up - Republic had a free shot at his head there.
Rogers pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rogers walks into a left hand.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Republic with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Republic throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rogers stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rogers misses with a leg kick.
Republic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Republic jabs Rogers to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Republic fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rogers on the side of the head.
Republic connects with the punch.
Rogers tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rogers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Republic cracks a nice hook into Rogers's ribs.
Republic throws a jab when Rogers was well out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rogers takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rogers pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Republic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rogers.
Republic uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Republic lands a nice hook to Rogers's body. Rogers takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Republic avoids the head kick by Rogers.
Republic missing with a left hand there. Rogers was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rogers on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Republic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Republic scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rogers takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rogers throws a head kick that misses.
Rogers looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Republic dips to his left and cracks Rogers with an uppercut!
Rogers needs to keep his hands up - Republic had a free shot at his head there.
Republic uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Republic. Rogers does a little dance to reset his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Republic thows a body shot but no joy.
Republic throws a body punch but Rogers moves out of range.
Republic lands with a straight right. Rogers didn't see that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Republic scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rogers in his tracks.
Wang Republic is winning the standup battle so far.
Rogers takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Republic avoids the head kick by Rogers.
Republic tests Rogers's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Republic thows a left - swing and a miss!
Republic ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Decent striking displayed by Republic there.
Republic just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Republic.
Brett Rogers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rogers doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Republic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rogers sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Republic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rogers can do to turn this around?
Rogers tries a head kick but it misses.
Republic throws out a powerful jab.
Republic cracks a nice hook into Rogers's ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Republic.
Nice shot lands for Republic.
Republic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Republic throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Republic lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Rogers on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Republic works Rogers's body with a nice hook.
Rogers throws a right hand that misses
and Republic counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Republic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Republic blocks a head kick by Rogers.
Rogers walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Republic checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Republic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rogers throws a head kick but Republic moves out of range.
Rogers throws a head kick that misses
and Republic counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rogers misses with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers avoids the body shot from Republic.
Rogers misses with a combination
and Republic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Rogers might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Republic has got the better of the exchanges.
Republic looks to score with a jab to the body but Rogers is just out of range.
Rogers throws a sloppy body shot
and Republic counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rogers gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Republic.
Rogers takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rogers.
Rogers throws a left and a right that both miss
and Republic counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rogers thinking.
Republic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Republic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Republic scores with the left hand. Rogers knows he should have avoided that one.
Republic lands a nice shot to the body.
Republic throws a body punch but Rogers moves out of range.
Rogers throws a head kick that misses.

That's four 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.
Republic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rogers moves away.
A head kick misses from Rogers.
Rogers throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rogers takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A telegraphed right hand from Republic misses the target.
Republic misses with a body shot.
Republic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Republic jabs Rogers right on the nose. Rogers blinks but takes it well.
Rogers throws a head kick that misses
and Republic counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A lazy body kick from Rogers
and Republic makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nice body punch from Republic.
Good exchange - Republic coming out on top.
Rogers slips under a jab.
Rogers is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A punch lands to the side of Rogers 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rogers swinging wildly here.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Republic scores with a hook.
Republic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rogers sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Republic with a hook.
Rogers throws a lazy head kick
and Republic counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rogers thinking.
Donk. Republic catches Rogers right on the button with a cross.
Republic scores with a sloppy right hand. Rogers should have avoided that one.
A telegraphed right hand from Republic misses the target.
Republic fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rogers on the side of the head.
Republic misses with a wild body shot.
Republic cracks Rogers with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Republic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rogers.
Republic lands a nice hook to Rogers's body. Rogers takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Republic fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rogers looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Republic throws a chopping leg kick but Rogers manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

That's six 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.
Rogers tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Republic works the jab nicely.
Rogers takes one to the side of the head.
Republic cracks Rogers with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Republic lands with a straight right. Rogers didn't see that one coming.
Republic loads up on a big right hand but Rogers slips the punch.
Republic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rogers manages to avoid it.
Republic jabs Rogers right on the nose. Rogers blinks but takes it well.
Rogers looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Rogers drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nice jab there from Republic.
Rogers pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Republic changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rogers takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Rogers has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rogers there as he acknowledges the shot.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Rogers throws a head kick that misses.
Republic throws a hook to the side of Rogers's head but Rogers sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Republic thuds a left hand into Rogers's body.
Rogers throws a left and a right that both miss
and Republic counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rogers avoids the body shot from Republic.
Republic connects with a looping right hand.
Rogers has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rogers there as he acknowledges the shot.
Republic avoids the head kick by Rogers.
Rogers throws a head kick that misses.
Republic fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rogers avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Republic throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rogers stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Republic misses with a left hand
and Rogers counters with a big head kick but Republic shrugs it off.
Republic scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Republic blocks a head kick by Rogers.
Rogers walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Republic lands with a straight right. Rogers didn't see that one coming.
Republic scores with a jab to the jaw.
Good standup being displayed there by Republic as he connects with a hook.
Rogers with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Republic to score with a decent uppercut.
Rogers is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Republic tries to clinch there but Rogers circles away.
Rogers throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Republic digs a good hook to Rogers's body.
Rogers takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Rogers throws a sloppy head kick and Republic moves out of range easily.
Republic checks a leg kick nicely.
Rogers moves out of range of the strikes.
Rogers misses with a kick to the body
and Rogers takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Republic lands with an overhand left.
Republic with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Rogers pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Republic lands a slapping body shot.
Republic lands a jab to the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Republic. Rogers does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rogers throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Republic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rogers was well out of range. Poor timing from Republic.
Republic connects with a body shot that sends Rogers's belly button to the back.
Rogers throws a lazy head kick
and Republic counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Republic lands the left hand.
A low kick from Rogers is predictable there
enabling Republic to counter with a crisp jab.
Republic jabs at Rogers's body.
Rogers drops his hands momentarily and Republic takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Republic throws a looping overhand right but Rogers ducks down to avoid it.
Republic tests Rogers's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rogers shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A lazy left from Republic finds it's target.
Republic blocks a low kick nicely.
Rogers takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Rogers scores with a nice body kick.
Good leg kick by Republic there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rogers avoids the body shot from Republic.
Republic bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rogers's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Republic. Rogers does a little dance to reset his feet.
A slapping leg kick lands for Republic.
Republic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Republic lands with a nice body punch.
Republic loads up on a big right hand but Rogers slips the punch.
Republic stuns Rogers with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Republic looks to throw the jab but Rogers is out of range.
Republic throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rogers takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Republic looks to score with a jab to the body but Rogers is just out of range.
Rogers's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Republic connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rogers scrambles back to his feet.
A head kick by Rogers misses
and Republic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rogers closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Republic swings widly with a right hand
and Rogers counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Rogers throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rogers pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Republic misses with a wild body shot.
Republic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rogers.
Republic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rogers uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Republic.
Republic lands with a good body shot.
Republic lands a glancing blow to the side of Rogers's head.
Rogers tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Republic connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

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.
Rogers tries to land a body kick
and Republic counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rogers pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rogers uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Republic.
Republic scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rogers doesn't seem bothered though.
Rogers tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rogers slips a jab from Republic.
A looping hook to the body misses from Republic. Rogers does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rogers misses with a combination
and Republic counters with a nice body shot.
Republic misses the jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Republic as he connects with a hook.
Republic throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rogers takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Republic fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Republic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Republic scores with a hook to the body. Rogers takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Republic lands a nice hook to Rogers's body. Rogers takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rogers uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Republic.
Republic blocks the body kick.
Republic lands a nice looking body shot.
Rogers fails to land with a series of punches.
Republic moves in looking to clinch but Rogers pushes him off.
Republic bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Republic bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rogers's head.
Republic jabs Rogers to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Republic scores with a hook.
Nice straight punches there by Republic. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Republic.
Republic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rogers was well out of range. Poor timing from Republic.
A looping hook to the body misses from Republic. Rogers does a little dance to reset his feet.
Republic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rogers was well out of range. Poor timing from Republic.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rogers throws a right hand that misses
and Republic counters with a nice body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Republic. Rogers does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rogers pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Republic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rogers was well out of range. Poor timing from Republic.
Republic looks to score with a jab to the body but Rogers is just out of range.
Republic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rogers falls off balance throwing a combination
and Republic makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Republic scores with a shot to the body.
Rogers throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rogers doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Republic takes a swing at Rogers's ribcage but misses.
A lazy left from Republic finds it's target.
Republic scores with a jab.
Republic with a jab.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Rogers misses with a double jab
and Republic makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Republic misses with a shot to the body
and Rogers counters with a good, hard body kick but Republic shrugs it off.
Republic checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A swing and a miss from Republic.
Republic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rogers was well out of range. Poor timing from Republic.
Republic misses with a body shot.
Republic lands with a shot to the body.
Rogers thows a leg kick but Republic checks it
and Republic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Republic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rogers goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Republic scores with a body shot.
Republic throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rogers.
Rogers scores with a head kick. Republic tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Rogers slips a jab from Republic.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rogers throws a head kick that misses
and Republic cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Republic connects with a body shot.
Republic misses with a hook.
Republic misses with a hook.
Rogers takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Rogers throws a sloppy head kick and Republic moves out of range easily.
Republic scores with a jab to the body.
Rogers takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Good shot there by Republic.
Republic punishes Rogers's body with a nice straight punch.
Republic thows a body shot but no joy.
Rogers takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Republic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rogers was well out of range. Poor timing from Republic.
A big right from Republic misses.
Rogers uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Republic.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Rogers avoids the body shot from Republic.
Rogers throws a sloppy head kick
and Republic counters with a right hand to the body.
Rogers takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Republic throws a hook but Rogers blocks it.
Rogers uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Republic.
Republic avoids the head kick by Rogers.
Rogers throws a left and a right that both miss
and Republic counters with a nice body shot.
A big left from Republic misses.
Republic lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Republic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rogers throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Republic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rogers was well out of range. Poor timing from Republic.
Republic lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The fight stays on the outside here - Republic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice cross by Republic.

That's eight 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.
Republic scores with a nice strike.
Rogers throws a sloppy head kick and Republic moves out of range easily.
Republic with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Republic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rogers was well out of range. Poor timing from Republic.
Republic throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rogers stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Republic misses the jab.
Republic connects with a single shot there.
Republic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Republic lands a body shot.
Republic ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rogers gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rogers throws a lazy head kick
and Republic counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Republic throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Good standup being displayed there by Republic as he connects with a hook.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Republic connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rogers. Rogers circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A head kick misses from Rogers.
Republic connects with a looping right hand.
Rogers misses with a right hand
and Republic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Republic lands with a right hand.
Rogers pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Republic throws a hook but Rogers blocks it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Republic, as that shot connected.
Republic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Republic sizes up Rogers with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Republic connects with the punch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Republic ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Republic blocks a head kick by Rogers.
Republic connects with a body shot.
Republic lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wang Republic clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Republic misses with a wild body shot.
Republic scores with a jab to the body.
Rogers uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Republic.
Republic scores with a jab to the jaw.
Republic jabs Rogers to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Republic lands with a nice body punch.
Rogers takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A telegraphed right hand from Republic misses the target.
Republic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rogers.
Jab by Republic.
Republic throws a shot to the body.
Republic looks to land a right hand but Rogers moved out of range.
Rogers keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Republic.
Rogers circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rogers pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rogers throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
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.
Republic jabs at Rogers's body.
Rogers takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Republic throws a shot from downtown. Rogers moves away and avoids it.
Republic cracks Rogers with a right hand to the side of the head.
Republic jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Republic connects with a body shot that sends Rogers's belly button to the back.
Republic lands with a right hand.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Republic, as that shot connected.
Republic connects with a body shot that sends Rogers's belly button to the back.
Republic fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rogers slips under a jab.
Rogers slips a jab from Republic.
Rogers misses with a head kick.
Rogers takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rogers takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Republic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rogers ducks right into an uppercut from Republic.
Republic lands a slapping body shot.
Republic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rogers.
A head kick by Rogers misses
and Republic cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Republic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rogers misses with a leg kick
and Republic counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Republic misses with a straight right.
Republic scores with a nice right hand.
Rogers throws a head kick but Republic moves out of range.
Republic ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rogers takes a swing at Republic's ribcage but misses.
Rogers slips a jab from Republic.
A decent looking cross lands there for Republic.
Rogers displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Republic throws out the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Republic lands a slapping body shot.
Republic lands a right hook to the body.
Rogers misses with a head kick.
Republic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Republic uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rogers has time to react.
Rogers on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Republic is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Republic scores with a hook.
Rogers throws a leg kick that misses.
Nice shot by Republic.
Republic lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Republic lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Republic uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Republic darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Republic punishes Rogers's body with a nice straight punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Republic does it's job there.
Republic looks to land a left hand but Rogers moved out of range nicely.
Rogers throws a left and a right that both miss
and Republic counters with a stiff right hand.
Republic jabs Rogers to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rogers throws a sloppy head kick and Republic moves out of range easily.
Republic fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rogers looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Republic uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rogers moves forwards but Republic connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Rogers throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Republic's head.
A punch lands to the side of Rogers 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rogers misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Republic bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Republic jabs Rogers right on the nose. Rogers blinks but takes it well.
Good standup being displayed there by Republic as he connects with a hook.
Rogers throws a sloppy head kick and Republic moves out of range easily.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Republic throws a shot to the body.
Rogers walks into a stiff left hand from Republic.
A jab lands there for Republic.
Republic misses with an uppercut.
A head kick misses from Rogers.
Republic scores with a body shot.
Republic scores with a jab.
Republic catches Rogers with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Rogers gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Rogers steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Republic.
Republic fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rogers drops his hands momentarily and Republic takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Republic connects with a single shot there.
Republic bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rogers's head.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Republic connects with a body shot that sends Rogers's belly button to the back.
Republic wants to slow Rogers down by chopping away at his legs.
Rogers throws a head kick that misses.
Republic lands a jab.
Rogers defending well as Republic loads up on a big left hand.
Republic tries to clinch but Rogers is having none of it.
Republic thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rogers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Republic.
Rogers takes a jab right on the kisser.
Rogers tries a head kick but it misses.
Republic moves out of range of the body kick.
Rogers throws a head kick that misses.
Republic lands a right hook to the body.
Rogers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Republic.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Republic lands with an uppercut that bounces Rogers off the ropes and back into rage.
Nice jab there from Republic.
Rogers throws a sloppy head kick and Republic moves out of range easily.
Republic moves out of range of the leg kick from Rogers.
Rogers avoids the head kick by Republic.
Republic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Republic throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Rogers's head.
Republic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rogers pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Republic misses with a double jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Republic. Rogers does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rogers takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A looping hook to the body misses from Republic. Rogers does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rogers throws a head kick that misses
and Republic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rogers tries a head kick but it misses.

That's eight 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.
A jab from Republic misses.
Republic scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rogers doesn't seem bothered though.
Republic swings for the body but Rogers moves out of range.
Rogers misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Republic throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rogers on the side of the head.
Republic fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rogers is out of range.
Republic looks to land a right hand but Rogers moved out of range.
Nice shot lands for Republic.
Republic lands with a shot to the body.
Republic scores with a nice strike.
Republic lands a nice looking body shot.
Republic comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rogers misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rogers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Republic.
Republic scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rogers throws a lazy body kick
and Republic counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Republic stuns Rogers with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Republic throws a shot to the body.
Rogers misses with a combination
and Republic counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rogers walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Republic checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Republic misses with a straight right.
Republic scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rogers doesn't seem bothered though.
Republic moves out of range as Rogers throws a body kick.
Rogers pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Republic scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Good shot there by Republic.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Republic getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Rogers takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Republic misses with a lunging right hand
and Rogers counters with a good low kick that Republic was not able to check.
Republic lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wang Republic had his way with Brett Rogers in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Republic doesn't manage to clinch there - Rogers circles away.
Rogers slips under a jab from Republic.
Rogers looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Republic tries to close the distance and clinch but Rogers swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Republic, as that shot connected.
Republic thuds a left hand into Rogers's body.
Rogers takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Republic throws a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Republic. Rogers does a little dance to reset his feet.
Republic clobbers Rogers with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rogers throws a head kick but Republic moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice shot lands for Republic.
Republic misses with a hook
and Rogers counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Republic misses with a body shot.
Rogers ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
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.
Rogers lands a head kick. Republic smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Republic lands a jab to the nose.
Republic lands a nice hook to Rogers's body. Rogers takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jab, jab by Republic - just one landing.
Republic misses the shot to the body.
Republic just misses with a punch to the body.
Republic thuds a left hand into Rogers's body.
Rogers throws a head kick but Republic moves out of range.
Republic with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Republic misses with a body shot.
Republic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rogers.
A looping hook to the body misses from Republic. Rogers does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rogers takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Republic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rogers manages to avoid it.
Rogers takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Republic avoids the head kick by Rogers.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rogers throws a head kick but Republic moves out of range.
Republic digs a good hook to Rogers's body.
Republic dips to his left and cracks Rogers with an uppercut!
Republic punishes Rogers's body with a nice straight punch.
Nice jab there from Republic.
Republic fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rogers on the side of the head.
Republic thows a body shot but no joy.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Republic, as that shot connected.
Republic blocks a head kick by Rogers.
Republic scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rogers doesn't seem bothered though.
Republic misses with a body shot.
Rogers throws a head kick but Republic moves out of range.
Republic scores with a hook to the body. Rogers takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Republic lands a jab to the head.
Nice uppercut lands for Republic. That snapped Rogers's head back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Republic misses the jab.
Rogers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Republic.
Good exchange - Republic coming out on top.
Republic scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rogers takes one to the side of the head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Republic, right into the meat.
Rogers showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Republic.
Rogers throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rogers throws a sloppy head kick and Republic moves out of range easily.
Republic stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Rogers slips under a jab.
Rogers uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Republic.
Republic fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rogers on the side of the head.
Rogers misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

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.
Rogers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Republic.
Republic stuns Rogers with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rogers swings widly with a right hand
and Republic cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Republic blocks a head kick by Rogers.
Republic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rogers takes one to the side of the head.
Republic bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Republic throws a lazy right hand but Rogers sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Republic throws a hook but Rogers blocks it.
Rogers misses with a head kick.
Republic throws out a powerful jab.
Rogers misses with a kick to the body.
Republic uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rogers has time to react.
Rogers takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Republic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Republic lands with a good body shot.
Republic misses with a shot to the body
and Rogers counters with a good, hard body kick but Republic shrugs it off.
Rogers misses with a series of wild punches.
Rogers tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rogers tries a head kick but it misses.
Republic scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Republic missing with a left hand there. Rogers was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rogers throws a sloppy head kick
and Republic counters with a straight right hand.
Rogers takes one to the chin there.
Republic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rogers moves away.
Rogers takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Republic throws a shot to the body.
Republic scores with a hook.
Republic connects with a body shot that sends Rogers's belly button to the back.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Republic throws a shot from downtown. Rogers moves away and avoids it.
Republic misses with an uppercut
and Rogers counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Republic bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rogers's head backwards.
Rogers tries a head kick but it misses.
Rogers throws a sloppy head kick and Republic moves out of range easily.
Republic lands with a right hand.
Republic jabs Rogers right on the nose. Rogers blinks but takes it well.
Good standup being displayed there by Republic as he connects with a hook.
Republic throws a shot to the body.
Rogers throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rogers tries a head kick but it misses.
Republic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rogers was well out of range. Poor timing from Republic.
Republic throws a shot to the body.
Republic throws a jab but it's blocked by Rogers.
Republic lands with a right hand.
Brett Rogers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Republic misses with a body shot.
Rogers throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Republic counters with a nice body shot.
Republic throws a jab when Rogers was well out of range.
Republic throws a shot from downtown. Rogers moves away and avoids it.
Rogers throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Republic counters with a right hand to the body.
Republic works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rogers throws a head kick that misses
and Republic counters with a right hand to the body.
Rogers closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Republic lands a jab.
Rogers ducks right into an uppercut from Republic.
Rogers 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.
Rogers displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Republic throws out the jab.
Republic connects with a right hand. Rogers shakes it off.
Rogers closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rogers 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.

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.
Republic connects with a nice looking jab.
Rogers tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rogers throws a sloppy head kick and Republic moves out of range easily.
Republic tries to clinch but Rogers moves out of range.
Republic lands the left hand.
Rogers swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Republic misses with a wild body shot.
Republic lands a nice looking body shot.
Rogers throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Republic counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Republic connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rogers's hands.
Republic lands a really nice looking cross but Rogers seems unphased.
Republic lands a slapping body shot.
Rogers misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rogers takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nice jab there from Republic.
Republic lunges at Rogers with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rogers's hand.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Rogers closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Republic misses with a wild body shot.
Republic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rogers throws out the jab.
Republic dips to his left and cracks Rogers with an uppercut!
Rogers throws a push kick but Republic slaps the foot to one side.
Republic doesn't manage to clinch there - Rogers circles away.
Rogers throws a right hand that misses
and Republic counters with a nice uppercut.
Republic scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Republic avoids the head kick by Rogers.
Republic lands with a hook. Rogers tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Republic lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Republic jabs Rogers right on the nose. Rogers blinks but takes it well.
Republic scores with a sloppy right hand. Rogers should have avoided that one.
Republic scores with a decent looking hook.
Rogers's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Republic connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rogers scrambles back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Wang Republic showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Republic 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Wang Republic!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Wang Republic!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Wang Republic!

Wang Republic wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
36%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Genocide Kickboxer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joseph Bruce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Kickboxer
vs
Bruce

203 cm
22
300 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

188 cm
21
284 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Genocide Kickboxer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joseph Bruce!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yuuki Gou and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bruce throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Kickboxer to counter with a crisp jab.
Bruce tries to clinch up but Kickboxer circles away and keeps his distance.
Bruce on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kickboxer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bruce throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kickboxer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bruce paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bruce throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kickboxer counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bruce falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kickboxer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bruce misses with a double jab
and Kickboxer counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kickboxer lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Bruce misses with a left hand
and Kickboxer counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bruce throws a poor cross that misses
and Kickboxer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bruce throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kickboxer counters with a three punch combo that has Bruce backing up. Bruce nods at Kickboxer to acknowledge the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruce throws a lazy uppercut
and Bruce takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bruce throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kickboxer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kickboxer lands a body shot.
Joseph Bruce seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bruce is looking to clinch.
Kickboxer is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bruce moves to clinch but Kickboxer breaks away
and Kickboxer counters with a left to the body.
A shot to the body from Bruce misses
and Kickboxer counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bruce thinking.
Bruce looks gassed!
Kickboxer scores with a shot to the body.
Kickboxer misses with a series of wild punches.
Bruce throws a right hand that misses
and Kickboxer counters with a series of strikes. Bruce will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kickboxer throws a right and a left that Bruce avoids nicely.
Bruce shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bruce swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kickboxer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruce misses with a hook
and Kickboxer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kickboxer keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kickboxer changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kickboxer is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Kickboxer scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bruce doesn't seem bothered though.
Kickboxer connects with a right hand. Bruce shakes it off.

Bruce gets tackled into the ropes by Kickboxer. Kickboxer maintains the clinch.
Kickboxer is trying to maintain a safe position but Bruce gets an underhook and turns Kickboxer into the ropes.
Maybe Kickboxer would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Bruce is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Bruce lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Kickboxer wants to stall.
Bruce lands a shot to the body.
Kickboxer taking a breather.
Bruce misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bruce tries to throw a body punch but Kickboxer avoids it by throwing Bruce back against the cage.
Bruce is stalling here.
Bruce pushes Kickboxer back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Kickboxer tries to stall but Bruce uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kickboxer trying to land knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kickboxer throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kickboxer throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bruce cracks Kickboxer with a nice body shot.
Still in the clinch, Bruce scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kickboxer stalling in the clinch but Bruce improves position.
A right hook to the body lands for Bruce.
Bruce lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bruce lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kickboxer backwards.
Bruce throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nice body punch from Bruce - that landed with a thud.
Bruce lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right from Bruce.
Bruce lands a right hand.
A left hand lands to the body for Bruce.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bruce wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A nice left hand lands by Bruce.
Bruce lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bruce digs a right hand underneath Kickboxer's ribcage. Kickboxer let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bruce lands a left hand.
Bruce taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Bruce lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kickboxer backwards.
Bruce wants to break free but Kickboxer has control.
Bruce lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bruce lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kickboxer backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruce wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short right from Bruce on the inside.
Bruce just leaning against Kickboxer, taking a breather.
Bruce lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kickboxer backwards.
Bruce lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bruce.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bruce.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bruce.
Bruce pushes Kickboxer back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
A hook to the body from Bruce.
Bruce digs a right hand underneath Kickboxer's ribcage. Kickboxer let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bruce cracks Kickboxer with a nice body shot.
Bruce scores with a shot to the side of Kickboxer's head.
Bruce scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bruce lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bruce controlling the action here for a moment.
Kickboxer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bruce gets through Kickboxer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bruce works on Kickboxer's body with a couple of short punches.
Bruce lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kickboxer.
Bruce scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bruce scores with a nice hook to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Bruce creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bruce lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Bruce lands a right hand.
Bruce lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Bruce as the two fighters clinch.
Bruce digs a right hand into Kickboxer's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kickboxer's gas tank.
A short right from Bruce.
Bruce avoiding damage.
Still in the clinch, Bruce scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bruce lands a hook that snaps the head of Kickboxer backwards.
Good body shot from Bruce.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bruce.
Kickboxer is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bruce is keeping busy.
Bruce lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bruce scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bruce lands a body shot.
Bruce lands a left hand.
Bruce lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bruce lands a nice shot to the body.
Bruce scores with a shot to the side of Kickboxer's head.
Bruce stalling in the clinch.
Bruce blocks an elbow strike.
Kickboxer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bruce lands a hook that snaps the head of Kickboxer backwards.
Bruce will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kickboxer up against the ropes.
Bruce softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Bruce lands a body shot in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Bruce.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bruce.
Bruce working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bruce digs a right hand underneath Kickboxer's ribcage. Kickboxer let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bruce lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Bruce lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kickboxer backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Bruce.
Bruce lands with a left to the head.
Bruce digs a right hand into Kickboxer's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kickboxer's gas tank.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Bruce lands a shot to the body.
Bruce is pushing Kickboxer up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bruce.
Bruce blocks the elbow strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bruce lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kickboxer backwards.
Bruce softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Bruce lands a shot to the body.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Bruce.
Bruce lands a body shot.
Bruce is working Kickboxer over against the ropes.
Kickboxer takes a shot to the head.
Good body shot from Bruce.
Kickboxer misses with an elbow strike.
Bruce softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Bruce working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Bruce.
Bruce lands a right hand.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Kickboxer throws an elbow but misses.
Bruce avoiding damage.
Bruce is leaning against Kickboxer and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bruce working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Bruce's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Bruce moves into the clinch.
A body shot lands from Bruce.
Bruce lands with a right to the head.
Bruce lands a nice shot to the body.
Kickboxer looking to stall.
Bruce works on Kickboxer's body with a couple of short punches.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Bruce lands with a left to the head.
Bruce lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Bruce.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bruce.
Kickboxer takes a shot to the head.
Bruce lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bruce lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kickboxer backwards.
Bruce lands a nice shot to the body.
Bruce lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bruce lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bruce on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Bruce scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nice body punch from Bruce - that landed with a thud.
Bruce lands a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Bruce creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bruce makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bruce lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bruce lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Bruce.
Bruce pushes Kickboxer back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bruce is leaning against Kickboxer and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kickboxer takes a shot to the head.
Bruce lands an uppercut.
Bruce lands a body shot in the clinch.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Bruce.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Bruce creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bruce lands a body punch.
Bruce is leaning against Kickboxer and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bruce pushes Kickboxer back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Bruce stalling.
Bruce lands an uppercut.
Kickboxer is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A short right from Bruce on the inside.
Bruce working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bruce lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bruce presses Kickboxer against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bruce tries to break the clinch but Kickboxer is controlling the position.
Bruce lands a body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bruce displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kickboxer up against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Bruce - that landed with a thud.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good body shot from Bruce.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Bruce lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joseph Bruce dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Bruce closes the distance and pushes Kickboxer back into the ropes.
Bruce lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bruce lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Bruce as the two fighters clinch.
A right hand to the body from Bruce.
Bruce scores with a shot to the side of Kickboxer's head.
Bruce works on Kickboxer's body with a couple of short punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A shot in the inside from Bruce.
Kickboxer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bruce avoids it.
Bruce gets through Kickboxer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bruce works on Kickboxer's body with a couple of short punches.
Good body shot from Bruce.
Bruce pressing his opponent against the ropes.

Bruce pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bruce looks to land a combination but Kickboxer avoids it well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bruce is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kickboxer.
Bruce dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bruce scores with a jab. Kickboxer acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Bruce does no damage.
Kickboxer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bruce throws out the jab.
Bruce is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bruce throws a hook but Kickboxer blocks it.
Bruce misses with a right hand
and Kickboxer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kickboxer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Decent striking displayed by Bruce there.
Bruce misses with a two punch combination.
Bruce misses with a few strikes there.
Bruce thows a left - swing and a miss!

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.
Bruce throws a body punch but Kickboxer moves out of range.
Kickboxer misses with a two punch combination.
Genocide Kickboxer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bruce wants to clinch up but Kickboxer keeps it at a distance.
Kickboxer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bruce throws out the jab.
Bruce rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kickboxer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bruce misses with a wild combination.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bruce throws a head punch that misses.
Kickboxer trying to control the position but instead, Bruce has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kickboxer into the ropes.
Kickboxer misses with a short punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Bruce.
Bruce lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bruce just leaning against Kickboxer, taking a breather.
Bruce softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bruce.
Bruce is leaning against Kickboxer and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bruce lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kickboxer backwards.
A short left from Bruce.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bruce lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Bruce lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Kickboxer takes a shot to the head.
Bruce works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bruce stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bruce lands a shot to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Bruce.
Bruce softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Bruce has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bruce is pushing Kickboxer up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Bruce lands a shot to the body.
Bruce cracks Kickboxer with a nice body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruce is working Kickboxer over against the ropes.
Bruce lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short uppercut from Bruce.
Bruce throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bruce lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kickboxer backwards.
Bruce lands a body shot.
Bruce presses Kickboxer against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Kickboxer just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bruce's brow.
A right hook to the body lands for Bruce.
Bruce lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kickboxer.
Bruce is leaning against Kickboxer and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Bruce.
Bruce lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Bruce makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bruce is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Bruce throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bruce digs a right hand underneath Kickboxer's ribcage. Kickboxer let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Good body shot from Bruce.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bruce.
Nice body punch from Bruce.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bruce.
Bruce is leaning against Kickboxer and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Bruce scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bruce lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bruce lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kickboxer or not.
Bruce digs a right hand into Kickboxer's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kickboxer's gas tank.
Bruce content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Bruce lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bruce is leaning against Kickboxer and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bruce lands a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bruce.
A nice left hand lands by Bruce.
Bruce lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kickboxer.
Bruce scores with a shot to the side of Kickboxer's head.
Bruce lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Bruce.
Bruce lands a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Bruce.
Kickboxer throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kickboxer pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Bruce pushes Kickboxer back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Bruce blocking some punches.
Bruce works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bruce stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bruce throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kickboxers head.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bruce lands with a light punch inside.
Bruce lands a nice shot to the body.
Bruce scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short body shot lands from Bruce as the two fighters clinch.
Bruce stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Bruce lands with a short shot to the head.
Bruce works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bruce scores with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Bruce.
Bruce holding his opponent close, against the ropes.

Bruce breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bruce tries to clinch up.
Bruce throws a right and a left that Kickboxer avoids nicely.
Bruce throws out a loose jab but Kickboxer uses good head movement to avoid it.

Bruce gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bruce as Kickboxer tries to tie him up.
Bruce lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kickboxer backwards.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bruce lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kickboxer backwards.
Bruce taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Bruce lands a shoulder strike.
A hook to the body from Bruce.
Bruce lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A shot in the inside from Bruce.
Bruce lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kickboxer.
A left hand lands to the body for Bruce.
Bruce stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Still in the clinch, Bruce scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bruce.
Bruce scores with a hook to the body.
A short uppercut from Bruce.
A right hand to the body from Bruce.
Kickboxer can't find room to land a body shot as Bruce controls the action.
Bruce stalls.
Kickboxer stalling in the clinch but Bruce improves position.
Kickboxer being controlled against the ropes.
Still in the clinch, Bruce scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Bruce lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bruce lands a nice shot to the body.
A short body shot lands from Bruce as the two fighters clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kickboxer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bruce lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kickboxer backwards.
Stalling in the clinch from Bruce.

Bruce breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bruce comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bruce lands a jab.

Bruce darts in and clinches Kickboxer up against the ropes.
Bruce lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bruce lands a hook that snaps the head of Kickboxer backwards.
Bruce lands a body punch in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bruce.
Bruce cracks Kickboxer with a nice body shot.
Bruce lands a shot to the body.
Bruce lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bruce is leaning against Kickboxer and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bruce is leaning against Kickboxer and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bruce throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bruce stalling against the ropes.
Bruce working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bruce throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kickboxers head.
Bruce throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kickboxers head.
Kickboxer takes a shot to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Bruce.
Bruce lands a shot to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Bruce.
Bruce has Kickboxer pressed against the ropes.
A body shot lands from Bruce.
Bruce holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Kickboxer throws an elbow that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bruce scores with a hook to the body.
Bruce lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bruce lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A shot in the inside from Bruce.
A right hand to the body from Bruce.
Bruce lands a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joseph Bruce showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Bruce throws a combination. Kickboxer tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A jab from Bruce misses.
Kickboxer ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bruce is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Kickboxer clinches up with Bruce and pushes him back against the ropes.
Good body shot from Bruce.
Bruce pushes Kickboxer back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bruce is working Kickboxer over against the ropes.
Bruce lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Bruce.
A left hand lands to the body for Bruce.
Bruce is leaning against Kickboxer and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bruce lands an uppercut.
Bruce lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bruce avoids the elbow strike from Kickboxer, against the ropes.
A short body shot lands from Bruce as the two fighters clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bruce breaks from the clinch.
Bruce throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bruce misses with a double jab.
A combination from Bruce does no damage.
Bruce misses with a two punch combination.

Kickboxer closes the distance and clinches.
Bruce lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bruce presses Kickboxer against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bruce.
Bruce scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bruce lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bruce lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Bruce.
Bruce lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kickboxer backwards.
Kickboxer tries a body shot but Bruce blocks it.
Bruce lands with a left to the head.
Bruce lands a body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bruce.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruce lands a nice uppercut.

Kickboxer is rocked!
Bruce lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bruce works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short right from Bruce on the inside.
A short left from Bruce.
Oh Kickboxer is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bruce.
A right hand to the body from Bruce.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bruce.
Bruce slowing the pace effectively.
A right handed body shot lands from Bruce.
Kickboxer seems to have got his legs back now.
Bruce looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A body shot lands from Bruce.
Bruce lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bruce lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bruce lands with a left to the head.

Bruce manages to break the clinch.
Bruce swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kickboxer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bruce scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Bruce tries to close the distance and clinch but Kickboxer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bruce throws a nice looking combination but Kickboxer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kickboxer throws the left hand but Bruce avoids the punch easily.
Kickboxer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bruce is looking to clinch.
Bruce misses with a double jab
and Bruce takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bruce misses with a body punch
and Kickboxer counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

Bruce gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bruce lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kickboxer.
Joseph Bruce seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bruce stalling in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Bruce.
Bruce lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right from Bruce on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bruce.
A body shot lands from Bruce.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Bruce breaks the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruce throws a right and a left that Kickboxer avoids nicely.
Bruce throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bruce throws a right and a left that Kickboxer avoids nicely.
Bruce is looking to clinch but Kickboxer is avoiding it.
A punch lands to the side of Bruce 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bruce scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kickboxer doesn't seem bothered though.

Bruce clinches with his opponent.

Bruce breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bruce swings widly with a right hand
and Kickboxer counters with a stiff right hand.
Genocide Kickboxer is winning the standup battle so far.
Bruce tries to clinch there but Kickboxer circles away.
Bruce jabs Kickboxer to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bruce darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bruce fails to land with a series of punches.
Bruce throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kickboxer.
Kickboxer on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bruce swings for the body but Kickboxer moves out of range.

Bruce moves into the clinch successfully.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bruce.
A short body shot lands from Bruce as the two fighters clinch.
A short body shot lands from Bruce as the two fighters clinch.
Bruce is leaning against Kickboxer and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bruce wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bruce scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bruce lands a left hand.
Bruce lands with a short shot to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Bruce.
Bruce lands a nice shot to the body.
A short body shot lands from Bruce as the two fighters clinch.
Bruce is working Kickboxer over against the ropes.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Bruce on the inside.
Bruce lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Bruce creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bruce pushes Kickboxer back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Kickboxer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from Bruce on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bruce.
Bruce lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bruce.
Bruce lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Bruce lands a body shot in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Bruce.
Bruce lands a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Bruce creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bruce stalling against the ropes.
Bruce lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kickboxer takes a shot to the head.
Bruce lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Bruce'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.
Bruce lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Bruce.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Kickboxer throws an elbow but misses.
Bruce lands a nice uppercut.
Bruce blocking some punches.
A shot in the inside from Bruce.
Bruce taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Bruce working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bruce gets through Kickboxer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bruce content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Bruce lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bruce stalling.
A hook to the body from Bruce.
Bruce lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nice body punch from Bruce.
Bruce lands a left hand.
Bruce works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A left hand lands to the body for Bruce.
Bruce lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bruce on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bruce lands with a short shot to the head.
Bruce content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Bruce cracks Kickboxer with a nice body shot.
Bruce lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bruce scores with a shot to the side of Kickboxer's head.
Bruce lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Bruce scores with a hook to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bruce will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kickboxer up against the ropes.
Bruce lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kickboxer pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Kickboxer misses with some punches.
A shot in the inside from Bruce.
Bruce stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

Bruce breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bruce swinging wildly here.
Bruce connects with the punch.
Bruce misses with a two punch combination.
No joy there for Bruce, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bruce misses with a hook
letting Kickboxer counter with a right hand.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bruce rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kickboxer counters with a left and a right that stings Bruce.
Bruce throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Kickboxer counter with a right hand.
Kickboxer tries to bum rush Bruce with a series of wild strikes but Bruce uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice shot lands for Kickboxer.
Bruce throws a series of strikes that have Kickboxer backpedaling.
Bruce doesn't manage to clinch there - Kickboxer circles away.
Bruce throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bruce misses the body punch
and Kickboxer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Bruce gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A body shot lands from Bruce.
Bruce working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Bruce creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bruce has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bruce lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kickboxer or not.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joseph Bruce really dominated that round.
That's time! Kickboxer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Bruce looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bruce misses with a lunging right hand
and Kickboxer counters with a left and a right that stings Bruce.
Kickboxer walks into a jab.
Kickboxer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bruce misses the body punch
and Kickboxer counters with a one-two to the body.
No joy there for Kickboxer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Bruce clinches.
Bruce lands a body punch.
Bruce taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Bruce.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bruce lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kickboxer or not.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Bruce working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Bruce.
Bruce lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kickboxer backwards.
Still in the clinch, Bruce scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bruce throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bruce lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruce lands with a light punch inside.
Bruce is working Kickboxer over against the ropes.
Kickboxer takes a shot to the head.
Bruce lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kickboxer.
Bruce scores with a shot to the side of Kickboxer's head.
Bruce presses Kickboxer against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bruce lands a hook to the side of the head.

Bruce escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Bruce rushes Kickboxer and presses him up against the ropes.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bruce.
Bruce is working Kickboxer over against the ropes.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bruce.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bruce dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Bruce creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bruce is stalling here.
A short right from Bruce on the inside.
Bruce prevents a body shot from Kickboxer.
Bruce scores with a shot to the side of Kickboxer's head.
A right handed body shot lands from Bruce.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruce working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bruce.
Bruce lands an uppercut.
Kickboxer stalling in the clinch but Bruce improves position.
Bruce lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bruce lands a shot to the body.
Bruce works on Kickboxer's body with a couple of short punches.
Bruce lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Bruce lands a body punch.
Bruce lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kickboxer backwards.
Bruce will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kickboxer up against the ropes.
Bruce throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Bruce creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kickboxer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bruce takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Bruce is leaning against Kickboxer and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short right from Bruce.
Bruce lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Bruce lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bruce stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kickboxer misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruce lands with a left to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Bruce creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bruce scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bruce lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A body shot lands from Bruce.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bruce.
Bruce is working Kickboxer over against the ropes.
A body shot lands from Bruce.
A right handed body shot lands from Bruce.
Bruce lands a shot to the body.
Bruce is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

Bruce's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bruce swinging wildly here.
Bruce swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kickboxer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bruce slips a jab from Kickboxer.
A punch combination from Bruce misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruce rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kickboxer counters with a three punch combo that has Bruce backing up. Bruce nods at Kickboxer to acknowledge the strikes.
Bruce misses with a combination
and Kickboxer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bruce misses with a double jab
and Kickboxer counters with a nice body shot.
Bruce throws a series of punches but Kickboxer moves out of range.
Kickboxer throws a series of punches but Bruce avoids them all with ease.
Bruce misses with a right hand
and Kickboxer counters with a nice body shot.
Bruce throws a sloppy body shot
and Kickboxer counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kickboxer misses with a hook.
Kickboxer jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bruce is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bruce misses with an uppercut
and Kickboxer counters with a one-two to the body.
Bruce swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kickboxer counters with a three punch combo that has Bruce backing up. Bruce nods at Kickboxer to acknowledge the strikes.
Bruce throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kickboxer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bruce swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kickboxer counters with a left to the body.
Kickboxer moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bruce tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bruce fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bruce misses the body punch
and Kickboxer counters with a two punch combo.
Bruce swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kickboxer counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bruce misses with a right hand
enabling Kickboxer to counter with a crisp jab.
Bruce wants to clinch up but Kickboxer keeps it at a distance.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bruce misses with a body shot
and Kickboxer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bruce uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kickboxer.
Bruce looks to score with a jab to the body but Kickboxer is just out of range.
Bruce misses with a hook
and Kickboxer counters with a three punch combo that has Bruce backing up. Bruce nods at Kickboxer to acknowledge the strikes.
Bruce ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bruce misses with a double jab
and Kickboxer counters with a series of strikes. Bruce will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bruce doesn't manage to clinch there - Kickboxer circles away.
Bruce throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Kickboxer counter with a right hand.
Bruce is looking to clinch but Kickboxer is avoiding it.
Bruce misses with a combination
and Kickboxer counters with a nice uppercut.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bruce misses with a combination
and Kickboxer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bruce cracks Kickboxer with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bruce connects with a nice looking jab.
Bruce wants to clinch.
Bruce scores with a three punch combo!
Bruce punishes Kickboxer's body with a nice straight punch.
Bruce takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Bruce tries to clinch there but Kickboxer circles away.
Bruce misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Kickboxer counter with a right hand.
Bruce lands with a nice combination. Kickboxer backs away looking to recover.
Bruce misses with a double jab
and Kickboxer counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bruce has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

Kickboxer drives through and clinches with Bruce against the ropes.
Bruce lands with a short shot to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bruce works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short left from Bruce.
Bruce lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Bruce dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Bruce lands a nice shot to the body.
Bruce scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bruce lands with a left to the head.
Bruce taking a breather.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Bruce.
A body shot lands from Bruce.
Bruce stalling the fight.
Bruce lands a nice uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Bruce.
Bruce lands a nice shot to the body.
Bruce lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bruce lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kickboxer.
Bruce lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bruce'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.
Bruce scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bruce effectively controlling the action here.
A hook to the body from Bruce.
A right hand to the body from Bruce.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bruce.
Bruce lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bruce lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kickboxer backwards.
Bruce working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bruce lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kickboxer backwards.
Bruce lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joseph Bruce dominated that fourth round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Kickboxer takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bruce tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Kickboxer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bruce throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Bruce throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kickboxer counters with a stiff right hand.
Bruce throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kickboxer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bruce lands a jab to the head.
Kickboxer swats away the attempt to clinch by Bruce.
Bruce wants to clinch up but Kickboxer keeps it at a distance.
Bruce scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
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.
The crowd cheers as Bruce lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kickboxer doesn't seem phased though.
Bruce is looking to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruce on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bruce misses with a hook
letting Kickboxer counter with a right hand.
Bruce throws a looping overhand right but Kickboxer ducks down to avoid it.
Bruce throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kickboxer counters with a stiff right hand.
Bruce throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kickboxer counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kickboxer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bruce misses the body punch
and Kickboxer counters with a stiff right hand.
A jab from Bruce does it's job there.
Kickboxer ducks under a wild hook from Bruce.
Bruce tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bruce throws a series of punches but Kickboxer moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Bruce.
Bruce misses with a combination
letting Kickboxer counter with a right hand.
Bruce fails to land with a series of punches.
Bruce takes a swing at Kickboxer's ribcage but misses.
Bruce is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bruce takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bruce misses with an uppercut
and Kickboxer counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bruce misses the body punch
and Kickboxer counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bruce throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kickboxer counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bruce pushes Kickboxer up against the ropes in a clinch.
Good body shot from Bruce.
Bruce struggles to land a body shot inside as Kickboxer controls his hands.
Kickboxer tries to stall but Bruce uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A body shot lands from Bruce.
Bruce gets through Kickboxer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kickboxer trying to stall but Bruce improves his position.
Bruce scores with a hook to the body.
Bruce lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bruce presses Kickboxer against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kickboxer is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Bruce lands a body punch.
Bruce stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bruce lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kickboxer backwards.
Nice body punch from Bruce - that landed with a thud.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bruce lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kickboxer letting Bruce take a breather here.
Bruce throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bruce scores with a shoulder strike.
Bruce lands a shoulder strike.
Bruce lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruce lands a nice shot to the body.
Bruce working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bruce scores with a hook to the body.

Bruce breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Bruce rushes Kickboxer and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Kickboxer taking a breather.
Bruce lands a hook to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Bruce.
Bruce pushes Kickboxer back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bruce is leaning against Kickboxer and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kickboxer is trying to stall.
Bruce lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Bruce.
Bruce lands a right hand.

Bruce pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kickboxer lands with an overhand left.
Bruce swinging wildly here.

Kickboxer clinches up against the ropes.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bruce scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A hook to the body from Bruce.
Kickboxer misses with an elbow over the top.
Bruce lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
A nice left hand lands by Bruce.
Bruce softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Bruce lands with a left to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Bruce's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bruce lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right hand to the body from Bruce.
Bruce lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bruce.
A left hand lands to the body for Bruce.
Bruce works on Kickboxer's body with a couple of short punches.
A nice left hand lands by Bruce.
A left hand lands to the body for Bruce.
Kickboxer pushes off an throws an elbow but Bruce leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Bruce.
Bruce blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Bruce as the two fighters clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Bruce.

Bruce breaks from the clinch.

That's six minutes gone in the round.

Kickboxer tries to keep at a distance but Bruce has taken the fight into the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Bruce.
Bruce scores with a shot to the side of Kickboxer's head.
Bruce lands a shoulder strike.
Bruce lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bruce stalling.
Bruce lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bruce lands with a short shot to the head.
Bruce lands a nice shot to the body.
Bruce lands a hook that snaps the head of Kickboxer backwards.
Bruce lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bruce lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bruce just leaning against Kickboxer, taking a breather.
Bruce lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Bruce breaks from the clinch.
Bruce feints a jab promting Kickboxer to slip. Bruce then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kickboxer slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Bruce doesn't manage to clinch there - Kickboxer circles away.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kickboxer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bruce swings widly with a right hand
and Kickboxer counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bruce tries to clinch up but Kickboxer circles away and keeps his distance.
Kickboxer goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Bruce lands a jab to the nose.
Bruce swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kickboxer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bruce throws a poor cross that misses
and Kickboxer counters with a straight right hand.
Bruce falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kickboxer counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bruce throws a nice looking combination but Kickboxer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kickboxer has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

Kickboxer closes the distance and pushes Bruce back into the ropes.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kickboxer tries to stall but Bruce uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bruce lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bruce blocks an elbow strike from Kickboxer.
Bruce lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bruce is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kickboxer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bruce digs a right hand into Kickboxer's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kickboxer's gas tank.
Bruce pushes Kickboxer back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bruce pushes Kickboxer back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Genocide Kickboxer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bruce lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Bruce.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bruce lands with a short punch from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Bruce creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bruce.
Bruce controlling the action here for a moment.
Bruce lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kickboxer backwards.
Bruce lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bruce blocks an elbow strike.
Bruce lands a body punch.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kickboxer working aggressively here.
Bruce'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.
Bruce lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bruce lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
A short right from Bruce.
Bruce working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bruce scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bruce is working Kickboxer over against the ropes.
Kickboxer has Bruce pressed against the ropes, preventing Bruce from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bruce cracks Kickboxer with a nice body shot.
Bruce lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bruce lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bruce working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A left hand lands to the body for Bruce.
Bruce lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bruce lands a nice shot to the body.
Kickboxer trying to control the position but instead, Bruce has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kickboxer into the ropes.

Bruce breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bruce.
Kickboxer on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Joseph Bruce!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Joseph Bruce!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Joseph Bruce!

Joseph Bruce wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hiro Saku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes into the arena with Pimp C. Skrypture, C$krilla ft. Bun B & The Isleys - One Day blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Saku's choice of entrance music: Spartan X. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Jones
vs
Saku

178 cm
22
199 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

190 cm
26
196 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Firebird Designs
Broken Halo Pride Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Jones!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiro Saku!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shirou Masuda and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Saku manages to avoid it.
Saku misses with a body kick.
Jones moves away from the strike by Saku.
Saku will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jones.
Jones misses with a shot to the body
and Saku counters with a nice body kick.
An inside leg kick from Jones misses.
Saku tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jones is able to avoid easily.
Jones bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Saku's head backwards.
Saku misses the shot to the body.
Saku throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jones counters with a leg kick.
Jones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Saku connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Saku throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Jones throws a hook to the side of Saku's head but Saku sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A looping hook to the body misses from Saku. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jones throws a leg kick but Saku sees it coming and moves out of range.

Jones clinches.
Saku lands a nice elbow.

It looks like James Jones has been cut.
Saku avoids the elbow strike from Jones, against the ropes.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jones as Saku tries to tie him up.
Jones lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jones scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Saku lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jones lands a shoulder strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Jones.
Jones tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Saku avoids it.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Jones creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones presses Saku against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Jones.
Saku pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Jones tries to land knees in the clinch but Saku avoids the damage to the body.
Saku throws an elbow that misses.
Jones dodges an elbow strike from Saku.
Jones gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Saku tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jones's elbow.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Saku throws an elbow but misses.
Jones lands with a left to the head.
Jones lands an elbow just above Saku 's eye.

It looks like Hiro Saku has been cut.
Jones lands with a short shot to the head.
Saku looks gassed!
Jones lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jones scores with a shot to the side of Saku's head.
Jones lands an elbow that stopped Saku in his tracks for a moment.

Jones manages to break the clinch.
Saku moves out of range of the body kick from Jones.
Saku moves out of range as Jones strikes.
Both fighters circling a little - Jones finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with the body kick
and Saku counters with a nice uppercut.
Saku misses with a hook

and Jones counters by moving into the clinch.
Saku tries a body shot but Jones blocks it.
Saku misses with a punch on the inside.
Jones misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Saku.

Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Saku manages to avoid it.
Jones steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Saku.
Saku closes the distance but Jones moves to the side

and Jones counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Jones lands an elbow just above Saku 's eye.
Jones tries to land knees in the clinch but Saku avoids the damage to the body.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Jones throws an elbow but misses.
Saku misses with an elbow over the top.
Saku avoids a wild elbow strike from Jones.
Jones throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Saku just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jones's brow.
Jones misses with the head strike.
Jones lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jones.
Saku tries a knee to the head but Jones blocks it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jones obliges.
Saku throws an elbow but it misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Saku misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jones lands a left hand that snaps the head of Saku backwards.
Jones scores with a hook to the body.
Saku looking to stall.
Saku tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jones lands an elbow inside.
Saku takes an elbow to the temple.
Still in the clinch, Jones scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice elbow from Jones.
Jones tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Saku avoids it.
Jones lands an elbow inside.
Saku avoids the elbow strike from Jones, against the ropes.
Jones lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A short right from Jones on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jones.
Saku throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to stall.
Saku is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Jones lands an uppercut.
Jones lands a left hand.
Jones scores with a shot to the side of Saku's head.

Jones breaks the clinch.
Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Saku was well out of range. Poor timing from Jones.
Jones thuds his shin into the meat of Saku's side.
Saku tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jones throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nice body punch from Jones.
Saku misses with an uppercut.
Saku throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Saku wants to clinch up but Jones keeps it at a distance.
Jones thumps Saku with a low kick.
Jones gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Saku counters with an inside leg kick.
Jones scores with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jones. Saku does a little dance to reset his feet.
Saku wants to clinch.
Jones avoids the body shot from Saku.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Saku moves to clinch but Jones breaks away

and Jones counters by clinching up.
Saku throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones.
Jones lands an elbow inside that Saku shrugs off.
Saku lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Saku tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jones avoids it.
Jones creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Saku's defenses.
Saku trying to stall but Jones improves his position.
Jones throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Saku tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jones avoids it.
Saku blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short body shot lands from Jones as the two fighters clinch.
Knees to the body from Jones.
Jones comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Saku takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jones dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Saku. That did some damage!
Jones moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Saku walks into a jab.
Jones throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jones changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

Jones clinches up against the ropes.
Jones tries to land knees in the clinch but Saku avoids the damage to the body.
Jones lands an elbow inside.
Jones tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Saku avoids it.
Jones on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jones lands a left hand.
Saku throws a head punch that misses.
Jones lands a shoulder strike.
Jones is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Saku is defending well for now.
Jones looking to slow down the pace here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jones throws an elbow but it misses.
Jones lands a hook that snaps the head of Saku backwards.
Saku tries a knee to the head but Jones blocks it.
Saku misses with a punch on the inside.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Saku is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
A shot in the inside from Jones.
Saku takes an elbow to the temple.

Jones breaks the clinch.
Jones thows a leg kick but Saku checks it
and Saku counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Saku looks to throw a body kick

and Jones counters by moving into the clinch.
Saku with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jones creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Saku's defenses.
Jones tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Saku avoids it.
Jones lands a damaging elbow.
Saku is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jones is keeping busy.
Saku tries to land a knee to the head but Jones blocks with his arms.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Saku on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jones blocks an elbow strike from Saku.
Jones is working Saku over against the ropes.
Jones cracks Saku with a nice body shot.
Jones lands a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Jones dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Jones throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Saku was well out of range. Poor timing from Jones.
Saku misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Saku misses with an uppercut.
Jones feints a jab promting Saku to slip. Jones then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Saku slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Jones falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Saku to counter with a crisp jab.
Saku misses with a wild body shot.
Jones is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Saku can do to turn this around?
Saku lands with a straight right. Jones didn't see that one coming.
Jones throws a head kick that misses

and Saku counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Saku.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saku swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jones creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Saku's defenses.
Saku swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short body shot lands from Saku as the two fighters clinch.
Jones pushes Saku back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jones lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jones.
Saku is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jones is keeping busy.
Jones lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Saku trying to stall but Jones improves his position.

Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Jones closes the distance and pushes Saku back into the ropes.
Jones managing to block the knees to the body from Saku.
Still in the clinch, Jones scores with a nice short uppercut.
Saku working aggressively here.
Jones pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Saku blocks an elbow strike from Jones.
Saku throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Saku avoiding damage as Jones throws knees to the body.

Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jones misses with a leg kick
and Saku cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jones scores with a nice body kick.
A low kick from Saku misses
and Jones counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Some wild striking there from Jones.
Saku lands a nice hook to Jones's body. Jones takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
James Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones tries to clinch but Saku moves out of range.
Saku is looking to clinch but Jones is avoiding it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saku checks a low kick from Jones.
Saku throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones throws a body kick that misses.
Jones throws a left and a right that both miss
and Saku counters with a right hand to the body.
Saku swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jones.

Jones closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Saku wants to stall.
Saku blocks an elbow strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jones as Saku tries to tie him up.
Jones lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Saku doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jones comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saku missing with knees to the body.
Jones avoids the elbow strike from Saku, against the ropes.

Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jones gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jones takes a swing at Saku's ribcage but misses.
Saku misses with a jab to the body
letting Jones counter with a right hand.
Jones misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Saku misses with a wild body shot.
Jones feints and then cracks Saku's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Saku down.
Saku misses with a body shot.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jones fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jones keeps the fight on the outside.

Jones closes the distance and clinches.
Saku misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jones lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Saku or not.
Saku takes a shot to the head.
Jones lands a nice uppercut.
Jones lands a right hand that snaps the head of Saku backwards.
Jones gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Jones.
Jones is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Saku is defending well for now.
Jones blocks the elbow strike.
Jones gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jones gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Saku misses with an elbow over the top.

Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
James Jones is winning the standup battle so far.
Jones thows a body shot but no joy.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jones, right into the meat.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones cracks Saku with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Saku misses with a looping left.
Jones punishes Saku's body with a nice straight punch.
Jones misses the jab.
Saku avoids the body shot from Jones.
Saku fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jones misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Saku counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jones uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Saku.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Saku connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jones's hands.
Saku connects with a looping right hand.
Saku thuds a left hand into Jones's body.
Saku throws a body kick that misses.
Saku throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jones takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jones swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Saku counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A head kick by Jones misses
enabling Saku to counter with a crisp jab.
Saku throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A lazy body kick from Jones

and Saku counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Saku.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Saku uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Jones lands a shoulder strike.
Saku throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
James Jones has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Saku lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jones avoids the elbow strike from Saku, against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Saku.
Saku misses with a punch to the body.
Saku is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jones is defending well for now.
Jones avoids the elbow strike from Saku, against the ropes.
Saku is working Jones over against the ropes.
Saku lands an elbow that stopped Jones in his tracks for a moment.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saku blocks the elbow strike.
Saku working Jones over with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Saku fails to land.
Saku scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nice elbow from Saku.
Saku lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Saku wants to stall.
A head punch on the inside from Saku fails to land.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Saku controlling the action here for a moment.
Saku blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Saku blocks an elbow strike.
Saku is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A short left from Jones.
Saku blocks the elbow strike.
Jones scores with a hook to the body.
Saku tries to land knees in the clinch but Jones avoids the damage to the body.
Jones working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jones.
Saku lands a nice knee to the body.
Jones creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Saku's defenses.
A short body shot lands from Saku as the two fighters clinch.
Saku throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Saku avoids it.
Jones pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Saku misses with an elbow strike.
Saku is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jones is keeping busy.

Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Jones dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Saku misses the shot to the body.
Saku misses the shot to the body.
Saku throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Jones counters with an outside leg kick.
Jones takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

Saku gets tackled into the ropes by Jones. Jones maintains the clinch.
Saku blocks the elbow strike.
Saku throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jones blocks it with crossed arms.
Saku trying to stall but Jones improves his position.
Jones avoids the elbow strike from Saku, against the ropes.
Saku has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Saku lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jones lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jones is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Saku is defending well for now.
A left hand lands to the body for Jones.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Saku missing with knees to the body.
Jones blocks a body shot from Saku.
Jones avoids the elbow strike from Saku, against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saku creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jones lands a right hand.
Saku lands a nice elbow.
Jones on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jones scores with a hook to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jones.
Jones scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short body shot lands from Jones as the two fighters clinch.
Jones lands a nice elbow.
A right hook to the body lands for Jones.
Jones throws an elbow but it misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Jones.
Saku blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jones tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Saku avoids it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jones.

Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jones bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Saku's head.
Saku tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jones counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saku has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Saku there as he acknowledges the shot.
A low kick from Jones is predictable there
and Saku counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jones thinking.
Jones connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Saku feints and then cracks Jones's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jones down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saku thows a left - swing and a miss!

Jones clinches up against the ropes.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jones as Saku tries to tie him up.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jones.

Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jones.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saku lands with a good body shot.
Saku throws a big shot that misses.
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Saku.
Saku tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jones throws a low kick but Saku avoids it.
A left and a right from Jones both land. Nice combination.
Saku throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jones.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saku tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Jones counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Jones lands a leg kick that knocks Saku off balance momentarily.
Jones lands with a nice body punch.
Jones scores with a push kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jones.
Jones throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Jones fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Saku.
Saku takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nice defenses there by Saku.
Saku has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Jones.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Saku closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
James Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Saku's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jones misses with a shot to the body
and Saku counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jones thinking.
Saku takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jones lands a leg kick that knocks Saku off balance momentarily.
Jones thows a body shot but no joy.
Saku darts in trying to clinch
and Jones finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Saku was well out of range. Poor timing from Jones.
Jones throws a sloppy head kick and Saku moves out of range easily.
Jones rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Saku counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Jones. Those never looked like landing.
Saku just misses with a punch to the body.
Jones throws a leg kick
and Saku counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jones misses with a wild combination.
Saku is looking to clinch but Jones is avoiding it.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Jones lets loose with a powerful body kick. Saku will feel that in the morning.
Saku swings widly with a right hand
and Jones counters with a nice body kick.
Saku throws an overhand right that lands on Jones's shoulder, as Jones tries to avoid the shot.
Saku throws a body kick that misses.
Saku fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
Jones fails to land with a series of punches.
Jones is looking to wear down Saku with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
Jones thows a leg kick but Saku checks it
and Saku counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Saku looks to clinch
and Jones counters with a nice body kick.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a leg kick

and Saku moves into the clinch.
Jones lands a right hand that snaps the head of Saku backwards.
Jones lands a right hand that snaps the head of Saku backwards.
Jones lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jones digs a right hand underneath Saku's ribcage. Saku let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jones lands an elbow that stopped Saku in his tracks for a moment.
Jones lands a nice knee to the body.
Jones digs a right hand underneath Saku's ribcage. Saku let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jones lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Saku backwards.
Jones lands a damaging elbow.
A shot in the inside from Jones.
Nice elbow from Jones.
Jones works on Saku's body with a couple of short punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones lands a nice elbow.
Jones throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sakus head.
Jones working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jones lands an elbow that stopped Saku in his tracks for a moment.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jones obliges.
Jones lands a right hand that snaps the head of Saku backwards.
Saku misses with an elbow strike.
Jones scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Saku looking to slow down the pace here.
A nice left hand lands by Jones.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Saku takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jones lands an elbow inside that Saku shrugs off.
Saku avoids a wild elbow strike from Jones.
Saku using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jones has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jones lands an elbow that stopped Saku in his tracks for a moment.
Jones works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Saku swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jones tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Saku avoids it.
Jones lands a nice elbow.
Jones lands an elbow just above Saku 's eye.
Jones lands a hook that snaps the head of Saku backwards.
Saku tries a body shot but Jones blocks it.
Saku misses with a shot to the kidneys.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones tries to land knees in the clinch but Saku avoids the damage to the body.
Saku misses with some punches.
A short right from Jones on the inside.
Saku avoids the elbow strike from Jones, against the ropes.
Jones lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Saku or not.
Jones lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Jones clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Jones's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Jones throws a combination that misses
and Saku counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Saku staying out of range there.

Saku moves into the clinch.
Jones lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Saku backwards.
Jones working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jones is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Jones stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jones.
Good body shot from Jones.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jones as Saku tries to tie him up.
Saku comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jones's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A hook to the body from Jones.
Saku throws an elbow but it misses.
Saku lands with a left to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Jones lands a damaging elbow.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Jones lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saku managing to block the knees to the body from Jones.
Saku throws a head punch that misses.
Jones lands an elbow just above Saku 's eye.
Jones lands a left hand that snaps the head of Saku backwards.

Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jones throws a one two combo.
Jones tries to land a body kick
and Saku counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Saku throws a lazy uppercut
and Jones counters with a series of strikes. Saku will be more careful next time no doubt.
Saku has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Jones.

Jones moves into the clinch.
Saku blocks an uppercut.
Jones blocks an elbow strike.
A short right from Jones.
Saku using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Saku blocks an elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws an elbow but it misses.
Saku trying to control the position but instead, Jones has worked for underhooks and has pushed Saku into the ropes.
Saku lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jones avoids the elbow strike from Saku, against the ropes.
Saku is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jones is keeping busy.
Jones tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Saku avoids it.
Saku misses with an elbow over the top.
A hook to the body from Jones.
Saku tries to land knees in the clinch but Jones avoids the damage to the body.
Still in the clinch, Jones scores with a nice short uppercut.
Saku looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Saku takes an elbow to the temple.

Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Saku looks to throw the jab but Jones is out of range.
Saku wants to clinch.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Jones to counter with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jones moves into the clinch successfully.
Good body shot from Jones.
Saku misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jones works on Saku's body with a couple of short punches.
Jones missing with knees to the body.
Jones lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Saku.
Jones lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jones scores with a shoulder strike.
Jones lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jones lands an uppercut.
Jones lands an elbow just above Saku 's eye.
Nice body punch from Jones.
Jones lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jones lands a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Jones.
Jones creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Saku's defenses.
Nice body punch from Jones.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jones jabs Saku to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones throws a good cross that connects.
Saku blocks a low kick nicely.

Saku gets tackled into the ropes by Jones. Jones maintains the clinch.
Jones creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Saku's defenses.
Jones pushes off an throws an elbow but Saku leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Jones misses with an elbow over the top.
Jones softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Jones looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Jones lands with a short shot to the head.
Jones throws an elbow but it misses.
Jones blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a left hand
and Saku counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Jones is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Saku throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Saku.
That kick from Jones tenderised Saku's leg. Saku is trying to keep his angry face on.
Saku throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Saku tries to land a front kick but Jones steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

Saku clinches up with Jones and pushes him back against the ropes.
A hook to the body from Jones.
Jones lands a left hand.
Saku takes a shot to the head.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Jones scores with a shot to the side of Saku's head.
Jones digs a right hand underneath Saku's ribcage. Saku let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Saku takes an elbow to the forehead.
Saku's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Good body shot from Jones.
Jones missing with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Jones.

Jones breaks the clinch.
Saku looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jones pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jones cracks the inside of Saku's front leg.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saku takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jones lands with a kick to the temple. Saku shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Jones looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Saku is just out of range.
Saku swings away with a body shot that misses
and Jones counters with a nice kick to the body.
Some wild striking there from Jones.
Jones lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Jones takes a swing at Saku's ribcage but misses.
Jones throws a leg kick that misses.
Saku tries to close the distance and clinch but Jones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jones pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Saku back to the ropes. Jones follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with the body kick

and Saku counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Saku.
Jones lands with a light punch inside.
Saku's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Saku takes a shot to the head.

Saku is rocked!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jones.
Saku is still on wobbly legs! Can Jones finish him?
Jones blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jones scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Jones manages to break the clinch.
Saku blocks a head kick by Jones.
Saku tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jones counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Saku seems to have recovered his senses.
Saku takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones throws a head kick that misses.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Saku checks a leg kick.
Jones fakes the leg kick and cracks Saku in the body.
A low kick from Jones is predictable there
and Saku counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Saku on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jones. Jones obviously looking to wear him down.
Jones throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Saku to counter with a crisp jab.
Jones dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones wants to land a leg kick but Saku is out of range.
Saku wants to clinch but Jones slips to the side
and Jones counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jones bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Jones had his way with Hiro Saku in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

A looping hook to the body misses from Jones. Saku does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jones tries to clinch up.
Jones misses with a leg kick.
Saku misses with an uppercut. Jones saw that one coming.
Jones keeps the fight on the outside.
Jones walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Saku checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jones misses with a kick to the body
and Saku counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones throws a low kick but Saku moves out of range easily.
Jones scores with a body shot.
Saku takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throws a leg kick
and Saku cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Saku throws a predictable looking body shot
and Jones counters with a two punch combo.
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.
Saku throws a shot to the body.
An inside leg kick from Jones misses.
Jones misses the body punch
and Saku counters with an inside leg kick.
Saku tries to land a leg kick but Jones saw it coming and moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jones. Saku does a little dance to reset his feet.
Saku just misses with a punch to the body.
Saku changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones walks into a left hand.
Jones throws a lazy body kick
and Saku counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Saku tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Jones counters with an inside leg kick.
A low kick from Jones is predictable there
and Saku counters with a body kick.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Saku throws a nice outside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saku looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
Saku throws a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Saku. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Saku finds it's way round the side to connect with Jones's head.
Saku just misses with a punch to the body.
Saku is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.

Saku drives through and clinches with Jones against the ropes.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Saku uses good head movement to avoid it.
Saku avoiding damage as Jones throws knees to the body.
Saku is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Saku is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Jones scores with a shoulder strike.
Saku tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jones's elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Saku.
Jones crunches a lovely knee into Saku's ribcage.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Jones creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jones lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jones lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Saku blocks an elbow strike.
Jones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Saku pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Knees to the body from Saku.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saku looking to throw knees to the head but Jones is blocking nicely.
Saku has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jones takes an elbow to the temple.
Jones digs a right hand into Saku's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Saku's gas tank.
Jones on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Saku takes a shot to the head.
Saku tries to throw a body punch but Jones avoids it by throwing Saku back against the cage.
Saku lands a right hand.
Jones lands a body shot.
Jones working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice left hand lands by Jones.
Jones pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Saku works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Saku missing with knees to the body.
Saku takes a shot to the head.
Jones tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Saku avoids it.
Jones lands an elbow that stopped Saku in his tracks for a moment.

Jones breaks from the clinch.
Jones lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jones throws a leg kick
and Saku counters with a low kick, right behind Jones 's knee.
A lazy body kick from Jones
and Saku counters with a left to the body.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws an off balance right hand
and Saku counters with a nice uppercut.
Jones throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Saku looks for the body kick but Jones saw that one coming.
Saku thows a body shot but no joy.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Saku. Jones shrugs it off though.
Saku throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jones counters with a nice body kick.
Saku looks to clinch
and Jones counters with a slapping leg kick.
Jones throws a jab but it's blocked by Saku.
Jones throws a leg kick
and Saku counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Saku wants to clinch up but Jones keeps it at a distance.
Saku explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

Jones tries to keep at a distance but Saku has taken the fight into the clinch.
Saku blocking some punches.
Saku blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jones lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jones prevents a body shot from Saku.
Jones lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jones trying to land knees to the body.
Jones lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Saku lands with a left to the head.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Saku.
Jones misses with an elbow strike.
Saku tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jones avoids it.
Saku is looking to control Jones's arms but Jones gets an underhook and turns him. Now Saku has his back to the ropes.
Jones throws an elbow but it misses.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Saku fails to land.
Jones avoiding damage as Saku throws knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Jones as the two fighters clinch.
Saku misses with the head strike.
Jones tries to land knees in the clinch but Saku avoids the damage to the body.
Jones creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Saku's defenses.
Jones lands an elbow inside that Saku shrugs off.
Jones avoids the elbow strike from Saku, against the ropes.
Jones lands an elbow inside.
Jones tries to land knees in the clinch but Saku avoids the damage to the body.
Jones throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Saku blocks the elbow strike.
Jones managing to block the knees to the body from Saku.
Jones is working Saku over against the ropes.
Jones digs a right hand underneath Saku's ribcage. Saku let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jones throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jones lands a left hand that snaps the head of Saku backwards.
Jones lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jones lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Saku backwards.
Saku blocks an elbow strike from Jones.
Jones throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sakus head.
Saku looking to slow down the pace here.

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

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Jones thows a body shot but no joy.
Saku lands a head kick. Jones smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Jones throws a head kick that misses
and Saku counters with a head kick.
Saku tries to clinch up.
Good leg kick by Jones there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jones moves in looking to clinch but Saku pushes him off.
Jones throws a leg kick that is checked
and Saku finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Jones keeps the fight on the outside.
Jones moves out of range of the body kick.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Saku misses with a body punch
and Jones cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Saku throws a hook but Jones blocks it.

Jones closes the distance and pushes Saku back into the ropes.
Saku misses with the head strike.
Jones works on Saku's body with a couple of short punches.
Jones lands an elbow just above Saku 's eye.
Nice elbow from Jones.
A short right from Jones on the inside.
Saku lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jones misses with an elbow over the top.
Saku managing to block the knees to the body from Jones.
Jones lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Jones on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Saku missing with knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Jones just misses with a elbow thrown towards Saku's brow.
Jones comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Still in the clinch, Jones scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hiro Saku has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jones lands a nice knee to the body.
Jones blocking some punches.
Saku trying to land knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to James Jones.
Well Jones 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for James Jones!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for James Jones!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for James Jones!

James Jones wins by unanimous decision!
James Jones is the new middleweight champion!

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