Dynasty 41: Bruce vs MacFist PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

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

Bear
vs
Chakraborti

188 cm
21
265 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

200 cm
20
260 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Pegasus 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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vladamir Bear!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mitkhun Chakraborti!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chakraborti pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chakraborti throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Bear counter with a right hand.
Chakraborti lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bear circles away quickly and effectively.
Chakraborti is looking to clinch.

Bear closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Chakraborti's guard.
Bear content to stall in guard here.
Bear might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Bear postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Chakraborti is looking to stand back up but Bear counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Chakraborti.
Bear has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear works his foot free and advances to mount.
Chakraborti is bucking up trying to escape but Bear cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Bear takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Chakraborti wants to try and get back to his feet.
Bear controlling from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bear's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Chakraborti takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Chakraborti is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bear takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Bear seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Chakraborti for as long as he can get away with.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Bear with good strikes from the mount here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chakraborti is in a horrible position here. Bear smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Bear takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Bear lands a nice shot to the head.
Bear takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bear has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee warns Chakraborti that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Chakraborti is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Bear looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bear sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Chakraborti is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bear content just to control the position here.
Chakraborti wants to get back to his feet.

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.
Bear sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
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.

We're going to have a standup here because Vladamir Bear wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Chakraborti dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bear. That did some damage!
Bear is breathing heavily.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.

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

It looks like Vladamir Bear has been cut.
Chakraborti buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chakraborti connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Chakraborti cracks Bear on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Bear falls backwards against the ropes. Chakraborti follows up with more strikes that drop Bear to his knees. Chakraborti keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Bear! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mitkhun Chakraborti!

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C
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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
46%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Linvoy Primus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Leeroy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leeroy has chosen Legend of the Dragon as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Primus
vs
Leeroy

220 cm
21
222 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

198 cm
19
213 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Tends to cut

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Linvoy Primus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bruce Leeroy!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A bone on bone clash there as Leeroy blocks the leg kick.
Primus throws a jab when Leeroy was well out of range.
Leeroy wants to clinch
and Primus counters with a head kick. That will keep Leeroy thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Leeroy tries to clinch but Primus moves away
and Primus counters with a big head kick but Leeroy shrugs it off.
Primus fakes the leg kick and cracks Leeroy in the body.
Decent striking displayed by Primus there.
Primus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Primus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Leeroy tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Primus counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Leeroy is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Linvoy Primus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The fight stays on the outside here - Leeroy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Leeroy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leeroy checks a low kick from Primus.
Primus throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Leeroy on the side of the head.
Leeroy darts in trying to clinch
and Primus counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Leeroy is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Primus really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A punch lands to the side of Leeroy 's head but he takes it in his stride.

It looks like Bruce Leeroy has been cut.
Primus connects with a nice looking jab.

Leeroy is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leeroy closes the distance looking to clinch
and Primus counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Leeroy is still on wobbly legs! Can Primus finish him?
Primus throws a hook to the side of Leeroy's head but Leeroy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Leeroy seems to have recovered his senses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Primus misses
and Leeroy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Primus throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Primus misses with a body kick.
Leeroy misses with a hook.
Primus tries a head kick but it misses.
Primus avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Primus throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Primus misses with a body kick.
Nice body kick from Primus.
Primus scores with a head kick.
Leeroy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Primus circles away from the clinch attempt.
Leeroy tries to clinch but Primus is having none of it.
Primus scores with a kick to the midsection.
Leeroy darts in trying to clinch
and Primus counters with a body kick that stops Leeroy in his tracks momentarily.
A punch combination from Primus misses.
Primus looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Primus.
The fighters circling - Primus throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Primus goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Leeroy looks to clinch
and Primus counters with a nice body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leeroy looks to land a right hand but Primus moved out of range.
Leeroy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nice body kick there by Primus.
Leeroy wants to clinch.
A combination from Primus does no damage.
Primus throws a half hearted mid kick.
Leeroy walks into a left hand.
Leeroy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Primus.
A jab from Primus finds it's way through Leeroy's defenses.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Leeroy lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Primus misses with a body kick.
Leeroy tries to clinch there but Primus circles away.
Leeroy has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Primus.
Leeroy misses with a lunging right hand
and Primus counters with a body kick that stops Leeroy in his tracks momentarily.
Primus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Primus is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Leeroy moves out of range of the body kick.
Primus lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Leeroy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Primus throws a head kick that misses
and Leeroy counters with a straight right hand.
Leeroy looks to clinch
and Primus counters with a slapping leg kick.
Leeroy blocks a leg kick.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Primus slips under a jab from Leeroy.
Primus throws a leg kick

and Leeroy counters by moving into the clinch.
Primus pushes Leeroy back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Primus wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Primus is trying to force a seperation but Leeroy has the dominant position.

Primus breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Leeroy tries to clinch but Primus is having none of it.
A thudding body kick lands there by Primus!
Primus looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Leeroy shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Primus eats them both and turns towards Leeroy to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Primus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Primus explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Leeroy looks gassed!

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Primus lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Leeroy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Leeroy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Primus.
Leeroy tries to clinch but Primus moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Primus.
Primus throws a half hearted mid kick.
Primus misses with a double jab
and Leeroy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Primus looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Primus misses with a kick to the body.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Leeroy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Leeroy moves in looking to clinch but Primus pushes him off.
Primus misses with a low kick.
Primus misses with a body kick.
Primus thows a body shot but no joy.
Leeroy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Primus.
Primus looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Leeroy tries to close the distance and clinch but Primus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Primus throws a body kick the misses

and Leeroy counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Leeroy.
Leeroy is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Primus is keeping busy.
Leeroy tries to work over Primus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Primus tries to break free but Leeroy pushes him back against the ropes.
Leeroy tries to stall but Primus uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Primus wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Primus content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Leeroy putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Primus in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Primus is looking to break free of the clinch but Leeroy has double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Primus's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Primus can't break the clinch.
Primus is looking to break free of the clinch but Leeroy has double underhooks.
Leeroy looking to throw knees to the head but Primus is blocking nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leeroy prevents Primus from breaking the clinch.
Primus avoiding damage as Leeroy throws knees to the body.
Leeroy stalling against the ropes.
Primus wants to break free but Leeroy has control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Linvoy Primus dominated that round.
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!

Primus circles away from the clinch attempt.
Primus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Primus misses with the combination.
Leeroy doesn't manage to clinch there - Primus circles away.
Linvoy Primus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Primus throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Leeroy's head.
Leeroy darts in trying to clinch
and Primus counters with a big head kick but Leeroy shrugs it off.
Primus is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Primus tries to bum rush Leeroy with a series of wild strikes but Leeroy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Primus tries to land a body kick

and Leeroy counters by moving into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Primus wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Leeroy has him pressed against the ropes.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Primus avoiding damage as Leeroy throws knees to the body.
Primus on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Primus breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Primus connects with a high kick.
Primus misses with a kick to the body
and Leeroy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Primus misses with a jab, cross combination.

Leeroy fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Primus, pushing him back against the ropes.
Leeroy misses with a punch to the body.
Leeroy lands a body punch in the clinch.
Leeroy can't find room to land a body shot as Primus controls the action.
Primus tries to break the clinch but Leeroy is controlling the position.

Primus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Linvoy Primus is winning the standup battle so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Primus looks to land a body kick but Leeroy moved away.
Primus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Primus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leeroy.
Leeroy checks a leg kick.
Leeroy wants to clinch up but Primus keeps it at a distance.
Leeroy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Primus paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Primus just misses with a punch to the body.
A lazy body kick from Primus
and Leeroy counters with a nice uppercut.
Primus misses with a right hand

and Leeroy holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Primus wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Leeroy missing with knees to the body.
Primus working hard to break the clinch.
Primus blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leeroy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Primus has had enough of the clinch but Leeroy keeps him there for the moment.
Primus struggles to land a body shot inside as Leeroy controls his hands.
Primus tries to throw a body punch but Leeroy avoids it by throwing Primus back against the ropes.
Leeroy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Primus's elbow.
Primus looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Primus manages to break the clinch.
Leeroy tries to clinch but Primus moves away
and Primus finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Primus throws a body kick the misses
and Primus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Primus throws a sloppy head kick

and Leeroy counters by clinching up.
Primus is looking to break free of the clinch but Leeroy has double underhooks.
Primus wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Leeroy has him pressed against the ropes.

Primus pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Leeroy fails in his attempt to clinch.

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.
Primus looks to land a body kick but Leeroy moved away.
Primus throws a right hand that Leeroy ducks under and follows up with a left that Leeroy also avoids with ease.
Primus is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Leeroy can do to turn this around?
Leeroy wants to clinch.
Primus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Leeroy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Primus.
Primus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Leeroy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Primus lands a nice looking kick to the body. Leeroy takes a step back to recover.
A lazy body kick from Primus
and Leeroy counters with a series of strikes. Primus will be more careful next time no doubt.
Primus throws a push kick but Leeroy slaps the foot to one side.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Leeroy tries to clinch up
and Primus counters with a solid body kick.
Leeroy tries to clinch but Primus moves away
and Primus counters with a good low kick that Leeroy was not able to check.
Leeroy tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Primus manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Primus throws a nice head kick!
Leeroy is looking to clinch.
Leeroy doesn't manage to clinch there - Primus circles away.
Leeroy bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Primus's head backwards.
Leeroy avoids a kick to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Primus.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Primus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Leeroy tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Primus throws a body kick the misses

and Leeroy holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Leeroy leaning against his opponent.
Leeroy crunches a lovely knee into Primus's ribcage.
Leeroy can't find room to land a body shot as Primus controls the action.
Primus wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Leeroy has him pressed against the ropes.
Leeroy misses with a punch to the body.

Primus manages to break the clinch.
Leeroy tries to close the distance and clinch but Primus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Leeroy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Leeroy is looking to clinch.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Primus looks to throw a body kick

and Leeroy holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Leeroy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Primus is trying to break the clinch but Leeroy has him pressed against the ropes.
Leeroy tries to land knees in the clinch but Primus avoids the damage to the body.
Leeroy is trying to stall.
Primus lands with a short shot to the head.
Primus can't break the clinch.
Leeroy has Primus pressed against the ropes, preventing Primus from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Primus has had enough of the clinch but Leeroy keeps him there for the moment.
Primus is trying to push Leeroy away but Leeroy has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Leeroy struggles to land a body shot inside as Primus controls his hands.
Leeroy tries to throw a body punch but Primus avoids it by throwing Leeroy back against the ropes.
Primus swings wildly with an uppercut but Leeroy uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's eight 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.
Leeroy trying to land knees to the body.
Primus has had enough of the clinch but Leeroy keeps him there for the moment.

Primus pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Primus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Primus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Leeroy instigates a clinch.

Primus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Primus looks to land a body kick but Leeroy moved away.
Primus throws a head kick that misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Leeroy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That kick from Primus tenderised Leeroy's leg. Leeroy is trying to keep his angry face on.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Primus looks to throw a body kick

and Leeroy counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Primus wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Leeroy has him pressed against the ropes.
Leeroy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Leeroy as the two fighters clinch.
Primus has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Primus breaks from the clinch.
Leeroy loads up on a big right hand but Primus slips the punch.
Leeroy closes the distance looking to clinch
and Primus counters with a low kick, right behind Leeroy 's knee.
Primus takes one on the button.
Primus tries to land a body kick

and Leeroy moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Linvoy Primus dominated that second 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!

Primus throws a half hearted mid kick.
Leeroy closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Primus to counter with a crisp jab.
Leeroy tries to clinch there but Primus circles away.
Primus misses with the combination.
Leeroy takes a kick to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leeroy moves in looking to clinch but Primus pushes him off.
Primus misses with a shot to the body

and Leeroy counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Primus is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Primus's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leeroy taking a breather.
Primus is trying to force a seperation but Leeroy has the dominant position.
Leeroy looking to throw knees to the head but Primus is blocking nicely.
A frustrated look appears on Primus's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Primus working hard to break the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Primus breaks from the clinch.
Primus throws a sloppy head kick

and Leeroy counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Leeroy landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Primus is trying to force a seperation but Leeroy has the dominant position.
Leeroy landing knees to the body.
Primus tries to circle away but Leeroy has him pinned against the ropes.
Leeroy tries to land knees in the clinch but Primus avoids the damage to the body.
Leeroy controlling the action here for a moment.
Leeroy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Primus's elbow.

That's two 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.

Primus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Primus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Primus lands a nice looking kick to the body. Leeroy takes a step back to recover.
Primus throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Leeroy has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Primus.
Leeroy avoids the head kick by Primus.
Leeroy tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Primus counters with a nice body kick.
Leeroy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leeroy tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Primus counters with a head kick. That will keep Leeroy thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Primus throws a head kick that misses

and Leeroy counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Leeroy.
Primus is trying to break the clinch but Leeroy is controlling him.
Leeroy lands a nice knee to the body.

Primus pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Primus misses with a leg kick

and Leeroy counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Leeroy.
Leeroy scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Linvoy Primus has been cut.
Leeroy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Primus avoids it.
Primus can't break the clinch.
Primus on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Primus is looking to break free of the clinch but Leeroy has double underhooks.
Leeroy keeps control of Primus as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Leeroy using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Leeroy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Primus avoids it.
Leeroy keeps control of Primus as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Primus is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Primus is trying to break the clinch but Leeroy is controlling him.
Primus is trying to break the clinch but Leeroy has him pressed against the ropes.
Primus tries to circle away but Leeroy has him pinned against the ropes.
A right handed body shot lands from Leeroy.
Primus is looking to break free of the clinch but Leeroy has double underhooks.
Leeroy putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Primus in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Leeroy is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Leeroy has Primus pressed against the ropes, preventing Primus from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Leeroy struggles to land a body shot inside as Primus controls his hands.
Primus wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Leeroy has him pressed against the ropes.
Leeroy can't find room to land a body shot as Primus controls the action.
Primus tries to break the clinch but Leeroy is controlling the position.

Primus manages to break the clinch.
Leeroy is looking to clinch but Primus is avoiding it.
Leeroy wants to clinch up but Primus keeps it at a distance.
Leeroy might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Primus fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Leeroy tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Primus manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sloppy strikes from Primus. Those never looked like landing.

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.
A big left from Leeroy misses.
Primus throws a wild body kick that Leeroy sees coming a mile off.
Primus throws a lazy uppercut

and Leeroy holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Primus wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Primus wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Primus wants to break the clinch but can't.
Leeroy tries to work over Primus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Leeroy missing with knees to the body.
Primus wants to break free but Leeroy has control.
Leeroy landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Leeroy.
Leeroy leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Leeroy landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Leeroy has Primus pressed against the ropes.
Leeroy trying to stall but Primus improves his position.
Primus scores with a shot to the side of Leeroy's head.
Primus working hard to break the clinch.
Leeroy holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Leeroy has Primus pressed against the ropes, preventing Primus from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Leeroy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Primus wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Leeroy trying to stall but Primus improves his position.
Leeroy misses with a punch to the body.
Primus is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.

That's eight 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.
A frustrated look appears on Primus's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Primus has had enough of the clinch but Leeroy keeps him there for the moment.
Leeroy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Primus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Leeroy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Leeroy misses with an uppercut.
Leeroy blocks a head kick by Primus.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Primus.
Primus needs to keep his hands up - Leeroy had a free shot at his head there.
Leeroy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Leeroy avoids a kick to the body.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Primus throws a right and a left that both miss.
A low kick from Primus misses
and Leeroy counters with a stiff right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Leeroy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Primus throws a body kick the misses
and Leeroy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Primus thinking.
Leeroy tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Primus manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Primus moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Primus looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Leeroy tries to clinch but Primus moves away
and Primus counters with a good low kick that Leeroy was not able to check.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Primus looks to throw a body kick

and Leeroy counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Leeroy.

Primus breaks the clinch.
Primus misses with an uppercut. Leeroy saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Bruce Leeroy just about did enough to take it.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Primus's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A lazy body kick from Primus
and Leeroy counters with a straight right hand.
Primus lands a two punch combo.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Primus lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Leeroy has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Leeroy and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Primus throws a body kick despite being completely out of range

and Leeroy counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Primus can't break the clinch.
Leeroy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Primus looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Leeroy misses with a punch to the body.
Primus is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Leeroy landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Leeroy trying to control the position but instead, Primus has worked for underhooks and has pushed Leeroy into the ropes.
Primus has had enough of the clinch but Leeroy keeps him there for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leeroy is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Primus has had enough of the clinch but Leeroy keeps him there for the moment.
Leeroy can't find room to land a body shot as Primus controls the action.
Primus wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Leeroy trying to stall but Primus improves his position.

Primus manages to break the clinch.
Good work by Leeroy as he checks the leg kick.
Leeroy wants to clinch.
Primus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Leeroy lands a nice shot that snaps Primus's head back.

That's two 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.
Primus looks to land a body kick but Leeroy moved away.
Primus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Leeroy lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Primus avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Primus throws a body kick that misses.
Primus circles away from the clinch attempt
and Primus counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Leeroy tries to clinch there but Primus circles away.
Primus keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Primus throws a lazy body kick

and Leeroy moves into the clinch.
Leeroy is pushing Primus up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Primus has had enough of the clinch but Leeroy keeps him there for the moment.
Primus has had enough of the clinch but Leeroy keeps him there for the moment.
Primus can't break the clinch.
Primus wants to break the clinch but can't.
Leeroy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Primus is defending well for now.
Primus is trying to break the clinch but Leeroy is controlling him.
Primus tries to break free but Leeroy pushes him back against the ropes.
Primus avoiding damage as Leeroy throws knees to the body.
Primus is trying to break the clinch but Leeroy has him pressed against the ropes.
Leeroy misses with a body punch.
Leeroy throws a punch but it's blocked by Primus.

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.
Leeroy tries to land knees in the clinch but Primus avoids the damage to the body.
Primus is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.

Primus's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Leeroy tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Primus manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Primus throws a lazy body kick

and Leeroy counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Primus breaks the clinch.
Primus takes a swing at Leeroy's ribcage but misses.
Leeroy tries to clinch there but Primus circles away.
Primus throws a head kick that misses
and Leeroy counters with a head kick.
Primus misses with a head kick.
Primus misses with a kick to the body
and Leeroy counters with a stiff right hand.
Leeroy tries to close the distance and clinch but Primus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Primus throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Leeroy wants to clinch up but Primus keeps it at a distance.
Leeroy moves out of range as Primus throws a body kick.
Leeroy blocks the body kick.

Leeroy closes the distance and clinches.
Leeroy landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

Primus breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Leeroy tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Primus manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Primus closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Primus throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A slapping body kick lands there for Primus.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Leeroy lands but Primus takes it in his stride.
Primus throws a head kick that misses
and Leeroy counters with a stiff right hand.
A lazy body kick from Primus

and Leeroy counters by clinching up.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Leeroy effectively controlling the action here.

Primus breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Primus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Leeroy moves to clinch but Primus breaks away
and Primus counters with a big head kick but Leeroy shrugs it off.
Leeroy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Primus swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Primus.
Leeroy takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Leeroy wants to clinch but Primus slips to the side
and Primus counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Primus avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Leeroy tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Primus counters with a head kick. That will keep Leeroy thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Leeroy doesn't manage to clinch there - Primus circles away.
Leeroy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Primus paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Primus throws a leg kick but Leeroy checks it.
Primus connects with an inside leg kick.
Primus throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Primus scores with a hook.
Primus throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Leeroy wants to clinch
and Primus counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Leeroy is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A head kick by Primus misses
and Leeroy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Leeroy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Leeroy throws a head kick but Primus moves out of range.
Leeroy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Leeroy lands a high kick!
Leeroy tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Primus manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Primus lands with a kick to the temple. Leeroy shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Leeroy blocks a head kick by Primus.
Leeroy tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Primus makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Leeroy really felt that one!
Leeroy moves out of range as Primus throws a body kick.
Leeroy tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Primus counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Primus looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Primus swinging wildly here.
Primus throws a combination that misses

and Leeroy counters by moving into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Linvoy Primus had his way with Bruce Leeroy in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Leeroy doesn't manage to clinch there - Primus circles away.
Primus's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Primus duly obliges.
Primus throws a wild body kick that Leeroy sees coming a mile off.
Primus tries to land a body kick
and Leeroy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Primus.
Primus goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Leeroy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Primus swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Primus throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Leeroy is looking to clinch.
Primus throws a push kick but Leeroy slaps the foot to one side.
Primus throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Primus misses with a double jab.
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.
Leeroy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Primus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Leeroy.
Primus tries to bum rush Leeroy with a series of wild strikes but Leeroy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Leeroy closes the distance and clinches.
Leeroy misses with a knee strike.
Leeroy tries to land a knee to the head but Primus blocks with his arms.
Leeroy tries to stall but Primus uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Leeroy blocking some punches.
Primus is trying to break the clinch but Leeroy is controlling him.
Primus tries to circle away but Leeroy has him pinned against the ropes.
Leeroy can't find room to land a body shot as Primus controls the action.
Leeroy lands a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Primus wants to break free but Leeroy has control.
Leeroy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Primus's efforts to push away.
Leeroy swings wildly with an uppercut but Primus uses good head movement to avoid it.

Primus breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Primus throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Leeroy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Leeroy wants to clinch
and Primus makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Primus gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Leeroy counters with a nice uppercut.
Leeroy throws a head kick that misses
and Primus makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Leeroy really felt that one!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Primus throws a body kick the misses

and Leeroy counters by moving into the clinch.
Leeroy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Primus wants to break the clinch but can't.
Primus blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Primus looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Leeroy slowing the pace effectively.
Leeroy's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A frustrated look appears on Primus's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Leeroy is trying to maintain a safe position but Primus gets an underhook and turns Leeroy into the ropes.
Leeroy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Primus has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Primus tries to break the clinch but Leeroy is controlling the position.
Leeroy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Primus is trying to push Leeroy away but Leeroy has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Leeroy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Leeroy lands a nice shot to the body.

That's four 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.
Primus has had enough of the clinch but Leeroy keeps him there for the moment.
Leeroy has Primus pressed against the ropes, preventing Primus from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Primus is trying to force a seperation but Leeroy has the dominant position.
Primus is trying to break the clinch but Leeroy is controlling him.
Leeroy prevents Primus from breaking the clinch.
Leeroy keeps control of Primus as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Leeroy tries to stall but Primus uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Leeroy has Primus pressed against the ropes, preventing Primus from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Primus has had enough of the clinch but Leeroy keeps him there for the moment.

Primus breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Primus swats away the attempt to clinch by Leeroy.
Primus swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Leeroy moves out of range of the leg kick from Primus.
Primus lands a head kick. Leeroy smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Leeroy tries to clinch there but Primus circles away.
Leeroy tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Primus counters with a head kick. That will keep Leeroy thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Leeroy is looking to clinch but Primus is avoiding it.
Primus looks for the body kick but Leeroy saw that one coming.
Primus moves out of range as Leeroy strikes.
Primus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Primus throws a right and a left that both miss.
Primus misses with a low kick.
Primus thows a body shot but no joy.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Leeroy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Leeroy moves out of range of the body kick.
Primus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Leeroy avoids the head kick by Primus.
Primus misses with an uppercut. Leeroy saw that one coming.
Primus avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Leeroy tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Primus counters with a nice low kick that buckles Leeroy's knee momentarily.
Primus throws a wild body kick that Leeroy sees coming a mile off.
A lazy body kick from Primus
and Leeroy counters with a head kick. That will keep Primus thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Leeroy blocks a head kick by Primus.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Primus looks to score with a jab to the body but Leeroy is just out of range.
Leeroy moves in looking to clinch but Primus pushes him off.
Leeroy is looking to clinch.
Primus looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Leeroy throws a lazy head kick
and Primus counters with a body kick.
Primus looks to throw a body kick

and Leeroy holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Primus working hard to break the clinch.
Primus on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Leeroy unloads a knee to the mid-section. Primus lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Primus wants to break the clinch but can't.

Primus pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Leeroy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Primus circles away from the clinch attempt
and Primus counters with a low kick, right behind Leeroy 's knee.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Leeroy is predictable there
and Primus counters with a head kick. That will keep Leeroy thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Primus swats away the attempt to clinch by Leeroy.
Primus throws a half hearted mid kick.
Primus throws a leg kick but Leeroy moved away.
Primus misses with a few strikes there.
Primus scores with a decent looking hook.
Leeroy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Primus swats away the attempt to clinch by Leeroy.
Leeroy moves in looking to clinch but Primus pushes him off.
Leeroy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Primus throws a sloppy head kick and Leeroy moves out of range easily.
Primus throws a lazy head kick
letting Leeroy counter with a right hand.

Leeroy darts in and clinches Primus up against the ropes.
Leeroy tries to throw a body punch but Primus avoids it by throwing Leeroy back against the ropes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Primus wants to break the clinch but can't.
Primus is trying to push Leeroy away but Leeroy has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Primus is trying to break the clinch but Leeroy is controlling him.
Bruce Leeroy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Leeroy stalls.

And that's the end of the fight!
Linvoy Primus showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Primus has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 49:46
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 49:45
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Linvoy Primus!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
61%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pratipar Rapcheep (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tootsie Roll (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tootsie Roll has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Rapcheep
vs
Roll

184 cm
28
180 lbs
14 - 13 - 0

175 cm
28
175 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
World class MT
Granite 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 14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pratipar Rapcheep!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tootsie Roll!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roll tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Rapcheep counters with a left to the body.
Nice shot lands for Roll.
Roll tries to clinch but Rapcheep is having none of it.
Rapcheep throws a sloppy head kick
and Roll counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That kick from Roll tenderised Rapcheep's leg. Rapcheep is trying to keep his angry face on.
A combination from Roll does no damage.
Roll scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jab, jab by Roll - just one landing.
Rapcheep takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That kick from Rapcheep tenderised Roll's leg. Roll is trying to keep his angry face on.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rapcheep misses with a double jab
and Roll counters with a right hand to the body.
Rapcheep swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Roll counters with a straight right hand.
Rapcheep misses with a lunging right hand
and Roll counters with a low kick, right behind Rapcheep 's knee.
Rapcheep looks to score with a jab to the body but Roll is just out of range.
A head kick by Rapcheep misses
and Roll counters with a straight right hand.
Roll fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rapcheep misses with a double jab

and Roll counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Rapcheep managing to block the knees to the body from Roll.
Roll with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roll tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rapcheep avoids it.
Roll looking to throw knees to the head but Rapcheep is blocking nicely.

Rapcheep's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rapcheep swats away the attempt to clinch by Roll.
Roll looks to land a left hand but Rapcheep moved out of range nicely.
Rapcheep blocks a jab.
Rapcheep throws a jab when Roll was well out of range.
Roll throws a head kick that half lands.
Roll throws a big shot that misses.
A lazy left from Roll finds it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roll is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Rapcheep.
Roll takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rapcheep misses with a hook.
A head kick by Rapcheep misses
and Roll counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rapcheep lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Roll circles away quickly and effectively.
Roll tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Roll avoids the head kick by Rapcheep.
Rapcheep tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Roll.
Roll misses with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rapcheep misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rapcheep throws a left and a right that both miss
and Roll makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Rapcheep works Roll's body with a nice hook.
Roll closes the distance looking to clinch
and Rapcheep counters with a solid body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rapcheep fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A bone on bone clash there as Rapcheep blocks the leg kick.
Rapcheep throws a lazy head kick
and Roll counters with a leg kick.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Roll lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rapcheep's sensitive parts.
Rapcheep walks into a stiff left hand from Roll.
Roll is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Rapcheep had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Roll wants to clinch up but Rapcheep keeps it at a distance.
Roll fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rapcheep manages to avoid it.
Roll swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Rapcheep counters with a big head kick but Roll shrugs it off.
Roll tries to close the distance and clinch but Rapcheep swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rapcheep throws a sloppy head kick
and Roll counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Roll lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rapcheep's sensitive parts.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Rapcheep blocks a head kick by Roll.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Rapcheep.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rapcheep.
Roll throws a looping overhand right but Rapcheep ducks down to avoid it.
Roll tries to bum rush Rapcheep with a series of wild strikes but Rapcheep uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Roll scores with the left hand. Rapcheep knows he should have avoided that one.
Rapcheep misses with a combination
and Roll makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Rapcheep throws a left and a right that both miss
and Roll counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Roll.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Rapcheep catches Roll right on the button with a cross.
Rapcheep lands a jab-cross combination.
A left and a right from Rapcheep both land. Nice combination.
Rapcheep tries a head kick but it misses.
A shot to the body from Rapcheep misses
letting Roll counter with a right hand.
Roll chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Roll throws a nice outside leg kick.
Roll connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rapcheep checks a leg kick.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Roll looks to throw a body kick
and Rapcheep counters with a left and a right that stings Roll.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roll pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rapcheep is out of range and Roll settles back down.
Rapcheep throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Roll throws a jab but it's blocked by Rapcheep.
Rapcheep swats away the attempt to clinch by Roll.
Rapcheep checks a leg kick.
Roll scores with a leg kick.
Roll displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rapcheep throws out the jab.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Rapcheep misses with a double jab
and Roll counters with a nice leg kick.
Roll doesn't manage to clinch there - Rapcheep circles away.
Roll throws a lazy uppercut
and Rapcheep counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Roll tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rapcheep connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Roll throws a sloppy head kick and Rapcheep moves out of range easily.
Rapcheep misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Rapcheep throws a right and a left that Roll avoids nicely.
Roll just misses with a punch to the body.
Rapcheep displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Roll throws out the jab.
Rapcheep throws a sloppy head kick
and Roll counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rapcheep throws a sloppy head kick
and Rapcheep takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rapcheep uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Roll.
Rapcheep throws out a powerful jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Rapcheep misses.
Rapcheep waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Roll.
Rapcheep falls off balance throwing a combination
and Roll counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick by Rapcheep misses
and Roll cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Roll tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A slapping leg kick lands for Roll.
Pratipar Rapcheep is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Roll wants to clinch
and Rapcheep counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Rapcheep throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Roll counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Roll wants to clinch up but Rapcheep keeps it at a distance.
Rapcheep scores with a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Rapcheep misses
and Roll counters with a good, hard body kick but Rapcheep shrugs it off.
Rapcheep missing with a left hand there. Roll was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Roll throws a series of punches but Rapcheep avoids them all with ease.
Rapcheep throws a head kick that misses
and Roll counters with an inside leg kick.
Roll darts in trying to clinch
and Rapcheep counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Roll is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Roll tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rapcheep swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pratipar Rapcheep is winning the standup battle so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Roll.
Roll will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Roll throws a sloppy head kick
and Rapcheep counters with a nice uppercut.
Rapcheep throws a nice looking combination but Roll bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Roll moves to clinch but Rapcheep breaks away
and Rapcheep counters with a good low kick that Roll was not able to check.
Roll with a nice cross.
Rapcheep keeps the fight on the outside.
Rapcheep throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roll moves in looking to clinch but Rapcheep pushes him off.
Rapcheep is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rapcheep slips a jab from Roll.
Rapcheep throws a combination that misses
and Roll counters with a two punch combo.
Rapcheep on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Roll avoids the body shot from Rapcheep.
Rapcheep has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Rapcheep falls off balance throwing a combination
and Roll counters with a head kick.
Rapcheep swats away the attempt to clinch by Roll.
Roll connects with a looping right hand.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Roll tries to clinch but Rapcheep moves out of range.
Roll changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Rapcheep scores with a four punch combination!
Rapcheep looks to throw a body kick
and Roll counters with a one-two to the body.
Rapcheep swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Roll counters with a thumping low kick.
Rapcheep lands a nice leg kick that just misses Roll's sensitive parts.
Rapcheep throws a head kick that Roll semi-blocks.
Roll misses with a right hand
and Rapcheep counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Roll tries to clinch up but Rapcheep circles away and keeps his distance.
Rapcheep lands a jab to Roll's midsection.
Roll tries to close the distance and clinch but Rapcheep swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rapcheep throws a sloppy head kick
and Roll counters with a stiff right hand.
Roll chopping away at his opponent's legs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Roll throws a head kick that misses
and Rapcheep counters with a series of strikes. Roll will be more careful next time no doubt.
Rapcheep chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Roll can pounce on him.
Rapcheep throws a combination that misses
and Roll counters with a leg kick.
Roll pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Rapcheep throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rapcheep throws a combination that misses
and Roll counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rapcheep's knee momentarily.
Roll throws a sloppy head kick and Rapcheep moves out of range easily.
Roll tries to clinch up but Rapcheep circles away and keeps his distance.
Roll uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rapcheep.
Nice shot lands for Roll.
Rapcheep looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Rapcheep ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Roll moves away.
A big right from Rapcheep misses.

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.
Roll cracks Rapcheep with a right hand to the side of the head.
Roll pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Roll lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Rapcheep throws a combination that misses
and Roll counters with a low kick, right behind Rapcheep 's knee.
Rapcheep misses with a double jab
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Rapcheep circles away from the clinch attempt
and Rapcheep connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Rapcheep ducks right into an uppercut from Roll.
Roll closes the distance looking to clinch
and Rapcheep counters with a series of strikes. Roll will be more careful next time no doubt.

Roll clinches with his opponent.
Nice elbow from Roll.

It looks like Pratipar Rapcheep has been cut.
Roll misses with a knee strike.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Roll trying to land knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Roll obliges.
Roll misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rapcheep.
Roll trying to land knees to the body.
Roll tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rapcheep avoids it.
Roll landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rapcheep avoiding damage as Roll throws knees to the body.
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 Pratipar Rapcheep will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pratipar Rapcheep's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Roll avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rapcheep misses with a jab to the body
and Roll counters with an inside leg kick.
Roll fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rapcheep throws a head kick that misses
and Roll counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rapcheep's knee momentarily.
Roll closes the distance but Rapcheep moves to the side
and Rapcheep counters with a series of strikes. Roll will be more careful next time no doubt.
Roll lands with a thumping leg kick.
Roll connects with a leg kick. Rapcheep looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rapcheep keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick by Roll misses
and Rapcheep counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Roll thinking.
Rapcheep throws a combination that misses
and Roll counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Roll fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Roll tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Roll lands a nice hook to Rapcheep's body. Rapcheep takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rapcheep throws a head kick that misses
and Roll counters with a good low kick that Rapcheep was not able to check.
A low kick from Rapcheep is predictable there
and Roll counters with a nice kick to the body.

Roll closes the distance and clinches.
Roll tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rapcheep tries to land knees in the clinch but Roll avoids the damage to the body.
Roll tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rapcheep avoids it.
Rapcheep is looking to break free of the clinch but Roll has double underhooks.
Roll with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Roll throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rapcheep blocks it with crossed arms.
Roll misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rapcheep.
Roll lands an elbow just above Rapcheep 's eye.
Roll tries to land a knee to the head but Rapcheep blocks with his arms.
Roll lands a good knee to the midsection. Rapcheep won't want to take too many of those.

Rapcheep pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rapcheep misses with a combination
and Roll counters with a one-two to the body.
A low kick from Rapcheep misses
and Roll counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rapcheep's knee momentarily.
Roll throws a shot from downtown. Rapcheep moves away and avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Rapcheep.
Rapcheep misses with a kick to the body
and Roll counters with a nice leg kick.
Roll looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rapcheep. Roll does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rapcheep misses with a right hand
and Roll counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Roll is looking to clinch.
Roll buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rapcheep misses with a combination
and Roll counters with a series of strikes. Rapcheep will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roll lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rapcheep throws a head kick that misses
and Roll counters with a nice uppercut.
Roll moves to clinch but Rapcheep breaks away
and Rapcheep counters with a nice uppercut.
Roll throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Rapcheep counters with a nice kick to the body.
Roll connects with a single shot there.
Roll darts in trying to clinch
and Rapcheep counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Roll misses with a looping right.
Roll throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rapcheep counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Roll is looking to chop away at Rapcheep's legs.
Roll throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Rapcheep.
Roll fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rapcheep throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Roll counters with a head kick. That will keep Rapcheep thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Rapcheep throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Roll.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Roll scores with a head kick.
Rapcheep takes a kick to the side of the head.
Rapcheep throws an off balance right hand
and Roll counters with a low kick, right behind Rapcheep 's knee.
Rapcheep walks forward, straight into a front kick from Roll.
Rapcheep throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Roll counter with a right hand.
Rapcheep misses with a wild combination.
Rapcheep steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Roll.
Roll connects with the punch.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Rapcheep throws a head kick that misses
and Roll counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rapcheep's knee momentarily.
Rapcheep misses with a double jab
and Roll counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Roll moves into the clinch successfully.
Roll landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Roll working Rapcheep over with knees to the body.
Roll creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Roll lands a damaging elbow.
Roll tries a knee to the head but Rapcheep blocks it.
Roll tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Roll lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rapcheep avoids a wild elbow strike from Roll.
Rapcheep avoids a wild elbow strike from Roll.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Roll unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Roll missing with knees to the body.
Roll tries to land a knee to the head but Rapcheep blocks with his arms.
Roll tries to land a knee to the head but Rapcheep blocks with his arms.
Roll looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rapcheep on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rapcheep looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Roll lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rapcheep is trying to break the clinch but Roll has him pressed against the ropes.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Roll.
Roll tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rapcheep avoids it.
Roll utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Roll keeps control of Rapcheep as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Roll tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Rapcheep escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Roll wants to clinch.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Rapcheep misses with a series of wild punches.
Rapcheep swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Roll counters with a body kick.
Roll wants to clinch up but Rapcheep keeps it at a distance.
Rapcheep throws a lazy head kick
and Roll counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Rapcheep throws a lazy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tootsie Roll really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pratipar Rapcheep's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Rapcheep needs to keep his hands up - Roll had a free shot at his head there.
Roll pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Roll fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rapcheep misses with a hook. Roll ducked under it nicely.
Rapcheep misses with a double jab.
Rapcheep falls off balance throwing a combination
and Roll counters with an outside leg kick.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roll with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Roll jabs Rapcheep to the body, keeping him at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roll fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rapcheep.
Roll throws a head kick that misses
and Rapcheep counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice uppercut lands for Roll. That snapped Rapcheep's head back.
A chopping leg kick lands by Roll.
Rapcheep swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Roll connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rapcheep jabs Roll to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rapcheep misses with the combination.
Rapcheep fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Roll manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roll misses with a low kick.
Roll tries to clinch there but Rapcheep circles away.
Rapcheep blocks a head kick by Roll.
Rapcheep looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Roll chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rapcheep swings widly with a right hand
and Roll counters with a right hand to the body.
Rapcheep uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Roll.
Roll moves in looking to clinch but Rapcheep pushes him off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rapcheep misses with a double jab
and Roll counters with a good low kick that Rapcheep was not able to check.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Roll, right into the meat.
Rapcheep swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Roll counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Roll with a jab.
Roll throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rapcheep moves out of range of the body kick from Roll.
Roll moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roll avoids a punch combination nicely.
Roll misses with a leg kick
and Rapcheep counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Roll looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Roll fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rapcheep.
Roll lands a jab.
Rapcheep throws a lazy head kick
and Roll counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Roll scores with a decent looking hook.
Roll dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rapcheep. That did some damage!
Roll fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rapcheep.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Rapcheep swings away with a body shot that misses
and Roll counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rapcheep's knee momentarily.
Rapcheep takes a swing at Roll's ribcage but misses.
Rapcheep circles away from the clinch attempt
and Rapcheep makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Roll connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rapcheep misses with the combination.
Rapcheep avoids the head kick by Roll.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A good leg kick by Roll.
Rapcheep misses with a shot to the body
enabling Roll to counter with a crisp jab.
Rapcheep misses with a telegraphed body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Roll tries to clinch up.
Rapcheep misses with a combination
and Roll counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Rapcheep is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Rapcheep swats away the attempt to clinch by Roll.
Rapcheep throws a lazy head kick
and Roll makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Rapcheep really felt that one!

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Rapcheep throws a head kick that misses
and Roll counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Roll throws a series of strikes that have Rapcheep backpedaling.
Rapcheep throws a sloppy head kick
and Roll counters with a straight right hand.
Rapcheep throws a lazy head kick
and Roll counters with a straight right hand.
Roll tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Rapcheep manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Roll lands with a kick to the temple. Rapcheep shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Roll tries to clinch but Rapcheep is having none of it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Roll.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Roll lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rapcheep swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Roll counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rapcheep will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Roll tries to clinch up but Rapcheep circles away and keeps his distance.
Roll connects with a high kick.
Rapcheep throws a head kick that misses
and Roll counters with a leg kick.
Rapcheep throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Roll tries to clinch but Rapcheep moves out of range.
Roll scores with a sloppy right hand. Rapcheep should have avoided that one.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Roll fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rapcheep.
Rapcheep tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Roll scores with a push kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Roll looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Roll tries to score with a low kick but Rapcheep moves his leg out of the way.

Roll has managed to clinch.

Rapcheep escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rapcheep misses with a kick to the body
and Roll counters with a left and a right that stings Rapcheep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tootsie Roll dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Pratipar Rapcheep's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Rapcheep drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Rapcheep throws a leg kick but Roll sees it coming and moves out of range.
Roll lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rapcheep throws a leg kick that is checked

and Roll counters by clinching up.
Rapcheep wants to break the clinch but can't.

Rapcheep breaks from the clinch.
Rapcheep displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Roll throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rapcheep takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Roll throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rapcheep throws a lazy uppercut
and Roll counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rapcheep misses with a jab to the body
enabling Roll to counter with a crisp jab.
Roll moves in looking to clinch but Rapcheep pushes him off.
Roll lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Roll cracks Rapcheep with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Roll thows a body kick. Rapcheep tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Rapcheep keeps the fight on the outside.
Rapcheep takes a jab right on the kisser.
Rapcheep chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Roll can pounce on him.
Roll lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Roll pushes Rapcheep up against the ropes in a clinch.
Roll looking to throw knees to the head but Rapcheep is blocking nicely.
Roll throws an elbow that misses.
Roll throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rapcheep wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Roll has him pressed against the ropes.
Rapcheep blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rapcheep managing to block the knees to the body from Roll.
Roll missing with knees to the body.
Roll misses with an elbow strike.
Roll creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Roll throws an elbow but it misses.
Roll keeps control of Rapcheep as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rapcheep managing to block the knees to the body from Roll.
Roll trying to land knees to the body.
Roll is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Roll lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roll landing knees to the body.

Rapcheep breaks the clinch.
Rapcheep scores with a nice strike.
Rapcheep ducks under a wild hook from Roll.
Roll cracks Rapcheep with an open hand slap.
Roll tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rapcheep was well out of range. Poor timing from Roll.
Roll blocks the body kick.
Roll closes the distance but Rapcheep moves to the side
and Rapcheep counters with a two punch combo.
Roll throws a leg kick but Rapcheep sees it coming and checks it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Rapcheep misses
and Roll counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Roll connects with a solid leg kick.
Roll darts in trying to clinch
and Rapcheep counters with a series of strikes. Roll will be more careful next time no doubt.
Rapcheep throws an off balance right hand
and Roll counters with a nice leg kick.

Roll takes the fight into the clinch.
Rapcheep managing to block the knees to the body from Roll.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Roll tries to land knees in the clinch but Rapcheep avoids the damage to the body.
Roll pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Roll lands an elbow inside that Rapcheep shrugs off.
Roll tries to land knees in the clinch but Rapcheep avoids the damage to the body.
Rapcheep scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Roll throws an elbow but it misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Roll obliges.
Roll tries a knee to the head but Rapcheep blocks it.
Rapcheep is trying to break free.
Roll creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Roll with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Roll lands a good knee to the midsection. Rapcheep won't want to take too many of those.
Roll gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Roll tries to land knees in the clinch but Rapcheep avoids the damage to the body.
Roll tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rapcheep avoids it.
Rapcheep blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Roll misses with a knee strike.

That's six 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.

Rapcheep escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rapcheep swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Roll counters with a three punch combo that has Rapcheep backing up. Rapcheep nods at Roll to acknowledge the strikes.
Rapcheep throws a left and a right that both miss
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Rapcheep keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Roll.
Rapcheep takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rapcheep.
Rapcheep's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Rapcheep duly obliges.
Roll moves to clinch but Rapcheep breaks away
and Rapcheep counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Roll tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Rapcheep manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Roll is looking to clinch but Rapcheep is avoiding it.
Rapcheep throws a head kick but Roll moves out of range.
Rapcheep swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Roll counters with a nice body shot.
Roll darts in trying to clinch
and Rapcheep counters with a lovely shot to the body.

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.
Roll throws a lazy right hand but Rapcheep sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Roll.
Rapcheep throws an off balance right hand
and Roll counters with a good low kick that Rapcheep was not able to check.
Rapcheep misses with a jab, cross combination.
Roll lands a glancing blow to the side of Rapcheep's head.
Rapcheep throws a head kick that misses
and Roll counters with a nice uppercut.
Rapcheep throws a head kick that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A punch combination from Roll misses.
Rapcheep misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Roll counters with a low kick, right behind Rapcheep 's knee.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Rapcheep throws a head kick that misses
letting Roll counter with a right hand.
Rapcheep swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Roll makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Rapcheep feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Roll's calf.
Rapcheep thows a leg kick but Roll checks it
and Roll cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rapcheep checks a low kick from Roll.
Roll scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Roll tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Rapcheep manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rapcheep tries to move into range but Roll moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tootsie Roll comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Roll 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 47:48
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 47:48
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tootsie Roll!

C
A

C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
61%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ray Ray Dixon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julio El Toro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Ray Ray Dixon has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Ray Dixon
vs
El Toro

185 cm
28
185 lbs
3 - 6 - 0

188 cm
28
190 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ray Ray Dixon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Julio El Toro!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Taro Takaoka and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Dixon does it's job there.
El Toro is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dixon.
El Toro throws a shot from downtown. Dixon moves away and avoids it.
Dixon uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A punch combination from El Toro misses.
Dixon scores with a crisp jab that stopped El Toro in his tracks.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dixon checks a leg kick.
Dixon fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
El Toro takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
El Toro misses with a hook.
El Toro throws a leg kick which misses Dixon's front leg but catches the back leg as Dixon tries to avoid it.
Dixon scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dixon jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
El Toro tries to land a leg kick but Dixon saw it coming and moves away.
El Toro moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
El Toro delivers a nice body kick.
El Toro lands a leg kick that knocks Dixon off balance momentarily.
Dixon fails with an attempt to clinch.
El Toro lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dixon throws out a loose jab but El Toro uses good head movement to avoid it.

El Toro has closed the distance and engaged Dixon in a clinch.
El Toro misses with a knee to the head.
El Toro misses with a knee to the head.
El Toro creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dixon's defenses.
El Toro misses with a knee to the head.
Dixon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
El Toro missing with knees to the body.
El Toro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
El Toro using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dixon has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dixon.
El Toro lands a nice knee to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dixon.
Dixon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dixon takes an elbow to the forehead.
Dixon misses with a punch on the inside.
Dixon throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
El Toro with an attempt at a knee that misses.
El Toro lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
El Toro misses with a knee to the head.
El Toro blocks an uppercut.
Dixon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dixon lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dixon misses with a punch to the body.
Dixon misses with some punches.
Dixon makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dixon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
El Toro looking to throw knees to the head but Dixon is blocking nicely.
Nice body punch from Dixon - that landed with a thud.
El Toro looks gassed!
A nice left hand lands by Dixon.
Dixon lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of El Toro backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Dixon.
El Toro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dixon avoiding damage as El Toro throws knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Dixon.
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!
Still in the clinch, Dixon scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dixon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dixon misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dixon lands a right hand.
Dixon lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dixon tries to break free but El Toro pushes him back against the ropes.
Dixon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Dixon lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dixon lands a shot to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Dixon's face as he tries to break the clinch.
El Toro tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
El Toro misses with a knee strike.
Dixon pushes El Toro back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Dixon lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down El Toro.
Dixon presses El Toro against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dixon misses with the head strike.
Dixon scores with a shot to the side of El Toro's head.
Dixon digs a right hand underneath El Toro's ribcage. El Toro let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dixon lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Dixon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dixon tests El Toro's chin there with a solid looking shot.
El Toro ducks under a wild hook from Dixon.
Dixon tries to bum rush El Toro with a series of wild strikes but El Toro uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dixon throws a shot from downtown. El Toro moves away and avoids it.
Nice shot by Dixon.
El Toro looks to land a left hand but Dixon moved out of range nicely.
El Toro takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dixon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dixon scores with a punch to the head.
El Toro tries to score with a low kick but Dixon moves his leg out of the way.
El Toro lands with a slapping head kick.
El Toro lands a nice shot that snaps Dixon's head back.
Dixon fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Good shot there by Dixon.
El Toro bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dixon missing with a left hand there. El Toro was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
El Toro scores with a spinning back kick!
El Toro looking to land some kicks to the body here.
El Toro rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dixon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dixon scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
El Toro throws an overhand right that lands on Dixon's shoulder, as Dixon tries to avoid the shot.
Dixon takes a swing at El Toro's ribcage but misses.
El Toro takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Dixon is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Dixon throws a body punch but El Toro moves out of range.
Dixon lands with a cross.
El Toro dodges the punch combination from Dixon.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
El Toro scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
El Toro dips to his left and cracks Dixon with an uppercut!
El Toro fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dixon has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A telegraphed right hand from Dixon misses the target.
Dixon tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dixon swings for the body but El Toro moves out of range.

Dixon rushes El Toro and presses him up against the ropes.
El Toro missing with knees to the body.
El Toro lands an elbow inside.
Dixon has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, El Toro just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dixon's brow.
El Toro tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
El Toro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dixon avoids the elbow strike from El Toro, against the ropes.
Dixon wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dixon throws a head punch that misses.
El Toro lands a knee to the head.
El Toro looking to throw knees to the head but Dixon is blocking nicely.
Dixon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Dixon.
El Toro connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dixon's face.
Dixon avoiding damage as El Toro throws knees to the body.
El Toro throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dixon blocks it with crossed arms.
Dixon lands on the inside with an uppercut.
El Toro lands an elbow inside that Dixon shrugs off.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
El Toro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dixon managing to block the knees to the body from El Toro.
El Toro landing knees to the body.
Dixon lands with a left to the head.
El Toro throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dixon blocks it with crossed arms.
El Toro misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dixon.
El Toro lands a nice elbow.
Dixon lands a right hand that snaps the head of El Toro backwards.
El Toro's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
El Toro tries a knee to the head but Dixon blocks it.
Dixon working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dixon misses with some punches.
El Toro with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dixon working aggressively here.
Dixon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dixon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
El Toro utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Dixon pushes El Toro back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dixon working some nice short punches in the clinch.
El Toro lands an elbow inside.
El Toro misses with a knee to the head.
Dixon lands a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Dixon.
Dixon misses with some punches.
El Toro misses with a knee strike.
Dixon has had enough of the clinch but El Toro keeps him there for the moment.
Dixon working aggressively here.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Dixon swings wildly with an uppercut but El Toro uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Dixon.
Dixon gets through El Toro's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
El Toro tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dixon misses with a punch on the inside.
El Toro throws an elbow but it misses.
A body shot lands from Dixon.
A head punch on the inside from Dixon fails to land.
Dixon avoids the elbow strike from El Toro, against the ropes.
El Toro landing knees to the head.
El Toro pushes off an throws an elbow but Dixon leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Dixon blocks the elbow strike.
Dixon avoiding damage as El Toro throws knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dixon.
El Toro is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dixon is defending well for now.
El Toro using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dixon has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Good body shot from Dixon.
Dixon has a couple of punches blocked by El Toro.
Dixon is trying to break free.

Dixon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
El Toro goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
El Toro is looking to slow Dixon down with leg kicks.
El Toro is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Dixon.
El Toro fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Dixon is out of range.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Dixon jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
A cross from Dixon lands.
El Toro misses with a body kick.
Dixon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as El Toro throws out the jab.
El Toro ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dixon slips under a jab.
Dixon is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Dixon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by El Toro.
Dixon misses with an uppercut.
Dixon wants to clinch up but El Toro keeps it at a distance.
Dixon lands with a hook. El Toro tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
El Toro dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dixon. That did some damage!
El Toro has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dixon finds it's way round the side to connect with El Toro's head.
Good shot there by Dixon.
Dixon is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
El Toro uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dixon.
El Toro pushes Dixon away with a front kick.
Dixon digs a good hook to El Toro's body.
El Toro doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dixon wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
El Toro has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from El Toro there as he acknowledges the shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
El Toro takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dixon tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. El Toro manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dixon blocks a head kick by El Toro.
El Toro swings widly with a right hand
and Dixon counters with a stiff right hand.
El Toro tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dixon is able to avoid easily.
No joy there for Dixon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A nice leg kick lands there from El Toro.
Dixon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dixon moves to clinch but El Toro breaks away

and El Toro counters by moving into the clinch.
El Toro creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dixon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
El Toro working Dixon over with knees to the body.
El Toro tries to land a knee to the head but Dixon blocks with his arms.
Still in the clinch, Dixon scores with a nice short uppercut.
El Toro pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
El Toro blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Dixon.
Dixon tries a body shot but El Toro blocks it.
Dixon throws a head punch that misses.
El Toro throws a knee to the head but misses.
El Toro blocks a punch to the side of the head.
El Toro looking to throw knees to the head but Dixon is blocking nicely.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Dixon misses with a hook to the ribs.
El Toro has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Dixon takes an elbow to the forehead.
Dixon misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by El Toro.
Dixon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Still in the clinch, Dixon scores with a nice short uppercut.
El Toro unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dixon is leaning against El Toro and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Dixon lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down El Toro.
Dixon throws a punch but it's blocked by El Toro.
Dixon lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dixon misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Dixon on the inside.
Dixon lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dixon has a couple of punches blocked by El Toro.
El Toro blocks an uppercut.
Dixon throws a punch but it's blocked by El Toro.
El Toro tries to land a knee to the head but Dixon blocks with his arms.
Dixon working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dixon takes a knee right on the jaw!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dixon working hard to break the clinch.
Dixon swings wildly with an uppercut but El Toro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dixon working some nice short punches in the clinch.
El Toro lands a nice elbow.
El Toro blocking some punches.
Dixon working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

El Toro lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
El Toro takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
El Toro throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
El Toro keeps Dixon at a distance using the push kick.

Dixon gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by El Toro.
El Toro tries a knee to the head but Dixon blocks it.
Dixon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
With the fighters up against the ropes, El Toro throws an elbow but misses.
El Toro with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dixon scores with a shoulder strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by El Toro.
El Toro blocking some punches.
Ray Ray Dixon has scored more points in the clinch so far.
El Toro lands an elbow just above Dixon 's eye.
Dixon working some nice short punches in the clinch.
El Toro with a knee to the head.
Dixon wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
El Toro throws an elbow but it misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
El Toro using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dixon has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short right from Dixon.
El Toro landing knees to the body.
El Toro lands an elbow inside that Dixon shrugs off.
Dixon gets through El Toro's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dixon.
Dixon misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dixon wants to get back to striking at distance but El Toro won't allow it.
Dixon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dixon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with El Toro's elbow.
El Toro unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dixon lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
El Toro is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dixon is defending well for now.
A left hand lands to the body for Dixon.
Dixon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A shot in the inside from Dixon.
El Toro connects with a knee to the head.
El Toro lands a damaging elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Dixon fails to land.
El Toro misses with a knee to the head.
Dixon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dixon scores with a shot to the side of El Toro's head.
Dixon lands a nice shot to the body.
El Toro landing knees to the body.
Dixon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Dixon.
Dixon misses with some punches.
Dixon has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dixon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with El Toro's elbow.
Dixon misses with a body punch.
Dixon takes an elbow to the temple.
El Toro missing with knees to the body.
Good body shot from Dixon.
El Toro tries to land a knee to the head but Dixon blocks with his arms.
A knee to the head by El Toro.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
El Toro blocking some punches.
Dixon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Dixon fails to land.
Dixon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
El Toro misses with a knee strike.
El Toro throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dixon lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt El Toro or not.
El Toro blocking some punches.
Dixon lands on the inside with an uppercut.
El Toro using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dixon has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A right hand to the body from Dixon.
A shot in the inside from Dixon.
A hook to the body from Dixon.
Dixon digs a right hand into El Toro's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on El Toro's gas tank.
El Toro keeps control of Dixon as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dixon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dixon digs a right hand underneath El Toro's ribcage. El Toro let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dixon working aggressively here.
Dixon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dixon looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
El Toro connects with a knee to the head.
El Toro misses with a knee strike.
Dixon is trying to break free.
A head punch on the inside from Dixon fails to land.
A short right from Dixon on the inside.
El Toro throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dixon lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of El Toro backwards.
Dixon lands a body shot in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by El Toro.
El Toro throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dixon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
El Toro misses with a knee to the head.
El Toro blocks an uppercut.
El Toro with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dixon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
El Toro is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dixon is defending well for now.
Dixon lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dixon lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down El Toro.
Dixon lands a shot to the body.
El Toro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dixon misses with some punches.
Dixon avoids the elbow strike from El Toro, against the ropes.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Dixon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dixon lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dixon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with El Toro's elbow.
Dixon lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
El Toro using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dixon has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dixon scores with a shoulder strike.
Dixon scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dixon misses with a short punch on the inside.
El Toro tries to land a knee to the head but Dixon blocks with his arms.
Dixon lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

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.
El Toro tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dixon pushes El Toro back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Dixon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
El Toro looking to throw knees to the head but Dixon is blocking nicely.
El Toro blocks an uppercut.
El Toro blocking some punches.
El Toro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dixon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dixon lands a shoulder strike.
Dixon scores with a shoulder strike.
Dixon pushes El Toro back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Dixon lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt El Toro or not.
Dixon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
El Toro pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
El Toro with a knee to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Dixon.
Dixon has a couple of punches blocked by El Toro.
Dixon misses with a punch on the inside.
Dixon misses with the head strike.
El Toro with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dixon avoids the elbow strike from El Toro, against the ropes.
Dixon throws a blind hook that connects with the side of El Toros head.
Dixon has a couple of punches blocked by El Toro.
El Toro crunches a lovely knee into Dixon's ribcage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dixon.
El Toro tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Dixon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dixon lands on the inside with an uppercut.
El Toro blocking some punches.
Dixon lands on the inside with an uppercut.
El Toro scores with a knee to the head.
Dixon lands with a short head shot on the inside.
El Toro blocks an uppercut.
Dixon takes a knee right on the jaw!
A head punch on the inside from Dixon fails to land.
Dixon scores with an uppercut up the middle.
El Toro takes a shot to the head.
Dixon working aggressively here.
El Toro blocks a punch to the side of the head.
El Toro misses with a knee strike.
El Toro blocks an uppercut.
El Toro tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dixon wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
El Toro with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A short right from Dixon.
El Toro misses with a knee to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Dixon.
El Toro throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dixon can't break the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Dixon.
Dixon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dixon.
Dixon throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Dixon lands a shoulder strike.
Dixon lands a shot to the body.
Dixon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dixon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dixon can't break the clinch.
El Toro looking to throw knees to the head but Dixon is blocking nicely.
Dixon is leaning against El Toro and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
El Toro is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dixon gets through El Toro's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dixon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dixon lands a body punch.
Dixon lands with a right to the head.
El Toro tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dixon.
A short body shot lands from Dixon as the two fighters clinch.
El Toro with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dixon lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
A short body shot lands from Dixon as the two fighters clinch.
Dixon throws a blind hook that connects with the side of El Toros head.
El Toro with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dixon is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
El Toro missing with knees to the body.
El Toro missing with knees to the body.

Dixon breaks the clinch.
Dixon comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dixon bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps El Toro's head backwards.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
El Toro moves away from the strike by Dixon.
Dixon scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. El Toro doesn't seem bothered though.
Dixon throws a series of punches but El Toro moves out of range.
Dixon misses with a straight left.
El Toro scores with a head kick.

El Toro closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by El Toro.
El Toro with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dixon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dixon takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dixon makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
El Toro with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
El Toro blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dixon pushes El Toro back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Dixon lands a left hand that snaps the head of El Toro backwards.
El Toro prevents Dixon from breaking the clinch.
El Toro keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dixon's efforts to push away.
Dixon lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of El Toro backwards.
El Toro tries to land a knee to the head but Dixon blocks with his arms.
Dixon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A knee to the head by El Toro.
A short body shot lands from Dixon as the two fighters clinch.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Dixon.
Dixon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dixon.
Dixon throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dixon lands a body punch.
Dixon lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of El Toro backwards.
El Toro blocking some punches.
El Toro creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dixon avoiding damage as El Toro throws knees to the body.
El Toro has Dixon pressed against the ropes, preventing Dixon from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
El Toro tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dixon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dixon lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt El Toro or not.
A right hand to the body from Dixon.
Dixon lands a body punch.
Dixon can't break the clinch.
Dixon gets through El Toro's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
El Toro tries a knee to the head but Dixon blocks it.
A short left from Dixon.
Dixon lands with a left to the head.
Dixon avoids a wild elbow strike from El Toro.
Dixon lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
El Toro is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dixon is defending well for now.
Dixon is trying to force a seperation but El Toro has the dominant position.
Dixon misses with some punches.
Dixon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Dixon working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Dixon fails to land.
Dixon scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by El Toro.
El Toro with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
El Toro tries to land knees in the clinch but Dixon avoids the damage to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dixon.
Dixon lands a nice shot to the body.
El Toro is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dixon is defending well for now.
Dixon lands an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dixon.
El Toro working Dixon over with knees to the body.
El Toro using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dixon has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dixon lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dixon scores with a shoulder strike.
Dixon misses with a hook from the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Dixon's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dixon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with El Toro's elbow.
El Toro blocks a punch to the side of the head.
El Toro lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Dixon wants to break the clinch but can't.
El Toro tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dixon avoids it.
Dixon lands with a light punch inside.
El Toro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dixon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dixon.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ray Ray Dixon dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Dixon throws a series of punches but El Toro moves out of range.
Dixon has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from El Toro finds it's way round the side to connect with Dixon's head.
El Toro looks for the body kick but Dixon saw that one coming.
El Toro looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
El Toro takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Dixon throws a hook but El Toro blocks it.
El Toro lands a leg kick that knocks Dixon off balance momentarily.
Dixon throws a series of punches but El Toro moves out of range.
Dixon misses with an uppercut

and El Toro counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Dixon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dixon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dixon pushes El Toro back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
El Toro lands a good knee to the midsection. Dixon won't want to take too many of those.
Dixon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
El Toro with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A knee to the head by El Toro.
El Toro tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dixon misses with a punch on the inside.
Dixon struggles to land a body shot inside as El Toro controls his hands.
El Toro gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. El Toro obliges.
El Toro misses with an elbow strike.
Dixon is trying to push El Toro away but El Toro has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dixon wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
El Toro connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dixon's face.
Dixon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
El Toro using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dixon has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dixon lands with a short shot to the head.
Dixon has a couple of punches blocked by El Toro.
Dixon tries to break free but El Toro pushes him back against the ropes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dixon.
Dixon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
El Toro looking to throw knees to the head but Dixon is blocking nicely.
Dixon lands a right hand.
A short right from Dixon on the inside.
El Toro throws an elbow but it's blocked.
El Toro misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dixon.
El Toro lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dixon avoiding damage as El Toro throws knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dixon.

Dixon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
El Toro moves in looking to clinch but Dixon pushes him off.
A solid leg kick lands there for El Toro.
El Toro tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dixon is able to avoid easily.
Dixon blocks a head kick by El Toro.
El Toro scoring well with a low kick there.
Dixon scores with a nice right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
El Toro scores with a jab.
Dixon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

El Toro instigates a clinch.
El Toro is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A short left from Dixon.
Dixon working aggressively here.
Dixon scores with a shot to the side of El Toro's head.
El Toro is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dixon is defending well for now.
Dixon misses with a hook from the clinch.
El Toro blocks a body shot from Dixon.

Dixon breaks the clinch.
Dixon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice shot lands for Dixon.
El Toro throws a jab but it's blocked by Dixon.
Dixon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
El Toro circles away from the clinch attempt.
El Toro throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dixon misses with a hook. El Toro ducked under it nicely.

El Toro gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dixon pushes El Toro back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dixon can't find room to land a body shot as El Toro controls the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dixon lands a left hand.
El Toro with an attempt at a knee that misses.
El Toro misses with a knee strike.
Dixon dodges an elbow strike from El Toro.
Dixon lands with a right to the head.
El Toro pushes off an throws an elbow but Dixon leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
El Toro missing with knees to the body.
Dixon misses with a punch on the inside.
Dixon lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
El Toro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dixon is trying to force a seperation but El Toro has the dominant position.
El Toro with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dixon takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dixon scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dixon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
El Toro tries a knee to the head but Dixon blocks it.
Dixon works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
El Toro throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dixon blocks it with crossed arms.

Dixon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ray Ray Dixon is winning the standup battle so far.
Dixon connects with a body shot that sends El Toro's belly button to the back.
Dixon tests El Toro's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dixon lands with a hook. El Toro tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

Dixon drives through and clinches with El Toro against the ropes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Dixon fails to land.
Dixon lands with a light punch inside.
El Toro tries a knee to the head but Dixon blocks it.
Dixon lands a right hand.
El Toro tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Dixon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dixon jabs El Toro to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dixon jabs at El Toro's body.
Dixon connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
El Toro walks into a jab.
Dixon comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dixon lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Dixon looks to land a combination. El Toro sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dixon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
El Toro misses with a head kick.
Dixon misses the jab.
Dixon tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. El Toro manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dixon misses the jab.
Dixon scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

That's five minutes gone in the round.
El Toro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dixon.
El Toro looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dixon misses with the combination.
El Toro fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dixon tries to close the distance and clinch but El Toro swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dixon moves to clinch but El Toro breaks away
and El Toro counters with a lovely straight right hand!
El Toro staying out of range there.
Dixon tries to bum rush El Toro with a series of wild strikes but El Toro uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A big right from El Toro misses.
Dixon throws a hook but El Toro blocks it.
Dixon just misses with a punch to the body.
El Toro thuds his shin into the meat of Dixon's side.
El Toro feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dixon's calf.
A nice leg kick lands there from El Toro.

Dixon takes the fight into the clinch.
El Toro tries a knee to the head but Dixon blocks it.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Dixon scores with a nice hook to the head.
El Toro using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dixon has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
El Toro lands a nice elbow.
Dixon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
El Toro lands an elbow that stopped Dixon in his tracks for a moment.
Dixon takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dixon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
El Toro trying to land knees to the body.
Dixon throws a punch but it's blocked by El Toro.
El Toro blocking some punches.
El Toro with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dixon blocks the elbow strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dixon.
El Toro with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dixon lands a shot to the body.
Dixon lands an uppercut.
El Toro blocking some punches.
Dixon is looking to break free of the clinch but El Toro has double underhooks.

Dixon manages to break the clinch.
Dixon throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent El Toro stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
El Toro fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dixon checks it well.
Dixon throws a right and a left that El Toro avoids nicely.
Dixon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dixon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dixon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by El Toro.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Dixon throws a right hand that misses
and El Toro counters with a thumping low kick.
Dixon throws an overhand right that lands on El Toro's shoulder, as El Toro tries to avoid the shot.
Dixon scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
El Toro avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dixon moves out of range of the leg kick from El Toro.
A solid leg kick lands there for El Toro.

Dixon rushes El Toro and presses him up against the ropes.
Dixon struggles to land a body shot inside as El Toro controls his hands.
El Toro comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
El Toro using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dixon has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
El Toro lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
El Toro working Dixon over with knees to the body.
El Toro tries to land a knee to the head but Dixon blocks with his arms.
Dixon lands with a short head shot on the inside.
El Toro blocking some punches.
El Toro scores with a knee to the head.
Dixon lands a body shot.
Dixon lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down El Toro.
El Toro tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A frustrated look appears on Dixon's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nice body punch from Dixon.
Dixon lands a left hand.
Dixon lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Dixon gets through El Toro's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
El Toro scores with a knee to the head.
Dixon digs a right hand into El Toro's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on El Toro's gas tank.
Dixon lands a shoulder strike.
Dixon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
El Toro blocks an uppercut.
El Toro tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dixon stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

Dixon breaks the clinch.
Nice jab there from Dixon.
Dixon lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Dixon.
El Toro is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A jab from Dixon misses.
El Toro wants to slow Dixon down by chopping away at his legs.

El Toro forces Dixon back against the ropes and clinches.
El Toro lands a knee to the body.
El Toro misses with the head strike.
Dixon lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
El Toro throws a knee to the head but misses.
El Toro blocks an uppercut.
Dixon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
El Toro tries a knee to the head but Dixon blocks it.
Dixon lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.

Dixon breaks the clinch.
Dixon throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
El Toro avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
El Toro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dixon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from El Toro.
El Toro lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dixon throws a looping overhand right but El Toro ducks down to avoid it.
Dixon blocks a head kick by El Toro.
Dixon throws a hook to the side of El Toro's head but El Toro sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dixon tries to clinch but El Toro is having none of it.
El Toro misses with a head kick.
El Toro throws a jab when Dixon was well out of range.
El Toro pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Dixon forces El Toro back against the ropes and clinches.
El Toro unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dixon lands a left hand.
El Toro scores a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by El Toro.
Knees in the clinch landing for El Toro.
Dixon throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ray Ray Dixon clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

El Toro cracks the inside of Dixon's front leg.
El Toro with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
El Toro throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Dixon.
El Toro throws a head kick but Dixon moves out of range.
Dixon misses with a looping right.
El Toro throws a sloppy head kick and Dixon moves out of range easily.
Dixon connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed El Toro momentarily.
Dixon tries to bum rush El Toro with a series of wild strikes but El Toro uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dixon throws a hook to the side of El Toro's head but El Toro sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
El Toro dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dixon. That did some damage!
Dixon tries to bum rush El Toro with a series of wild strikes but El Toro uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dixon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
El Toro tries a head kick but it misses.
Dixon tries to clinch but El Toro is having none of it.
Dixon lands with a cross.
Dixon misses with a looping right.
El Toro misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
El Toro tries to score with a low kick but Dixon moves his leg out of the way.
Dixon tries to bum rush El Toro with a series of wild strikes but El Toro uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's one minute gone in the round.
El Toro lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dixon's sensitive parts.
Dixon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dixon throws a big shot that misses.
El Toro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
El Toro circles away from the clinch attempt.
El Toro throws a solid leg kick but Dixon takes the impact on his shin and smiles at El Toro.
A looping hook to the body misses from El Toro. Dixon does a little dance to reset his feet.
El Toro takes a jab right on the kisser.
A thudding body kick lands there by El Toro!
Dixon scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dixon takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A nice leg kick lands there from El Toro.
Dixon throws a jab but it's blocked by El Toro.
A shot to the body from Dixon misses
and El Toro counters with a nice kick to the body.
The fighters circling - Dixon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dixon steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from El Toro. That one must have hurt.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Dixon lands a nice hook to El Toro's body. El Toro takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

El Toro closes the distance and clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
El Toro throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dixon blocks it with crossed arms.
Dixon tries a body shot but El Toro blocks it.
Dixon managing to block the knees to the body from El Toro.
El Toro with a knee to the head.
El Toro landing some nice looking knees to the body.
El Toro lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dixon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dixon swings wildly with an uppercut but El Toro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dixon misses with a body punch.
Dixon working aggressively here.
El Toro with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dixon avoiding damage as El Toro throws knees to the body.
Dixon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dixon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Dixon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
El Toro with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
El Toro lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dixon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
El Toro lands a nice elbow.
Dixon scores with an uppercut up the middle.
El Toro throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dixon blocks it with crossed arms.
El Toro throws an elbow but it misses.
Dixon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dixon blocks the elbow strike.
Dixon has a couple of punches blocked by El Toro.
Dixon blocks the elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
El Toro tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dixon working aggressively here.
Dixon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
El Toro using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dixon has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dixon is trying to break free.
Dixon works on El Toro's body with a couple of short punches.
El Toro's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dixon.
Dixon digs a right hand underneath El Toro's ribcage. El Toro let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dixon scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dixon is looking to break free of the clinch but El Toro has double underhooks.
A shot in the inside from Dixon.
Dixon lands a right hand.
A short uppercut from Dixon.
El Toro blocking some punches.
Dixon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
El Toro misses with a knee to the head.
Dixon lands a body punch.
A short uppercut from Dixon.
Dixon misses with the head strike.
Dixon is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
El Toro using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
El Toro pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
El Toro tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short uppercut from Dixon.
A right hook to the body lands for Dixon.
Dixon lands a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dixon scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right from Dixon.
Dixon misses with the head strike.
Dixon will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
El Toro misses with a knee strike.
Dixon misses with some punches.
Dixon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
El Toro with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dixon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dixon lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Dixon.
Dixon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dixon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Dixon fails to land.
El Toro blocks a punch to the side of the head.
El Toro tries a knee to the head but Dixon blocks it.
El Toro misses with a knee strike.
Dixon lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dixon misses with some punches.
El Toro throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dixon blocks it with crossed arms.
Dixon lands a body shot.
El Toro with an attempt at a knee that misses.
El Toro misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dixon.
El Toro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dixon.
Dixon managing to block the knees to the body from El Toro.
A short right from Dixon on the inside.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
El Toro blocks an uppercut.
Dixon lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
El Toro with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dixon lands a body shot in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dixon.
Dixon throws a blind hook that connects with the side of El Toros head.
Dixon lands a right hand that snaps the head of El Toro backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Dixon fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Dixon fails to land.
Dixon presses El Toro against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A hook to the body from Dixon.
Dixon wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but El Toro has him pressed against the ropes.
El Toro misses with a knee to the head.
Dixon has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
El Toro looking to throw knees to the head but Dixon is blocking nicely.
Dixon misses with a hook from the clinch.
El Toro blocks an uppercut.
Dixon misses with the head strike.
El Toro lands a nice knee to the body.
El Toro tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dixon.
Dixon throws a blind hook that connects with the side of El Toros head.
A short left from Dixon.
El Toro lands a knee to the body.
Dixon lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dixon lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of El Toro backwards.
El Toro misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dixon.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Dixon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
El Toro with an attempt at a knee that misses.
El Toro throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dixon blocks it with crossed arms.
A right hook to the body lands for Dixon.
Dixon working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dixon lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of El Toro backwards.
Dixon throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dixon throws a head punch that misses.
Good body shot from Dixon.
Dixon scores with a shot to the side of El Toro's head.
Dixon digs a right hand into El Toro's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on El Toro's gas tank.
A head punch on the inside from Dixon fails to land.
Dixon blocks an elbow strike from El Toro.
Dixon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dixon lands a shot to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Dixon.
Dixon lands with a light punch inside.
Dixon tries to break the clinch but El Toro is controlling the position.
Dixon misses with the head strike.
El Toro lands an elbow just above Dixon 's eye.
Dixon lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of El Toro backwards.
Dixon swings wildly with an uppercut but El Toro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dixon dodges an elbow strike from El Toro.
Dixon lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Dixon fails to land.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
El Toro putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dixon in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Dixon fails to land.
Dixon can't find room to land a body shot as El Toro controls the action.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Dixon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
El Toro lands an elbow that stopped Dixon in his tracks for a moment.
El Toro comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
El Toro's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
El Toro scores with a knee to the head.
A short uppercut from Dixon.
El Toro using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dixon has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dixon managing to block the knees to the body from El Toro.
Dixon lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down El Toro.
El Toro tries to land knees in the clinch but Dixon avoids the damage to the body.
A body shot lands from Dixon.
Dixon pushes El Toro back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Dixon scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dixon swings wildly with an uppercut but El Toro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dixon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dixon lands with a left to the head.
Dixon misses with a punch on the inside.
Dixon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dixon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
El Toro blocks an uppercut.
Dixon lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt El Toro or not.
El Toro with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Dixon makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
El Toro with a knee to the head.
Dixon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dixon.
Dixon blocks an elbow strike from El Toro.
Dixon can't find room to land a body shot as El Toro controls the action.
Dixon lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of El Toro backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Dixon.
A head punch on the inside from Dixon fails to land.
El Toro misses with a knee strike.
Dixon is working El Toro over against the ropes.
El Toro scores with a knee to the head.
Dixon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A right handed body shot lands from Dixon.
Dixon scores with a shot to the side of El Toro's head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dixon.
A head punch on the inside from Dixon fails to land.
Dixon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with El Toro's elbow.
A right hand to the body from Dixon.
El Toro using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dixon has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
El Toro throws an elbow that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Dixon.
Dixon misses with some punches.
El Toro throws an elbow but it misses.
El Toro tries a knee to the head but Dixon blocks it.
Dixon lands with a light punch inside.
Dixon is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Dixon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dixon presses El Toro against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dixon blocks the elbow strike.
A head punch on the inside from Dixon fails to land.
El Toro connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dixon's face.
El Toro blocking some punches.
El Toro with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nice body punch from Dixon - that landed with a thud.
Dixon is leaning against El Toro and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
El Toro misses with a knee to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dixon.
Dixon lands a right hand.
Dixon lands with a short shot to the head.
Dixon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dixon can't break the clinch.
Dixon lands on the inside with an uppercut.
El Toro tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dixon makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
El Toro misses with a knee strike.
Dixon pushes El Toro back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Dixon lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dixon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Dixon fails to land.
Dixon tries to break the clinch but El Toro is controlling the position.
Dixon is working El Toro over against the ropes.
Dixon has a couple of punches blocked by El Toro.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ray Ray Dixon had his way with Julio El Toro in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

El Toro connects with a leg kick. Dixon looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
No joy there for Dixon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
El Toro scores with a head kick.
Dixon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but El Toro was well out of range. Poor timing from Dixon.
Dixon digs a good hook to El Toro's body.
El Toro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dixon throws a shot to the body.
El Toro lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

El Toro closes the distance and pushes Dixon back into the ropes.
Dixon lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
El Toro blocking some punches.
Dixon lands with a light punch inside.
Dixon throws a punch but it's blocked by El Toro.
Dixon cracks El Toro with a nice body shot.
Dixon works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
El Toro is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Dixon lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dixon lands a hook to the side of the head.
El Toro misses with a knee strike.
El Toro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Dixon.
Dixon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dixon throws a blind hook that connects with the side of El Toros head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Dixon.
Dixon lands a shot to the body.
Dixon is trying to break the clinch but El Toro is controlling him.
Dixon gets through El Toro's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dixon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dixon lands with a right to the head.
Dixon misses with some punches.
Dixon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Dixon - that landed with a thud.
El Toro looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dixon lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of El Toro backwards.
Good body shot from Dixon.
A knee to the head by El Toro.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dixon.
Dixon lands a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Dixon.
Dixon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
El Toro throws an elbow but it misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Dixon.
El Toro pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Dixon misses with some punches.
Dixon digs a right hand into El Toro's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on El Toro's gas tank.
Dixon misses with a punch on the inside.
Dixon pushes El Toro back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Dixon throws a head punch that misses.
Dixon pushes El Toro back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Dixon.
Dixon stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Dixon misses with some punches.
A shot in the inside from Dixon.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, El Toro just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dixon's brow.
El Toro's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dixon lands a left hand.
Dixon has a couple of punches blocked by El Toro.
Dixon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
El Toro blocking some punches.
Dixon throws a head punch that misses.
El Toro lands a knee to the head.
El Toro missing with knees to the body.
El Toro connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dixon's face.
Good body shot from Dixon.
Dixon working aggressively here.
El Toro blocks an uppercut.
Dixon stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Dixon scores with a shot to the side of El Toro's head.
Dixon has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A left hand lands to the body for Dixon.
Dixon cracks El Toro with a nice body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Dixon.
El Toro throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dixon lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Dixon lands a left hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by El Toro.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
El Toro blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dixon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Dixon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dixon takes an elbow to the temple.
Dixon takes a knee right on the jaw!
El Toro with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A nice left hand lands by Dixon.
El Toro misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dixon.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dixon.
Good body shot from Dixon.
Dixon lands a body shot in the clinch.
Good body shot from Dixon.
Dixon is looking to break free of the clinch but El Toro has double underhooks.
Dixon works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dixon lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dixon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
El Toro misses with a knee strike.
Dixon lands a body punch.
Dixon lands a hook that snaps the head of El Toro backwards.
Dixon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dixon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dixon scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dixon has a couple of punches blocked by El Toro.
El Toro with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dixon swings wildly with an uppercut but El Toro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dixon misses with a punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
El Toro blocks a body shot from Dixon.
A short right from Dixon.
El Toro using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dixon has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dixon lands a hook to the side of the head.
El Toro with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dixon throws a head punch that misses.
Dixon misses with the head strike.
A short right from Dixon on the inside.
El Toro tries a knee to the head but Dixon blocks it.
Dixon has a couple of punches blocked by El Toro.
Dixon lands an uppercut.
Dixon lands on the inside with an uppercut.
El Toro with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dixon.
Dixon lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dixon presses El Toro against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
El Toro with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dixon throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Dixon fails to land.
El Toro misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dixon.
Dixon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice left hand lands by Dixon.
Dixon lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt El Toro or not.
Dixon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by El Toro.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
El Toro lands an elbow that stopped Dixon in his tracks for a moment.
A body shot lands from Dixon.
El Toro tries a knee to the head but Dixon blocks it.
El Toro misses with a knee strike.
Dixon makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dixon misses with the head strike.
Dixon is trying to push El Toro away but El Toro has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Dixon working aggressively here.
Dixon takes an elbow to the temple.
El Toro putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dixon in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by El Toro.
Dixon throws a head punch that misses.
Dixon working aggressively here.
El Toro trying to land knees to the body.

Dixon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dixon blocks a jab.
Dixon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dixon misses with a hook. El Toro ducked under it nicely.
Dixon tries to bum rush El Toro with a series of wild strikes but El Toro uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dixon throws a jab when El Toro was well out of range.
El Toro misses with a head kick.
Dixon feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits El Toros jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Dixon takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from El Toro. Dixon shrugs it off though.
El Toro misses with a right hand
and Dixon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dixon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
El Toro throws a looping overhand right but Dixon ducks down to avoid it.
The fight stays on the outside here - El Toro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
El Toro lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dixon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but El Toro circles away quickly and effectively.
Good leg kick by El Toro there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
El Toro connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Danga de danga de dang - Dixon scores with a four punch combination!
El Toro connects with a leg kick. Dixon looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
El Toro throws a head kick but Dixon moves out of range.

El Toro forces Dixon back against the ropes and clinches.
El Toro with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dixon working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Dixon.
Dixon presses El Toro against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dixon wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but El Toro has him pressed against the ropes.
Dixon wants to break free but El Toro has control.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Dixon has a couple of punches blocked by El Toro.
Dixon managing to block the knees to the body from El Toro.
El Toro landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dixon misses with the head strike.
Dixon lands a shot to the body.

Dixon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sloppy strikes from Dixon. Those never looked like landing.
Dixon scores with a one two! El Toro had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dixon.
El Toro fails with an attempt to clinch.
El Toro defending well as Dixon loads up on a big left hand.
Dixon blocks a low kick nicely.
El Toro moves out of range as Dixon strikes.
El Toro feints and then cracks Dixon's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dixon down.
El Toro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
El Toro throws a sloppy head kick and Dixon moves out of range easily.
El Toro takes one on the button.
El Toro misses with a low kick.
Both fighters circling a little - El Toro finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Dixon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by El Toro.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Dixon closes the distance looking to clinch

and El Toro counters by clinching up.
Dixon lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Dixon.
Dixon misses with a short punch on the inside.
El Toro connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dixon's face.
Dixon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A short uppercut from Dixon.
El Toro lands a damaging elbow.
El Toro throws a knee to the head but misses.
Julio El Toro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
El Toro with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dixon lands with a light punch inside.
Dixon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
El Toro tries a knee to the head but Dixon blocks it.
Dixon is working El Toro over against the ropes.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dixon.
Good body shot from Dixon.
A body shot lands from Dixon.
El Toro with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dixon scores with a shot to the side of El Toro's head.
Dixon lands a left hand that snaps the head of El Toro backwards.
El Toro's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
El Toro creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
El Toro has Dixon pressed against the ropes, preventing Dixon from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
El Toro keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dixon's efforts to push away.
El Toro tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dixon lands a hook that snaps the head of El Toro backwards.
El Toro blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dixon swings wildly with an uppercut but El Toro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dixon misses with a hook from the clinch.
El Toro blocking some punches.
Dixon lands on the inside with an uppercut.
El Toro blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dixon tries to circle away but El Toro has him pinned against the ropes.
Dixon dodges an elbow strike from El Toro.
El Toro tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dixon blocks an elbow strike.
El Toro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
El Toro using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dixon has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
El Toro throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dixon is working El Toro over against the ropes.
Dixon working aggressively here.
Dixon lands with a right to the head.

Dixon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
El Toro avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A right-left combo lands from Dixon.

Dixon rushes El Toro and presses him up against the ropes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ray Ray Dixon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dixon 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 50:45
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 50:45
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ray Ray Dixon!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
98%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sylvester the EXPENDIBLE (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Huima Kostaja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). the EXPENDIBLE's entrance music is Iron Maiden - Fear of the Dark. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

the EXPENDIBLE
vs
Kostaja

193 cm
21
275 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

190 cm
29
265 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sylvester the EXPENDIBLE!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Huima Kostaja!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kostaja darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
the EXPENDIBLE wants to get back to his feet.
Kostaja passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for the EXPENDIBLE!
Kostaja takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
the EXPENDIBLE knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kostaja on the ground.
the EXPENDIBLE is trying to escape the mount but Kostaja keeps good control and instead manages to take the EXPENDIBLE's back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.

Kostaja is working for the choke. I would put my money on him to finish from this position. He's rolled onto his back and has dragged the EXPENDIBLE with him. the EXPENDIBLE is trying to defend but Kostaja has an arm under the chin now! the EXPENDIBLE grimaces and is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Huima Kostaja!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
42%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pinkynho Romeiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Synyster Gates (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gates has chosen Nightmare as his entrance music. Synyster Gates struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 136.4lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Romeiro
vs
Gates

225 cm
27
130 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

170 cm
27
149 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pinkynho Romeiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Synyster Gates!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Taro Takaoka and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gates scores with a jab to the jaw.
Romeiro really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Romeiro looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Romeiro misses with a head kick.
Gates avoids the head kick by Romeiro.
Synyster Gates seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gates connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Romeiro tries a head kick but it misses.
Sloppy strikes from Gates. Those never looked like landing.
Gates misses with a left hand
and Romeiro counters with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Romeiro.
A shot to the body from Gates misses
and Romeiro counters with a head kick. That will keep Gates thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Gates loads up on a big right hand but Romeiro slips the punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gates listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Gates throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Romeiro lands a nice looking kick to the body. Gates takes a step back to recover.
Gates throws a series of punches but Romeiro avoids them all with ease.
Gates throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Romeiro counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gates misses with a looping right.
Gates misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Romeiro counters with a head kick.
Gates rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Romeiro makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Gates really felt that one!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gates rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Romeiro counters with a good, hard body kick but Gates shrugs it off.
Gates misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gates swings widly with a right hand
and Romeiro counters with a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gates. Romeiro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gates throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Romeiro sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gates throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Romeiro counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Gates is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Gates misses with a right hand
and Romeiro counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Gates throws a lazy uppercut
and Romeiro counters with a straight right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romeiro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Romeiro on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gates misses with a hook
and Romeiro counters with a head kick. That will keep Gates thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Gates swings widly with a right hand
and Romeiro counters with a solid body kick.
Gates throws an off balance right hand
and Romeiro counters with a nice kick to the body.
A swing and a miss from Gates.
Gates throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Romeiro counters with a head kick.
Gates is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Romeiro.

That's four 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.
Gates throws an off balance right hand
and Romeiro counters with a head kick. That will keep Gates thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Gates avoids the head kick by Romeiro.
Romeiro bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Gates misses the jab.
Gates might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Gates throws a predictable looking body shot
and Romeiro counters with a head kick.
Romeiro bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gates throws a right hand that misses
and Romeiro counters with a low kick, right behind Gates 's knee.
Gates lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Romeiro at a distance.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gates throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The fighters circling - Gates throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gates lands a head shot.
Gates swings for the body but Romeiro moves out of range.
Romeiro connects with a high kick.
Romeiro displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gates throws out the jab.
Gates has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Romeiro.
Gates misses with a right hand
and Romeiro counters with a head kick.
Gates clobbers Romeiro with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Gates fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Romeiro manages to avoid it.
Gates misses with an uppercut
letting Romeiro counter with a right hand.
Gates throws out a loose jab but Romeiro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gates scores with a hook.
Romeiro throws a head kick that half lands.
Romeiro slips under a jab.
Gates throws a poor cross that misses
and Romeiro makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Gates misses with a double jab
and Romeiro makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gates avoids the head kick by Romeiro.
Gates swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Romeiro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gates misses with a combination
and Romeiro counters with a head kick.
Gates throws a looping overhand right but Romeiro ducks down to avoid it.
Gates thows a body shot but no joy.

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.
The fighters circling - Gates throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gates throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Romeiro counters with a big head kick but Gates shrugs it off.
Gates rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Romeiro counters with a one-two to the body.
Romeiro scores with a head kick.
Gates throws a hook to the side of Romeiro's head but Romeiro sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Romeiro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gates misses with a right hand
and Romeiro counters with a head kick.
Nice straight punches there by Gates. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gates.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Gates misses with a hook
and Romeiro counters with a big head kick but Gates shrugs it off.
Gates throws a hook to the side of Romeiro's head but Romeiro sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gates checks the leg kick nicely there.
Gates swinging wildly here.
Romeiro misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A punch combination from Gates misses.
Romeiro moves out of range of the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Pinkynho Romeiro will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Romeiro avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gates misses with a lunging right hand
and Romeiro counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Gates is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A swing and a miss from Gates.
A big left from Gates misses.
Gates connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Romeiro will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gates avoids the head kick by Romeiro.
Romeiro throws a sloppy head kick and Gates moves out of range easily.
Romeiro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gates throws a jab when Romeiro was well out of range.
Gates throws a poor cross that misses
and Romeiro counters with a head kick. That will keep Gates thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Romeiro slips a jab and a cross from Gates.
A head kick misses from Romeiro.
Gates throws a looping overhand right but Romeiro ducks down to avoid it.
Gates rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Romeiro moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gates throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gates fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's two 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.
Romeiro shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Gates throws a looping overhand right but Romeiro ducks down to avoid it.
Romeiro moves forwards but Gates connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Romeiro throws a head kick that misses.
Gates misses with a hook.
Gates misses with a series of wild punches.
Romeiro misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gates misses with a two punch combination.
Gates is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Romeiro misses with a double jab.
Gates misses with a hook
and Romeiro counters with a big head kick but Gates shrugs it off.
Gates misses with a right hand
and Romeiro counters with a big head kick but Gates shrugs it off.
Gates scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Pinkynho Romeiro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gates throws an off balance right hand
and Romeiro counters with a big head kick but Gates shrugs it off.
Gates swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
A jab from Gates misses.
Gates throws a left and a right that both miss
and Romeiro counters with a big head kick but Gates shrugs it off.
Gates swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A big right from Gates misses.
Romeiro ducks under a wild hook from Gates.
Romeiro keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gates.
Gates throws an off balance right hand
and Romeiro counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Gates is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Gates throws an off balance right hand
and Romeiro counters with a head kick.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gates feints a jab promting Romeiro to slip. Gates then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Romeiro slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Romeiro scores with a head kick. Gates tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Gates misses with a series of wild punches.
Romeiro bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Romeiro misses with a double jab
letting Gates counter with a right hand.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Gates misses with a straight right.
Romeiro throws the left hand but Gates avoids the punch easily.
Romeiro avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gates misses with a left hand
and Romeiro counters with a big head kick but Gates shrugs it off.
Gates looks to land a left hand but Romeiro moved out of range nicely.
Romeiro throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gates on the side of the head.
Gates throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gates misses with a straight left.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gates lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gates throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gates throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Romeiro counters with a head kick.
Gates throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Romeiro counters with a head kick. That will keep Gates thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
The fighters circling - Gates throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Romeiro ducks under a wild hook from Gates.
Romeiro's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gates connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Romeiro scrambles back to his feet.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Gates misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Romeiro.
Gates throws a hook but Romeiro blocks it.
Gates throws a nice looking combination but Romeiro bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Romeiro tries a head kick but it misses.
Gates swings widly with a right hand
and Romeiro counters with a big head kick but Gates shrugs it off.
Gates throws a looping overhand right but Romeiro ducks down to avoid it.
Gates throws a hook to the side of Romeiro's head but Romeiro sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gates throws an off balance right hand
and Romeiro makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Gates throws an off balance right hand
and Romeiro counters with a head kick.
Gates misses with an uppercut
and Romeiro counters with a nice body kick.
Romeiro slips under a jab from Gates.
Gates swings widly with a right hand
and Romeiro counters with an outside leg kick.
Gates misses with a hook. Romeiro ducked under it nicely.
Gates scores with a nice head shot.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gates missing with a left hand there. Romeiro was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Romeiro slips under a jab from Gates.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Synyster Gates showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Romeiro connects with a high kick.
Gates misses with an uppercut. Romeiro saw that one coming.
Gates swings widly with a right hand
and Romeiro counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Romeiro throws a head kick that Gates semi-blocks.
Synyster Gates seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A big right from Gates misses.
Romeiro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gates looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Romeiro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Gates misses.
Gates misses with a body punch
and Romeiro counters with a nice leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gates. Romeiro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Romeiro moves out of range as Gates strikes.
Romeiro takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Romeiro blocks a jab.
Gates cracks Romeiro with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Romeiro bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

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.
Gates misses with a few strikes there.
Romeiro drops his hands momentarily and Gates takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gates misses with an uppercut
and Romeiro counters with a flying knee. Nice.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A combination from Gates does no damage.
Romeiro connects with a high kick.
Gates tests Romeiro's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gates misses with a hook. Romeiro ducked under it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gates misses with a hook
letting Romeiro counter with a right hand.
Gates lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Romeiro circles away quickly and effectively.
Gates throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Romeiro.
Gates rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Romeiro counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Gates is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Romeiro moves to clinch but Gates breaks away
and Gates counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Romeiro takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gates avoids the head kick by Romeiro.
Gates throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Romeiro counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Gates scores with the left hand. Romeiro knows he should have avoided that one.
Gates cracks Romeiro with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Romeiro throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Gates throws a hook but Romeiro blocks it.
Gates misses with the combination.
Romeiro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Romeiro is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gates misses with an uppercut. Romeiro saw that one coming.
Romeiro throws a leg kick but Gates sees it coming and moves out of range.
Gates misses with a left hand
and Romeiro counters with a head kick. That will keep Gates thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Nice body punch from Gates.
Gates swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gates misses with an uppercut.

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.
Gates lands a right hook to the body.
Gates throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gates thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gates lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A big right from Gates misses.
Romeiro looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Gates rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Romeiro counters with a head kick.
Romeiro walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gates checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Gates throws a jab but it's blocked by Romeiro.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gates dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gates misses with a lunging right hand
and Romeiro counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Gates is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Romeiro swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Gates misses with a straight right.
Gates throws out a loose jab but Romeiro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gates throws a lazy uppercut
and Romeiro counters with a flying knee. Nice.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gates. Romeiro does a little dance to reset his feet.

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.
Romeiro misses with a head kick.
Gates rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Romeiro counters with a body kick.
Gates misses with a lunging right hand
and Romeiro counters with a good low kick that Gates was not able to check.
Gates throws a poor cross that misses
and Romeiro makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Gates really felt that one!
A jab from Gates misses.
Romeiro walks into a stiff left hand from Gates.
A head kick misses from Romeiro.
Romeiro blocks a jab.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Gates throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Romeiro counters with a big head kick but Gates shrugs it off.
Gates swinging wildly here.
Romeiro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Romeiro scores with a sloppy right hand. Gates should have avoided that one.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gates misses with a two punch combination.
A swing and a miss from Gates.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Synyster Gates really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Romeiro misses with a left hand
and Gates counters with a straight right hand.
Romeiro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Romeiro displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gates throws out the jab.
Gates throws an off balance right hand
and Romeiro counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Nice defenses there by Romeiro.
Romeiro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gates misses with a hook to the body
and Romeiro counters with a flying knee. Nice.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
A combination from Gates does no damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gates misses with a right hand
and Romeiro counters with a big head kick but Gates shrugs it off.
Gates scores with the left hand. Romeiro knows he should have avoided that one.
Gates pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Romeiro back to the ropes. Gates follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Gates swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Romeiro counters with a head kick.
Romeiro misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gates throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Romeiro counters with a low kick, right behind Gates 's knee.
Romeiro misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gates misses the body punch
and Romeiro counters with a head kick. That will keep Gates thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romeiro slips under a jab from Gates.
Gates throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jab by Gates.
Gates throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gates staying out of range there.
Gates misses with a wild combination.
Gates takes a head kick and keeps coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gates misses with a hook
and Romeiro counters with a nice body kick.
Gates throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gates is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Romeiro.
Gates misses with a hook
and Romeiro counters with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Romeiro.
Gates fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gates digs a good hook to Romeiro's body.
Gates throws a combination that misses
and Romeiro counters with a straight right hand.
Gates throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Romeiro throws a head kick but Gates moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Romeiro.
Romeiro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gates misses with a right hand
and Romeiro counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Gates is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Gates throws a big shot that misses.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gates throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Romeiro counters with a head kick. That will keep Gates thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Gates swings widly with a right hand
and Romeiro counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Gates misses with a body shot.
Romeiro throws a big shot that misses.
Gates swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Romeiro lands with a kick to the temple. Gates shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Romeiro tries a head kick but it misses.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gates throws a lazy uppercut
and Romeiro counters with a head kick. That will keep Gates thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Romeiro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gates misses with an uppercut
and Romeiro counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Gates is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Gates fails to land with a series of punches.
Gates misses with a lunging right hand
and Romeiro counters with a big head kick but Gates shrugs it off.
Gates throws a shot from downtown. Romeiro moves away and avoids it.
Gates waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Romeiro.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gates throws a lazy uppercut
and Romeiro counters with a head kick. That will keep Gates thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A combination from Gates does no damage.
Gates stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Romeiro.
Romeiro misses with a body kick.
Romeiro defending well as Gates loads up on a big left hand.
Gates throws a poor cross that misses
and Romeiro counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Gates misses the jab.
Gates avoids the head kick by Romeiro.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gates misses with a shot to the body
and Romeiro counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Gates looks to land a left hand but Romeiro moved out of range nicely.
Gates swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Romeiro clinches.
A knee to the head by Romeiro.

Gates manages to break the clinch.
Gates misses with a left hand
and Romeiro counters with a good low kick that Gates was not able to check.
Romeiro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gates.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Romeiro ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gates throws a poor cross that misses
and Romeiro counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Romeiro lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Romeiro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gates misses with a jab to the body
and Romeiro counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gates throws a looping overhand right but Romeiro ducks down to avoid it.
Gates misses with a looping right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pinkynho Romeiro had his way with Synyster Gates in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Gates misses with a few strikes there.
Gates throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Romeiro on the side of the head.
Gates jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gates blocks a head kick by Romeiro.
Decent striking displayed by Gates there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romeiro throws a sloppy head kick and Gates moves out of range easily.
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.
Romeiro ducks under a wild hook from Gates.
Gates misses with a straight right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gates misses with a right hand
and Romeiro counters with a head kick.
A head kick from Romeiro lands but Gates takes it in his stride.
Gates throws a lazy uppercut
and Romeiro counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Romeiro throws a head kick that misses.
Gates throws a predictable looking body shot
and Romeiro counters with a head kick.
Gates misses with a lunging right hand
and Romeiro counters with a left and a right that stings Gates.
Gates rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Romeiro counters with a thumping low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Gates misses with an uppercut
letting Romeiro counter with a right hand.
Gates missing with a left hand there. Romeiro was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gates throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Romeiro counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gates throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Romeiro counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Gates is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Gates misses with a hook
and Romeiro counters with a head kick.
A combination from Gates does no damage.
Romeiro throws a head kick but Gates moves out of range.
Gates throws an overhand right that lands on Romeiro's shoulder, as Romeiro tries to avoid the shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gates throws an off balance right hand
and Romeiro counters with a head kick. That will keep Gates thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Gates looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gates throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Romeiro counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Gates is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Gates misses with an uppercut.
Romeiro slips a straight right by Gates.
Gates misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gates misses with a double jab
and Romeiro counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

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.
A head kick from Romeiro lands but Gates takes it in his stride.
Gates pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Romeiro throws a head kick that half lands.
Romeiro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A big right from Gates misses.
Romeiro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gates.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gates throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Romeiro to counter with a crisp jab.
Gates lands a nice shot that snaps Romeiro's head back.
Romeiro throws a head kick that misses.
Romeiro lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A swing and a miss from Gates.
Romeiro tries a head kick but it misses.
Gates throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gates falls off balance throwing a combination
and Romeiro counters with a big head kick but Gates shrugs it off.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gates throws a combination that misses
and Romeiro counters with a head kick. That will keep Gates thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Romeiro misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Romeiro explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Romeiro throws a nice head kick!
A telegraphed right hand from Gates misses the target.
Romeiro ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gates misses with a left hand
and Romeiro counters with a head kick.
Romeiro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Good standup being displayed there by Gates as he connects with a hook.
Gates waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Romeiro.
Gates throws a lazy uppercut
and Romeiro counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Gates is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Gates jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gates throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Romeiro tries a head kick but it misses.
Romeiro misses with an uppercut
and Gates counters with a stiff right hand.
Gates takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Gates avoids the head kick by Romeiro.
Gates throws a lazy uppercut
and Romeiro counters with a stiff right hand.
Gates connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Romeiro's hands.
Gates misses with a combination
and Romeiro counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Gates rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Romeiro counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Romeiro keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gates.
Some wild striking there from Gates.
No joy there for Gates, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gates throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Romeiro counters with a nice kick to the body.
Romeiro pulls out of a head kick attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pinkynho Romeiro showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Romeiro has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 47:48
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 47:48
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Synyster Gates!

C
A

C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
23%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Luke Simo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ukyo Sato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Simo comes to the ring accompanied by Deltron 3030 - Things You Can Do. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Ukyo Sato enters the ring!

Simo
vs
Sato

225 cm
20
147 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

175 cm
20
140 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Rivers Edge Nutrition(Disciples of Pain)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Luke Simo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ukyo Sato!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shirou Masuda and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simo looks to score with a jab to the body but Sato is just out of range.
Sato misses with the combination.
Simo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sato has time to react.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sato rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Simo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Simo misses with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sato takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Simo misses with a double jab
and Sato counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sato throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Simo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Simo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice uppercut there from Simo.
Simo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sato ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Simo moves away.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sato swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Simo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Simo throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Sato to counter with a crisp jab.
Sato throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Simo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sato misses with a shot to the body
and Sato takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Simo.
Simo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Sato doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Simo misses with an uppercut
and Sato makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Simo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sato rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Simo counters with a nice uppercut.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sato throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Simo counters with a right hand to the body.
Simo is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Sato swings widly with a right hand
and Simo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Simo. Sato does a little dance to reset his feet.
Simo throws a right hand that misses
and Sato connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sato scores with a nice strike.
Simo with a nice cross.
Sato just misses with a punch to the body.
Sato uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Simo has time to react.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sato takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sato misses with an uppercut
and Simo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Simo misses with a left hand
and Sato counters with a straight right hand.
Sato uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Simo.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sato swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Simo is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Sato uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Simo.
Sato misses with a right hand
and Simo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sato on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Simo swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Sato throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Simo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Simo scores with a nice right hand.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Simo misses with a straight right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luke Simo dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Sato misses with a lunging right hand
and Sato takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Simo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sato.
Simo misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Simo misses with a lunging right hand
and Sato counters with a leg kick.
Sato walks into a stiff left hand from Simo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Simo lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Sato ducks under a wild hook from Simo.
Sato connects with the punch.
Luke Simo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sato throws an off balance right hand
and Simo counters with a stiff right hand.

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.
Simo connects with a right hand. Sato shakes it off.
Sato avoids a punch combination nicely.
Simo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sato counters with an outside leg kick.
Sato swings widly with a right hand
and Simo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sato throws a right hand that misses
and Simo counters with a stiff right hand.
Simo catches Sato with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sato throws a right hand that misses
enabling Simo to counter with a crisp jab.
Sato throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Simo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Sato misses with a low kick.
Sato falls off balance throwing a combination
and Simo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Simo looks to land a left hand but Sato moved out of range nicely.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sato misses with a left hand
and Simo counters with a left and a right that stings Sato.
Simo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sato counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sato misses with a left hand
and Simo counters with a stiff right hand.
Simo throws a sloppy body shot
and Sato counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Simo.
A big right from Simo misses.
Sato throws a lazy uppercut
and Simo counters with a one-two to the body.
Simo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Luke Simo is winning the standup battle so far.
Simo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sato momentarily.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Simo moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Simo displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Simo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sato. Simo does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's eight 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.
Simo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sato has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sato takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sato takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sato has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sato there as he acknowledges the shot.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sato swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Simo counters with a left to the body.
Simo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sato tries to score with a low kick but Simo moves his leg out of the way.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sato rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Simo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luke Simo dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Sato throws a left and a right that both miss
and Simo counters with a one-two to the body.
Simo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sato was well out of range. Poor timing from Simo.
Simo scores with a one two! Sato had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Simo throws an off balance right hand
and Sato counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sato attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Simo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sato wants to clinch but Simo slips to the side
and Simo counters with a three punch combo that has Sato backing up. Sato nods at Simo to acknowledge the strikes.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sato, as that shot connected.
Sato throws a lazy uppercut
and Simo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sato thinking.

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.
Simo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sato dodges the punch combination from Simo.
Simo feints a jab promting Sato to slip. Simo then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Sato slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sato gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Simo just misses with a punch to the body.

That's four 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.
Simo 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.
Simo connects with the punch.
Sato ducks under a wild hook from Simo.
Sato throws a right hand that misses
and Simo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sato misses with a lunging right hand
and Simo counters with a left and a right that stings Sato.
Sato takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Simo throws a lazy uppercut
and Sato counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Simo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sato.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Sato rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Simo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sato misses with a hook
and Simo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sato showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Simo.
Simo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sato counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Simo is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Simo blocks the leg kick.
Simo misses with a wild combination.
Sato scores with a jab to the body.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sato.
A swing and a miss from Simo.
A shot to the body from Simo misses
and Sato counters with a nice uppercut.
Simo misses with a lunging right hand
and Sato counters with an outside leg kick.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Simo throws a right hand that Sato ducks under and follows up with a left that Sato also avoids with ease.
Sato throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Simo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Simo misses with a shot to the body
enabling Sato to counter with a crisp jab.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sato throws a leg kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Luke Simo did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's time! Back to the action!

Sato swings widly with a right hand
and Simo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sato throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Simo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sato.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sato throws a poor cross that misses
and Simo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Simo throws a right hand that misses
and Sato counters with a nice low kick that buckles Simo's knee momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Simo feints a jab promting Sato to slip. Simo then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Sato slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Simo throws a combination that misses
and Sato counters with a stiff right hand.
Simo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Simo misses with a lunging right hand
and Sato counters with an inside leg kick.
Sato keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Simo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sato misses with a hook
and Simo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sato misses with an uppercut
and Simo counters with a stiff right hand.
Sato misses with a low kick as Simo jumps back.
Sato throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Simo sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simo throws an overhand right that lands on Sato's shoulder, as Sato tries to avoid the shot.
Simo misses with a hook
letting Sato counter with a right hand.
Simo swings widly with a right hand
and Sato makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Nice defenses there by Sato.

That's four 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.
Sato misses with a double jab
and Simo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Sato throws a lazy uppercut
and Simo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A big left from Simo misses.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Simo cracks Sato with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sato swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Simo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sato falls off balance throwing a combination
and Simo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

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.
Sato misses with a hook
and Simo counters with a three punch combo that has Sato backing up. Sato nods at Simo to acknowledge the strikes.
Sato swings widly with a right hand
letting Simo counter with a right hand.
A punch lands to the side of Sato 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Simo jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Sato. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sato.
Simo throws a combination that misses
and Sato counters with a good low kick that Simo was not able to check.
Simo misses with a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sato throws a predictable looking body shot
and Simo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sato scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sato misses with a right hand
and Simo counters with a nice uppercut.
Sato rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Simo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Simo throws an off balance right hand
letting Sato counter with a right hand.
Sato tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Simo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sato tries to bum rush Simo with a series of wild strikes but Simo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sato avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Ukyo Sato will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Simo throws a poor cross that misses
and Sato counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Simo throws a good cross that connects.
Sato avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sato misses with a hook
and Simo counters with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Simo misses with a left hand
and Sato counters with a nice low kick that buckles Simo's knee momentarily.
Simo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sato counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sato throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Simo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Sato to counter with a crisp jab.

That's two 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.
Sato throws a combination that misses
and Simo counters with a nice body shot.
Sato swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Simo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Simo misses the shot to the body.
Simo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Simo catches Sato right on the button with a cross.
Sato takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sato swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Simo lands the left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sato swings widly with a right hand
and Simo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sato fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Simo manages to avoid it.
Sato misses with a left hand
and Simo counters with a right hand to the body.
Simo misses with a shot to the body
and Simo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Simo cracks Sato with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Simo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Simo misses with a left hand
and Sato counters with a thumping low kick.
Sato throws a poor cross that misses
and Simo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Sato walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sato misses with a lunging right hand
and Simo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sato tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sato rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Simo counters with a left and a right that stings Sato.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sato wants to clinch up but Simo keeps it at a distance.
Sato looks to land a combination. Simo sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Sato misses with a few strikes there.
Sato throws a right hand that misses
and Simo counters with a nice uppercut.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Simo misses with a hook. Sato ducked under it nicely.
Sato swings widly with a right hand
and Simo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Sato keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Simo.
Sato throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Simo counters with a left to the body.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sato misses with a lunging right hand
and Simo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sato tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sato throws a left and a right that both miss
and Simo counters with a series of strikes. Sato will be more careful next time no doubt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Simo misses with a left hand
and Sato counters with a nice body shot.

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 Luke Simo.
Well Simo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 48:47
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 49:47
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luke Simo!
Luke Simo is the new bantamweight champion!

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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vadim Lavrov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Lavrov
vs
Machida

182 cm
24
180 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

185 cm
20
180 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vadim Lavrov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Thiago Machida!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Kenichi Hosakawa and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lavrov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

Lavrov pushes Machida up against the ropes in a clinch.
Lavrov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Thiago Machida has been cut.
Machida working aggressively here.
Machida takes a shot to the head.
Lavrov lands a knee to the head.
Machida takes a knee right on the jaw!
A knee to the head by Lavrov.

Machida is rocked!

Lavrov breaks the clinch.
Machida is still on wobbly legs! Can Lavrov finish him?
Lavrov throws a jab but it's blocked by Machida.
Lavrov throws a right hand that misses
and Machida cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Machida seems to have recovered his senses.
Machida chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lavrov can pounce on him.
Lavrov throws a right hand that Machida ducks under and follows up with a left that Machida also avoids with ease.
Lavrov tries to clinch but Machida is having none of it.
Machida misses with a left hand
and Machida takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Machida misses its intended target.
Lavrov falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Machida to counter with a crisp jab.
Lavrov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lavrov feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Machida's calf.
Machida throws a right hand that misses
and Lavrov counters with a nice leg kick.
Lavrov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lavrov throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machida throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lavrov.
Lavrov scores with a spinning back kick!
A head kick misses from Lavrov.
Machida slips a jab from Lavrov.
Lavrov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Machida.
Machida looks to land a right hand but Lavrov moved out of range.
Machida checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Machida misses with an uppercut. Lavrov saw that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machida misses the shot to the body.
A big right from Lavrov misses.
Machida looks to throw the jab but Lavrov is out of range.
Lavrov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Machida.
A punch combination from Machida misses.
Lavrov wants to clinch.
Lavrov throws a nice inside leg kick.

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.
Machida ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
An inside leg kick lands from Lavrov.
Lavrov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Machida keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lavrov.
Lavrov throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Machida.
Lavrov throws a big shot that misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Lavrov.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Lavrov throws a poor cross that misses
and Machida counters with a left to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lavrov.
Machida throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lavrov counters with a stiff right hand.
Lavrov throws a series of punches but Machida moves out of range.
Lavrov wants to clinch.
Lavrov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Machida.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Lavrov slips under a jab from Machida.
Machida's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lavrov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lavrov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Machida counters with a one-two to the body.
Lavrov throws a lazy uppercut
and Machida counters with a one-two to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Machida. Lavrov does a little dance to reset his feet.
No joy there for Lavrov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vadim Lavrov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lavrov cracks the inside of Machida's front leg.
Machida takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Machida waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lavrov.
Machida misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Machida slips under a jab from Lavrov.
Lavrov swinging wildly here.
Lavrov lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Lavrov thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's eight 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.
Machida misses the shot to the body.
Lavrov throws a lazy uppercut
and Machida counters with a series of strikes. Lavrov will be more careful next time no doubt.
Lavrov staying out of range there.
Lavrov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Machida counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lavrov throws a leg kick that misses.
Lavrov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Machida.
Lavrov throws a series of punches but Machida avoids them all with ease.
Lavrov tries to clinch there but Machida circles away.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Lavrov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lavrov tries a head kick but it misses.
A combination from Lavrov does no damage.
Good leg kick by Lavrov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lavrov misses with a hook
and Machida cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Machida misses with a hook. Lavrov ducked under it nicely.
Lavrov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Machida connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Machida takes a body punch but keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vadim Lavrov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thiago Machida's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Lavrov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Machida.
Lavrov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Machida to score with a decent uppercut.
Lavrov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Machida.
Machida steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lavrov.
Lavrov throws out a leg kick but Machida moves out of range and Lavrov only half commits.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lavrov. Machida does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Machida lands with a shot to the body.
Machida defending well as Lavrov loads up on a big left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Machida swings widly with a right hand
and Lavrov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lavrov dodges the punch combination from Machida.
Lavrov throws a right hand that Machida ducks under and follows up with a left that Machida also avoids with ease.
Lavrov misses with a body shot.
Lavrov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lavrov connects with a looping right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lavrov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Machida misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lavrov.
Lavrov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Machida misses with a lunging right hand
and Lavrov counters with a leg kick.
Lavrov misses with a looping left.
Machida misses with a hook.
Machida takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Lavrov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machida lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lavrov circles away quickly and effectively.
Machida circles away from the clinch attempt.
A jab from Lavrov misses.
Lavrov tries to clinch but Machida is having none of it.
Lavrov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lavrov throws a jab when Machida was well out of range.
Machida avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vadim Lavrov is winning the standup battle so far.
Lavrov 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lavrov lands with a shot to the body.
Lavrov tries to clinch up.
No joy there for Machida, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Machida keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Machida swings widly with a right hand
and Lavrov counters with a slapping leg kick.
Lavrov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Machida cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lavrov tries to clinch but Machida moves out of range.
Lavrov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Machida counters with a stiff right hand.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Lavrov misses with a wild combination.
A good leg kick by Lavrov.
Lavrov wants to clinch up but Machida keeps it at a distance.
Machida throws an off balance right hand
and Lavrov counters with a three punch combo that has Machida backing up. Machida nods at Lavrov to acknowledge the strikes.
Lavrov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lavrov misses with a right hand
enabling Machida to counter with a crisp jab.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lavrov misses with a left hand
letting Machida counter with a right hand.
Lavrov throws a sloppy body shot
and Machida counters with a left to the body.
Lavrov throws a front kick aimed at Machida's knee but Machida avoids it well.
Lavrov punishes Machida's body with a nice straight punch.
Lavrov throws an off balance right hand
and Machida counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A slow jab from Machida misses its intended target.
Lavrov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A jab from Machida misses.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Lavrov throws a lazy uppercut
and Machida counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lavrov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vadim Lavrov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Machida misses with a looping left.
Lavrov misses with a series of wild punches.
Lavrov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Machida moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Machida throws an off balance right hand
and Lavrov counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Lavrov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Machida paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Lavrov wants to clinch.
Lavrov throws a hook but Machida avoids it easily.
Machida takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Machida displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lavrov throws out the jab.
Lavrov slips a straight right by Machida.
Lavrov is looking to clinch.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Lavrov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Machida moves out of range of the leg kick from Lavrov.
Lavrov throws a looping overhand right but Machida ducks down to avoid it.
Lavrov bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Machida misses with a straight left.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lavrov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Machida moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lavrov thumps Machida with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vadim Lavrov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Thiago Machida's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A head kick misses from Lavrov.
A cross from Lavrov lands.
Lavrov tries to clinch but Machida is having none of it.
Lavrov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Machida counters with a stiff right hand.
Machida throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lavrov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lavrov tries to clinch up.
Machida might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A big left from Lavrov misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lavrov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Machida swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lavrov fails to land with a series of punches.
A swing and a miss from Machida.
A big left from Machida misses.
Lavrov is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lavrov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lavrov pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's two 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.
Machida throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lavrov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lavrov.
Machida jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lavrov swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Machida misses with a looping left.
Lavrov wants to clinch up but Machida keeps it at a distance.
Lavrov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Machida connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lavrov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Machida.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Machida tries to keep at a distance but Lavrov has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lavrov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lavrov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lavrov lands a nice shot to the body.
Machida takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lavrov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lavrov lands a hook that snaps the head of Machida backwards.
Lavrov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lavrov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lavrov lands a body shot.
Lavrov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lavrov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lavrov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lavrov working Machida over with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Lavrov.
Lavrov putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Machida in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lavrov.
Machida takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lavrov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lavrov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Machida lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Vadim Lavrov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Machida takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lavrov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Machida has a couple of punches blocked by Lavrov.
Lavrov scores a nice knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lavrov lands an elbow that stopped Machida in his tracks for a moment.
Lavrov lands a nice elbow.
Lavrov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Machida lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Machida misses with a hook from the clinch.
Machida misses with a punch on the inside.
Lavrov landing knees to the body.
Lavrov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lavrov lands a shot to the body.
Machida doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lavrov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lavrov connects with a knee to the head.
Machida is trying to break the clinch but Lavrov is controlling him.
Lavrov creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

Lavrov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Machida misses with a hook. Lavrov ducked under it nicely.
Lavrov throws a low kick but it's checked well by Machida.
Lavrov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Machida misses with a wild combination.
Lavrov is looking to clinch but Machida is avoiding it.
Machida moves out of range as Lavrov strikes.
Lavrov lands a jab to the head.
Lavrov misses with a hook
and Machida counters with a three punch combo that has Lavrov backing up. Lavrov nods at Machida to acknowledge the strikes.
Machida swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lavrov counters with a leg kick.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lavrov misses with a hook
and Lavrov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Machida slips under a jab.
Lavrov tries to clinch there but Machida circles away.
Lavrov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lavrov jabs at Machida's body.
Machida stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lavrov.
Lavrov is looking to clinch.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Lavrov throws a combination that misses
and Machida counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Machida lands a head shot.
Lavrov misses with a series of wild punches.
Machida bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Machida looks to land a left hand but Lavrov moved out of range nicely.
Lavrov loads up on a big right hand but Machida slips the punch.

That's eight 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.
Lavrov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lavrov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Machida swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lavrov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A head kick misses from Lavrov.
Lavrov misses with a few strikes there.
Lavrov throws a hook to the side of Machida's head but Machida sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Machida looks to land a right hand but Lavrov moved out of range.
Lavrov moves into range and connects with a jab.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Machida misses with a few strikes there.
Lavrov swings for the body but Machida moves out of range.
Machida throws a right hand that misses
and Lavrov counters with a leg kick.
Lavrov is looking to slow Machida down with leg kicks.
No joy there for Machida, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lavrov moves out of range as Machida strikes.
Lavrov tries to clinch up but Machida circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vadim Lavrov clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Thiago Machida'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.

A punch combination from Lavrov misses.
Lavrov blocks a jab.
Lavrov misses with a body shot.
Lavrov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Machida counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lavrov wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lavrov throws an off balance right hand
and Machida counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Machida keeps the fight on the outside.
Lavrov throws an off balance right hand
and Machida cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lavrov tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Machida is able to avoid easily.
Lavrov listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lavrov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lavrov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Machida throws out the jab.
Lavrov finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lavrov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Machida counters with a left to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
An inside leg kick from Lavrov misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lavrov.
Left hook, right uppercut from Machida.
Machida takes a kick to the side of the head.
Machida lands with a nice body punch.
Lavrov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Machida lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lavrov circles away quickly and effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Lavrov.
Lavrov misses with a series of wild punches.
Lavrov moves in looking to clinch but Machida pushes him off.
Machida moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lavrov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lavrov throws a low kick but Machida moves out of range easily.

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.
Lavrov throws an off balance right hand
letting Machida counter with a right hand.
Lavrov doesn't manage to clinch there - Machida circles away.
Lavrov tries to clinch there but Machida circles away.
Lavrov ducks under a wild hook from Machida.
Machida gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Machida scores with a jab. Lavrov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lavrov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lavrov throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lavrov walks into a stiff left hand from Machida.
Lavrov tries to clinch but Machida moves out of range.
Lavrov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Machida looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lavrov moves out of range of the strikes.
Lavrov fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lavrov throws a leg kick but Machida moved away.
Machida throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Machida throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lavrov just misses with a punch to the body.
Lavrov throws a head kick that misses.
Machida swats away the attempt to clinch by Lavrov.
Lavrov closes the distance and lands a one-two.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Lavrov connects with a looping right hand.
Machida rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lavrov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice jab there from Machida.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Lavrov. Machida shrugs it off though.
Lavrov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Machida.
Lavrov scores with a push kick.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lavrov. Machida does a little dance to reset his feet.
Machida avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lavrov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lavrov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Machida misses with an uppercut
and Machida takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Machida just misses with a punch to the body.
Machida misses with a right hand
and Lavrov counters with a left to the body.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Machida swings widly with a right hand
and Lavrov counters with a left and a right that stings Machida.
Lavrov scores with a nice strike.
Machida avoids the body shot from Lavrov.
Machida has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Machida throws a lazy uppercut
and Lavrov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Machida thinking.
Machida misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lavrov moves out of range of the strikes.
Machida slips a straight right by Lavrov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Vadim Lavrov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Thiago Machida's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Lavrov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Machida misses with a wild combination.
Lavrov wants to clinch up but Machida keeps it at a distance.
Machida slips a jab from Lavrov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lavrov throws a leg kick that is checked
and Machida cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lavrov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Machida manages to avoid it.
Lavrov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lavrov. Lavrov obviously looking to wear him down.
Machida misses with a combination
and Lavrov counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Lavrov tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Machida manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lavrov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Machida moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Machida blocks a low kick nicely.
Lavrov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

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.
Lavrov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Machida swats away the attempt to clinch by Lavrov.
Lavrov scores with a spinning back kick!
A slow jab from Machida misses its intended target.
Machida ducks right into an uppercut from Lavrov.
Lavrov scores with a nice head shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machida misses with a wild combination.
Lavrov connects with a leg kick. Machida looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Machida dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lavrov walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Machida checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lavrov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Machida. That did some damage!
Lavrov swings away with a leg kick that misses.

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.
Machida rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lavrov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lavrov slips a jab from Machida.
Lavrov throws a right hand that misses
and Machida counters with a straight right hand.
A swing and a miss from Machida.
Lavrov tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Machida manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
No joy there for Lavrov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lavrov thows a body kick. Machida tries to catch it but that hurt him.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Machida misses with a hook
and Machida takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Machida misses with a hook
and Lavrov counters with a nice leg kick.
Lavrov throws a hook but Machida avoids it easily.
Lavrov misses with a head kick.
Lavrov digs a good hook to Machida's body.
Lavrov is looking to clinch.
Machida lands with a nice body punch.
Machida has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Lavrov.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Machida has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lavrov.
Lavrov throws a low kick, looking for Machida's leg but Machida calmly moves out of range.
Machida swats away the attempt to clinch by Lavrov.
A slow jab from Lavrov misses its intended target.
Lavrov lands a nice looking body shot.
Lavrov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Lavrov misses with a right hand
and Machida counters with a left and a right that stings Lavrov.
Machida falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lavrov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Machida throws a shot from downtown. Lavrov moves away and avoids it.
Good standup being displayed there by Lavrov as he connects with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Machida.
Machida rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lavrov counters with a nice low kick that buckles Machida's knee momentarily.

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.
Machida dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Machida lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Lavrov moves out of range of the strikes.
Machida throws a right hand that Lavrov ducks under and follows up with a left that Lavrov also avoids with ease.
Machida takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Machida scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lavrov looks to land a combination but Machida avoids it well.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Lavrov tries to clinch but Machida is having none of it.
Lavrov tries to clinch up but Machida circles away and keeps his distance.
Lavrov thuds his shin into the meat of Machida's side.
Lavrov dodges the punch combination from Machida.
Machida rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lavrov counters with a flying knee. Nice.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Machida misses with a lunging right hand
and Lavrov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vadim Lavrov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lavrov 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 50:45
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 50:45
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vadim Lavrov!
Vadim Lavrov retains his welterweight title!

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FIGHT
RATING
38%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dennis Alexio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tak Sin Thanarat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexio comes to the ring accompanied by DevilDriver - End of the Line. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Alexio
vs
Sin Thanarat

214 cm
21
278 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

215 cm
23
285 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
World class MT
Granite chin

PWNAGE™
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight 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 Sydney, Dennis Alexio!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tak Sin Thanarat!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alexio throws a poor cross that misses
and Thanarat counters with a stiff right hand.

It looks like Dennis Alexio has been cut.
Alexio misses with a hook.
Thanarat throws a right hand that misses
and Alexio counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Alexio misses with a left hand
and Thanarat counters with a big head kick but Alexio shrugs it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Alexio has Thanarat up against the ropes in a clinch.
Alexio is trying to force a seperation but Thanarat has the dominant position.
A body shot lands from Thanarat.

Alexio breaks the clinch.
Alexio throws a shot from downtown. Thanarat moves away and avoids it.
Thanarat keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Alexio there.
Alexio misses with a hook. Thanarat ducked under it nicely.
Alexio chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Thanarat looks gassed!
Good exchange - Alexio coming out on top.

It looks like Tak Sin Thanarat has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

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

Thanarat is rocked!
Alexio jabs Thanarat to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Alexio just misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thanarat throws a head kick that misses
and Alexio makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Thanarat takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Alexio with a nice cross.
Thanarat slips under a jab.
Thanarat takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

Alexio moves into range and clinches up with Thanarat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thanarat fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Alexio breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Alexio explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Alexio digs a good body shot into Thanarat's ribs.
Alexio looks to land a left hand but Thanarat moved out of range nicely.
Nice shot lands for Alexio.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alexio lands a lovely overhand right.
Alexio misses with a wild body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alexio throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Alexio misses with a hook.
Alexio throws a quick inside leg kick.
Thanarat takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Alexio scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Thanarat doesn't seem bothered though.
Alexio fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Thanarat has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Alexio scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Alexio tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick by Thanarat misses
and Alexio counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Thanarat blocks a head kick by Alexio.
Alexio looks to score with a jab to the body but Thanarat is just out of range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Alexio. Thanarat shrugs it off though.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Thanarat takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A punch combination from Alexio misses.

Alexio gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Alexio breaks the clinch.
Alexio lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alexio throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Alexio throws an overhand right that lands on Thanarat's shoulder, as Thanarat tries to avoid the shot.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.

Alexio clinches.
Thanarat misses with a body punch.
Alexio is trying to push Thanarat away but Thanarat has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Alexio blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Alexio.

Alexio breaks from the clinch.
Alexio lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Alexio scores with a crisp jab that stopped Thanarat in his tracks.
Alexio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thanarat.
Alexio misses with the body kick
and Thanarat counters with a big head kick but Alexio shrugs it off.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Thanarat blocks a jab.
Alexio throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A head kick misses from Alexio.
Alexio is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Alexio thows a leg kick but Thanarat checks it
and Thanarat counters with a flying knee. Nice.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alexio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alexio throws a sloppy head kick and Thanarat moves out of range easily.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Alexio scores with a nice right hand.

That has opened up Tak Sin Thanarat's cut even more.
Alexio finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Thanarat takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A big right from Alexio misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alexio misses with a straight left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dennis Alexio 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!

Alexio lands a two punch combo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alexio. Thanarat does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alexio misses with a body kick.
Alexio looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

Alexio clinches with his opponent.
Thanarat is breathing heavily.
Thanarat looking to throw knees to the head but Alexio is blocking nicely.

Alexio breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thanarat slips a jab from Alexio.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexio scores with the left hand. Thanarat knows he should have avoided that one.
Crunch! Alexio slams his shin into Thanarat's torso.
Thanarat takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Dennis Alexio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thanarat ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Alexio scores with a shot to the body.
A good leg kick by Alexio.

That's two 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!
Alexio throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Alexio lands a leg kick that knocks Thanarat off balance momentarily.
Alexio looks to land a body kick but Thanarat moved away.
Alexio lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Alexio fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Thanarat is out of range.

Alexio takes the fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexio is pushing Thanarat up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

Alexio manages to break the clinch.
A head kick by Thanarat misses
and Alexio counters with a straight right hand.
Thanarat takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Dennis Alexio is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice straight punches there by Alexio. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Alexio.
Thanarat takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Alexio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Alexio moves into the clinch successfully.

Alexio breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Alexio has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Thanarat blocks a head kick by Alexio.
Alexio dips down and scores with a jab 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!
Thanarat takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Alexio swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Alexio scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Alexio throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Alexio throws a predictable looking body shot
and Thanarat counters with a big head kick but Alexio shrugs it off.
Thanarat checks a low kick from Alexio.
Alexio lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

Alexio clinches.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Thanarat tries to work over Alexio's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thanarat is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Alexio is defending well for now.

Alexio's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Alexio connects with a solid leg kick.

Alexio drives through and clinches with Thanarat against the ropes.

Alexio breaks from the clinch.
Thanarat moves away from the strike by Alexio.
Alexio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thanarat manages to avoid it.
Alexio scores with a sloppy right hand. Thanarat should have avoided that one.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Alexio scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

Alexio forces Thanarat back against the ropes and clinches.

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

Alexio instigates a clinch.
Alexio avoids a wild elbow strike from Thanarat.
Alexio stalling in the clinch but Thanarat improves position.

Alexio breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Alexio tries a head kick but it misses.

Alexio moves into the clinch.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Alexio is trying to break the clinch but Thanarat has him pressed against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Alexio - that landed with a thud.
Alexio is struggling to control the position.
Thanarat trying to land knees to the body.

Alexio manages to break the clinch.
Alexio chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Alexio throws out a loose jab but Thanarat uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thanarat throws a sloppy head kick

and Alexio counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Alexio breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Alexio connects with a right hand. Thanarat shakes it off.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Alexio lands a body shot.

Alexio moves into the clinch.
A short uppercut from Alexio.
Thanarat missing with knees to the body.

Alexio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A nice leg kick lands there from Alexio.
Thanarat's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Alexio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alexio takes a swing at Thanarat's ribcage but misses.
Alexio scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dennis Alexio dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Alexio closes the distance and pushes Thanarat back into the ropes.
Alexio digs a right hand into Thanarat's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Thanarat's gas tank.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.

Alexio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thanarat takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Alexio buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

Alexio moves into the clinch.

Alexio escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alexio sizes up Thanarat with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Thanarat takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexio lands a nice shot to the body.
Alexio moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Alexio lands with a hook. Thanarat tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Thanarat stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Alexio.
Alexio closes the distance and lands a one-two.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alexio throws a push kick but Thanarat slaps the foot to one side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexio misses with a body kick.
Nice jab there from Alexio.
Alexio gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Thanarat counters with a nice uppercut.
Thanarat takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Alexio throws a big shot that misses.
Alexio lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexio bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Thanarat's head.
Thanarat throws a sloppy head kick
and Alexio counters with a thumping low kick.
Alexio cracks Thanarat with a good jab.
A punch lands to the side of Thanarat 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Thanarat blocks a low kick nicely.
Thanarat looks to clinch
and Alexio counters with a body kick that stops Thanarat in his tracks momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alexio fakes a jab and scores with a low 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!
Alexio scoring well with a low kick there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alexio. Thanarat does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thanarat ducks right into an uppercut from Alexio.

Alexio clinches up against the ropes.
Thanarat tries to work over Alexio's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short uppercut from Alexio.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Thanarat trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alexio.

Alexio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thanarat blocks a head kick by Alexio.
Alexio tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thanarat ducks right into an uppercut from Alexio.

Alexio moves into the clinch.

Alexio breaks from the clinch.
Thanarat avoids the head kick by Alexio.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Alexio tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Thanarat is able to avoid easily.
Alexio is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thanarat can do to turn this around?
Thanarat uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alexio.
Thanarat throws a head kick but Alexio moves out of range.

Alexio closes the distance and pushes Thanarat back into the ropes.
Alexio scores with a shoulder strike.

Alexio's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thanarat closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Alexio counter with a right hand.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Thanarat on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

The cut above Tak Sin Thanarat's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Alexio fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Alexio.
Alexio throws a head kick but Thanarat moves out of range.
Alexio throws a head kick but Thanarat moves out of range.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.

Alexio drives through and clinches with Thanarat against the ropes.

Alexio breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Alexio catches Thanarat with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Alexio thumps Thanarat with a low kick.
Alexio lands with an uppercut that bounces Thanarat off the ropes and back into rage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alexio lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Thanarat at a distance.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Alexio comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Alexio misses with a looping right.
Alexio bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Thanarat's head.
Alexio throws a nice looking combination but Thanarat bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Thanarat has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Thanarat closes the distance but Alexio moves to the side
and Alexio counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dennis Alexio clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A slapping body kick lands there for Alexio.
Alexio lands a nice hook to Thanarat's body. Thanarat takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Thanarat takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Thanarat moves away from the strike by Alexio.
A head kick by Thanarat misses
and Alexio counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alexio lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Alexio closes the distance and pushes Thanarat back into the ropes.
Thanarat is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.

Alexio breaks from the clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Alexio.
Alexio lands a nice leg kick that just misses Thanarat's sensitive parts.
Thanarat walks into a stiff left hand from Alexio.
Alexio works the jab nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alexio swings for the body but Thanarat moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexio takes a swing at Thanarat's ribcage but misses.
A head kick misses from Alexio.

Alexio has managed to clinch.
Thanarat doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thanarat misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thanarat misses with a knee strike.

Alexio manages to break the clinch.
Thanarat has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Alexio.
Alexio connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Alexio throws a hook to the side of Thanarat's head but Thanarat sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Alexio.
Alexio misses the shot to the body.
Alexio dips to his left and cracks Thanarat with an uppercut!
Alexio misses with a head kick.
Alexio throws a head kick that Thanarat semi-blocks.
Alexio is looking to slow Thanarat down with leg kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thanarat walks into a straight right hand from Alexio.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Alexio escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thanarat tries a head kick but it misses.
Alexio lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Alexio.
Alexio throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thanarat sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's five minutes gone in the round.

Alexio closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.

Alexio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alexio rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Thanarat moves into the clinch.

Alexio manages to break the clinch.
Thanarat throws a head kick that misses
and Alexio counters with an inside leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Alexio lands an impressive looking overhand right. Thanarat doesn't seem phased though.
Alexio catches Thanarat with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Alexio stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thanarat checks a leg kick.
Alexio just misses with a punch to the body.
Alexio misses with a series of wild punches.
Thanarat takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Alexio bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Alexio, right into the meat.
A nice leg kick lands there from Alexio.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alexio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thanarat was well out of range. Poor timing from Alexio.
Alexio connects with a body shot.
Alexio connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Alexio dips to his left and cracks Thanarat with an uppercut!
Alexio throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Alexio misses with a right hand
letting Thanarat counter with a right hand.
Alexio throws a hook but Thanarat blocks it.
Thanarat moves away from the strike by Alexio.

Alexio drives through and clinches with Thanarat against the ropes.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Thanarat using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Alexio has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Alexio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Good work by Thanarat as he checks the leg kick.
Thanarat moves away from the strike by Alexio.
Alexio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thanarat was well out of range. Poor timing from Alexio.
Alexio connects with a solid leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alexio throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Thanarat counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dennis Alexio had his way with Tak Sin Thanarat in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Alexio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thanarat.

Alexio instigates a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thanarat.
Alexio digs a right hand into Thanarat's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Thanarat's gas tank.

Alexio breaks from the clinch.
Thanarat ducks right into an uppercut from Alexio.
Thanarat's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Alexio connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Thanarat scrambles back to his feet.
Alexio throws a looping overhand right but Thanarat ducks down to avoid it.
Alexio throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexio scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Thanarat is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Thanarat tries a head kick but it misses.
Alexio throws a nice inside leg kick.
Alexio scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Alexio throws a head kick that misses.
Alexio uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexio fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alexio throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Thanarat keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alexio.
Alexio misses the shot to the body.
Thanarat avoids the head kick by Alexio.
Thanarat keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thanarat keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alexio throws a lazy head kick
and Thanarat counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Alexio with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Alexio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thanarat was well out of range. Poor timing from Alexio.
Alexio throws a shot from downtown. Thanarat moves away and avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thanarat keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Alexio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thanarat manages to avoid it.
Alexio pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Alexio thows a leg kick but Thanarat checks it
and Thanarat cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Alexio moves into the clinch successfully.

Alexio breaks from the clinch.
Alexio throws a series of punches but Thanarat moves out of range.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Alexio tries a head kick but it misses.
Alexio cracks the inside of Thanarat's front leg.
Thanarat looks to clinch
and Alexio counters with a nice leg kick.

Alexio moves into the clinch.
Thanarat swings wildly with an uppercut but Alexio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thanarat letting Alexio take a breather here.
Thanarat creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

Alexio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thanarat tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Alexio counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Alexio scores with a leg kick.
Thanarat keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thanarat ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Alexio rushes Thanarat and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Alexio avoiding damage as Thanarat throws knees to the body.

Alexio's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Alexio lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Thanarat doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Alexio connects with a nice looking jab.

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

Alexio drives through and clinches with Thanarat against the ropes.

Alexio's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Alexio misses with a looping right.
Alexio lands a body shot.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thanarat uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alexio.

Alexio closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Thanarat tries a body shot but Alexio blocks it.
Alexio tries to break free but Thanarat pushes him back against the ropes.
A left hand lands to the body for Thanarat.
Thanarat tries to throw a body punch but Alexio avoids it by throwing Thanarat back against the ropes.
Thanarat missing with knees to the body.

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

Thanarat gets tackled into the ropes by Alexio. Alexio maintains the clinch.
Thanarat doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Alexio escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alexio throws out a loose jab but Thanarat uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Thanarat takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Alexio throws a right hand that Thanarat ducks under and follows up with a left that Thanarat also avoids with ease.
Alexio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thanarat moves away.
Alexio misses with a straight right.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alexio just misses with a punch to the body.
Tak Sin Thanarat has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thanarat throws a sloppy head kick
and Alexio counters with a stiff right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dennis Alexio showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Alexio 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 50:42
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 50:42
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 50:42

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dennis Alexio!
Dennis Alexio is the new heavyweight champion!

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A

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
95%

Main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Bruce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duncan MacFist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bruce
vs
MacFist

188 cm
22
287 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

200 cm
28
300 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Powerful

NUT UP or SHUT UP (153q Rec. /$15)

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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joseph Bruce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Duncan MacFist!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MacFist scores with a kick to the body.
MacFist connects with a leg kick. Bruce looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
MacFist thumps Bruce with a low kick.
Bruce is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
MacFist throws a leg kick which misses Bruce's front leg but catches the back leg as Bruce tries to avoid it.
MacFist throws a low kick but Bruce avoids it.

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

Bruce is rocked!

It looks like Joseph Bruce has been cut.
Bruce takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Oh Bruce is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

MacFist gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
MacFist lands a knee to the body.
MacFist has Bruce tight in a Thai clinch... and there's a huge knee which drops Bruce to the floor. He's out cold!! I hope he's still got all his teeth!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Duncan MacFist!