Dynasty 182 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Anavar Punch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zuvla Kadho Kai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Punch
vs
Kadho Kai

188 cm
23
210 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

193 cm
25
215 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good kicks
Very confident

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Anavar Punch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Zuvla Kadho Kai !
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Taro Takaoka and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Punch works Kadho Kai 's body with a nice hook.
Kadho Kai uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Punch.
Kadho Kai looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kadho Kai throws a lazy right hand but Punch sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kadho Kai feints a jab promting Punch to slip. Kadho Kai then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Punch slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

It looks like Anavar Punch has been cut.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Punch holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Kadho Kai tries to break free but Punch pushes him back against the ropes.
Kadho Kai working hard to break the clinch.
I was talking to Punch's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Punch working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Punch working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Punch keeps control of Kadho Kai as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Punch cracks Kadho Kai with a nice body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Punch prevents Kadho Kai from breaking the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Punch.

Punch breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kadho Kai leaves his chin hanging out and Punch seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Kadho Kai crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Anavar Punch!
Our winner, Anavar Punch, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
57%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Herod Otto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reinhart Vult (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Otto comes into the arena with Anvil of Crom blaring out of the sound system. Vult has chosen War Machine by KISS as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Otto
vs
Vult

181 cm
29
224 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

207 cm
32
222 lbs
15 - 14 - 1

World class MT
Very quick

World class MT
Good gas tank

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 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Herod Otto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Reinhart Vult!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vult circles away from the clinch attempt.
Herod Otto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vult is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Otto instigates a clinch.
Otto tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vult avoids it.
Otto digs a right hand underneath Vult's ribcage. Vult let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Vult can't find room to land a body shot as Otto controls the action.
Otto tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vult avoids it.
Otto using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Vult looks winded!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vult on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Otto.
Vult on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vult takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Reinhart Vult has been cut.
Vult avoiding damage as Otto throws knees to the body.
Vult tries to break the clinch but Otto is controlling the position.
Otto lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Vult backwards.
Vult lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Vult looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Otto missing with knees to the body.
Otto utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Vult avoiding damage as Otto throws knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vult blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vult can't find room to land a body shot as Otto controls the action.
Otto throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Vult wants to break the clinch but can't.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Otto as Vult tries to tie him up.
Otto tries to land knees in the clinch but Vult avoids the damage to the body.
Vult is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Otto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vult.
Vult tries a body shot but Otto blocks it.
Otto throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Otto managing to block the knees to the body from Vult.
Otto landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Otto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vult is defending well for now.
Vult looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Otto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vult is defending well for now.
Vult takes an elbow to the temple.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vult struggles to land a body shot inside as Otto controls his hands.
Otto tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vult avoids it.
Vult avoiding damage as Otto throws knees to the body.
Otto misses with a punch to the body.
Vult misses with an elbow strike.
Otto pushes off an throws an elbow but Vult leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Vult wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Vult avoiding damage as Otto throws knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Otto missing with knees to the body.
Otto tries to stall but Vult uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Vult managing to block the knees to the body from Otto.
Vult managing to block the knees to the body from Otto.
Vult avoiding damage as Otto throws knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Otto tries to land knees in the clinch but Vult avoids the damage to the body.
Vult holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Otto throws an elbow but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Herod Otto dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Reinhart Vult'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.

The fight stays on the outside here - Otto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vult keeps the fight on the outside.
Vult connects with a solid leg kick.

Otto instigates a clinch.
Herod Otto has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Otto missing with knees to the body.
Otto keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Vult's efforts to push away.

Vult's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Otto is looking to clinch but Vult is avoiding it.
Vult tries to clinch up.
Reinhart Vult is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Otto fails with an attempt to clinch.
Otto throws an overhand right that lands on Vult's shoulder, as Vult tries to avoid the shot.
Vult tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Otto manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Otto wants to clinch.
Otto throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vult tries to close the distance and clinch but Otto swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Otto pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Otto clips Vult with a right and a left that makes him do the chicken dance for a couple of seconds. He touched his left hand down on the canvas so the referee steps between the fighters to give Vult a standing 8 count before we can continue the bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vult bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Otto's head backwards.
Vult wants to clinch up but Otto keeps it at a distance.
Vult lands a right hook to the body.

Vult walks into a big right hand from Otto and goes down! The referee sends Otto to a neutral corner as Vult gets back to his feet. He looks OK so we're back under way.

Vult is rocked!
Vult throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vult is still on wobbly legs! Can Otto finish him?
Vult fails with an attempt to clinch.

Otto forces Vult back against the ropes and clinches.
A short right from Vult on the inside.
Vult avoiding damage as Otto throws knees to the body.
Otto with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Otto is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vult can do to turn this around?
Vult is trying to stall.
Vult seems to have recovered his senses.

Vult escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vult fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Otto gets tackled into the ropes by Vult. Vult maintains the clinch.
Otto trying to land knees to the body.
Vult misses with a punch on the inside.
Vult looking to stall.
Vult working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Vult managing to block the knees to the body from Otto.
Otto misses with the head strike.
Vult tries to stall but Otto uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Vult lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Vult tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Vult is trying to break the clinch but Otto has him pressed against the ropes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vult misses with a body punch.
Vult is trying to break the clinch but Otto has him pressed against the ropes.
Vult wants to get back to striking at distance but Otto won't allow it.
Vult throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Vult lands a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Herod Otto takes the second round thanks to the knockdowns.
The cut man is working on Reinhart Vult's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Vult is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vult keeps the fight on the outside.
Vult slips a jab and a cross from Otto.
Vult tries to clinch up.

Otto moves into range and clinches up with Vult.
Vult looking to slow down the pace here.
Vult is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Otto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vult is defending well for now.
Vult blocks a body shot from Otto.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vult.
Otto lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Otto misses with an elbow strike.

Vult escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vult tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Otto manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Vult tries to close the distance and clinch up but Otto swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Otto tries to clinch there but Vult circles away.
Otto digs a good hook to Vult's body.

Otto clinches up against the ropes.
Vult is trying to break the clinch but Otto is controlling him.
Otto comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Otto missing with knees to the body.
Otto tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Otto lands an elbow inside.
Vult stalling in the clinch but Otto improves position.
Otto working Vult over with knees to the body.
Otto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vult takes a shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Vult just misses with a elbow thrown towards Otto's brow.
Otto tries to land knees in the clinch but Vult avoids the damage to the body.
Vult avoiding damage as Otto throws knees to the body.
Vult makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Otto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vult is defending well for now.
Otto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vult is trying to break the clinch but Otto is controlling him.

Vult escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Otto tries to clinch but Vult moves out of range.
Otto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Vult has managed to clinch.
Otto landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Vult takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Otto pushes off an throws an elbow but Vult leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Otto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vult is defending well for now.
Vult takes a knee to the side of the body.
Vult managing to block the knees to the body from Otto.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Otto tries a body shot but Vult blocks it.
Vult tries to stall but Otto uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Otto lands a good knee to the midsection. Vult won't want to take too many of those.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Herod Otto clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Reinhart Vult's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Vult walks into a big right hand from Otto and goes down! The referee sends Otto to a neutral corner as Vult gets back to his feet. He looks OK so we're back under way.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Otto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Otto has taken the fight to the clinch.
Vult is trying to break free.
Vult can't break the clinch.
Otto using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Otto effectively controlling the action here.
Otto wants to stall.
Otto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vult.
Vult has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Vult prevents a body shot from Otto.
Otto tries a body shot but Vult blocks it.
Otto pushes off an throws an elbow but Vult leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Otto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vult working hard to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vult misses with a body punch.
Vult working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Otto tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vult avoids it.
Vult scores with a shoulder strike.
Vult trying to land knees to the body.
Otto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Otto unloads a knee to the mid-section. Vult lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Otto utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Vult is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Vult misses with the head strike.
Otto is looking to control Vult's arms but Vult gets an underhook and turns him. Now Otto has his back to the ropes.
Otto scores a nice knee 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!
Otto tries to land knees in the clinch but Vult avoids the damage to the body.
Otto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vult on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Otto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vult.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vult lands an elbow that stopped Otto in his tracks for a moment.
Otto lands with a right to the head.
Knees to the body from Otto.
Otto can't find room to land a body shot as Vult controls the action.
Otto tries to land knees in the clinch but Vult avoids the damage to the body.
Otto digs a right hand underneath Vult's ribcage. Vult let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Otto lands a good knee to the midsection. Vult won't want to take too many of those.
Vult managing to block the knees to the body from Otto.
Otto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vult.
Otto effectively controlling the action here.
Otto is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Otto.
A right handed body shot lands from Otto.
Otto has Vult pressed against the ropes, preventing Vult from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Herod Otto takes the final round due to the solitary knockdown.
The cut man is working on Reinhart Vult's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Otto wants to clinch.
Herod Otto is winning the standup battle so far.
Vult avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Otto wants to clinch.
Vult staying out of range there.
Otto swats away the attempt to clinch by Vult.
Otto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Otto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Otto misses with a low kick.
Vult steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Otto.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vult swats away the attempt to clinch by Otto.
Vult tries to close the distance and clinch but Otto swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Otto, right into the meat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vult looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Otto lands with a thumping leg kick.
Reinhart Vult has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Otto doesn't manage to clinch there - Vult circles away.
Vult circles away from the clinch attempt.

Otto moves into the clinch successfully.
Vult avoiding damage as Otto throws knees to the body.
Otto pushes Vult back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Vult is trying to push Otto away but Otto has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Vult wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Otto tries to land a knee to the head but Vult blocks with his arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Otto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vult has had enough of the clinch but Otto keeps him there for the moment.
Vult is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vult lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Otto or not.
Herod Otto is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Vult gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Vult is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Otto missing with knees to the body.
Vult misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vult lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Otto unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Vult is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Otto missing with knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vult trying to land knees to the body.
Vult misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vult struggles to land a body shot inside as Otto controls his hands.
Vult managing to block the knees to the body from Otto.

And that's the end of the fight!
Herod Otto showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Otto has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 50:42
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 50:42
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 50:42

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Herod Otto!
A relieved looking Herod Otto thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Meyer Jordan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John MacMillen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Meyer Jordan could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to John MacMillen's chin.

Jordan
vs
MacMillen

190 cm
27
210 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

192 cm
24
214 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

Great elbows
Very strong

Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Meyer Jordan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John MacMillen!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MacMillen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jordan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from MacMillen.
Jordan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A nice combination there by Jordan.
MacMillen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jordan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
MacMillen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jordan.
Jordan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jordan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jordan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but MacMillen manages to avoid it.
MacMillen avoids the body shot from Jordan.
MacMillen with a nice cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jordan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but MacMillen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jordan lands with a nice body punch.

MacMillen lands with a right, followed by a left to the temple and Jordan goes down! The ref sends MacMillen to a neutral corner so he can begin the count. 3,4,5,6 and Jordan is back to his feet. He seems a little groggy but the referee thinks he's OK to continue, so we're back to the action!

It looks like Meyer Jordan has been cut.
MacMillen stuns Jordan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jordan looks to land a body kick but MacMillen moved away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
MacMillen throws an overhand right that lands on Jordan's shoulder, as Jordan tries to avoid the shot.
MacMillen tests Jordan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jordan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from MacMillen.
Jordan moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

Jordan is rocked!
Jordan scores with a leg kick.
Oh Jordan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jordan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jordan moves in looking to clinch but MacMillen pushes him off.
Jordan seems to have got his legs back now.
Jordan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jordan just misses with a punch to the body.
Jordan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from MacMillen.
Jordan lands with a kick to the ribs.
MacMillen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
MacMillen staggers Jordan with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Jordan looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! No! He's back down again! 9...10 - he's can't beat the count and MacMillen is victorious!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). John MacMillen!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
95%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Mario Ferrari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Lilburne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lilburne comes into a darkened arena with his song building. You'll never walk alone kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! This should be fireworks!

Ferrari
vs
Lilburne

198 cm
29
226 lbs
12 - 9 - 1

188 cm
30
218 lbs
27 - 20 - 0

World class MT
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Good gas tank

Backyard Fighting

LOD: Affordable Quality

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 12 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Mario Ferrari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Lilburne!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shirou Masuda and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferrari with a nice cross.
Lilburne takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Ferrari lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lilburne dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Ferrari closes the distance and clinches.

Lilburne breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lilburne tries a head kick but it misses.
Ferrari clobbers Lilburne with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

Lilburne is rocked!
BAM! Ferrari delivers a spinning backfist that drops Lilburne like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Mario Ferrari!
Mario Ferrari decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Muraki Tunamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donnie Darko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Donnie Darko has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Tunamoto
vs
Darko

180 cm
28
194 lbs
12 - 13 - 0

188 cm
29
201 lbs
15 - 10 - 0

World class MT
Cardio machine

World class boxer
Granite chin

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 12 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Muraki Tunamoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Donnie Darko!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Hirohito Nitta and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darko works the jab nicely.
Tunamoto throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Darko.
Darko walks forward, straight into a front kick from Tunamoto.
Darko has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Tunamoto scores with a decent looking hook.
Tunamoto uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Darko.
Darko thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tunamoto connects with a high kick.
A jab lands there for Darko.
Tunamoto scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Darko on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tunamoto. Tunamoto obviously looking to wear him down.
Tunamoto works over Darko's head and body with a nice combination.

Darko moves into the clinch.
Tunamoto lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Darko.
Tunamoto lands with a light punch inside.
Darko wants to stall.
Tunamoto pushes Darko back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tunamoto lands a good knee to the midsection. Darko won't want to take too many of those.
Darko is trying to break the clinch but Tunamoto has him pressed against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Tunamoto.
Darko lands a body punch.
Tunamoto lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Tunamoto struggles to land a body shot inside as Darko controls his hands.
Tunamoto blocking some punches.
Darko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Darko tries to break the clinch but Tunamoto is controlling the position.
Tunamoto lands an elbow inside.
Darko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Darko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tunamoto's elbow.
Tunamoto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Darko.
Darko working aggressively here.
Tunamoto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Darko tries to break the clinch but Tunamoto is controlling the position.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Darko takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Darko taking a breather.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tunamoto misses with some punches.
Tunamoto pushes Darko back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Darko lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tunamoto backwards.
Good body shot from Tunamoto.
Tunamoto stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Darko pushes Tunamoto back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tunamoto lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Tunamoto breaks from the clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Tunamoto.
Darko moves in looking to clinch but Tunamoto pushes him off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tunamoto gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A good leg kick by Tunamoto.
Tunamoto pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Darko back to the ropes. Tunamoto follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Tunamoto cracks a nice hook into Darko's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Tunamoto throws a sloppy head kick and Darko moves out of range easily.
Darko throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A punch lands to the side of Darko 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Darko throws a right hand that misses
and Tunamoto counters with a head kick. That will keep Darko thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Tunamoto throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Darko.
Muraki Tunamoto is winning the standup battle so far.
Tunamoto takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tunamoto connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tunamoto blocks a jab.
Darko goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Darko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Darko misses with a looping left.
Darko pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Darko misses with an uppercut
and Tunamoto makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Darko really felt that one!
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!
Darko buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Darko takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Darko throws a low kick but Tunamoto avoids it.
Darko misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tunamoto fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Darko throws a push kick but Tunamoto slaps the foot to one side.
Darko throws an overhand right that lands on Tunamoto's shoulder, as Tunamoto tries to avoid the shot.
Tunamoto uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Darko.
Darko throws a poor cross that misses
and Tunamoto counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Darko fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tunamoto lands a leg kick that knocks Darko off balance momentarily.
Darko fails in his attempt to clinch.
A thudding body kick lands there by Tunamoto!
Darko is breathing heavily.
A swing and a miss from Tunamoto.
Darko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tunamoto throws a nice outside leg kick.

Tunamoto rushes Darko and presses him up against the ropes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tunamoto is leaning against Darko and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Darko takes an elbow to the temple.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Tunamoto creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tunamoto landing knees to the body.
Tunamoto looking to stall.
Tunamoto seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Darko is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
A hook to the body from Tunamoto.
Darko takes an elbow to the forehead.

Tunamoto breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tunamoto slips under a jab from Darko.
A big right from Darko misses.

Tunamoto clinches up against the ropes.
Darko's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Darko prevents a body shot from Tunamoto.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A frustrated look appears on Darko's face as he tries to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Darko throws a hook but Tunamoto blocks it.
Tunamoto darts in trying to clinch
and Darko cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tunamoto stuns Darko with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tunamoto takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Darko throws a head kick but Tunamoto moves out of range.
A slow jab from Tunamoto misses its intended target.
Darko misses the shot to the body.
Tunamoto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Darko.
Darko misses with a body shot
and Tunamoto counters with a stiff right hand.
Tunamoto throws a leg kick which misses Darko's front leg but catches the back leg as Darko tries to avoid it.
Darko looks to score with a jab to the body but Tunamoto is just out of range.
Darko throws a series of punches but Tunamoto moves out of range.
Darko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tunamoto lands with an overhand left.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tunamoto scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Darko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tunamoto.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tunamoto lands with a shot to the body.
Tunamoto throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Darko sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Darko tries a low kick but Tunamoto avoids it.
Tunamoto keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Tunamoto throws a good cross that connects.
Tunamoto misses with a series of wild punches.
Darko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Darko swings widly with a right hand
and Tunamoto counters with a left to the body.
Darko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tunamoto keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Darko bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tunamoto's head backwards.
Tunamoto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Darko swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Darko misses with an uppercut.
Tunamoto takes a swing at Darko's ribcage but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tunamoto lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Darko circles away quickly and effectively.
Tunamoto misses the shot to the body.
Tunamoto lands with a right hand.
Tunamoto bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tunamoto misses with the combination.
Tunamoto scores with a nice right hand.
Tunamoto looks to land a combination but Darko avoids it well.
Tunamoto throws a shot from downtown. Darko moves away and avoids it.
Darko misses with an uppercut
and Tunamoto counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tunamoto misses with a looping left.
Darko misses with the combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tunamoto moves to clinch but Darko breaks away
and Darko counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tunamoto drops his hands momentarily and Darko takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Muraki Tunamoto clearly takes that round.
That's time! Tunamoto's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Darko takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Darko throws a push kick but Tunamoto slaps the foot to one side.
Good shot there by Tunamoto.
Sloppy strikes from Tunamoto. Those never looked like landing.
Darko takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Tunamoto's jab looks to have found its range, popping Darko under the eye.
Tunamoto scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Darko swings for the body but Tunamoto moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Tunamoto closes the distance and clinches.
Darko blocks an uppercut.
Darko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Darko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Darko trying to control the position but instead, Tunamoto has worked for underhooks and has pushed Darko into the ropes.
Tunamoto misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tunamoto lands a hook that snaps the head of Darko backwards.
Darko struggles to land a body shot inside as Tunamoto controls his hands.
Tunamoto has a couple of punches blocked by Darko.
Darko working aggressively here.
Darko trying to control the position but instead, Tunamoto has worked for underhooks and has pushed Darko into the ropes.
Tunamoto wants to get back to striking at distance but Darko won't allow it.
Darko misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tunamoto gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tunamoto lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Darko's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tunamoto's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Tunamoto's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Darko throws a sloppy head kick and Tunamoto moves out of range easily.
Darko drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

Darko is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tunamoto is stalking his opponent - BOOM! Switch kick out of nowhere! Darko is not moving; he is out cold!! Wow, what a quick finish that was.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Muraki Tunamoto!
Muraki Tunamoto decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between John Schmidt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mordred Deschain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Schmidt
vs
Deschain

150 cm
30
140 lbs
11 - 2 - 0

175 cm
24
140 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

World class MT
Cardio machine

World class MT
Good gas tank

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 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Schmidt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mordred Deschain!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Ren Mimura and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schmidt misses with a body kick.
Schmidt on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Schmidt throws a good cross that connects.
Deschain is looking to clinch but Schmidt is avoiding it.
Deschain's coach down at Outer Heaven Dojo - PIT Inc. was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Deschain's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A shot to the body from Schmidt misses
and Deschain counters with a nice uppercut.
Schmidt slips a jab and a cross from Deschain.
Schmidt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab lands there for Schmidt.
Schmidt connects with a leg kick. Deschain looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Schmidt misses with an uppercut.
The fighters circling - Deschain throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Schmidt misses with a leg kick
and Deschain counters with a nice kick to the body.
Deschain lands a body shot.
Schmidt misses with a low kick.
A good leg kick by Schmidt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Deschain.
Schmidt connects with an inside leg kick.
Schmidt throws a leg kick
enabling Deschain to counter with a crisp jab.
Deschain throws a body kick that misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Schmidt.
Deschain keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Schmidt closes the distance and pushes Deschain back into the ropes.
Deschain looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Our sources have told us that Schmidt has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Schmidt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Deschain tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Schmidt's elbow.
Schmidt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Schmidt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Schmidt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Schmidt throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Still in the clinch, Schmidt scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schmidt has a couple of punches blocked by Deschain.
Schmidt tries to work over Deschain's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Schmidt lands a hook that snaps the head of Deschain backwards.
Schmidt is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Deschain is defending well for now.
Deschain misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schmidt throws a punch but it's blocked by Deschain.
Deschain utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Schmidt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Deschain lands a nice shot to the body.
Schmidt misses with an elbow over the top.
Schmidt lands with a left to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Schmidt blocking some punches.
Schmidt throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Deschain looking to slow down the pace here.
Schmidt being controlled against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Good work by Deschain as he checks the leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Deschain.
Schmidt blocks the body kick.
A low kick from Schmidt is predictable there
and Deschain counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Schmidt thumps Deschain with a low kick.
Schmidt buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Deschain throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Schmidt throws a leg kick but Deschain sees it coming and moves out of range.
Deschain swings for the body but Schmidt moves out of range.
Deschain uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Schmidt.
Deschain swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Schmidt throws a hook but Deschain blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Schmidt closes the distance and pushes Deschain back into the ropes.
Schmidt creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Schmidt just misses with a elbow thrown towards Deschain's brow.
Schmidt creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Deschain's defenses.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Schmidt creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Schmidt throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Deschain misses with a punch to the body.
Schmidt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Schmidt throws a punch but it's blocked by Deschain.
Schmidt avoiding damage as Deschain throws knees to the body.
Schmidt throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Deschain blocks it with crossed arms.
Deschain blocks an elbow strike from Schmidt.
Deschain avoids a wild elbow strike from Schmidt.
Deschain blocks the elbow strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Schmidt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schmidt lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Deschain controlling the action here for a moment.
Deschain looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Deschain blocks the elbow strike.
Deschain lands a hook to the side of the head.

Schmidt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Deschain wants to slow Schmidt down by chopping away at his legs.
Deschain lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Schmidt circles away quickly and effectively.
Schmidt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Deschain.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schmidt is looking to clinch but Deschain is avoiding it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Schmidt scores with a jab.
Deschain tries to clinch but Schmidt moves out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Deschain. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Deschain.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Deschain throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Schmidt throws a low kick but Deschain moves out of range easily.
Schmidt takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Schmidt takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A solid leg kick lands there for Deschain.
Schmidt looks to throw the jab but Deschain is out of range.
Deschain uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Schmidt.
Schmidt clobbers Deschain with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Schmidt thows a leg kick but Deschain checks it
and Deschain counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Schmidt lands a slapping body shot.
Deschain uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Schmidt has time to react.
Schmidt scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schmidt misses with a leg kick
letting Deschain counter with a right hand.
Schmidt misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmidt throws a leg kick but Deschain sees it coming and checks it nicely.
John Schmidt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Deschain lands a body shot.
Deschain tries to close the distance and clinch but Schmidt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
An inside leg kick lands from Schmidt.
Deschain jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Deschain throws a body punch but Schmidt moves out of range.
Deschain uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Schmidt.
An inside leg kick from Deschain misses.
Some wild striking there from Deschain.
Deschain moves out of range of the strikes.
Deschain is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Schmidt looks to score with a jab to the body but Deschain is just out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Schmidt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schmidt is looking to chop away at Deschain's legs.
Deschain misses with a series of wild punches.
Schmidt looks to throw the jab but Deschain is out of range.
Schmidt dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Deschain. That did some damage!
A head kick misses from Schmidt.
Schmidt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Deschain ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Schmidt moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Deschain looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Deschain throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Schmidt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Mordred Deschain just about did enough to take it.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Deschain thows a body shot but no joy.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Schmidt 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 Deschain has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Deschain and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Deschain jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Schmidt pivots, looking for a leg kick but Deschain is out of range and Schmidt settles back down.
Deschain looks to land a body kick but Schmidt moved away.
Deschain attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Schmidt tries to close the distance and clinch up but Deschain swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Deschain walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Schmidt fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Deschain has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Deschain is looking to clinch but Schmidt is avoiding it.
Deschain throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Schmidt stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Deschain walks into a jab.
Schmidt misses with a leg kick
and Deschain counters with an inside leg kick.
Deschain has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Schmidt.
Deschain has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Schmidt.
Schmidt looks to throw the jab but Deschain is out of range.
Deschain cracks Schmidt with a right hand to the side of the head.
Schmidt lands a leg kick that knocks Deschain off balance momentarily.
Deschain swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Schmidt counter with a right hand.
Deschain checks a leg kick nicely.
Deschain blocks a head kick by Schmidt.
Deschain misses with a low kick.
Schmidt throws a big shot that misses.
Deschain misses the shot to the body.
John Schmidt is winning the standup battle so far.
An inside leg kick from Deschain misses.
Schmidt misses with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schmidt tries to work over Deschain's front leg with a kick but Deschain checks it.
Deschain's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Schmidt throws a nice looking combination but Deschain bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Deschain throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Deschain checks the leg kick nicely there.
Schmidt fails with an attempt to clinch.
Schmidt moves into range and lands a nice leg 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!
Schmidt checks a leg kick.
Schmidt misses with a few strikes there.
An inside leg kick lands from Deschain.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Deschain checks a leg kick.
Schmidt tries to clinch but Deschain is having none of it.
Schmidt moves into range and connects with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Schmidt had his way with Mordred Deschain in that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Nice uppercut lands for Schmidt. That snapped Deschain's head back.
Schmidt misses the shot to the body.
Schmidt throws a sloppy body shot
and Deschain counters with an outside leg kick.
A jab from Schmidt finds it's way through Deschain's defenses.
Schmidt tries to work over Deschain's front leg with a kick but Deschain checks it.
A slapping body kick lands there for Deschain.
Deschain checks the leg kick nicely there.
Schmidt tries to clinch up.
Schmidt throws a leg kick but Deschain sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Schmidt pivots, looking for a leg kick but Deschain is out of range and Schmidt settles back down.
Schmidt misses the shot to the body.
Schmidt misses with a low kick.
Deschain throws the left hand but Schmidt avoids the punch easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmidt stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Deschain.
Schmidt ducks under a wild hook from Deschain.
Schmidt throws a leg kick
and Deschain counters with a big head kick but Schmidt shrugs it off.
Deschain misses the shot to the body.
Deschain tries to close the distance and clinch but Schmidt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Deschain.
John Schmidt is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Deschain tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A clash of legs there as Deschain blocks the low kick.
Schmidt throws a solid leg kick but Deschain takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Schmidt.
Schmidt loads up on a big right hand but Deschain slips the punch.
Mordred Deschain has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Schmidt tries to close the distance and clinch but Deschain swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Deschain lands with a nice body punch.
Deschain throws a leg kick but Schmidt moved away.
Deschain is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Schmidt rather than just go for the knockout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deschain lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Schmidt at a distance.
Deschain stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Schmidt.
Schmidt on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Schmidt throws a good cross that connects.
Schmidt lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schmidt chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Deschain is looking to clinch but Schmidt is avoiding it.
Nice defenses there by Schmidt.
Schmidt digs a good hook to Deschain's body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice jab there from Schmidt.
Schmidt throws a shot from downtown. Deschain moves away and avoids it.
Schmidt tries to work over Deschain's front leg with a kick but Deschain checks it.

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 John Schmidt.
Well Schmidt 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 49:46
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Schmidt!
John Schmidt was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

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energy
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hype
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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Bruce The Glow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryu Hayabusa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruce The Glow could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ryu Hayabusa's chin.

The Glow
vs
Hayabusa

190 cm
23
270 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

195 cm
32
278 lbs
20 - 11 - 0

World class MT
Cardio machine

World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bruce The Glow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryu Hayabusa!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Glow cracks the inside of Hayabusa's front leg.
The Glow feints a jab promting Hayabusa to slip. The Glow then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Hayabusa slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The Glow throws a hook but Hayabusa blocks it.
Hayabusa wants to clinch up but The Glow keeps it at a distance.
Hayabusa tries to clinch but The Glow moves out of range.
The Glow lands with a nice body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Hayabusa pushes The Glow up against the ropes in a clinch.
Hayabusa misses with the head strike.
Hayabusa tries to work over The Glow's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The Glow is trying to break free.
Our sources have told us that The Glow has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Hayabusa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The Glow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hayabusa stalling.
Hayabusa lands an elbow just above The Glow 's eye.
Hayabusa is working The Glow over against the ropes.
Hayabusa blocks an elbow strike.
Hayabusa lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hayabusa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and The Glow avoids it.
The Glow misses with a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayabusa lands a right hand.
Hayabusa lands a nice uppercut.
The Glow misses with a hook from the clinch.

Hayabusa breaks the clinch.

Hayabusa has The Glow up against the ropes in a clinch.
The Glow lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hayabusa backwards.
The Glow lands an uppercut.
The Glow is trying to push Hayabusa away but Hayabusa has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Hayabusa tries to work over The Glow's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The Glow misses with a punch on the inside.
The Glow throws an elbow that misses.
Hayabusa keeps the fight in the clinch, despite The Glow's efforts to push away.
Hayabusa looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hayabusa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hayabusa looking to throw knees to the head but The Glow is blocking nicely.
Hayabusa landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hayabusa scores with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Hayabusa.
The Glow misses with some punches.
Hayabusa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hayabusa lands with a short shot to the head.
The Glow is trying to force a seperation but Hayabusa has the dominant position.
Hayabusa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hayabusa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hayabusa lands an uppercut.
Hayabusa avoiding damage as The Glow throws knees to the body.
Hayabusa lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt The Glow or not.
Hayabusa pushes off an throws an elbow but The Glow leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
The Glow blocks the elbow strike.
Hayabusa throws an elbow but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hayabusa.
The Glow goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The Glow struggles to land a body shot inside as Hayabusa controls his hands.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hayabusa.
Hayabusa cracks The Glow with a nice body shot.
The Glow is breathing heavily.
The Glow is trying to push Hayabusa away but Hayabusa has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryu Hayabusa dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Hayabusa clinches up with The Glow and pushes him back against the ropes.
Hayabusa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and The Glow avoids it.
The Glow lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hayabusa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The Glow misses with the head strike.
The Glow tries a body shot but Hayabusa blocks it.
The Glow pushes off an throws an elbow but Hayabusa leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
The Glow throws a punch but it's blocked by Hayabusa.
The Glow is trying to force a seperation but Hayabusa has the dominant position.
The Glow misses with the head strike.
A frustrated look appears on The Glow's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The Glow has had enough of the clinch but Hayabusa keeps him there for the moment.
The Glow misses with a body punch.
Hayabusa throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The Glow lands a hook that snaps the head of Hayabusa backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hayabusa blocks an elbow strike.
The Glow creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The Glow with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The Glow throws a head punch that misses.
The Glow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hayabusa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A kick lands to the mid section there for The Glow.
The Glow misses with a looping left.

Hayabusa closes the distance and pushes The Glow back into the ropes.
The Glow with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hayabusa blocks a body shot from The Glow.
Hayabusa throws an elbow that misses.
Hayabusa missing with knees to the body.
The Glow blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hayabusa lands with a right to the head.
Hayabusa content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Hayabusa is trying to stall.
The Glow misses with the head strike.
Hayabusa lands an elbow just above The Glow 's eye.
The Glow is trying to force a seperation but Hayabusa has the dominant position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hayabusa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hayabusa swings wildly with an uppercut but The Glow uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Hayabusa as the two fighters clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hayabusa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The Glow can't break the clinch.
Ryu Hayabusa seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hayabusa prevents a body shot from The Glow.
Hayabusa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The Glow is looking to break free of the clinch but Hayabusa has double underhooks.

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

Hayabusa moves into range and clinches up with The Glow.
The Glow goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The Glow dodges an elbow strike from Hayabusa.
Hayabusa tries to land knees in the clinch but The Glow avoids the damage to the body.

Hayabusa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The Glow lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The Glow throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hayabusa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hayabusa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Ryu Hayabusa will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

The Glow fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hayabusa is out of range.
The Glow's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hayabusa connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! The Glow scrambles back to his feet.
Hayabusa moves out of range of the strikes.
The Glow throws a sloppy head kick and Hayabusa moves out of range easily.
The Glow avoids a punch combination nicely.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hayabusa.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Some wild striking there from Hayabusa.
The Glow throws a sloppy head kick and Hayabusa moves out of range easily.
The Glow throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hayabusa lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The Glow blocks a head kick by Hayabusa.
The Glow lands with a shot to the body.
Hayabusa misses with a head kick.
The Glow swings for the body but Hayabusa moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Glow avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The Glow motions for Hayabusa to come forward. The Glow throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hayabusa avoids a kick to the body.
The Glow swings widly with a right hand
and Hayabusa counters with a series of strikes. The Glow will be more careful next time no doubt.
The Glow throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and before The Glow can reset, Hayabusa rushes him with a swarm of punches, sending him crashing to the floor, in all sorts of trouble! The Glow is trying to beat the count but we're up to 6 already and he's nowhere near. 7,8... he's up! He's going to continue!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Hayabusa moves into the clinch successfully.
Hayabusa misses with a punch to the body.
Hayabusa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and The Glow avoids it.
A hook to the body from Hayabusa.
Hayabusa pushes The Glow back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hayabusa gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

The Glow breaks from the clinch.
Hayabusa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hayabusa tries to clinch but The Glow is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from The Glow misses its intended target.
Hayabusa's jab looks to have found its range, popping The Glow under the eye.

The Glow gets tackled into the ropes by Hayabusa. Hayabusa maintains the clinch.
The Glow managing to block the knees to the body from Hayabusa.
Hayabusa throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The Glow misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hayabusa blocks an elbow strike from The Glow.
Hayabusa lands a right hand.
The Glow's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The Glow tries to break free but Hayabusa pushes him back against the ropes.
Hayabusa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but The Glow has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hayabusa lands a nice uppercut.
The Glow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hayabusa unloads a knee to the mid-section. The Glow lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hayabusa comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The Glow tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hayabusa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryu Hayabusa takes the third round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

The Glow looks for the body kick but Hayabusa saw that one coming.
The Glow throws a push kick but Hayabusa slaps the foot to one side.
The Glow connects with an inside leg kick.
A shot to the liver by The Glow. Beautiful body shot.
Hayabusa blocks the body kick.
Hayabusa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but The Glow paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The Glow tries to land a leg kick but Hayabusa saw it coming and moves away.
Hayabusa doesn't manage to clinch there - The Glow circles away.
Hayabusa misses with a kick to the body.
Hayabusa throws a sloppy head kick and The Glow moves out of range easily.
Hayabusa takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hayabusa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from The Glow.
The Glow pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The Glow takes a kick to the side of the head.
Hayabusa wants to clinch
and The Glow counters with a nice kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Glow on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The Glow misses with a head kick.
Bruce The Glow is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hayabusa!
The Glow cracks Hayabusa with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hayabusa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The Glow misses with a looping right.
The Glow missing with a left hand there. Hayabusa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ryu Hayabusa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Donk. Hayabusa catches The Glow right on the button with a cross.
The Glow lands a jab to the nose.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Hayabusa clinches up with The Glow and pushes him back against the ropes.
The Glow swings wildly with an uppercut but Hayabusa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hayabusa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The Glow missing with knees to the body.
Hayabusa creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Glow misses with the head strike.
The Glow blocks an elbow strike.
Hayabusa lands an elbow inside that The Glow shrugs off.
The Glow throws a punch but it's blocked by Hayabusa.
The Glow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The Glow working hard to break the clinch.
The Glow wants to break free but Hayabusa has control.
Hayabusa blocking some punches.
The Glow wants to break the clinch but can't.
The Glow blocks a body shot from Hayabusa.
Hayabusa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hayabusa.
Hayabusa putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has The Glow in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hayabusa putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has The Glow in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hayabusa misses with a knee to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Hayabusa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Hayabusa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The Glow avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryu Hayabusa dominated that fourth round.
That's time! The Glow's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Hayabusa has The Glow up against the ropes in a clinch.
Ryu Hayabusa is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The Glow using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hayabusa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The Glow tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hayabusa's elbow.
The Glow missing with knees to the body.
Hayabusa landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A head punch on the inside from The Glow fails to land.
Hayabusa lands with a light punch inside.
Hayabusa lands a damaging elbow.
The Glow can't break the clinch.
Hayabusa prevents a body shot from The Glow.
Hayabusa lands with a right to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hayabusa lands a damaging elbow.

The Glow is rocked!
Hayabusa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
A short body shot lands from Hayabusa as the two fighters clinch.
Hayabusa manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hayabusa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hayabusa.
The Glow tries to work over Hayabusa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The Glow misses with a hook to the ribs.

The Glow loses concentration momentarily and Hayabusa takes advantage, cracking him with a big elbow that sends him off balance, tumbling to the mat. The Glow is forced to take a standing eight count before the referee allows him to continue the bout.
Oh The Glow is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

It looks like Bruce The Glow has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Some wild striking there from Hayabusa.
The Glow seems to have got his legs back now.
Hayabusa tries to clinch but The Glow is having none of it.
The Glow swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Hayabusa to counter with a crisp jab.
Hayabusa scores with a punch to the head.

Hayabusa fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with The Glow, pushing him back against the ropes.
The Glow is trying to push Hayabusa away but Hayabusa has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Hayabusa cracks The Glow with a big elbow, right in the eye socket! The Glow drops to his knees in obvious pain! The referee starts the count but it's plainly obvious that The Glow isn't going to get back to his feet. The referee counts none the less and Hayabusa struts around the mat, safe in the knowledge that this one is over. A big win for Hayabusa!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Elbows). Ryu Hayabusa!
A victorious Ryu Hayabusa thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

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Co-main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight kickboxing rules bout between Alexander Smirnov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vodka Drunkinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drunkinski is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by It's my time. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Smirnov
vs
Drunkinski

173 cm
27
144 lbs
20 - 12 - 1

159 cm
28
147 lbs
9 - 5 - 1

World class boxer
Cardio machine

World class MT
Granite chin

Mango Nutrition

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 20 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Alexander Smirnov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vodka Drunkinski!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drunkinski throws a leg kick but Smirnov moved away.
Drunkinski walks into a straight right hand from Smirnov.
A slow jab from Smirnov misses its intended target.
Drunkinski moves out of range of the body kick.
Smirnov misses with a lunging right hand

and Drunkinski holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Smirnov throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Smirnov is trying to stall.
Smirnov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Smirnov has Drunkinski pushed against the ropes.
Drunkinski keeps control of Smirnov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Drunkinski lands a hook to the side of the head.
Drunkinski creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Smirnov taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Smirnov misses with some punches.
Knees to the body from Drunkinski.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drunkinski lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Smirnov.
Smirnov is trying to maintain a safe position but Drunkinski gets an underhook and turns Smirnov into the ropes.
Drunkinski tries to land knees in the clinch but Smirnov avoids the damage to the body.
Smirnov blocks an elbow strike.
Drunkinski lands a body punch.

Smirnov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Drunkinski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smirnov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Drunkinski is looking to clinch.
Smirnov scores with a punch to the head.
Smirnov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Drunkinski.
Drunkinski needs to keep his hands up - Smirnov had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd cheers as Drunkinski lands an impressive looking overhand right. Smirnov doesn't seem phased though.
Drunkinski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Drunkinski buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Smirnov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Smirnov.
Drunkinski scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Smirnov doesn't seem bothered though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Smirnov.
A head kick misses from Drunkinski.
Smirnov is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Alexander Smirnov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smirnov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Drunkinski.
Smirnov checks a low kick from Drunkinski.
Drunkinski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Smirnov.
Smirnov throws a good cross that connects.
Smirnov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters circling - Smirnov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Drunkinski lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Smirnov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

Drunkinski closes the distance and pushes Smirnov back into the ropes.
Drunkinski with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Drunkinski avoids a wild elbow strike from Smirnov.
Drunkinski tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Smirnov blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drunkinski blocking some punches.
Smirnov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Smirnov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Smirnov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Smirnov.
Smirnov stalling in the clinch but Drunkinski improves position.
Drunkinski lands a body punch.
Drunkinski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Drunkinski.
Smirnov creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Drunkinski landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Smirnov pushes off an throws an elbow but Drunkinski leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Smirnov is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Drunkinski as Smirnov tries to tie him up.
Drunkinski misses with some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drunkinski avoids the elbow strike from Smirnov, against the ropes.
Drunkinski misses with a knee to the head.
Drunkinski tries to work over Smirnov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Drunkinski lands a left hand that snaps the head of Smirnov backwards.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Drunkinski lands a hook that snaps the head of Smirnov backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smirnov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Smirnov misses with the head strike.
Smirnov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice elbow from Drunkinski.
Smirnov taking a breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Vodka Drunkinski will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Drunkinski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Smirnov.
Smirnov loads up on a big right hand but Drunkinski slips the punch.
Drunkinski fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Smirnov is out of range.
Smirnov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Smirnov misses the jab.
Drunkinski lands a jab.
Smirnov is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Drunkinski slips a jab from Smirnov.
Smirnov blocks the body kick.
Smirnov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Drunkinski connects with a nice looking jab.
Drunkinski scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Drunkinski misses the shot to the body.
Drunkinski avoids the head kick by Smirnov.
Smirnov takes one to the chin there.
Drunkinski blocks a head kick by Smirnov.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smirnov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Smirnov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Drunkinski lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

Smirnov is rocked!

It looks like Alexander Smirnov has been cut.
A shot to the liver by Smirnov. Beautiful body shot.

Drunkinski closes the distance and pushes Smirnov back into the ropes.
Smirnov avoiding damage as Drunkinski throws knees to the body.
Smirnov tries to stall but Drunkinski uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Drunkinski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smirnov's elbow.
Drunkinski crunches a lovely knee into Smirnov's ribcage.
Drunkinski misses with a hook to the ribs.
Smirnov pushes off an throws an elbow but Drunkinski leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Drunkinski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Smirnov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drunkinski blocks an elbow strike.
Drunkinski misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smirnov.
Smirnov blocking some punches.
Smirnov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Drunkinski's defenses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smirnov is trying to stall.
Smirnov avoiding damage as Drunkinski throws knees to the body.
Smirnov looking to slow down the pace here.
Smirnov throws an elbow that misses.
Smirnov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Drunkinski is working Smirnov over against the ropes.
Smirnov wants to stall.
Drunkinski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drunkinski pushes Smirnov back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Smirnov just misses with a elbow thrown towards Drunkinski's brow.
Drunkinski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Smirnov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Smirnov misses with an elbow over the top.
Drunkinski swings wildly with an uppercut but Smirnov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smirnov tries to throw a body punch but Drunkinski avoids it by throwing Smirnov back against the ropes.
Drunkinski works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Drunkinski misses with some punches.
Smirnov taking a breather.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drunkinski lands a nice elbow.
A short uppercut from Drunkinski.
Vodka Drunkinski seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Drunkinski lands a shoulder strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Smirnov.
Smirnov pushes off an throws an elbow but Drunkinski leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
A short left from Smirnov.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drunkinski misses with a knee to the head.
A hook to the body from Drunkinski.

Smirnov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Drunkinski is looking to clinch but Smirnov is avoiding it.
Smirnov throws the left hand but Drunkinski avoids the punch easily.
Smirnov scores with a hook.
Smirnov throws a solid leg kick but Drunkinski takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Smirnov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Vodka Drunkinski will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Alexander Smirnov's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Drunkinski bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Smirnov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

Drunkinski clinches up against the ropes.
Smirnov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Smirnov takes a shot to the head.
Drunkinski lands an elbow inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Drunkinski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Drunkinski works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Smirnov throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Drunkinski is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A nice right hand lands inside from Drunkinski.
Smirnov throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Smirnov is trying to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Alexander Smirnov.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Drunkinski, as that shot connected.
Smirnov misses with a head kick.
Drunkinski motions for Smirnov to come forward. Drunkinski throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Drunkinski throws a leg kick which misses Smirnov's front leg but catches the back leg as Smirnov tries to avoid it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Smirnov, as that shot connected.
Smirnov has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Drunkinski finds it's way round the side to connect with Smirnov's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smirnov misses with a low kick as Drunkinski jumps back.
Smirnov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Drunkinski looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A nice inside leg kick there by Drunkinski. That's going to slow Smirnov down.
A clash of legs there as Smirnov blocks the low kick.
The fighters circling - Drunkinski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Drunkinski lands with a nice body punch.
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!
Drunkinski defending well as Smirnov loads up on a big left hand.
Drunkinski throws a leg kick that misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Drunkinski. That snapped Smirnov's head back.
Drunkinski throws a big shot that misses.
Smirnov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Smirnov needs to keep his hands up - Drunkinski had a free shot at his head there.
Drunkinski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Smirnov.
Nice defenses there by Drunkinski.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drunkinski throws a leg kick
and Smirnov counters with a nice leg kick.
Drunkinski slips under a jab from Smirnov.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Drunkinski.
Drunkinski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Smirnov.
Smirnov scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Drunkinski digs a good body shot into Smirnov's ribs.
Drunkinski lands a really nice looking cross but Smirnov seems unphased.
Drunkinski shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A solid leg kick lands there for Smirnov.
Smirnov misses with a looping right.
Drunkinski slips a jab from Smirnov.
Smirnov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Drunkinski.
Drunkinski is looking to land body kicks.
Drunkinski closes the distance but Smirnov moves to the side
and Smirnov counters with a stiff right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drunkinski looks to land a left hand but Smirnov moved out of range nicely.
Drunkinski defending well as Smirnov loads up on a big left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smirnov throws the left hand but Drunkinski avoids the punch easily.
Vodka Drunkinski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Smirnov works the jab nicely.
Drunkinski ducks under a wild hook from Smirnov.
Drunkinski lands with a straight right. Smirnov didn't see that one coming.
Smirnov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Drunkinski throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Smirnov throws a low kick but Drunkinski avoids it.
Drunkinski takes one to the side of the head.
Drunkinski connects with a leg kick. Smirnov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Good exchange - Smirnov coming out on top.
Drunkinski defending well as Smirnov loads up on a big left hand.

Drunkinski moves into the clinch successfully.
Drunkinski misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Vodka Drunkinski just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Alexander Smirnov's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Drunkinski misses with a low kick.
A jab from Smirnov misses.
Drunkinski on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Drunkinski tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Smirnov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Smirnov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Drunkinski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Smirnov.
Smirnov throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Drunkinski counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Drunkinski.
Drunkinski lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Drunkinski tries a knee to the head but Smirnov blocks it.
Smirnov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Drunkinski landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Smirnov lands a hook that snaps the head of Drunkinski backwards.
Knees to the body from Drunkinski.
Smirnov trying to control the position but instead, Drunkinski has worked for underhooks and has pushed Smirnov into the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smirnov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Smirnov stalling in the clinch but Drunkinski improves position.
Drunkinski putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Smirnov in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Drunkinski lands a hook to the side of the head.
Drunkinski blocks an uppercut.
Drunkinski avoids a wild elbow strike from Smirnov.
Drunkinski misses with the head strike.
Drunkinski throws a head punch that misses.
Drunkinski working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Smirnov is trying to maintain a safe position but Drunkinski gets an underhook and turns Smirnov into the ropes.
Smirnov lands a knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Drunkinski.
Drunkinski lands with a left to the head.
Smirnov looking to slow down the pace here.
Drunkinski pushes Smirnov back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Drunkinski throws an elbow that misses.
Drunkinski with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A right hand to the body from Drunkinski.
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!
Drunkinski scores with a nice hook to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Drunkinski.
Nice elbow from Drunkinski.
Smirnov stalling against the ropes.
Drunkinski lands a damaging elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smirnov is looking to control Drunkinski's arms but Drunkinski gets an underhook and turns him. Now Smirnov has his back to the ropes.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Drunkinski.
Drunkinski lands a hook to the side of the head.
Drunkinski working aggressively here.
Drunkinski lands a body punch in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Drunkinski.
Smirnov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Drunkinski is keeping busy.
Smirnov stalling.
Smirnov working hard to break the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Smirnov.
Drunkinski blocking some punches.
Drunkinski missing with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smirnov trying to stall but Drunkinski improves his position.
Smirnov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Smirnov wants to stall.
Smirnov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Smirnov tries to stall but Drunkinski uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Alexander Smirnov.
Drunkinski lands a nice leg kick that just misses Smirnov's sensitive parts.
Smirnov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Drunkinski.
Drunkinski misses the jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice leg kick lands there from Drunkinski.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Drunkinski fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Drunkinski throws a shot from downtown. Smirnov moves away and avoids it.
Drunkinski is looking to score with low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vodka Drunkinski dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Alexander Smirnov's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Drunkinski connects with a body shot.
Smirnov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Drunkinski.
Smirnov throws a lazy uppercut

and Drunkinski counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Drunkinski.
Drunkinski landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Smirnov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Smirnov tries to stall but Drunkinski uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Smirnov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Drunkinski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Smirnov looking to stall.

Smirnov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Drunkinski throws a nice outside leg kick.
Smirnov tried to score with a low kick but Drunkinski checks it.

Drunkinski gets a clinch.
Drunkinski swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smirnov is looking to control Drunkinski's arms but Drunkinski gets an underhook and turns him. Now Smirnov has his back to the ropes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Drunkinski.
Drunkinski works on Smirnov's body with a couple of short punches.
Smirnov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Drunkinski gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Drunkinski pushes Smirnov back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Smirnov is trying to stall.
Drunkinski misses with a body punch.
Drunkinski gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Smirnov's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Drunkinski tries to throw a body punch but Smirnov avoids it by throwing Drunkinski back against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Smirnov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Smirnov misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Smirnov.
Smirnov looks to throw the jab but Drunkinski is out of range.
Drunkinski lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Drunkinski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smirnov moves away.
Drunkinski tries to clinch but Smirnov moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice uppercut there from Drunkinski.
Oh Smirnov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Drunkinski bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

Drunkinski closes the distance and clinches.
Drunkinski lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Drunkinski cracks Smirnov with a big uppercut, right up the middle and Smirnov goes down! Oh, he's hurt! He's bigtime hurt! The referee is giving him a chance to get back to his feet - 4,5,6,7, no, he's called it off! Smirnov wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Vodka Drunkinski!
A very excited looking Vodka Drunkinski made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Love Bug (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bug comes to the ring accompanied by Big Ballin with My Homies. John Daniels has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bug
vs
Daniels

199 cm
28
275 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

198 cm
26
257 lbs
12 - 2 - 1

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Good gas tank

LOD: Affordable Quality

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 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Love Bug!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Daniels!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daniels scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bug takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Bug seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Bug tries to work over Daniels's front leg with a kick but Daniels checks it.
Bug on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Daniels. Daniels obviously looking to wear him down.
Bug throws a leg kick

and Daniels moves into the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Bug.
Bug misses with the head strike.
Bug goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bug misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Daniels.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bug lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bug avoiding damage as Daniels throws knees to the body.
Daniels blocks a body shot from Bug.
Bug lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bug scores with a shoulder strike.
Daniels lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bug backwards.
Nice body punch from Bug - that landed with a thud.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Bug.
Daniels looks winded!
A nice right hand lands inside from Bug.
Daniels tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bug avoids it.
Daniels lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Love Bug has been cut.
Bug misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Bug fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Bug fails to land.
Bug lands a nice uppercut.
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!
Bug wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bug is trying to force a seperation but Daniels has the dominant position.
Bug working hard to break the clinch.
Daniels throws a head punch that misses.
Bug wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Daniels has him pressed against the ropes.
Daniels tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bug avoids it.
Daniels keeps control of Bug as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Daniels misses with the head strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels takes a shot to the head.
Daniels goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Daniels prevents a body shot from Bug.
Daniels lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bug backwards.
Daniels is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bug is defending well for now.
Daniels has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Bug seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Daniels can turn it around.
Bug swings wildly with an uppercut but Daniels uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hand to the body from Bug.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bug.
Bug pushes Daniels back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Daniels keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bug's efforts to push away.
Bug scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A shot in the inside from Bug.
Bug struggles to land a body shot inside as Daniels controls his hands.
Bug throws a head punch that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Daniels prevents Bug from breaking the clinch.
Bug scores with a shoulder strike.
Bug working hard to break the clinch.
Daniels tries a body shot but Bug blocks it.
Bug misses with a short punch on the inside.
Daniels trying to land knees to the body.
Bug misses with a short punch on the inside.
Daniels pushes Bug back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bug working aggressively here.
A shot in the inside from Bug.
Bug blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Daniels with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Daniels misses with an elbow strike.
Bug throws a punch but it's blocked by Daniels.
Daniels tries a body shot but Bug blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels lands a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Daniels throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bug lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bug blocks the elbow strike.
Bug swings wildly with an uppercut but Daniels uses good head movement to avoid it.
Daniels blocks an uppercut.
Daniels lands an elbow inside.
Daniels prevents Bug from breaking the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Daniels just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bug's brow.
Daniels lands an elbow that stopped Bug in his tracks for a moment.
Daniels throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Bug pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bug throws a quick inside leg kick.
Daniels takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Daniels blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Bug throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Daniels. Bug does a little dance to reset his feet.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bug.
Daniels on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Daniels doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bug shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bug throws a lazy uppercut

and Daniels moves into the clinch.
Bug misses with a body punch.
Bug doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bug working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Daniels blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Daniels is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bug is defending well for now.
Daniels pushes off an throws an elbow but Bug leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Bug blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels lands a right hand.
Bug is trying to push Daniels away but Daniels has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Bug can't find room to land a body shot as Daniels controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Daniels.
Bug wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Daniels has him pressed against the ropes.
Daniels lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Daniels keeps control of Bug as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Daniels blocks an uppercut.
Daniels blocking some punches.
Daniels tries to land knees in the clinch but Bug avoids the damage to the body.
Bug softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Bug swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bug lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Daniels prevents Bug from breaking the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bug.

Daniels is rocked!
Daniels blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Daniels is still on wobbly legs! Can Bug finish him?
Love Bug has scored more points in the clinch so far.
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!
Daniels lands an elbow just above Bug 's eye.
Daniels seems to have recovered his senses.

Love Bug's cut is getting worse.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bug is trying to force a seperation but Daniels has the dominant position.
Daniels lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bug tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Daniels's elbow.
Bug tries to work over Daniels's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bug fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Bug.
Bug lands a left hand that snaps the head of Daniels backwards.

Bug breaks the clinch.
Daniels tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bug is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Daniels can do to turn this around?
Bug buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Daniels is breathing heavily.
Bug cracks the inside of Daniels's front leg.
Bug connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Daniels out cold! This one is over in a flash!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Love Bug!
Love Bug is the new heavyweight champion!
Love Bug thanked the fans post fight for their support.