SP ICON 2.0: ROTR - 155 rd 1 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Angus Jung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joseph Thunderdance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thunderdance has chosen Lissie as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Jung
vs
Thunderdance

180 cm
18
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

171 cm
25
152 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Angus Jung!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Joseph Thunderdance!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Micheangelo Fripello and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thunderdance throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jung stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jung lands with a slapping head kick.
Thunderdance fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jung on the side of the head.
A punch combination from Thunderdance misses.
Thunderdance lands with a good body shot.
Angus Jung seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thunderdance avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jung looks to land a combination but Thunderdance avoids it well.
Thunderdance lands a front kick.
Thunderdance scores with a shot to the body.
Jung tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thunderdance paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jung tried to score with a low kick but Thunderdance checks it.
Jung wants to clinch.
Thunderdance unleashes a big counter combination but Jung bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Thunderdance checks a leg kick nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Jung lands a left and a right that send Thunderdance crashing to the mat, dazed. Jung thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Thunderdance is rocked!

Jung tries to keep at a distance but Thunderdance has taken the fight into the clinch.
Thunderdance is still on wobbly legs! Can Jung finish him?
Jung wants to stall.

Jung pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thunderdance seems to have recovered his senses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thunderdance blocks the body kick.
Jung tries to clinch up but Thunderdance circles away and keeps his distance.
Thunderdance throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Jung wants to clinch up but Thunderdance keeps it at a distance.
Thunderdance thows a body kick. Jung tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Jung tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jung fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thunderdance scores with a jab to the body.

Jung gets caught napping as Thunderdance dives in and scores a takedown. Jung manages to retain guard.
Thunderdance works over Jung with some ground and pound from guard.
Thunderdance wants to control from the top but Jung keeps moving.
Jung avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Thunderdance working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jung's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thunderdance trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thunderdance trying to control the position from guard on top but Jung is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thunderdance scoring with punches to the head and body.

Jung has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Thunderdance can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Thunderdance trying to control but Jung is working from the bottom.
Thunderdance passes Jung's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Thunderdance throwing shots but Jung is blocking nicely.
Jung avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Thunderdance.
Jung is trying to control but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jung is looking to get back to full guard here but Thunderdance has managed to pass to side control instead.
Jung takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Jung on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jung tries to get out of the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Thunderdance wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jung keeps working.
Thunderdance working the head and body with strikes.
Thunderdance tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Jung is looking to reverse the position.

Thunderdance is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Jung knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Jung wants to control but Thunderdance postures up.
Jung knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Thunderdance on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Thunderdance decides to stand back up. Thunderdance steps back and let's Jung get back to his feet.
Thunderdance throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Jung misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thunderdance.
Thunderdance takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Jung tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Thunderdance is able to avoid easily.
Thunderdance avoids a punch combination nicely.
Thunderdance connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jung looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
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!
Thunderdance drops his hands momentarily and Jung takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Thunderdance digs a good hook to Jung's body.
Thunderdance avoids the body shot from Jung.
Jung lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thunderdance circles away quickly and effectively.
Thunderdance throws a combination. Jung tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Thunderdance throws the kick towards the body but Jung avoids it.
Jung does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Jung throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Thunderdance steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Jung. That one must have hurt.
Thunderdance throws out a powerful jab.
Thunderdance slips a jab from Jung.
Thunderdance jabs at Jung's body.
Jung lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jung thumps Thunderdance with a low kick.
Jung attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jung throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Thunderdance throws a good cross that connects.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jung.
Thunderdance looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jung tries to bum rush Thunderdance with a series of wild strikes but Thunderdance uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jung doesn't manage to clinch there - Thunderdance circles away.
Thunderdance throws a counter combo.
Jung has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Thunderdance finds it's way round the side to connect with Jung's head.
Jung wants to clinch.
Thunderdance stuns Jung with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thunderdance lands with a nice body punch.
Thunderdance throws a right and a left that both miss.
Thunderdance scores with a jab to the jaw.
Decent striking displayed by Thunderdance there.
Thunderdance misses with a kick to the body.
It looked like Jung was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Thunderdance fails to land the takedown.

Jung pushes Thunderdance up against the cage in a clinch.

Jung pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thunderdance connects with a solid leg kick.
Joseph Thunderdance seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jung throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jung throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jung throws a leg kick but Thunderdance checks it.
A big right from Jung misses.
Jung throws a wild body kick that Thunderdance sees coming a mile off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jung scoring well with a low kick there.
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!
Jung throws a front kick aimed at Thunderdance's knee but Thunderdance avoids it well.
Thunderdance needs to keep his hands up - Jung had a free shot at his head there.
Jung dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Thunderdance. That did some damage!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jung takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
An inside leg kick from Jung misses.
Thunderdance lands a jab to the nose.
Jung throws a sloppy head kick and Thunderdance moves out of range easily.
Angus Jung is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thunderdance chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jung can pounce on him.
Thunderdance lands an overhand right.

Thunderdance manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Jung on his heels. He'll look to pass Jung's guard now, I'm sure.
Jung is trying to control the position but Thunderdance postures up.
Jung is pulling down on Thunderdance's head to control his posture.
Jung looking to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thunderdance is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Jung is trying to keep Thunderdance in close.
Thunderdance loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Thunderdance scoring with some ground and pound.
Jung trying to control the position.
Thunderdance is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Thunderdance slips under a jab.
Thunderdance connects with a leg kick. Jung looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Thunderdance shoots in but no luck this time.
Nice shot by Thunderdance.
Thunderdance blocks a head kick by Jung.
Jung stuffs the takedown attempt from Thunderdance. Thunderdance gets slowly back to his feet.
Angus Jung has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joseph Thunderdance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thunderdance throws a series of punches but Jung avoids them all with ease.
Jung misses the shot to the body.
Jung scores with a three punch combo!
Jung looks to land a right hand but Thunderdance moved out of range.
Thunderdance blocks a head kick by Jung.
Jung walks into a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thunderdance scores with a decent looking hook.
Jung scores with a jab to the body.
Thunderdance is breathing heavily.
A jab from Thunderdance finds it's way through Jung's defenses.
Thunderdance tries to clinch but Jung moves out of range.
Jung fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Thunderdance.
A slapping body kick lands there for Jung.
Jung tries to clinch up.
Thunderdance looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Thunderdance ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A cross from Jung lands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jung throws a big shot that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Angus Jung will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Thunderdance fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jung on the side of the head.
Jung fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thunderdance manages to avoid it.
Jung has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Thunderdance finds it's way round the side to connect with Jung's head.
Thunderdance tests Jung's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jung connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jung looks to land a right hand but Thunderdance moved out of range.
Thunderdance scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jung throws a nice outside leg kick.
Thunderdance throws a nice looking combination but Jung bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jung misses with a hook. Thunderdance ducked under it nicely.
Thunderdance's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jung throws a head kick but Thunderdance moves out of range.
Jung throws a lazy head kick
and Thunderdance counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jung looks to clinch
and Thunderdance counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thunderdance lands with an overhand left.
Jung fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Thunderdance is out of range.

Jung darts in and clinches Thunderdance up against the cage.

Thunderdance lands a takedown into guard.
Jung is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Thunderdance dives into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Thunderdance scoring with punches and elbows.
Thunderdance throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Jung is trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thunderdance is looking to take a break and control but Jung is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The strikes coming from Thunderdance are missing the target in this wave of attacks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thunderdance in side control lands a decent elbow.

Thunderdance wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Jung, who protects the arm well.
Thunderdance throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Thunderdance in side control, throwing shots but Jung defends.
Jung is trying to control Thunderdance's posture but Thunderdance avoids it.
Jung tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Thunderdance wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Thunderdance creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Joseph Thunderdance has got the better of the ground game so far.
Thunderdance working the head with strikes.
Jung is trying to control Thunderdance's posture but Thunderdance avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thunderdance lands some shots froms side control.

Thunderdance is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Jung is trying to escape and Thunderdance transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Jung is forced to tap! Nice work there by Thunderdance! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Joseph Thunderdance!
An intense looking Joseph Thunderdance took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'This aint even the real thing. We're over here talking about practice, man!'.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
81%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between BJ Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Khali Wolvhammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Penn
vs
Wolvhammer

175 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
25
156 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, BJ Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Khali Wolvhammer!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Micheangelo Fripello and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wolvhammer lands with an overhand left.
Penn goes for a double leg but Wolvhammer avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Wolvhammer continues to drive forward.
Penn moves out of range of the strikes.
Penn moves in looking to clinch but Wolvhammer pushes him off.
Penn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wolvhammer scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wolvhammer wants to land a leg kick but Penn is out of range.
Penn tries to score a power double leg takedown but Wolvhammer sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Penn somewhat.
Wolvhammer pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Penn back to the cage. Wolvhammer follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A head kick misses from Penn.
Penn goes for a double leg but Wolvhammer avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Wolvhammer continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for BJ Penn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wolvhammer scores with the left hand. Penn knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wolvhammer misses with an uppercut. Penn saw that one coming.
Penn feinted with a counter takedown.
Penn walks into a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolvhammer throws an overhand right that lands on Penn's shoulder, as Penn tries to avoid the shot.
Wolvhammer throws a push kick but Penn slaps the foot to one side.
Wolvhammer wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wolvhammer fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Penn tries for a takedown but Wolvhammer sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Penn throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wolvhammer's waist but Wolvhammer gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Penn off to one side.
Penn blocks a jab.
Penn tries to close the distance and clinch but Wolvhammer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Penn wants to clinch.
Penn shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wolvhammer looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Penn changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Wolvhammer tries to avoid it but Penn manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Wolvhammer to the ground. Wolvhammer escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Penn blocks a jab.
Wolvhammer misses with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolvhammer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wolvhammer tests Penn's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Some wild striking there from Wolvhammer.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wolvhammer throws out a loose jab but Penn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wolvhammer stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Wolvhammer uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

Wolvhammer drops Penn with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Penn looks back up at him and smiles so Wolvhammer waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Penn is rocked!
Wolvhammer drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Penn right on the button. Penn goes down! Wolvhammer follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Wolvhammer gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Khali Wolvhammer!

C
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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
63%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bob Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Froyo Hoyo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Smith
vs
Hoyo

180 cm
23
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
150 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Inexperienced

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bob Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Froyo Hoyo!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Josh West and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Hoyo finds it's way through Smith's defenses.
Hoyo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hoyo throws a series of strikes that have Smith backpedaling.
Hoyo has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Smith is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Smith fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hoyo on the side of the head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Smith, right into the meat.
Hoyo scores with a nice head shot.

Smith is rocked!

Hoyo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Smith, pushing him back against the cage.
Oh Smith is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hoyo lands a shoulder strike.
Good body shot from Hoyo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith is trying to push Hoyo away but Hoyo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hoyo lands a nice shot to the body.
Hoyo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hoyo lands a hook that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Hoyo lands a right hand.
Hoyo creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Smith's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Smith drops to his knees and Hoyo pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Froyo Hoyo!
Froyo Hoyo decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

C
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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Didier Leroy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ephram Urani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Didier Leroy has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Leroy
vs
Urani

178 cm
26
160 lbs
1 - 1 - 1

165 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Didier Leroy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ephram Urani!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Jeff Smith and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leroy throws a head kick that misses.
Urani tries a quick counter leg kick but Leroy is wise to it.
Urani scores with a leg kick.
Leroy lands with a kick to the temple. Urani shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Urani moves out of range as Leroy throws a body kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Leroy.
Urani blocks a head kick by Leroy.
Leroy throws a lazy head kick

and Urani holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Urani lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Leroy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Leroy wants to get back to striking at distance but Urani won't allow it.
Urani digs a right hand underneath Leroy's ribcage. Leroy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Urani.
Urani cracks Leroy with a nice body shot.
Leroy is breathing heavily.
Urani makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Urani creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Urani lands a hook that snaps the head of Leroy backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Urani lands an uppercut.
Urani gets through Leroy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Urani scores with a shot to the side of Leroy's head.
Urani lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Urani has Leroy pushed against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Urani continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Urani is stalling here.
Urani stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Leroy takes a shot to the head.
Urani lands a body shot in the clinch.
Urani lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Urani.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Urani lands a hook to the side of the head.

Leroy is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee is keeping an eye on Urani - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Oh Leroy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Urani taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Urani throws a big uppercut that drops Leroy! More strikes from Urani and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Leroy lies dazed against the cage as Urani celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ephram Urani!
Didier Leroy spoke after the fight, saying 'I'll come back stronger and better!'.

C
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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
55%

Main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Grogory Damkratov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Tarantino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tarantino has chosen I Am The Greatest by Logic as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Grogory Damkratov could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bobby Tarantino's chin.

Damkratov
vs
Tarantino

176 cm
26
160 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

174 cm
18
156 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Grogory Damkratov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bobby Tarantino!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Micheangelo Fripello and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tarantino bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tarantino closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Tarantino displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Damkratov throws out the jab.
Damkratov seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.

Tarantino clinches.
Tarantino keeps control of Damkratov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Damkratov lands a nice uppercut.

It looks like Bobby Tarantino has been cut.
Nice elbow from Tarantino.

It looks like Grogory Damkratov has been cut.
A frustrated look appears on Damkratov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tarantino misses with a punch on the inside.
Tarantino misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tarantino tries to land a knee to the head but Damkratov blocks with his arms.
Damkratov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tarantino misses with an elbow strike.
Damkratov is trying to break the clinch but Tarantino is controlling him.
We've been informed that Tarantino has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Tarantino lands an elbow just above Damkratov 's eye.
Tarantino throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Damkratov blocks it with crossed arms.
Tarantino pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Damkratov takes an elbow to the forehead.
Damkratov tries to break free but Tarantino pushes him back against the cage.
Tarantino with an attempt at a knee that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Damkratov wants to break free but Tarantino has control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarantino misses with an elbow over the top.
Tarantino looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Damkratov has had enough of the clinch but Tarantino keeps him there for the moment.
A frustrated look appears on Damkratov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tarantino creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Damkratov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tarantino has him pressed against the cage.
Damkratov tries to circle away but Tarantino has him pinned against the cage.
Damkratov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tarantino trying to stall but Damkratov improves his position.
Damkratov struggles to land a body shot inside as Tarantino controls his hands.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Tarantino just misses with a elbow thrown towards Damkratov's brow.
Damkratov avoids a wild elbow strike from Tarantino.
Damkratov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tarantino creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tarantino creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Damkratov's defenses.
Damkratov tries to break the clinch but Tarantino is controlling the position.
Damkratov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tarantino misses with a short punch on the inside.
Damkratov tries to break free but Tarantino pushes him back against the cage.
Damkratov is trying to force a seperation but Tarantino has the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tarantino.
A short right from Damkratov.
Tarantino pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Tarantino lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Damkratov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tarantino throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Damkratov avoids a wild elbow strike from Tarantino.
Tarantino creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Damkratov's defenses.
Tarantino tries a body shot but Damkratov blocks it.
Tarantino throws a knee to the head but misses.
Damkratov avoids the elbow strike from Tarantino, against the cage.
Damkratov takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tarantino misses with a knee to the head.
Tarantino has Damkratov pressed against the cage.
Damkratov wants to break free but Tarantino has control.
Damkratov tries to break free but Tarantino pushes him back against the cage.
Tarantino lands an elbow inside.
Tarantino misses with an elbow over the top.
Tarantino pushes off an throws an elbow but Damkratov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damkratov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tarantino misses with an elbow over the top.
Tarantino throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Damkratov is trying to break the clinch but Tarantino is controlling him.
Damkratov is trying to break the clinch but Tarantino is controlling him.
Tarantino creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Damkratov working hard to break the clinch.
Damkratov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Damkratov blocks the elbow strike.
Tarantino takes a shot to the head.
Tarantino misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tarantino lands an elbow that stopped Damkratov in his tracks for a moment.
Tarantino prevents Damkratov from breaking the clinch.
Damkratov takes an elbow to the temple.
Damkratov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tarantino has him pressed against the cage.
Tarantino throws an elbow but it misses.

Damkratov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tarantino uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Damkratov.
Tarantino connects with a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Tarantino forces Damkratov back against the cage and clinches.
Tarantino lands a nice elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Damkratov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tarantino backwards.
Damkratov takes an elbow to the temple.
Damkratov can't find room to land a body shot as Tarantino controls the action.
Damkratov blocks the elbow strike.
Tarantino lands a damaging elbow.

Grogory Damkratov's cut is getting worse.
Damkratov dodges an elbow strike from Tarantino.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tarantino.
Tarantino looking to throw knees to the head but Damkratov is blocking nicely.
A right handed body shot lands from Damkratov.
Damkratov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Damkratov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tarantino has him pressed against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Tarantino.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tarantino.
Tarantino struggles to land a body shot inside as Damkratov controls his hands.
Tarantino lands a damaging elbow.
Tarantino creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Damkratov tries to break free but Tarantino pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bobby Tarantino dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Damkratov misses the jab.
Damkratov keeps the fight on the outside.
Tarantino smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Damkratov loads up on a big right hand but Tarantino slips the punch.
Nice shot by Damkratov.
Tarantino moves into range and connects with a jab.

Tarantino moves into range and clinches up with Damkratov.
Tarantino pressing his opponent against the cage.
Damkratov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Damkratov is trying to push Tarantino away but Tarantino has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tarantino has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Damkratov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tarantino misses with an elbow over the top.
Tarantino lands a damaging elbow.
Tarantino tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Damkratov's elbow.
Damkratov tries a body shot but Tarantino blocks it.
Damkratov tries to circle away but Tarantino has him pinned against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tarantino.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Tarantino just misses with a elbow thrown towards Damkratov's brow.
Tarantino lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Damkratov.
Tarantino lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bobby Tarantino seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Damkratov.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Tarantino just misses with a elbow thrown towards Damkratov's brow.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Tarantino dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Tarantino tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tarantino lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Grogory Damkratov's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Damkratov blocking some punches.
Tarantino throws an elbow but it misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Damkratov.
Damkratov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tarantino backwards.
Tarantino lands with a right to the head.
Damkratov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tarantino lands an elbow inside that Damkratov shrugs off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Damkratov is trying to push Tarantino away but Tarantino has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Damkratov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damkratov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Damkratov manages to break the clinch.
Grogory Damkratov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Damkratov keeps the fight on the outside.
Damkratov lands with a right hand.
Tarantino is looking to clinch but Damkratov is avoiding it.
Damkratov lands a jab.
Damkratov missing with a left hand there. Tarantino was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Damkratov works the jab nicely.

Tarantino is rocked!
Tarantino doesn't manage to clinch there - Damkratov circles away.
Tarantino is still on wobbly legs! Can Damkratov finish him?
Bobby Tarantino seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Damkratov misses with a hook.
Tarantino tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tarantino seems to have recovered his senses.
Damkratov misses with a two punch combination.
Damkratov lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Tarantino tries to clinch but Damkratov moves out of range.
Damkratov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tarantino moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damkratov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tarantino was well out of range. Poor timing from Damkratov.
Jab, jab by Damkratov - just one landing.
Damkratov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tarantino swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tarantino tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tarantino misses with an uppercut
and Damkratov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Damkratov throws a lazy right hand but Tarantino sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Tarantino misses.
Damkratov misses the jab.
Tarantino dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Damkratov throws a jab when Tarantino was well out of range.
Tarantino tries to close the distance and clinch up but Damkratov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Damkratov looks to land a combination but Tarantino avoids it well.
Tarantino is looking to clinch but Damkratov is avoiding it.
Tarantino tries to clinch but Damkratov moves out of range.
Tarantino misses the shot to the body.
Tarantino tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Damkratov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tarantino with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Damkratov to score with a decent uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Damkratov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Damkratov takes a swing at Tarantino's ribcage but misses.
Grogory Damkratov is winning the standup battle so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tarantino wants to clinch.
Damkratov feinted with a counter takedown.
Damkratov throws a right hand that Tarantino ducks under and follows up with a left that Tarantino also avoids with ease.
A punch lands to the side of Tarantino 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tarantino is looking to clinch.
Damkratov tries to counter by clinching up but Tarantino breaks away and moves out of range.
Damkratov misses with a straight left.
Tarantino throws out a counter right but Damkratov avoids it with no problem.
Damkratov keeps the fight on the outside.
Damkratov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Damkratov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tarantino doesn't seem bothered though.
Damkratov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tarantino wants to clinch up but Damkratov keeps it at a distance.
Tarantino tries to clinch but Damkratov moves out of range.
Tarantino tries to clinch up.
A big left from Tarantino misses.
Tarantino tries to clinch but Damkratov is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Grogory Damkratov dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Damkratov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Tarantino throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Damkratov changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Tarantino ducks under a wild hook from Damkratov.
Tarantino moves in looking to clinch but Damkratov pushes him off.
Damkratov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sloppy strikes from Damkratov. Those never looked like landing.
Tarantino dodges the punch combination from Damkratov.
Tarantino doesn't manage to clinch there - Damkratov circles away.
Tarantino tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Damkratov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tarantino takes one to the chin there.
Damkratov misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Damkratov keeps the fight on the outside.
Damkratov connects with a right hand. Tarantino shakes it off.
Damkratov avoids the body shot from Tarantino.
Tarantino tries to clinch up.
Tarantino slips under a jab from Damkratov.
Damkratov misses with a hook.
Tarantino throws out a counter right but Damkratov avoids it with no problem.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarantino is looking to clinch but Damkratov is avoiding it.
A punch combination from Damkratov misses.

Tarantino has Damkratov up against the cage in a clinch.
Tarantino tries to land a knee to the head but Damkratov blocks with his arms.
Tarantino blocking some punches.
Damkratov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tarantino throws a knee to the head but misses.
Damkratov dodges an elbow strike from Tarantino.
Tarantino misses with an elbow over the top.
Tarantino tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Damkratov lands with a right to the head.
Damkratov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Damkratov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tarantino trying to control the position but instead, Damkratov has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tarantino into the cage.
Damkratov wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damkratov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tarantino throws an elbow but it misses.
Damkratov lands a right hand.
Damkratov tries to break the clinch but Tarantino is controlling the position.
A shot in the inside from Tarantino.
A right hand to the body from Damkratov.
Tarantino creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Damkratov's defenses.
Tarantino swings wildly with an uppercut but Damkratov uses good head movement to avoid it.
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!
Damkratov avoids the elbow strike from Tarantino, against the cage.

Damkratov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Damkratov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tarantino.
Tarantino displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Damkratov throws out the jab.
Damkratov keeps the fight on the outside.
Tarantino slips a jab and a cross from Damkratov.
Tarantino lands with an overhand left.
Tarantino tries to clinch up.
Damkratov throws a big counter combination but Tarantino scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Damkratov circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Damkratov does no damage.
A countering left hand to the body from Tarantino misses.
Damkratov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A big right from Damkratov misses.
Tarantino throws a lazy right hand but Damkratov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Damkratov appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Damkratov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Damkratov takes a jab right on the kisser.
Tarantino tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Damkratov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tarantino lands with a hook. Damkratov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Damkratov scores with a nice strike.
Damkratov smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Left hook, right uppercut from Damkratov.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Damkratov swings for the body but Tarantino moves out of range.

Damkratov tries to keep at a distance but Tarantino has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tarantino with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tarantino struggles to land a body shot inside as Damkratov controls his hands.
Tarantino comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damkratov is trying to break the clinch but Tarantino has him pressed against the cage.
Damkratov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Damkratov lands an uppercut.
Tarantino misses with a knee to the head.
Tarantino misses with a knee to the head.
Damkratov is trying to force a seperation but Tarantino has the dominant position.
Damkratov dodges an elbow strike from Tarantino.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Tarantino just misses with a elbow thrown towards Damkratov's brow.
Tarantino lands an elbow just above Damkratov 's eye.
Damkratov takes an elbow to the forehead.
Damkratov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tarantino pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Tarantino misses with an elbow over the top.
Tarantino prevents Damkratov from breaking the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Tarantino just misses with a elbow thrown towards Damkratov's brow.
Tarantino lands an elbow inside.
A frustrated look appears on Damkratov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Grogory Damkratov clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Damkratov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tarantino wants to clinch.
Damkratov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tarantino cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Damkratov lands a nice shot that snaps Tarantino's head back.
Tarantino dodges the punch combination from Damkratov.
Damkratov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tarantino tries to close the distance and clinch up but Damkratov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Damkratov misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tarantino doesn't manage to clinch there - Damkratov circles away.
Nice defenses there by Tarantino.
Damkratov is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Damkratov swats away the attempt to clinch by Tarantino.
Tarantino tries to close the distance and clinch up but Damkratov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Damkratov tries to counter with a takedown but Tarantino is quick to defend against it.
Damkratov looks to land a right hand but Tarantino moved out of range.
Tarantino looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarantino tries to clinch up.
Tarantino wants to clinch up but Damkratov keeps it at a distance.
Damkratov tries to counter by clinching up but Tarantino breaks away and moves out of range.
Damkratov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tarantino moves away.
Tarantino tries to clinch but Damkratov moves out of range.
Tarantino fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tarantino wants to clinch.
Tarantino wants to clinch up but Damkratov keeps it at a distance.
Damkratov ducks under a wild hook from Tarantino.
Damkratov throws the left hand but Tarantino avoids the punch easily.
Damkratov just misses with a punch to the body.
Tarantino moves in looking to clinch but Damkratov pushes him off.
Damkratov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Damkratov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
It looked like Damkratov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Damkratov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tarantino.
Tarantino throws a body shot but no joy.
Damkratov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damkratov misses the shot to the body.
Damkratov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Damkratov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Damkratov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Tarantino takes the fight into the clinch.
Tarantino comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A body shot lands from Tarantino.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Tarantino misses with an elbow over the top.
Tarantino pushes off an throws an elbow but Damkratov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Tarantino lands an elbow just above Damkratov 's eye.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tarantino tries to land a knee to the head but Damkratov blocks with his arms.
Damkratov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Damkratov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Damkratov throws a punch but it's blocked by Tarantino.
Damkratov blocks an elbow strike from Tarantino.
Damkratov cracks Tarantino with a nice body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Damkratov.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tarantino.
Damkratov tries to work over Tarantino's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Damkratov.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Tarantino misses with an elbow strike.
Tarantino looking to throw knees to the head but Damkratov is blocking nicely.
A hook to the body from Damkratov.
A nice left hand lands by Damkratov.
Tarantino pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Damkratov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tarantino creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Damkratov's defenses.
Damkratov blocks the elbow strike.
Tarantino misses with an elbow strike.
Damkratov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Tarantino throws an elbow but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tarantino throws an elbow but it misses.
Tarantino tries a body shot but Damkratov blocks it.
Damkratov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tarantino keeps control of Damkratov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Damkratov lands with a left to the head.
Tarantino lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tarantino looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Damkratov blocks the elbow strike.
Damkratov wants to break free but Tarantino has control.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Tarantino looking to stall.
Tarantino pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Damkratov tries to circle away but Tarantino has him pinned against the cage.
Damkratov working hard to break the clinch.
Damkratov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nice elbow from Tarantino.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Grogory Damkratov had his way with Bobby Tarantino in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Damkratov cracks Tarantino with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Tarantino falls to his knees and Damkratov doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Grogory Damkratov!
Grogory Damkratov retains his lightweight title!
After the fight, Grogory Damkratov was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.