Dynasty 12: Overload PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boats Hoes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcos Aurelio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Hoes
vs
Aurelio

210 cm
21
290 lbs
4 - 7 - 0

190 cm
23
265 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Boats Hoes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marcos Aurelio!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aurelio was well out of range. Poor timing from Hoes.
Hoes swings for the body but Aurelio moves out of range.
Aurelio tries to clinch up but Hoes circles away and keeps his distance.
Hoes lands a head shot.

It looks like Marcos Aurelio has been cut.

Aurelio instigates a clinch.
Aurelio lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Aurelio throws a punch but it's blocked by Hoes.
Aurelio misses with a hook from the clinch.
Aurelio is trying to maintain a safe position but Hoes gets an underhook and turns Aurelio into the ropes.
Aurelio scores with a shot to the side of Hoes's head.
Aurelio is working Hoes over against the ropes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aurelio misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Aurelio fails to land.

Aurelio breaks the clinch.
Aurelio moves in looking to clinch but Hoes pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Aurelio looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Aurelio fails in his attempt to clinch.
Aurelio tries to close the distance and clinch but Hoes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hoes misses with a looping right.
Hoes tries a head kick but it misses.
Aurelio tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hoes swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aurelio avoids a kick to the body.
Hoes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Aurelio moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hoes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hoes misses with an uppercut.
Aurelio fails in his attempt to clinch.
Marcos Aurelio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for Hoes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The fight stays on the outside here - Aurelio looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Aurelio doesn't manage to clinch there - Hoes circles away.
Aurelio tries a low kick but Hoes avoids it.
Hoes lands an overhand right.
Hoes swats away the attempt to clinch by Aurelio.
Hoes misses with a double jab.
Hoes throws a head kick that misses.
Aurelio tries to clinch but Hoes is having none of it.
Aurelio wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aurelio uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hoes.
Aurelio moves in looking to clinch but Hoes pushes him off.
Aurelio tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Hoes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hoes swats away the attempt to clinch by Aurelio.
Aurelio tries to clinch there but Hoes circles away.
Hoes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Aurelio defending well as Hoes loads up on a big left hand.
Aurelio is looking to clinch but Hoes is avoiding it.
Hoes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hoes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Aurelio tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hoes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Aurelio tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Aurelio tries to clinch up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aurelio tries to clinch there but Hoes circles away.
Aurelio wants to clinch.
Aurelio tries to clinch up but Hoes circles away and keeps his distance.
Aurelio tries to close the distance and clinch but Hoes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Aurelio fails with an attempt to clinch.
Aurelio tries to clinch up but Hoes circles away and keeps his distance.
Aurelio throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Aurelio tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Aurelio doesn't manage to clinch there - Hoes circles away.
Hoes keeps the fight on the outside.
Aurelio tries to close the distance and clinch but Hoes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Aurelio is looking to clinch but Hoes is avoiding it.
Aurelio tries to clinch but Hoes moves out of range.
Aurelio wants to clinch.
Aurelio doesn't manage to clinch there - Hoes circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hoes connects with a crisp jab.
Hoes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Aurelio swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hoes fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Aurelio looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Aurelio darts in trying to clinch
enabling Hoes to counter with a crisp jab.

That has opened up Marcos Aurelio's cut even more.
Aurelio looks gassed!
Hoes circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Hoes counter with a right hand.

The cut above Marcos Aurelio's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Hoes throws a leg kick but Aurelio checks it.
Hoes just misses with a punch to the body.
Aurelio tries to clinch up

and Hoes counters with a series of strikes that sends Aurelio to the canvas! Hoes follows down into guard, looking to finish the fight!

Aurelio is rocked!

Hoes stands up and waves to Aurelio to follow him.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Aurelio darts in trying to clinch

and Hoes counters with a right hand that sends Aurelio tumbling to the canvas! Can Hoes finish him? He dives into Aurelio's guard looking to do just that!

Marcos Aurelio's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Hoes controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

Aurelio is working an open guard so Hoes takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Hoes cracks a nice hook into Aurelio's ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aurelio tries to move into range but Hoes moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Marcos Aurelio's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Boats Hoes!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
71%

Undercard bout

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

Manuel
vs
Jimmy

180 cm
24
150 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

185 cm
23
159 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Good low kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Juan Manuel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Little Jimmy!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jimmy lands a head kick. Manuel smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Manuel misses with a series of wild punches.
A head kick misses from Jimmy.
Little Jimmy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Manuel throws a hook but Jimmy blocks it.
Jimmy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jimmy has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jimmy there as he acknowledges the shot.
Manuel tries to clinch up but Jimmy circles away and keeps his distance.
Jimmy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Manuel stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jimmy.
Jimmy lands with a slapping head kick.
Jimmy tries a head kick but it misses.
Manuel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jimmy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Manuel misses with the combination.
Crunch! Jimmy slams his shin into Manuel's torso.
Manuel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jimmy throws a nice head kick!
Jimmy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manuel tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jimmy connects with a high kick.
A cross from Jimmy lands.
Manuel throws a lazy body kick
and Jimmy makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Manuel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Manuel walks into a left hand.
Jimmy scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Manuel takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Jimmy connects with a high kick.
Manuel fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jimmy avoids the body shot from Manuel.
Jimmy throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Manuel's head.
Manuel takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Jimmy moves out of range as Manuel strikes.
Jimmy connects with a high kick.
Manuel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Manuel bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jimmy's head backwards.
Jimmy lands a nice looking body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jimmy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Manuel to counter with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jimmy, right into the meat.
Manuel misses with a double jab
and Jimmy counters with a two punch combo.
Manuel throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jimmy tries a head kick but it misses.
Jimmy throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Jimmy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Manuel misses with a double jab
and Jimmy counters with a nice low kick that buckles Manuel's knee momentarily.
A slow jab from Manuel misses its intended target.
Jimmy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jimmy throws a head kick but Manuel moves out of range.
Jimmy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Manuel on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Jimmy.
Manuel thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jimmy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Crunch! Jimmy slams his shin into Manuel's torso.
Jimmy lands a head kick. Manuel smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Jimmy misses with a head kick.
Jimmy throws a head kick that Manuel semi-blocks.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jimmy.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jimmy.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jimmy.
Manuel looks to throw a body kick
and Jimmy counters with a thumping low kick.
Manuel is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jimmy throws a sloppy head kick and Manuel moves out of range easily.
Manuel throws a series of punches but Jimmy moves out of range.
Jimmy misses with a head kick.
Manuel 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.
Jimmy throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Manuel's head.
Manuel misses with a leg kick.
Jimmy throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jimmy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manuel lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

It looks like Little Jimmy has been cut.
Manuel misses with a straight right.
Jimmy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jimmy throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Manuel tests Jimmy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Manuel sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Jimmy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Manuel.
Jimmy shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jimmy goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Jimmy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jimmy misses with a head kick.
Jimmy throws a quick inside leg kick.
Manuel tries a head kick but it misses.
Manuel fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Manuel swinging wildly here.
Manuel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Manuel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jimmy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Manuel swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jimmy counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Manuel is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Jimmy throws a nice outside leg kick.
Manuel tries to close the distance and clinch but Jimmy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jimmy throws a nice inside leg kick.
A jab from Manuel misses.
Jimmy connects with a high kick.
Jimmy lands with a kick to the temple. Manuel shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Manuel throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Manuel fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jimmy looks gassed!
Manuel doesn't manage to clinch there - Jimmy circles away.
Jimmy is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Manuel fails with an attempt to clinch.
Manuel looks to throw the jab but Jimmy is out of range.
Manuel misses with a series of wild punches.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Jimmy slips under a jab from Manuel.
Manuel blocks a head kick by Jimmy.
Manuel throws a hook but Jimmy avoids it easily.
Manuel throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jimmy finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Manuel falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jimmy counters with a series of strikes. Manuel will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jimmy throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Manuel's head.
A thudding body kick lands there by Jimmy!
Jimmy throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Manuel.
Manuel throws a big shot that misses.
Manuel misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jimmy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Jimmy.
Left hook, right uppercut from Manuel.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jimmy lands a nice looking kick to the body. Manuel takes a step back to recover.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Jimmy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Manuel misses with a double jab
and Jimmy counters with a nice body kick.
Jimmy lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Jimmy with a hook.
Manuel will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Manuel on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jimmy tries a head kick but it misses.
Manuel misses with a double jab
and Jimmy counters with a good, hard body kick but Manuel shrugs it off.
Manuel wants to clinch but Jimmy slips to the side
and Jimmy counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Jimmy lands with a slapping head kick.
Manuel has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Manuel there as he acknowledges the shot.
Manuel lands a nice looking body shot.
Manuel fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jimmy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jimmy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Manuel.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Manuel tries to clinch
and Jimmy counters with an outside leg kick.
Manuel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Manuel misses with a series of wild punches.
Manuel wants to clinch up but Jimmy keeps it at a distance.
Manuel throws a leg kick that is checked
and Jimmy counters with an inside leg kick.
Manuel closes the distance looking to clinch
and Jimmy counters with an outside leg kick.
Jimmy throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Jimmy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Manuel. That did some damage!
Manuel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Manuel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jimmy misses with a head kick.
Manuel clinches but Jimmy breaks the clinch
and Jimmy counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Manuel tries to clinch
and Jimmy counters with a straight right hand.
Jimmy gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Manuel.
Jimmy scores with a leg kick.
Manuel throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jimmy finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Jimmy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Manuel looks to clinch
and Jimmy counters with a nice body kick.
Jimmy throws a sloppy head kick and Manuel moves out of range easily.
Jimmy lands a head kick. Manuel smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Manuel throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Jimmy counters with a head kick. That will keep Manuel thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A thudding body kick lands there by Jimmy!
Jimmy thows a body kick. Manuel tries to catch it but that hurt him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Manuel avoids the body shot from Jimmy.
Manuel misses with a series of wild punches.
Jimmy takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Little Jimmy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Little Jimmy's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Jimmy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Manuel.
Jimmy connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Manuel momentarily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Jimmy.
Jimmy moves out of range as Manuel strikes.
Jimmy slips a straight right by Manuel.
Jimmy lands with a slapping head kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jimmy, right into the meat.
Jimmy closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jimmy connects with a high kick.
Manuel takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Jimmy lands a head kick. Manuel smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Manuel on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jimmy. Jimmy obviously looking to wear him down.
Manuel fails to land with a series of punches.
Jimmy keeps the fight on the outside.
Manuel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jimmy blocks a leg kick.
Little Jimmy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jimmy lands a high kick!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jimmy scores with a head kick.
Manuel misses with a leg kick
and Jimmy counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Jimmy scores with a head kick.
Manuel throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jimmy counters with a big head kick but Manuel shrugs it off.
Manuel misses with a double jab
and Jimmy counters with a nice body kick.
Juan Manuel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Manuel throws a series of punches but Jimmy moves out of range.
Jimmy slips a jab and a cross from Manuel.
Nice body kick from Jimmy.
Jimmy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jab, jab by Jimmy - just one landing.
Jimmy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Manuel fails to land with a series of punches.
Manuel lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Manuel looks to clinch
and Jimmy counters with a nice low kick that buckles Manuel's knee momentarily.
Jimmy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jimmy lands with a kick to the temple. Manuel shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Manuel throws a combination that misses
and Jimmy counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Manuel throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jimmy counters with a slapping leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Manuel tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Jimmy counters with a slapping leg kick.
Jimmy scores with a head kick.
Jimmy throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jimmy, right into the meat.
Jimmy pushes Manuel away with a front kick.
Jimmy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Manuel tries to clinch
and Jimmy counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Jimmy takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Manuel blocks a head kick by Jimmy.
Jimmy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Manuel stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jimmy.
Manuel tries to clinch
and Jimmy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Manuel swinging wildly here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jimmy lands a high kick!
No joy there for Manuel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Manuel misses with a double jab
and Jimmy counters with a nice body kick.
Manuel misses with a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Manuel tries to clinch but Jimmy moves away
and Jimmy counters with a thumping low kick.
Jimmy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jimmy has his takedown stuffed
and Manuel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Manuel takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jimmy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jimmy delivers a nice body kick.
Manuel tries to clinch but Jimmy moves away
and Jimmy counters with a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jimmy throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Manuel throws a shot to the body.
Jimmy scoring well with a low kick there.
Jimmy scores with a kick to the midsection.
Manuel closes the distance but Jimmy moves to the side
and Jimmy counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Manuel is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Jimmy swats away the attempt to clinch by Manuel.
Manuel lands with a nice combination. Jimmy backs away looking to recover.
Manuel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jimmy.
A head kick from Jimmy lands but Manuel takes it in his stride.
Manuel takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Jimmy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Manuel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jimmy throws a head kick that misses.
Jimmy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jimmy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jimmy slips a straight right by Manuel.
Jimmy tries to land a front kick but Manuel steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Manuel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jimmy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Manuel.
Manuel doesn't manage to clinch there - Jimmy circles away.
Jimmy tries a head kick but it misses.
Manuel showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jimmy.
Manuel connects with a jab.
Manuel misses with a body shot.
Jimmy lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Jimmy ducks under a wild hook from Manuel.
Jimmy moves out of range as Manuel throws a body kick.
Jimmy shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Jimmy misses with a head kick.
Manuel takes a swing at Jimmy's ribcage but misses.
Left hook, right uppercut from Manuel.
Manuel tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Jimmy counters with an outside leg kick.
Jimmy slips under a jab.
Manuel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jimmy manages to avoid it.
Jimmy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jimmy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Manuel goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Manuel misses with a hook.
Manuel takes a kick to the side of the head.
Jimmy bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Manuel throws a good cross that connects.
Manuel lands a head shot.
Manuel just misses with a punch to the body.
A lazy left from Manuel finds it's target.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Manuel takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jimmy scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Some wild striking there from Manuel.
Manuel stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jimmy.
Both fighters circling a little - Jimmy finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Manuel falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jimmy counters with a left to the body.
Manuel takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Manuel scores with a three punch combo!
Jimmy slips a straight right by Manuel.
Manuel tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jimmy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Manuel getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Manuel misses with a body shot
and Jimmy counters with a solid body kick.
Manuel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jimmy.
Manuel falls off balance throwing a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Manuel looks to land a combination but Jimmy avoids it well.
Manuel takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A thudding body kick lands there by Jimmy!
Jimmy keeps the fight on the outside.
A head kick misses from Jimmy.
Manuel takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Jimmy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jimmy has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Manuel throws a shot from downtown. Jimmy moves away and avoids it.
A head kick misses from Jimmy.
Jimmy throws a nice head kick!
Jimmy throws a head kick but Manuel moves out of range.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Manuel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jimmy was well out of range. Poor timing from Manuel.
Manuel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A punch combination from Manuel misses.
Jimmy misses with a head kick.
Manuel connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jimmy. Jimmy circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jimmy scores with a head kick.
A swing and a miss from Manuel.
Jimmy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Manuel misses with a double jab
and Jimmy counters with a nice body kick.
Manuel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jimmy feints and then cracks Manuel's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Manuel down.
Manuel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jimmy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Manuel takes a head kick and keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Manuel connects with a jab.
Jimmy throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Manuel.
Manuel stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jimmy.
Jimmy lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Jimmy.
Jimmy staying out of range there.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Jimmy. Manuel shrugs it off though.
Jimmy takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jimmy throws a head kick that misses.
Manuel on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A good leg kick by Jimmy.
Jimmy lands the left hand.
Jimmy cracks a nice hook into Manuel's ribs.
Jimmy throws a sloppy head kick and Manuel moves out of range easily.
Manuel throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jimmy counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Manuel swings for the body but Jimmy moves out of range.
Jimmy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jimmy lands a head kick!
Jimmy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Manuel crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Jimmy - the referee stops the clock and Manuel gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Jimmy. Manuel manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Jimmy connects with a high kick.
Jimmy ducks under a wild hook from Manuel.
Jimmy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Manuel.
A jab from Manuel finds it's way through Jimmy's defenses.
An inside leg kick lands from Jimmy.
Jimmy throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Manuel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jimmy.
Manuel takes a swing at Jimmy's ribcage but misses.
Jimmy throws a nice head kick!
Jimmy throws a head kick that half lands.
Jimmy slips a jab and a cross from Manuel.
Jimmy throws a head kick that Manuel semi-blocks.
Jimmy takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jimmy feints and then cracks Manuel's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Manuel down.
Manuel tries to bum rush Jimmy with a series of wild strikes but Jimmy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Manuel blocks a head kick by Jimmy.
Manuel darts in trying to clinch
and Jimmy counters with a leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jimmy.
Manuel wants to clinch up but Jimmy keeps it at a distance.
Manuel throws a nice looking combination but Jimmy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Manuel misses with a wild combination.
Manuel wants to clinch
and Jimmy counters with a solid body kick.
Jimmy lands with a kick to the temple. Manuel shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Manuel throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Manuel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jimmy lands with a nice body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jimmy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Manuel misses with a hook.
Manuel swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jimmy counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Manuel takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Jimmy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Manuel doesn't seem bothered though.
Manuel throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jimmy counters with a stiff right hand.
Jimmy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Manuel wants to clinch but Jimmy slips to the side
and Jimmy counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Manuel is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A telegraphed right hand from Manuel misses the target.
Manuel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jimmy.
Manuel lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Manuel.
Jimmy throws a sloppy head kick and Manuel moves out of range easily.
Manuel closes the distance but Jimmy moves to the side
and Jimmy counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Jimmy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manuel throws a jab when Jimmy was well out of range.
Jimmy throws a sloppy head kick and Manuel moves out of range easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Jimmy.
Manuel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Manuel works the jab nicely.
Manuel wants to clinch
and Jimmy counters with a low kick, right behind Manuel 's knee.
Manuel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Manuel throws a big shot that misses.
Manuel clinches but Jimmy breaks the clinch
and Jimmy counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Manuel is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Jimmy bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Manuel's head.
Jimmy moves away from the strike by Manuel.
Manuel swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jimmy counters with a leg kick.
Manuel misses with a double jab
and Jimmy counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Manuel is lucky that one didn't land flush.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Manuel takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Manuel scores with a jab. Jimmy acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jimmy tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice body kick there by Jimmy.
Manuel misses with the combination.
A left and a right from Manuel both land. Nice combination.
Jimmy tries a head kick but it misses.
Jimmy throws a head kick that half lands.
Jimmy takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Manuel throws a series of punches but Jimmy moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jimmy.
Jimmy lands with a kick to the temple. Manuel shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Jimmy slips a jab and a cross from Manuel.
Jimmy throws a front kick that sends Manuel stumbling back into the ropes.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Manuel throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Jimmy counter with a right hand.
Jimmy throws a nice outside leg kick.
Manuel blocks a head kick by Jimmy.
Jimmy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Manuel looks to land a right hand but Jimmy moved out of range.
Manuel throws out a loose jab but Jimmy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jimmy throws a wild body kick that Manuel sees coming a mile off.
A lazy body kick from Manuel
and Jimmy counters with a solid body kick.
Jimmy throws a head kick that Manuel semi-blocks.
Jimmy misses with a hook.
Manuel scores with a one two! Jimmy had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Manuel throws a combination that misses
letting Jimmy counter with a right hand.
Jimmy throws a sloppy head kick and Manuel moves out of range easily.
Jimmy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Manuel.
Manuel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jimmy circles away quickly and effectively.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Jimmy walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Manuel bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Manuel misses with a hook.
Jimmy moves away from the strike by Manuel.
Manuel misses with a combination
and Jimmy counters with a slapping leg kick.
Jimmy lands with a kick to the ribs.
Manuel takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Manuel blocks a head kick by Jimmy.
Manuel throws a sloppy body shot
and Jimmy counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Manuel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Manuel throws a right and a left that Jimmy avoids nicely.
Jimmy moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jimmy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jimmy throws a sloppy head kick and Manuel moves out of range easily.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Manuel tries to clinch up but Jimmy circles away and keeps his distance.
Jimmy ducks right into an uppercut from Manuel.
Manuel wants to clinch.
A head kick misses from Jimmy.
Jimmy misses with a two punch combination.
Manuel with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Manuel takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Manuel is looking to clinch.
Jimmy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Manuel.
Manuel thows a body shot but no joy.
Manuel lands with a nice body punch.
Manuel throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jimmy counters with a flying knee. Nice.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jimmy. That's going to slow Manuel down.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Manuel throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jimmy counters with a two punch combo.
A slow jab from Manuel misses its intended target.
Jimmy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jimmy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Manuel closes the distance looking to clinch
and Jimmy counters with a good low kick that Manuel was not able to check.
Manuel thuds his right hand into Jimmy's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Manuel misses with a double jab
and Jimmy counters with a good, hard body kick but Manuel shrugs it off.
Manuel takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Manuel misses with a leg kick
and Jimmy counters with a leg kick.
Manuel misses with a jab, cross combination.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jimmy.
Manuel wants to clinch up but Jimmy keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Manuel misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jimmy counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Manuel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Manuel throws a jab but it's blocked by Jimmy.
Manuel throws a right hand that Jimmy ducks under and follows up with a left that Jimmy also avoids with ease.
Jimmy circles away from the clinch attempt
and Jimmy counters with a nice uppercut.
Jimmy ducks right into an uppercut from Manuel.
Manuel falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jimmy counters with a head kick.
Jimmy lands a head kick. Manuel smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Manuel walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jimmy checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jimmy moves into range and connects with a jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jimmy.
Manuel 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.
Jimmy fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manuel throws a combination that misses
and Jimmy counters with a low kick, right behind Manuel 's knee.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Manuel takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Jimmy lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Jimmy throws a head kick that half lands.
Jimmy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A punch combination from Manuel misses.
Manuel works over Jimmy's head and body with a nice combination.
Manuel takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Jimmy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Manuel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jimmy circles away quickly and effectively.
Manuel throws a hook to the side of Jimmy's head but Jimmy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A head kick misses from Jimmy.
Manuel throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jimmy counters with a nice body kick.
Jimmy misses with a head kick.
Manuel misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manuel avoids the head kick by Jimmy.
Jimmy misses with a head kick.
Manuel throws a series of punches but Jimmy avoids them all with ease.
Manuel throws a right and a left that both miss.
Manuel throws a series of punches but Jimmy moves out of range.
Jimmy lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Manuel misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jimmy throws a head kick but Manuel moves out of range.
Manuel darts in trying to clinch
and Jimmy makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jimmy takes one to the side of the head.
Jimmy throws a leg kick which misses Manuel's front leg but catches the back leg as Manuel tries to avoid it.
Jimmy lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Manuel throws a looping overhand right but Jimmy ducks down to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manuel misses with a body shot
and Jimmy counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nice body kick there by Jimmy.
Manuel misses with a hook. Jimmy ducked under it nicely.
Manuel takes a kick to the side of the head.
Manuel blocks a head kick by Jimmy.
Manuel throws a left and a right that both miss
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Jimmy pushes Manuel away with a front kick.
Jimmy throws a nice outside leg kick.
Manuel darts in trying to clinch
and Jimmy counters with a nice kick to the body.
Manuel throws a nice looking combination but Jimmy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Manuel throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Manuel just misses with a punch to the body.
Manuel tries to bum rush Jimmy with a series of wild strikes but Jimmy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Jimmy slips a straight right by Manuel.
Manuel goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Jimmy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Manuel.
Jimmy delivers a nice body kick.
Manuel takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Jimmy keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Manuel fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jimmy connects with a high kick.
Jimmy throws a nice head kick!
Jimmy bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Jimmy lands with a kick to the temple. Manuel shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Manuel tests Jimmy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Manuel connects with a right hand. Jimmy shakes it off.
Manuel pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jimmy connects with a high kick.
Jimmy is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Manuel.
Manuel takes one to the chin there.
Jimmy misses with a head kick.
A low kick from Manuel misses
and Jimmy counters with a good low kick that Manuel was not able to check.
Manuel lands a body shot.
Manuel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jimmy.
Jimmy slips a jab and a cross from Manuel.
Jimmy lands a high kick!
Manuel misses with a jab, cross combination.
Manuel misses with a few strikes there.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Manuel crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Jimmy - the referee stops the clock and Manuel gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Jimmy. Manuel manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Manuel misses with a wild body shot.
Jimmy goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Jimmy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Manuel.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Manuel takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Manuel tries to bum rush Jimmy with a series of wild strikes but Jimmy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Manuel scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jimmy in his tracks.
Manuel misses with the body kick
and Jimmy finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Manuel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jimmy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A head kick by Manuel misses
and Jimmy counters with a good low kick that Manuel was not able to check.
Manuel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jimmy defending well as Manuel loads up on a big left hand.
Jimmy thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Manuel if he has to take too many more of those.
Danga de danga de dang - Jimmy scores with a four punch combination!
Manuel takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jimmy throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Manuel.
Jimmy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
An inside leg kick lands from Jimmy.
Manuel falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jimmy counters with a flying knee. Nice.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Manuel throws a leg kick that is checked
and Jimmy counters with a nice low kick that buckles Manuel's knee momentarily.
Jimmy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A big left from Manuel misses.
Manuel misses with a wild combination.
Manuel lands a nice shot that snaps Jimmy's head back.
Manuel swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jimmy.
Manuel connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jimmy throws a sloppy head kick and Manuel moves out of range easily.
Manuel throws a jab when Jimmy was well out of range.
Jimmy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Manuel swings away with a body shot that misses
and Jimmy counters with a nice body kick.
Jimmy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Manuel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jimmy throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Manuel misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jimmy throws a head kick that half lands.
Jimmy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jimmy lets loose with a powerful body kick. Manuel will feel that in the morning.
Jimmy dodges the punch combination from Manuel.
Jimmy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Manuel.
Manuel takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Manuel misses with a double jab
and Jimmy counters with a solid body kick.
Jimmy lands a nice hook to Manuel's body. Manuel takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jimmy feints and then cracks Manuel's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Manuel down.
Manuel walks forward, straight into a front kick from Jimmy.
Manuel has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Jimmy.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Jimmy throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Manuel.
Jimmy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Manuel fails to land with a series of punches.
A combination from Manuel does no damage.
Jimmy lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Manuel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jimmy throws a head kick but Manuel moves out of range.
Jimmy lands a head kick!
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Manuel might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Jimmy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Manuel.
Manuel scores with a shot to the body.
Manuel lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Jimmy backs up against the ropes.
Manuel misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jimmy with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jimmy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Little Jimmy dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Little Jimmy's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Jimmy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Manuel's calf.
Manuel throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jimmy counters with a nice kick to the body.
Manuel throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jimmy counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Manuel is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Manuel throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jimmy counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Jimmy lands with a kick to the temple. Manuel shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Jimmy throws a nice head kick!
Manuel misses with an uppercut. Jimmy saw that one coming.
Jimmy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Manuel avoids the head kick by Jimmy.
Jimmy moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Manuel connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jimmy lands the left hand.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Jimmy throws a head kick that half lands.
Manuel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jimmy.
Jimmy checks a leg kick.
A low kick from Manuel is predictable there
and Jimmy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jimmy ducks under a wild hook from Manuel.
Jimmy throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Manuel throws a body punch but Jimmy moves out of range.
Jimmy scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Manuel avoids the head kick by Jimmy.
Jimmy scores with a shot to the body.
Jimmy throws a head kick that Manuel semi-blocks.
Jimmy misses with a head kick.
Manuel tries to clinch
and Jimmy counters with a nice kick to the body.
Jimmy throws a head kick that half lands.
Manuel misses with a wild combination.
Jimmy throws a sloppy head kick and Manuel moves out of range easily.
Jimmy shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Manuel tries to score with a low kick but Jimmy moves his leg out of the way.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manuel takes a kick to the side of the head.
Manuel misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jimmy slips a straight right by Manuel.
Manuel fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jimmy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jimmy lands a high kick!
Manuel lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Manuel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jimmy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Manuel throws a right and a left that Jimmy avoids nicely.
Jimmy lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Manuel, as that shot connected.
Jimmy stalks Manuel and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Manuel's face. Manuel staggers backwards, shaken.
Jimmy shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jimmy throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Manuel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jimmy pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jimmy throws a head kick that Manuel semi-blocks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Manuel. Jimmy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jimmy swats away the attempt to clinch by Manuel.
Manuel lands with an uppercut that bounces Jimmy off the ropes and back into rage.
Manuel swinging wildly here.
Manuel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A swing and a miss from Manuel.
Manuel fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jimmy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jimmy throws a nice head kick!
Manuel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Manuel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jimmy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manuel blocks a head kick by Jimmy.
Jimmy moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Manuel misses the shot to the body.
Jimmy connects with a high kick.
Manuel just misses with a punch to the body.
Donk. Manuel catches Jimmy right on the button with a cross.
Jimmy plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Manuel takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jimmy throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Manuel lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jimmy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jimmy misses with a wild combination.
Jimmy scores with a head kick.
Manuel connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Manuel wants to clinch but Jimmy slips to the side
and Jimmy counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Manuel throws a series of punches but Jimmy avoids them all with ease.
Jimmy takes one on the button.
Jimmy swats away the attempt to clinch by Manuel.
Jimmy scores with a nice body kick.
Manuel blocks a head kick by Jimmy.
Manuel tries to clinch up
and Jimmy counters with a body kick.
Jimmy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jimmy lands a head kick. Manuel smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Manuel throws a one two combo.
Manuel scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jimmy is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

Jimmy is rocked!
The fighters circle momentarily. Manuel darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jimmy is still on wobbly legs! Can Manuel finish him?

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Manuel avoids the head kick by Jimmy.
Manuel throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jimmy counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Manuel is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Manuel misses with a two punch combination.
Jimmy seems to have recovered his senses.
Jimmy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Manuel lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Manuel connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Manuel throws a series of punches but Jimmy moves out of range.
Manuel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jimmy moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Jimmy slips a jab and a cross from Manuel.
Jimmy slips a jab and a cross from Manuel.
Manuel throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Manuel takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Jimmy.
A punch combination from Manuel misses.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Manuel blocks a head kick by Jimmy.
Manuel throws a right hand that Jimmy ducks under and follows up with a left that Jimmy also avoids with ease.
Jimmy slips under a jab.
Jimmy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jimmy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Manuel missing with a left hand there. Jimmy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Manuel throws out a loose jab but Jimmy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jimmy connects with a high kick.
A good leg kick by Jimmy.
Crunch! Jimmy slams his shin into Manuel's torso.
Manuel lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jimmy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Manuel wants to clinch up but Jimmy keeps it at a distance.
Manuel takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Manuel tries to close the distance and clinch but Jimmy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Manuel tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jimmy throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jimmy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Manuel lands a jab to Jimmy's midsection.
Manuel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Jimmy.
Jimmy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Manuel.
Manuel throws a right and a left that Jimmy avoids nicely.
Jimmy with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Manuel throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from Manuel misses the target.
Manuel lands a jab to the nose.
Manuel misses with a wild body shot.
Manuel falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jimmy counters with a nice body kick.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Jimmy throws a head kick but Manuel moves out of range.
Manuel connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A thudding body kick lands there by Jimmy!
Jimmy looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jimmy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Manuel tries to bum rush Jimmy with a series of wild strikes but Jimmy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Manuel throws a combination that misses
and Jimmy counters with a good low kick that Manuel was not able to check.
Jimmy thuds his right hand into Manuel's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jimmy drops his hands momentarily and Manuel takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Manuel swings away with a body shot that misses
and Jimmy counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Manuel has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Jimmy defending well as Manuel loads up on a big left hand.
Manuel connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Juan Manuel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A slapping leg kick lands for Jimmy.

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 Juan Manuel.
Well Jimmy has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

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

Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Little Jimmy!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Little Jimmy!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Little Jimmy!

Little Jimmy wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Artem Askerov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Dixon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Askerov comes to the ring accompanied by snuff - slipknot. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Askerov
vs
Dixon

195 cm
25
285 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

193 cm
20
280 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Artem Askerov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryan Dixon!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dixon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Askerov throws out the jab.
Dixon stuns Askerov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

Dixon clinches with his opponent.
Dixon using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Askerov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Askerov tries to land knees in the clinch but Dixon avoids the damage to the body.
Dixon keeps control of Askerov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Askerov trying to land knees to the body.
Dixon leaning against his opponent.
Askerov takes a knee to the side of the body.
Askerov takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Artem Askerov has been cut.
Dixon content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Askerov misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Askerov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dixon.
Askerov is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dixon scores with a nice head shot.
Dixon seems to be stalking Askerov here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastatic head kick! Askerov drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Ryan Dixon!

C
A

C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kobayashi Masato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Rojo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Masato
vs
Rojo

174 cm
25
150 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

165 cm
18
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kobayashi Masato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Miguel Rojo!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masato fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rojo moves out of range as Masato strikes.
Masato chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rojo can pounce on him.
Masato is looking to clinch but Rojo is avoiding it.
Masato fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rojo throws a nice looking combination but Masato bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Masato. Rojo does a little dance to reset his feet.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
The referee calls for Masato to work.
Masato prevents Rojo from breaking the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Masato utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Masato is struggling to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Masato obliges.
Masato using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rojo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Masato scores a nice knee to the body.
Masato stalls.

Masato breaks the clinch.

Masato rushes Rojo and presses him up against the ropes.
Masato stalling.

Masato breaks the clinch.
Rojo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rojo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Masato.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masato misses with an uppercut. Rojo saw that one coming.
Masato misses with a wild body shot.

Masato gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The referee calls for Masato to work.
Rojo stalls.
Masato trying to land knees to the body.
Rojo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rojo managing to block the knees to the body from Masato.
Masato tries a knee to the head but Rojo blocks it.

Masato breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Masato misses with a wild body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rojo scores with a jab to the head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rojo, right into the meat.
Masato tries to clinch but Rojo moves out of range.
Rojo misses with a head kick.
Masato doesn't manage to clinch there - Rojo circles away.
Rojo throws a head kick but Masato moves out of range.
Rojo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rojo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice body punch from Masato.
Masato ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rojo moves away.
Masato moves in looking to clinch but Rojo pushes him off.
Masato lands a lovely overhand right.

Masato closes the distance and pushes Rojo back into the ropes.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masato trying to land knees to the body.
Masato tries to land a knee to the head but Rojo blocks with his arms.
Masato is pushing Rojo up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Masato trying to land knees to the body.
Rojo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Masato is defending well for now.
Masato tries to stall but Rojo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

Masato escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rojo throws a head kick but Masato moves out of range.
Miguel Rojo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rojo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Masato can pounce on him.
Rojo circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Masato wants to slow Rojo down by chopping away at his legs.
Rojo throws a head kick but Masato moves out of range.
Masato throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rojo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Masato blocks a head kick by Rojo.
Rojo slips a straight right by Masato.
A head kick misses from Rojo.
A head kick misses from Rojo.
Rojo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rojo looks gassed!
Masato tries to close the distance and clinch but Rojo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rojo throws a head kick but Masato moves out of range.
Masato comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rojo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Masato scores with a jab. Rojo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice uppercut lands for Masato. That snapped Rojo's head back.
Masato lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rojo ducks under a wild hook from Masato.
Masato wants to clinch up but Rojo keeps it at a distance.
Rojo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Masato circles away quickly and effectively.
Masato scores with a jab to the body.
Rojo takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Masato with a nice cross.
Masato is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Masato lands with a nice body kick.
Masato fails with an attempt to clinch.
Masato tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Masato tries to clinch up.
Masato connects with a nice looking jab.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Rojo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rojo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Masato looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Masato thows a left - swing and a miss!
Masato's corner calls for a 1-2. Masato obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Masato tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rojo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Masato is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A head kick misses from Masato.

Masato closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Masato controlling the action here for a moment.
Masato throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rojo blocks it with crossed arms.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Rojo tries to stall but Masato uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Masato will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Rojo up against the ropes.
Masato tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rojo avoids it.
Masato is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Masato slows down the pace here.

Masato pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Masato tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Rojo paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Masato clinches up with Rojo and pushes him back against the ropes.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Masato will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Rojo up against the ropes.
Masato tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Masato manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Masato misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rojo.
Masato tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Masato tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Masato slows down the pace here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Rojo throws and low kick but Masato moves out of range easily.
Rojo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Masato is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rojo throws a head kick but Masato moves out of range.
Masato takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

Masato rushes Rojo and presses him up against the ropes.
Rojo managing to block the knees to the body from Masato.
Masato dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Masato misses with a knee to the head.
Masato is trying to break the clinch but Rojo has him pressed against the ropes.
Masato tries to land knees in the clinch but Rojo avoids the damage to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Masato stalling against the ropes.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rojo as Masato tries to tie him up.
Masato dodges an elbow strike from Rojo.
Masato with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Masato breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rojo throws a right hand that Masato ducks under and follows up with a left that Masato also avoids with ease.
Rojo throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Masato is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

Masato closes the distance and clinches.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Masato obliges.
Masato is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rojo lands an elbow inside.
The referee calls for Masato to work.
Masato is trying to break the clinch but Rojo has him pressed against the ropes.
Masato trying to stall but Rojo improves his position.

Masato manages to break the clinch.
Masato tries to clinch up but Rojo circles away and keeps his distance.
A head kick by Rojo misses
and Masato counters with a left to the body.
Masato tries to clinch but Rojo is having none of it.
Masato swings away with a body shot that misses
and Rojo counters with a slapping leg kick.
Masato misses with a straight left.
Kobayashi Masato is winning the standup battle so far.
Masato clinches but Rojo breaks the clinch
and Rojo counters with a series of strikes. Masato will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rojo misses with a double jab

and Masato moves into the clinch.
Rojo manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Masato putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rojo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Masato is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rojo can do to turn this around?
Masato missing with knees to the body.
Rojo avoiding damage as Masato throws knees to the body.

Masato breaks from the clinch.
A jab from Masato misses.
Masato scores with a hook to the body. Rojo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rojo is breathing heavily.
Rojo tries to bum rush Masato with a series of wild strikes but Masato uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rojo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Miguel Rojo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Masato throws a hook to the side of Rojo's head but Rojo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rojo connects with a crisp jab.
Rojo throws a jab when Masato was well out of range.
Masato pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Masato tries to close the distance and clinch but Rojo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rojo throws a head kick that half lands.
Rojo misses with a head kick.
Masato cracks the inside of Rojo's front leg.
Masato lands with a straight right. Rojo didn't see that one coming.
Masato misses the shot to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Masato looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Masato tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Masato.
Rojo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Masato bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Masato lands with a good body shot.

Masato clinches up against the ropes.
Masato throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rojo blocks it with crossed arms.

Masato breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Masato throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rojo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Masato tries to clinch but Rojo is having none of it.
Masato is looking to clinch but Rojo is avoiding it.
Masato clinches but Rojo breaks the clinch
and Rojo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Masato forces Rojo back against the ropes and clinches.
Masato is stalling here.
Masato dodges an elbow strike from Rojo.

Masato pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Masato comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Masato 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.
Masato wants to clinch up but Rojo keeps it at a distance.
Masato thows a left - swing and a miss!
Masato lands a lovely overhand right.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Masato tries to clinch up but Rojo circles away and keeps his distance.
Rojo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Masato throws out the jab.
Masato wants to clinch
and Rojo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rojo plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Masato tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rojo was well out of range. Poor timing from Masato.
Masato ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rojo moves away.
Masato tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rojo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Masato throws a low kick, looking for Rojo's leg but Rojo calmly moves out of range.

Masato moves into the clinch.
Masato misses with a knee to the head.
Rojo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Masato breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Masato tries to close the distance and clinch but Rojo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rojo throws a head kick that misses
and Masato counters with a right hand to the body.
Masato connects with a crisp jab.
Masato is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rojo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Masato wants to clinch up but Rojo keeps it at a distance.
Masato wants to clinch.
Masato is looking to clinch.
Rojo circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Rojo avoids a kick to the body.

Masato closes the distance and clinches.

Masato escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rojo throws a combination that misses

and Masato holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Masato tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rojo avoids it.
Masato scores a nice knee to the body.
Masato lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Masato breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Masato tries to clinch there but Rojo circles away.
Rojo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Masato tries to clinch up but Rojo circles away and keeps his distance.
Masato slips a jab from Rojo.
Both fighters circling a little - Masato finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Masato dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rojo throws a lazy head kick
and Masato counters with a left to the body.
Masato lands a nice shot to the body.
Masato is looking to clinch but Rojo is avoiding it.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Masato.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Masato.
Nice shot lands for Masato.
Masato lands with a good body shot.
Rojo drops his hands momentarily and Masato takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rojo tries a head kick but it misses.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rojo throws a head kick that misses
enabling Masato to counter with a crisp jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A jab from Masato does it's job there.
Masato wants to clinch.
Masato with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Masato, right into the meat.
Masato lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Masato is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Masato moves into the clinch successfully.

Masato breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Masato swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rojo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masato doesn't manage to clinch there - Rojo circles away.

Masato clinches with his opponent.
Masato landing knees to the body.
Masato connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rojo's face.
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!
Masato controlling the action here for a moment.
Masato tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Masato using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Masato is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masato seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kobayashi Masato.
A head kick by Rojo misses
and Masato counters with a nice body shot.
Masato works the jab nicely.

Masato moves into the clinch.
Kobayashi Masato has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Masato effectively controlling the action here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masato connects with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Masato.
Masato lands a nice knee to the body.
Masato using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rojo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Masato just leaning against Rojo, taking a breather.
Masato landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Masato utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rojo being controlled against the ropes.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kobayashi Masato.
Masato scores with a punch to the head.

Masato has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rojo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Knees in the clinch landing for Masato.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Masato.
Masato stalls.
Masato misses with a knee to the head.
Masato lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rojo avoiding damage as Masato throws knees to the body.
Masato tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Masato is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rojo is defending well for now.
Masato stalling the fight.
Masato using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rojo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Rojo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Masato unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Masato tries a knee to the head but Rojo blocks it.
Stalling in the clinch from Masato.
Masato lands a knee to the body.

Masato's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rojo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Rojo throws a head kick that misses
and Masato counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Masato fails with an attempt to clinch.

Masato clinches with his opponent.
Masato just leaning against Rojo, taking a breather.

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

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Masato throws out a loose jab but Rojo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Masato misses with an uppercut.
Good shot there by Masato.
Masato tries to clinch up.
Masato tries to clinch but Rojo is having none of it.
Masato is looking to clinch but Rojo is avoiding it.
Nice body kick there by Masato.
Masato throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rojo has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Masato.
Rojo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Masato throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rojo throws a head kick that misses.
Masato fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Masato moves in looking to clinch but Rojo pushes him off.
Masato blocks a head kick by Rojo.
Masato lands with a hook. Rojo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Rojo tries to bum rush Masato with a series of wild strikes but Masato uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Masato misses the shot to the body.
Rojo takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Rojo swats away the attempt to clinch by Masato.
Rojo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rojo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Masato misses with a straight left.
Masato ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

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

Kobayashi Masato clearly takes 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.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Masato breaks the clinch.
Masato moves in looking to clinch but Rojo pushes him off.

Masato moves into range and clinches up with Rojo.
Masato managing to block the knees to the body from Rojo.
Knees in the clinch landing for Masato.

Masato's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Masato is looking to clinch but Rojo is avoiding it.
Masato looks to throw the jab but Rojo is out of range.
Rojo is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
A head kick by Rojo misses
and Masato makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Masato jabs at Rojo's body.
Masato wants to clinch up but Rojo keeps it at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Masato connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Masato tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rojo counters with a nice uppercut.
Masato connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Rojo avoids the body shot from Masato.
Rojo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Masato.
Rojo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Masato wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Masato looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Masato does no damage.

Masato closes the distance and pushes Rojo back into the ropes.
Masato displaying some good clinch control by pressing Rojo up against the ropes.
Rojo avoiding damage as Masato throws knees to the body.
Masato blocks the elbow strike.
Rojo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Masato working Rojo over with knees to the body.
Masato effectively controlling the action here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masato avoids a wild elbow strike from Rojo.

Masato breaks the clinch.
Rojo moves out of range of the strikes.
Rojo ducks right into an uppercut from Masato.
Masato looks to throw the jab but Rojo is out of range.
Rojo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

Masato clinches with his opponent.
Masato is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rojo is defending well for now.
Masato looking to slow down the pace here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masato missing with knees to the body.
Masato managing to block the knees to the body from Rojo.

Masato pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Masato scores with a hook to the body. Rojo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Masato tries to clinch there but Rojo circles away.
Masato scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

Masato takes the fight into the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Rojo wants to get back to striking at distance but Masato won't allow it.
Masato stalling.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Masato misses with a knee to the head.

Masato escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rojo swats away the attempt to clinch by Masato.
Masato throws a big shot that misses.
Masato tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rojo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Masato fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rojo is out of range.

Masato closes the distance and clinches.
Masato is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rojo is defending well for now.
Masato lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Rojo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Masato leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Rojo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Masato is struggling to control the position.

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

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Rojo throws a head kick that misses.
Rojo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Masato tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Rojo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rojo throws a one two combo.
Masato looks to score with a jab to the body but Rojo is just out of range.
A head kick by Rojo misses
and Masato counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rojo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Masato counters with a stiff right hand.
Masato throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rojo tries to close the distance and clinch but Masato swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Masato lands a head kick. Rojo smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Rojo throws a lazy head kick

and Masato counters by moving into the clinch.
Masato leaning against his opponent.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Masato throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rojo blocks it with crossed arms.
Masato is struggling to control the position.
Masato trying to stall but Rojo improves his position.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Masato.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kobayashi Masato.
Masato throws a hook to the side of Rojo's head but Rojo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Masato throws an overhand right that lands on Rojo's shoulder, as Rojo tries to avoid the shot.
Masato ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rojo moves away.
Masato blocks a head kick by Rojo.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Masato looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Masato misses with a looping right.
Masato stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Masato displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rojo throws out the jab.
A jab lands there for Masato.
Masato throws a lazy right hand but Rojo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rojo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rojo lands a jab-cross combination.

Masato instigates a clinch.
The referee calls for Masato to work.
Masato is looking to control Rojo's arms but Rojo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Masato has his back to the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kobayashi Masato had his way with Miguel Rojo in that round.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Masato throws a wild body kick that Rojo sees coming a mile off.
Rojo throws a sloppy head kick and Masato moves out of range easily.
Masato is looking to clinch.
Masato throws a sloppy head kick and Rojo moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Rojo.
Masato tries to land a front kick but Rojo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rojo throws a sloppy head kick

and Masato counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Rojo is trying to break the clinch but Masato is controlling him.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Masato as Rojo tries to tie him up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Masato manages to break the clinch.
Rojo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Masato.
Masato tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Rojo paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rojo misses with a wild combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Masato. Rojo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rojo throws a sloppy head kick and Masato moves out of range easily.
Rojo throws a head kick but Masato moves out of range.
Rojo throws a lazy head kick
letting Masato counter with a right hand.
Rojo is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Masato connects with a looping right hand.
Rojo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Masato avoids the head kick by Rojo.
Masato tries to clinch up
and Rojo counters with a head kick. That will keep Masato thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Masato lands with a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rojo throws a head kick that misses.
Rojo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Rojo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rojo ducks under a wild hook from Masato.
Rojo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rojo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rojo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Masato.
A slapping leg kick lands for Masato.

Masato closes the distance and clinches.

Masato breaks from the clinch.
The crowd cheers as Masato lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rojo doesn't seem phased though.
Rojo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rojo fails to land with a series of punches.

Masato has Rojo up against the ropes in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

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

Rojo closes the distance and clinches.

Masato's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Masato blocks a head kick by Rojo.
Jab from Masato.
Rojo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Masato cracks Rojo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.

Rojo is rocked!
Rojo throws a sloppy head kick
and Masato counters with a crisp right that sends Rojo to the canvas! Masato follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kobayashi Masato!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Evacam Buakau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raymond Squire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raymond Squire is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Buakau
vs
Squire

189 cm
25
300 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

195 cm
24
280 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Evacam Buakau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Raymond Squire!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Sano and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buakau misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Squire moves out of range of the body kick from Buakau.
Buakau misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Buakau drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Squire is looking to clinch but Buakau is avoiding it.
Buakau tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Squire lands with a cross.
Buakau misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Squire.
Squire connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Raymond Squire seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Buakau attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Buakau dodges the punch combination from Squire.
Squire blocks a head kick by Buakau.
Squire wants to clinch.
Squire moves in looking to clinch but Buakau pushes him off.
Squire connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Buakau's hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buakau misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Squire lands with an uppercut that bounces Buakau off the ropes and back into rage.
Buakau uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Squire.
Squire blocks a head kick by Buakau.
Buakau throws a head kick but Squire moves out of range.
Buakau throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Squire counters with a nice uppercut.
Buakau throws a head kick that misses
letting Squire counter with a right hand.
Buakau throws a head kick that misses.
Squire misses with a double jab
and Buakau counters with a big head kick but Squire shrugs it off.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Buakau.
Buakau has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Buakau there as he acknowledges the shot.
Squire connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Squire with a jab.

Squire closes the distance and clinches.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buakau can't break the clinch.

Buakau's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Buakau slips a jab and a cross from Squire.
Squire fails in his attempt to clinch.
Squire clinches but Buakau breaks the clinch
and Buakau counters with a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Buakau throws a sloppy head kick and Squire moves out of range easily.
Buakau is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Buakau is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Squire.

It looks like Evacam Buakau has been cut.
Squire might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Jab by Squire.
A jab from Squire finds it's way through Buakau's defenses.
Buakau drops his hands momentarily and Squire takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Squire stuns Buakau with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nice cross by Squire.
Squire misses the shot to the body.
Squire tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Buakau counters with a left to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buakau throws a sloppy head kick
letting Squire counter with a right hand.
Squire throws a shot to the body.
Squire moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Buakau is breathing heavily.
Squire tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Buakau paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Squire is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Buakau had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Squire tries to clinch there but Buakau circles away.
Buakau takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Some wild striking there from Squire.
A left and a right from Squire both land. Nice combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Squire lands with a cross.
Buakau throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

Squire moves into the clinch.
Squire missing with knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Squire lands a nice elbow.
Knees to the body from Squire.
Squire lands an elbow inside.
Squire gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Evacam Buakau's cut is getting worse.
Knees to the body from Squire.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Squire lands a good knee to the midsection. Buakau won't want to take too many of those.
A right handed body shot lands from Squire.
Squire wants to stall.
Squire lands a damaging elbow.

Jeez, Evacam Buakau's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Evacam Buakau's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Raymond Squire!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
87%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mr Foo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mr Foo could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Joey Diaz's chin.

Foo
vs
Diaz

170 cm
24
160 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

173 cm
22
159 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

MFS Voodoo Labs - 159 Energy
Fight Club Clothing™

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mr Foo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joey Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Sosuke Kotani and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Foo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Foo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Foo closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Diaz lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

Foo forces Diaz back against the ropes and clinches.
Foo works on Diaz's body with a couple of short punches.
Diaz is trying to maintain a safe position but Foo gets an underhook and turns Diaz into the ropes.
Foo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Foo wants to get back to striking at distance but Diaz won't allow it.
Diaz is looking to break free of the clinch but Foo has double underhooks.
A hook to the body from Foo.
Diaz digs a right hand underneath Foo's ribcage. Foo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Diaz tries to stall but Foo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Diaz is leaning against Foo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Foo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Foo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Foo scores with a shot to the side of Diaz's head.
Nice body punch from Foo - that landed with a thud.
Diaz looks gassed!
Still in the clinch, Foo scores with a nice short uppercut.

Foo manages to break the clinch.

Foo rushes Diaz and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Foo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Foo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Foo misses with an elbow strike.
Diaz lands a body punch.
Diaz keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Foo's efforts to push away.
Foo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Diaz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Diaz throws a punch but it's blocked by Foo.
A nice left hand lands by Foo.
Diaz misses with a body punch.
A short uppercut from Foo.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.

Foo moves into the clinch successfully.
Foo lands a hook that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
Foo scores with a shoulder strike.
Foo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Diazs head.
Foo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Diaz or not.
Foo digs a right hand into Diaz's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Diaz's gas tank.
A shot in the inside from Foo.
Diaz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Foo.
Foo lands a right hand.
Foo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A right hand to the body from Foo.
Foo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Foo lands with a light punch inside.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Foo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Diaz's brow.
Foo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
Foo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Foo.
Foo misses with an elbow strike.
A shot in the inside from Foo.
Diaz wants to break free but Foo has control.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Foo.
A nice left hand lands by Foo.
Diaz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A short right from Foo.
Foo lands an elbow that stopped Diaz in his tracks for a moment.
Foo lands with a short shot to the head.
Diaz blocks the elbow strike.
Foo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Foo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Foo scores with a shot to the side of Diaz's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Foo presses Diaz against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Foo lands with a left to the head.
A shot in the inside from Foo.
Diaz takes a shot to the head.
Diaz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Diaz looking to stall.
Foo gets through Diaz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Foo lands a right hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Foo.
Foo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A hook to the body from Foo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Foo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Foo lands with a right to the head.
Foo lands a nice shot to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Foo.
Foo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Foo breaks from the clinch.
Foo lands a jab to Diaz's midsection.

Foo moves into the clinch successfully.
Foo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
Foo tries to land knees in the clinch but Diaz avoids the damage to the body.
Diaz avoids a wild elbow strike from Foo.
A frustrated look appears on Foo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Foo.
Foo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A right hand to the body from Foo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foo prevents Diaz from breaking the clinch.
Diaz tries to throw a body punch but Foo avoids it by throwing Diaz back against the cage.
Foo lands a left hand.
Foo lands a left hand.
Foo trying to land knees to the body.
Diaz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Foo.
Foo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Diaz digs a right hand underneath Foo's ribcage. Foo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Diaz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Foo.
Foo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Diaz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Diaz can't find room to land a body shot as Foo controls the action.
Foo swings wildly with an uppercut but Diaz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Diaz - that landed with a thud.
Diaz is trying to maintain a safe position but Foo gets an underhook and turns Diaz into the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Foo fails to land.
Foo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Foo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Diaz blocks an uppercut.
Diaz throws an elbow that misses.
Diaz looking to stall.
Foo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Foo throws a head punch that misses.
Diaz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Diaz misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Foo working aggressively here.
Foo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A hook to the body from Foo.
Foo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Foo.
Foo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Foo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Foo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Diaz tries to throw a body punch but Foo avoids it by throwing Diaz back against the cage.
Foo presses Diaz against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Diaz misses with a punch to the body.
Foo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Foo misses with the head strike.
Foo lands a left hand.
Diaz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Foo.
Foo lands a right hand.
Diaz misses with some punches.
Still in the clinch, Foo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Diaz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Diaz tries to work over Foo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Foo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Foo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Diaz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Diaz tries to break the clinch but Foo is controlling the position.
Diaz is looking to control Foo's arms but Foo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Diaz has his back to the ropes.
A body shot lands from Foo.
Diaz struggles to land a body shot inside as Foo controls his hands.
Diaz lands with a left to the head.
Diaz trying to stall but Foo improves his position.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Foo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Diaz's efforts to push away.
Foo works on Diaz's body with a couple of short punches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A right handed body shot lands from Foo.
Foo lands a nice uppercut.
Foo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Foo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Foo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Foo lands with a left to the head.
Foo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Diaz takes a shot to the head.
Diaz is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Foo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Foo works on Diaz's body with a couple of short punches.
A body shot lands from Foo.
Foo is trying to break free.
Diaz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Diaz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Foo lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Foo.
Foo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Diaz tries to land a knee to the head but Foo blocks with his arms.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Foo throws an elbow but misses.
Foo lands with a short shot to the head.
Foo lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Foo.

Foo manages to break the clinch.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Diaz.
Diaz throws a predictable looking body shot
and Foo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Foo lands a head shot.
Nice straight punches there by Diaz. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Diaz.

Foo clinches with his opponent.
Foo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Diazs head.
Foo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Foo swings wildly with an uppercut but Diaz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diaz blocks an elbow strike.

Foo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Foo scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Foo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Foo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Diaz.
Foo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Diaz.
Foo tries to clinch there but Diaz circles away.
Foo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Diaz.
Diaz connects with a single shot there.
Nice shot lands for Foo.
Diaz throws a lazy right hand but Foo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Foo lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Foo.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Diaz avoids the body shot from Foo.

Foo rushes Diaz and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Foo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Diaz is trying to stall.
Foo lands with a left to the head.
Diaz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Foo backwards.
Foo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Diaz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Foo throws a low kick but Diaz avoids it.
Diaz throws a jab but it's blocked by Foo.
Diaz misses with a body kick.
Foo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Diaz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Diaz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Foo ducks under a wild hook from Diaz.
Foo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Foo lands a right hook to the body.
Foo scores with the left hand. Diaz knows he should have avoided that one.
Diaz works over Foo's head and body with a nice combination.
Foo fails to land with a series of punches.
Diaz has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Foo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Foo as he connects with a hook.
Foo throws a series of punches but Diaz avoids them all with ease.

Foo rushes Diaz and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Foo.
Foo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Foo lands a nice uppercut.
Diaz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Diaz tries to stall but Foo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Diaz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Diaz has had enough of the clinch but Foo keeps him there for the moment.
Diaz takes a shot to the head.
Foo blocks a body shot from Diaz.
Diaz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Foo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A body shot lands from Foo.
Foo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Foo prevents Diaz from breaking the clinch.
Diaz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Diaz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Foo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Foo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Diaz tries to work over Foo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Foo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Diaz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Diaz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Foo lands a shoulder strike.
Foo lands with a light punch inside.
A short right from Foo on the inside.

Foo manages to break the clinch.

Foo has Diaz up against the ropes in a clinch.
Diaz tries to land knees in the clinch but Foo avoids the damage to the body.
Diaz trying to land knees to the body.
Foo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
Diaz throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Foo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Foo gets through Diaz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Foo lands a hook that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
Foo is working Diaz over against the ropes.
Foo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
Foo cracks Diaz with a nice body shot.
Foo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
Foo scores with a shot to the side of Diaz's head.
Foo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Foo gets through Diaz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Foo pushes Diaz back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Foo working hard to break the clinch.
A short right from Foo on the inside.
Diaz works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Foo lands with a light punch inside.
Diaz wants to stall.

Foo breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mr Foo 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.

Foo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Foo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Good work by Foo as he checks the leg kick.
Diaz throws a sloppy body shot

and Foo counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Foo.
Foo lands a shoulder strike.
A body shot lands from Foo.
Foo lands with a right to the head.
Foo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
Diaz tries a body shot but Foo blocks it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Foo.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Foo lands an uppercut.
Diaz is looking to break free of the clinch but Foo has double underhooks.
Foo wants to break free but Diaz has control.
Foo pushes Diaz back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mr Foo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Foo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Foo lands a shoulder strike.
Diaz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Foos head.
Diaz tries to break free but Foo pushes him back against the ropes.
Diaz trying to control the position but instead, Foo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Diaz into the ropes.
Foo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Foo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Foo is trying to break free.
A shot in the inside from Foo.
Foo is trying to break the clinch but Diaz is controlling him.
Diaz digs a right hand underneath Foo's ribcage. Foo let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz taking a breather.
Foo lands with a short shot to the head.
Foo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Foo is trying to force a seperation but Diaz has the dominant position.
Diaz keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Foo's efforts to push away.
Diaz wants to break the clinch but can't.
A right hand to the body from Foo.
Foo lands a body shot.
Foo is leaning against Diaz and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Diaz is looking to break free of the clinch but Foo has double underhooks.
A short right from Foo.
A body shot lands from Foo.
Foo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Foo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Foo lands a shot to the body.
Foo is working Diaz over against the ropes.
A short uppercut from Foo.
Diaz tries to throw a body punch but Foo avoids it by throwing Diaz back against the cage.
Diaz can't find room to land a body shot as Foo controls the action.
Foo lands a shot to the body.
Diaz takes a shot to the head.
Diaz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Foo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Foo lands a shoulder strike.
Foo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Diaz is working Foo over against the ropes.
Diaz can't break the clinch.
Diaz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Foo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Diaz missing with knees to the body.
Foo prevents a body shot from Diaz.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Foo.
Diaz avoids the elbow strike from Foo, against the ropes.
A short right from Diaz.

Foo breaks from the clinch.
Diaz lands with a good body shot.
Diaz looks to land a left hand but Foo moved out of range nicely.
Foo scores with the left hand. Diaz knows he should have avoided that one.
Foo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Foo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diaz.
Foo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Diaz circles away quickly and effectively.
Diaz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Diaz tests Foo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Diaz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Foo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Diaz counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Foo takes the fight into the clinch.
Foo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Foo misses with the head strike.
Foo misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diaz.
Foo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Diaz's efforts to push away.
Diaz is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Foo is keeping busy.
Diaz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Foo has him pressed against the ropes.
Foo lands an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Diaz.
Foo lands a nice shot to the body.
Foo lands a shot to the body.
Diaz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Foo.
Diaz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Foo's elbow.
Foo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Foo is working Diaz over against the ropes.
Foo lands with a left to the head.
Foo gets through Diaz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Foo has Diaz pressed against the ropes, preventing Diaz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Foo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Diaz presses Foo against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Foo prevents Diaz from breaking the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Foo.
Foo pushes off an throws an elbow but Diaz leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Foo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Diaz can do to turn this around?
Diaz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Diaz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Foo is defending well for now.
Diaz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Foo lands a left hand.
A shot in the inside from Foo.
Diaz stalling in the clinch but Foo improves position.
Foo blocks a body shot from Diaz.
Foo lands with a light punch inside.
Diaz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Foo's elbow.
A left hand lands to the body for Diaz.
Foo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Diazs head.
Foo lands an uppercut.
Foo blocks a body shot from Diaz.

Foo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Diaz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Foo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diaz throws out the jab.

Foo moves into the clinch.
Foo blocks an uppercut.
Diaz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Diaz keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Foo's efforts to push away.
Foo presses Diaz against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Diaz struggles to land a body shot inside as Foo controls his hands.
Foo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Foo.
Diaz is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A right hook to the body lands for Foo.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Foo missing with knees to the body.
Foo avoiding damage as Diaz throws knees to the body.

Diaz breaks the clinch.
A head kick misses from Diaz.
Foo jabs Diaz right on the nose. Diaz blinks but takes it well.
Diaz scores with a leg kick.
Foo stalks Diaz and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Diaz's face. Diaz staggers backwards, shaken.
A left and a right from Foo both land. Nice combination.
Diaz misses with an attempted mid kick.
A right-left combo lands from Foo.
Foo clobbers Diaz with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Foo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Diaz throws a leg kick that misses.
Foo looks to land a combination but Diaz avoids it well.
Foo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Foo jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Diaz takes a swing at Foo's ribcage but misses.
Diaz misses with an attempted mid kick.
Diaz takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Foo has closed the distance and engaged Diaz in a clinch.
Diaz misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Foo fails to land.
Foo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Diaz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Foo is defending well for now.
Diaz tries to land a knee to the head but Foo blocks with his arms.
Foo lands a hook that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
Foo pushes Diaz back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Foo is leaning against Diaz and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Foo throws an elbow but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diaz.
Foo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Diaz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Foo digs a right hand into Diaz's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Diaz's gas tank.
Foo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Foo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Foo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Foo lands with a light punch inside.
Foo lands a right hand.
Foo missing with knees to the body.
Foo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Diaz's elbow.
Foo tries to throw a body punch but Diaz avoids it by throwing Foo back against the cage.
Diaz misses with a punch to the body.
Foo lands an uppercut.
Foo is trying to force a seperation but Diaz has the dominant position.
Foo pushes off an throws an elbow but Diaz leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Diaz lands a right hand.
Diaz is trying to break the clinch but Foo has him pressed against the ropes.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Foo can't break the clinch.
Diaz looking to stall.
Foo scores with a shoulder strike.

Diaz manages to break the clinch.
Mr Foo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Diaz throws a leg kick but Foo checks it.
Diaz scores with a jab.
Foo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Foo lands with a straight right. Diaz didn't see that one coming.
Diaz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Foo.
Foo throws a combination. Diaz tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Foo scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Foo thows a leg kick but Diaz checks it
and Diaz counters with a nice low kick that buckles Foo's knee momentarily.
Foo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Diaz thows a body shot but no joy.
Diaz drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A combination from Foo does no damage.
Foo scores with a hook to the body. Diaz takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

Foo clinches with his opponent.
Diaz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Diaz stalling in the clinch but Foo improves position.
Foo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Foo.
Diaz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Foo pushes Diaz back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Diaz misses with a hook to the ribs.
A hook to the body from Foo.
Foo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

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

Foo moves into range and clinches up with Diaz.
Foo digs a right hand into Diaz's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Diaz's gas tank.
Diaz struggles to land a body shot inside as Foo controls his hands.
Foo lands a nice uppercut.
Diaz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Foo's elbow.
Foo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Foo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Diaz.
Foo has Diaz pressed against the ropes, preventing Diaz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Diaz misses with a hook to the ribs.

Foo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Foo throws a leg kick that misses.
Foo throws a right hand that Diaz ducks under and follows up with a left that Diaz also avoids with ease.
Diaz jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Foo moves into the clinch.
Diaz tries a knee to the head but Foo blocks it.
Foo lands a nice uppercut.
Foo is looking to break free of the clinch but Diaz has double underhooks.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Foo.
Diaz tries to break free but Foo pushes him back against the ropes.
Foo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Diazs head.
Foo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Diaz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Foo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Diaz moves forwards but Foo connects with a nice, crisp jab.

Foo moves into the clinch.
Diaz tries a body shot but Foo blocks it.
Foo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Foo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Foo as Diaz tries to tie him up.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Foo.
Diaz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Foo throws an elbow but it misses.
Foo misses with a punch to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Diaz has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Diaz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Foos head.
Foo misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Foo fails to land.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Foo.
Foo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Diaz stalling in the clinch but Foo improves position.
Foo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Diaz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Foo misses with a two punch combination.
Nice defenses there by Diaz.
Foo throws a one two combo.
Diaz throws a leg kick but Foo sees it coming and moves out of range.
Diaz throws a shot to the body.
Foo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nice body punch from Foo.
Foo lands a nice shot that snaps Diaz's head back.
Foo ducks under a wild hook from Diaz.
Foo wants to clinch.
Foo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Foo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Diaz on the side of the head.
Foo scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Foo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Diaz.
Diaz misses with a wild body shot.
Foo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diaz moves away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Diaz tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Foo lands a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Foo manages to avoid it.
Diaz throws a sloppy head kick and Foo moves out of range easily.
Diaz on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Diaz misses with the combination.
Foo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Foo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Foo walks into a left hand.
Diaz misses with a body shot.
Foo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diaz.
Foo scores with a one two! Diaz had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Foo throws a right hand that Diaz ducks under and follows up with a left that Diaz also avoids with ease.
Diaz takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Foo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

Foo closes the distance and clinches.
Foo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Foo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diaz.
Foo throws a head punch that misses.
Foo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Foo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foo misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Foo.
Good body shot from Diaz.
Diaz has had enough of the clinch but Foo keeps him there for the moment.
Foo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
Foo throws a head punch that misses.
Foo misses with an elbow strike.
A shot in the inside from Foo.
Diaz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Foo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Diaz looks to throw the jab but Foo is out of range.
Foo wants to clinch up but Diaz keeps it at a distance.
Foo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Foo moves out of range as Diaz strikes.
Diaz misses with a body shot
and Foo counters with a two punch combo.
Foo throws a series of punches but Diaz moves out of range.
Foo slips under a jab.
A nice combination there by Foo.
Diaz chopping away at his opponent's legs.

Foo moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diaz.
Diaz blocks an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz wants to get back to striking at distance but Foo won't allow it.
Foo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Foo lands a body punch.
Diaz using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Diaz struggles to land a body shot inside as Foo controls his hands.
Foo blocks a body shot from Diaz.
Diaz throws a punch but it's blocked by Foo.
Diaz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Diaz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Diaz wants to stall.

Foo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Foo scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Foo scores with a one two! Diaz had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

Foo closes the distance and clinches.
Diaz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Diaz wants to stall.
Foo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
Diaz blocks an elbow strike from Foo.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Foo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Diaz avoids it.
A left hand lands to the body for Foo.
Diaz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Foos head.
Foo wants to break free but Diaz has control.
Diaz blocks an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is trying to force a seperation but Foo has the dominant position.
Foo wants to break free but Diaz has control.
Diaz can't break the clinch.
Diaz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Foo's elbow.
Diaz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Foo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Diaz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Foo.
Foo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
Diaz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Foo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Diaz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Diaz blocks an uppercut.
Diaz is looking to control Foo's arms but Foo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Diaz has his back to the ropes.
Nice body punch from Diaz - that landed with a thud.
Foo throws a punch but it's blocked by Diaz.
A left hand lands to the body for Diaz.
Diaz misses with a knee strike.
Foo pushes Diaz back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Foo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
Diaz tries a body shot but Foo blocks it.
Foo keeps control of Diaz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Foo prevents Diaz from breaking the clinch.
Foo presses Diaz against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Foo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Foo.
Foo keeps control of Diaz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Diaz misses with an elbow over the top.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Foo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Foo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Foo prevents Diaz from breaking the clinch.
Diaz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Foo's elbow.
Diaz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Foo has him pressed against the ropes.
Foo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
Diaz blocks an elbow strike from Foo.
Foo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Diaz misses with a punch on the inside.
Diaz is looking to break free of the clinch but Foo has double underhooks.
Foo gets through Diaz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Diaz looking to slow down the pace here.
Foo lands with a light punch inside.
Foo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Foo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Diaz avoids it.
Foo blocks a body shot from Diaz.
Diaz working hard to break the clinch.
Foo gets through Diaz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Foo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Diaz lands a hook that snaps the head of Foo backwards.

Diaz manages to break the clinch.
Foo misses with the combination.
No joy there for Foo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Diaz thuds a left hand into Foo's body.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Foo connects with the punch.
Diaz moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Diaz misses with a combination

and Foo counters by clinching up.
Diaz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Foo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Diaz tries to land knees in the clinch but Foo avoids the damage to the body.
Foo lands a left hand.
Still in the clinch, Foo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Diaz tries to circle away but Foo has him pinned against the ropes.
Diaz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nice body punch from Foo - that landed with a thud.

Foo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Diaz checks the leg kick nicely there.
Foo moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A big right from Diaz misses.
Foo throws a leg kick that misses.
Foo scores with a hook.
Diaz dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Foo. That did some damage!
Foo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Diaz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Diaz throws a looping overhand right but Foo ducks down to avoid it.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.

Foo closes the distance and clinches.
Diaz misses with a body punch.
Foo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Diaz.
A short right from Foo on the inside.
Diaz tries to land a knee to the head but Foo blocks with his arms.

Foo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Foo throws a low kick, looking for Diaz's leg but Diaz calmly moves out of range.
Diaz swings for the body but Foo moves out of range.
Foo scores with a decent looking hook.
Diaz takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Foo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diaz throws out the jab.
Diaz needs to keep his hands up - Foo had a free shot at his head there.

Foo gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Diaz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Diaz misses with a low kick.
The fighters circling - Diaz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Foo takes one on the button.
Foo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Foo stuns Diaz with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

Foo has Diaz up against the ropes in a clinch.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Foo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Diaz.
Diaz blocks an elbow strike.
Foo scores with a shot to the side of Diaz's head.
A short uppercut from Foo.
Foo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Foo lands an uppercut.
Foo avoids the elbow strike from Diaz, against the ropes.
Foo digs a right hand underneath Diaz's ribcage. Diaz let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Foo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Foo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Foo.
A short left from Foo.
Diaz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Foo scores with a shot to the side of Diaz's head.
Foo lands a left hand.
Foo lands a hook that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
A shot in the inside from Foo.
Diaz can't break the clinch.
Foo lands a left hand.
Foo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Diaz avoiding damage as Foo throws knees to the body.
Foo misses with the head strike.
Diaz lands a body punch in the clinch.
Diaz misses with a body punch.
Foo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Diazs head.
Foo lands a hook that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
Diaz tries to work over Foo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Foo misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Diaz can't find room to land a body shot as Foo controls the action.
Diaz avoids a wild elbow strike from Foo.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Foo.

Diaz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Diaz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Diaz on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nice defenses there by Foo.
Foo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Foo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Foo avoids the head kick by Diaz.
Left hook, right uppercut from Foo.
Foo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Foo takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Foo cracks Diaz with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Foo throws out a powerful jab.
Diaz lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Diaz throws a right hand that Foo ducks under and follows up with a left that Foo also avoids with ease.
Diaz throws an overhand right that lands on Foo's shoulder, as Foo tries to avoid the shot.
Foo is working the combinations to good effect here.

Foo rushes Diaz and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Foo lands with a light punch inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Diaz misses with a low kick as Foo jumps back.
Diaz lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Diaz drops his hands momentarily and Foo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Foo cracks Diaz with an open hand slap.
Foo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Foo checks a low kick from Diaz.
Foo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Diaz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Donk. Foo catches Diaz right on the button with a cross.
Diaz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A big left from Diaz misses.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Foo!
Foo connects with a nice looking jab.
Diaz has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Diaz avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

Foo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Foo misses with a punch on the inside.
Diaz has a couple of punches blocked by Foo.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Foo.
Diaz wants to break free but Foo has control.
Diaz blocks an elbow strike from Foo.
Diaz is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Foo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Foo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Foo lands a nice uppercut.
Foo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Diaz can't break the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Foo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Diaz tries to break the clinch but Foo is controlling the position.
Diaz trying to control the position but instead, Foo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Diaz into the ropes.

Foo breaks from the clinch.
Foo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Foo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Foo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Foo looks to land a right hand but Diaz moved out of range.
Foo moves away from the strike by Diaz.

Foo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
A short left from Foo.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Foo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short left from Foo.
Still in the clinch, Diaz scores with a nice short uppercut.
Diaz looking to stall.
Foo tries to break the clinch but Diaz is controlling the position.
Foo lands a shot to the body.
Foo lands with a light punch inside.
Foo tries to break free but Diaz pushes him back against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Diaz wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Diaz.
A short body shot lands from Foo as the two fighters clinch.
A short right from Diaz on the inside.
Diaz misses with a body punch.
Diaz working aggressively here.
Diaz wants to break free but Foo has control.
Foo throws an elbow that misses.
Foo lands a left hand.
Diaz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Foo lands a nice uppercut.
Foo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Foo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Diaz.
Diaz blocking some punches.
Diaz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Foo has him pressed against the ropes.
Diaz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Diaz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Foo lands a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Foo.
Nice body punch from Diaz - that landed with a thud.
Foo is trying to break the clinch but Diaz is controlling him.
A hook to the body from Foo.
Foo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Diazs head.
A body shot lands from Diaz.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Foo.

Diaz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Foo throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz digs a good body shot into Foo's ribs.
Diaz misses with an uppercut. Foo saw that one coming.
Diaz scores with the left hand. Foo knows he should have avoided that one.
Diaz fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Foo.
Foo lands with an overhand left.
Diaz connects with a solid leg kick.
Foo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Foo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Diaz throws a big shot that misses.
Diaz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mr Foo is winning the standup battle so far.
A jab from Foo does it's job there.

Foo instigates a clinch.
Foo lands a body punch.
A short left from Foo.
Still in the clinch, Foo scores with a nice short uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Foo.
Foo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Foo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.

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

Foo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Diaz, pushing him back against the ropes.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Foo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Foo scores with a punch to the head.
A punch combination from Foo misses.
Foo connects with a crisp jab.
Foo throws a nice looking combination but Diaz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Foo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Foo fails to land with a series of punches.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Diaz 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 Foo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Foo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Foo throws a head kick that misses.
Good leg kick by Diaz there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Foo tries to clinch but Diaz is having none of it.
Diaz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diaz connects with a single shot there.
Diaz feints and then cracks Foo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Foo down.
Foo misses with a low kick as Diaz jumps back.
Diaz swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Foo lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Foo.
Foo tries to clinch but Diaz moves out of range.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Diaz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Diaz throws a hook but Foo blocks it.
Diaz lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Diaz takes one to the chin there.
Diaz with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Foo to score with a decent uppercut.
Diaz lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Nice shot by Foo.
A slapping leg kick lands for Diaz.
Foo tries to close the distance and clinch but Diaz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Foo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Foo throws a sloppy body shot
and Diaz finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Foo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Diaz throws a nice outside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Diaz.
Foo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Diaz. Diaz circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

Foo has managed to clinch.
Diaz is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Diaz is trying to break the clinch but Foo has him pressed against the ropes.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Diaz working Foo over with knees to the body.
Diaz misses with some punches.
Diaz tries a body shot but Foo blocks it.
Foo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Diaz - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Diaz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Foo.
Foo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Diaz has him pressed against the ropes.

Diaz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Diaz stuns Foo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Foo misses with a looping right.
Foo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Foo throws a nice looking combination but Diaz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Diaz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Foo manages to avoid it.
Foo throws a left and a right that both miss
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A combination from Foo does no damage.
Diaz slips a jab and a cross from Foo.

Foo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Foo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Foo prevents Diaz from breaking the clinch.
Diaz is trying to break free.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Foo keeps control of Diaz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Diaz wants to break free but Foo has control.
Foo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Diaz is trying to break free.
A short left from Foo.
Diaz misses with some punches.
A short right from Foo.
Diaz takes a shot to the head.
Foo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
A short body shot lands from Diaz as the two fighters clinch.
Foo lands a shot to the body.
Foo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Diaz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Diaz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Foo as the two fighters clinch.
Diaz tries to throw a body punch but Foo avoids it by throwing Diaz back against the cage.
Foo scores with a shot to the side of Diaz's head.
Foo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Diaz avoids a wild elbow strike from Foo.
Diaz is trying to break free.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Foo.
Diaz is looking to break free of the clinch but Foo has double underhooks.
Foo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Foo cracks Diaz with a nice body shot.
Foo blocking some punches.
Foo keeps control of Diaz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A hook to the body from Diaz.
Foo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Foo.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Diaz can't find room to land a body shot as Foo controls the action.
Diaz is trying to force a seperation but Foo has the dominant position.
Diaz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Diaz wants to get back to striking at distance but Foo won't allow it.
Diaz blocks an elbow strike from Foo.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Foo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Foo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Diaz is trying to break the clinch but Foo has him pressed against the ropes.
Foo works on Diaz's body with a couple of short punches.
Foo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Diaz.
Foo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Diaz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Diaz trying to stall but Foo improves his position.
Foo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Diazs head.
A left hand lands to the body for Diaz.
Diaz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Diaz tries to break free but Foo pushes him back against the ropes.
Foo wants to break free but Diaz has control.
Foo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Diaz tries to throw a body punch but Foo avoids it by throwing Diaz back against the cage.
Diaz avoids a wild elbow strike from Foo.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diaz.

Diaz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Foo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Diaz circles away quickly and effectively.
Foo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Diaz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Foo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Diaz counters with a nice leg kick.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Diaz scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Diaz lands a head kick. Foo smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Diaz changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Foo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Foo lands a jab.
Foo tries to clinch but Diaz is having none of it.
Foo slips a jab from Diaz.
Foo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Diaz throws a nice inside leg kick.
Foo looks to throw the jab but Diaz is out of range.
Foo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diaz.
Foo throws a series of punches but Diaz avoids them all with ease.
Diaz takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Diaz throws a low kick, looking for Foo's leg but Foo calmly moves out of range.
Foo is looking to clinch.
Diaz ducks under a wild hook from Foo.
Foo doesn't manage to clinch there - Diaz circles away.
Diaz throws a right hand that Foo ducks under and follows up with a left that Foo also avoids with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Mr Foo will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Foo throws a chopping leg kick but Diaz manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Foo cracks Diaz with a good jab.
Diaz throws a shot from downtown. Foo moves away and avoids it.
Foo throws a hook but Diaz blocks it.
Diaz lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Foo at a distance.

Foo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Foo has a couple of punches blocked by Diaz.
A head punch on the inside from Foo fails to land.
Diaz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Diaz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Foo has him pressed against the ropes.
Diaz misses with a punch to the body.
Foo avoiding damage as Diaz throws knees to the body.
Diaz avoiding damage as Foo throws knees to the body.
Diaz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Diaz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Foo is defending well for now.
Diaz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Diaz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Foo's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice left hand lands by Foo.
Foo lands a right hand.

Diaz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Foo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Diaz tries to land a leg kick but Foo saw it coming and moves away.

Foo clinches with his opponent.
Foo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Foo prevents a body shot from Diaz.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Foo lands a shot to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diaz.
Foo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Foo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Diaz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Diaz is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Diaz is trying to force a seperation but Foo has the dominant position.
Foo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Foo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Diaz dodges an elbow strike from Foo.
Diaz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Diaz looking to throw knees to the head but Foo is blocking nicely.
Diaz avoids a wild elbow strike from Foo.
A nice left hand lands by Foo.
Foo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Foo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Foo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Foo lands a hook that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
Foo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A short left from Foo.
Foo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Foo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Diaz lands a shot to the body.
Still in the clinch, Foo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Diaz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Diaz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Foo's elbow.
Diaz misses with a punch on the inside.
Foo scores with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Foo scores with a shoulder strike.
Foo prevents a body shot from Diaz.

Foo breaks from the clinch.

Foo drives through and clinches with Diaz against the ropes.
Diaz tries to work over Foo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Foo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Diaz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Foo is working Diaz over against the ropes.
Foo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Foo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Foo digs a right hand into Diaz's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Diaz's gas tank.
Foo lands with a short shot to the head.
Foo misses with the head strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Diaz fails to land.
Diaz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short uppercut from Foo.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diaz.
Foo scores with a hook to the body.
Foo cracks Diaz with a nice body shot.
Diaz keeps control of Foo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Foo tries to circle away but Diaz has him pinned against the ropes.
Foo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Foo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foo ducks under a wild hook from Diaz.
Diaz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Diaz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Foo moves into the clinch.
A body shot lands from Foo.
Foo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Foo lands a nice uppercut.
Diaz looking to slow down the pace here.
Foo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Diaz trying to land knees to the body.
Diaz takes a shot to the head.
Foo lands a nice uppercut.
Foo presses Diaz against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Diaz is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Foo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Diaz has him pressed against the ropes.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Foo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Diaz wants to stall.
Foo throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Foo fails to land.
Diaz lands a nice shot to the body.
Foo missing with knees to the body.
Foo avoids a wild elbow strike from Diaz.
Foo misses with the head strike.
Diaz scores with a shoulder strike.
Diaz lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Diaz misses with an elbow strike.
Diaz is trying to stall.
Diaz keeps control of Foo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Foo working hard to break the clinch.
Foo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Diaz avoiding damage as Foo throws knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Diaz.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Foo.
Diaz is looking to break free of the clinch but Foo has double underhooks.
Diaz throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Foo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Diaz has him pressed against the ropes.
Diaz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Diaz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Foo.
Foo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Foo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diaz.
Diaz cracks Foo with a nice body shot.
Diaz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Foo is defending well for now.
Diaz tries to break the clinch but Foo is controlling the position.
Foo missing with knees to the body.
Diaz lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Foo.
Diaz trying to land knees to the body.
A short right from Foo.
Foo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Diaz.
Diaz has Foo pressed against the ropes, preventing Foo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A shot in the inside from Diaz.

Diaz breaks from the clinch.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Diaz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Diaz takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Diaz throws a hook but Foo avoids it easily.
Foo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Diaz.

Foo moves into range and clinches up with Diaz.
Diaz working hard to break the clinch.
Diaz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Foo scores with a shoulder strike.
Foo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Foo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A body shot lands from Foo.
Diaz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Foo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Foo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Diaz.
Foo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A frustrated look appears on Diaz's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Diaz takes a shot to the head.
Foo lands with a left to the head.
Diaz is trying to break the clinch but Foo is controlling him.
Diaz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Diaz is trying to break the clinch but Foo is controlling him.
Foo lands an uppercut.
Foo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nice body punch from Foo.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Foo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Diaz is trying to stall.
Diaz missing with knees to the body.
Foo prevents Diaz from breaking the clinch.
Diaz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Foo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Foo throws a punch but it's blocked by Diaz.
Diaz struggles to land a body shot inside as Foo controls his hands.
Diaz is trying to maintain a safe position but Foo gets an underhook and turns Diaz into the ropes.
Diaz is trying to break the clinch but Foo is controlling him.
A short right from Foo on the inside.
Diaz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Foo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Foo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Diazs head.
Diaz lands a body punch.
Good body shot from Foo.
Foo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Foo has a couple of punches blocked by Diaz.
Diaz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Foo is working Diaz over against the ropes.
Diaz lands with a short shot to the head.
Foo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Diaz is working Foo over against the ropes.
Diaz tries to break the clinch but Foo is controlling the position.
Foo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Foo gets through Diaz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Diaz.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Foo is working Diaz over against the ropes.
Diaz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Diaz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A nice right hand lands inside from Foo.
Diaz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Diaz digs a right hand into Foo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Foo's gas tank.
Diaz is trying to maintain a safe position but Foo gets an underhook and turns Diaz into the ropes.
A short right from Foo on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Foo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short left from Diaz.

Foo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diaz. Foo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diaz throws out a leg kick but Foo moves out of range and Diaz only half commits.
Foo scores with a jab to the jaw.

Foo closes the distance and clinches.
Diaz has a couple of punches blocked by Foo.
Foo lands with a right to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Foo lands a hook that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
Foo lands an uppercut.
Diaz looking to stall.
Diaz struggles to land a body shot inside as Foo controls his hands.
Foo lands with a short shot to the head.
Foo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Foo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Diaz tries to work over Foo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Foo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Foo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
Foo keeps control of Diaz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short left from Foo.
Diaz pushes Foo back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Foo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Foo lands a nice uppercut.
Diaz misses with a knee strike.
Foo scores with a shoulder strike.
Foo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Diaz looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Foo is trying to break free.
Diaz tries to work over Foo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Foo wants to break the clinch but can't.
A frustrated look appears on Diaz's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Diaz tries to work over Foo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Foo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Foo lands with a left to the head.
Nice body punch from Foo.
Foo lands a right hand.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Foo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Diaz manages to break the clinch.
Diaz moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Diaz connects with a good right hand that stumbles Foo. Foo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Foo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Diaz connects with a high kick.
Foo tries to score with a low kick but Diaz moves his leg out of the way.
Foo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Diaz checks a low kick from Foo.
Diaz takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Foo scores with a sloppy right hand. Diaz should have avoided that one.
Diaz throws a leg kick but Foo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Foo misses with a few strikes there.

Foo pushes Diaz up against the ropes in a clinch.
Nice body punch from Foo - that landed with a thud.

Diaz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Diaz moves out of range as Foo strikes.
Diaz tries to land a leg kick but Foo saw it coming and moves away.
Foo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Foo tries to bum rush Diaz with a series of wild strikes but Diaz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Foo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Diaz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Diaz throws a low kick but it's checked well by Foo.
Joey Diaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Foo has taken the fight to the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mr Foo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Foo, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Mr Foo!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Mr Foo!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Mr Foo!

Mr Foo wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
62%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leonard Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shinya Sakuraba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sakuraba has chosen rock superstar - cyprus hill as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Lewis
vs
Sakuraba

182 cm
18
199 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Leonard Lewis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shinya Sakuraba!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Shimada and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sakuraba swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Sakuraba drives through and clinches with Lewis against the ropes.
Lewis pushes Sakuraba back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sakuraba tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sakuraba looking to throw knees to the head but Lewis is blocking nicely.
Sakuraba lands a nice elbow.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Lewis digs a right hand into Sakuraba's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sakuraba's gas tank.
Lewis lands a right hand.
Lewis blocks an elbow strike.
Lewis is trying to maintain a safe position but Sakuraba gets an underhook and turns Lewis into the ropes.
Sakuraba looking to throw knees to the head but Lewis is blocking nicely.
Lewis stalling in the clinch but Sakuraba improves position.
A right hand to the body from Lewis.
Sakuraba lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sakuraba tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sakuraba tries to land a knee to the head but Lewis blocks with his arms.
A hook to the body from Lewis.
Sakuraba looks gassed!
Sakuraba missing with knees to the body.
Lewis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sakuraba tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sakuraba takes a shot to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Lewis.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Lewis manages to break the clinch.
Lewis misses with the combination.

Lewis rushes Sakuraba and presses him up against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis presses Sakuraba against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sakuraba with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A right hand to the body from Lewis.
A short right from Lewis on the inside.
Lewis is struggling to control the position.
Lewis lands a right hand.

Lewis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Good exchange - Lewis coming out on top.
Lewis lands a nice shot to the body.

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

Sakuraba is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lewis misses with a combination
and Sakuraba counters with a stiff right hand.
Sakuraba is still on wobbly legs! Can Lewis finish him?
Lewis cracks Sakuraba with a good jab.
Sakuraba seems to have recovered his senses.
Lewis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sakuraba moves in looking to clinch but Lewis pushes him off.
Sakuraba takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lewis connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sakuraba momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba slips a jab and a cross from Lewis.
A shot to de liver by Lewis. Beautiful body shot.
Lewis tries to bum rush Sakuraba with a series of wild strikes but Sakuraba uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sakuraba misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sakuraba is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lewis.
Lewis works over Sakuraba's head and body with a nice combination.
Lewis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sakuraba manages to avoid it.
Lewis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Lewis pushes Sakuraba up against the ropes in a clinch.
Sakuraba working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lewis lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lewis digs a right hand underneath Sakuraba's ribcage. Sakuraba let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lewis softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Lewis.
Lewis lands a body shot.
Lewis is trying to stall.
Lewis lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sakuraba.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lewis.
Sakuraba pushes off an throws an elbow but Lewis leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.

Lewis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sakuraba takes one on the button.
Sakuraba swats away the attempt to clinch by Lewis.
Lewis lands with a right hand.
Lewis looks to land a combination but Sakuraba avoids it well.
Lewis swings for the body but Sakuraba moves out of range.
Sakuraba takes one to the chin there.
A jab lands there for Lewis.
Lewis lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Sakuraba backs up against the ropes.
Lewis connects with a single shot there.
Lewis misses with a combination
and Sakuraba counters with a left and a right that stings Lewis.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lewis.
Lewis scores with a decent looking hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sakuraba takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lewis takes a swing at Sakuraba's ribcage but misses.
Lewis throws a nice looking combination but Sakuraba bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lewis misses with a double jab.
Lewis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lewis scores with a nice head shot.
Lewis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lewis tries to clinch there but Sakuraba circles away.
Leonard Lewis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lewis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lewis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lewis tries to clinch up.
Lewis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sakuraba.
Sakuraba is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lewis blocks a jab.
Sakuraba avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sakuraba keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lewis misses with a double jab.
Lewis looks to score with a jab to the body but Sakuraba is just out of range.

Lewis rushes Sakuraba and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Sakuraba creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sakuraba creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sakuraba with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lewis works on Sakuraba's body with a couple of short punches.
Lewis lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sakuraba.

Lewis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lewis scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Lewis scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Sakuraba takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lewis throws a series of punches but Sakuraba avoids them all with ease.
Lewis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lewis is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Lewis misses with a double jab

and Sakuraba counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sakuraba.
Lewis is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sakuraba is keeping busy.
Lewis lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sakuraba or not.
Sakuraba looking to throw knees to the head but Lewis is blocking nicely.
Lewis has Sakuraba pushed against the ropes.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Lewis lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sakuraba backwards.
Lewis stalling.
Lewis digs a right hand underneath Sakuraba's ribcage. Sakuraba let out a lung full of air as it connected.

Lewis manages to break the clinch.
Sakuraba shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lewis clobbers Sakuraba with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lewis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sakuraba.
Sakuraba avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sakuraba dodges the punch combination from Lewis.
Lewis is working the combinations to good effect here.
A head kick misses from Sakuraba.
Sakuraba throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lewis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lewis lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Lewis.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Lewis lands a really nice looking cross but Sakuraba seems unphased.
Sakuraba tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lewis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lewis tries to bum rush Sakuraba with a series of wild strikes but Sakuraba uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lewis throws a right hand that Sakuraba ducks under and follows up with a left that Sakuraba also avoids with ease.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Lewis misses with a body shot.

Lewis closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Sakuraba tries to land a knee to the head but Lewis blocks with his arms.
Lewis works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short right from Lewis on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Lewis.
Lewis lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sakuraba backwards.
A right hand to the body from Lewis.
Lewis avoids the elbow strike from Sakuraba, against the ropes.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lewis.
Lewis lands a body punch.
Lewis leaning against his opponent.
Sakuraba has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sakuraba throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lewis taking a breather.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Lewis lands with a left to the head.
Lewis is struggling to control the position.
Sakuraba tries to land knees in the clinch but Lewis avoids the damage to the body.
Lewis works on Sakuraba's body with a couple of short punches.

Lewis breaks from the clinch.
Lewis misses the shot to the body.
Sakuraba loads up on a big right hand but Lewis slips the punch.
Lewis connects with a body shot.

Lewis closes the distance and clinches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lewis.
Sakuraba using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lewis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lewis scores with a shot to the side of Sakuraba's head.
Sakuraba misses with a knee strike.
Lewis leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Lewis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leonard Lewis 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.

Lewis throws a right hand that Sakuraba ducks under and follows up with a left that Sakuraba also avoids with ease.
Sakuraba pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sakuraba takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lewis misses with a wild combination.
Lewis ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Some wild striking there from Lewis.
Sakuraba uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lewis.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lewis lands a slapping body shot.
Sakuraba tries to clinch but Lewis is having none of it.
Sakuraba is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A combination from Lewis does no damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis thows a body shot but no joy.
Sakuraba has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lewis finds it's way round the side to connect with Sakuraba's head.
Lewis misses with a body punch

and Sakuraba holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Lewis misses with the head strike.
Lewis struggles to land a body shot inside as Sakuraba controls his hands.
Lewis lands a hook that snaps the head of Sakuraba backwards.
Sakuraba tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sakuraba tries to land a knee to the head but Lewis blocks with his arms.
Lewis lands with a light punch inside.
Sakuraba tries to land a knee to the head but Lewis blocks with his arms.
Lewis lands a body punch.
Sakuraba's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lewis has Sakuraba pressed against the ropes.
Sakuraba misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A left hand lands to the body for Lewis.

Lewis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lewis jabs at Sakuraba's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lewis lands a nice shot that snaps Sakuraba's head back.
Leonard Lewis is winning the standup battle so far.
No joy there for Lewis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sakuraba slips a jab and a cross from Lewis.
Lewis misses with a double jab

and Sakuraba counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Lewis taking a breather.
Sakuraba tries to land a knee to the head but Lewis blocks with his arms.
Sakuraba throws a knee to the head but misses.
A right hand to the body from Lewis.
Sakuraba misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lewis.
Lewis pushes Sakuraba back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lewis.

Lewis breaks from the clinch.
Lewis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sakuraba.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Lewis.
Lewis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sakuraba.
Sakuraba takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lewis circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lewis counters with a right hand to the body.

Lewis has managed to clinch.
Good body shot from Lewis.
Lewis lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lewis.
Lewis scores with a shot to the side of Sakuraba's head.
Lewis taking a breather.
Lewis scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lewis blocks it with crossed arms.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A short right from Lewis.
Sakuraba tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nice body punch from Lewis - that landed with a thud.
Come on Lewis - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Lewis tries to stall but Sakuraba uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lewis lands a body punch.
Lewis throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lewis trying to stall but Sakuraba improves his position.
Sakuraba tries to land a knee to the head but Lewis blocks with his arms.
Sakuraba using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lewis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sakuraba tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lewis slowing the pace effectively.
Lewis presses Sakuraba against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lewis is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

Lewis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lewis throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sakuraba counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lewis swats away the attempt to clinch by Sakuraba.
Lewis scores with a jab to the body.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Lewis lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Lewis misses with a few strikes there.
Lewis slips a straight right by Sakuraba.
Lewis throws a hook but Sakuraba avoids it easily.
Lewis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sakuraba can do to turn this around?
Lewis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sakuraba manages to avoid it.
Sakuraba throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sakuraba blocks a jab.
Lewis getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lewis misses with a double jab
and Sakuraba counters with a two punch combo.
Lewis misses the jab.
Lewis ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Lewis's corner calls for a 1-2. Lewis obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lewis throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sakuraba counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sakuraba throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Lewis counter with a right hand.
Sakuraba throws a sloppy head kick and Lewis moves out of range easily.
Lewis misses with a combination
and Sakuraba connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lewis misses with a body punch
and Sakuraba counters with a two punch combo.
Lewis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sakuraba.
Lewis's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Lewis duly obliges.
Lewis moves in looking to clinch but Sakuraba pushes him off.
Sakuraba throws a good cross that connects.
Lewis misses with a double jab
and Sakuraba makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Lewis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sakuraba tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lewis throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sakuraba counters with a straight right hand.
Lewis throws a body punch but Sakuraba moves out of range.
Sakuraba drops his hands momentarily and Lewis takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lewis swinging wildly here.
Lewis dodges the punch combination from Sakuraba.
Sakuraba tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Lewis gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lewis is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sakuraba is keeping busy.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Lewis breaks the clinch.
Lewis is looking to clinch.
Sakuraba uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lewis has time to react.
Lewis misses with a combination
and Sakuraba counters with a stiff right hand.
Sakuraba throws a series of punches but Lewis avoids them all with ease.
Lewis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sakuraba takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Leonard Lewis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lewis lands a jab to the head.
Lewis throws a left and a right that both miss

and Sakuraba counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sakuraba.
Leonard Lewis has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lewis is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sakuraba is keeping busy.
Nice body punch from Lewis - that landed with a thud.
Sakuraba takes a shot to the head.
Sakuraba connects with a knee to the head.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Lewis lands with a left to the head.
Lewis pushes Sakuraba back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lewis is leaning against Sakuraba and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lewis lands a right hand.
Sakuraba's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sakuraba pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Lewis lands a body punch.
Lewis scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lewis works on Sakuraba's body with a couple of short punches.
Lewis taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Lewis lands a left hand.
Sakuraba throws an elbow but it misses.
Lewis is leaning against Sakuraba and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sakuraba with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lewis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sakuraba backwards.
Lewis digs a right hand underneath Sakuraba's ribcage. Sakuraba let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lewis is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lewis lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sakuraba tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lewis works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lewis gets through Sakuraba's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lewis scores with a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leonard Lewis dominated that second round.
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.

Lewis darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lewis scores with a nice right hand.
Lewis stuns Sakuraba with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sakuraba might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Sakuraba misses with a few strikes there.
Lewis misses with the combination.
Lewis misses the shot to the body.
Lewis swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sakuraba counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Lewis is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Lewis misses with a few strikes there.
A punch lands to the side of Sakuraba 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lewis with a nice cross.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lewis punishes Sakuraba's body with a nice straight punch.
Lewis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakuraba with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lewis to score with a decent uppercut.
Lewis lands an overhand right.
Lewis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sakuraba misses with a double jab.
Sakuraba takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Some wild striking there from Lewis.
Lewis bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sakuraba's head backwards.
Sakuraba tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Lewis counters with a left to the body.
Lewis misses with a double jab

and Sakuraba holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Nice body punch from Lewis.
Sakuraba blocks a body shot from Lewis.
Lewis lands a hook that snaps the head of Sakuraba backwards.
Lewis tries to work over Sakuraba's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lewis throws a head punch that misses.
Sakuraba tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lewis lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A right hand to the body from Lewis.
Sakuraba looking to throw knees to the head but Lewis is blocking nicely.
Lewis throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lewis.
Lewis lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sakuraba or not.
Lewis presses Sakuraba against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Lewis.
Lewis lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sakuraba misses with a knee to the head.
Lewis scores with a shoulder strike.
A short body shot lands from Lewis as the two fighters clinch.
Still in the clinch, Lewis scores with a nice short uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Lewis creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Sakuraba throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sakuraba swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lewis presses Sakuraba against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lewis.
Lewis content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Lewis pushes Sakuraba back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sakuraba as Lewis tries to tie him up.
Lewis scores with a shot to the side of Sakuraba's head.
Sakuraba throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lewis blocks it with crossed arms.
Lewis lands a shoulder strike.
Lewis is looking to control Sakuraba's arms but Sakuraba gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lewis has his back to the ropes.
Lewis lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lewis lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lewis lands a right hand.
Sakuraba working aggressively here.
Come on Lewis - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Sakuraba throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lewis blocks it with crossed arms.
Sakuraba throws an elbow but it misses.
Lewis is looking to control Sakuraba's arms but Sakuraba gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lewis has his back to the ropes.
Lewis lands an uppercut.
Lewis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sakuraba tries to land a knee to the head but Lewis blocks with his arms.
Lewis is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sakuraba is keeping busy.
Sakuraba pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Lewis lands a shot to the body.
Lewis lands a right hand.
Sakuraba misses with an elbow strike.
Lewis lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sakuraba.
Lewis scores with a shot to the side of Sakuraba's head.

Lewis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lewis scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lewis avoids the head kick by Sakuraba.
Lewis throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sakuraba counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lewis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sakuraba moves away.
Lewis lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sakuraba at a distance.
Lewis throws a right and a left that Sakuraba avoids nicely.
Lewis swinging wildly here.
Sakuraba misses with a body shot.
Sakuraba tries to clinch up but Lewis circles away and keeps his distance.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Lewis scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lewis is looking to clinch but Sakuraba is avoiding it.
Sakuraba swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lewis scores with a three punch combo!
Lewis scores with a one two! Sakuraba had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Sakuraba takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sakuraba lands with a straight right. Lewis didn't see that one coming.
Lewis moves away from the strike by Sakuraba.
Sakuraba lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lewis circles away quickly and effectively.
Lewis lands with a hook. Sakuraba tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sakuraba dodges the punch combination from Lewis.
Sakuraba shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba tries a head kick but it misses.
Sakuraba takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A big right from Lewis misses.
Lewis connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sakuraba momentarily.
Sakuraba misses with a hook. Lewis ducked under it nicely.
Lewis misses with a shot to the body

and Sakuraba holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Lewis lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sakuraba or not.

Lewis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Good standup being displayed there by Lewis as he connects with a hook.
Nice straight punches there by Lewis. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lewis.
Lewis throws a right hand that Sakuraba ducks under and follows up with a left that Sakuraba also avoids with ease.
Lewis scores with a one two! Sakuraba had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Sakuraba with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lewis to score with a decent uppercut.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Lewis fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lewis thuds a left hand into Sakuraba's body.
Lewis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sakuraba was well out of range. Poor timing from Lewis.
Sakuraba takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lewis lands a right hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Sakuraba.
A punch lands to the side of Sakuraba 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lewis swinging wildly here.
Lewis avoids the head kick by Sakuraba.
Lewis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sakuraba was well out of range. Poor timing from Lewis.
Sakuraba takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Lewis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sakuraba moves away.
Sakuraba takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lewis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Lewis closes the distance and clinches.
Sakuraba throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lewis blocks it with crossed arms.
Sakuraba tries to land a knee to the head but Lewis blocks with his arms.
Sakuraba with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lewis'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.
Lewis digs a right hand into Sakuraba's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sakuraba's gas tank.
Lewis scores with a hook to the body.
Lewis lands with a right to the head.
Lewis lands a shot to the body.
Sakuraba throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lewis avoiding damage as Sakuraba throws knees to the body.
A short right from Lewis.
Lewis lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.

Lewis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lewis throws a good cross that connects.
Lewis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lewis throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sakuraba counters with a left to the body.
Lewis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sakuraba circles away quickly and effectively.
Sakuraba doesn't manage to clinch there - Lewis circles away.
Lewis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lewis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lewis throws the left hand but Sakuraba avoids the punch easily.
Lewis blocks a head kick by Sakuraba.
Lewis misses with a combination
and Sakuraba counters with a left and a right that stings Lewis.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Lewis throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sakuraba on the side of the head.
Lewis swinging wildly here.
A big left from Lewis misses.
Sakuraba tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Lewis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lewis throws a body punch but Sakuraba moves out of range.
Lewis misses with a looping left.
Sakuraba pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lewis throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sakuraba counters with a straight right hand.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sakuraba fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sakuraba fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lewis misses with a jab to the body
and Sakuraba counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sakuraba throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakuraba throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lewis lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Sakuraba closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lewis makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lewis throws a combination that misses

and Sakuraba counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sakuraba.
Lewis works on Sakuraba's body with a couple of short punches.
Sakuraba looking to throw knees to the head but Lewis is blocking nicely.
Lewis is working Sakuraba over against the ropes.
Lewis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lewis lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A hook to the body from Lewis.
Lewis throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sakurabas head.
Lewis is stalling here.
Lewis scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sakuraba using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lewis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lewis.
A body shot lands from Lewis.
Lewis manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lewis gets through Sakuraba's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lewis lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lewis is leaning against Sakuraba and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lewis cracks Sakuraba with a nice body shot.
Sakuraba tries a knee to the head but Lewis blocks it.
Lewis lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lewis trying to control the position but instead, Sakuraba has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lewis into the ropes.
Lewis lands a shoulder strike.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Sakuraba just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lewis's brow.
Lewis lands a hook that snaps the head of Sakuraba backwards.
Lewis lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lewis lands an uppercut.
Lewis lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sakuraba.
A short uppercut from Lewis.
Sakuraba throws a head punch that misses.
Lewis lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sakuraba or not.
Lewis lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sakuraba backwards.
Lewis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A body shot lands from Lewis.
Lewis lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sakuraba.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sakuraba tries to land a knee to the head but Lewis blocks with his arms.
Lewis taking a breather.
Sakuraba tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lewis.
Lewis softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
The referee calls for Lewis to work.
Lewis lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lewis lands with a right to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sakuraba tries a knee to the head but Lewis blocks it.
Lewis looking to stall.
Lewis has Sakuraba pushed against the ropes.
Lewis looking to stall.
Sakuraba tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sakuraba.
Lewis dodges an elbow strike from Sakuraba.
Lewis lands a body shot.
A right hand to the body from Lewis.
Lewis slows down the pace here.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Lewis creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Lewis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Good body shot from Lewis.
A short body shot lands from Lewis as the two fighters clinch.
Lewis digs a right hand into Sakuraba's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sakuraba's gas tank.
Sakuraba throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lewis blocks it with crossed arms.
Lewis lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sakuraba or not.
Lewis avoids the elbow strike from Sakuraba, against the ropes.
Lewis lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sakuraba.

Lewis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lewis works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lewis swinging wildly here.
Lewis throws a body punch but Sakuraba moves out of range.
Lewis looks to land a combination but Sakuraba avoids it well.
Lewis throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sakuraba counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lewis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sakuraba moves away.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba is looking to clinch.
Lewis misses with a series of wild punches.
Lewis takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Sakuraba looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lewis misses with a combination

and Sakuraba counters by clinching up.
Lewis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lewis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lewis lands an uppercut.
Lewis stalling.
Lewis presses Sakuraba against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lewis lands a nice shot to the body.
Lewis is looking to control Sakuraba's arms but Sakuraba gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lewis has his back to the ropes.
Sakuraba throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lewis blocks it with crossed arms.
Lewis lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sakuraba or not.
Lewis lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lewis.
Sakuraba misses with an elbow strike.
Lewis trying to control the position but instead, Sakuraba has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lewis into the ropes.
Lewis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sakuraba backwards.
Lewis stalls.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Sakuraba throws an elbow but misses.
Lewis pushes Sakuraba back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Sakuraba misses with a punch on the inside.
Lewis lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sakuraba throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lewis blocks it with crossed arms.
Sakuraba tries to land a knee to the head but Lewis blocks with his arms.
Lewis lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Lewis creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lewis working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lewis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Lewis breaks from the clinch.
Lewis swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sakuraba counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short right from Lewis on the inside.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lewis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lewis scores with a hook to the body.
Sakuraba tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lewis digs a right hand underneath Sakuraba's ribcage. Sakuraba let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lewis lands an uppercut.
Lewis lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sakuraba or not.
Sakuraba misses with an elbow strike.
Lewis taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Lewis working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sakuraba tries a knee to the head but Lewis blocks it.
Lewis is trying to stall.
Lewis works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lewis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lewis cracks Sakuraba with a nice body shot.
Nice body punch from Lewis.
Lewis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sakuraba backwards.
Lewis works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lewis lands an uppercut.
Sakuraba letting Lewis take a breather here.
Lewis tries to throw a body punch but Sakuraba avoids it by throwing Lewis back against the cage.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Lewis fails to land.
Lewis lands a body shot.
Lewis scores with a shoulder strike.
Lewis is leaning against Sakuraba and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lewis works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lewis is working Sakuraba over against the ropes.
Lewis softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Lewis.
Lewis is looking to break free of the clinch but Sakuraba has double underhooks.
Lewis avoids a wild elbow strike from Sakuraba.
Sakuraba trying to land knees to the body.
Sakuraba working Lewis over with knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Lewis.
Lewis digs a right hand into Sakuraba's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sakuraba's gas tank.

Lewis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sakuraba pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lewis tries to clinch up but Sakuraba circles away and keeps his distance.
Lewis throws a series of punches but Sakuraba moves out of range.
Lewis scores with a sloppy right hand. Sakuraba should have avoided that one.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Lewis. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lewis.
Lewis digs a good body shot into Sakuraba's ribs.
Sakuraba bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lewis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lewis throws a right hand that Sakuraba ducks under and follows up with a left that Sakuraba also avoids with ease.
Lewis doesn't manage to clinch there - Sakuraba circles away.
Sakuraba dodges the punch combination from Lewis.
Sakuraba ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lewis moves away.
Lewis swings for the body but Sakuraba moves out of range.
Sakuraba lands with a kick to the temple. Lewis shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Sakuraba lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lewis circles away quickly and effectively.
Lewis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leonard Lewis had his way with Shinya Sakuraba in that round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Lewis throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sakuraba counters with a one-two to the body.
A head kick misses from Sakuraba.
Lewis throws a body punch but Sakuraba moves out of range.
Lewis misses with a body shot.
Lewis throws a series of punches but Sakuraba moves out of range.
Lewis takes a kick to the side of the head.
Sakuraba throws a series of punches but Lewis avoids them all with ease.
Lewis scores with a three punch combo!
Sakuraba tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Lewis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sakuraba fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lewis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Lewis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lewis throws a sloppy body shot
and Sakuraba connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis swings for the body but Sakuraba moves out of range.
Lewis throws a combination that misses
and Sakuraba counters with a left and a right that stings Lewis.
Lewis throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sakuraba counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Lewis circles away from the clinch attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lewis. Sakuraba does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lewis misses with a wild combination.

Sakuraba fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lewis, pushing him back against the ropes.
Lewis works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sakuraba with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sakuraba misses with a punch on the inside.
Lewis dodges an elbow strike from Sakuraba.
Sakuraba tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lewis works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Lewis digs a right hand underneath Sakuraba's ribcage. Sakuraba let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lewis is looking to control Sakuraba's arms but Sakuraba gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lewis has his back to the ropes.
Lewis is stalling here.
Sakuraba with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lewis looking to slow down the pace here.
Sakuraba misses with a knee to the head.

Lewis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sakuraba keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lewis.
Lewis lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sakuraba at a distance.
Lewis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sakuraba tries a head kick but it misses.
Lewis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sakuraba was well out of range. Poor timing from Lewis.
Lewis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lewis lands a head shot.
Sakuraba throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Lewis lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Sakuraba backs up against the ropes.
Lewis throws a body punch but Sakuraba moves out of range.
Lewis scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sakuraba scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lewis in his tracks.
Sakuraba doesn't manage to clinch there - Lewis circles away.
Sakuraba takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Lewis misses with a double jab
and Sakuraba counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Lewis is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Sakuraba tries to close the distance and clinch but Lewis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lewis lands a jab-cross combination.
Lewis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sakuraba.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba lands a jab-cross combination.

Lewis clinches.
Stalling in the clinch from Lewis.
Lewis lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sakuraba misses with an elbow strike.
Sakuraba misses with a knee strike.
Lewis lands a left hand.
Lewis wants to stall.
Sakuraba tries a knee to the head but Lewis blocks it.
Come on Lewis - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Sakuraba throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lewis blocks it with crossed arms.
Lewis stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lewis working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lewis throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lewis is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lewis stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nice body punch from Lewis.
Lewis is working Sakuraba over against the ropes.
Lewis lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sakuraba backwards.
A body shot lands from Lewis.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba looking to throw knees to the head but Lewis is blocking nicely.
A short uppercut from Lewis.
Sakuraba with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lewis manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Sakuraba misses with a knee to the head.
Lewis lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Lewis is working Sakuraba over against the ropes.
Lewis lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sakuraba tries a knee to the head but Lewis blocks it.
Lewis lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Lewis.
Lewis lands a hook that snaps the head of Sakuraba backwards.
Lewis lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sakuraba.
Lewis scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lewis lands with a short shot to the head.
Lewis wants to stall.
Lewis works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lewis lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sakuraba throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's six minutes gone in the round.

Lewis manages to break the clinch.
Lewis scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sakuraba doesn't seem bothered though.
A jab from Lewis does it's job there.
Sakuraba takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lewis throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sakuraba circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lewis lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lewis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A combination from Lewis does no damage.
Sakuraba tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lewis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Some wild striking there from Lewis.
Sakuraba with a nice cross.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.

Sakuraba fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lewis, pushing him back against the ropes.
Lewis is leaning against Sakuraba and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sakuraba connects with a knee to the head.
Lewis lands a body punch.
Lewis will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Sakuraba up against the ropes.
Sakuraba swings wildly with an uppercut but Lewis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lewis blocks the elbow strike.

Lewis manages to break the clinch.
Sakuraba moves in looking to clinch but Lewis pushes him off.
Lewis connects with a body shot.
Lewis wants to clinch.
Lewis scores with a shot to the body.
Lewis lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lewis.
Lewis misses with a series of wild punches.
Lewis falls off balance throwing a combination

and Sakuraba counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sakuraba.
Sakuraba looking to throw knees to the head but Lewis is blocking nicely.
Lewis presses Sakuraba against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lewis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lewis is leaning against Sakuraba and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lewis lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sakuraba.
Sakuraba tries to land a knee to the head but Lewis blocks with his arms.
Sakuraba using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lewis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lewis lands a body shot in the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Sakuraba just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lewis's brow.
Lewis lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sakuraba connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lewis's face.
Lewis scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lewis lands a body shot in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Lewis.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Lewis.

Lewis manages to break the clinch.
Sakuraba takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sakuraba avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sakuraba misses with a wild combination.
Donk. Lewis catches Sakuraba right on the button with a cross.
Lewis falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sakuraba counters with an inside leg kick.
Lewis scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lewis.
Nice body punch from Lewis.
Shinya Sakuraba has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lewis throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Leonard Lewis!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Leonard Lewis!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Leonard Lewis!

Leonard Lewis wins by unanimous decision!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
60%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hideo Ishikawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dumitru Schiopu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ishikawa comes to the ring accompanied by Iron Man . Schiopu has chosen Cypress Hill - K1 Super star (Dumitru Schiopu remix) as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Ishikawa
vs
Schiopu

180 cm
24
165 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

169 cm
20
165 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Phoenix Nutrition
•‡• LION Clothing •‡• [CBK]

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hideo Ishikawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dumitru Schiopu!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shirou Masuda and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schiopu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A big right from Ishikawa misses.
Ishikawa misses with a double jab.
Ishikawa throws a right hand that Schiopu ducks under and follows up with a left that Schiopu also avoids with ease.
Ishikawa thumps Schiopu with a low kick.

Ishikawa clinches up against the ropes.

Schiopu breaks the clinch.
Ishikawa bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Schiopu's head backwards.
Ishikawa scores with a jab.
Schiopu misses with an uppercut.
Schiopu misses with a wild body shot.
Ishikawa fails to land with a series of punches.
Schiopu bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ishikawa tries to bum rush Schiopu with a series of wild strikes but Schiopu uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ishikawa moves out of range of the leg kick from Schiopu.
Schiopu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ishikawa jabs at Schiopu's body.
Schiopu misses with a hook.
Some wild striking there from Ishikawa.
Schiopu tries to move into range but Ishikawa moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ishikawa takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ishikawa lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ishikawa.
Schiopu has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Ishikawa just misses with a punch to the body.
Ishikawa checks a low kick from Schiopu.
Ishikawa works the jab nicely.

Schiopu moves into the clinch.
Schiopu throws a head punch that misses.
Ishikawa looking to slow down the pace here.

Schiopu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ishikawa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Schiopu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ishikawa moves away.
Ishikawa throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Schiopu stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ishikawa. That's going to slow Schiopu down.
Ishikawa lands with an uppercut that bounces Schiopu off the ropes and back into rage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice straight punches there by Ishikawa. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ishikawa.

Schiopu is rocked!
Hideo Ishikawa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ishikawa throws a right and a left that Schiopu avoids nicely.
Schiopu is still on wobbly legs! Can Ishikawa finish him?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Ishikawa.
Ishikawa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ishikawa throws a right and a left that Schiopu avoids nicely.
Ishikawa misses with a hook.
Ishikawa is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Ishikawa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ishikawa misses with a straight left.
Schiopu seems to have recovered his senses.
Schiopu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Schiopu throws and low kick but Ishikawa moves out of range easily.
Ishikawa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Schiopu manages to avoid it.
Ishikawa misses with a low kick.
A cross from Ishikawa lands.
Ishikawa misses with a few strikes there.
Ishikawa looks to score with a jab to the body but Schiopu is just out of range.
Ishikawa swings away with a body shot that misses
and Schiopu counters with a nice uppercut.
Schiopu lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schiopu misses with a wild body shot.
Ishikawa misses with an uppercut.
Schiopu throws a body kick that misses.
Schiopu fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

Schiopu throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Ishikawa was covering up waiting for the punch and Schiopu finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Ishikawa wants to stand but Schiopu is controlling the position.
Ishikawa will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Schiopu decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Schiopu misses with a wild body shot.

Ishikawa is rocked!

That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Nice shot by Schiopu.
Oh Ishikawa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ishikawa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ishikawa seems to have got his legs back now.
Schiopu staying out of range there.
Schiopu wants to clinch.
Ishikawa throws a left and a right that both miss
and Schiopu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Schiopu is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ishikawa.
A big left from Schiopu misses.
Ishikawa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Schiopu cracks Ishikawa with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ishikawa lands a nice leg kick that just misses Schiopu's sensitive parts.
Schiopu connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

Schiopu closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Schiopu working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ishikawa tries to work over Schiopu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.

Ishikawa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ishikawa scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Schiopu fails to land with a series of punches.
Ishikawa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ishikawa throws a left and a right that both miss
and Schiopu counters with a nice body shot.
Schiopu fails with an attempt to clinch.
Schiopu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ishikawa.
Ishikawa scores with a one two! Schiopu had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

Schiopu closes the distance and clinches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Schiopu.
A hook to the body from Schiopu.

Schiopu breaks from the clinch.
Ishikawa wants to slow Schiopu down by chopping away at his legs.
The fighters circling - Ishikawa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Schiopu fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ishikawa, pushing him back against the ropes.

Schiopu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ishikawa misses with a hook.
Ishikawa tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ishikawa is breathing heavily.
Schiopu jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ishikawa throws a combination that misses
and Schiopu counters with a straight right hand.
Ishikawa misses with a wild combination.
Ishikawa stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ishikawa is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Schiopu walks straight into a right hand from Ishikawa - that's dropped him! Ishikawa jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Schiopu from any more punishment! Schiopu complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Hideo Ishikawa!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
71%

Main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Muta Baruka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ruben Wiki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Baruka's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Don't Stay In A Whiteman Country Too Long. Wiki has chosen laws against love 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.

Baruka
vs
Wiki

194 cm
24
160 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

173 cm
21
145 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Muta Baruka!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ruben Wiki!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wiki looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wiki throws a right hand that Baruka ducks under and follows up with a left that Baruka also avoids with ease.
Nice shot by Wiki.
Wiki avoids the head kick by Baruka.
Wiki looks to land a combination but Baruka avoids it well.
Wiki throws a right and a left that Baruka avoids nicely.
Baruka throws a head kick but Wiki moves out of range.
Wiki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Baruka.
Wiki will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baruka throws a push kick but Wiki slaps the foot to one side.
Wiki rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Baruka moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Baruka keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wiki.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiki dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wiki swinging wildly here.
Baruka throws a chopping leg kick but Wiki manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Wiki moves out of range of the body kick from Baruka.
Wiki misses with a looping right.
Baruka ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Baruka throws a head kick but Wiki moves out of range.
Baruka goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Wiki!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wiki avoids the body shot from Baruka.
Baruka doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Baruka tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wiki swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Baruka thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Wiki if he has to take too many more of those.
Baruka slips a straight right by Wiki.
Wiki fails to land with a series of punches.
Baruka fails in his attempt to clinch.
Baruka throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Wiki looks to land a combination but Baruka avoids it well.
Baruka on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wiki lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Baruka circles away quickly and effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baruka showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wiki.
Baruka avoids a punch combination nicely.
Baruka is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Wiki darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Wiki scores with a jab. Baruka acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Baruka misses with a kick to the body.
Wiki lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baruka ducks under a wild hook from Wiki.
Ruben Wiki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wiki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Baruka takes one to the side of the head.
Wiki throws a nice looking combination but Baruka bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Baruka throws a leg kick which misses Wiki's front leg but catches the back leg as Wiki tries to avoid it.
Baruka dodges the punch combination from Wiki.
Wiki lands with a nice combination. Baruka backs away looking to recover.
Baruka lands with a nice body kick.
Wiki throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Baruka.
Baruka really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Wiki misses with a wild combination.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Baruka avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wiki avoids a kick to the body.
A slow jab from Wiki misses its intended target.
Baruka throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Baruka uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wiki.
Baruka throws a half hearted mid kick.
Baruka walks into a left hand.
Wiki is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Baruka.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Wiki rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Baruka moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wiki lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Baruka looks for the body kick but Wiki saw that one coming.
Baruka wants to clinch.
Wiki works over Baruka's head and body with a nice combination.
Wiki misses with a few strikes there.
Wiki looks to land a combination but Baruka avoids it well.
Wiki tries to bum rush Baruka with a series of wild strikes but Baruka uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Wiki swinging wildly here.
Baruka scores with a kick to the midsection.
Baruka dodges the punch combination from Wiki.
Baruka showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wiki.
Baruka pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Baruka showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wiki.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Wiki, as that shot connected.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Wiki misses with an uppercut. Baruka saw that one coming.
Baruka dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wiki. That did some damage!
Wiki misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Baruka counters with a good, hard body kick but Wiki shrugs it off.
Wiki looks gassed!
Baruka fails in his attempt to clinch.
Baruka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wiki throws a sloppy body shot
and Baruka counters with a nice low kick that buckles Wiki's knee momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baruka tries to clinch up.
Baruka wants to clinch up but Wiki keeps it at a distance.
Baruka misses the body punch
and Wiki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Baruka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wiki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Baruka moves away.
Wiki works the jab nicely.
Wiki misses with a looping left.
Wiki lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A punch combination from Wiki misses.
Baruka tries to clinch but Wiki moves out of range.
Wiki throws a looping overhand right but Baruka ducks down to avoid it.
Wiki cracks Baruka with a right hand to the side of the head.
Wiki is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Baruka had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Wiki throws out a loose jab but Baruka uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ruben Wiki will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Baruka tries to clinch
and Wiki counters with a right hand to the body.
Ruben Wiki seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Baruka takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wiki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wiki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Baruka moves away.
A big right from Wiki misses.
Baruka showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wiki.
Danga de danga de dang - Wiki scores with a four punch combination!
Wiki misses with a double jab
and Baruka counters with a nice low kick that buckles Wiki's knee momentarily.
Wiki is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Wiki.
Baruka moves away from the strike by Wiki.
Baruka thows a leg kick but Wiki checks it
and Wiki counters with a left to the body.
Baruka throws a sloppy head kick and Wiki moves out of range easily.
A left lands for Wiki.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Wiki. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Baruka takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Baruka throws a head kick that Wiki semi-blocks.
Baruka is looking to clinch but Wiki is avoiding it.
Wiki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wiki fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wiki avoids the head kick by Baruka.
Baruka doesn't manage to clinch there - Wiki circles away.
Wiki throws a lazy right hand but Baruka sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Baruka throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
enabling Wiki to counter with a crisp jab.
Wiki just misses with a punch to the body.
Wiki thuds a left hand into Baruka's body.
Wiki will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wiki throws a combination. Baruka tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baruka misses with the body kick
and Wiki counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wiki scores with a three punch combo!
Baruka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wiki throws a left and a right that both miss
and Baruka counters with a slapping leg kick.
No joy there for Wiki, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wiki misses with a looping right.
Good work by Baruka as he checks the leg kick.
Baruka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wiki.
Wiki lands a nice shot to the body.
Jab by Wiki.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wiki checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Wiki misses with a double jab
and Baruka counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Wiki is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Wiki fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Baruka. Wiki shrugs it off though.
Wiki looks to land a left hand but Baruka moved out of range nicely.
Wiki throws a lazy right hand but Baruka sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Baruka checks a low kick from Wiki.
Wiki misses with a combination
and Baruka counters with a low kick, right behind Wiki 's knee.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Baruka tries to clinch
and Baruka takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wiki lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Wiki lands the left hand.
Baruka misses with a head kick.
Wiki misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Baruka counters with a slapping leg kick.
Wiki misses with a looping right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wiki. Baruka does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wiki looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Wiki loads up on a big right hand but Baruka slips the punch.
Baruka looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Wiki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wiki misses the shot to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wiki.
Baruka slips a jab from Wiki.
Baruka wants to slow Wiki down by chopping away at his legs.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Baruka.
Baruka takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Baruka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wiki.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Wiki will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wiki avoids a kick to the body.
Wiki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wiki lands a jab to Baruka's midsection.
Wiki moves out of range of the body kick.
Baruka slips a jab and a cross from Wiki.
Baruka throws a low kick, looking for Wiki's leg but Wiki calmly moves out of range.
Wiki connects with a body shot.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Baruka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wiki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Baruka closes the distance looking to clinch
and Wiki counters with a right hand to the body.
Baruka looks to land a body kick but Wiki moved away.
Baruka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wiki.
Wiki swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Baruka counters with a solid body kick.
Wiki misses with a combination
and Baruka counters with a nice low kick that buckles Wiki's knee momentarily.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Baruka misses with a leg kick
and Wiki counters with a right hand to the body.
Wiki misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Baruka counters with a big head kick but Wiki shrugs it off.
Baruka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wiki misses with a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Wiki avoids the head kick by Baruka.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A punch combination from Wiki misses.
Wiki looks to score with a jab to the body but Baruka is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Ruben Wiki will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Baruka thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Wiki if he has to take too many more of those.
Wiki swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Baruka throws a head kick that misses.
Wiki throws a nice looking combination but Baruka bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Baruka.
Baruka pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Baruka gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Baruka showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wiki.
Wiki takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baruka tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wiki swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Baruka takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Wiki lands an overhand right.
A swing and a miss from Wiki.
Baruka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A combination from Wiki does no damage.
Baruka takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Baruka doesn't manage to clinch there - Wiki circles away.
Wiki 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baruka avoids the body shot from Wiki.
Baruka connects with a looping right hand.
Wiki dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wiki looks to land a combination but Baruka avoids it well.
Baruka doesn't manage to clinch there - Wiki circles away.
Wiki throws a hook to the side of Baruka's head but Baruka sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Baruka thows a leg kick but Wiki checks it
and Wiki counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wiki keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ruben Wiki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wiki swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Baruka counters with a good, hard body kick but Wiki shrugs it off.
Wiki has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Baruka.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baruka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Baruka dodges the punch combination from Wiki.
Wiki looks to land a combination but Baruka avoids it well.
Wiki avoids the head kick by Baruka.
Baruka avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wiki looks to land a combination but Baruka avoids it well.
Wiki thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Wiki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Baruka dodges the punch combination from Wiki.
No joy there for Wiki, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from Wiki misses the target.
Wiki dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wiki lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Wiki.
Wiki swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Baruka counters with a head kick from the bowels of hell that crumples Wiki! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Muta Baruka!
Muta Baruka retains his lightweight title!