Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: Dynasty 9
Date: Aug 26, 2017

#R1#
Azhari needs to keep his hands up - Pinto had a free shot at his head there.
Azhari misses with a low kick as Pinto jumps back.
Azhari keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Azhari misses.
Pinto tests Azhari's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Azhari throws a hook but Pinto blocks it.#CL#
Pinto rushes Azhari and presses him up against the ropes.
Pinto misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pinto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Azhari's elbow.
Pinto working aggressively here.
A short right from Pinto on the inside.
Azhari looks to throw an elbow but misses.
I was talking to Pinto's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Pinto blocks a body shot from Azhari.
Azhari lands an elbow just above Pinto 's eye. #CUT2#
It looks like Arthur Pinto has been cut.
A head punch on the inside from Azhari fails to land.
Azhari gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Pinto lands a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pinto misses with a short punch on the inside.
Azhari scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pinto softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.#CUT#
It looks like Ebrahim Azhari has been cut.
Azhari lands an elbow that stopped Pinto in his tracks for a moment.
Azhari scores with a shoulder strike.
Azhari lands a shoulder strike.
Pinto is trying to stall. #T1#
A right handed body shot lands from Pinto.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pinto.
Pinto lands a left hand.
Pinto lands with a right to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Pinto.
Pinto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pinto tries a body shot but Azhari blocks it.
Pinto scores with a shot to the side of Azhari's head.
Pinto trying to control the position but instead, Azhari has worked for underhooks and has pushed Pinto into the ropes.
Pinto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pinto digs a right hand underneath Azhari's ribcage. Azhari let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pinto makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pinto misses with a body punch.
Pinto lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pinto throws a punch but it's blocked by Azhari.
Pinto lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pinto lands a body punch in the clinch. #T2#
Pinto throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Azharis head.
Pinto has a couple of punches blocked by Azhari.
Azhari throws an elbow but it misses.
Pinto tries to work over Azhari's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Azhari creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Azhari lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pinto misses with a body punch.
Azhari tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pinto avoids it.
Pinto lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Azhari.
Pinto lands with a left to the head.
Pinto lands with a light punch inside.
Pinto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pinto lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Azhari or not.
Good body shot from Pinto.
Pinto misses with some punches.
A frustrated look appears on Azhari's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pinto can't find room to land a body shot as Azhari controls the action.
Pinto pushes Azhari back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Pinto scores with a nice short uppercut.
Azhari lands a damaging elbow.
Pinto throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Azharis head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arthur Pinto dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Pinto scores with the left hand. Azhari knows he should have avoided that one.
Azhari keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Pinto finds it's way through Azhari's defenses.
Pinto lands a right hook to the body.
Pinto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Azhari.
Azhari ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pinto goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Pinto scores with a jab to the body.
Arthur Pinto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL#
Azhari tries to keep at a distance but Pinto has taken the fight into the clinch.
Pinto taking a breather.
Pinto lands a left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pinto working aggressively here.
Pinto works on Azhari's body with a couple of short punches.
Pinto misses with the head strike.
Pinto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right handed body shot lands from Pinto.
Arthur Pinto has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Knees in the clinch landing for Azhari.
Pinto is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Azhari can do to turn this around?#T1#
Pinto stalling in the clinch.
A short right from Pinto.
Pinto lands a nice uppercut.
Pinto softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Azhari pushes off an throws an elbow but Pinto leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Pinto lands a hook to the side of the head.#BC2#
Azhari breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pinto tries to clinch there but Azhari circles away.
Azhari misses the jab.
An inside leg kick from Azhari misses.
Azhari throws an overhand right that lands on Pinto's shoulder, as Pinto tries to avoid the shot.
Azhari swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Pinto counter with a right hand.
Pinto staying out of range there.
Pinto slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Pinto lands with a nice body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Azhari misses with a straight right.
Pinto wants to clinch.#T2#
Good leg kick by Pinto there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Pinto looks to score with a jab to the body but Azhari is just out of range.
Azhari unleashes a big counter combination but Pinto bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Azhari swinging wildly here.
Pinto lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Pinto swings for the body but Azhari moves out of range. #CL#
Pinto clinches with his opponent.
Pinto misses with the head strike.
Azhari tries to circle away but Pinto has him pinned against the ropes.
Azhari lands an elbow inside.
Pinto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pinto is working Azhari over against the ropes.
Azhari is breathing heavily.
A short left from Pinto.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Azhari is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pinto is defending well for now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pinto.
Azhari has a couple of punches blocked by Pinto.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arthur Pinto dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R3#
Pinto throws out a powerful jab.
Arthur Pinto is winning the standup battle so far.
Pinto takes a swing at Azhari's ribcage but misses.
Pinto bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Azhari's head.
Pinto looks to score with a jab to the body but Azhari is just out of range.
Pinto smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Azhari takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Azhari scores with a jab to the head.
Pinto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Azhari ducks under a wild hook from Pinto.
Azhari takes a shot to the body in his stride. #CL#
Pinto moves into the clinch successfully.
Azhari fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pinto lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pinto takes an elbow to the temple.
Pinto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Azhari misses with a punch to the body.
Pinto misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pinto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice elbow from Azhari.
Pinto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T1#
Pinto tries to work over Azhari's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Azhari pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pinto.
Azhari lands a nice elbow.
Pinto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pinto blocks a body shot from Azhari.
Azhari lands a damaging elbow.
Pinto tries to throw a body punch but Azhari avoids it by throwing Pinto back against the ropes.
Pinto lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Azhari throws a punch but it's blocked by Pinto.
Pinto has a couple of punches blocked by Azhari.
Pinto swings wildly with an uppercut but Azhari uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pinto lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pinto swings wildly with an uppercut but Azhari uses good head movement to avoid it. #BC2#
Azhari escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Azhari takes one to the side of the head.
Azhari keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #T2#
Decent striking displayed by Pinto there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Pinto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pinto tries to clinch up but Azhari circles away and keeps his distance.
Pinto throws the kick towards the body but Azhari avoids it.
Azhari tries to score with a low kick but Pinto moves his leg out of the way.
A punch lands to the side of Pinto 's head but he takes it in his stride.#CL#
Pinto closes the distance and clinches.
Pinto lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pinto lands an uppercut.
Pinto throws a punch but it's blocked by Azhari.
Pinto scores with a nice hook to the head.
A body shot lands from Pinto.
Pinto works on Azhari's body with a couple of short punches.
Azhari takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pinto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Azhari lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pinto blocks the elbow strike.
Azhari tries to throw a body punch but Pinto avoids it by throwing Azhari back against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Azhari fails to land.
Pinto lands a left hand that snaps the head of Azhari backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arthur Pinto clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R4#
Pinto misses the shot to the body.
Azhari throws a low kick, looking for Pinto's leg but Pinto calmly moves out of range.
Azhari moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Pinto wants to clinch up but Azhari keeps it at a distance.
Azhari throws a low kick but Pinto avoids it.
A counter left hand to the body from Pinto misses its target.
Pinto misses with a body shot.
Azhari slips a jab from Pinto.
Azhari misses with an uppercut.
Pinto is looking to wear down Azhari with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Azhari takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pinto rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Azhari moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Azhari ducks under a wild hook from Pinto.
Azhari looks to score with a jab to the body but Pinto is just out of range.
Pinto seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pinto fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pinto misses with a looping right.
Azhari thumps Pinto with a low kick.
Pinto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Azhari.
Azhari throws a hook but Pinto blocks it.
A jab from Azhari finds it's way through Pinto's defenses. #T1#
Pinto scores with a punch to the head.
Nice cross by Pinto.
Azhari scores with a leg kick.
Pinto looks to land a right hand but Azhari moved out of range.
Pinto misses with a hook. Azhari ducked under it nicely.
Azhari throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Azhari smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Pinto uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Azhari.
Pinto feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Azhari tries to land a leg kick but Pinto saw it coming and moves away.
Azhari takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pinto looks to score with a jab to the body but Azhari is just out of range.
Pinto lands a right hook to the body.
Azhari fails to land with a series of punches.
Pinto connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Azhari takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Azhari takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Pinto throws a body shot but no joy.
Pinto scores with a shot to the body. #T2#
Pinto lands a nice shot that snaps Azhari's head back.
Azhari ducks right into an uppercut from Pinto.
Azhari rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pinto moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pinto lands with a good body shot.
Pinto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Azhari manages to avoid it.
Pinto tries to move into range but Azhari moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Azhari on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Azhari throws a hook to the side of Pinto's head but Pinto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pinto scores with a jab to the jaw.
Azhari shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Azhari lands a jab to the head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Pinto.#CL#
Pinto moves into range and clinches up with Azhari.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pinto working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pinto lands with a right to the head.
Pinto working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pinto pushes Azhari back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Azhari lands a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arthur Pinto had his way with Ebrahim Azhari in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
#R5#
Azhari takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A shot to the liver by Pinto. Beautiful body shot.
Azhari avoids the body shot from Pinto.
Azhari only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A jab from Azhari finds it's way through Pinto's defenses.
Pinto moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Azhari misses with a low kick.
Pinto lands a jab to Azhari's midsection.
Pinto thumps Azhari with a low kick.#CL#
Pinto closes the distance and clinches.
Pinto misses with a hook from the clinch.
Azhari tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pinto's elbow.
Pinto makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pinto avoids a wild elbow strike from Azhari.
Pinto lands a left hand that snaps the head of Azhari backwards.
Pinto lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
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!
Pinto has a couple of punches blocked by Azhari.
Pinto misses with the head strike.
Pinto tries a body shot but Azhari blocks it.
Azhari lands an elbow inside. #T1#
A nice glancing elbow lands by Azhari.
Pinto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pinto lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Azhari is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Pinto lands a right hand that snaps the head of Azhari backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Azhari.
A short body shot lands from Pinto as the two fighters clinch.
Pinto lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Pinto makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pinto scores with a hook to the body.
Ebrahim Azhari has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pinto lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pinto scores with a shot to the side of Azhari's head.
Pinto lands a nice uppercut.
Azhari throws a head punch that misses.
Pinto lands with a short shot to the head.
Pinto lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pinto digs a right hand into Azhari's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Azhari's gas tank.
Pinto throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pinto lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pinto lands a hook that snaps the head of Azhari backwards. #T2#
Pinto digs a right hand underneath Azhari's ribcage. Azhari let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pinto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Azhari's elbow.
Nice body punch from Pinto - that landed with a thud.
Pinto scores with a shot to the side of Azhari's head.
Pinto struggles to land a body shot inside as Azhari controls his hands.
Pinto lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Azhari or not.
Pinto lands a left hand.
Pinto lands a right hand.
Pinto gets through Azhari's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#ROC#
Azhari is rocked!
A short body shot lands from Pinto as the two fighters clinch.
Pinto lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Azhari backwards.
Pinto throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Azharis head.
Azhari is still on wobbly legs! Can Pinto finish him?
Azhari blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Pinto fails to land.
Azhari seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pinto tries a body shot but Azhari blocks it.
Pinto scores with a hook to the body.
Pinto lands a nice shot to the body.
Arthur Pinto is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Azhari can't find room to land a body shot as Pinto controls the action.
Pinto lands a hook to the side of the head.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 50:45
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 50:45
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arthur Pinto!
Arthur Pinto tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
In defeat, Ebrahim Azhari stepped up to the mic, saying 'Well you loose some and win some, but lately i kinda loose more then win. I have to see how to continue with my career.'.

Event: FC 155:The Tribute
Date: Jul 01, 2017

#R1#
An inside leg kick from Azhari misses.
Cirkovic lets loose with a powerful body kick. Azhari will feel that in the morning.
Azhari walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Azhari swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cirkovic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Azhari.
Cirkovic connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Azhari thows a leg kick but Cirkovic checks it
and Cirkovic counters with a good, hard body kick but Azhari shrugs it off.
Cirkovic goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cirkovic tries to land a front kick but Azhari steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cirkovic lands a nice looking kick to the body. Azhari takes a step back to recover.
Cirkovic lands a body shot.
Cirkovic scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cirkovic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cirkovic throws a looping overhand right but Azhari ducks down to avoid it.
We've been informed that Cirkovic has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Azhari misses the jab.
Azhari connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cirkovic's hands.
Azhari uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cirkovic. #T1#
Azhari fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cirkovic has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cirkovic connects with a high kick. #CUT2#
It looks like Ebrahim Azhari has been cut.
Azhari throws a hook but Cirkovic avoids it easily.
Cirkovic throws a head kick but Azhari moves out of range.
Cirkovic misses with a low kick as Azhari jumps back.
Azhari looks for the body kick but Cirkovic saw that one coming.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cirkovic.
A thudding body kick lands there by Cirkovic!
Cirkovic throws a jab but it's blocked by Azhari.
A little feinted left hand from Azhari on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cirkovic throws a lazy head kick
and Azhari counters with a slapping leg kick.
Cirkovic 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.
Azhari connects with a leg kick. Cirkovic looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cirkovic lands with an uppercut that bounces Azhari off the ropes and back into range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Azhari throws a leg kick but Cirkovic sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Cirkovic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Azhari connects with a solid leg kick. #T2#
Azhari connects with the punch.
Azhari takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A big left from Azhari misses.
Cirkovic throws a head kick that Azhari semi-blocks.
Azhari throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Donk. Cirkovic catches Azhari right on the button with a cross.
Azhari throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cirkovic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cirkovic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cirkovic has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Azhari on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Good exchange - Cirkovic coming out on top.
Cirkovic stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Azhari.#CL2#
Cirkovic closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cirkovic lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Azhari.
Azhari using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Cirkovic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Azhari lands a nice elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Milovan Cirkovic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ebrahim Azhari's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Azhari tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Azhari bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Azhari moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cirkovic scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Cirkovic fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Azhari checks it well.
Azhari shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Azhari lands the left hand.
Milovan Cirkovic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cirkovic chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Azhari can pounce on him.
Azhari moves away from the strike by Cirkovic.
Cirkovic jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cirkovic throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cirkovic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Some bone on bone action there as Cirkovic checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Azhari swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Cirkovic steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Azhari.
Cirkovic changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A bone on bone clash there as Azhari blocks the leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Cirkovic. #T1#
Azhari takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A jab lands there for Cirkovic.
Cirkovic is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Cirkovic scoring well with a low kick there.
Cirkovic slips a straight right by Azhari.
Azhari throws a hook to the side of Cirkovic's head but Cirkovic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cirkovic throws a front kick aimed at Azhari's knee but Azhari avoids it well.
Cirkovic tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A jab from Cirkovic finds it's way through Azhari's defenses.
Cirkovic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Azhari throws out the jab.
Cirkovic lands a slapping body shot.
Cirkovic checks a low kick from Azhari.
Cirkovic lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash. #CL2#
Cirkovic takes the fight into the clinch.
Cirkovic lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cirkovic throws a punch but it's blocked by Azhari. #T2#
Cirkovic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Azhari just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cirkovic's brow. #BC#
Azhari breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Azhari explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Cirkovic clobbers Azhari with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Azhari will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Cirkovic throws a low kick, looking for Azhari's leg but Azhari calmly moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Azhari misses the target.
Azhari throws an overhand right that lands on Cirkovic's shoulder, as Cirkovic tries to avoid the shot.
Cirkovic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Azhari.
Cirkovic lands a nice shot to the body.
Cirkovic throws a sloppy head kick and Azhari moves out of range easily.
Azhari appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A big left from Cirkovic misses.
Azhari misses with a leg kick.
Cirkovic moves out of range as Azhari strikes.
Cirkovic throws a right hand that Azhari ducks under and follows up with a left that Azhari also avoids with ease.
Azhari slips a jab from Cirkovic.
Cirkovic connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Milovan Cirkovic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ebrahim Azhari's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R3#
Cirkovic ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Azhari fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cirkovic checks it well.
Azhari throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Cirkovic swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Azhari crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Cirkovic - the referee stops the clock and Azhari gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Cirkovic. Azhari manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Cirkovic throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Azhari fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cirkovic is out of range.
Azhari throws a wild body kick that Cirkovic sees coming a mile off.
Cirkovic lands a jab to Azhari's midsection.
Cirkovic moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Cirkovic lands with an uppercut that bounces Azhari off the ropes and back into range.
Azhari takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Azhari misses.
Cirkovic has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cirkovic stuns Azhari with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cirkovic looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Azhari finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt. #T1#
Azhari steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Cirkovic. That one must have hurt.
Cirkovic digs a good body shot into Azhari's ribs.
Cirkovic slips a jab from Azhari.
Cirkovic lands a nice leg kick that just misses Azhari's sensitive parts.
Cirkovic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Azhari.
Azhari lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Azhari will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A big right from Azhari misses.
Cirkovic throws a low kick but it's checked well by Azhari.
Azhari feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Cirkovic throws a leg kick that misses.
Cirkovic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cirkovic throws the kick towards the body but Azhari avoids it.
Cirkovic throws a hook but Azhari blocks it.
Cirkovic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Azhari throws a chopping leg kick but Cirkovic manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Azhari's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cirkovic connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Azhari scrambles back to his feet.#T2#
A big right from Cirkovic misses.
Nice defenses there by Cirkovic.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cirkovic. Azhari does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little feinted left hand from Azhari on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cirkovic throws a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cirkovic on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Azhari misses with a straight left.
Azhari throws a leg kick but Cirkovic moved away.
Azhari attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Cirkovic wants to counter with a clinch but Azhari pushes him away.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Azhari - that will leave a mark!
Cirkovic lands a jab to Azhari's midsection.
Azhari throws a series of punches but Cirkovic moves out of range.
Cirkovic is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Azhari is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Azhari moves forwards but Cirkovic connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Cirkovic fakes the leg kick and cracks Azhari in the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Azhari scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Cirkovic lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Milovan Cirkovic really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ebrahim Azhari's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R4#
Azhari throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Cirkovic.
Azhari throws a leg kick but Cirkovic checks it.
Cirkovic throws a head kick that Azhari semi-blocks.
Azhari takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Cirkovic tries a head kick but it misses.
It looked like Azhari wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cirkovic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice shot by Cirkovic.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cirkovic.
Cirkovic is looking to land body kicks.
Azhari connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cirkovic. Cirkovic circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Azhari keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Azhari looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cirkovic throws a leg kick
and Azhari counters with a thumping low kick.
Cirkovic misses with a low kick.
Azhari swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#T1#
Azhari misses with an uppercut.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Azhari.
Cirkovic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A little feinted left hand from Azhari on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cirkovic throws a right hand that Azhari ducks under and follows up with a left that Azhari also avoids with ease.
Azhari feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cirkovic's calf.
Cirkovic scores with a body shot.
Cirkovic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Azhari moves away.
Azhari takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cirkovic wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Azhari 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.
Cirkovic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cirkovic blocks a jab.
Azhari keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cirkovic.
Cirkovic looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.#T2#
Good shot there by Azhari.
Cirkovic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cirkovic moves out of range of the leg kick from Azhari.
An inside leg kick lands from Azhari.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cirkovic fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Azhari.
Azhari moves out of range of the body kick from Cirkovic.
Cirkovic lands with a nice body kick.
Azhari throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cirkovic.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cirkovic.
Cirkovic throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Cirkovic tries to clinch but Azhari is having none of it.
Cirkovic looks to score with a jab to the body but Azhari is just out of range.
Azhari takes one to the side of the head.
Azhari thuds his right hand into Cirkovic's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Cirkovic scores with a jab to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Milovan Cirkovic dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Ebrahim Azhari's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R5#
Azhari throws an overhand right that lands on Cirkovic's shoulder, as Cirkovic tries to avoid the shot.
Cirkovic cracks Azhari with a right hand to the side of the head.
Cirkovic throws a quick inside leg kick.
Azhari lands an overhand right.
Some bone on bone action there as Cirkovic checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Azhari takes a jab right on the kisser.
Azhari ducks under a wild hook from Cirkovic.
Cirkovic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Azhari moves away.
Cirkovic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Azhari.
A lazy body kick from Azhari
and Cirkovic counters with a nice low kick that buckles Azhari's knee momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Azhari misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cirkovic.
A little jabbing left from Cirkovic on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cirkovic with a hook.
Cirkovic lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Cirkovic swings for the body but Azhari moves out of range.
Cirkovic scores with a leg kick. #T1#
Cirkovic checks a leg kick nicely.
Azhari blocks a jab.
Cirkovic pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Cirkovic cracks a nice hook into Azhari's ribs.
Cirkovic chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Azhari throws a hook but Cirkovic avoids it easily.
Cirkovic with a jab.
Cirkovic pushes Azhari away with a front kick.
Ebrahim Azhari has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Milovan Cirkovic is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Cirkovic throws a one two combo.
Cirkovic with a nice cross.
A shot to the body from Azhari misses
and Cirkovic counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Azhari connects with a body shot that sends Cirkovic's belly button to the back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cirkovic lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cirkovic wants to clinch.#T2#
Cirkovic defending well as Azhari loads up on a big left hand.
Azhari moves out of range of the body kick from Cirkovic.
Cirkovic blocks a low kick nicely.
Cirkovic steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
A slapping body kick lands there for Cirkovic.
Azhari takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Azhari waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cirkovic.
Azhari looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nice defenses there by Cirkovic.
Cirkovic scores with a jab to the body.
Cirkovic feints and then cracks Azhari's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Azhari down.
Azhari looks to score with a jab to the body but Cirkovic is just out of range.
Good leg kick by Cirkovic there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Azhari shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Azhari tried to score with a low kick but Cirkovic checks it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Milovan Cirkovic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cirkovic 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 Josh West scores the fight 45:50
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 45:50
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Milovan Cirkovic!
Milovan Cirkovic took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Arcticus University: London for their support in the buildup to the fight.
Ebrahim Azhari spoke after the fight, saying 'Well you loose some and win some, but lately i kinda loose more then win. I have to see how to continue with my career.'.

Event: FC 149
Date: May 20, 2017

#R1#
Azhari throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Azhari cracks the inside of Pinto's front leg.
Azhari throws the left hand but Pinto avoids the punch easily.
Pinto keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Pinto misses with a hook to the body
and Azhari counters with a thumping low kick.
Pinto defending well as Azhari loads up on a big left hand.
Azhari avoids the body shot from Pinto.
Azhari ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Donk. Pinto catches Azhari right on the button with a cross.
Azhari tries to score with a low kick but Pinto moves his leg out of the way.
Azhari throws a leg kick but Pinto sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Pinto checks the leg kick nicely there.
Azhari walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Pinto checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Pinto has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pinto there as he acknowledges the shot.
Pinto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Azhari.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pinto keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick. #CL2#
Pinto takes the fight into the clinch.
Azhari lands a right hand. #T1#
Pinto swings away with an uppercut that misses. #BC#
Azhari breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pinto just misses with a punch to the body.
Azhari misses with a double jab.
Azhari throws a big shot that misses.
Azhari tried to score with a low kick but Pinto checks it.
Pinto misses with a looping left.
A slow jab from Azhari misses its intended target.
Azhari waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pinto.
Pinto checks a low kick from Azhari.
Azhari throws a low kick but Pinto avoids it.
Pinto swings for the body but Azhari moves out of range.
Azhari takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A leg kick checked by Pinto.
Pinto swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Azhari swats away the attempt to clinch by Pinto.
Pinto lands with a nice body punch. #T2#
Azhari throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Pinto flicks out a counter leg kick but Azhari steps away.#CL2#
Pinto has Azhari up against the ropes in a clinch.
Pinto lands a shot to the body.
Pinto lands a left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Azhari misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pinto avoids a wild elbow strike from Azhari.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pinto.
Pinto blocks an elbow strike from Azhari.
Our sources have told us that Azhari has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Azhari misses with some punches. #BC#
Azhari pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pinto takes one on the button.
Azhari misses with a kick to the body.
Pinto feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Azharis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Pinto thuds a left hand into Azhari's body.
Azhari throws a lazy uppercut
and Pinto counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pinto throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Azhari on the side of the head.
Pinto throws a leg kick but Azhari moved away.
Pinto punishes Azhari's body with a nice straight punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Ebrahim Azhari will probably get the nod.
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.
#R2#
Pinto with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A jab from Pinto does it's job there.
Azhari scores with a decent looking hook.#CUT#
It looks like Arthur Pinto has been cut.
Pinto connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Azhari momentarily. #CL2#
Pinto rushes Azhari and presses him up against the ropes.
Azhari misses with a hook to the ribs. #BC2#
Pinto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Azhari scores with a jab to the jaw.
Azhari will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Pinto is looking to clinch but Azhari is avoiding it.
Pinto has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Pinto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Azhari.
Pinto throws a front kick aimed at Azhari's knee but Azhari avoids it well.
Pinto misses with a straight right.
Pinto throws the left hand but Azhari avoids the punch easily.
Azhari lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Azhari throws a big shot that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pinto! But no joy.
Azhari throws a hook to the side of Pinto's head but Pinto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Azhari ducks under a wild hook from Pinto.#T1#
Azhari on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pinto takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A low kick from Azhari is predictable there
and Pinto counters with a left and a right that stings Azhari.
Pinto rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Azhari counters with a nice low kick that buckles Pinto's knee momentarily.
Pinto scores with a shot to the body.
Azhari stalks Pinto and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Pinto's face. Pinto staggers backwards, shaken.
Azhari with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Azhari thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Pinto if he has to take too many more of those.
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!
Pinto cracks Azhari with a good jab.
Pinto throws a lazy right hand but Azhari sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pinto throws a body punch but Azhari moves out of range.
Azhari was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pinto needs to keep his hands up - Azhari had a free shot at his head there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Azhari. That's going to slow Pinto down.
Azhari connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Pinto 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 Azhari has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Azhari and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Pinto misses with a straight left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pinto. Azhari does a little dance to reset his feet.#T2#
Azhari connects with a nice looking jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Azhari.
Azhari throws a series of punches but Pinto moves out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Azhari, right into the meat.
Azhari on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Azhari misses with a low kick.
Ebrahim Azhari is winning the standup battle so far.
Pinto lunges at Azhari with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Azhari's hand.
Azhari moves out of range as Pinto strikes.
A shot to the liver by Pinto. Beautiful body shot.
Azhari uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pinto.
A swing and a miss from Azhari.
Pinto is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Azhari.
Pinto throws a hook to the side of Azhari's head but Azhari sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Azhari misses with an uppercut. Pinto saw that one coming.
Azhari throws a leg kick but Pinto sees it coming and moves out of range.
Pinto throws a looping overhand right but Azhari ducks down to avoid it.
Pinto wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Ebrahim Azhari will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Arthur Pinto's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R3#
Pinto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Azhari.
Pinto dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Azhari. That did some damage!
Pinto with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Good exchange - Azhari coming out on top.
Azhari shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Pinto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Azhari connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Pinto takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pinto. Azhari does a little dance to reset his feet.
Azhari throws a nice inside leg kick.
Azhari throws the left hand but Pinto avoids the punch easily.
Pinto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Azhari tries to bum rush Pinto with a series of wild strikes but Pinto uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pinto looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Pinto wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pinto misses with an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pinto attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Azhari appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Azhari misses with a kick to the body.
Azhari thumps Pinto with a low kick.#T1#
Good shot there by Azhari.
Pinto throws a body punch but Azhari moves out of range.
Azhari fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Pinto checks it well.
Azhari dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pinto. That did some damage!
Azhari uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pinto.
Pinto takes one to the chin there.
Pinto lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A jab from Pinto misses.
Azhari stuns Pinto with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That kick from Azhari tenderised Pinto's leg. Pinto is trying to keep his angry face on.
Pinto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Azhari misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pinto cracks Azhari with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Pinto ducks under a wild hook from Azhari.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Azhari avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Azhari misses with a low kick.
Pinto steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Azhari.#T2#
Azhari misses with an attempted mid kick.
Azhari slips under a jab from Pinto.
Azhari is looking to chop away at Pinto's legs.
Pinto misses with a low kick.
A slow jab from Pinto misses its intended target.
A swing and a miss from Azhari.
Azhari scores with a jab to the jaw.#CL2#
Pinto clinches with his opponent.
Pinto gets through Azhari's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pinto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pinto throws a head punch that misses.
Azhari lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Pinto fails to land. #BC2#
Pinto's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Azhari throws the kick towards the body but Pinto avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pinto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pinto thumps Azhari with a low kick.
Pinto scores with a hook to the body. Azhari takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Ebrahim Azhari did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Arthur Pinto's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R4#
Azhari tries to score with a low kick but Pinto moves his leg out of the way.
Pinto throws an overhand right that lands on Azhari's shoulder, as Azhari tries to avoid the shot.
Pinto swings widly with a right hand
and Azhari counters with a body kick.
Pinto lands a jab to Azhari's midsection.
Azhari pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pinto! But no joy.
A big left from Pinto misses.
Azhari is looking for a counter combo.
Azhari uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pinto.
Pinto's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Pinto checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Azhari throws a leg kick
and Pinto counters with a low kick, right behind Azhari 's knee.
Azhari looks to land a left hand but Pinto moved out of range nicely.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pinto.
Azhari displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pinto throws out the jab.
It looked like Azhari wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Azhari tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Azhari misses with a double jab.
Pinto misses with a combination
and Azhari counters with a right hand to the body.
Pinto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Azhari manages to avoid it.#T1#
Pinto misses with a wild body shot.
Pinto bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Azhari's head.
Pinto rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Azhari counters with a stiff right hand.
Pinto throws out a loose jab but Azhari uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pinto ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Pinto throws a hook but Azhari avoids it easily.
Azhari lands with a cross.
Azhari slips a straight right by Pinto.
Azhari walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Pinto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Azhari.
Pinto scores with a sloppy right hand. Azhari should have avoided that one.
Azhari checks a leg kick.
Pinto ducks under a wild hook from Azhari.
Azhari displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pinto throws out the jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big left from Pinto misses. #T2#
Azhari throws a hook to the side of Pinto's head but Pinto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pinto. Azhari does a little dance to reset his feet.
A shot to the liver by Pinto. Beautiful body shot.
Azhari loads up on a big right hand but Pinto slips the punch.
Azhari scores with a jab to the body.
Azhari swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Pinto misses with a hook. Azhari ducked under it nicely.
Pinto misses with a hook.
Pinto wants to clinch.
Azhari was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jab by Pinto.
Pinto cracks Azhari with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Pinto tries to land a leg kick but Azhari saw it coming and moves away.
Azhari takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Arthur Pinto will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Arthur Pinto's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
#R5#
Azhari ducks under a wild hook from Pinto.
Pinto with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Azhari to score with a decent uppercut.
Good work by Pinto as he checks the leg kick.
Pinto scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Azhari on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Azhari tries to land a leg kick but Pinto saw it coming and moves away.
Pinto misses with a wild body shot.
Pinto slips under a jab.
Pinto connects with a body shot that sends Azhari's belly button to the back.
Azhari missing with a left hand there. Pinto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pinto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Azhari scores with a nice head shot.
Pinto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Azhari half committed to a counter leg kick.
Azhari swats away the attempt to clinch by Pinto.
Pinto wants to clinch.#T1#
Pinto moves away from the strike by Azhari.
Arthur Pinto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Azhari slips under a jab from Pinto.
Azhari appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Pinto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Azhari was well out of range. Poor timing from Pinto.
Pinto misses with a body shot.
Azhari avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Azhari takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Pinto throws an off balance right hand
letting Azhari counter with a right hand.
Ebrahim Azhari is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pinto.
Azhari misses with a two punch combination.
Azhari lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pinto at a distance.
Azhari uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pinto.
Azhari connects with a leg kick. Pinto looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Pinto throws out a loose jab but Azhari uses good head movement to avoid it.
Azhari misses with a hook.
A slow jab from Pinto misses its intended target. #T2#
A lazy left from Azhari finds it's target.
Azhari misses with a hook. Pinto ducked under it nicely.
Azhari lands a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pinto jabs Azhari to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pinto with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Azhari to score with a decent uppercut.
Pinto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Azhari keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pinto throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Azhari throws a shot from downtown. Pinto moves away and avoids it.
Pinto scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A chopping leg kick lands by Azhari.
Pinto looks to score with a jab to the body but Azhari is just out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Azhari. That snapped Pinto's head back.
Azhari displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pinto throws out the jab.
Pinto misses with a looping left.
Pinto swings and misses with a hook to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ebrahim Azhari.
I think Azhari has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 49:47
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 49:47
Judge Josh West scores the fight 49:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ebrahim Azhari!
Ebrahim Azhari retains his light heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Ebrahim Azhari made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: FC 145:Revenge!
Date: Apr 15, 2017

#R1#
Norris Jr misses with a looping right.
Norris Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Norris Jr throws a body kick that misses.
Norris Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Azhari.
Azhari moves away from the strike by Norris Jr.
Azhari misses with a straight left.
Norris Jr thinks about the counter body kick.
Azhari blocks a head kick by Norris Jr.
A clash of legs there as Norris Jr blocks the low kick.
Azhari misses with an uppercut. Norris Jr saw that one coming.
Azhari has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Breakdown Club in the buildup to the fight.
Azhari throws a quick inside leg kick.
Norris Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Azhari lands a nice shot that snaps Norris Jr's head back.
The fighters circling - Azhari throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Norris Jr looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Azhari pivots, looking for a leg kick but Norris Jr is out of range and Azhari settles back down.
A cross from Norris Jr lands.
A leg kick checked by Azhari.
We've been informed that Norris Jr has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Norris Jr throws a low kick but Azhari moves out of range easily. #T1#
Norris Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Azhari throws out the jab.
Azhari tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Norris Jr throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
An attempted straight right counter from Azhari misses the target.
Azhari dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Norris Jr. That did some damage!
Norris Jr checks the leg kick nicely there.
Norris Jr throws a lazy head kick
letting Azhari counter with a right hand.
Azhari wants to land a leg kick but Norris Jr is out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Norris Jr misses the target.
A jab from Azhari does it's job there.
Norris Jr throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Norris Jr goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Azhari staying out of range there.
Azhari keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Azhari.
Azhari keeps the fight on the outside.
Norris Jr scores with a crisp jab that stopped Azhari in his tracks.
Azhari tries a low kick but Norris Jr avoids it.#T2#
Norris Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Norris Jr misses with an attempted mid kick.
Azhari throws a leg kick which misses Norris Jr's front leg but catches the back leg as Norris Jr tries to avoid it.
Azhari takes one to the side of the head.
Azhari throws a chopping leg kick but Norris Jr manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Norris Jr throws out a counter right but Azhari avoids it with no problem.
Norris Jr pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Norris Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Norris Jr connects with a leg kick. Azhari looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Norris Jr dips to his left and cracks Azhari with an uppercut!
Azhari missing with a left hand there. Norris Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Azhari keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Norris Jr fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A clash of legs there as Azhari blocks the low kick.
A swing and a miss from Azhari.
Azhari scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Azhari lands a head shot.
Azhari feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Norris Jr's calf.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Ebrahim Azhari will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Norris Jr attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Norris Jr changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Norris Jr lunges at Azhari with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Azhari's hand.
A big right from Norris Jr misses.
Azhari throws a jab when Norris Jr was well out of range.
Azhari shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Norris Jr rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Azhari counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#CUT#
It looks like Chuck Norris Jr has been cut.
Nice body kick from Azhari.
Norris Jr looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Norris Jr misses with a low kick.
Azhari tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Norris Jr is able to avoid easily.
Both fighters circling a little - Azhari finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Norris Jr cracks Azhari with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Norris Jr throws a hook but Azhari blocks it.
Norris Jr feints a jab promting Azhari to slip. Norris Jr then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Azhari slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.#CUT2#
It looks like Ebrahim Azhari has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Norris Jr connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Norris Jr misses with a left hand
and Azhari connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#T1#
Norris Jr throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Norris Jr throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Azhari's head.
Norris Jr takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Norris Jr is breathing heavily.
Norris Jr showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Azhari.
Azhari fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Norris Jr has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Azhari will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Azhari works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Azhari throws a shot from downtown. Norris Jr moves away and avoids it.
Azhari scoring well with a low kick there.
Azhari throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Azhari is looking to chop away at Norris Jr's legs.
Ebrahim Azhari is winning the standup battle so far.
Azhari attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Azhari cracks Norris Jr with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Azhari attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Azhari backing away here, and Norris Jr unleashes a leg kick that just misses.#T2#
Azhari scores with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab lands there for Norris Jr.
Azhari throws an off balance right hand
and Norris Jr counters with a body kick that stops Azhari in his tracks momentarily.
Norris Jr digs a good hook to Azhari's body.
Azhari moves into range and connects with a jab.
Azhari blocks a leg kick.
Norris Jr scores with a kick to the midsection.
Norris Jr is looking to slow Azhari down with leg kicks.
Azhari throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Norris Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Norris Jr connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Azhari momentarily.
Norris Jr motions for Azhari to come forward. Norris Jr throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Azhari fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Norris Jr manages to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters circling - Norris Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Norris Jr motions for Azhari to come forward. Norris Jr throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Norris Jr.
A solid leg kick lands there for Azhari.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Ebrahim Azhari will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Azhari's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R3#
Norris Jr misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Norris Jr misses.
Norris Jr throws a head kick that misses.
Azhari connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Azhari throws a low kick but it's checked well by Norris Jr.
Azhari throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Norris Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Azhari walks into a jab.
Azhari stuns Norris Jr with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Norris Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Norris Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Azhari.
Norris Jr's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Azhari waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Norris Jr.
Norris Jr fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Azhari is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norris Jr goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Norris Jr connects with a nice looking jab.
Norris Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Azhari appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Azhari 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 Norris Jr has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Norris Jr and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Norris Jr - that will leave a mark! #T1#
Norris Jr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Azhari was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Norris Jr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Norris Jr pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Azhari lands a head shot.
Donk. Azhari catches Norris Jr right on the button with a cross.
Norris Jr scores with a nice strike.
Norris Jr looks to land a body kick but Azhari moved away.
Norris Jr misses with a right hand
and Azhari finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Norris Jr pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Crunch! Azhari slams his shin into Norris Jr's torso.
Norris Jr takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Norris Jr will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Azhari fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Norris Jr takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Azhari thumps Norris Jr with a low kick.
Azhari works the jab nicely.
Norris Jr on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.#T2#
Azhari throws a chopping leg kick but Norris Jr manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Norris Jr swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Azhari counters with a straight right hand.
Norris Jr throws a head kick but Azhari moves out of range.
Azhari chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Norris Jr throws a solid leg kick but Azhari takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Norris Jr.
Azhari punishes Norris Jr's body with a nice straight punch.
Azhari just misses with a punch to the body.
Norris Jr on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Azhari lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Azhari blocks the body kick.
Azhari moves out of range of the strikes.
Norris Jr goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Azhari swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Azhari throws a right hand that misses
and Norris Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#KD#
Azhari drops a shoulder and throws a biiiig uppercut that drops Norris Jr onto his butt! Norris Jr pops straight back to his feet to convince the referee that he's OK to continue.#ROC#
Norris Jr is rocked!
Norris Jr checks the leg kick.
Azhari throws a leg kick but Norris Jr moved away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ebrahim Azhari takes that one, having scored the knockdown.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R4#
Norris Jr moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Azhari fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Norris Jr on the side of the head.
Norris Jr throws a poor cross that misses #KD#
and Azhari counters with a big right hook, that lands right on the temple! Norris Jr goes down! Azhari rushes to a neutral corner to get the count going quickly. This one's going to be close! 3,4,5,6,7... Norris Jr is up to one knee.... 8,9.... He's up! The referee says he's good to go, so we're back to the action!
Norris Jr is still on wobbly legs! Can Azhari finish him?
Azhari connects with a nice cross there... Norris Jr is looking wobbly and Azhari recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Norris Jr to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Azhari jumps onto the ropes to celebrate with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ebrahim Azhari!
Ebrahim Azhari retains his light heavyweight title!
Our winner, Ebrahim Azhari, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
In defeat, Chuck Norris Jr stepped up to the mic, saying 'fuck'.

Event: FC 143:Azhari vs Norris Jr
Date: Mar 25, 2017

#R1##CL2#
Norris Jr rushes Azhari and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Azhari doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Azhari throws a punch but it's blocked by Norris Jr.
Azhari avoids a wild elbow strike from Norris Jr.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Norris Jr throws an elbow but misses.
Azhari misses with a body punch.
Norris Jr trying to control the position but instead, Azhari has worked for underhooks and has pushed Norris Jr into the ropes.
Azhari creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Norris Jr looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Azhari creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Azhari lands a hook to the side of the head.
Azhari misses with some punches.
Azhari blocks a body shot from Norris Jr.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good body shot from Norris Jr.
Azhari lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Azhari tries a body shot but Norris Jr blocks it.
A short body shot lands from Norris Jr as the two fighters clinch.
Norris Jr blocks an uppercut.
Azhari lands a damaging elbow. #CUT#
It looks like Chuck Norris Jr has been cut.#T1#
Azhari trying to land knees to the body.
We've been informed that Norris Jr has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Azhari takes a shot to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Norris Jr. #CUT2#
It looks like Ebrahim Azhari has been cut.
Norris Jr avoids a wild elbow strike from Azhari.
Norris Jr lands an elbow that stopped Azhari in his tracks for a moment.
Azhari is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Norris Jr is defending well for now.#BC#
Azhari's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Norris Jr lands a jab.
Azhari has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Breakdown Club in the buildup to the fight.
Norris Jr attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jab by Azhari.
Norris Jr getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Azhari misses with an uppercut.
Norris Jr thuds his right hand into Azhari's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Azhari lands with a nice body punch.
Azhari misses with a kick to the body.
Azhari misses with an uppercut.
Norris Jr throws a low kick but it's checked well by Azhari.
Azhari is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Norris Jr.
Azhari scoring well with a low kick there. #T2#
Azhari moves out of range as Norris Jr strikes.#CL2#
Norris Jr clinches up with Azhari and pushes him back against the ropes.
Azhari lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Norris Jr.
Azhari fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Norris Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Azhari missing with knees to the body.
Azhari blocks an elbow strike from Norris Jr.
Azhari misses with a hook to the ribs.
A hook to the body from Azhari.
Azhari has a couple of punches blocked by Norris Jr.
Azhari's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Azhari looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Azhari pushes Norris Jr back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Norris Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Azhari lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Azhari working aggressively here.
Azhari tries to work over Norris Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Norris Jr digs a right hand underneath Azhari's ribcage. Azhari let out a lung full of air as it connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Ebrahim Azhari will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Azhari misses with a body shot
and Norris Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Azhari tries to land a leg kick but Norris Jr saw it coming and moves away.
A countering left hand to the body from Norris Jr misses.
Azhari thuds his right hand into Norris Jr's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Azhari works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ebrahim Azhari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Norris Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Azhari.
Norris Jr lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The fighters circling - Norris Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Azhari misses with a lunging right hand
and Norris Jr counters with a straight right hand.
Norris Jr thows a leg kick but Azhari checks it
and Azhari counters with a stiff right hand.
Azhari looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Norris Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Azhari.
Norris Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Norris Jr tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Norris Jr has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Norris Jr there as he acknowledges the shot.
Norris Jr scores with a leg kick.
Norris Jr throws a jab when Azhari was well out of range.
A big left from Azhari misses.
Norris Jr throws a sloppy head kick and Azhari moves out of range easily. #T1#
Norris Jr throws a low kick but Azhari moves out of range easily.
Decent striking displayed by Azhari there.
Azhari scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ebrahim Azhari is winning the standup battle so far.
Norris Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Azhari was well out of range. Poor timing from Norris Jr.
Norris Jr takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Azhari. #CL2#
Norris Jr closes the distance and clinches.
Azhari wants to break the clinch but can't.
Azhari misses with an elbow over the top.
Norris Jr lands a nice shot to the body.
Azhari can't find room to land a body shot as Norris Jr controls the action.
Norris Jr lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Azhari backwards.
Norris Jr misses with the head strike. #BC#
Azhari manages to break the clinch.
Azhari fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Norris Jr checks it well.
Norris Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Azhari.
Azhari chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Norris Jr can pounce on him. #T2#
Nice straight punches there by Azhari. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Azhari.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Azhari takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Azhari swings widly with a right hand
and Norris Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Norris Jr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Azhari throws a looping overhand right but Norris Jr ducks down to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Norris Jr on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Norris Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Norris Jr pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Azhari misses the jab.
That kick from Azhari tenderised Norris Jr's leg. Norris Jr is trying to keep his angry face on.
Norris Jr checks a low kick from Azhari.
Norris Jr tries to land a front kick but Azhari steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Norris Jr clobbers Azhari with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Azhari connects with a solid leg kick.
Norris Jr has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A clash of legs there as Norris Jr blocks the low kick.
Norris Jr throws out a counter right but Azhari avoids it with no problem.
Norris Jr throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Norris Jr scores with a nice body kick.
Azhari misses with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Chuck Norris Jr will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R3#
Azhari takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Norris Jr moves away from the strike by Azhari.
Azhari throws a low kick, looking for Norris Jr's leg but Norris Jr calmly moves out of range.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Norris Jr misses with a looping left.
Azhari lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Norris Jr moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Norris Jr misses with a wild body shot.
A clash of legs there as Azhari blocks the low kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Azhari misses the target.
A jab from Azhari misses.
Norris Jr flicks out a counter leg kick but Azhari steps away.
Norris Jr throws a right hand that misses
and Norris Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Norris Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Azhari throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Norris Jr tries to counter by closing the distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norris Jr takes a swing at Azhari's ribcage but misses.
Azhari pivots, looking for a leg kick but Norris Jr is out of range and Azhari settles back down.
Azhari throws a lazy right hand but Norris Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Norris Jr scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Azhari connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.#T1#
Azhari moves out of range of the strikes.
A big left from Azhari misses.
Norris Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Azhari.
Azhari scores with a jab. Norris Jr acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Norris Jr throws a looping overhand right but Azhari ducks down to avoid it.
Norris Jr looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Azhari throws a quick inside leg kick.
Azhari bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Norris Jr's head.
A low kick from Azhari is predictable there
and Norris Jr counters with a nice low kick that buckles Azhari's knee momentarily.
Norris Jr misses with a body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Azhari ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Norris Jr goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Norris Jr throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Norris Jr fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A big left from Azhari misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Norris Jr looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#T2#
Azhari misses with a left hand
and Norris Jr counters with a body kick that stops Azhari in his tracks momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Azhari throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
The fight stays on the outside here - Norris Jr looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Azhari missing with a left hand there. Norris Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Norris Jr throws a leg kick but Azhari sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Norris Jr misses with a hook. Azhari ducked under it nicely.
Some bone on bone action there as Norris Jr checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A telegraphed right hand from Norris Jr misses the target.
Azhari fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Norris Jr on the side of the head.
Norris Jr scores with a crisp jab that stopped Azhari in his tracks.
Azhari throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Norris Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Azhari moves out of range of the body kick.
Norris Jr scores with a kick to the body.
Norris Jr thows a body kick. Azhari tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Norris Jr throws a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Chuck Norris Jr just about did enough to take it.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R4#
The fighters circling - Azhari throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Norris Jr misses with a leg kick
enabling Azhari to counter with a crisp jab.
Norris Jr throws a chopping leg kick but Azhari manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nice defenses there by Norris Jr.
Norris Jr throws out a powerful jab.
Norris Jr tries to work over Azhari's front leg with a kick but Azhari checks it.
Norris Jr throws a right and a left that Azhari avoids nicely.
Norris Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Azhari misses with a hook
and Norris Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Norris Jr's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Azhari throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Norris Jr counters with a body kick.
Azhari lands a head shot.
Azhari throws a nice inside leg kick.
Azhari misses with a looping left.#CL2#
Norris Jr closes the distance and clinches.
Chuck Norris Jr seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Norris Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Azhari misses with some punches.
Azhari has a couple of punches blocked by Norris Jr. #T1#
Azhari lands with a light punch inside.
Azhari lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Norris Jr or not.
Norris Jr lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Azhari backwards.
Norris Jr is struggling to control the position.
Norris Jr lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Azhari backwards.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Norris Jr throws an elbow that misses.
Azhari blocks a body shot from Norris Jr.
Azhari misses with a punch on the inside.
Norris Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Norris Jr gets through Azhari's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Norris Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Norris Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Azhari blocks a punch to the side of the head. #BC#
Azhari breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Norris Jr throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range. #T2#
Norris Jr connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Azhari's jab looks to have found its range, popping Norris Jr under the eye.
Azhari fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slapping leg kick lands for Azhari.
Jab from Norris Jr.
Norris Jr throws a shot from downtown. Azhari moves away and avoids it.
Norris Jr takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Norris Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Norris Jr checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Norris Jr tries a quick counter leg kick but Azhari is wise to it.
A jab lands there for Norris Jr.
Azhari misses with a left hand
and Azhari takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Norris Jr scores with a jab to the body.
Norris Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Norris Jr checks a low kick from Azhari.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Azhari's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Norris Jr connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Azhari scrambles back to his feet.
Norris Jr moves out of range as Azhari strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chuck Norris Jr dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R5#
Azhari takes a swing at Norris Jr's ribcage but misses.
Azhari avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Azhari throws a big shot that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Norris Jr! But no joy.
Norris Jr throws a leg kick which misses Azhari's front leg but catches the back leg as Azhari tries to avoid it.
Norris Jr 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.
Azhari throws a predictable looking body shot
and Norris Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#CL2#
Norris Jr darts in and clinches Azhari up against the ropes.
Azhari tries to break the clinch but Norris Jr is controlling the position.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Chuck Norris Jr is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Azhari scores with a shot to the side of Norris Jr's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norris Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Norris Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Azhari can't find room to land a body shot as Norris Jr controls the action.
Azhari misses with some punches. #T1#
Norris Jr lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Azhari comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Azhari will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Azhari throws a punch but it's blocked by Norris Jr.
Norris Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Norris Jr has Azhari pressed against the ropes, preventing Azhari from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Azhari throws an elbow but it misses.
Norris Jr keeps control of Azhari as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ebrahim Azhari has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Norris Jr works on Azhari's body with a couple of short punches.
Norris Jr blocks an elbow strike.
Azhari scores with a shot to the side of Norris Jr's head.
Azhari misses with an elbow strike. #BC#
Azhari pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Azhari 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.
Norris Jr misses with a low kick. #T2#
Azhari misses with an uppercut
and Norris Jr counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
A slapping body kick lands there for Norris Jr.
Azhari walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Azhari crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Norris Jr - the referee stops the clock and Azhari gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Norris Jr. Azhari manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Norris Jr connects with a nice looking jab.
Azhari throws a leg kick that is checked
and Norris Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Azhari misses with a straight left.
Norris Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Azhari.
Norris Jr feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Azhari's calf.
Azhari misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Norris Jr counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
An inside leg kick lands from Norris Jr.
Azhari connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Norris Jr cracks Azhari with an open hand slap.
Azhari wants to land a leg kick but Norris Jr is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Norris Jr. Azhari does a little dance to reset his feet.
Azhari misses with an uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chuck Norris Jr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Norris Jr 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 47:49
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 48:47
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 48:48

The fight is ruled a draw!
Ebrahim Azhari retains his title. It's always disappointing when a championship fight ends as a draw but that's what happens when you leave the fight in the judges hands!

Event: FC: The Big Time!
Date: Mar 04, 2017

#R1#
Azhari misses with a straight right.
Garret thumps Azhari with a low kick.
Garret on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Garret scores with a nice head shot.#CUT2#
It looks like Ebrahim Azhari has been cut.
Garret throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Azhari on the side of the head.
Ebrahim Azhari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Azhari throws out a loose jab but Garret uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Azhari.
Azhari moves out of range of the strikes.
Garret uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Azhari.
Garret is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Azhari with a body shot.
Azhari's jab looks to have found its range, popping Garret under the eye.
Azhari missing with a left hand there. Garret was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Garret lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Azhari fakes the leg kick and cracks Garret in the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters circling - Azhari throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jab from Azhari.
Azhari swings for the body but Garret moves out of range.
A low kick from Garret is predictable there
enabling Azhari to counter with a crisp jab.
Garret throws a good cross that connects. #T1#
An inside leg kick lands from Azhari.
Garret tries to land a body kick
and Azhari connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Azhari feints and then cracks Garret's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Garret down.
Azhari looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Garret looks to throw the jab but Azhari is out of range.
Azhari misses with a leg kick.
Azhari uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Garret.
Garret walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Azhari checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Garret on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Azhari feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Garret's calf.
Garret misses with a lunging right hand
letting Azhari counter with a right hand.
Azhari throws an overhand right that lands on Garret's shoulder, as Garret tries to avoid the shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Azhari.
Garret on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Azhari. Azhari obviously looking to wear him down.
A jab from Azhari does it's job there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garret throws the left hand but Azhari avoids the punch easily.
Garret throws a looping overhand right but Azhari ducks down to avoid it.
Garret connects with a jab.
Garret displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Azhari throws out the jab. #T2#
Azhari pivots, looking for a leg kick but Garret is out of range and Azhari settles back down.
Nice shot by Garret.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Azhari.
A clash of legs there as Azhari blocks the low kick.
Azhari misses with a low kick.
Azhari misses with a hook. Garret ducked under it nicely.
Garret let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Garret throws out a loose jab but Azhari uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Azhari.
The crowd cheers as Azhari lands an impressive looking overhand right. Garret doesn't seem phased though.
Garret throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Azhari on the side of the head.
Garret has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Garret there as he acknowledges the shot.
Good leg kick by Azhari there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Azhari looks to land a right hand but Garret moved out of range.
Azhari misses with a body punch
and Garret counters with a nice leg kick.
Azhari is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Azhari scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Azhari misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Garret counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ebrahim Azhari dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ebrahim Azhari's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
A combination from Garret does no damage.
Ebrahim Azhari is winning the standup battle so far.
Azhari throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A punch lands to the side of Garret 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Azhari misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garret.
Garret has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Azhari finds it's way round the side to connect with Garret's head.
Garret keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Azhari slips under a jab.
Azhari misses with a low kick as Garret jumps back.
Azhari jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Azhari throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Garret avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Azhari is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Garret can do to turn this around?
Azhari 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.
Azhari ducks under a wild hook from Garret.
Azhari misses with a hook.
Azhari throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Garret feints and then cracks Azhari's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Azhari down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice defenses there by Azhari.#T1#
Garret uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Azhari.
A nice leg kick lands there from Garret.
Azhari pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Azhari avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Azhari throws a low kick but Garret moves out of range easily.
Garret slips a jab from Azhari.
Garret wants to land a leg kick but Azhari is out of range.
Garret misses with a looping left.
Azhari is looking to counter punch.
Garret lands a nice looking body shot.
Garret just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Azhari wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Garret throws a nice inside leg kick.
Garret throws the left hand but Azhari avoids the punch easily.
Azhari tried to counter with a leg kick but Garret avoided it.
Garret misses with a body kick.
Azhari's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Azhari duly obliges.
Garret tries a low kick but Azhari avoids it.
Garret on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garret takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.#T2#
Garret waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Azhari.
Garret throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Azhari swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Azhari throws a nice outside leg kick.
Garret misses with a straight right.
Azhari walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Azhari lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Garret throws a jab but it's blocked by Azhari.
Azhari ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garret moves away.
Garret staying out of range there.
Garret throws out a counter right but Azhari avoids it with no problem.
Azhari lands a nice leg kick that just misses Garret's sensitive parts.
Garret is looking to land body kicks.
A jab from Garret misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Garret.
Garret's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Azhari throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Garret on the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garret connects with an inside leg kick.
Azhari scores with a decent looking hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ebrahim Azhari dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ebrahim Azhari's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R3#
Azhari takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Garret throws a wild body kick that Azhari sees coming a mile off.
Garret takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Azhari is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Garret.
Garret tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Azhari thows a left - swing and a miss!
Azhari blocks a leg kick.
Azhari goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Garret swings for the body but Azhari moves out of range.
Garret misses the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garret. Azhari does a little dance to reset his feet.
Garret sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Azhari misses.
Azhari attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Garret stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Garret takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
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!
Azhari walks into a stiff left hand from Garret.#T1#
Garret misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Garret looks to score with a jab to the body but Azhari is just out of range.
Azhari looks for the body kick but Garret saw that one coming.
Garret throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Azhari.
Azhari defending well as Garret loads up on a big left hand.
An attempted straight right counter from Azhari misses the target.
Garret moves out of range of the strikes.
A little jabbing left from Garret on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Azhari walks into a straight right hand from Garret.
Azhari throws a nice inside leg kick.
Azhari bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Azhari works Garret's body with a nice hook.
Azhari scores with a kick to the midsection.
Garret swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Garret checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Garret is looking to clinch but Azhari is avoiding it.
Azhari with a jab.
Azhari takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure. #T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garret throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Garret throws a body kick that misses
and Azhari counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Azhari connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Garret's hands.
Garret misses with a hook. Azhari ducked under it nicely.
Garret is looking to slow Azhari down with leg kicks.
That kick from Azhari tenderised Garret's leg. Garret is trying to keep his angry face on.
A nice inside leg kick there by Garret. That's going to slow Azhari down.
Garret misses with a hook.
Azhari moves away from the strike by Garret.
A head kick from Garret lands but Azhari takes it in his stride.
Azhari misses with an uppercut.
Garret looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Garret misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Azhari.
Garret slips a straight right by Azhari.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Azhari uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Garret.
Garret fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Azhari manages to avoid it.
As Garret looks to move away, Azhari throws a big counter combo but Garret just gets out of the way.
Azhari defending well as Garret loads up on a big left hand.
A chopping leg kick lands by Garret.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Pat Garret just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Ebrahim Azhari's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R4#
A jab from Azhari misses.
Garret's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Azhari connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Garret scrambles back to his feet.
Garret staying out of range there.
Azhari steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Garret.
A solid body kick from Azhari.
Garret slips a straight right by Azhari.
Azhari cracks Garret with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Azhari looks to land a left hand but Garret moved out of range nicely.
Azhari clobbers Garret with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Garret swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Garret lands a nice looking body shot.
Garret misses with an attempted mid kick.
Azhari throws a shot from downtown. Garret moves away and avoids it.
Azhari throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Garret stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garret dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Azhari. That did some damage!
Azhari looks to throw the jab but Garret is out of range.
A big right from Garret misses. #T1#
Garret misses with a looping right.
Garret slips under a jab from Azhari.
Garret misses with a lunging right hand
and Azhari counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A big left from Azhari misses.
Azhari lands a nice hook to Garret's body. Garret takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nice jab there from Azhari.
Garret throws a jab when Azhari was well out of range.
Azhari feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Garret's calf.
Garret walks into a jab.#KD#
Azhari scores a flash knockdown with a right hook that drops Garret to his hands and knees! The ref pushes Azhari away as he looks to land an illegal blow. Garret got an extra few seconds to recover there, which could have made all the differences as he stumbles back to his feet. The referee looks into his eyes and decides to allow the bout to continue. Can he survive?!#ROC#
Garret is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
BAM! Azhari delivers a spinning backfist that drops Garret like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Ebrahim Azhari!
Ebrahim Azhari seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: FC: Thunderstruck
Date: Jan 28, 2017

#R1#
Azhari uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Azhari looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Azhari.
Remoreras cracks Azhari with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Azhari checks a low kick from Remoreras.
Azhari fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Remoreras manages to avoid it.
Azhari misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Remoreras.
Azhari backing away here, and Remoreras unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Remoreras scores with a jab to the jaw.
Azhari throws a leg kick which misses Remoreras's front leg but catches the back leg as Remoreras tries to avoid it.
Remoreras misses with a body kick.
Azhari misses with a low kick as Remoreras jumps back.
Remoreras shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Azhari eats them both and turns towards Remoreras to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
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!
Remoreras misses the jab.
A little feinted left hand from Azhari on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Azhari throws a low kick, looking for Remoreras's leg but Remoreras calmly moves out of range.
Remoreras throws a leg kick
and Azhari makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Remoreras moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. #CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#BC#
Azhari's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL2#
Remoreras fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Azhari, pushing him back against the ropes.#T1#
Azhari goes for a body shot but it's blocked. #BC#
Azhari pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Remoreras tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Azhari paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Azhari has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Breakdown Club in the buildup to the fight.
Remoreras fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Azhari has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Azhari connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Remoreras misses with a looping left.
No joy there for Remoreras, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Azhari misses with a double jab.
Azhari wants to slow Remoreras down by chopping away at his legs.
Azhari looks to score with a jab to the body but Remoreras is just out of range.
Azhari has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Azhari looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A jab from Remoreras finds it's way through Azhari's defenses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Azhari misses with a looping left.
Azhari connects with a good right hand that stumbles Remoreras. Remoreras circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Remoreras defending well as Azhari loads up on a big left hand.
Remoreras takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders. #T2#
Azhari lands a jab to the nose.
Azhari scores with a sloppy right hand. Remoreras should have avoided that one.
Remoreras lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Remoreras's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Remoreras duly obliges. #CUT2#
It looks like Ebrahim Azhari has been cut.
Azhari throws a leg kick
and Remoreras counters with a good low kick that Azhari was not able to check.
Remoreras on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Remoreras checks a leg kick nicely.
Remoreras misses with a left hand
and Azhari counters with a stiff right hand.
Azhari fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Remoreras manages to avoid it.
Remoreras only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Azhari. That snapped Remoreras's head back.
Remoreras scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Azhari walks into a stiff left hand from Remoreras.
Azhari jabbing away but nothing is landing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Remoreras motions for Azhari to come forward. Remoreras throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Remoreras moves into range and connects with a jab.
Remoreras ducks right into an uppercut from Azhari.
Remoreras defending well as Azhari loads up on a big left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Ebrahim Azhari will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ebrahim Azhari's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Remoreras moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Azhari throws a leg kick but Remoreras sees it coming and moves out of range.
Remoreras lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ebrahim Azhari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Azhari throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Azhari turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Azhari cracks the inside of Remoreras's front leg.
Azhari needs to keep his hands up - Remoreras had a free shot at his head there.
Azhari bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Azhari misses the target.
Remoreras looks to throw the jab but Azhari is out of range.
Remoreras has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Azhari throws a leg kick but Remoreras moved away.
That kick from Remoreras tenderised Azhari's leg. Azhari is trying to keep his angry face on.
Azhari throws a nice outside leg kick.
Azhari wants to land a leg kick but Remoreras is out of range.
Remoreras lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Remoreras.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Azhari is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Remoreras.
Azhari misses with a few strikes there.
A swing and a miss from Azhari.
Remoreras feints a counter leg kick.
Azhari misses with a wild body shot. #T1#
Remoreras feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Azharis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Azhari checks a leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Azhari blocks the low kick.
Donk. Azhari catches Remoreras right on the button with a cross.
Remoreras feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Azharis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Remoreras connects with an inside leg kick.
Azhari misses the shot to the body.
Remoreras throws a sloppy head kick and Azhari moves out of range easily.
Azhari throws a leg kick which misses Remoreras's front leg but catches the back leg as Remoreras tries to avoid it.
Azhari connects with a good right hand that stumbles Remoreras. Remoreras circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Azhari ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Azhari chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Remoreras fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Azhari manages to avoid it.
Remoreras throws out a leg kick but Azhari moves out of range and Remoreras only half commits.
Azhari dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Azhari moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.#T2#
Azhari looks to land a left hand but Remoreras moved out of range nicely.
Remoreras is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Azhari.
Remoreras throws the left hand but Azhari avoids the punch easily.
Azhari throws a low kick but Remoreras avoids it.
Ebrahim Azhari is winning the standup battle so far.
Remoreras connects with a crisp jab.
Remoreras's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Azhari takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Azhari pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A cross from Azhari lands.
Remoreras misses with a low kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Remoreras.
Azhari looks to land a right hand but Remoreras moved out of range.
Azhari tries to land a leg kick but Remoreras saw it coming and moves away.
Remoreras lands a high kick!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Remoreras fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Azhari manages to avoid it.
Remoreras moves out of range as Azhari strikes.
Remoreras tries a quick counter leg kick but Azhari is wise to it.
Remoreras gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Azhari lands a slapping body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Ebrahim Azhari will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ebrahim Azhari's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R3#
Nice defenses there by Remoreras.
A slow jab from Azhari misses its intended target.
Remoreras stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Azhari.
Remoreras chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Azhari can pounce on him.
Remoreras throws a leg kick but Azhari checks it.
Remoreras ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Azhari moves away.
Remoreras moves out of range of the body kick from Azhari.
Remoreras is looking to slow Azhari down with leg kicks.
A chopping leg kick lands by Azhari.
Azhari lands a jab.
Remoreras throws a lazy right hand but Azhari sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Remoreras on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circle momentarily. Azhari darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.#CL2#
Remoreras moves into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Remoreras takes an elbow to the forehead.
Azhari tries to land a knee to the head but Remoreras blocks with his arms.
Remoreras avoiding damage as Azhari throws knees to the body. #T1#
Remoreras avoiding damage as Azhari throws knees to the body. #BC#
Azhari manages to break the clinch.
Azhari uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Remoreras.
Azhari was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Azhari swings for the body but Remoreras moves out of range.
Remoreras connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Remoreras throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Remoreras throws a nice outside leg kick.
Remoreras swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Left hook, right uppercut from Remoreras.
Azhari scores with a crisp jab that stopped Remoreras in his tracks.
Azhari throws a half hearted mid kick.
Remoreras connects with a good right hand that stumbles Azhari. Azhari circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Remoreras steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Azhari.
Remoreras steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Azhari.
Azhari keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Azhari moves out of range as Remoreras strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Azhari misses the target.
Azhari ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Azhari lands a right hook to the body. #T2#
Azhari looks to land a right hand but Remoreras moved out of range.
Azhari throws a nice head kick!
Remoreras fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Azhari checks it well.
Azhari throws a lazy uppercut
and Remoreras connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Remoreras's jab looks to have found its range, popping Azhari under the eye.
A swing and a miss from Remoreras.
Remoreras throws out a powerful jab.
Remoreras misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Azhari.
Azhari walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Azhari staying out of range there.
Azhari jabs Remoreras right on the nose. Remoreras blinks but takes it well.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Azhari changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Remoreras jabs Azhari right on the nose. Azhari blinks but takes it well.
Azhari throws the kick towards the body but Remoreras avoids it.
Remoreras takes one to the chin there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Ebrahim Azhari did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Ebrahim Azhari's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R4#
Azhari jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Remoreras waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Azhari.
Remoreras wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Azhari fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Remoreras manages to avoid it.
Azhari scores with a jab to the jaw.
A low kick from Azhari is predictable there
and Remoreras connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Azhari is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Azhari ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Remoreras moves away.
Azhari takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Remoreras with a jab.
Remoreras fails in his attempt to clinch. #CL2#
Remoreras clinches.
Remoreras lands a body punch in the clinch.
Remoreras is trying to break the clinch but Azhari has him pressed against the ropes.
Remoreras has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Azhari goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Remoreras blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Remoreras tries to stall but Azhari uses the opportunity to gain a better position. #T1#
Azhari lands with a left to the head.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Azhari misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Remoreras. #BC#
Azhari breaks the clinch.
Azhari has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Azhari there as he acknowledges the shot.
Remoreras feints a jab promting Azhari to slip. Remoreras then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Azhari slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Azhari misses with a leg kick
and Remoreras connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Remoreras lands a nice shot that snaps Azhari's head back.
Remoreras lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Remoreras tries a low kick but Azhari avoids it.
Azhari lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Azhari lands a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Remoreras tries to clinch up.
Azhari is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Remoreras.
Azhari steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Remoreras.#T2#
Azhari connects with a right hand. Remoreras shakes it off.
Azhari throws a big shot that misses.
Azhari lands a jab to the head.
Remoreras tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Remoreras scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Azhari slips under a jab.
Azhari swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Remoreras.
Azhari lands with a good body shot.
Remoreras cracks Azhari with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Remoreras misses with a two punch combination.
Remoreras's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Azhari connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Remoreras scrambles back to his feet.
Remoreras bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Remoreras 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 Azhari has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Azhari and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Azhari scores with a body shot.
Remoreras ducks under a wild hook from Azhari.
Azhari tests Remoreras's chin there with a solid looking shot.#ROC#
Remoreras is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Markus Remoreras will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Ebrahim Azhari's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R5#
Azhari looks to land a right hand but Remoreras moved out of range.
An inside leg kick from Azhari misses.
Remoreras keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Azhari defending well as Remoreras loads up on a big left hand.
Remoreras displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Azhari throws out the jab.
A countering left hand to the body from Remoreras misses.
Azhari throws a front kick aimed at Remoreras's knee but Remoreras avoids it well.
Remoreras throws a leg kick but Azhari sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nice uppercut there from Azhari.
Azhari ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Azhari dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Remoreras. That did some damage!
Azhari throws a nice inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Remoreras lands a nice leg kick that just misses Azhari's sensitive parts.
Remoreras tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Azhari is able to avoid easily.
Good work by Remoreras as he checks the leg kick.
Remoreras looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Azhari throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Remoreras looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Azhari takes a swing at Remoreras's ribcage but misses. #T1#
Azhari lands a jab to the nose.
Azhari tries to land a leg kick but Remoreras saw it coming and moves away.
Azhari chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Remoreras can pounce on him.
Azhari swats away the attempt to clinch by Remoreras.
Remoreras throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Azhari.
Remoreras takes a swing at Azhari's ribcage but misses.
Remoreras slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ebrahim Azhari is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Azhari swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Azhari throws a leg kick but Remoreras checks it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Remoreras 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 Azhari has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Azhari and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Azhari fires out a quick counter leg kick but Remoreras just manages to avoid it.
Remoreras lands a nice looking body kick.
Remoreras clobbers Azhari with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Azhari scores with a hook.
Remoreras misses with a body kick.
Nice body punch from Azhari. #T2#
Azhari fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Remoreras wants to land a leg kick but Azhari is out of range.
Azhari moves out of range of the body kick.
Azhari cracks a nice hook into Remoreras's ribs.
Remoreras fails in his attempt to clinch.
Remoreras looks to land a body kick but Azhari moved away.
Remoreras throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Azhari avoids the head kick by Remoreras.
Azhari lands a nice looking body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Azhari, right into the meat.
Azhari swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Remoreras on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Remoreras tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Azhari misses the shot to the body.
Markus Remoreras has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Remoreras fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Azhari is out of range.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 49:46
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 49:46
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Ebrahim Azhari!
Ebrahim Azhari is the new light heavyweight champion!
An out of breath Ebrahim Azhari thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: EFFA 192
Date: Dec 24, 2016

#R1#
Remoreras lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Azhari tries to work over Remoreras's front leg with a kick but Remoreras checks it.
A jab from Remoreras does it's job there.#CUT#
It looks like Ebrahim Azhari has been cut.
Jab from Remoreras.
Azhari misses with a body shot.
Remoreras smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Remoreras keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
We've been informed that Azhari has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Ebrahim Azhari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Remoreras.
Azhari moves out of range as Remoreras throws a body kick.
Remoreras tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Azhari ducks under a wild hook from Remoreras.
Azhari throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Azhari connects with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Remoreras has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Azhari finds it's way round the side to connect with Remoreras's head.
Remoreras waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Azhari.
Remoreras throws a push kick but Azhari slaps the foot to one side.
Remoreras throws a jab when Azhari was well out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Remoreras blocks the leg kick.
Remoreras ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Remoreras is looking for a counter combo.
Azhari lands with a cross.
Azhari slips a straight right by Remoreras.#T1#
Remoreras misses with a few strikes there.
Azhari tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Remoreras was well out of range. Poor timing from Azhari.
Azhari on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Azhari takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Remoreras misses with a straight right.
Remoreras throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Remoreras on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Remoreras takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Remoreras keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Remoreras avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Remoreras takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
An inside leg kick lands from Remoreras.
Azhari displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Remoreras throws out the jab.
Azhari throws a body punch but Remoreras moves out of range.
Azhari lands with a nice body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Azhari comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Remoreras cracks Azhari with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Azhari misses the shot to the body.
Azhari loads up on a big right hand but Remoreras slips the punch.#T2#
Remoreras ducks under a wild hook from Azhari.
Remoreras looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Remoreras checks the leg kick.
Remoreras on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Azhari fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Remoreras on the side of the head.
Donk. Azhari catches Remoreras right on the button with a cross.
A bone on bone clash there as Azhari blocks the leg kick.
Remoreras misses with a body kick.
Azhari is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Remoreras had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
That kick from Remoreras tenderised Azhari's leg. Azhari is trying to keep his angry face on.
Remoreras throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice defenses there by Azhari.
Azhari ducks under a wild hook from Remoreras.
Remoreras throws a series of punches but Azhari moves out of range.
Remoreras tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Azhari ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Remoreras lands a jab to the head.
Remoreras looks to score with a jab to the body but Azhari is just out of range.
Remoreras fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Remoreras throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Azhari sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Azhari misses with a series of wild punches.
Remoreras half committed to a counter leg kick.#T3#
Azhari throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Azhari misses with a wild body shot.
Remoreras throws a right and a left that Azhari avoids nicely.
Remoreras throws a big shot that misses.
Remoreras looks to land a left hand but Azhari moved out of range nicely.
Azhari looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nice body kick from Remoreras.
Azhari moves out of range of the leg kick from Remoreras.
Azhari takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Remoreras takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Remoreras takes a swing at Azhari's ribcage but misses.
Azhari takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Remoreras fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Remoreras lands an overhand right.
Remoreras throws a hook but Azhari blocks it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Azhari slips a jab from Remoreras.
Azhari tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Remoreras is able to avoid easily.
Remoreras half committed to a counter leg kick.
Remoreras throws a hook to the side of Azhari's head but Azhari sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Remoreras throws a lazy right hand but Azhari sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Azhari throws a counter combo.#T4#
Azhari looks to score with a jab to the body but Remoreras is just out of range.
Remoreras jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Remoreras fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Remoreras tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Remoreras misses with a leg kick.
Azhari fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Azhari lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Remoreras goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A good leg kick by Azhari.
Remoreras throws a head kick that misses.
Remoreras misses with a hook. Azhari ducked under it nicely.
Azhari misses with a hook
and Remoreras counters with a nice body kick.
Remoreras throws a push kick but Azhari slaps the foot to one side.
Remoreras lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Azhari feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Remorerass jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Remoreras throws the kick towards the body but Azhari avoids it.
Remoreras throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Azhari is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Nice jab there from Azhari.
Azhari lands with a nice body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Markus Remoreras will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ebrahim Azhari's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Azhari checks a leg kick.
Markus Remoreras is winning the standup battle so far.
Remoreras takes one to the side of the head.
Remoreras misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Azhari.
Remoreras lands a jab to the nose.
Azhari throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Remoreras sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Remoreras fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Azhari on the side of the head.
Azhari lands with a hook. Remoreras tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Remoreras.
Azhari misses with an uppercut.
Remoreras throws a looping overhand right but Azhari ducks down to avoid it.
Remoreras throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Azhari throws a hook to the side of Remoreras's head but Remoreras sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Remoreras takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Azhari is looking to score with low kicks.
Azhari just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromRemoreras.
Remoreras throws a lazy right hand but Azhari sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Remoreras fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Remoreras uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Azhari.
Remoreras misses with a wild combination.
Azhari tries a quick counter leg kick but Remoreras is wise to it.#T1#
Azhari throws a big shot that misses.
A lazy left from Azhari finds it's target.
Nice uppercut lands for Azhari. That snapped Remoreras's head back.
Remoreras on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Azhari lands with a shot to the body.
Remoreras slips under a jab.
Remoreras throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Azhari on the side of the head.
Azhari just misses with a punch to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Remoreras.
Azhari throws out a powerful jab.
Remoreras looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A jab from Remoreras does it's job there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Remoreras misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Remoreras moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A jab from Azhari finds it's way through Remoreras's defenses.
Remoreras takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Azhari takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Remoreras takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Remoreras checks the leg kick nicely there. #T2#
Remoreras misses with a body shot.
Azhari fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Remoreras has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Azhari scores with a jab.
A shot to the liver by Azhari. Beautiful body shot.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Remoreras takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Remoreras throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Remoreras checks a low kick from Azhari.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Remoreras checks a leg kick.
Azhari bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Remoreras scores with the left hand. Azhari knows he should have avoided that one.
Azhari misses with a straight left.
Remoreras is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Azhari moves away from the strike by Remoreras.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Remoreras checks a leg kick.
Remoreras throws a sloppy head kick and Azhari moves out of range easily.
Azhari slips a straight right by Remoreras.
Remoreras moves out of range of the body kick.
A slow jab from Remoreras misses its intended target. #T3#
Remoreras lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Azhari at a distance.
Remoreras buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Azhari chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Azhari misses with an uppercut.
Remoreras tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Remoreras takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Azhari with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Remoreras to score with a decent uppercut.
Azhari steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Remoreras.
A shot to the liver by Azhari. Beautiful body shot.
Remoreras finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Remoreras throws a jab when Azhari was well out of range.
Remoreras takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Azhari throws a jab but it's blocked by Remoreras.
A little feinted left hand from Remoreras on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Remoreras.
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!
Remoreras uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Azhari.
Remoreras fires out a quick counter leg kick but Azhari just manages to avoid it.
Remoreras connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Azhari's hands.
Azhari uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Remoreras.#T4#
Remoreras walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Remoreras is looking to land body kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Azhari. Remoreras does a little dance to reset his feet.
Remoreras throwing a counter right hand but Azhari manages to avoid it.
Remoreras misses the body punch
and Azhari counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Azhari's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Azhari misses with a hook.
Azhari throws an off balance right hand
and Remoreras counters with a slapping leg kick.
Azhari scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A left lands for Azhari.
Azhari throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Remoreras lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Remoreras doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Remoreras.
Azhari throws a lazy right hand but Remoreras sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Remoreras takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Azhari checks the leg kick.
Azhari shapes to counter with a head kick.
Remoreras drops his hands momentarily and Azhari takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Remoreras lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Remoreras throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Azhari's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Ebrahim Azhari will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Ebrahim Azhari's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R3#
Remoreras misses the jab.
Remoreras throws a body shot but no joy.
Remoreras checks a leg kick.
And Remoreras counters with a quick kick to the body but Azhari blocks it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Azhari.
Remoreras is looking to chop away at Azhari's legs.
Azhari appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Remoreras throws a body shot but no joy.
Azhari lands with a hook. Remoreras tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Remoreras swings for the body but Azhari moves out of range.
Azhari feints a counter leg kick.
Remoreras throws a shot from downtown. Azhari moves away and avoids it.
Remoreras looks to land a left hand but Azhari moved out of range nicely.
Remoreras takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Remoreras takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Azhari misses with a few strikes there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Remoreras moves out of range of the leg kick from Azhari.
Good exchange - Azhari coming out on top.
Azhari drops his hands momentarily and Remoreras takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Remoreras cracks Azhari with an open hand slap.
Azhari has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A looping hook to the body misses from Remoreras. Azhari does a little dance to reset his feet.#T1#
Azhari smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.#ROC2#
Remoreras is rocked!
Remoreras throws a body punch but Azhari moves out of range.
Remoreras waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Azhari.
Azhari is looking to score with low kicks.
Remoreras misses with a looping right.
Azhari scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Oh Remoreras is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Azhari lands a high kick!
Azhari connects with a quick right hand that sends Remoreras tumbling backwards onto the canvas! As his head bounces into the ropes, it doesn't look good for him beating the count! 3,4,5,6,7 and he's up! No, he's back down again! This one is all over - the referee has called off the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Ebrahim Azhari!
Ebrahim Azhari is the new lightweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Ebrahim Azhari thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: EFFA 190
Date: Dec 10, 2016

#R1#
Remoreras swings for the body but Azhari moves out of range.
Azhari tries a low kick but Remoreras avoids it.
Azhari throws a right hand that misses
and Remoreras counters with a nice low kick that buckles Azhari's knee momentarily.
Nice uppercut there from Remoreras.#CUT2#
It looks like Ebrahim Azhari has been cut.
Azhari misses with a body shot
and Remoreras counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Azhari attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Azhari has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Breakdown Club in the buildup to the fight.
Remoreras wants to land a leg kick but Azhari is out of range.
Remoreras jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Azhari is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Azhari misses with a low kick.
Remoreras bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Azhari's head.
A bone on bone clash there as Remoreras blocks the leg kick.
Remoreras looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Remoreras wants to land a leg kick but Azhari is out of range. #CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
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!
Remoreras is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Remoreras managing to block the knees to the body from Azhari. #T1#
Azhari fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Remoreras lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Azhari.
Azhari tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Remoreras avoids it.#BC2#
Remoreras manages to break the clinch.
Remoreras misses with a head kick.
Azhari jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Azhari takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Remoreras throws an overhand right that lands on Azhari's shoulder, as Azhari tries to avoid the shot.
Remoreras connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Remoreras digs a good hook to Azhari's body.
Remoreras throws a looping overhand right but Azhari ducks down to avoid it.
Azhari bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Remoreras misses with an uppercut. #CL#
Azhari moves into the clinch.
Remoreras misses with a knee strike.
Remoreras wants to break free but Azhari has control.
A short left from Remoreras.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Remoreras blocks an elbow strike.#T2#
Azhari prevents a body shot from Remoreras.
Remoreras scores with a shoulder strike.
Remoreras throws a punch but it's blocked by Azhari.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Azhari.
Remoreras blocking some punches.
Knees in the clinch landing for Azhari.
Azhari crunches a lovely knee into Remoreras's ribcage.
Remoreras with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Remoreras blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Azhari throws a punch but it's blocked by Remoreras.
Azhari throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Azhari obliges.
Remoreras takes an elbow to the forehead.
Azhari is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Remoreras looks winded!
Remoreras lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Azhari backwards.
Azhari lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Remoreras.
Azhari comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. #CUT#
It looks like Markus Remoreras has been cut.
Still in the clinch, Remoreras scores with a nice short uppercut.
Remoreras misses with a short punch on the inside. #T3#
Remoreras blocks the elbow strike. #BC2#
Remoreras breaks the clinch.
Remoreras lands with a nice body punch.
Remoreras swats away the attempt to clinch by Azhari.
Azhari throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Remoreras loads up on a big right hand but Azhari slips the punch.
Remoreras throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A big right from Remoreras misses.
A quick step to the side and Azhari tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Azhari stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Remoreras swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Azhari looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Azhari finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A slapping leg kick lands for Azhari.
Azhari takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Remoreras uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Azhari.
Remoreras gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Azhari.#T4#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Remoreras ducks under a wild hook from Azhari.
Remoreras scores with a nice head shot.
Azhari blocks a leg kick.
Remoreras thuds a left hand into Azhari's body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Remoreras.
Remoreras misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Azhari.
It looked like Azhari wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Remoreras lands a right hook to the body.
Azhari smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Azhari looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Markus Remoreras seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Azhari keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Azhari.
Remoreras throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Remoreras throws a hook to the side of Azhari's head but Azhari sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Azhari cracks Remoreras with an open hand slap.#CL#
Azhari moves into the clinch.
Azhari throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Markus Remoreras will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Remoreras displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Azhari throws out the jab.
Azhari lands a right hook to the body.
Azhari bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Remoreras misses with a hook. Azhari ducked under it nicely.
A solid leg kick lands there for Remoreras.
Azhari fails to land with a series of punches.
Remoreras tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Remoreras turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Good exchange - Remoreras coming out on top.
A swing and a miss from Azhari.
Azhari moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Azhari misses with the combination.
Azhari throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Remoreras stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice leg kick lands there from Azhari.
Remoreras throws a solid leg kick but Azhari takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Remoreras.#T1#
Azhari avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Remoreras tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Remoreras moves away from the strike by Azhari.
Azhari throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Good shot there by Azhari.#CL#
Azhari moves into range and clinches up with Remoreras.
Azhari misses with a hook to the ribs.
Remoreras on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Remoreras looking to throw knees to the head but Azhari is blocking nicely.
Remoreras is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Remoreras avoiding damage as Azhari throws knees to the body.
Azhari trying to land knees to the body.
Azhari throws a head punch that misses.
Remoreras goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Remoreras leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Remoreras throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Azhari blocks it with crossed arms. #T2#
Remoreras with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Azhari trying to land knees to the body.
Remoreras lands a body punch in the clinch.
Remoreras lands a body shot in the clinch.
Remoreras lands with a short shot to the head.
Azhari misses with a shot to the kidneys. #BC2#
Remoreras breaks from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Remoreras moves out of range of the body kick.
Remoreras scores with a body shot.
A lazy left from Remoreras finds it's target.
Remoreras turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Azhari fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Remoreras manages to avoid it.
Remoreras misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Azhari lands with a thumping leg kick.
A big left from Azhari misses.
Good leg kick by Remoreras there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud. #T3#
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Azhari.
Azhari blocks a leg kick.
Azhari throws an overhand right that lands on Remoreras's shoulder, as Remoreras tries to avoid the shot.
Azhari fails with an attempt to clinch.
Azhari moves out of range of the body kick from Remoreras.
Remoreras's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A head kick from Azhari lands but Remoreras takes it in his stride.
No joy there for Remoreras, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Azhari throws a hook but Remoreras blocks it.
Remoreras is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Azhari.
Azhari drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Remoreras throws a nice outside leg kick.
Azhari fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Remoreras manages to avoid it.
A big right from Azhari misses.
Azhari tries to land a front kick but Remoreras steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Azhari dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Remoreras. That did some damage!
Azhari swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#T4#
Remoreras looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Markus Remoreras seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Azhari walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
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!
Azhari checks a low kick from Remoreras.
Azhari was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Azhari throws a low kick but Remoreras avoids it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Remoreras!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Azhari crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Remoreras - the referee stops the clock and Azhari gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Remoreras. Azhari manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Remoreras takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Remoreras misses with a leg kick.
Azhari looks to score with a jab to the body but Remoreras is just out of range.
Azhari swings for the body but Remoreras moves out of range.
Remoreras lands with a hook. Azhari tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Azhari slips under a jab.
Azhari throws a nice looking combination but Remoreras bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Azhari checks a leg kick.
Azhari throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Remoreras throws a sloppy head kick and Azhari moves out of range easily.
As Remoreras backs away, Azhari returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Markus Remoreras will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R3#
Remoreras connects with a body shot.
Azhari misses the jab.
Azhari missing with a left hand there. Remoreras was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Remoreras flicks out a counter leg kick but Azhari steps away.
Nice body punch from Azhari.
Azhari takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Remoreras takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Remoreras uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Azhari.
Azhari lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Azhari tries to bum rush Remoreras with a series of wild strikes but Remoreras uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Remoreras 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.
A slapping leg kick lands for Azhari.
Remoreras lands with a good body shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Azhari blocks the leg kick.
Remoreras misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick. #T1#
Remoreras misses with a body kick.
Remoreras has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Azhari.
Remoreras thumps Azhari with a low kick.
Azhari connects with a leg kick. Remoreras looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Azhari stuns Remoreras with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Azhari thuds a left hand into Remoreras's body.
Azhari cracks the inside of Remoreras's front leg.
The fight stays on the outside here - Azhari looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Remoreras misses with an uppercut.
Remoreras throws out a loose jab but Azhari uses good head movement to avoid it.
A clash of legs there as Azhari blocks the low kick.
Remoreras scores with a nice body kick.
Azhari pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Azhari takes a swing at Remoreras's ribcage but misses.
Remoreras unleashes a big counter combination but Azhari bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Remoreras looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Azhari is looking for a counter combo.#T2#
Azhari misses the shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Azhari takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Remoreras throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Azhari stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Azhari jabs Remoreras to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Azhari takes a kick to the side of the head.
Azhari is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Remoreras.
Azhari digs a good hook to Remoreras's body.
Remoreras scores with a jab to the jaw.
Remoreras on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Azhari takes a jab right on the kisser.
Azhari looks to land a left hand but Remoreras moved out of range nicely.
A little jabbing left from Remoreras on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Azhari scores with a crisp jab that stopped Remoreras in his tracks.
Azhari comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Remoreras connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Azhari momentarily.
Remoreras finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt. #T3#
Remoreras fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Azhari looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Good work by Remoreras as he checks the leg kick.
Remoreras throws a series of punches but Azhari moves out of range.
Azhari on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Azhari takes a swing at Remoreras's ribcage but misses.
Azhari misses with a wild body shot.
Remoreras uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Azhari.
Azhari takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Remoreras lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Azhari at a distance.
Azhari takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Azhari misses with a left hand
and Remoreras counters with a nice body kick.
Remoreras scores with a kick to the midsection.
Remoreras looks to throw a body kick
letting Azhari counter with a right hand.
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!
Azhari wants to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Remoreras on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.#T4#
Remoreras swings for the body but Azhari moves out of range.
Remoreras is looking to score with low kicks.
Azhari feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Remorerass jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Azhari.
Remoreras throws out a leg kick but Azhari moves out of range and Remoreras only half commits.
Azhari moves in looking to clinch but Remoreras pushes him off.
Azhari will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Remoreras avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Remoreras pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Remoreras lands a jab.
Azhari uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Remoreras.
Azhari moves away from the strike by Remoreras.
Remoreras looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A nice inside leg kick there by Remoreras. That's going to slow Azhari down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.#CL#
Azhari clinches with his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Markus Remoreras just about did enough to take it.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
#R4#
Remoreras lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Azhari circles away quickly and effectively.
Azhari blocks a leg kick.
Remoreras on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Azhari. Azhari obviously looking to wear him down.
Azhari lunges at Remoreras with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Remoreras's hand.
Azhari tries to clinch but Remoreras is having none of it.
Azhari loads up on a big right hand but Remoreras slips the punch.
Remoreras misses with a few strikes there.
Azhari looks to score with a jab to the body but Remoreras is just out of range.
Azhari moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Azhari takes one to the chin there.
Remoreras looks to land a left hand but Azhari moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Azhari keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Azhari is looking to counter punch.
Remoreras finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Remoreras missing with a left hand there. Azhari was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Azhari looks to score with a jab to the body but Remoreras is just out of range.
A jab from Azhari finds it's way through Remoreras's defenses. #T1#
Remoreras defending well as Azhari loads up on a big left hand.
Azhari blocks the body kick.
Azhari's corner calls for a 1-2. Azhari obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Remoreras throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Azhari fails in his attempt to clinch.
Azhari buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Remoreras swings for the body but Azhari moves out of range.
Azhari digs a good hook to Remoreras's body.
Remoreras keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #CL#
Azhari gets a clinch.
Azhari lands with a light punch inside.
Azhari lands a good knee to the midsection. Remoreras won't want to take too many of those.
Remoreras is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.#BC2#
Remoreras breaks the clinch.
Azhari misses with a looping left.
Azhari backing away here, and Remoreras unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Remoreras fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Azhari has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.#T2#
Azhari fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Remoreras.
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!
Remoreras walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Remoreras tries to land a leg kick but Azhari saw it coming and moves away.
Azhari throws a shot from downtown. Remoreras moves away and avoids it.
Remoreras drops his hands momentarily and Azhari takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Azhari checks a leg kick nicely.
Azhari's jab looks to have found its range, popping Remoreras under the eye.
Remoreras misses with a low kick as Azhari jumps back.
Azhari swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Remoreras.
Azhari throws a nice inside leg kick.
Azhari looks to land a right hand but Remoreras moved out of range.
Azhari lands a slapping body shot.
Remoreras tests Azhari's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Both fighters circling a little - Remoreras finishes the exchange with a kick to the body. #T3#
Azhari checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Remoreras tries a low kick but Azhari avoids it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Remoreras checks a leg kick.
Remoreras feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Azhari's calf.
Remoreras pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Azhari with a hook.
Azhari lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Azhari lands with an uppercut that bounces Remoreras off the ropes and back into range.
Remoreras connects with a nice looking jab.
Remoreras lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Remoreras walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Remoreras changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Azhari takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
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!
Azhari throws a hook but Remoreras blocks it.
Remoreras unleashes a big counter combination but Azhari bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Azhari waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Remoreras.#T4#
Remoreras tries a head kick but it misses.
Azhari throwing a counter right hand but Remoreras manages to avoid it.
Remoreras uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Azhari swings for the body but Remoreras moves out of range.
Remoreras chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Remoreras avoids the body shot from Azhari.
Remoreras circles away from the clinch attempt.
Azhari connects with a leg kick. Remoreras looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Remoreras throws a hook to the side of Azhari's head but Azhari sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Remoreras looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Azhari moves out of range of the body kick from Remoreras.
Azhari throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sloppy strikes from Remoreras. Those never looked like landing.
Azhari misses with a low kick.
Azhari buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Remoreras takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ebrahim Azhari had his way with Markus Remoreras in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R5#
Azhari takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Azhari bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Azhari swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Remoreras lands with an overhand left.
Remoreras misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Azhari appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Remoreras scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nice uppercut lands for Remoreras. That snapped Azhari's head back.
Jab by Azhari.
Azhari moves out of range as Remoreras strikes.
Remoreras uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Azhari.
Remoreras takes one to the chin there.
Remoreras throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Remoreras connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Azhari takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Remoreras checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Remoreras lands a head kick! #T1#
A big right from Azhari misses.
Azhari moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Remoreras fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Azhari has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Remoreras avoids the body shot from Azhari.
Remoreras throws a wild body kick that Azhari sees coming a mile off.
Azhari half committed to a counter leg kick.
Remoreras throws a shot from downtown. Azhari moves away and avoids it.
Remoreras is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Azhari.
Remoreras fakes the leg kick and cracks Azhari in the body.
Azhari jabs Remoreras right on the nose. Remoreras blinks but takes it well.
Remoreras slips under a jab.
Remoreras cracks the inside of Azhari's front leg.
Crunch! Azhari slams his shin into Remoreras's torso.
Azhari throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Remoreras throws a push kick but Azhari slaps the foot to one side.
Azhari throws a jab but it's blocked by Remoreras.
As Azhari backs off Remoreras throws a huge counter combo but Azhari manages to avoid it all.
Ebrahim Azhari has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Remoreras lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A leg kick checked by Azhari.
Remoreras throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Remoreras throws a nice outside leg kick.
Remoreras slips a jab from Azhari.
Remoreras checks a low kick from Azhari.
Remoreras lands a jab to the nose.
Azhari keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Azhari cracks Remoreras with an open hand slap.
Nice defenses there by Azhari.
Remoreras lands a slapping body shot.
A slow jab from Azhari misses its intended target.
Azhari uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Remoreras.
Azhari fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Remoreras manages to avoid it.#T3#
Azhari fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Remoreras manages to avoid it.#CL#
Azhari rushes Remoreras and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Remoreras fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ebrahim Azhari has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Remoreras working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#BC2#
Remoreras's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Azhari moves out of range as Remoreras strikes.
Remoreras takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Remoreras 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.
Azhari connects with a right hand. Remoreras shakes it off.
Azhari gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Remoreras keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Remoreras attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Azhari is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Azhari with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Remoreras is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Azhari fails in his attempt to clinch. #CL#
Azhari moves into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Remoreras lands a body shot in the clinch. #T4##BC2#
Remoreras pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Azhari misses with a low kick.
Remoreras throws a leg kick which misses Azhari's front leg but catches the back leg as Azhari tries to avoid it.
A right-left combo lands from Remoreras.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Remoreras 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 Azhari has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Azhari and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Azhari tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Remoreras was well out of range. Poor timing from Azhari.
Azhari bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Azhari misses with a hook. Remoreras ducked under it nicely.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Remoreras.
Azhari moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A clash of legs there as Azhari blocks the low kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Azhari.
Remoreras was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Azhari misses with a looping left.
Remoreras connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Azhari on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Remoreras. Remoreras obviously looking to wear him down.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 46:49
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 47:49
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Markus Remoreras!
Markus Remoreras is the new lightweight champion!
A very excited looking Markus Remoreras made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
The defeated Ebrahim Azhari had this to say: 'Well you loose some and win some, but lately i kinda loose more then win. I have to see how to continue with my career.'.

Event: EFFA 188
Date: Nov 26, 2016

#R1#
Master dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Azhari. That did some damage!
Master connects with a jab.
Master pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Master checks a leg kick.
Master buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Master moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Master dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab lands there for Master.
Azhari looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Azhari blocks a head kick by Master.
Master scores with a body shot.
Master tried to score with a low kick but Azhari checks it.
A bone on bone clash there as Azhari blocks the leg kick.
Master checks a low kick from Azhari.
An inside leg kick lands from Azhari.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Master.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Master ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Azhari fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Master manages to avoid it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Azhari, right into the meat.
Master throws a low kick but Azhari moves out of range easily.
Azhari appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Azhari clobbers Master with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Master.
Azhari moves out of range of the strikes.#T1#
Azhari slips a straight right by Master.
Azhari looks to score with a jab to the body but Master is just out of range.
Azhari throws a hook to the side of Master's head but Master sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Master shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Azhari eats them both and turns towards Master to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Azhari drops his hands momentarily and Master takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Master scoring well with a low kick there.
Kung Fu Master seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Master closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. #CUT#
It looks like Kung Fu Master has been cut.
Master slips under a jab from Azhari.
Master lands a head kick. Azhari smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Master swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Master blocks a low kick nicely.
Master looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Azhari checks a leg kick.
Azhari avoids the body shot from Master.
Master fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Azhari checks it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Master jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Azhari throws a good cross that connects.
Azhari tries a low kick but Master avoids it.
Master throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Master scores with a body shot. #T2#
Master misses with a head kick.
Master cracks a nice hook into Azhari's ribs.
Master looks to throw the jab but Azhari is out of range.
A leg kick checked by Azhari.
Master throws a leg kick that is checked
and Azhari counters with a slapping leg kick.
Azhari throws a body shot but no joy.
Azhari stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Master.
Master scores with a hook to the body. Azhari takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Azhari avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Master throws a low kick, looking for Azhari's leg but Azhari calmly moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Azhari on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Azhari misses with a body shot.
Master flicks out a counter leg kick but Azhari steps away.
Master scores with a nice body kick.
Azhari lands a slapping body shot.
Master checks the leg kick.
Master misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Azhari.
Master throws a right hand that Azhari ducks under and follows up with a left that Azhari also avoids with ease.
Master throws a sloppy head kick and Azhari moves out of range easily.
Master throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Master connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.#T3#
Master scores with a head kick.
Master tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Azhari was well out of range. Poor timing from Master.
It looked like Azhari was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Master.
Master slips a straight right by Azhari.
Master throws a leg kick but Azhari sees it coming and moves out of range.
Master scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Master throws out a loose jab but Azhari uses good head movement to avoid it.
Azhari misses with a hook. Master ducked under it nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Master. Azhari does a little dance to reset his feet.
Azhari throws a body punch but Master moves out of range.
Master slips under a jab from Azhari.
Danga de danga de dang - Master scores with a four punch combination!
Master throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Azhari cracks a nice hook into Master's ribs.
Azhari chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Master can pounce on him.
Master swings for the body but Azhari moves out of range.
Master is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Azhari rather than just go for the knockout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jab by Azhari.
Master drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A slapping leg kick lands for Azhari.
Azhari feints a jab promting Master to slip. Azhari then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Master slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Azhari throws out a leg kick but Master moves out of range and Azhari only half commits. #T4#
Azhari checks the leg kick nicely there.
Master takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Master swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Master looks to score with a jab to the body but Azhari is just out of range.
Master swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Master tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Azhari was well out of range. Poor timing from Master.
Master lands with a kick to the temple. Azhari shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Azhari with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Azhari throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Azhari scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Master lands a slapping body shot.
Master throws a body shot but no joy.
Master slips a straight right by Azhari.
Master scores with a three punch combo!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Master thuds his right hand into Azhari's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Azhari with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Azhari takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Master misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kung Fu Master dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kung Fu Master's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Master listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Master lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A swing and a miss from Master.
Azhari was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Master keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Azhari.
Azhari lands with a cross.
Master blocks a jab.
Master has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Master throws a body punch but Azhari moves out of range.
Master throws a shot from downtown. Azhari moves away and avoids it.
A punch lands to the side of Azhari 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Master misses with a low kick.
Azhari connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Master momentarily.
Azhari checks a low kick from Master.
As Master backs away, Azhari returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Azhari throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Master avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Azhari throws a shot from downtown. Master moves away and avoids it.
Azhari throws a front kick that sends Master stumbling back into the ropes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Master misses with a head kick.
Master throws a front kick aimed at Azhari's knee but Azhari avoids it well.
Azhari missing with a left hand there. Master was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Azhari scores with a leg kick. #T1#
Azhari throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Azhari misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Master.
A looping hook to the body misses from Master. Azhari does a little dance to reset his feet.
Azhari looks for the body kick but Master saw that one coming.
Master fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Azhari.
Master with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Azhari dodges the punch combination from Master.
Azhari darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A nice combination there by Master.
Azhari checks a low kick from Master.
Azhari feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A solid body kick from Master.
Azhari feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Master's calf.
Master throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Master takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Azhari connects with a single shot there.#CUT#
That has opened up Kung Fu Master's cut even more.
Master misses with a low kick as Azhari jumps back.#T2#
A head kick misses from Master.
Master throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Azhari.
Master scores with a jab. Azhari acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Azhari throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Azhari throws a shot from downtown. Master moves away and avoids it.
Azhari jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Master 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.
Master just misses with a punch to the body.
Azhari throws out a leg kick but Master moves out of range and Azhari only half commits.
Master throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Azhari lands a right hook to the body.
Azhari looks to throw the jab but Master is out of range.
Master chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Master chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Master misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Azhari looks to score with a jab to the body but Master is just out of range.
Master uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Azhari.
Master takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Azhari throws a shot from downtown. Master moves away and avoids it.#T3#
Master throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It looked like Azhari wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Azhari lands a leg kick that knocks Master off balance momentarily.
Good standup being displayed there by Azhari as he connects with a hook.
Azhari fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Master manages to avoid it.
Master lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Azhari dodges the punch combination from Master.
Master looks to land a body kick but Azhari moved away.
A good leg kick by Azhari.
A jab from Master does it's job there.
Azhari fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Master manages to avoid it.
Azhari attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Master's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Master throws a nice looking combination but Azhari bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Azhari scoring well with a low kick there.
Master throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Azhari sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Azhari throws a low kick but Master moves out of range easily.
Master keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Azhari.
Azhari throws a right and a left that both miss.
Azhari is looking to land body kicks.
A little jabbing left from Master on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.#T4#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Master walks into a left hand.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Master, right into the meat.
Master on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Master dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Azhari. That did some damage!
Master throws a leg kick but Azhari moved away.
Azhari throws a body punch but Master moves out of range.
Azhari tries to bum rush Master with a series of wild strikes but Master uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A nice inside leg kick there by Master. That's going to slow Azhari down.
Master attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A big right from Azhari misses.
Master lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Azhari circles away quickly and effectively.
A little feinted left hand from Azhari on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Master fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Azhari is out of range.
Kung Fu Master seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Master lands a jab to Azhari's midsection.
Azhari lands a nice leg kick that just misses Master's sensitive parts.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Master tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Azhari was well out of range. Poor timing from Master.
Azhari throws a lazy right hand but Master sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Azhari fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Master fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Ebrahim Azhari will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kung Fu Master's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R3#
Master connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Master throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Azhari stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Azhari 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.
Master throws a sloppy head kick and Azhari moves out of range easily.
Master misses with a wild body shot.
Master tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Azhari looks to score with a jab to the body but Master is just out of range.
Azhari jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Azhari backing away here, and Master unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Master tries to move into range but Azhari moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Master ducks under a wild hook from Azhari.
Azhari on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Master lands a nice looking body kick.
Azhari on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Master. Master obviously looking to wear him down.
Azhari tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Master was well out of range. Poor timing from Azhari.
Azhari scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Master getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Azhari connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Master momentarily.
Master scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Azhari doesn't seem bothered though.
Azhari tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.#T1#
Azhari moves forwards but Master connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Master displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Azhari throws out the jab.
Master flicks out a counter leg kick but Azhari steps away.
Azhari is looking to slow Master down with leg kicks.
Azhari moves out of range of the strikes.
Azhari fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Master looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Master moves out of range as Azhari strikes.
Master takes a swing at Azhari's ribcage but misses.
Master moves out of range of the strikes.
Master pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Master takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Master throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Master moves forwards but Azhari connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Master pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Master throws a body shot but no joy.
Master fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Azhari manages to avoid it.
Azhari throws out a loose jab but Master uses good head movement to avoid it.
Azhari rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Master moves out of range and avoids them all easily.#T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Master cracks the inside of Azhari's front leg.
Master checks a low kick from Azhari.
Master tests Azhari's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Azhari looks to land a left hand but Master moved out of range nicely.
Master appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Azhari avoids the head kick by Master.
Nice body punch from Master.
Azhari misses with a body shot.
Master lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Azhari circles away quickly and effectively.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Azhari.
Master takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Master throws a push kick but Azhari slaps the foot to one side.
A nice leg kick lands there from Azhari.
Azhari throws a nice inside leg kick.
Azhari lands a slapping body shot.
Azhari misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Master attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Azhari lands a lovely overhand right.#CUT#
The cut above Kung Fu Master's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Master uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Azhari.
Master looks for the body kick but Azhari saw that one coming. #T3#
A leg kick checked by Azhari.
Master takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Master misses with a wild combination.
Azhari lands with an overhand left.
Master lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Master displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Azhari throws out the jab.
Master stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Azhari.
Master doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Azhari cracks Master with an open hand slap.
Master throws a hook to the side of Azhari's head but Azhari sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Master looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Azhari lands the left hand.#CUT#
Kung Fu Master's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Master throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Azhari throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Master appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Master scores with a head kick. #T4#
Master slips under a jab.
Master looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Master goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Azhari checks the leg kick nicely there.
You can see that Master has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Master throws a looping overhand right but Azhari ducks down to avoid it.
Azhari tests Master's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Master throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Azhari's head.
Master throws a right and a left that both miss.
Master throws a shot from downtown. Azhari moves away and avoids it.
Master on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Azhari. Azhari obviously looking to wear him down.
Azhari looks to land a left hand but Master moved out of range nicely.
Master throws a head kick that half lands.
Azhari scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Master fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Azhari manages to avoid it.
That kick from Azhari tenderised Master's leg. Master is trying to keep his angry face on.
Good leg kick by Azhari there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Master lands a nice shot to the body.
Azhari cracks a nice hook into Master's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Ebrahim Azhari did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Kung Fu Master's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R4#
Danga de danga de dang - Master scores with a four punch combination!
Master attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Master slips a straight right by Azhari.
Master waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Azhari.
Master has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Master fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Master throws a right and a left that Azhari avoids nicely.
Master ducks under a wild hook from Azhari.
Master throws a leg kick which misses Azhari's front leg but catches the back leg as Azhari tries to avoid it.
Master throws a half hearted mid kick.
A lazy body kick from Master
and Azhari counters with a nice body shot.
Azhari works Master's body with a nice hook.
Master fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Azhari feints and then cracks Master's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Master down.
Sloppy strikes from Master. Those never looked like landing.
Azhari swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Azhari checks the leg kick nicely there.
Azhari scores with a decent looking hook.
Master blocks a head kick by Azhari.
Master avoids the body shot from Azhari. #T1#
Master scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Azhari scores with a hook.
A good leg kick by Azhari.
A telegraphed right hand from Azhari misses the target.
Master takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Azhari lands with a straight right. Master didn't see that one coming.
Master thumps Azhari with a low kick.
Master lands a head kick. Azhari smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Master loads up on a big right hand but Azhari slips the punch.
As Master backs away, Azhari returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Master - that will leave a mark!
Azhari throws a half hearted mid kick.
Master avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Azhari ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Master tried to score with a low kick but Azhari checks it.
Azhari was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Master throws a sloppy head kick and Azhari moves out of range easily.
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!
Azhari lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Master checks a leg kick nicely.#T2#
Master keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Azhari. Master does a little dance to reset his feet.
Master throws a leg kick but Azhari sees it coming and moves out of range.
Master throws a head kick that half lands.
Azhari scores with a hook to the body. Master takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Master.
Azhari with a nice cross.
Azhari lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Master jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Master is looking to score with low kicks.
Azhari moves out of range of the leg kick from Master.
Master looks to land a left hand but Azhari moved out of range nicely.
Azhari avoids the head kick by Master.
Master lunges at Azhari with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Azhari's hand.
Azhari uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Master has time to react.
Azhari takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Master works the jab nicely.#T3#
Master looks to land a right hand but Azhari moved out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Master, right into the meat.
Azhari stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Master.
Azhari tests Master's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Master uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Azhari.
Master unleashes a big counter combination but Azhari bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Azhari moves away from the strike by Master.
Azhari changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Azhari will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Master avoids the body shot from Azhari.
Master ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Azhari moves away.
It looked like Azhari wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Master works Azhari's body with a nice hook.
Azhari wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The fighters circling - Azhari throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Azhari tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Master was well out of range. Poor timing from Azhari.
Master cracks the inside of Azhari's front leg.
Master throws a leg kick which misses Azhari's front leg but catches the back leg as Azhari tries to avoid it.
Master lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Azhari lands with a good body shot.#T4#
Master tries a head kick but it misses.
Azhari avoids the body shot from Master.
Master misses with a low kick.
Master throws a sloppy head kick and Azhari moves out of range easily.
Master is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Donk. Master catches Azhari right on the button with a cross.
Master throws a head kick that misses.
Azhari fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Master manages to avoid it.
Master stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Azhari.
Master lands with a nice body kick.
Master connects with a body shot that sends Azhari's belly button to the back.
Azhari stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Master.
Azhari misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Master looks to land a right hand but Azhari moved out of range.
Azhari looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Azhari uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Master.
Azhari throws a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Kung Fu Master will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Kung Fu Master's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R5#
Azhari throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Azhari throws a lazy right hand but Master sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Azhari, as that shot connected.
Nice body kick from Master.
A good leg kick by Azhari.
Master throws out a powerful jab.
Azhari throws a low kick but Master moves out of range easily.
Master takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A decent looking cross lands there for Master.
Master connects with a good right hand that stumbles Azhari. Azhari circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Azhari lands a jab to Master's midsection.
Master moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Master lands a nice shot that snaps Azhari's head back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Master fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Azhari manages to avoid it.
Azhari takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A lazy left from Azhari finds it's target.
Master looks to throw the jab but Azhari is out of range. #T1#
Master throws a hook to the side of Azhari's head but Azhari sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Master throws a leg kick but Azhari checks it.
Azhari misses with a wild body shot.
Master cracks Azhari with a right hand to the side of the head.
A head kick misses from Master.
Azhari feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Master takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Master lands a nice shot that snaps Azhari's head back.
Master moves out of range of the strikes.
Azhari lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Master lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Azhari throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Master misses with a head kick.
Azhari misses with a low kick as Master jumps back.
Master flicks out a counter leg kick but Azhari steps away.
Azhari slips under a jab.
Azhari swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Master is looking to chop away at Azhari's legs.
Master lands with a shot to the body.
Master works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.#T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Master misses with a head kick.
Master ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Azhari moves away.
Azhari takes a kick to the side of the head.
Azhari slips under a jab from Master.
Master cracks Azhari with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Master scores with a leg kick.
Azhari takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Azhari throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Azhari moves out of range of the leg kick from Master.
Azhari lands a head shot.
Azhari connects with an inside leg kick.
Azhari connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Master uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Azhari.
Azhari keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Master clobbers Azhari with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Azhari swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Azhari scores with a jab. Master acknowledges it with a nod of the head. #T3#
Azhari throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Some bone on bone action there as Master checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Master throws a sloppy head kick and Azhari moves out of range easily.
A cross from Azhari lands.
Azhari throws out a loose jab but Master uses good head movement to avoid it.
Azhari throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Master tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Azhari was well out of range. Poor timing from Master.
Master scores with a body shot.
Azhari moves away from the strike by Master.
Master connects with a leg kick. Azhari looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Azhari lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Azhari.
Azhari ducks under a wild hook from Master.
Master dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Azhari throws the kick towards the body but Master avoids it.
A head kick misses from Master.
A slow jab from Master misses its intended target. #T4#
Azhari's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Master connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Azhari scrambles back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Azhari moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Master looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Master misses with a low kick.
Master moves out of range as Azhari strikes.
Azhari dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Master. That did some damage!
Master tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Azhari is able to avoid easily.
Master throws a right and a left that both miss.
Azhari lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ebrahim Azhari!
Ebrahim Azhari retains his lightweight title!
Our winner, Ebrahim Azhari, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
Kung Fu Master spoke after the fight, saying 'How the hell did that happen!? What a shitty call!'.

Event: EFFA 184
Date: Oct 29, 2016

#R1#
Loso misses with a leg kick.
Loso throws a lazy uppercut
and Loso takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Loso smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Loso ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Azhari moves away.
Azhari jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Azhari throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Azhari connects with a solid leg kick.
Azhari slips under a jab from Loso.
Nice cross by Azhari.
A low kick from Azhari is predictable there
and Loso makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Azhari really felt that one!
An inside leg kick from Azhari misses.
Azhari misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Loso.
A little jabbing left from Loso on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Azhari misses with a two punch combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Azhari keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Loso misses with a body shot.
Nice cross by Azhari.
Loso scores with a hook.#T1#
Azhari throws a hook but Loso avoids it easily.
Loso throws a combination that misses
and Azhari counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Loso scores with a hook to the body. Azhari takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Loso fails with an attempt to clinch.
Azhari takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Azhari has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Breakdown Club in the buildup to the fight.
Azhari misses with a low kick.
Azhari steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Loso.
Azhari swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Azhari ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Loso moves away.
Azhari catches Loso with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The fight stays on the outside here - Loso looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Azhari moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Azhari uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Loso.
An inside leg kick lands from Loso.
Azhari lands a jab.#T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Loso scores with a nice head shot.
A swing and a miss from Loso.
Azhari misses with a hook
and Azhari takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Azhari tests Loso's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice body kick there by Loso.
Loso pivots, looking for a leg kick but Azhari is out of range and Loso settles back down.
Loso closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Azhari throws a poor cross that misses
and Loso counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Azhari fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Loso.
Loso throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Azhari on the side of the head. #CL2#
Loso clinches up against the ropes.
Loso takes a knee right on the jaw! #CUT#
It looks like Kabu Loso has been cut.#BC#
Azhari breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Loso fails with an attempt to clinch. #T3##CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Azhari landing knees to the head.
Loso misses with the head strike.
Good body shot from Azhari.
Azhari tries a body shot but Loso blocks it.
Loso blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short body shot lands from Azhari as the two fighters clinch.
Loso trying to land knees to the body.
Loso tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Azhari avoids it.
Azhari blocks an uppercut.
Good body shot from Loso.
A shot in the inside from Loso.
Loso misses with a body punch.
Azhari lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Loso dodges an elbow strike from Azhari.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Loso just misses with a elbow thrown towards Azhari's brow.
Azhari lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Azhari lands an elbow just above Loso 's eye. #T4#
Azhari tries a body shot but Loso blocks it.
Loso tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short left from Azhari.
Azhari lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Azhari creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Loso's defenses.
Loso tries to land knees in the clinch but Azhari avoids the damage to the body. #BC#
Azhari's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Azhari throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Azhari is looking to land body kicks.
Loso looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Azhari smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Azhari looks to land a right hand but Loso moved out of range.
Loso uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Azhari.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Azhari connects with a solid leg kick.
Loso darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Azhari thows a left - swing and a miss!
Loso tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ebrahim Azhari dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kabu Loso's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2##CL2#
Loso moves into the clinch.
Azhari tries to work over Loso's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Loso lands a left hand.
Loso blocks an elbow strike.
Loso lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Loso swings wildly with an uppercut but Azhari uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short body shot lands from Azhari as the two fighters clinch.
Azhari lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Azhari lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Loso prevents Azhari from breaking the clinch.
Azhari throws an elbow but it misses.
Azhari throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Loso throws a head punch that misses.
Loso lands an elbow just above Azhari 's eye. #CUT2#
It looks like Ebrahim Azhari has been cut.
Azhari prevents a body shot from Loso.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Loso.
Loso throws a punch but it's blocked by Azhari.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Loso on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body. #T1#
Loso blocks an elbow strike from Azhari.
Loso lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Loso trying to land knees to the body.
Ebrahim Azhari has scored more points in the clinch so far.#BC#
Azhari breaks from the clinch.
Loso has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Azhari with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Loso throws a nice inside leg kick.
Azhari misses with a double jab
and Loso counters with a low kick, right behind Azhari 's knee.
Loso tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Loso throws a shot to the body.
Azhari just misses with a punch to the body.
Loso tries to counter by closing the distance.
Azhari ducks under a wild hook from Loso.
Azhari drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Loso throws out a loose jab but Azhari uses good head movement to avoid it.
Loso throws a hook to the side of Azhari's head but Azhari sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#T2#
A jab from Loso misses.
Good leg kick by Azhari there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Loso checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Loso misses with a wild body shot.
Azhari swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Loso gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Azhari.
Azhari misses with a body punch
and Loso counters with a thumping low kick.
Azhari throws a poor cross that misses
letting Loso counter with a right hand.
Loso checks a leg kick nicely.
Ebrahim Azhari is winning the standup battle so far.
Azhari walks into a straight right hand from Loso.
Azhari connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Azhari throws a body kick that misses.
Loso now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Loso closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A slow jab from Azhari misses its intended target.
Azhari ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Loso feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Azhari's calf.#T3##CL2#
Loso drives through and clinches with Azhari against the ropes.
Azhari presses Loso against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Loso lands a body shot. #BC#
Azhari escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Azhari misses with a looping right.
Loso on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Azhari misses with a body shot. #CL2#
Azhari gets tackled into the ropes by Loso. Loso maintains the clinch.
Loso blocks an elbow strike from Azhari.
Azhari blocks a body shot from Loso.
Loso managing to block the knees to the body from Azhari.
Azhari tries to throw a body punch but Loso avoids it by throwing Azhari back against the ropes.
Azhari pushes off an throws an elbow but Loso leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Loso prevents a body shot from Azhari.
Loso blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Azhari wants to get back to striking at distance but Loso won't allow it. #T4#
With the fighters up against the ropes, Azhari throws an elbow but misses.
Loso misses with a punch to the body.
Loso working aggressively here.
Azhari tries to land a knee to the head but Loso blocks with his arms.
Loso takes an elbow to the temple.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Azhari.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Loso on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Azhari misses with some punches. #BC#
Azhari manages to break the clinch.
Azhari lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Loso on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Azhari scores with a nice strike.
Azhari scores with a jab to the body.
Loso throws a lazy head kick
and Azhari counters with a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Loso lands with a straight right. Azhari didn't see that one coming.
Loso wants to clinch up but Azhari keeps it at a distance.
Loso doesn't manage to clinch there - Azhari circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ebrahim Azhari dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R3#
Azhari getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Azhari cracks a nice hook into Loso's ribs.
Loso slips under a jab from Azhari.
Loso dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Azhari. That did some damage!
Azhari fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Loso lands a nice shot to the body.
Azhari dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Loso. That did some damage!
Loso's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Azhari misses with a looping right.
Azhari lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Azhari slips under a jab.
Loso changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Azhari takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Loso checks a leg kick.
Azhari ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Loso looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. #T1#
Loso throws a leg kick which misses Azhari's front leg but catches the back leg as Azhari tries to avoid it.
Azhari is looking to slow Loso down with leg kicks.
Azhari misses with a wild body shot.
Azhari connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Loso momentarily.
Azhari keeps the fight on the outside.
Loso misses with a body shot.
Azhari takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Azhari slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Loso is looking to clinch.
Loso moves out of range as Azhari strikes.
Loso lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Azhari throws a head kick but Loso moves out of range.
Loso looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Loso's corner calls for a 1-2. Loso obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Azhari scores with a decent looking hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Loso closes the distance but Azhari moves to the side
and Azhari counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Loso has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.#T2#
Loso fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Azhari looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Loso goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Loso moves out of range as Azhari strikes.
Azhari connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Loso momentarily.
Loso tries to clinch up.
Azhari takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Loso misses with a wild body shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Azhari misses its target.
Good work by Loso as he checks the leg kick.
Loso connects with a body shot that sends Azhari's belly button to the back.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Azhari!
Azhari looks to score with a jab to the body but Loso is just out of range.
Loso wants to slow Azhari down by chopping away at his legs. #CL2#
Loso clinches up with Azhari and pushes him back against the ropes.#T3#
Loso trying to land knees to the body.
Azhari has had enough of the clinch but Loso keeps him there for the moment.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Azhari obliges.
Loso stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Loso blocks an elbow strike from Azhari.
Azhari pushes Loso back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Azhari just misses with a elbow thrown towards Loso's brow.
Loso has thrown a lot of knees so far in this fight and we're lead to believe that's something he's been working on the gym prior to this fight.
Azhari misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Azhari misses with a knee to the head.
Loso tries to work over Azhari's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Loso lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Loso misses with a short punch on the inside.
Loso misses with a hook from the clinch.
Azhari misses with a punch to the body.
Azhari has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Loso gets through Azhari's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#T4#
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Azhari just misses with a elbow thrown towards Loso's brow.
Loso missing with knees to the body.
Loso lands a left hand.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Azhari throws an elbow but misses.
Azhari crunches a lovely knee into Loso's ribcage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Azhari trying to land knees to the body.
A short left from Loso.
Loso blocking some punches.
Azhari pushes off an throws an elbow but Loso leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Azhari lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Azhari struggles to land a body shot inside as Loso controls his hands.
Azhari blocks a body shot from Loso.
Loso throws a punch but it's blocked by Azhari.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Azhari.
Azhari landing knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Azhari throws an elbow but it misses.
Azhari lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ebrahim Azhari clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R4#
Azhari throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Loso moves out of range of the strikes.
Loso feints a jab promting Azhari to slip. Loso then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Azhari slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Azhari throws a body shot but no joy.
Loso throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Azhari moves out of range of the leg kick from Loso.
Loso smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Loso checks a leg kick nicely.
Loso just misses with a punch to the body.
Loso throws a quick inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Azhari cracks Loso with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Azhari stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Loso throws a sloppy body shot
and Azhari cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Azhari lands a nice looking body shot.
Azhari dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Loso. That did some damage!#T1#
Azhari fails to land with a series of punches.
Azhari fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Loso manages to avoid it.
Azhari is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Loso can do to turn this around?
Azhari digs a good body shot into Loso's ribs.
Azhari misses with a low kick.
Loso throws out a counter right but Azhari avoids it with no problem.
Loso scores with a nice strike.
A jab from Azhari finds it's way through Loso's defenses.
Azhari throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Loso keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Azhari.
Azhari lands with a good body shot.
Loso ducks under a wild hook from Azhari.
Azhari walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Loso checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Loso is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Azhari.
A good leg kick by Loso. #CL2#
Loso drives through and clinches with Azhari against the ropes. #T2#
Loso blocks a body shot from Azhari.
Loso gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Azhari lands a nice knee to the body.
Azhari misses with some punches.
Azhari is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Azhari missing with knees to the body.
Azhari throws a punch but it's blocked by Loso.
Loso throws a punch but it's blocked by Azhari.
Azhari tries to throw a body punch but Loso avoids it by throwing Azhari back against the ropes.
Azhari takes an elbow to the temple.
Azhari wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Loso has him pressed against the ropes.
Azhari lands a damaging elbow. #BC#
Azhari breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Loso scores with a leg kick.
Loso 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. #T3#
Azhari misses with a right hand
and Loso connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Loso misses with an uppercut. Azhari saw that one coming.
Azhari throwing a counter right hand but Loso manages to avoid it.#CL2#
Loso moves into range and clinches up with Azhari.
Azhari lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Loso blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Azhari using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Loso tries to land knees in the clinch but Azhari avoids the damage to the body.
Azhari working aggressively here.
Azhari misses with a punch to the body.
Loso tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Loso gets through Azhari's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Loso takes an elbow to the temple.
Loso throws a head punch that misses.
Loso swings wildly with an uppercut but Azhari uses good head movement to avoid it.
Loso tries to throw a body punch but Azhari avoids it by throwing Loso back against the ropes. #T4#
Azhari is working Loso over against the ropes.
Loso blocking some punches.
Azhari misses with an elbow over the top.
Azhari blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Loso on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Loso looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Loso lands a body punch.
Loso misses with a punch to the body.
Azhari tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Loso unloads a knee to the mid-section. Azhari lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. #BC#
Azhari breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Good shot there by Azhari.
Loso uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Azhari.
Loso moves away from the strike by Azhari.
Azhari scores with a kick to the midsection.
Loso lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ebrahim Azhari had his way with Kabu Loso in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R5#
Azhari throws a right hand that Loso ducks under and follows up with a left that Loso also avoids with ease.
Loso throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A quick step to the side and Azhari tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good exchange - Azhari coming out on top.
Loso keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Azhari.
Azhari backing away here, and Loso unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Azhari on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Azhari misses with a low kick.
Loso lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Azhari at a distance.
Azhari misses with a looping left.
Loso takes a swing at Azhari's ribcage but misses.
Azhari stuns Loso with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Loso misses with a hook.
Loso moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Loso's jab looks to have found its range, popping Azhari under the eye.
Azhari with a nice cross.#T1#
Azhari jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Loso tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Azhari appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Azhari scores with a sloppy right hand. Loso should have avoided that one.
Good exchange - Azhari coming out on top.
Loso darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Azhari loads up on a big right hand but Loso slips the punch.
Azhari throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Azhari moves into range and connects with a jab.
Azhari misses with a low kick as Loso jumps back.
Azhari bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A counter left hand to the body from Azhari misses its target.
Loso misses with a kick to the body.
Loso thows a leg kick but Azhari checks it
and Azhari counters with a nice uppercut.
Loso misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Loso shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. #ROC#
Loso is rocked!#T2#
Azhari misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Loso.
Azhari tries to land a leg kick but Loso saw it coming and moves away.
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!
Azhari lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Loso is still on wobbly legs! Can Azhari finish him?
Azhari throws a poor cross that misses #CL2#
and Loso counters by moving into the clinch.
Azhari lands a shoulder strike.
Loso avoids the elbow strike from Azhari, against the ropes.
Loso takes an elbow to the forehead.
Azhari tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Loso makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Loso working aggressively here. #BC#
Azhari breaks the clinch.
Loso throws a good cross that connects.
Azhari throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Azhari throws an overhand right that lands on Loso's shoulder, as Loso tries to avoid the shot.
Loso will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Loso seems to have recovered his senses.
Azhari works Loso's body with a nice hook.
Loso scores with a one two! Azhari had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A left lands for Loso.#T3#
Loso ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Loso feints a counter leg kick.
Loso digs a good hook to Azhari's body.
Azhari cracks the inside of Loso's front leg.
Loso has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Azhari.
Azhari uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A low kick from Azhari is predictable there
and Loso counters with a nice low kick that buckles Azhari's knee momentarily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Loso.
Loso misses with a body shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Azhari misses its target.
Azhari takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Azhari throws a lazy right hand but Loso sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Loso blocks a jab.#CL2#
Loso gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Azhari misses with a hook to the ribs.
Azhari working some nice short punches in the clinch.#T4#
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!
Azhari misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Azhari goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Loso fails to land.
Loso tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Azhari misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Loso.
Loso stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Loso gets through Azhari's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Loso lands a nice knee to the body.
Ebrahim Azhari is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Loso lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Loso prevents Azhari from breaking the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Loso.
Azhari misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Loso.
Loso lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Azhari.
Kabu Loso has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A short uppercut from Loso.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kabu Loso.
Well Azhari 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 49:46
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 49:46
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 50:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ebrahim Azhari!
Ebrahim Azhari retains his lightweight title!
An out of breath Ebrahim Azhari thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: EFFA 181
Date: Oct 08, 2016

#R1#
Azhari avoids the body shot from Master.
Master misses with a body shot. #CL2#
Master fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Azhari, pushing him back against the ropes.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Master.
Master misses with a body punch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Azhari. #CUT#
It looks like Kung Fu Master has been cut.
Master goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Master with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Master goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Azhari lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Master lands a left hand that snaps the head of Azhari backwards.
Master is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Azhari is defending well for now.
Master crunches a lovely knee into Azhari's ribcage.
Master has Azhari pressed against the ropes, preventing Azhari from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Master blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Master tries to land knees in the clinch but Azhari avoids the damage to the body.
Azhari throws an elbow but it misses.
A short uppercut from Master.
Master lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Azhari just misses with a elbow thrown towards Master's brow.
Master tries to land knees in the clinch but Azhari avoids the damage to the body.
Nice elbow from Azhari.
Azhari blocks a body shot from Master. #T1#
Azhari lands an elbow inside.
Azhari managing to block the knees to the body from Master.
Master scores with a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Azhari.
A nice right hand lands inside from Master.
Master blocks an elbow strike from Azhari.
Azhari can't break the clinch.
Master lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Azhari avoiding damage as Master throws knees to the body.
Azhari lands a nice elbow. #CUT#
That has opened up Kung Fu Master's cut even more.
Master lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty! #CUT2#
It looks like Ebrahim Azhari has been cut.
Azhari lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
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!
Azhari throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Master misses with a body punch.
Azhari missing with knees to the body.
Master scores a nice knee to the body.
Master managing to block the knees to the body from Azhari.
Master blocking some punches.
Master working Azhari over with knees to the body.
Master connects with a knee to the head.
Azhari lands an elbow inside that Master shrugs off.
A short body shot lands from Master as the two fighters clinch. #T2#
Master tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Azhari is trying to force a seperation but Master has the dominant position.
Azhari lands a nice elbow.
Master lands a knee to the head.
Master has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Azhari seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Master can turn it around.
Master scores a nice knee to the body.
Master is leaning against Azhari and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Master scores a nice knee to the body.
Azhari is breathing heavily.
Master lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Azhari backwards.
Azhari lands a nice elbow.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Master obliges.
Master lands a damaging elbow.
Master lands a hook to the side of the head.
Azhari avoiding damage as Master throws knees to the body.
Azhari misses with a hook to the ribs.
Master lands a nice knee to the body.
Master blocks the elbow strike.
Master landing knees to the body.
Master is working Azhari over against the ropes.
Master landing knees to the head.
Master throws a knee to the head but misses. #T3#
Master misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Master avoids the elbow strike from Azhari, against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Azhari.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Azhari lands an elbow inside.
Master lands an elbow inside that Azhari shrugs off.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Master throws an elbow but misses.
Azhari blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Master lands a damaging elbow.
Azhari looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Azhari misses with some punches.
Master looking to throw knees to the head but Azhari is blocking nicely.
Azhari lands a nice elbow. #CUT#
The cut above Kung Fu Master's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Master presses Azhari against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Master lands an elbow just above Azhari 's eye.
Master throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Azharis head.
Master lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Azhari or not.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Azhari misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Master.
Azhari tries to throw a body punch but Master avoids it by throwing Azhari back against the ropes.
Azhari misses with a punch to the body. #T4#
Master missing with knees to the body.
Master putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Azhari in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Master looking to throw knees to the head but Azhari is blocking nicely.
Azhari tries to work over Master's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Azhari tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Master's elbow.
Master lands a left hand.
Master working aggressively here.
Azhari lands an elbow that stopped Master in his tracks for a moment.
Master avoids a wild elbow strike from Azhari.
Azhari pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Master is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Azhari is defending well for now.
Azhari misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Master.
Azhari misses with a body punch.
Master is trying to stall.
Azhari pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Azhari struggles to land a body shot inside as Master controls his hands.
Azhari tries to work over Master's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Master lands with a short punch from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Master creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Master misses with an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kung Fu Master dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Azhari takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A slow jab from Azhari misses its intended target.
Decent striking displayed by Master there.
Master fails in his attempt to clinch.
Master wants to clinch up but Azhari keeps it at a distance.
It looked like Azhari wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Master tries to clinch up but Azhari circles away and keeps his distance.
Master has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Master needs to keep his hands up - Azhari had a free shot at his head there.
Master takes one on the button.
Azhari loads up on a big right hand but Master slips the punch.
Master throws a leg kick that misses.
Master throws a nice outside leg kick.
Master ducks under a wild hook from Azhari.
Azhari sets himself, and Master steps forward looking for the clinch! Azhari avoids it this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Master throws a leg kick but Azhari moved away.
An attempted straight right counter from Azhari misses the target.
Master throws a body punch but Azhari moves out of range.
Azhari takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Master misses with a wild combination.
Master lands a nice shot to the body. #T1#
Azhari slips under a jab.
Azhari misses with a looping right.
Azhari sets himself, and Master steps forward looking for the clinch! Azhari avoids it this time.
Master connects with a high kick.
Azhari feints and then cracks Master's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Master down.
Master dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kung Fu Master seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Master pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Azhari scoring well with a low kick there.
Master scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Master fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Azhari manages to avoid it.
Master tries to clinch up
and Azhari connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#CUT#
Kung Fu Master's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Master moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Master throws a jab but it's blocked by Azhari.
Master misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Master scores with a decent looking hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Master misses with a body punch
and Azhari counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#T2#
Master takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Azhari scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ebrahim Azhari!
Ebrahim Azhari retains his lightweight title!
Ebrahim Azhari decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
The defeated Kung Fu Master had this to say: 'How the hell did that happen!? What a shitty call!'.

Event: EFFA 177 - PPV
Date: Sep 10, 2016

#R1#
George walks into a left hand.
George takes a swing at Azhari's ribcage but misses.
Azhari fakes a jab and throws a low kick but George checks it well.
George throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Azhari takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Azhari.
Azhari has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Breakdown Club in the buildup to the fight.
George buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
George missing with a left hand there. Azhari was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Azhari missing with a left hand there. George was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice cross by Azhari.
George tries to close the distance and clinch up but Azhari swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Azhari misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
George moves out of range of the strikes.
George is looking to score with low kicks.
George is looking to clinch but Azhari is avoiding it.
Azhari misses with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Azhari. George does a little dance to reset his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from George! But no joy.
Azhari connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.#T1#
Azhari scores with a jab.
Azhari takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
George attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Azhari was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Azhari fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and George has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Azhari circles away from the clinch attempt
and Azhari counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Azhari misses with a low kick.
Azhari ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
George throws a low kick but Azhari avoids it.
George just misses with a punch to the body.
George has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Azhari scores with a jab to the jaw.
George moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
George throws a head kick but Azhari moves out of range.
George lands with a kick to the ribs. #T2#
Azhari slips under a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Azhari missing with a left hand there. George was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Azhari wants to slow George down by chopping away at his legs.
It seemed like George was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
George wants to clinch but Azhari slips to the side
and Azhari counters with a lovely straight right hand!
George moves away from the strike by Azhari.
George shapes to counter with a head kick.
George moves forwards but Azhari connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Azhari swinging wildly here.
Azhari avoids the body shot from George.
Azhari throws a jab when George was well out of range.
George gets cracked there but stands up to it.
George digs a good hook to Azhari's body.
Azhari avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from George. Azhari does a little dance to reset his feet.
Azhari throws a lazy right hand but George sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Azhari looks to throw the jab but George is out of range. #T3#
George throws a body kick that misses.
Azhari connects with a solid leg kick.
Azhari takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Azhari lands a nice shot to the body.
Azhari misses with a hook. George ducked under it nicely.
George just misses with a punch to the body.
Azhari uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by George.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Azhari, right into the meat.
George is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Azhari rather than just go for the knockout.
George lands a nice looking body kick.
George lands a right hook to the body.
George throws a lazy body kick
and Azhari counters with a straight right hand.
Azhari smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
George throws a body punch but Azhari moves out of range.
George blocks a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A swing and a miss from Azhari.#T4#
George is looking to chop away at Azhari's legs.
Azhari misses with a jab to the body
and Azhari takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A big left from George misses.
George shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. #CL2#
George rushes Azhari and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
George creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Azhari's defenses. #CUT2#
It looks like Ebrahim Azhari has been cut.
Azhari is leaning against George and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Azhari gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Azhari stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
George tries to work over Azhari's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Azhari can't find room to land a body shot as George controls the action. #BC#
Azhari escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
George throws a low kick but Azhari avoids it.
Azhari attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Azhari misses with a jab, cross combination.
The fighters circling - George throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Azhari throws a hook but George blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ebrahim Azhari dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ebrahim Azhari's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
George throws a body kick that misses.
Azhari thumps George with a low kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by George.
Azhari is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that George can do to turn this around?
Azhari throws a hook but George avoids it easily.
George throws a push kick but Azhari slaps the foot to one side.
Azhari throws a combination that misses
enabling George to counter with a crisp jab.
George scores with a jab.
The fighters circling - Azhari throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
George motions for Azhari to come forward. George throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
George attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Azhari wants to slow George down by chopping away at his legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Azhari. George does a little dance to reset his feet.
George lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Azhari checks a low kick from George.
Azhari connects with a single shot there.
Azhari scoring well with a low kick there. #T1#
A kick lands to the mid section there for George.
George tries to clinch up.
George 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.
Azhari throws a solid leg kick but George takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Azhari.
George steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Azhari.
George scores with a head kick. Azhari tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
George bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
George keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Azhari backing away here, and George unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A jab from Azhari misses.
Azhari is looking to chop away at George's legs.
George throws a half hearted mid kick.
Azhari throws a hook to the side of George's head but George sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
George doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
George throws a head kick that Azhari semi-blocks.
George takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there. #T2#
George tries to clinch up.
Ebrahim Azhari is winning the standup battle so far.
George connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
George misses with an uppercut.
Azhari doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
George thumps Azhari with a low kick.
Azhari throws a leg kick but George checks it.
George scores with a leg kick.
George tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Azhari is able to avoid easily.
George chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Azhari can pounce on him.
Azhari throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Azhari chopping away at his opponent's legs.
George throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Decent striking displayed by Azhari there.
A nice inside leg kick there by George. That's going to slow Azhari down.
George throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. #T3#
Azhari blocks the body kick.
George throws a nice outside leg kick.
George slips under a jab.
Azhari lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
George throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A solid leg kick lands there for George.
George on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
George looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Azhari takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.#CL2#
George takes the fight into the clinch.
George struggles to land a body shot inside as Azhari controls his hands.
Azhari tried to land a shot to the body but connects with George's elbow.
George struggles to land a body shot inside as Azhari controls his hands. #BC#
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Azhari breaks the clinch. #CL2#
George has taken the fight to the clinch. #T4#
Azhari blocks an elbow strike.
Azhari throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice glancing elbow lands by George.
George misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from Azhari.
Azhari lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Azhari blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Azhari scores with a nice hook to the head.
Azhari gets through George's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Azhari doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
George lands an elbow that stopped Azhari in his tracks for a moment.
Azhari pushes George back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Azhari lands a shot to the body.
Azhari goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Azhari.
Azhari gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Azhari avoids a wild elbow strike from George.#BC#
Azhari escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Azhari throws a low kick but it's checked well by George.
Azhari thows a left - swing and a miss!
George steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Lambert George will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Ebrahim Azhari's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R3#
Azhari thuds a left hand into George's body.
Azhari blocks the body kick.
George misses with a wild body shot.
Azhari bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps George's head backwards.
Azhari lands with a thumping leg kick.
Azhari will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Azhari misses with a wild body shot.
Azhari avoids the body shot from George.
George tries to score with a low kick but Azhari moves his leg out of the way.
Azhari was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Azhari cracks George with an open hand slap.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Azhari looks to throw the jab but George is out of range.
George lands a head kick!
George throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
George misses with a body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from George. #T1#
George throws a low kick but Azhari avoids it.
Azhari connects with a good right hand that stumbles George. George circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
George lands a leg kick that knocks Azhari off balance momentarily.
Sloppy strikes from Azhari. Those never looked like landing.
George throws a body shot but no joy.
Azhari lands a head shot.
Crunch! George slams his shin into Azhari's torso.
Azhari misses with an uppercut.
Azhari throws a low kick, looking for George's leg but George calmly moves out of range.
George scores with a nice head shot.
Azhari cracks a nice hook into George's ribs.
George uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Azhari.
George feints and then cracks Azhari's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Azhari down.
Azhari cracks George with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.#T2#
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!
George tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Azhari moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
George on the wrong end of a nice hook.
George's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
George missing with a left hand there. Azhari was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Azhari was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
George connects with a leg kick. Azhari looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
George bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
George misses the shot to the body.
George misses with a jab to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from George.
George looks to land a left hand but Azhari moved out of range nicely.
Azhari thumps George with a low kick.
George throws a jab when Azhari was well out of range.
George misses with a body kick.
Azhari walks forward, straight into a front kick from George.#T3#
Azhari checks a leg kick nicely.
George avoids the body shot from Azhari.
Azhari loads up on a big right hand but George slips the punch.
Azhari moves out of range as George throws a body kick.
Azhari lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Azhari lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
George misses with a low kick.
George pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Azhari swings and misses with a shot to the body
and George counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Azhari lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Azhari misses with a straight left.
George fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Azhari checks it well.
Azhari throws a lazy right hand but George sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Some bone on bone action there as George checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. #T4#
Azhari looks to land a right hand but George moved out of range.
Azhari misses the jab.
Azhari throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Azhari misses with a low kick.
George is looking to slow Azhari down with leg kicks.
George looking to land some kicks to the body here.
It looked like Azhari wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
George tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Azhari was well out of range. Poor timing from George.
This has been an exciting period of action!
George throws a lazy right hand but Azhari sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
George just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Azhari. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Azhari.
A nice leg kick lands there from Azhari.
Azhari keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Azhari misses its target.
George is looking to land body kicks.
George keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Ebrahim Azhari did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Ebrahim Azhari's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R4#
Azhari looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
George connects with a good right hand that stumbles Azhari. Azhari circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
George 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.
Azhari was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Azhari scores with a nice right hand.
George rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Azhari makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Azhari uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from George.
An attempted straight right counter from Azhari misses the target.
Azhari feints and then cracks George's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow George down.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from George, right into the meat.
Azhari misses with a hook. George ducked under it nicely.
Azhari throws a poor cross that misses
and George counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Azhari will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Azhari avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
George misses with a body kick.
Azhari looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
George throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Good work by George as he checks the leg kick.
Azhari lands a leg kick that knocks George off balance momentarily.#T1#
George is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Azhari is looking to counter punch.
George pivots, looking for a leg kick but Azhari is out of range and George settles back down.
Azhari slips under a jab.
Azhari misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from George.
George misses with a wild body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Azhari misses the target.
Azhari thumps George with a low kick.
George looks to land a combination but Azhari avoids it well.
Azhari swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Azhari scores with a crisp jab that stopped George in his tracks.
George scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Azhari dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on George. That did some damage!
Azhari lands a nice looking body shot.
George ducks under a wild hook from Azhari.
Azhari throws a good cross that connects. #T2#
Azhari misses with a hook. George ducked under it nicely.
Azhari misses with a low kick.
George's corner calls for a 1-2. George obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
George displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Azhari throws out the jab.
George misses with a wild body shot.
Azhari throws a leg kick but George sees it coming and checks it nicely.
George digs a good hook to Azhari's body.
George throws a head kick but Azhari moves out of range.
Azhari tried to counter with a leg kick but George avoided it.
George throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Azhari sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Azhari lands a nice hook to George's body. George takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Azhari misses with a two punch combination.
George will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Azhari misses with a looping right.#T3#
Azhari connects with a crisp jab.
Azhari lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Azhari blocks the body kick.
A solid body kick from George.
The fighters circle momentarily. George darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Azhari's corner calls for a 1-2. Azhari obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Azhari lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Azhari feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to George's calf.
Azhari thumps George with a low kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Azhari, as that shot connected.
George cracks the inside of Azhari's front leg.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Azhari lands a nice looking body shot.
George scores with a jab to the jaw.
A low kick from Azhari is predictable there
and George counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. #T4#
George rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Azhari moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Azhari misses the target.
Azhari steps to the side to avoid the strikes from George.
George is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
George throws a wild body kick that Azhari sees coming a mile off.
George scores with a kick to the midsection.
Azhari shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
George lands a nice hook to Azhari's body. Azhari takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Azhari attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A jab from Azhari does it's job there.
George cracks Azhari with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Azhari blocks a jab.
Azhari keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from George.
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 Ebrahim Azhari will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ebrahim Azhari's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
#R5#
George tries to clinch up but Azhari circles away and keeps his distance.#CL2#
George has taken the fight to the clinch.
George looking to stall.
A head punch on the inside from George fails to land.
George tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Azhari lands a nice elbow. #CUT#
It looks like Lambert George has been cut.
Azhari doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Azhari tries a body shot but George blocks it.
Ebrahim Azhari has scored more points in the clinch so far.
George pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
George tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Azhari stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
You can see that George has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the fighters up against the ropes, George throws an elbow but misses.
Azhari misses with a punch to the body.
George misses with an elbow over the top.
Azhari lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from George fails to land.
Azhari prevents a body shot from George.
George goes for a body shot but it's blocked. #T1#
George prevents a body shot from Azhari.
George has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.#BC#
Azhari's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Azhari throws a right and a left that both miss.
George pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
George throws a wild body kick that Azhari sees coming a mile off.
Azhari's jab looks to have found its range, popping George under the eye.
George just misses with a punch to the body.
George takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Azhari scores with a decent looking hook.
Azhari waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract George.
Azhari scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Azhari takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
George throws a body kick that misses.
Azhari fires out a quick counter leg kick but George just manages to avoid it.
George misses with a head kick. #T2#
George throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Azhari is looking to counter punch.
George takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
George takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
George throws a low kick but Azhari moves out of range easily.
Azhari misses with a hook.
George's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and George duly obliges.
George rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Azhari moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
George misses with a straight right.
Azhari throws out a loose jab but George uses good head movement to avoid it.
George stuns Azhari with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Azhari gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
George throws a hook to the side of Azhari's head but Azhari sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Azhari throws a body shot but no joy. #T3#
Good standup being displayed there by Azhari as he connects with a hook.
Azhari bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of George's head.
George fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Azhari looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Azhari scores with a jab.
Azhari throws a low kick but George avoids it.
Azhari takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Azhari swings away with a body shot that misses
and George counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Azhari thinking.
George tries to score with a low kick but Azhari moves his leg out of the way.
George tries to score with a low kick but Azhari moves his leg out of the way.
George with a hook.
Azhari lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
George throws a leg kick
and Azhari counters with a low kick, right behind George 's knee.
George lands a head kick. Azhari smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
George pushes Azhari away with a front kick.#T4#
George with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Azhari to score with a decent uppercut.
Azhari tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
George pulls out of a head kick attempt.
George looks to score with a jab to the body but Azhari is just out of range.
Azhari blocks the body kick.
George scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Azhari doesn't seem bothered though.
Lambert George has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ebrahim Azhari is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
George lands a nice hook to Azhari's body. Azhari takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
An inside leg kick lands from Azhari.
George swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Azhari counter with a right hand.
George takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
George displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Azhari throws out the jab.
Azhari connects with a solid leg kick.
George misses the body punch
and Azhari makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Lambert George.
Well Azhari 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 48:47
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 47:48
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 49:47

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Ebrahim Azhari!
Ebrahim Azhari retains his lightweight title!
An out of breath Ebrahim Azhari thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Lambert George spoke after the fight, saying 'Yea. The referees surely were blind or stupid today. '.

Event: EFFA 173
Date: Aug 13, 2016

#R1#
Azhari moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Azhari lands a body shot.
Morgan connects with the punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Morgan misses the target.
Morgan throws a big shot that misses.
Morgan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ebrahim Azhari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Azhari cracks the inside of Morgan's front leg.
Azhari throws a push kick but Morgan slaps the foot to one side.
Morgan missing with a left hand there. Azhari was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Azhari takes a swing at Morgan's ribcage but misses.
Azhari throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Morgan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Morgan checks the leg kick.
Morgan throws a jab when Azhari was well out of range.
Morgan looks to land a left hand but Azhari moved out of range nicely.
Morgan looks to throw the jab but Azhari is out of range.
Azhari throwing a counter right hand but Morgan manages to avoid it.
Azhari throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Morgan misses with a looping right.
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!
Morgan misses with a hook.#T1#
Azhari blocks a jab.
Azhari lands a leg kick that knocks Morgan off balance momentarily.
Azhari thows a left - swing and a miss!
Morgan throws a looping overhand right but Azhari ducks down to avoid it.
Morgan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Azhari moves away.
Morgan 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.
Morgan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Azhari ducks under a wild hook from Morgan.
Azhari's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Morgan connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Azhari scrambles back to his feet.
Azhari feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Morgan's calf.
Azhari throws a hook to the side of Morgan's head but Morgan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Azhari looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Morgan misses with a hook.
That kick from Azhari tenderised Morgan's leg. Morgan is trying to keep his angry face on.
Azhari swings for the body but Morgan moves out of range.
Morgan lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Azhari is looking to slow Morgan down with leg kicks.
Azhari misses with a hook to the body
and Morgan counters with a left to the body.
Azhari keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Morgan takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.#T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Morgan. Azhari does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Azhari finds it's way through Morgan's defenses.
Azhari digs a good body shot into Morgan's ribs.
Morgan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Azhari.
Azhari with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Morgan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Azhari counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Azhari throws a jab but it's blocked by Morgan.
Morgan throws a lazy right hand but Azhari sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Morgan tries to bum rush Azhari with a series of wild strikes but Azhari uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Morgan takes a swing at Azhari's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Morgan does it's job there.
Morgan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Azhari pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Azhari throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Morgan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Azhari's corner calls for a 1-2. Azhari obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. #CUT#
It looks like Andrew Morgan has been cut.
That kick from Azhari tenderised Morgan's leg. Morgan is trying to keep his angry face on.#T3#
Azhari jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Morgan throws an off balance right hand
and Azhari counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Azhari chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Azhari throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Azhari misses with a looping left.
Azhari jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Azhari throws a lazy right hand but Morgan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Azhari.
Morgan moves out of range of the leg kick from Azhari.
Azhari scores with a three punch combo!
Azhari connects with a looping right hand.
Morgan throws a nice looking combination but Azhari bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A telegraphed right hand from Azhari misses the target.
A good leg kick by Azhari.
A jab from Morgan misses. #T4#
Morgan misses with a wild combination.
Azhari throws a poor cross that misses
and Morgan counters with a straight right hand.
Azhari ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Morgan moves away.
Morgan gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Morgan's jab looks to have found its range, popping Azhari under the eye.
Morgan checks the leg kick nicely there.
Azhari throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Morgan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Azhari throws a leg kick which misses Morgan's front leg but catches the back leg as Morgan tries to avoid it.
Morgan scores with a body shot.
A jab lands there for Morgan.
Morgan throws a nice looking combination but Azhari bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Azhari keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Azhari dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Morgan. That did some damage!
Azhari swings for the body but Morgan moves out of range.
Morgan throws out a counter right but Azhari avoids it with no problem.
Azhari lands a nice leg kick that just misses Morgan's sensitive parts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ebrahim Azhari dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andrew Morgan's cut.
That's time! Azhari's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Azhari ducks under a wild hook from Morgan.
Azhari misses with a left hand
and Morgan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Morgan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Morgan connects with a single shot there.
Azhari lands a nice leg kick that just misses Morgan's sensitive parts.
Azhari tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Morgan was well out of range. Poor timing from Azhari.
Morgan slips a jab and a cross from Azhari.
Nice cross by Azhari.
Morgan with a nice cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morgan misses with a hook.
Morgan ducks under a wild hook from Azhari.
Azhari is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Morgan can do to turn this around?
Azhari scores with a leg kick.
Azhari bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A slow jab from Azhari misses its intended target. #T1#
Azhari's jab looks to have found its range, popping Morgan under the eye.
Azhari connects with a looping right hand.
A slow jab from Morgan misses its intended target.
It looked like Azhari wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Morgan throws a nice looking combination but Azhari bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ebrahim Azhari is winning the standup battle so far.
Azhari throws a body shot but no joy.
Morgan is looking for the big counter here.
Azhari uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morgan.
Azhari feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Azhari throws an overhand right that lands on Morgan's shoulder, as Morgan tries to avoid the shot.
A right-left combo lands from Azhari.
Azhari moves away from the strike by Morgan.
Azhari throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Azhari jabs Morgan right on the nose. Morgan blinks but takes it well.
Azhari fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Morgan.
A swing and a miss from Azhari.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morgan throws an off balance right hand
and Azhari counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Morgan thinking.
Morgan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Azhari.
Morgan takes a swing at Azhari's ribcage but misses. #T2#
Morgan scores with a hook.
Azhari misses with the combination.
Morgan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Azhari.
Morgan ducks under a wild hook from Azhari.
Azhari fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Azhari drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Azhari looks to throw the jab but Morgan is out of range.
Morgan throws a lazy uppercut
and Azhari counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Morgan misses with a looping right.
Morgan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Azhari.
Azhari lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Morgan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Azhari sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Morgan moves away from the strike by Azhari.
Azhari takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Morgan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.#T3#
Morgan throws a jab but it's blocked by Azhari.
Morgan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Azhari looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Morgan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
You can see that Morgan has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Morgan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Azhari.
Morgan tries a quick counter leg kick but Azhari is wise to it.
Azhari throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Morgan checks a low kick from Azhari.
It seemed like Morgan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Morgan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A slow jab from Azhari misses its intended target.
Morgan takes a swing at Azhari's ribcage but misses.
Morgan throws the left hand but Azhari avoids the punch easily.
Morgan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Azhari. Morgan shrugs it off though.
Azhari throws a big shot that misses.
Morgan blocks a jab.
Morgan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#T4#
Good standup being displayed there by Morgan as he connects with a hook.
Azhari ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Morgan moves away.
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!
Azhari misses with an uppercut. Morgan saw that one coming.
Morgan is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Morgan misses with an uppercut.
Azhari feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Azhari throws a lazy uppercut
and Morgan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Azhari moves out of range as Morgan strikes.
Azhari throws a nice inside leg kick.
Azhari scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.#CUT#
That has opened up Andrew Morgan's cut even more.
A chopping leg kick lands by Azhari.
Morgan walks into a stiff left hand from Azhari.
Azhari lands with a thumping leg kick.
Azhari tries to work over Morgan's front leg with a kick but Morgan checks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morgan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Morgan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Azhari.
Azhari uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Morgan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ebrahim Azhari dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Andrew Morgan's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R3#
Azhari digs a good hook to Morgan's body.
Azhari walks into a straight right hand from Morgan.
A solid leg kick lands there for Azhari.
Morgan throws an overhand right that lands on Azhari's shoulder, as Azhari tries to avoid the shot.
Morgan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Azhari on the side of the head.
Azhari bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Azhari misses with a wild body shot.
Morgan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Azhari fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Morgan lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Azhari throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Morgan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice shot by Azhari.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morgan. Azhari does a little dance to reset his feet.
Morgan looks to land a right hand but Azhari moved out of range.
Azhari lands a nice shot that snaps Morgan's head back.
Morgan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Azhari tried to counter with a leg kick but Morgan avoided it.
Azhari moves away from the strike by Morgan. #T1#
Morgan cracks Azhari with a right hand to the side of the head.
Azhari misses the shot to the body.
Azhari moves out of range as Morgan strikes.
The fighters circle momentarily. Azhari darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Azhari scores with a jab.
Azhari lands with a hook. Morgan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. #ROC#
Morgan is rocked!
Morgan scores with a decent looking hook.
A swing and a miss from Morgan.
Left hook, right uppercut from Morgan.
Azhari throws a big shot that misses.
Azhari lands a slapping body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morgan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Azhari with a jab.
Morgan is still on wobbly legs! Can Azhari finish him?
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Azhari.
Morgan seems to have recovered his senses.#T2#
Morgan stuns Azhari with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Morgan throws a jab but it's blocked by Azhari.
Morgan thows a left - swing and a miss!
An attempted straight right counter from Azhari misses the target.
Azhari misses with a wild body shot.
Azhari throws a body shot but no joy.
Morgan throws a hook but Azhari avoids it easily.
Azhari keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Morgan.
Azhari uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Morgan.
Morgan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Azhari.
Azhari is looking for a counter combo.
An inside leg kick lands from Azhari.
A head kick by Morgan misses
and Azhari counters with a good low kick that Morgan was not able to check.
Azhari swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Morgan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Azhari. Azhari obviously looking to wear him down.
Azhari slips a jab from Morgan.
Azhari looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.#T3#
Morgan slips a jab and a cross from Azhari.
Morgan throws a jab but it's blocked by Azhari.
Azhari connects with a body shot.
Azhari slips under a jab from Morgan.
Azhari fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Morgan throws a lazy uppercut
and Azhari counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Morgan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Azhari uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Morgan.
Morgan avoids the body shot from Azhari.
Azhari avoids a punch combination nicely.
Azhari moves away from the strike by Morgan.
Morgan has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Morgan missing with a left hand there. Azhari was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Azhari feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Morgan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Azhari turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Azhari misses the target. #T4#
Azhari dodges the punch combination from Morgan.
Azhari connects with the punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morgan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Azhari lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Azhari throws a right hand that misses
and Azhari takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Azhari attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Azhari misses with a hook. Morgan ducked under it nicely.
Morgan just misses with a punch to the body.
Morgan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Azhari takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Azhari throws a hook but Morgan avoids it easily.
Morgan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Azhari tries to move into range but Morgan moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Morgan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ebrahim Azhari clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Andrew Morgan's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R4#
Morgan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Morgan misses with an uppercut. Azhari saw that one coming.
Morgan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Azhari sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Azhari appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Morgan misses with a body shot.
A leg kick checked by Morgan.
Morgan lands a head shot.
Morgan misses with a hook. Azhari ducked under it nicely.
Morgan throws a lazy uppercut
and Azhari counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Azhari slips a jab from Morgan.
Morgan throws a hook to the side of Azhari's head but Azhari sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morgan tries to land a front kick but Azhari steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Azhari cracks the inside of Morgan's front leg.
Azhari misses with a wild body shot.
Jab, jab by Azhari - just one landing.
Morgan misses with a left hand
and Azhari makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.#T1#
Morgan misses the jab.
Morgan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Azhari.
Morgan misses with the combination.
Azhari takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Morgan lands a two punch combo.
Azhari fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Morgan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Azhari throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Morgan misses with a few strikes there.
Azhari scores with a hook.
A combination from Morgan does no damage.
Azhari works Morgan's body with a nice hook.
Morgan is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
A jab from Morgan finds it's way through Azhari's defenses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morgan misses with the combination. #T2#
Azhari tries to bum rush Morgan with a series of wild strikes but Morgan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Azhari throws a leg kick
and Azhari takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Morgan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Azhari throws out the jab.
Morgan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Azhari.
Azhari pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Morgan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Azhari.
Azhari throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Morgan counters with a nice body shot.
Morgan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Morgan.
Azhari lands a head shot.
Morgan connects with a body shot that sends Azhari's belly button to the back.
Morgan lands a nice hook to Azhari's body. Azhari takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Morgan misses with an uppercut. Azhari saw that one coming.
A little feinted left hand from Azhari on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.#T3#
Azhari is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A leg kick checked by Morgan.
Azhari looks to land a left hand but Morgan moved out of range nicely.
Azhari fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Morgan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Azhari throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Morgan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Morgan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Azhari.
Azhari darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Azhari throws a big shot that misses.
Morgan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Azhari counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Some bone on bone action there as Morgan checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A swing and a miss from Morgan.
Azhari is looking to counter punch.
Morgan throws a poor cross that misses
and Azhari counters with a nice low kick that buckles Morgan's knee momentarily.
Morgan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Azhari manages to avoid it.
Azhari throws a leg kick that misses. #T4#
Azhari misses with a straight right.
A countering left hand to the body from Morgan misses.
Azhari cracks the inside of Morgan's front leg.
Azhari takes one on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morgan misses with a double jab.
Azhari uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Morgan has time to react.
Azhari throws a poor cross that misses
and Morgan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Morgan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Both fighters circling a little - Azhari finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Morgan tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Morgan slips a straight right by Azhari.
Azhari throws an off balance right hand
and Morgan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That kick from Azhari tenderised Morgan's leg. Morgan is trying to keep his angry face on.
Morgan missing with a left hand there. Azhari was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Azhari lands with a good body shot.
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 Ebrahim Azhari will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Andrew Morgan's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
#R5#
Morgan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Azhari to score with a decent uppercut.
Azhari avoids the body shot from Morgan.
A little feinted left hand from Azhari on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Azhari. Morgan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Azhari feints and then cracks Morgan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Morgan down.
Morgan feints a jab promting Azhari to slip. Morgan then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Azhari slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Azhari has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Azhari moves out of range as Morgan strikes.
Azhari throwing a counter right hand but Morgan manages to avoid it.
Morgan misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Morgan bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Azhari's head backwards.
Azhari throws a jab when Morgan was well out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Azhari 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Azhari throws a jab but it's blocked by Morgan.
A solid leg kick lands there for Azhari.
Azhari throws a looping overhand right but Morgan ducks down to avoid it. #T1#
Morgan throws a nice looking combination but Azhari bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Azhari is looking to slow Morgan down with leg kicks.
Morgan throws a poor cross that misses
and Azhari counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Azhari fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Azhari blocks a jab.
Azhari moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Morgan throws a hook but Azhari avoids it easily.
Morgan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Azhari went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Azhari avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Azhari misses with a wild body shot.
Morgan misses with a looping right.
Azhari throws a series of punches but Morgan moves out of range.
It seemed like Morgan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Morgan avoids a kick to the body.
Morgan throws a big shot that misses.#T2#
A nice inside leg kick there by Azhari. That's going to slow Morgan down.
Morgan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Azhari moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Azhari dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Morgan. That did some damage!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Azhari feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Morgan's calf.
Azhari throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Morgan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Morgan misses with a hook.
Azhari lands a nice looking body shot.
Morgan slips a jab from Azhari.
A lazy left from Morgan finds it's target.
Morgan misses with a hook.
Morgan scores with a body shot.
Azhari fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Morgan.
Azhari takes a swing at Morgan's ribcage but misses.
Morgan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.#T3#
Azhari misses with a body shot.
Azhari rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Morgan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Azhari keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Morgan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Azhari.
Morgan misses with a left hand
and Azhari connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Azhari 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 Morgan has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Morgan and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Azhari lands a jab to Morgan's midsection.
Azhari misses with a lunging right hand
and Morgan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Azhari slips a jab from Morgan.
Morgan throws a lazy right hand but Azhari sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Morgan misses with a straight right.
Azhari throws a good cross that connects.
Morgan misses with a series of wild punches. #T4#
Azhari takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Azhari.
Morgan digs a good body shot into Azhari's ribs.
Morgan misses with a double jab
letting Azhari counter with a right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Azhari. Morgan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ebrahim Azhari is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Azhari misses with a low kick.
Azhari darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Morgan scores with a three punch combo!
Morgan misses with an uppercut.
Andrew Morgan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A big right from Morgan misses.
Azhari dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Azhari lands a body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ebrahim Azhari showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Azhari 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 50:45
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 50:45
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ebrahim Azhari!
Ebrahim Azhari retains his lightweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Ebrahim Azhari thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Andrew Morgan was interviewed post fight and said 'Congratulation to my opponent .... I ain't done. I will be back .. SOON ! '.

Event: EFFA 170
Date: Jul 16, 2016

#R1#
Remoreras fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Azhari.
Azhari fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Remoreras manages to avoid it.
Remoreras lands with a hook. Azhari tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Azhari lands a body shot.
Azhari throws a nice inside leg kick.
Azhari connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Remoreras cracks the inside of Azhari's front leg.
Remoreras throws a right and a left that Azhari avoids nicely.
Remoreras throws a body shot but no joy.
Remoreras checks a leg kick.
Remoreras misses the shot to the body.
Remoreras lands a head kick. Azhari smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Azhari throws a hook to the side of Remoreras's head but Remoreras sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Remoreras looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Remoreras steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Azhari.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Azhari is looking to chop away at Remoreras's legs.
Remoreras misses with a low kick.
Azhari throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Azhari has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Breakdown Club in the buildup to the fight.
Azhari blocks a low kick nicely.
Azhari throwing a counter right hand but Remoreras manages to avoid it.
Remoreras connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Azhari keeps Remoreras at a distance using the push kick. #T1#
Azhari slips a straight right by Remoreras.
Azhari throws a hook but Remoreras blocks it.
Azhari throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Azhari throws a low kick but it's checked well by Remoreras.
Azhari throws the left hand but Remoreras avoids the punch easily.
Remoreras throws a big shot that misses.
Remoreras avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Remoreras tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Azhari misses with a leg kick
and Remoreras counters with a nice body kick.
Remoreras throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Azhari misses the shot to the body.
Azhari swings for the body but Remoreras moves out of range.
Remoreras slips a jab from Azhari.
Remoreras throws a hook but Azhari avoids it easily.
Azhari looks to throw the jab but Remoreras is out of range.
Azhari ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Remoreras moves away.
Remoreras lands with a good body shot.#T2#
Remoreras walks into a left hand.
Remoreras thows a left - swing and a miss!
Azhari throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Azhari throws a low kick but it's checked well by Remoreras.
Nice uppercut lands for Remoreras. That snapped Azhari's head back.
Azhari sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Azhari misses with a straight right.
Remoreras walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Azhari checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Azhari takes a swing at Remoreras's ribcage but misses.
Azhari throws a hook to the side of Remoreras's head but Remoreras sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Azhari throws a head kick that misses.
Azhari throws a body shot but no joy.
Both fighters circling a little - Remoreras finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Remoreras.
Remoreras throws a looping overhand right but Azhari ducks down to avoid it.
Remoreras scores with a jab to the head.
Remoreras avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#T3#
Remoreras goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Azhari throws a body punch but Remoreras moves out of range.
Azhari is looking to land body kicks.
The fighters circling - Azhari throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Remoreras attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Azhari wants to slow Remoreras down by chopping away at his legs.
Remoreras lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Remoreras.
Remoreras throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Azhari takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Azhari jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Azhari throws a leg kick but Remoreras sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Azhari connects with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Azhari keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Remoreras lands with a hook. Azhari tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Remoreras cracks Azhari with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Azhari. Remoreras does a little dance to reset his feet.
Azhari throws a leg kick but Remoreras moved away.#T4#
Azhari throws a low kick, looking for Remoreras's leg but Remoreras calmly moves out of range.
Azhari throws a hook but Remoreras avoids it easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Azhari.
Azhari throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Remoreras has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Remoreras throws a big shot that misses.
Azhari turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Azhari goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Azhari throws a jab when Remoreras was well out of range.
Remoreras plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Azhari misses with a body shot.
Azhari checks the leg kick.
Remoreras tries a head kick but it misses.
Azhari closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Azhari throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Azhari tries a head kick but it misses.
Azhari with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Azhari scores with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Ebrahim Azhari will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Azhari throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Remoreras misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Azhari.
Azhari half committed to a counter leg kick.
Remoreras ducks under a wild hook from Azhari.
Remoreras shapes to counter with a head kick.
Azhari motions for Remoreras to come forward. Azhari throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Azhari looks to throw the jab but Remoreras is out of range.
Remoreras slips under a jab.
Ebrahim Azhari is winning the standup battle so far.
Azhari throws a hook but Remoreras blocks it.
Remoreras scores with a jab to the jaw.
Azhari tries to land a front kick but Remoreras steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Remoreras throws a head kick that misses.
Azhari misses with a two punch combination.
Azhari looks to land a left hand but Remoreras moved out of range nicely.
Remoreras now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Azhari blocks a low kick nicely.
Azhari misses the jab.
Azhari checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Azhari looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Remoreras avoids the head kick by Azhari.
Azhari showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Remoreras. #T1#
A head kick misses from Azhari.
Remoreras connects with a body shot.
Remoreras throws a sloppy head kick and Azhari moves out of range easily.
Remoreras misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Azhari.
Some wild striking there from Remoreras.
Ebrahim Azhari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Remoreras misses with the combination.
Azhari stuns Remoreras with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Azhari works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Remoreras keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Remoreras misses with a kick to the body.
Remoreras scores with the left hand. Azhari knows he should have avoided that one.
Azhari displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Remoreras throws out the jab. #T2#
Azhari throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Remoreras ducks under a wild hook from Azhari.
Remoreras swinging wildly here.
Remoreras connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Remoreras checks a leg kick.
Remoreras tried to score with a low kick but Azhari checks it.
Remoreras scores with a nice right hand.
Remoreras is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Azhari moves out of range of the body kick.
Azhari throws out a loose jab but Remoreras uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Remoreras 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 Azhari has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Azhari and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Azhari lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Remoreras sizes up Azhari with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Remoreras pivots, looking for a leg kick but Azhari is out of range and Remoreras settles back down.
Remoreras tests Azhari's chin there with a solid looking shot.#T3#
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Azhari crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Remoreras - the referee stops the clock and Azhari gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Remoreras. Azhari manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Remoreras missing with a left hand there. Azhari was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Azhari half committed to a counter leg kick.
Azhari throws a sloppy head kick and Remoreras moves out of range easily.
Azhari throws a leg kick
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Remoreras counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Azhari scores with a jab.
Azhari misses with a two punch combination.
Remoreras moves out of range of the strikes.
A nice inside leg kick there by Azhari. That's going to slow Remoreras down.
Azhari takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Azhari blocks a leg kick.
Remoreras pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Remoreras ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Remoreras pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Azhari tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Azhari connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.#T4#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jab, jab by Azhari - just one landing.
A cross from Remoreras lands.
Remoreras swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Remoreras tests Azhari's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Azhari misses the target.
Remoreras throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Azhari blocks a head kick by Remoreras.
Azhari is looking to slow Remoreras down with leg kicks.
Azhari tries to work over Remoreras's front leg with a kick but Remoreras checks it.
Azhari avoids the head kick by Remoreras.
Azhari swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Azhari fakes the leg kick and cracks Remoreras in the body.
Azhari lands a head kick. Remoreras smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Azhari walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Remoreras checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Remoreras throws a counter combo.
Good standup being displayed there by Remoreras as he connects with a hook.
Remoreras tries to land a front kick but Azhari steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Remoreras looks to land a left hand but Azhari moved out of range nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Markus Remoreras will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R3#
Azhari blocks a head kick by Remoreras.
Azhari uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Remoreras.
Some bone on bone action there as Azhari checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Azhari was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A punch lands to the side of Azhari 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Remoreras ducks under a wild hook from Azhari.
Remoreras checks the leg kick nicely there.
Azhari throws a leg kick but Remoreras sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Azhari needs to keep his hands up - Remoreras had a free shot at his head there.
Azhari rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Remoreras counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Remoreras gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Azhari.
Azhari fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Remoreras has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Azhari misses with a leg kick.
Azhari ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Remoreras moves away.
Azhari blocks a head kick by Remoreras.
Remoreras looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Azhari throws out a loose jab but Remoreras uses good head movement to avoid it.
Azhari throws a wild body kick that Remoreras sees coming a mile off.#T1#
Remoreras ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Azhari misses with a straight left.
Azhari is looking to chop away at Remoreras's legs.
Azhari looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Remoreras misses with a head kick.
A jab from Azhari misses.
Remoreras ducks under a wild hook from Azhari.
Nice body punch from Remoreras.
Azhari throws a leg kick that misses.
Remoreras throws a front kick aimed at Azhari's knee but Azhari avoids it well.
Remoreras waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Azhari.
Azhari throws a quick inside leg kick.
Azhari looks for the body kick but Remoreras saw that one coming.
Azhari throws a head kick that misses.
Azhari misses the shot to the body.
Remoreras lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Remoreras throws a right and a left that both miss.
Azhari throws a big shot that misses.#T2#
Remoreras chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Azhari can pounce on him.
Remoreras on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Azhari. Azhari obviously looking to wear him down.
Azhari connects with a nice looking jab.
Azhari throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Remoreras counters with a nice low kick that buckles Azhari's knee momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Remoreras uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Azhari.
Remoreras lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Azhari drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Decent striking displayed by Remoreras there.
Azhari comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Azhari uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Remoreras.
Remoreras pushes Azhari away with a front kick.
Azhari jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Azhari. Remoreras does a little dance to reset his feet.
Azhari is looking to chop away at Remoreras's legs.
Remoreras feints a counter leg kick.
Remoreras with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row. #T3#
Remoreras goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Remoreras connects with a body shot.
Azhari tries a head kick but it misses.
It seemed like Remoreras was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Azhari takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Azhari throws a low kick but Remoreras moves out of range easily.
Azhari misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Azhari throws a leg kick
and Remoreras counters with a leg kick.
Azhari swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Remoreras throws a counter combo.
Remoreras throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Azhari's head.
Azhari tries a low kick but Remoreras avoids it.
Remoreras wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Remoreras throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Azhari's head.
Azhari pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Remoreras back to the ropes. Azhari follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Azhari tries a head kick but it misses.
Remoreras checks the leg kick.
Azhari throws a looping overhand right but Remoreras ducks down to avoid it. #T4#
Azhari looks to score with a jab to the body but Remoreras is just out of range.
Azhari tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Azhari throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Azhari throws the left hand but Remoreras avoids the punch easily.
Azhari checks a leg kick.
Remoreras slips under a jab from Azhari.
Azhari feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Remoreras's calf.
Remoreras tries a head kick but it misses.
Remoreras uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Azhari.
Remoreras's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Remoreras keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Remoreras tried to score with a low kick but Azhari checks it.
Nice defenses there by Remoreras.
Remoreras lands with an overhand left.
Azhari is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Remoreras scores with a decent looking hook.
Azhari just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Markus Remoreras just about did enough to take it.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R4#
Azhari throws a front kick aimed at Remoreras's knee but Remoreras avoids it well.
Azhari throws a leg kick which misses Remoreras's front leg but catches the back leg as Remoreras tries to avoid it.
A jab from Azhari does it's job there.
Azhari jabs Remoreras right on the nose. Remoreras blinks but takes it well.
Azhari pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Remoreras tries to score with a low kick but Azhari moves his leg out of the way.
Azhari dips to his left and cracks Remoreras with an uppercut!
Remoreras throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Remoreras throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Remoreras scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Azhari doesn't seem bothered though.
Remoreras goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Remoreras.
Remoreras throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Remoreras pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Remoreras scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Remoreras displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Azhari throws out the jab. #T1#
Azhari dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Remoreras. That did some damage!
Remoreras throws a nice inside leg kick.
Remoreras tries a head kick but it misses.
Remoreras misses with a wild combination.
Azhari throwing a counter right hand but Remoreras manages to avoid it.
Azhari throws a head kick that Remoreras semi-blocks.
Azhari avoids the head kick by Remoreras.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Remoreras 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 Azhari has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Azhari and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Azhari fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Remoreras keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Remoreras looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Remoreras blocks a jab.
Remoreras throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Azhari uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Remoreras.
Remoreras misses with a low kick as Azhari jumps back.
Azhari is looking to counter with a shot to the body.#T2#
Azhari misses with a head kick.
Azhari misses with a wild body shot.
Azhari misses with a hook.
Azhari looks to land a right hand but Remoreras moved out of range.
Remoreras throws out a counter right but Azhari avoids it with no problem.
Azhari swings for the body but Remoreras moves out of range.
Remoreras changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters circle momentarily. Azhari darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Remoreras lands a head kick. Azhari smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Remoreras thuds his shin into the meat of Azhari's side.
Remoreras lands a nice leg kick that just misses Azhari's sensitive parts.
Remoreras waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Azhari.
Remoreras has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Azhari finds it's way round the side to connect with Remoreras's head.
Remoreras throws a sloppy head kick and Azhari moves out of range easily.
Azhari scores with a hook.
Azhari misses with a low kick as Remoreras jumps back.
Remoreras throws a fast counter high kick but Azhari manages to duck under it in time.#T3#
That kick from Remoreras tenderised Azhari's leg. Azhari is trying to keep his angry face on.
Azhari throws a low kick, looking for Remoreras's leg but Remoreras calmly moves out of range.
A jab from Remoreras misses.
A head kick misses from Remoreras.
Nice defenses there by Azhari.
Azhari connects with a right hand. Remoreras shakes it off.
Remoreras works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Remoreras lands with a nice body punch.
Remoreras tried to score with a low kick but Azhari checks it.
Azhari getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Azhari is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Remoreras.
Remoreras misses with a low kick.
Azhari pivots, looking for a leg kick but Remoreras is out of range and Azhari settles back down.
Remoreras looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Azhari throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Remoreras blocks a head kick by Azhari. #T4#
Donk. Azhari catches Remoreras right on the button with a cross.
Jab from Azhari.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Remoreras misses with a kick to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Azhari on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Azhari tries a head kick but it misses.
Azhari backing away here, and Remoreras unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Azhari looks to land a body kick but Remoreras moved away.
Azhari keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Remoreras.
Remoreras pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Remoreras slips under a jab from Azhari.
Remoreras throws a solid leg kick but Azhari takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Remoreras.
Remoreras is looking to slow Azhari down with leg kicks.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Azhari 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 Remoreras has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Remoreras and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Remoreras looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
A slapping body kick lands there for Azhari.
Azhari throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Azhari fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Remoreras has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A swing and a miss from Remoreras.
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 Ebrahim Azhari will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
#R5#
Azhari steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Remoreras.
Remoreras tries to work over Azhari's front leg with a kick but Azhari checks it.
Azhari misses with a leg kick
letting Remoreras counter with a right hand.
Azhari throws a hook but Remoreras avoids it easily.
Azhari throws a jab but it's blocked by Remoreras.
Remoreras misses with an uppercut. Azhari saw that one coming.
Azhari fires out a quick counter leg kick but Remoreras just manages to avoid it.
Remoreras goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Remoreras throws a leg kick but Azhari sees it coming and moves out of range.
Azhari is looking to land body kicks.
Remoreras misses with a straight right.
Remoreras staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Remoreras scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Azhari darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Azhari lands with a straight right. Remoreras didn't see that one coming.
Remoreras misses with a wild body shot.
Remoreras tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.#T1#
Remoreras throws a shot from downtown. Azhari moves away and avoids it.
Azhari thinks about countering with a body kick.
Azhari misses with a body kick.
Remoreras misses with a straight left.
Remoreras tries a head kick but it misses.
Azhari was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Remoreras slips a straight right by Azhari.
Remoreras pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Remoreras stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Azhari.
Azhari misses with a body shot.
Azhari throws a shot to the body.
Azhari stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Remoreras.
Good leg kick by Azhari there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Azhari blocks a jab.
Azhari moves away from the strike by Remoreras.
Remoreras moves out of range of the strikes.
Azhari misses the shot to the body. #T2#
Azhari bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Remoreras fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Azhari looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Azhari blocks the body kick.
Remoreras missing with a left hand there. Azhari was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Azhari will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Remoreras cracks Azhari with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Azhari jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Remoreras scores with a nice right hand.
Remoreras pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Azhari was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Azhari tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Remoreras was well out of range. Poor timing from Azhari.
Remoreras misses with a head kick.
Remoreras defending well as Azhari loads up on a big left hand.
A big right from Remoreras misses.
Azhari swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Azhari throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Remoreras lands a nice leg kick that just misses Azhari's sensitive parts. #T3#
Azhari sizes up Remoreras with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A big right from Remoreras misses.
Azhari blocks a leg kick.
Azhari throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Azhari lands a jab to Remoreras's midsection.
Remoreras fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Azhari manages to avoid it.
Remoreras throws a leg kick but Azhari sees it coming and moves out of range.
Remoreras takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Azhari waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Remoreras.
Azhari plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Remoreras scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Remoreras throws a leg kick which misses Azhari's front leg but catches the back leg as Azhari tries to avoid it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Azhari.
Azhari has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Remoreras.
Azhari throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect. #T4#
Remoreras throws a hook to the side of Azhari's head but Azhari sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Azhari connects with a crisp jab.
Azhari lands a front kick.
Remoreras bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Azhari's head backwards.
Azhari connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Remoreras misses with a leg kick.
Remoreras stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Remoreras throws a series of strikes that have Azhari backpedaling.
Remoreras staying out of range there.
Remoreras blocks the body kick.
Remoreras throws a leg kick but Azhari moved away.
Azhari lands with a shot to the body.
Azhari fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Remoreras manages to avoid it.
Remoreras misses with a looping right.

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 Ebrahim Azhari.
Well Azhari 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 48:47
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 50:45
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 47:49

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Ebrahim Azhari!
Ebrahim Azhari retains his lightweight title!
After winning the bout, Ebrahim Azhari thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: EFFA 166
Date: Jun 18, 2016

#R1#
Azhari lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Azhari throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fighter throws a fast counter high kick but Azhari manages to duck under it in time.
Azhari avoids the body shot from Fighter.
Azhari throws a low kick, looking for Fighter's leg but Fighter calmly moves out of range.
Fighter throws a hook to the side of Azhari's head but Azhari sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Azhari walks into a left hand.
Fighter works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Fighter throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Azhari ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fighter scores with a punch to the head.
Fighter jabs at Azhari's body.
We've been informed that Fighter has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Decent striking displayed by Fighter there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Azhari.
Fighter misses with a lunging right hand
and Azhari counters with a nice uppercut.
A head kick misses from Fighter.
Azhari avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Azhari misses the target.
Azhari is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Fighter moves away from the strike by Azhari.
Despite the aggression on Fighter's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Azhari lands with a kick to the temple. Fighter shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Fighter has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Azhari fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.#T1#
Azhari buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fighter's corner calls for a 1-2. Fighter obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That kick from Azhari tenderised Fighter's leg. Fighter is trying to keep his angry face on.
Fighter misses with a body shot.
Azhari is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Azhari has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Breakdown Club in the buildup to the fight.
Azhari digs a good hook to Fighter's body.
Fighter misses with a straight right.
Fighter drops his hands momentarily and Azhari takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Azhari fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Fighter is out of range.
Fighter tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Azhari checks a low kick from Fighter.
Fighter goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Fighter checks a leg kick.
Azhari lands an overhand right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Azhari misses the jab.
Azhari has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Azhari there as he acknowledges the shot.
Fighter checks a low kick from Azhari.#T2#
Fighter looks to throw the jab but Azhari is out of range.
Fighter drops his hands momentarily and Azhari takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fighter takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing. #ROC#
Fighter is rocked!
Azhari swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Fighter counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Fighter is still on wobbly legs! Can Azhari finish him?
Azhari keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fighter seems to have recovered his senses.
Fighter lands with a cross.
Azhari throws a quick inside leg kick.
Azhari keeps Fighter at a distance using the push kick.
Fighter has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Fighter there as he acknowledges the shot.
Azhari throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fighter blocks a jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Fighter. That's going to slow Azhari down.
Azhari throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circling - Fighter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A little feinted left hand from Azhari on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The fighters circling - Azhari throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fighters circling - Fighter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Azhari tries to score with a low kick but Fighter moves his leg out of the way.#T3#
Fighter connects with a looping right hand.
Fighter walks into a stiff left hand from Azhari.
Azhari lands a leg kick that knocks Fighter off balance momentarily.
Azhari wants to land a leg kick but Fighter is out of range.
Azhari scores with a nice right hand.
Azhari is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Fighter throws a shot to the body.
Fighter keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
It seemed like Fighter was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Fighter throws a looping overhand right but Azhari ducks down to avoid it.
Azhari looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Fighter throws a body punch but Azhari moves out of range.
Azhari swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Fighter counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Fighter.
Fighter is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Fighter wants to land a leg kick but Azhari is out of range.
Fighter throws a body punch but Azhari moves out of range.
Azhari takes a swing at Fighter's ribcage but misses.
Fighter throws a hook but Azhari avoids it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Azhari avoids a punch combination nicely. #T4#
Azhari displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fighter throws out the jab.
Fighter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Azhari.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Fighter.
Nice body kick there by Fighter.
Fighter cracks Azhari with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Fighter lands with a thumping leg kick.
Azhari lands a head shot.
Fighter tries to clinch
and Azhari counters with a nice leg kick.
Fighter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fighter attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Azhari steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fighter.
Fighter misses with a body shot.
Azhari waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fighter.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fighter lands a leg kick that knocks Azhari off balance momentarily.
Fighter takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Fighter misses the shot to the body.
Fighter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Azhari.
Fighter avoids the head kick by Azhari.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Ebrahim Azhari will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Azhari throws a poor cross that misses
and Fighter cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fighter bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.#CUT2#
It looks like Ebrahim Azhari has been cut.
Fighter throws a head kick but Azhari moves out of range.
Fighter misses with an uppercut
and Azhari counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Fighter takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Fighter swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Fighter throws a body kick that misses.
Fighter lands a jab to Azhari's midsection.
Azhari tries to score with a low kick but Fighter moves his leg out of the way.
Azhari has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Tourney Fighter seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fighter lands with a hook. Azhari tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Fighter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Azhari, right into the meat.
Fighter tries to land a front kick but Azhari steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Azhari with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Fighter to score with a decent uppercut.
Azhari is looking to slow Fighter down with leg kicks.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Fighter. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Azhari dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fighter. That did some damage!
Azhari misses the jab.#T1#
Azhari tries to land a front kick but Fighter steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Fighter misses with a wild combination.
Fighter avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fighter misses with a hook to the body
and Azhari counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Azhari throws a head kick that misses.
Fighter scores with a punch to the head.
Fighter fails to land with a series of punches.
Azhari swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Azhari works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fighter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Azhari throws out the jab.
Fighter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fighter throws a hook but Azhari blocks it.
Azhari blocks a head kick by Fighter.
Azhari tried to counter with a leg kick but Fighter avoided it.
Fighter misses with a body shot.
Azhari slips a straight right by Fighter.
Azhari lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fighter doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.#T2#
A decent looking cross lands there for Azhari.
Azhari has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Fighter finds it's way round the side to connect with Azhari's head.
Azhari will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fighter throws a shot from downtown. Azhari moves away and avoids it.
Azhari appears to be looking for a big counter.
Fighter throws an overhand right that lands on Azhari's shoulder, as Azhari tries to avoid the shot.
Azhari slips a jab from Fighter.
Azhari takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Fighter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Azhari catches Fighter with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Fighter throws a body punch but Azhari moves out of range.
Fighter rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Azhari counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fighter throws a body punch but Azhari moves out of range.
Fighter throws a body shot but no joy.
A swing and a miss from Azhari.
Fighter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Azhari fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.#T3#
Azhari throws a head kick that half lands.
A chopping leg kick lands by Azhari.
Azhari uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fighter.
An attempted straight right counter from Azhari misses the target.
Fighter throws a body kick that misses
and before Fighter has any time to reset, Azhari cracks him with a big right hand that drops him face first to the canvas! He's hurt! I don't think he's going to get back up from that one! He's trying but he's doing the chicken dance and has face planted into to ropes, causing the referee to bring this fight to an end! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Ebrahim Azhari!
Ebrahim Azhari retains his lightweight title!
A very excited looking Ebrahim Azhari made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: EFFA 164
Date: Jun 04, 2016

#R1#
Siko swings for the body but Azhari moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Siko misses the target.
A big right from Siko misses.
Azhari takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Siko takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Siko digs a good hook to Azhari's body.
Donk. Siko catches Azhari right on the button with a cross.
Siko walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Azhari lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.#CUT2#
It looks like Baak Siko has been cut.
Siko swings widly with a right hand
and Azhari counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Azhari throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Siko sizes up Azhari with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Azhari chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Siko can pounce on him.
Siko with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Siko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Siko wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Azhari scores with a nice right hand.
Azhari looks to land a left hand but Siko moved out of range nicely.
Azhari avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Azhari takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Siko staying out of range there.
Siko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Azhari.
Azhari throws a leg kick but Siko moved away.#T1#
Azhari misses the jab.
Siko takes one to the side of the head.
Siko checks a low kick from Azhari.
Azhari avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Siko wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Siko connects with a looping right hand. #CL#
Siko closes the distance and pushes Azhari back into the ropes.
Siko blocks an elbow strike from Azhari.
Azhari missing with knees to the body.
Siko crunches a lovely knee into Azhari's ribcage.
Siko misses with a knee to the head.
Siko lands a nice elbow.
A shot in the inside from Siko.
Siko gets through Azhari's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Siko tries to land knees in the clinch but Azhari avoids the damage to the body.
Siko softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Siko.
Azhari lands a shoulder strike.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Azhari throws an elbow but misses.
Siko looks to throw an elbow but misses.
I was talking to Siko's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Siko scores with a shot to the side of Azhari's head. #T2#
Azhari struggles to land a body shot inside as Siko controls his hands.
Azhari scores with a shot to the side of Siko's head.
Azhari scores with a hook to the body.
We've been informed that Azhari has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Azhari putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Siko in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Azhari lands a right hand.
Siko is breathing heavily.
Azhari working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Siko putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Azhari in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Azhari.
Azhari lands a shot to the body.
Azhari softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Azhari lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Azhari is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Siko is defending well for now.
Azhari lands a left hand.
Azhari trying to land knees to the body. #BC2#
Azhari pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Azhari attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Siko moves away from the strike by Azhari.
Siko takes one to the chin there.
Siko wants to clinch up but Azhari keeps it at a distance.
Siko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Azhari.#T3#
Siko looks to land a left hand but Azhari moved out of range nicely.
Siko tries to work over Azhari's front leg with a kick but Azhari checks it.
Azhari is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Siko throws a looping overhand right but Azhari ducks down to avoid it.
Siko throws a body kick that misses.
A slow jab from Azhari misses its intended target.
Siko fails with an attempt to clinch.
Siko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Azhari misses with a looping left.
Azhari connects with a good right hand that stumbles Siko. Siko circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Azhari feints and then cracks Siko's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Siko down.
Azhari swats away the attempt to clinch by Siko.
And Azhari responds with a good body kick, but Siko manages to step out the way in time.
Siko throws a head kick that misses.
Siko doesn't manage to clinch there - Azhari circles away.
A shot to the liver by Siko. Beautiful body shot.
Azhari drops his hands momentarily and Siko takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Azhari fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Siko manages to avoid it.
Siko pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Siko. Azhari does a little dance to reset his feet.
Azhari is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Siko had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Azhari takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.#T4#
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!
Azhari feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Siko's calf.
Siko moves in looking to clinch but Azhari pushes him off.
A chopping leg kick lands by Azhari.
Azhari misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Siko.
Siko doesn't manage to clinch there - Azhari circles away.
Azhari is looking to slow Siko down with leg kicks.
Siko throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Azhari walks into a left hand.
Siko misses with a hook.
Azhari lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Siko tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Azhari manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Siko connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Siko misses with a body shot.
Azhari works the jab nicely.
Siko misses with an uppercut. Azhari saw that one coming.
Siko lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Siko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Azhari moves away.
Siko chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Azhari can pounce on him.
Good standup being displayed there by Azhari as he connects with a hook.
Siko wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ebrahim Azhari will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Baak Siko's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
A solid leg kick lands there for Azhari.
Siko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Siko lands an overhand right.
Siko throws a leg kick which misses Azhari's front leg but catches the back leg as Azhari tries to avoid it.
Siko tries a head kick but it misses.
Siko throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
An inside leg kick from Azhari misses.
A head kick misses from Siko.
Siko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Azhari throws out the jab.
Azhari throws a solid leg kick but Siko takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Azhari.
Siko tried to counter with a leg kick but Azhari avoided it.
Siko cracks Azhari with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Azhari throws a chopping leg kick but Siko manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Siko scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Baak Siko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Azhari just misses with a punch to the body.
Azhari comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Azhari throws out a leg kick but Siko moves out of range and Azhari only half commits.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Siko checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Siko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Azhari manages to avoid it.
Azhari ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.#T1#
Siko on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Siko bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Azhari's head backwards.
Siko wants to clinch.
Azhari jabs Siko to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Siko misses with a wild body shot.
Siko scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Azhari doesn't seem bothered though.
Siko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Siko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Siko swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Siko is looking to clinch but Azhari is avoiding it.
Siko throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Azhari counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Azhari pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Siko throws a looping overhand right but Azhari ducks down to avoid it.
Siko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Azhari.
Siko jabs Azhari to the body, keeping him at a distance.#T2#
Azhari stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Siko tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Siko chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Azhari avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Siko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Azhari was well out of range. Poor timing from Siko.
Siko scores with a head kick. Azhari tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Siko throws an overhand right that lands on Azhari's shoulder, as Azhari tries to avoid the shot.
Azhari dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Siko wants to clinch.
Azhari misses with a leg kick.
Azhari swats away the attempt to clinch by Siko.
Siko misses with a body punch
and Azhari counters with a left and a right that stings Siko.
Siko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A leg kick checked by Azhari.
Azhari swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Siko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Siko is looking to chop away at Azhari's legs. #T3#
Siko lands with a right hand.
Azhari throws a shot from downtown. Siko moves away and avoids it.
Azhari throws a leg kick which misses Siko's front leg but catches the back leg as Siko tries to avoid it.
Azhari scoring well with a low kick there.
Siko slips a jab from Azhari.
Siko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Azhari.
Siko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Azhari misses with a leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Siko misses the target.
Siko lands a jab.
A left lands for Azhari.
Azhari connects with a leg kick. Siko looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Azhari blocks a head kick by Siko.
Siko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Azhari tries a quick counter leg kick but Siko is wise to it.#CL#
Siko forces Azhari back against the ropes and clinches.
Siko has a couple of punches blocked by Azhari.
Siko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
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!
Siko pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Azhari doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Siko lands an elbow just above Azhari 's eye. #CUT#
It looks like Ebrahim Azhari has been cut.#T4#
Siko pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
A short right from Azhari on the inside.
Siko throws a knee to the head but misses.
Azhari lands a knee to the body.
Azhari lands a good knee to the midsection. Siko won't want to take too many of those.
Azhari lands a nice elbow from the clinch. #BC2#
Azhari breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Azhari fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Siko has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Azhari takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Azhari swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Siko.#CUT2#
Baak Siko's cut is getting worse.
Azhari misses with a straight right.
It looked like Siko wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Siko tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Azhari manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Azhari with a nice cross.
Azhari throws an overhand right that lands on Siko's shoulder, as Siko tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Siko on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Siko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Siko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Azhari.
Ebrahim Azhari seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Siko misses with a straight left.
Azhari lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ebrahim Azhari showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R3#
Siko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Azhari throws a low kick but Siko avoids it.
Siko is looking to clinch but Azhari is avoiding it.
Azhari fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Azhari slips a straight right by Siko.
Siko with a nice cross.
Azhari lands with a hook. Siko tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Siko with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Azhari to score with a decent uppercut.
Azhari takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Siko has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Azhari.
Siko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#CL#
Siko has taken the fight to the clinch.
Azhari avoiding damage as Siko throws knees to the body.
Azhari lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Azhari takes an elbow to the temple.
Siko trying to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Siko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Azhari.
A left hand lands to the body for Azhari.
Azhari blocks an uppercut. #T1#
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Siko just misses with a elbow thrown towards Azhari's brow.
Siko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Azhari unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A short body shot lands from Azhari as the two fighters clinch.
Azhari tries to work over Siko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice right hand lands inside from Azhari. #CUT2#
Baak Siko's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Azhari lands a hook to the side of the head.
Azhari lands a right hand that snaps the head of Siko backwards. #ROC2#
Siko is rocked!
Ebrahim Azhari seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Azhari lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Siko backwards.
Oh Siko is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Azhari lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Azhari.
Siko is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Siko creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Azhari creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! Siko crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5,6... it doesn't look like he's going to make it! Siko face plants back to the mat and the referee calls off the fight! Azhari takes it with a brutal technical knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Ebrahim Azhari!
Ebrahim Azhari is the new lightweight champion!
Our winner, Ebrahim Azhari, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: EFFA 161: Green vs Siko
Date: May 13, 2016

#R1#
Bird keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A quick step to the side and Bird tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Azhari swings widly with a right hand
and Bird counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bird scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A slapping leg kick lands for Azhari.
Bird on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Azhari throws a body punch but Bird moves out of range.
Azhari throws a chopping leg kick but Bird manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bird went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Bird on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Azhari. Azhari obviously looking to wear him down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Bird clinches with his opponent.
Bird trying to control the position but instead, Azhari has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bird into the ropes.
Azhari pushes off an throws an elbow but Bird leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.#T1#
Azhari fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Our sources have told us that Bird has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Azhari takes a knee to the side of the body. #BC#
Bird breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Azhari throws a right hand that misses
letting Bird counter with a right hand.
Azhari scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Azhari misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bird.
Azhari misses with a lunging right hand #CL#
and Bird counters by clinching up.
Bird takes a shot to the head.
Azhari on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Azhari misses with an elbow strike.
Bird blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Azhari misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bird.
Bird tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Azhari avoids it.
Bird tries to stall but Azhari uses the opportunity to gain a better position. #T2#
Azhari gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bird lands a nice knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bird trying to control the position but instead, Azhari has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bird into the ropes.
Bird creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. #BC#
Bird breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Azhari misses the target.
A combination from Azhari does no damage.
Azhari looks to throw the jab but Bird is out of range.
Bird tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Azhari connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A low kick from Azhari misses
and Bird connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#T3#
Bird uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Azhari.
Bird fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Azhari moves into range and connects with a jab.
Azhari swings for the body but Bird moves out of range.
It looked like Bird was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Azhari.
Bird throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Both fighters circling a little - Bird finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Azhari throws a leg kick
and Azhari takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Azhari with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Azhari throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bird.
Bird is looking to counter the offense by Azhari and move into the clinch.
Azhari takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bird tries to clinch but Azhari is having none of it.
Azhari throws a jab when Bird was well out of range.#T4#
Bird uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Azhari.
It looked like Bird was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Azhari.
Azhari shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Azhari lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Azhari looks to score with a jab to the body but Bird is just out of range.
Azhari throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Azhari throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bird counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Azhari takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Azhari keeps Bird at a distance using the push kick.
Azhari misses with a two punch combination.
It looked like Bird wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A slow jab from Azhari misses its intended target.
Azhari throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bird cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ebrahim Azhari will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Azhari throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bird tries to counter by clinching up but Azhari breaks away and moves out of range.
Bird ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bird was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Azhari.
Azhari fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bird checks it well.
Bird is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Azhari misses the shot to the body.
Azhari will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bird throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Azhari stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bird bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Azhari misses with a low kick.
Bird quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Azhari scores with a jab.
Bird shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Azhari connects with a right hand. Bird shakes it off.#T1#
Azhari connects with a leg kick. Bird looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bird ducks under a wild hook from Azhari.
Bird is looking to counter punch.
Azhari misses with a low kick.
Bird needs to keep his hands up - Azhari had a free shot at his head there.
Bird staying out of range there.
As Azhari tries to get set, Bird tries to push him back and clinch up but Azhari manages to avoid the attempt.
Bird throws a wild body kick that Azhari sees coming a mile off.
Azhari swings for the body but Bird moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Bird on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Azhari misses with a combination
and Bird counters with a stiff right hand.
Azhari fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bird.
Azhari looks to land a right hand but Bird moved out of range.
Ebrahim Azhari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T2#
Azhari misses with a body shot
and Bird cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Azhari misses with a leg kick
and Bird counters with a one-two to the body.
Bird checks a low kick from Azhari.
Bird wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Azhari misses with a low kick.
Azhari lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bird's sensitive parts.
Azhari throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bird pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Azhari throws out a counter right but Bird avoids it with no problem.
Bird's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Azhari connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bird scrambles back to his feet.
Bird avoids a punch combination nicely. #T3#
Azhari walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Azhari pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
It looked like Bird was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Jab from Azhari.#ROC2#
Bird is rocked!
Bird connects with a jab.
Oh Bird is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ebrahim Azhari seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Azhari misses with a leg kick
and Bird counters with an outside leg kick.
Bird seems to have got his legs back now.
Bird is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bird throws a good cross that connects.
Azhari swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Azhari throws a solid leg kick but Bird takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Azhari.
Azhari throws a leg kick
and Bird counters with a stiff right hand.
Bird misses with a jab, cross combination.
Azhari misses with a right hand
letting Bird counter with a right hand. #T4#
Bird ducks right into an uppercut from Azhari.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bird get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. Bird stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the ropes but Azhari runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ebrahim Azhari!
Ebrahim Azhari decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
The defeated William Bird had this to say: 'Whatever...i can see more people celebrating Mamado's fighter loss, then i can see celebrating a very good win from a very good oponent....respect for you mate....but fuck this bitches.....this was not my last fight'.

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